One Week In

     My parents came into town this past week.  Since my last post, my mom and I saw La Cage aux Folles on Thursday, sans Kelsey Grammer - though I don't think the show really needs him.  While I do believe that Mr. Grammer is fantastic as Georges, the understudy was brilliant and a great balance to the actual star of the show, Douglas Hodge. This is a show that I want to see again, and soon.
     As the night went on, my mom and I proceeded to get food poisoning later from the diner in the hotel.  Luckily, my dad coming into town the next night, so we had a day to rest.  We took my dad out to Lucy's for dinner when he got in, where the bouncer who worked there almost kicked us out because he thought I was 15 (ugh, I'm so tired of that happening).
     The next day, we did a lot of walking. We walked down to where my school is, then across the street to the Chelsea Market. After that, we walked to Highline Park (where my dress decided to pull a Marilyn Monroe - thank goodness I'm classy and had a slip on) and then to Chelsea Piers, where the wind literally pushed me.  Then we went over to Union Square and found ourselves a bar that was playing the Michigan game, and stayed there for a few hours.
     Sunday we went back to the Market and had brunch at Friedman's (which, I can happily say, has gluten-free pancakes). After that, we saw The Addams Family starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth, and also had (which no one has ever mentioned to me) Terrance Mann - who was in A Chorus Line (film) and the original Cats. It was a good, cheesy musical, with the same family values meaning that was presented in La Cage, but, unlike La Cage, this show seemed to have a hard time keeping a consistent tone. What was fun about the show, however, was witnessing the audience's clapping and snapping to the overture (which so happened to be the television theme song).  The first moment of the show, once the curtain opened, when the Addams stand there as if they popped out of the cartoon, was even breathtaking and deserved the applause. Another great part of the show was the wonderful puppetry, made by Basil Twist, which consisted of a squid, a walking, giant iguana, a Venus Fly Trap, an animated curtain tassel, and appearances of Thing and Cousin Itt. So, I guess it had some good moments, but I'd still rather be at La Cage. We then went to Risoterria for dinner, where I introduced my dad to gluten-free beer. :)
     Yesterday was their last day here, and my dad decided to take me on the subway.  I reluctantly went, and, I have to say, it wasn't that bad. I used the Metro card that Miguel gave me and rode the A train.  Granted, I was with my parents and thus just following them, so I'm still scared that I will be that idiot who gets lost and never finds their way back.  It will be nice, though, to have another way of getting to class when I don't really feel like walking.  And I can't get a taxi.
     After the subway ride, we had lunch and went over to the Rubin Museum, which was founded by an Oglethorpe alum, and is full of art from the Himalayas.  One thing that did not impress me was the old man who was following me and decided to hit on me while I was looking at the temple replicas. So disgusting.  Other than that, it was a really cool museum and I might have to go back for their movie nights.
     My parents left last night, and I've been using today to just rest from all that we did.  I'm hoping to go to Highline Park again on Thursday and I have my orientation on Sunday.  Till then, I'll be running errands and finishing all the reading I have to do before school starts. Woo!