moma • 11 comments • One of the last stops during our short layover was at New York's Museum of Modern Art. Because it was President's Day when we went, there were no tickets available for the Tim Burton exhibit that was on at the time. I was disappointed as I'm a big fan, but there was still a lot of his work on display outside of the demarcated area, so not being able to get in wasn't a complete letdown. - Mina
30 rock + macgruber! • 9 comments • We've been big fans of Saturday Night Live for a very long time. We even watched it when it got really bad and think that some of the skits have started to get a little better recently. We're also big fans of Conan and Jimmy so, naturally, we had to check out the NBC studios. Since Conan is no longer employed by NBC, all the Conan merch was on sale in the NBC store (including a sweet Pale Force lunchbox that I really wanted but it was a bit too bulky for my bag). We think that Will Forte has been one of the funniest cast members on SNL in a long time. Imagine our surprise when he walked into Just Salad (where were were eating lunch) and picked up a wrap. Like a bunch of teeny-boppers, we ran after him to say 'hi'. He was so incredibly nice and chatted with us about how he was working on President's Day because he was doing the last few edits of the new MacGruber movie. We told him about our trip and he said that he would like to trade spots with us (to which I responded: "But, you're MacGruber!") We didn't go on the studio tour because of our limited time there, but had fun exploring 30 Rock nonetheless. Perhaps we'll do the tour when we go back in May!
nyc • 9 comments • // 8 hour layover in NYC en route to South Africa via Abu Dhabi. It was a first for the both of us and our time there gave us an appreciation for why so many love the city. We liked it so much that we've decided that we're going to spend a month-ish there in May and see Conan O'Brien at Radio City Music Hall on June 2nd.
