Miscellaneous
1. Yesterday, we did our first and only elementary school show. By that I mean, we did the show in a gym-atorium...on the stage, as the kids sat in rows on the gym floor. You could see every child's face, every single expression of awe and excitement. During one of my scenes as the mother, Junie B. explains her worries about getting new glasses:
Junie B.: What if no one likes me anymore? And no one wants to be my friend?
Little Girl In The Front Row: (screaming) I WILL!!!!!!!!!!
2. As second assistant stage manager, I get $6 extra per week to help Margot with the sound equipment. Usually, I do the bare minimum, which involves getting out the wireless microphones and preparing them for the show. We put condoms over the microphones to prevent sweat from getting on them and interfering. Apparently, it's a pretty well-known practice though we didn't do it in college but hey, I went to public school.
Margot has a large bag with hundreds of condoms to choose from. She told me that during her last tour, it was kind of awkward the first couple times she went into the store and purchased 150 condoms at a time. At one point, she felt a little uncomfortable as the cashier rang up her items and so she decided to offer an excuse:
Margot to the Store Clerk, Pointing to The Condoms: Um...They're for work!!!
*awkward silence*
Store Clerk: Ohhhhh.
3. No one agreed with me when I told them I would exercise on this tour. In fact, everyone laughed and said it would never happen.
I have clocked in approximately three runs per week, each totaling between 30 and 45 minutes. Horrible compared to my New York stats, but impressive nonetheless. I've really enjoyed exploring new neighborhoods except for that time in Augusta, Georgia where I was followed for about a mile by two overzealous dogs. And so I just want to say to all those people that doubted me: I DID SO EXERCISE. You owe me a party.
4. Candy received a text message the other day from her boyfriend, letting her know that he put $50 in her bank account and to please treat herself to a nice dinner and glass of wine on him. She was teary-eyed, moved by his kindness and I have to admit that I was too. It's a sweet gesture, no?
First, I thought about how I have NEVER given my bank account info to a boyfriend. What!? People do that? Really!?!?
More importantly, I thought about how it must feel to have someone think of you like that: Someone actually relating to how hard this is--trying to stretch a $53 a day per diem on hotels and food, trying to save money to pay the rent when you get back, trying not to kill cast members with your bare hands, etc. Someone who sympathizes with you and knows that when you sit down to eat, the first thing you look at on the menu is the price. And how much that sucks.
I got a little sad thinking that I didn't have anyone who thought of me that way. Well, there ARE people that think of me that way but no one who could actually help me out, mainly because I don't give them access to my bank account. This would require me to melt the ice around my cold black heart and actually accept money when I need it.
But I don't.
And then my mom gave me a hundred dollars.
And I accepted it because oh my God, FREE MONEY!!!!!!!!!
5. I have seen twelve movies since I've been out on tour.
6. I have read six novels.
7. I have reintroduced chicken and turkey into my diet and have decided, along with the girls, to start the Master Cleanse AKA Lemonade Diet when I get back. You know, for fun.
8. My archive links don't work right now. I don't know why. Blame Canada.
9. This past Sunday we picked up a new cast member in Detroit. Jon is leaving early to participate in Something That Is More Important Than Doing Children's Theatre in Michigan. (I know. What could it be!? NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THIS.) So Jon is gone and in his place we have Vegan Mike. We've had numerous discussions about eliminating dairy from your diet. I think this is important information though I wonder if veganism is contagious. Ick.
10. One week from right now, I will be in New York City. And right now, nothing in the world sounds better than that.
Junie B.: What if no one likes me anymore? And no one wants to be my friend?
Little Girl In The Front Row: (screaming) I WILL!!!!!!!!!!
2. As second assistant stage manager, I get $6 extra per week to help Margot with the sound equipment. Usually, I do the bare minimum, which involves getting out the wireless microphones and preparing them for the show. We put condoms over the microphones to prevent sweat from getting on them and interfering. Apparently, it's a pretty well-known practice though we didn't do it in college but hey, I went to public school.
Margot has a large bag with hundreds of condoms to choose from. She told me that during her last tour, it was kind of awkward the first couple times she went into the store and purchased 150 condoms at a time. At one point, she felt a little uncomfortable as the cashier rang up her items and so she decided to offer an excuse:
Margot to the Store Clerk, Pointing to The Condoms: Um...They're for work!!!
