Still Alive!

So I just set a new record for longest time between posts. I've been working quite a bit, so I haven't had time to get to this, but thing's should be slowing down now. Maybe I'll be better than once every two months. Winter has finally left for good (I hope), so we're looking at 50s/60s now which is amazing. Pack up the scarfs and jackets!

Since the last time I updated you (all 3 of you that read this), I've managed to fit in some fun stuff between work and work and work. I went out to Newark to see the Sharks lose to the Devils. It's a nice arena, but Barry Melrose was right.

We went to see Billy Elliot on Valentine's Day which was great. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone coming. I always love watching kids who are 10 years younger than me and 100x more talented than I'll ever be...

A couple weeks ago, I went up to Buffalo with Colleen to visit some of her family. Checked off my 3 must-do's: saw a Sabres game, saw Niagra Falls, and ate at the birthplace of the Buffalo Wing (which I have been strangely obsessed with lately). And for the record, "Let's Go Buff-a-lo!" is and always will be the best chant in all of sports.

This past week was a good one. I finally got to see a concert at Carnegie Hall! Colleen and I sat in one of those cool little boxes for the Morrissey show there. The show wasn't quite as good as when I saw him at The Fillmore, but just being at Carnegie Hall was enough to make my night.

The next night was one of the better concerts I've seen in a long time - Gaslight Anthem at Webster Hall. These guys are one of the best new (at least new to me) bands to come around in a long, long time. Seriously, check them out, no excuses.

I've been trying to avoid going to the same restaurants here since there are hundreds, but I've found some favorites I've been frequenting which says a lot:
-Fornino is a pizza place a couple blocks away from my apartment. Definitely my favorite pizza here by a long shot: Lombardi - prosciutto, wild arugula, parmesean, mozzarella. Can't be beat!
-Bagelsmith is the bagel shop right next to Fornino. Cinnamon raisin bagel with blueberry cream cheese at least 3 times a week - those old Folger's commercials about the best part of waking up are a lie.
-Great Jones Cafe is a cool little... well, cafe... down at Great Jones and Bowery. An amazing cheeseburger, sweet potato fries, and far and away my favorite wings.
-DuMont Burger is the only place that rivals Great Jones in the burger department. It's a couple blocks from me, and an equally huge and delicious burger. The Mac n' Cheese is pretty incredible too.

That's about all I've got, hopefully I'll be back to the blog world (I refuse to use the word blogosphere) soon.