It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

Every day that I wake up in the greatest city on earth, I await a new adventure. Some days I truly realize what makes this city so great. You wake up and you can do whatever you want. You can go wherever you want to go with just a metrocard and good walking shoes. You want to get groceries, get pictures framed, and have your laundry done for you, just walk down the street. And, as you walk down the street, you see the "Sex and the City Movie" being filmed as if it was just another New York event. Literally, everything is at your fingertips... the city is seemingly "the land of opportunity."

And then, there are days like today. Days that you've planned for for days. You go to bed at 9:30 the night before because you are no longer going to be turned away at auditions for only getting their two hours early. You wake up while it is still dark outside and arrive to find yourself to be one of the first people in line to audition. FINALLY! You sit on the filthy ground outside of the building for almost two hours, excited that you are actually going to be seen fairly quickly. After an hour, the security guard, who resembles Shaft a bit too closely, asks you to get out your card or you will not be admitted. A small part of you prays that he means your license, he just calls it a card for some reason, but you know what he means. You watch everyone else pull out their equity cards and you just stand there while tears defiantly form in your eyes. Then, you realize that you should have realized that the name of the building you were waiting to enter is called "The Equity Building", you should have known. You walk back to the subway, wave at the cameras where Good Morning America is taping, and just keep thinking about how frustrating it is that you came to New York to perform and they won't even allow you in to the building to even try. As you get on the subway, you sit next to a small child freshly put into his stroller by his mother who watches him closely. You are constantly on the verge of tears, and the baby starts to cry, squirming and wanting to get out of his stroller. You just look at him and smile. As you smile, he stops crying, wipes his tears, and goes into a game of peek-a-boo with you. He covers his eyes and opens them just to make sure you are still looking at him and smiling. As the subway reaches your destination you suddenly realize, yet again, why this is the greatest city on earth. You and this child were able to stop each other from crying and brighten up each others days without even a word being spoken, all while you take the short ride back home.