The Name Of This Song Is "More Action!"

In a previous post I'd expressed the hope that once Kate arrived in New York my daily struggle with indecisiveness would be eased. Usually when I hope for something all I am provided with is the sound of God's cackling laughter, however this time my hope has been more than fulfilled. Ever organised, Kate has arrived with not only a list of activities, but a daily spreadsheet with each activity allocated to a day. The only thing I have to do is to decide what to wear.



Although the schedule has developed a little more flexibility, a few days ago a little issue like "zero visibility" wasn't going to get in the way of ticking the Empire State Building Observation Deck off the list.



As much as the staff at the Empire State Building attempted to dissuade us from going up (one security guard even offered to get us "in the clouds" another way), my skepticism about it being "absolute zero visibility" paid off when we were able to lean over the edge of the building and see down perfectly well.



Something that would never even cross my mind to investigate would be the attending of the taping of a television programme. Kate, however, is a little more astute than I, and she was able to secure tickets for not only The Daily Show, but also The Colbert Report (woo!).

Many will be familiar with The Daily Show in either its daily format, or in its weekly "Global Edition", and many will agree that it is a very good programme. The show is quite a smooth operation. It is filmed about 6.30pm and goes to air at 11pm that night. I would have thought a lot more content would go into the taping of the programme and any stuff-ups would be edited out before screening. However, there were no stuff-ups, they ran straight through like it was filmed live. Very professional.
We also got to see the opening of the Global Edition being filmed, and anyone in Australia who cares to watch SBS at 10pm next Thursday will be able to see us (well, me at least, I wasn't watching the monitor for Kate) as the camera pans through the crowd. Woo! I was explaining to Kate today that this will be my second television "appearance" after my sister had a letter of hers announcing my birth read out on Romper Room.
After the filming of The Daily Show we had to run three blocks to the studio of The Colbert Report. Unfortunately, The Daily Show ran overtime due to the taping of The Global Edition introduction, and so we had to wait until the first ad break before being able to claim our seats.



Most non-North American people who watch The Daily Show would know Stephen Colbert as a reporter on the show. However, now Colbert has his own show and he has developed from being fairly amusing into being the greatest guy in the world. Having developed a sizable fondness for the man whilst in Canada, to be able to see him in the flesh was almost overwhelming. For all of those out there who are so desperate for me to be a homosexual, Colbert is the man who just may convert me. Although his opposition to gay marriage or any form of homosexual activity could prove a problem, it still won't dampen my admiration for him. He could be the man I've been waiting for.

Other activities have included shopping, where I have finally bought myself a proper belt to keep my jeans up (although I did have to make an extra hole in it), a most educational visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a leisurely stroll through Central Park to marvel at its autumnal splendour.