City Mouse. Country Mouse.

It's my third week in the City and I'm still alive (in case you were wondering). Here's a recap of the week's shenanigans so far:

Monday:
Kevin and I went to a Rangers game at Madison Square Garden. 1) New York sports fans are weird. 2) Hockey fans are weirder. We had a lot of fun and even saw a couple of fights on ice skates (the best kind of fight). Kevin had scored the tickets from some over-paid vendor at his firm, so it didn't sting so bad when the game ended in a four point loss. P.S. MSG is kind of disappointing. Old, small, smelly -- I'm beginning to see a theme here.

Tuesday:
Speaking of free tickets, last night I went to a preview of my new fav movie -- Juno. It is this brilliantly written, witty, sweet love story that is totally worth the $8. Here's why you should love this movie as much as I do:

-The soundtrack is spectacular
-You'll love/hate each of the characters (my test of good writing)
-It doesn't talk down to you
-You will laugh and cry (obligatory caveat -- I've been know to cry over sentimental commercials)
-Stars two Arrested Development alums (I'm still mourning its cancellation and if this is the closest I can get to its return, I'll take it)
-Allison Janney (the woman from West Wing) is hilarious (who knew?)

Wednesday and Thursday:
Next is a series of excruciating apartment "interviews." They usually go something like this -- Awkward introduction to a stranger you may potentially share a bathroom with. Followed by a (very quick -- there's not much to show in an 800 sq. ft. apartment) tour. Then, there's a series of questions -- What do you do? (i.e. Can you pay the rent?), What are your work hours? (i.e. Are you going to be home all the time?), What do you like to do on the weekends? (i.e. Are illegal activities going to occur in the apartment?). Ugh. I'm so ready to get this process over with.

Friday and Saturday:
This post is getting quite long, so I will hurry it up a bit. This weekend is a UT-A&M alum pub crawl in the East Village, followed by Sarah and Andrea's Christmas party. I'm certain that there will be at least one post-worthy story from this so I will save details until then.

Sunday:
Then, it's sayonara NYC and konnichiha Horsham, PA. It will be an exciting four day, three night stay in the lovely Joesph Ambler Inn (www.joesphamblerinn.com). And, despite the fact that I will be stuck spending my time in gastroenterology sales training, I can't wait! The notion of falling asleep on a piece of furniture not intended for TV watching makes me weak in the knees.

If you've made it this far in the post, clearly you are either A) my mom or B) slacking off at work (as am I). I miss you and can't wait to see everyone in a few weeks.

Thundercats are go! (Juno reference -- see the movie!!)
Love, Les