Urban Costume Party

When you walk around the streets of New York, it looks like 75% of the pedestrians are wearing costumes. This is the best city in the world for one of my favorite activities: people watching.

I was heartbroken to learn that there is a tragic denim shortage in the city of New York. The poor hipsters must resort to wearing skin-tight jeans that end around their calves. Just kidding, it’s a really ironic fashion statement. Just kidding it’s dumb. Just kidding I respect them.

On Wednesday night I arrived and hopped on a subway to the Yankees game with Aaron. We won (well, the Yankees lost) and enjoyed $50 of hot dogs and beer… so, one of each.

On Thursday morning I waited outside NBC studios for tickets to see Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The standby tickets were easy to get, and we were instructed to come back that afternoon. I have seen a taping of Jay Leno before, which was not great. Jimmy Fallon was so fun. There was a hilarious comedian to loosen up the audience before taping. The house band for the show is The Roots, who also accompanied Will Forte for a performance of the MacGruber theme song.

Friday was definitely the highlight of the weekend. I finally made a pilgrimage to Medieval Times. After preparing with our friend Jameson, seven of us took a bus into New Jersey. Some of us wore costumes: a wizard, a king, a stable boy, and a princess.

I had trouble following the plot, suffice it to say that our knight was defeated in the competition despite our vocal support and the shrill screams of the young girls in our section. We exited the castle covered in grease from eating without utensils, but our spirits were high.

I hung out with a few celebrities over the weekend. Well… I walked past them. But I could have hung out with them. Scott Adsit, Peter Dinklage, Meryl Streep, and Lisa Kudrow all brushed elbows with me. No big deal. Well maybe it was a big deal for them. Next stop: London.