Live from New York

Here's a quick photo spread from my first night as escort on Saturday Night Live. Everyone went very well. There were several moments when I thought to myself, "...is this really my job?" I'm not gonna lie, it's fairly sweet.

March comes in like a lion

The weather in New York has been pretty wild these past few weeks. Some days have been unseasonably warm with temperatures in the high 40s, and today was in the low 20s and really windy. I guess you can never predict how to dress around this town. Luckily, the Pages are resourceful and we took advantage of the cold weather. On Tuesday we all went ice skating on the Rockefeller Center rink after work. It was a pretty ridiculous time but so much fun! Believe it or not, it was my first time skating there. I'm not in the photo (because I took it) but it's pretty picturesque, right?


NBC is going well. My reign as Late Night TOC has come to and end, unfortunately. Today was actually my last day there. I have been training my replacement all week, so on Monday I'm back in the blues. (UPDATE: Here's a pic of me and Lisa, the audience coordinator.) I've been doing some planning to figure out my future in the program. I'm almost 8 months in (can you believe it?!) which means I only have 4 months left. There's actually only 1 or 2 more assignments left that I am interested in, so looks like I will have to start the job hunt again.

I did get a new mini-assignment though! I am now a talent escort for Saturday Night Live! That means I will work every new show for the rest of the season. I will be escorting VIP guests upstairs to the studio or dressing rooms before the show, then after the show I head to the after party to help with seating and things like that. Pretty cool, right?

Check back for new updates in the future.

Blizzard 2006!

All of that lack of snow this winter was made up in the last 36 hours! New York City got dumped on this weekend with over 22 inches of snow. It finally stopped snowing around 5 o'clock this afternoon, and the streets are now cleared, too. Luckily I didn't have to work today so I just stayed indoors and watched some TV.

I have an actual home to watch TV in now. I moved into my new apartment on February 1st and I LOVE IT. It's clean, nice, spacious and actually feels like home. I'm excited to actually move some things in and decorate and know that I won't have to move out in 3 months. It's a little different from the last places I've lived, and kinda feels like a hotel, but it's nice.

Here's some more photos!


Work is going well. My assignment with Late Night has come to an end. I'm training the next TOC in two weeks to take over. The next assignment that I am going for is with The Agency, which is the department that makes all of the promos for the NBC shows done in New York. It's very exciting and hands-on which is something that I need right now. I'll let you know how it goes.

Other than that, there's not much else to report. I guess there's nothing really exciting going on... but I'll post when I have something worth writing about.

First update of 2006

Welcome back to the blog, everyone! I haven't updated in a while because of course, I've been busy. Work is going very well. My assignment with Late Night got extended an extra 3 weeks because we are pre-empted because of the Olympic games. That means I'll be doing this assignment for almost 4 months when it's all said and done. Not too bad!

No official news from mtvU just yet. I was starting to get discouraged about it, but I got an email from the casting director yesterday saying that they were finishing up the selection process this week. Hopefully I'll have some good news (or any news, really) to report soon. Wish me luck!

The parental units and brother were in town this weekend. It was my dad's first and brother's second trip to the city. The weather wasn't great, but we still had a good time! They got to see Late Night, Saturday Night Live, and a behind-the-scenes look at our other studios (it's good to have connections!) We also went to Chinatown, Little Italy and toured around Times Square. They also got to see my little apartment for the first time. Tres chic.

I GOT A NEW APARTMENT! I found a really nice place in a high-rise building right by where I live now. I'm moving in w/ my good friend, Carolyn Clark, on February 1st. I'll actually have room for visitors so come visit!


Quick shout out to the members of the Westminster Concert Choir! Thanks for visiting me at work while you were in town. It was great to see you!

Here's some random photos that I took with my new camera. They make great desktop backgrounds!

Quick update

I'm back in New York and back to work already. Doesn't even feel like I left (is that a good thing?) I had a really nice time at home seeing my family and some of my friends. I got a sweet digital camera (thanks, Mom and Dad!) As soon as I get my laptop back I'll put some photos up for you.

I'm apartment hunting again, but it's going much easier this time. No one is looking to move in January, so the market is really good. I'm looking at 3 different apartments tonight, and my future roommate, Carolyn, is lining up some others as I type this. I'll keep you updated on that whenever I have some information.

I don't want to jinx myself or give too many details until I know something, but last week I made a trip over to the Viacom building and handed my demo tape to a casting associate at MTV. The position is for an on-air news anchor: aka my dream job. The good thing is that they called and asked me to bring my tape over 30min after I sent in my resume. This could be really good. Wish me luck. I should know something by the end of next week.