good call with both of those dorkus! i will be sure to relay it to my fellow HP fans about your casting. i dunno about boston, but NY...hit the "tourist" spots if you haven't already...i mean you can't go wrong w/ NY. Central Park was my favorite...everything was so pretty--this is of course if it's a nice sunny day out. depending on where you're staying there should be an H&M nearby...there's one on 5th ave & 51st. food....there was this pizzaria--John's Pizzaria on 42nd st...if you're going north on broadway...make a left. I'm not sure if it's 42nd tho....:-\ What else.....there's this place called French Roast, it's a cute lil cafe dealie that serves breakfast anytime and they have good food...but I dunno where it's at. My friend said it was near "the village"...so that should give u an idea. Get one of those "street smart" maps...they work really well and it's laminated so you can do whatever you want w/ it. but that's all my advice :) hope it helps.

oh and i FINALLY watched the season finale of Friends...and i have to say that it was really good. prolly one of the best ones they've done. it was v. funny(and the show hasn't been all that funny lately-i think monica's hair did the trick), suspenseful and dramatic(drama like "ooh omg i can't believe that" or "KISS HER DAMMIT!"), and it wasn't all a big cliffhanger production...just good clean fun. kudos to the Friends writing staff. :)

and lastly, does anyone watch smallville or know any smallville fans that actually watch the show religiously? if so, can you ask them, or can you tell me HOW the hell did Lionel Luther, Lex's dad get his eyesight back? just something that's been bothering me, cuz one day he was blind...then all of a sudden he can just see. miraculous i tell ya.