Following up on the previous post, I walked Pup through the filming that was going on in the neighborhood this past week to see if I could spot anyone famous. It appeared I was a little late as they were packing up set equipment so, after using the dog as an excuse to just stand in one spot and gawk, I asked an event caterer if there had been any celebs around that day. She said there was no one famous and it was just some shooting for CBS. She seemed to be telling the truth but I find it hard to believe there would be about five blocks full of trucks and movie trailers for something generic. I guess I’ll never know. I doubt the average New Yorker cares enough about all this stuff to ask questions, but it’s fun for me. Maybe if I was a ten year resident already or had a car my perspective would change; large groups of random people invading your neighborhood, taking all the parking spots for a day or two, and then leaving the place no better (ok, maybe a little more famous) than it was when they showed. “The Good Wife,” though, was doing some filming in the Court Sq/ Citibank area of our neighborhood today (pic)
Tonight Jen packed a bag for her ten year high school reunion. She leaves LaGuardia for Tampa, FL tomorrow at 7:30 am. I would have tagged along but it was just bad timing with work this weekend and finals on Monday and Tuesday, not to mention the cost of airfare. I’m sure she’ll have fun anyway. It was pretty late by the time she was all prepared so we stayed close to home for our date night. We had dinner at Cuban restaurant Madera and then walked a few more blocks down Vernon Blvd to Uncle G’s (?) ice cream for dessert. After being way too indecisive, I committed to rum raisin and it was delicious. I have to agree with Jen who said “that place is one of the best things to happen to Long Island City.” lol
Happy Birthday to my grandfather who turned 80 yesterday! Wow.
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