Wouldn't you know, another delay in moving. Originally, the tenant was supposed to be out on Monday of this week, but since he is the super of the building, the rules apparently don't apply to him. He didn't make it out of there until the middle of the week, so therefore the painting got pushed back until this weekend. Therefore, my plans of residing there as of this weekend haven't worked out so well.

After scaring my realtor (and my coworkers) with a wild phone rant at work this week about said issue, I've come to accept it and will deal with a November 1st move-in date. Alex and I signed the lease yesterday for November 1st, and we will be able to pick up the keys tomorrow, so it's a done deal. I'm so glad that Jen and her roommates don't see having me stay with them as an imposition, otherwise I'd be pretty miserable.

I swear living in the city for just 2 months has made me pushier and has turned me into a little bit of a schmuck. But I'm embracing it. You just need a little bit of an edge to get things done 'round these parts.

I had my mid-term review this week at my internship, and apparently all my bosses love me and want me to stay on another semester. I've told them this most likely will not be the case primarily because of the financial situation, but I technically have until November 7th to decide. It was nice to have a check-in though because now I feel more validated in my work.

Last Monday I met up with Lauri for dinner with her friends that she was staying with in the city(one being Leslie, the voice teacher I was talking about before). They picked me up from work in Leslie's Lexus (loved riding around town in that) and took me down to Little Italy. We ate at this great, authentic restaurant and then went to a famous Italian dessert bar. They were incredibly fun and interesting, and they paid for everything against my will. It was almost like having a relative in town...an awesome opportunity for catch-up and a little pampering. It made me miss Italy, too.

Tues/Wed/Thurs were pretty event-filled for MTC. I worked a wine tasting provided by our wine distributor at one of our theatres on Tuesday, and then Wednesday was our first patron night for The Receptionist. These patron nights are way better than the ones for Mauritius, because instead of a pre-show dinner, there is a post-show cocktail party. One of my tasks for the evening (in addition to schmoozing patrons at the party) was to escort the cast from the performance to Beacon, the restaurant for the reception, after the show. So I got to go backstage before the show and introduce myself and give them the run-down, and they were all awesome. Very down-to-earth. And after the show on the way over I chatted with Jayne Houdyshell and Kendra Kassabaum about their runs in Wicked and (of all things) Minnesota.

Another patron night for Mauritius on Thursday, so Jen and I worked the lounge for that, as well.

This weekend I've been working on revamping my resume and writing new cover letters. They're looking pretty good at this point, I believe. It's time to start getting them out, and there's one job in particular that was recently posted on the NYFA website that I want to apply for ASAP.

Tuesday is Opening Night for The Receptionist! And our third play, Pumpgirl, is in heavy rehearsals now. I'm working at the front desk today and one of its actors practiced a monologue on me a couple minutes ago...that was intense.