Random Thoughts From a Wandering Mind

When we landed in Long Beach on Nov.15th all hell had breaking loose. Fires surrounded us, it was snowing (ashes), and the workers on the tarmac had face masks. And my first thought was: Can we go back? On Nov. 11th 2008 me and two of my closest friends " Hopped Jet Blue " and flew 5 hours to New York. Months of talking, planning, searching, finding deals, buying tickets, and waiting finally came to an end when we landed at JFK. As we walked outside there was no doubt we were in New York. No it wasn't the cold or the skyline. It was because an airport cop and a person in a car were yelling at each other. Ahhh, New York. As we unpacked our stuff at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (I know! Were moving on up!) we talked about what to do that night. You can probably all guess that food was number one on our list. So we headed to Virgil's Real BBQ on Times squared and grubbed. We then found an Irish pub (O'Lunney's) and made friends with the bartender there, Kevin (or bet...

When you buy a CD off of one song, invite two friends to New York specifically to see a musical, book a 5 hour flight, and buy tickets a month in advance I think it's safe to say that high expectations for In The Heights were in order. So on Tuesday Nov. 11 2008 me and two of my closest friends hop onto Jet Blue in Long Beach headed towards New York for our date with In The Heights. In The Heights follows a predominately latino barrio for a few days in the Washington Hieghts district of New York. It's the story of Usnavi who is looking to go back to his roots in the Dominican Republic while also taking care of both his Bodega and his younger cousin Sonny. Usnavi is also in love with Vanessa but doesn't quite know how to tell her. The story also follows Vannessa (she wants to leave the Barrio), Benny (has high hopes of owning his own business and winning the heart of Nina), Nina (returning from failed stint at Stanford after being one of the few to get out of the Barrio), Ke...