Most days, if Kat and I are both in the office at the close of the day, Kat will give me a ride across Manhattan to the 6 stop at 23rd Street. This tradition started within a few weeks of my starting at L&O- Kat would drive me to Grand Central, where I'd then take the Metro North to my sister's. Her efforts not only cut my travel time, but most importantly gave us a chance to get to know each other outside of the office. I remember trying to censor myself the first few rides, but quickly became comfortable and ended up sharing all sorts of tidbits about myself. Now, its almost been a year since our friendship first bloomed- we've shared far too many tidbits and are far too comfortable around each other- all of which has resulted in far too much stupid, unnecessary, and most times predictable bickering.
Train wise, the current arrangement doesn't really make my commute much better. I take the L train, and if I simply got on at 8th Ave., I would have a seat. Transferring at Union Square rarely results in finding a seat- but the entertainment Kat provides is far superior to that of the train talent between 8th Ave and Union Square.
Why, take for example, on our ride to the 6 today, we were making our way across 23rd, between 6th and 5th Ave, when Kat took her foot off the break, allowing the car to roll forward- she wasn't looking at the road, mind you, she was looking off to the side, reading store signs. Of course a woman stepped out in front of the car to cross the street, at which time words almost failed me. Luckily I was able to mutter "K-k-k-kaaat", and she slammed on the breaks, just in the nick of time.
Then, half a block later at 23rd and 5th, we pull up to a stop light, and Kat says: "Gosh, that building looks fake." To which I respond, "uh, which one, Kat?" She replies, without a gesture- no point of a finger, no twitch of an eye "that one." At this point I am wondering, is she doing this on purpose to annoy me, or is she serious? Either way it doesn't matter, I can't resist: "Kat! Which one?! We are sort of in the middle of New York City, there a lot of buildings around here!" Success. She did it. She got a reaction out of me. But I also got to poke fun at her, so we both won.
And thats how it goes, day in and day out. Kat and I bicker and bicker just to annoy and entertain each other...and if we're lucky, some of those around us as well.
Tenemos un amigo que se llama Carlos. El trabaja en el parking lot en la avenida 10 y 20th St. El siempre tiene un gran sonrisa puesta y nos ayuda con nuestros carros. Cada noche cuando camino con Cat a mi carros, Carlos habla con Cat en español y el quiere que se practica y aprenda su idioma. Cat le gusta hablar en español pero hay veces que ella se pone nerviosa porque necesita la confianza para hablar el idioma. Gracias a Carlos por su ayuda y su trabajo!
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So before working at Law and Order, I worked over at NBC in 30 Rock (NOT THE SHOW). Back in '06 I was on the corporate softball team for NBC. Our NBC team was asked to participate in a Celebrity Softball Game for Autism speaks that took place at Brooklyn Cyclones in Coney Island. It was so much fun and a lot of NBC talent played softball as well, including the one and only Alana De La Garza, one of the leads of Law and Order. We took a photo together and I just remembered today and showed it to her. Don't you think it's pretty ironic that I took a picture with her and now I work at Law and Order? Hmmm I say it's quite interesting... Da Da DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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