Hi, all. I have several favorite Eyetalian dishes, but my very favorite is fettucine alfredo with grilled or blackened chicken. No, stuffed chicken parmesean. No, spaghetti with meatballs. No, lasagna. No... Well, I love it all. Just as long as it doesn't involve mussels, I'll try it.
I'm going out tonight. Can you believe it? I'M going out on a Saturday night! I responded to some personals (strictly platonic) on Craigslist.com, and I got a response from a seemingly very nice guy named Jason. He's a freelance writer from South Carolina who is currently an in-home caregiver for an Alzheimer's patient in Gramercy Park three days a week. I figure anyone who has the patience and fortitude to do that job can't be half bad. He's got a masters degree in journalism and boy can you tell it from his emails. He's VERY intelligent and writes incredibly well, but he's not portentous about it. We have pretty much all of the same interests, so we're just going to meet and hang out in Union Square and hopefully strike up a good friendship. After my experience last weekend, I realized that I needed more friends to hang out with because I've been really lonely, so here's a chance to make a new pal. I'm not going into this expecting any more than that, so we'll see what happens. "If you have no expectations, you can never have a disappointment."
Jay: I'm glad you enjoyed NIGHT MUSIC. I love, love, love Danny Gurwin--he's such a sweet man and has a gorgeous voice--and apparently he's Sondheim's favorite Henrik ever. He said so himself. His performance was a little more spastic in the Kennedy Center production, which was hilarious, but Scott Ellis made him tone it down for the NYCO production. They didn't want him for the NYCO version--they didn't want any of the Kennedy Center cast to reprise their roles--but they lost their Henrik at the last minute and Sondheim all but insisted that they hire Danny for the part. I'm almost sure that if Sondheim has anything to say about it, he'll be playing Henrik in the B'way revival in a couple of years, opposite Ms. Glenn Close. (And I saw him in the Chicago tour of THE FULL MONTY--that's when I became slightly obsessed with him.
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It would appear that I'm starting my new position at MTI on Monday instead of sometime in September, which is fine and dandy with me. The sooner I get that raise, the better. It would also seem, however, that I may not be getting the job they originally approached me about. I might be skipping the reception desk altogether and moving onto the licensing floor as a representative, which means I'd be one of those mean people who issues, grants and/or denies contracts and rights to people. Which also means probably $4,000 more a year than I'd make being the receptionist. They haven't actually spoken to me about making me a rep, but the CEO's assistant told me that that's what he'd heard was the plan. We'll see. I do know, however, that the receptionist that I was supposed to replace begins his training as a rep on Monday, so I'll be replacing him on the phones for at least three weeks, so I told them I want them to put me on payroll starting Monday and get those health benefits going. I won't let them walk all over me on this one...I want that money!
Anywho, I think I might go out to a movie this afternoon. I don't know what movie yet, but I'll figure it out. And then I'm off to meet Jason at 7:30. We're planning to get cheesecake somewhere around the Union Square area. Any suggestions from fellow NYers? Does Chat 'n Chew serve cheesecake?
