It's probably not the same guy, but it's a better story if it is. Watching Musical Theater at 59e59 and also the Aston Martin Showroom.

On Friday we saw a show at 59e59 called Prejudice and Pride. It was a gender role reversal set in modern day Tennessee of Pride and Prejudice. It was also a musical. 

It was a fun show, go see it.

Two things of note:

1) One of the actors either was or looked a shit ton like a guy that I was introduced to at a recent work conference. This conference happened during the Time of the Wildfires -- One of those days a couple months ago when the forest fires in Quebec were raging and all the smoke turned Manhattan orange. 

NYC Freaks out about Orange Sky

Many people who had signed up for the conference, including a few speakers, canceled due to the smoke. Margaret, the conference organizer, is from California. Margaret was well and truly flabbergasted by all the New Yorkers who actually would fail to show up to an indoor event due to a "little bit" of smoke outside. Or, all euphemisms aside, she was fucking pissed. 

And fair enough, really. Everybody has a stash of N95s in their kitchen drawer at this point.

But because way fewer people than anticipated came to the conference, there was a whole lot of extra sandwiches. 

(Don't worry I'm getting to the point about the 59e59 play, this is important background info.)

The thing is, Margaret doesn't like to see good food go to waste and, turns out, she knew someone who knows a guy who picks up extra food and donates it to a soup kitchen. I just happened to be talking to Margaret when this guy showed up at noon to scope out the situation. 

Then the guy says he had to go. 

Margaret was like, wait, aren't you taking the sandwiches? 

The guy goes, no, I'll be back in an hour. I'm breaking up with my girlfriend and she is coming over to my place right now to pick up her toiletries. 

(The guy actually used to word "toiletries" which raised my eyebrows tbh. Who uses the word "toiletries" talking to people in the real world?).

Margaret and I were like, oh, that's sad about your girlfriend. Sorry to hear it.

The guy replies loudly. His volume is extra. He says, no worries, we are polyamorous and take many lovers. And this girlfriend was but one of my contemporaneous sexual partners. We have decided to become friends and no longer sleep together though which is why she is coming over to collect her toiletries.

And he left. And the caterer cleared away the sandwiches before he came back.

Here's the point: the moment one of the actors trotted out on the stage, my eyeballs almost shot out of my head. I swear it was Polyamorous Guy up there. And he's a more talented actor than good samaritan is my final word on the matter.

2) Second thing of note: Tom and I walked up to 59e59 from the E Train and passed the Aston Martin dealer on the way. I said to Tom, how much do you think that pretty green car in the window costs? Tom said, idk maybe like $250 or 300K?

Green Aston Martin in NYC Showroom

Then we cracked ourselves up for fifteen minutes role-playing buying an Aston Martin and trying to trade in the Suburu. 

"Yes, thanks for spending so much time with us and that's a lovely ascot you're wearing by the way. We are considering a purchase. But we need to know how much you'd give us for a 7 year old Subaru Cross Trek in great condition except it rattles so much it's difficult to listen to audio books while driving?"

It doesn't take much with us apparently.