Live from New York... It's Saturday Night!

Woah, time has just been flying so quickly! It seems like just yesterday I was back in Nevada, but at the same time, I feel like I've lived here my whole life! Such a weird feeling!

Anyway, let's get this post underway! Money is becoming less stressful... and for that I am so thankful! Classes are SUPER great! I'm getting ready to turn in my first film for my Frame and Sequence class on Wednesday and my nerves look like this ------> fjdskakl;dajsf iopadjsfoidsjfjdsafj ldaksjflkadsjflkjL:! :P I'm not worried, though. I'm really excited to present it, actually! Frame and Sequence is so great! Favorite class perhaps? (: 

The weather has been crazy recently! Last Saturday it SNOWED. Except it wasn't great snow. It was like sleet/slush and was sort of miserable without snow boots. But, luckily I bought a nice, down coat for winter earlier that week and was able to keep warm! And then, I decided snow boots would be a good idea, so I bought some of those later that day. After that, though, the weather toned down. It has been fluctuating back and forth between the 40s and 50s lately, so it's chilly, but still nice and sunny, too! The best of both worlds in my opinion! 

My friend Max and I trapped in the crazy day of sleet!

I now own snow boots!

Let's see... Aside from that, I've just been trying to have fun lately. I'm not ignoring my work or anything, but I've been having more fun in the free time that I can scrounge up. In fact, I even dressed up for Halloween! Last minute, of course, I decided to be Smurfette. I donned my blue leggings and matching sweatshirt; white shorts with matching hat; tan ugg boots; and fun blue eyeshadow on my eyes, cheeks, and lips and went out with some friends! There is a huge parade that goes up 6th Ave on Halloween night, so we went to that (CRAZINESS UP THE WAZOO, BY THE WAY!) Needless to say, in the very little free time I have, I've been making my attempt to enjoy the city. 

My entire costume!

Close up of my makeup!

My friend Ryan and I representing the 702 area here in the NYC!

With that being said, I am no longer an SNL virgin! On Friday night/Saturday morning, I waited for fourteen hours in line (5 pm-7am) for Saturday Night Live stand-by tickets. Let me just say, the cold was nearing unbearable! It was windy and cold, so when Mother Nature decided to make it 38 degrees, it felt like 30 degrees. Outside. New York City street. Cold. Long hours. It was definitely an experience, that's for SURE. 

All cute BEFORE waiting outside.

Cuteness gone while waiting. ):

But, it was worth it, because after a LONG night, I got ticket number 46 for the live taping that night! 

The catch, however, is that getting a ticket does not guarantee you a spot in the audience. Since they are stand-by tickets, they let people in based on the amount of people with regular tickets (which are almost impossible to get) that show up. So basically they have you line up in numerical order at 10:45 for the 11:30 taping of the show. They then let you in based on the amount of available seats they have. THE MOST STRESSFUL THING EVER.

So, I got there around 10:20 to get my place as number 46 in line. Not everyone was there in front of me, so I thought I'd have a good chance of getting in! Slowly, though, it started filling in more. After about 15 minutes, they let the first 30 people through security and upstairs. With those people gone, I was now fourth from the front of the line. They then slowly let people in with tickets above #30 as they showed up (since it was before 10:45). My chances of getting in were smaller and smaller, but I still felt hope. Eventually, I ended up 8th from the front of the line when they let 9 people through security! SUCCESS–I was through! 

But lo and behold, getting past security did not mean that you got in! So there we are, 16 of us, in front of the elevators, waiting for the okay to go upstairs. They then announced that 12 people could go up, leaving 2 people in front of me, myself, and a person behind me still in front of the elevators. My chances were getting smaller and smaller. Then, they let in 2 people, leaving me and a line of about 8 people behind me that they just let in through security. You can imagine how I felt... the prospect of me getting in was really low, especially because they only let 2 people in before me.

My nerves were soon relieved, though. The woman came up, with a huge smile on her face and said, "The next four!" and called the elevator for us. From what I could tell, we were the last ones let into the studio. It was such a grueling and crazy process that after, I couldn't contain my smile!

So, as we walked into the studio, Jason Sudeikis was talking to the audience and soon after, the show was starting! Charlie Day from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was the host and let me say, he is even more fantastic in person. He's adorable, funny, and from what I could tell, he has an overall great personality! Being able to experience the SNL cast was such a treasured moment for me! I worship them so much and want to work on that show one day, so you can imagine my excitement. I mean Saturday Night Live is just a great show in general, too. The sketches were spot on and I just basked in the glory emanating from the cast. Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Jason Sudeikis, Seth Meyers, Kenan Thompson. SO GREAT. I do wish Andy Samberg would have been used a bit more, but aside from that... I was in LOVE. fjdsal;fjld;ksajflk;adjsfkljadslkfj.

All dressed up for SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE! I went all out with my Mexican dress, purple undershirt, purple tights, black boots, purple scarf, gray hat, black cardigan, and black coat. (:

Wow, okay, that was a super long explanation.. it is clear that was the highlight of my life! So that's what has happened since you last heard from me! I've been having a great time and I love it here! The holidays are coming up, though. So we'll see how much I love being away from what I'm used to on Thanksgiving. And then from there, it's only a short way away from winter break! 

I'd LOVE to hear from some of you, so please send letters! I love getting snail mail! It's so much fun! And I promise to write back! I've even got stamps! (; I'll give my address again... in case ya'll have forgotten! 

Karli Montague

55 E 10th St., STE 1503E

New York, NY 10003

LOVE YOU ALL! I'll write soon! But until then, cheerio!