General Catchup: Trip to NYC, Running and Excercise

This post is a general catchup post. Two tags, no waiting.

Travel

We took a trip to NYC on Tuesday of last week. Ali procured tickets for The Colbert Report. If I had not been an idiot and clapped with my arms up at the start of the show, I would have even had an image to prove it. As it is, that image there will have to suffice.

It was a blast, but it was preceded by tons of waiting. We got into line at around 5:00. They didn’t let us into the theater until about 7:00, and they didn’t start filming until 8:00. This, I believe, is not normal. They indicated several times they were late. I think they were doing heavy re-writes right up until the end.

We stood in line and then was eventually shuffled through a security check and into a room. There were some chairs, but those were for ‘vip guests’, and how do you get the vip tickets anyway? According to the internet it’s mysterious… but likely involves knowing someone.

Anyway, we stood in that room for a while, and then were permitted into the studio. It’s small. The guy who brought us in said that the Colbert studio holds a little over 100 people. To compare, Jon Stewart’s holds 200. Letterman - 400. It’s smaller than it looks on tv, definitely.

A comedian came out and warmed us up, and we seemed to be a good audience. Then Mr. Colbert ran out, high energy, high fives, a standing O, the whole nine yards. He spent a really good chunk of time out of character, answering any questions that the audience wanted to yell at him. This was my favorite part, I think.

Then, the show. He was great. The guest was not only a bit dull but also kind of an idiot. They spent less time with the main guest than they usually do, maybe because of that?

Great experience. We had lived in northern Jersey for 5 years and had never attended any taping. Despite the wait, it was so very worth it. Even if we didn’t get one of the many GOOD guests that appeared on the show at around the time we went.

Training

Currently sucks. Something about turning 33. Sure, that’s what it is. My body feels like nothing gets 100% ‘right’. I’ve taken the last week off, and I’m about to recast the plan that I had made to pick up again soon, but it is definitely frustrating so far. I’m thinking for the next few days I might just run outside the plan to try to ease back into things.

So there’s your general catchup.

One Response to “General Catchup: Trip to NYC, Running and Excercise”

  1. Therese - May 5, 2009

    You have more than enough time to train, so don’t let it get you down. Sometimes we’re just not “there.” We should organize a summer run together soon!

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