To Do: Get My Picture Taken With Smoking Hot Marines During Fleet Week

What: Get My Picture Taken With Smoking Hot Marines During Fleet Week

 

Proposed Date: Fleet Week New York City is scheduled for May 23-30, 2007.

 

NYC is notoriously bad for single women, even smoking hot ones like me. But Uncle Sam looks out for his hot, single, female taxpayers by sending gorgeous representatives of his Armed Services for an all too brief visit to New York City each Memorial Day Weekend:

 

Thousands of Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and international navy ships will participate.

 

Hosted nearly every year since 1984, Fleet Week New York is the City's celebration of the sea services. This annual event also provides an opportunity for the citizens of New York City and the surrounding Tri-State area to meet Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, as well as witness first hand the latest capabilities of today's Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Team.

 

Fleet Week includes dozens of military demonstrations and displays throughout the week, as well as public visitation of many of the participating ships.

 

Additionally, last year 95,000 guests enjoyed visiting the ships, meeting their crews, and learning about their technology.

 

If anyone has any thoughts on how best to make this happen, leave it in the comments!

 

This is your LAST CHANCE, Fellas, to get your picture taken with Smokin' Hot ME...

To Do: Midsummer Night Swing

What:  Midsummer Night Swing

Proposed Date:  Friday, June 22, 2007 6:30 PM

 

Big Joe & The Dynaflows shake up traditional 1940s and 1950s swing with blues, R&B and rock’n’roll!

Dance lesson at 6:30, live music at 7:30.
Lesson: You Should Be Dancing
DJ: Phast Preddie The Boogaloo Omnibus

Purchase a Swing Pass and Save!

Tickets and Passes on sale May 16.

 

I have ALWAYS wanted to do this, but have never been able to scrounge up a capable partner in crime.  Well, this is my last chance, so I'm-a goin' solo!

To Do: New York Transit Museum Store

What:  New York Transit Museum Store

 

Proposed Date:  Saturday, May 12th

 

I need things to take with me that are distinctly New York.  So I'll be hitting up the New York Transit Museum Store, the one in Grand Central, most likely. 

The question is...

 

Do I go with the incredible?

 

Or merely the sublime?

Don't forget to leave your suggestions for things to do before I leave NYC in the comments, ok?

To Do: Pearl River Mart

What:  Pearl River Mart

 

Proposed Date: Saturday, April 28th

 

I'm heading to Pearl River to attempt a shopping coup:  I need birthday gifts for two BFFs, one uncle, and Mother's Day.  Oh, and I totally want to rock a parasol in LA, so I'm browsing for one of those, too.  :-)

To Do: Victorian Gardens at Central Park

What: Victorian Gardens at Central Park

Proposed Date: Saturday, June 2nd (with my bro, sis-in-law, and the three cutest kids on God's green earth.)

Victorian Gardens first opened its gates to the general public in the summer of 2003. The idea to house an amusement park on Wollman ice skating rink was inspired by a small group of industry veterans, who saw an incredible opportunity to utilize the 50,000 square foot facility not only in the winter, but all year long. After negotiations with the Conservancy, Parks Department and the Trump Organization, these private investors established Central Amusement International (CAI), and plans to design Victorian Gardens commenced. CAI executives turned to Zamperla, the industry leader in ride manufacturing, to help make their vision a reality.

With rides that are specifically geared to ages 2-12 years old and can also accommodate adults of all sizes, Victorian Gardens has the unique ability to cater to its niche market in a safe and controlled environment. Our intimate setting allows parents to relax, while their children experience the joy of discovering the magic of an amusement park.

Because we know how precious your children are to you, we value the traditional approach in delivering family fun and entertainment and hold fast to our mission: “to provide a safe, friendly, and clean environment with amusement and entertainment activities in order to create a memorable experience for the entire family”.

You can bet I'll be posting pics of me screaming down this sucker...

To Do: Get COMPLETELY Shitty on Cinco de Mayo

What: This seems self-explanatory.

When: Um. Cinco. De Mayo. Duh.

Is anyone else shocked that BOTH major drinking holidays (St. Patrick's Day AND Cinco de Mayo) happened on a Saturday this year? The planets must have aligned just so for that to happen...

Let me know where the party's at, mkay?

To Do: Visit the Morgan Museum

What: The Morgan Museum

The Morgan Library & Museum, occupying a newly enlarged, midtown Manhattan campus designed by renowned architect Renzo Piano, houses one of the world's greatest collections of artistic, literary, musical, and historical works. Included in its holdings are original scores of Mozart and Beethoven, drawings by Rembrandt and Rubens, medieval and Renaissance works, three Gutenberg Bibles, literary manuscripts of Dickens and Twain, and five-thousand-year-old Near Eastern carvings.

Proposed Date: May 4th

I am especially interested in:

Gallery Talk
Apocalypse Then and Now
William M. Voelkle, Curator of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
Friday, May 4, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 5, noon

If anyone has any suggestions on things I shouldn't miss at the Morgan, or ideas for things to do in that area, leave me a comment!

To Do: See Dirty Dancing at the Tribeca Drive-In

UPDATED: I bailed on this on account of the weather. I'll try to catch a different screening.

What: DIRTY DANCING at the Tribeca Drive-In

It's the 20th anniversary of 'Dirty Dancing', so come dance the night away at our celebration.

Catch cinema under the tars at the Tribeca Drive-In, the Festival's classic outdoor screening series, returning to the World Financial Center Plaza. This free public event will entertain families and movie lovers of all ages.

For more information visit http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org/tff-ep-drive-in.html.

Proposed Date: Thursday, April 26 - 8PM

Has anyone been to one of these before? Any pointers?

Well, What Is All This About?

I'm using a blog to solicit ideas for those must-do things that I ought to accomplish prior to my departure from NYC later this summer. I'm looking forward to my new life in California, but I don't want to have any regrets about things I always wanted to get around to during my twelve years here, but never did.

..not to mention all the stuff it never even occurred to me to do.

That's where you come in. Leave me comments with any suggestions you may have regarding things you feel I simply must do before leaving NYC behind for good. I'm looking for those unique experiences that one can't have anywhere else.

I'll be posting my own "to-do" list, and hopefully documenting each adventure with stories and pictures right here on this blog.

Thanks! --M.