*awkward silence*
Store Clerk: Ohhhhh.
3. No one agreed with me when I told them I would exercise on this tour. In fact, everyone laughed and said it would never happen.
I have clocked in approximately three runs per week, each totaling between 30 and 45 minutes. Horrible compared to my New York stats, but impressive nonetheless. I've really enjoyed exploring new neighborhoods except for that time in Augusta, Georgia where I was followed for about a mile by two overzealous dogs. And so I just want to say to all those people that doubted me: I DID SO EXERCISE. You owe me a party.
4. Candy received a text message the other day from her boyfriend, letting her know that he put $50 in her bank account and to please treat herself to a nice dinner and glass of wine on him. She was teary-eyed, moved by his kindness and I have to admit that I was too. It's a sweet gesture, no?
First, I thought about how I have NEVER given my bank account info to a boyfriend. What!? People do that? Really!?!?
More importantly, I thought about how it must feel to have someone think of you like that: Someone actually relating to how hard this is--trying to stretch a $53 a day per diem on hotels and food, trying to save money to pay the rent when you get back, trying not to kill cast members with your bare hands, etc. Someone who sympathizes with you and knows that when you sit down to eat, the first thing you look at on the menu is the price. And how much that sucks.
I got a little sad thinking that I didn't have anyone who thought of me that way. Well, there ARE people that think of me that way but no one who could actually help me out, mainly because I don't give them access to my bank account. This would require me to melt the ice around my cold black heart and actually accept money when I need it.
But I don't.
And then my mom gave me a hundred dollars.
And I accepted it because oh my God, FREE MONEY!!!!!!!!!
5. I have seen twelve movies since I've been out on tour.
6. I have read six novels.
7. I have reintroduced chicken and turkey into my diet and have decided, along with the girls, to start the Master Cleanse AKA Lemonade Diet when I get back. You know, for fun.
8. My archive links don't work right now. I don't know why. Blame Canada.
9. This past Sunday we picked up a new cast member in Detroit. Jon is leaving early to participate in Something That Is More Important Than Doing Children's Theatre in Michigan. (I know. What could it be!? NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THIS.) So Jon is gone and in his place we have Vegan Mike. We've had numerous discussions about eliminating dairy from your diet. I think this is important information though I wonder if veganism is contagious. Ick.
10. One week from right now, I will be in New York City. And right now, nothing in the world sounds better than that.
7 Comments:
Vegan Mike Says:
Veganism is contagious...BEWARE!!!
Yeah. For about 5 minutes. Then you start mentally fondling all the cheeses you'll be missing -- parmigiano, triple cream brie, gruyere, even cheddar (well, aged sharp at the very least).
And then it becomes apparent that pretty much everything has either milk or eggs in it and you are reduced to eating gruel and honey-free sprouted flat bread. Don't incarcerate the bees! Don't murder the yeast!
Makes bovine spongiform worth the risk.
Yeah. For about 5 minutes. Then you start mentally fondling all the cheeses you'll be missing -- parmigiano, triple cream brie, gruyere, even cheddar (well, aged sharp at the very least).
And then it becomes apparent that pretty much everything has either milk or eggs in it and you are reduced to eating gruel and honey-free sprouted flat bread. Don't incarcerate the bees! Don't murder the yeast!
Makes bovine spongiform worth the risk.
No, I am NOT retarded. Ok, maybe a little. Sorry about the double post. Must be the BSE.
HAHAAAA! Yes, I'm going to experiment with eliminating dairy after the Master Cleanse..maybe for at least a month. But oh my God, I LOOOOOOOVE CHEESE! LOVE LOVE LOVE! And don't get me started on yogurt...
um, does Tasti-D count as dairy? Cause I think it's mostly just chemicals mixed with DELICIOUS.
And we are getting some when you get here. Like, 5 more days or something ridiculous!!
Ash--
Fear not. I am not starting the no-dairy until after my magical lemonade cleanse which is AFTER I hang out with you, specifically because of the Tasti-D goodness.
And maybe you can talk me into sanity because dude, veganism IS CONTAGIOUS.
And by contagious, I mean stupid.
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