Filming in the hood

A refreshing jerk

We were all heading to my mom and sister’s the other day when we saw this huge crowd by the subway station, and we had a bit of time, so we got a closer look.

Turns out that they were filming something at the Ansonia, which is this gorgeous old building that’s one of the most famous buildings in my neighborhood of the Upper West Side.

It’s funny, but you see that old white-haired lady in the lower left-hand corner of the picture below in the black jacket?

I assume she’s been living in the area for a while and has dealt with people filming around her because she was absolutely not having it when they were trying to tell her they were filming.

PA: Excuse me, we’re filming here.
Her: I don’t care, I live here.
PA: But we’re in the middle of filming and…
Her: Arrest me, I don’t care. I live here, you don’t.

Honestly, she was kind of a jerk, but it was also refreshing that she was so honestly about just not giving a damn.

In any case, I couldn’t recognize the main actor – if you do, drop a comment below – but Sara thought it was maybe for a commercial?

Not sure, but it’s always pretty cool that they’re always filming stuff around the hood.

After alla that, we hopped the train and headed out to see my family.

I’ve been trying to see my mom once a month these days just because she’s getting older and I so, so, so wish I saw my dad more when I coulda.

I just wasn’t in the right frame of mind at all back then, for reasons most of you already know.

On a different note entirely, the kid’s been more and more like a teenager lately – that’s him with his headphones on listening to music.

When we got to Queens, my sister picked us up and I immediately took a nap while Sara and my mom got to talking.

Evidently, my mom made Sara a cuppa joe and gave her a sweet, which I discovered after I woke up and headed upstairs.

Sara: Oh, you’re up. You mom was just telling me that your father’s family had a rice factory.
Me: Yup.
Mom: They made this special powdered rice.
Me: I just learned something new in 52 years.
Sara: You’re welcome!

We ended up having that Greek food we had the last time we were out there, played some Big 2, took a drive in the burbs and daydreamed about living in the neighborhood, before we took the train back home because Sara was supposed to meet up with our friend from Vienna.

So, we thought.

Me: (picking up phone) Hey, you ok?
Her: Yes, but guess what I did?
Me: What?
Her: I got the date completely wrong. She’s not in town today, she’s in town NEXT week.

In any case, being in the burbs is nice, especially when I get to see my family.

But home is home.

And sometimes, people film movies/commercials around me.

Location: earlier today, my usual bistro with Pac
Mood: so. full.
Music: We always find our way back home (Spotify)
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