Things I Have Learned Since The Day I Moved to New York.
1) I am capable of carrying four very heavy bags at once for upwards of half a mile.
2) I am now the person who cries when his parents leave because I worry I will never see them again.
3) Cab drivers in NYC are better than those in DC, but not by as much as I initially thought.
4) New York is not a life changing city. People who drink that kool-aid are full of bullshit. New York is not a city of special people. It is a city of substantially more people, a percentage of whom are interesting. This percentage is the same that I am used to, so it doesn't feel absurd.
5) New York is not overwhelming. If you have ever lived in a city before, New York is again, the same thing, but bigger. Get a map and don't cry if you walk two blocks in the wrong direction.
6) Month-long subway passes ARE life changing, and should be revered as such.
7) I am good at what I do.
8) As a black person in commercial theatre, I am an anomaly. When I show up places for work, people stare at me, a little bit confused. At the reading I went to today I was the only black person aside from one of the actors. I am not sure if this makes me a commodity or not.
9) I do not need caffeine to function, but the notion of decaf earl grey tea pisses me off. (WHO DOES THAT.)
10) This job is challenging me artistically more than I thought it would. I have no soft spot in my heart for large, clunky musicals, but I'm starting to come around on the idea of theater purely as entertainment. I mean, I'm an uppity bougie fuck, so big dumb musicals aren't my thing, but I'm also starting to realize that if all plays were what I wanted to see lots and lots of people wouldn't come to see the theatre. And if they happen to bring in a bunch of money that can be used to support more interesting work, then maybe they're doing their job well. Who knows. Details at 11.
Good first week of work, y'all.