New York City - Day 1

Today, I left Orlando and headed on a plane to New York City. Since hotels in Manhattan are crazy expensive at the moment, I have a hotel in Newark instead, which is about a 20-minute train ride from the city. Newark is a bit sketchy, but I don't plan to hang out there very much.

Indeed, as soon as I dropped my bag off at the hotel, I went all the way to Brooklyn for a screening of the new John Candy documentary, "I Like Me."

I've been a big fan of John Candy since I was a kid, and I love his movies, so I was excited to see a film about his work and career. The documentary was absolutely wonderful and included so much amazing footage from behind the scenes, outtakes, and home movies from his private life. It also included interviews with many of the people he worked with over the years, such as Steve Martin, Martin Short, Dan Aykroyd, and Bill Murray.

After the film, there was an hour-long Q&A with Tom Hanks' son Colin, who directed the film, and Ryan Reynolds, who was one of the creative forces behind it. They also brought out Hugh Jackman, who, of course, played Wolverine, among many other roles.

They also played a clip from the new Deadpool and Wolverine movie, starring Ryan and Hugh. It was pretty surreal to watch the clip with them in person. I have followed both of their careers for decades, and Ryan especially is just as entertaining in person as he is on the screen.

It was a really cool event, and I'm glad I got to see the movie before it is officially released.

Otherwise, there is not much to report from today since it was mostly spent on traveling.Read more