Free Me, please!

Well, readers, I'm no longer on the West Coast, sadly. But the image above does quite accurately depict how I'm feeling: up to my eyeballs.

Immediately after my last post on the California Academy of Sciences, my aunt passed away and I left sunny San Francisco for cold Calgary. After a funeral and some minor passport befuddlement (note: contrary to popular belief, Canadians do not have magical wizard immunity with the Department of Homeland Security), I have returned to NYC, but I am not free. :(

Oh.
No.

Anything but. I am now behind in all my courses (eek!) which is slightly alarming because, well... the entire reason why I'm broke in this crazy city is these courses: school is kinda what I'm paying all this money for. Well, that and $%@*!! Manhattan rent. But I digress.

My point in this post is to let you know that I've not forgotten about The Quest. I just have to put it on hold while I work my tail off to get caught up, lest my broke-ness be all for naught. Wouldn't that be a shame? I know you understand. And, well, Rule #2 kinda does dictate that I should feel no guilt about this (and I don't).

But in the meantime, you may have noticed that I've posted The Sources, so if you're hankering for something along the lines of NYC: Free 4 U, please goeth forth to exploreth and plunder this fair urban land! (Well, maybe don't take anything... but do soak up the Free-ness!) And report back here on your findings, young broke squire(sses)!

TTFN!

Image cred: The Curious Incident of Darth Tater and the evil Sand Monster by SBishop

Free 4 Me Failure x2

So this post is just a blip, really, to tell you why I haven't posted since my KGB experience. In a nutshell:

• My attempt to see a free show on Feb 14 in my anti-Valentine's day protest was a flop due to space restrictions and poor acoustics. Lesson learned: free can often mean Get There Early.
• My attempt to take in the free -- and entertaining -- Chinese New Year Parade in Chinatown on my birthday was a total and utter failure due to copious amounts of alcohol consumed the previous night. Lesson learned: free can also mean Plan In Advance.

So, failure reigned supreme since my last post. My apologies to all 4 readers out there who care.

But now - I DO have some exciting news. I squeezed in a free show this week. Hurrah! All free hope is not lost. And so, onto the next post...