I've been very sick this week with the flu. Sicker than I have been in a long time. Looking back, I realize I shouldn't have flippantly said, "Oh, why should I bother getting a flu shot, I never get the flu.." yeah, I think I jinxed myself. But I'm on the upswing, I actually got out of bed today and even was able to eat a little bit. Good news: not eating for three days has enabled me to loose 10 pounds. Surely not the best method of dieting, but I'll take it.

We went to go see Sunday in the Park with George last Saturday and it was most interesting. Sodheim musicals are never straightforward. Musically it was gorgeous, as could be expected. It was presented beautifully with the amazing Broadway trickery, I have no idea how they did the animation for the set, but it was amazing. It was like the walls of the set were alive. The whole play is about "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat. Those links will take you to the wikipedia articles, they will explain better than I can. It was very interesting, and I am glad I saw it. I think I would like it more if I saw it again, it was hard to digest everything. But it was beautifully done.

A friend visited last week and it was a lot of fun taking him around NYC. We went to the Top of the Rock, and on the Staten Island Ferry. We drove around and had a really good time. We've found a great route to get to the Holland Tunnel that saves us so much time. Otherwise we get stuck in traffic for 45 minutes, just to get to the tunnel entrance. Driving in Manhattan is the best, it's the way to see the city. Everything is so close together, but if you take the Subway it seems so disconnected and far apart. I personally don't like to drive though, I let Farhan take the wheel. He is from Pakistan, and thus used to driving in lots of traffic with drivers who have little regard for traffic law.

Well that is that, I hope I get better soon because this being sick isn't fun at all. And now Farhan's getting sick, so I will have to take care of him.