anotherkindofdrew blog

Yesterday afternoon Emily and I finally hosted our housewarming party…2 months after moving in. We had been waiting for our couch to arrive in its entirety as we wanted the house to look as beautiful as we feel it does. It must have because we received lots of compliments from our friends, past co-workers and even family member who were able to stop by.

We were fortunate enough to be able to offer a spread of cheeses and crackers, mini pizzas, cous-cous, finger sandwiches, chips and salsa/cheese, cookies, cheesecake, and lots of wine. It was a wonderful time and Emily and I really enjoyed being able to open our home to everyone. It was exhausting. Don’t get me wrong. We washed more dishes when everyone left than I care to think about now. If you want to see any of the pictures you are welcome to visit my Flickr page here.

It has been a week or two since I last updated. I have had no personal life to write about or speak of so I am left to just work.

MinuteFix has inked a partnership with Skype and I have been putting in quite a few hours a day with the MinuteFix community and with Skype development. If you don’t have Skype, you should. You can download it on this site and my contact is simply: andrewodom

It has been about four years since I have seen a Broadway show. Considering my bachelors studies and my love of theatre mixed with my new home here in New York, there is simply no excuse for that. Well, tonight that dry spell ended as I found myself in the seventh row of the Richard Rodgers Theatre seeing “In The Heights“.

With a story and music conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda, “ITH” tells a story of the Washington Heights neighborhood and it eclectic mix of Latinos and colorful characters. The music is amazing as it is fresh, modern and hott! Several of the performances were outstanding as well and proves why the show is up for multiple Tony Awards.

I don’t have much else to say about the show without sounding like a complete critic/review writer but I do want to make note of how vibrant and rich New York and its neighborhoods are. Just after the show was over I stood in Times Square looking up at the buildings and the lights and again had that feeling of awe. I live in New York. I am not sure when it became my dream to come here or if it even is the whole dream. But whatever part of it it is, I am here now and as of tonight…I am back in the show!