Rikimas is here!! aka Riki in NY - Day Three

What a day, what a day. It started about 10:30 this morning, when Madmoll arrived at my hotel. I hadn't finished my coffee yet. So, she waited until I had done that, and we caught a bus to the Disney Store on 5th avenue.

There were picketers already there, marching in full force. They had the blow up pig, which I think is incredibly funny. They had enough marchers, so Madmoll and I handed out flyers instead. We did that until about 2pm.

From there, we went on to Times Square. Specifically, the ferris wheel at Toyz R Us at Times Square. It was one of the things that I really really really wanted to do, so we did it. And here we are on the ferris wheel. We were in the My Little Pony car. We wanted the Mr. Potatohead car, but you have to take one of the cars offered you. It was My Little Pony, or Barbie Car. We liked the rainbows. I got a picture of the Lego Statue of Liberty, which I thought was pretty cool.

After that, we pretty much headed home, because Madmoll had an acting class to get to. I go back to grand ol' PEI tomorrow, but I will miss this city immensely.

Go to my site for more pics from today.

Rikimas is here!! aka Riki in NY - Day Two

well, this morning started out like any day would at home, except that it started with a vanilla Starbucks coffee. Madmoll came sometime around 11:30am, and we left, headed for the days WGA picket, which was at the Stock Exchange. Man, oh man, the traffic was unbelievable. We spent 2 hours on the bus, although, while waiting for the bus, we saw Rex from One Life to Live coming out of the bank. Very cool.

So, like I said, 2 hours on the bus, and we got to the Stock Exchange, however, by the time we got there, the picketers were gone. So Madmoll took some pictures of me and Mom in front of it.

We walked from there, where we rode the Staten Island Ferry, and got some neat shots of the city, plus the other ferry. We then caught a bus back to the hotel, and that was pretty much our day.

some of the pics we took are here if you'd like to see them. Hopefully we'll get to the picket site in time tomorrow, to show the writers the fan support.

Rikimas is here!! aka Riki in NY - Day One

We have arrived. Let me start from the beginning. We had a 6am Atlantic time flight to Montreal that we had to catch, so we were going to get up at 4am, and be into the airport by 4:30. Good plan, if you sleep. I slept an hour and a half. I woke up at 2am and couldn't get back to sleep, so I watched a movie until it was time to get up. So, then I got up, got dressed, and we left.

Charlottetown Airport was pretty simple. Check in. Go through gate. Get on plane. It's when we got to Montreal that things got interesting, and/or confusing. We went upstairs and downstairs, around in circles through different hallways. We had conflicting information from different airport staff on whether or not we had to pick up baggage before going through customs. It was awful. Customs was interesting. Open your bags, empty your pockets, and take off your shoes. The customs official liked Mom's socks because they were hot pink.

The flight to NY, we had personal screens in the backs of the seats with music, movies, and tv. So, I listened to some Led Zepplin (The Immigrant Song is the only song that I listened to the whole thing), and I watched the Doodlebops (I like Busdriver Bob. Don't judge me. *L*).

I didn't expect it, but LaGuardia was so much simpler than Montreal. Not as much as a maze getting to baggage claim. And who was waiting for us there? Why, it was none other than my favorite NYC resident, Madmoll, known to me as Sistercuz. We took a cab to the hotel, where I subsiquently fell down the stairs in their lobby. Only 2 steps, so not really that bad. It actually looked worse than it was. I think I may have bruised my ankle, but by tomorrow, I'm sure it will be fine. We walked up to Broadway, and got a snack, and sat there and gabbed for a while. Then we wandering around a shop. I do have to say, that is the most cheese I've ever seen in one place before. NYC'ers might know where I'm talking about. Then my mom looked at me and decided I should take a nap, so we came back to the hotel. Madmoll hung out for a bit more, then she left, and here I am.

And that was day one. Stay tunes for day two, coming tomorrow.

The Night Before - Take Two

No, I didn't get away. Damn weather. my flight was canceled this morning, but I'm hoping to get out tomorrow. It's early in the morning, so I should be in bed. I'm just hoping that it doesn't get canceled again.

The Night Before

Well, tomorrow is November 11, the day before my taping. Unfortunately, there is a writer's strike going on, and there will be no show, but I decided to go anyway. So, tomorrow I board a plane for New York. I'm still excited. I'm meeting a friend that I met online. We've made some tentative plans, and I'm hoping to meet up with Stephen somwehre along the line, but I have a feeling I won't. It doesn't matter, though. Right now, I'm looking forward to riding the ferris wheel at Toys R Us at Times Square. I'm sure that will be the highlight of my trip. I wonder what the odds are of running into Anderson Cooper.

I'll try to post some pics tomorrow after I get settled. I'm sure I'll have a few.