I dreamed last night that this weird leopard-like animal was trying to break into my house (not the house I live in now; it was one of those dream houses where it's just a mix of houses you've seen before- mostly FL houses, I guess, since there was a pool). It was tall and skinny and could walk upright- it didn't even walk, it almost flew across the ground. I think it knew how to open windows. Totally terrified me, and I forgot all about it until my friend Terri came into the afternoon Ash Wednesday service in her leopard print coat. I saw the print and AH, BAD DREAM MEMORIES all came flooding back. Please, leopard monster, stay out of my dreams tonight.

My Dad has arrived! We already made our first stop on the Around the World Eating Tour: a kebab shop in the neighborhood for NYC's "best merguez sandwich". Mmmmm, meat sandwiches. Tomorrow, we tour Ellis Island, hit Chinatown, and see a show.