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Poor Kayla...

This afternoon she visits the Boo Boo Doctor and according to Mommy's records, she has six vaccinations awaiting her. I'm hoping some of them come in a combo package, because otherwise six vaccinations does not sound like fun. Chris and I were originally going to take tonight as a date night, but I couldn't bear the thought of leaving her after such a potentially traumatizing doctor's visit, so instead, we made last night date night. Though we were both a little tired, it was nice to get out. We went out to dinner in Midtown - honestly...nothing worse than oblivious tourists. Once you live in NYC, Midtown is such a nightmare. We avoid Times Square like the plague now, unless we're going to a show and have no choice. Last night we wound up having to eat dinner up there because of the way things worked out timing-wise and Chris swears it's the last time ever. Can't say that I blame him...between the area just being a jam packed mess of tourists and being practically all chains and chintzy theme restaurants, it really is a little "blech". That said, it was fun to get out for a night of dinner and theater. We wound up seeing The Addams Family, mainly because Nathan Lane is in it. We saw him in The Producers back in the day and would follow him anywhere now. He's brilliant. That said, Addams Family was a little rough...painful ballad after painful ballad, seriously rough character accent attempts, a couple scenes that literally made Chris and I turn to eachother and go "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?" If you need an example, there is a whole song in which the guy is talking about having learned the meaning of love from a Giant Squid. Yeah...but, it wasn't a total loss. There were some pretty funny parts and sitting in a room full of 300+ people all snapping their fingers to the Addams Family theme song is entertaining in and of itself. Almost more entertaining though was a brief moment at dinner beforehand. We wound up going to a big old Chinese chain restaurant - total tourist trap - kind of like PF Changs minus a few taste points. So we're sitting there waiting to be seated (20 min wait - NOTHING in Manhattan) when this guy walks in. Now, 1) He is wearing sunglasses at 7pm and, now, inside, 2) He is wearing a hat that says "I am a fashion victim who paid way too much for a hat that, no matter how expensive, can't make me look like I'm actually cool." So he walks in, girlfriend in tow, leans over onto the counter and says "Listen...I'm so-and-so from NBC. I don't have a reservation, but how about you get in me, okay?" Enter a blank stare from the hostess who agrees to seat him asap (i.e. in the same 20 min window as everyone else). As he later gets lead to his table, the waitress turns to the person beside her and says "Seriously no clue who that guy is." Listen...if you want to name drop, at least make sure yours is a name worth dropping and, for the love of God, drop it somewhere more worthwhile than the Chinese chain restaurant.

And...I totally got distracted and never finished this post, but far be it from me to let it just go to waste.