Day 341/365 (July 25, 2009)

i woke up and paid some bills. i went for a walk with tucker to the post office where he caused me to bleed pretty badly from a small painful wound, then later he got me again and that slice above HURTS. emma and i cuddled up on the couch and i ended up taking a nap that i didnt want to take. after i woke up i went to the grocery store and bought some stuff and i made a yummy shepard's pie for a real dinner. krysta also made some yummy vegtables and cous cous.

kinda hot right now so i suppose i should grab the fan but dont care that much

i also finally cleared all the annoying bubbles off my iPhone because i have no new voice messages anymore and no new emails!!!! that is exciting :D NO BUBBLES!!!!

Day 330/365 (July 14, 2009)

ooo it was a day! after getting like no actual sleep at sasha and marty's before heading out to rush... idk why the couch is comfy and i was sleepy, i went to rush next to normal. i was of course the first person there and thankfully i feel asleep from about 8 until 9 am so it gave me a little boost!. i even finished reading the 6th harry potter book, tears! After i got the tickets i came home and took care of a few quick things (such as playing with tucker and giving emma some love) then i got ready and headed out for two separate job interviews... 

the first place i am not a fan of... it was clustered and chaotic and well i am desperate so if it happens i will take it, the second... OH MY GOODNESS! it was with a temp agency and they had me fill out paperwork that took about 40 minutes before i even got to do the interview! and my hand writing sucks so that was painful! the interview seemed pleasant and hopefully they have some job pop up for me. afterwards i headed over to sasha and she was trying to seel since she hadnt the night before so i watched more of how i met your mother until i fell asleep and got a much needed hour nap. at one point since pip was in sasha's room fred came up and nuzzled with me again... setting off my allergies, but i dont really care because i love him so much!

then i went and met with my theatre buddy at Mother Burger in the courtyard. it was my first time checking it out and it was yummy, especially the sauce when i dipped the great fries in it. then we headed over the the theatre... we had to wait in a long line to get in but always worth it. the show was great and it was fun seeing it with someone i haven't seen it with yet. then we hung around after and chatted with Kyle Dean for a bit... always happiness... then i went home.

i paid some bills and dealt with a very annoying emma who wanted my undivided attention since i left her alone all last night.

Day 288/365 (June 2, 2009)

i paid more bills, and i went on a cleaning spree. i wiped down the surfaces in the bathroom, including the tub, and i did a bazillion dishes... practically all our silverware! i also wiped down and organized all our surfaces, i just couldnt get to my bedroom... will stay messy for a while!

then i met mark at barnes and noble, and ran into kelly :D

the story of my life did a performance and CD signing. it was nice to see will chase and malcolm gets sing the great songs again. then mark and i did some walking and ended up chatting in the courtyard before i came home. i finally had the penne a al vodka i had been craving for a few days, a TON of asparagus, and topped it off with the last half pound of cherries!

ps i also had such a happy dream at some point last night... i cant share it but it put smiles on my face!

Day 286/365 (May 31, 2009)

i love how emma always curls her tail up on her body like that when sitting or laying down.

anywho this was not a good day for me. i was in a really depressive mood, like one of the worst i have been in a long while. i know what came over me, and i wish i had someone to talk to and i know what i need but cant get it. (calling this life woes in my tags). i am thankful krysta had volunteered the night before to help sasha and autumn get the little mermaid student tickets because really the thought of getting out of bed (ok well off the couch) for more than a few minutes was painful... enough that i didnt even go to path mark because it was "too far away" i meant to go down eventually and hang for a bit, but well emotionally and mentally i couldnt even though i am sure hanging would have helped.

i spent the day watching lots of tv, including the cute maneater on lifetime. i also finally cleared my inbox and even paid lots of bills... boredom in the highest.

at one point i went grocery shopping and bought some stuff. i made a real dinner of terriyaki beef and yummy mashed potatoes. i ate a lot but it was good. i also did a bunch of dishes

Day 268/365 (May 13. 2009)

The day began relatively hum drum. Emma was cuddled up on me as always but sadly that had to end. i had a bunch of stuff i knew i needed to do today so i put together some of my to do lists so i could begin.

i started with my battle with a lame credit card company who had tried to tell me i missed a payment when my bank clearEly has my cancelled check. so i was told to fax the copy to them... well they had given me the wrong number and i had to call the inquiry number i was given... well that was wrong too and four numbers later and three separate royal wenches (saying i had the wrong department then giving me a different number) until the fourth person was actually helpful and gave me the right number... now next week i have to call to make sure it was processed. it caused me so much stress, oof!

Tucker and i also went on a nice walk/run around the neighborhood, and eventually i went to meet karolina to get my speakers back. then we went on a quick shopping trip since she needed a new pair of work pants quickly, then i went home. On my way i stopped at the grocery store and picked up some yummy tomato and avocado to have as a snack, and yummy it was!

later i paid some bills, and did some cleaning on the laundry front since i have to do it tomorrow so i can ack since i couldnt bring myself to do it tonight. i also rediscovered the nanny, since i saw it playing on nick at nite... good times because i enjoy the show greatly!

also and what is with the everyone ring our door buzzer day today? at least 5 times today, it is wicked annoying!

ps i was also proud of myself because i needed to get to the post office before the week finished out to mail dawn some stuff she accidentally left behind, and well i went before thursday which would have been the last day i could until monday which would have been ridiculous! the best part was i thought it would take forever and even though there was an insanely long line, there were a lot of workers and i was in and out in 15 miuntes! that is a record for all of my post office trips, score!

Day 245/365 (April 20, 2009)

Today i paid lots of bills, and finally finished cleaning my room. i also had to puppy proof it since tucker can now get over all my well crafted blockades and that meant moving the cat food once again to on top of my heater. he also had more accidents on the floor, so there was alot of cleaning but he seems to be doing it right again which is nice!

I then cleaned all the dishes and stuff and just worked on organizing my life!

eventually i finished my cheese soup which was still as yum as ever and if you cant tell one of my favorite things to eat! there was lots of tv watching, and cleaning up after tucker, but we are making progress!

eventually i headed, in the pouring rain, to see the broadway beauty pageant. it was really quite a fun awesome thing! The host was Tovah Feldshuh and let me tell you she is absolutely hylerical! the judges were charles busch, beth leavel, seth rudetsky, and ana gasteyer. each one added such an amusing unique touch to the night!

the contestants were just um wow! i'll talk about each of them... but it in general the pageant went like this Opening number (which was cute and done by all the contestants), talent competition, interview, swim wear competition, then past winners performed, then marty thomas performed. in between there was voting and speeches.

Tony James (Mr. Lion King) did a stunning modern dance with a partner and he moved so beautifully and gracefully (and his partner) and made perfect lines and movements, what i rememeber from his interview was that he has been in TLK for about 9 years on and off. His swim wear (which he made himself) was done to i just cant wait to be king and he had a lion king towel to start off with.

James Brown III (Mr. Little Mermaid) also did an incredible modern dance with a partner. Once again i just cant get over the agility and gracefulness and control had over his (well their) bodies. his partner looked like he could be his twin. Sadly right now i dont remember anything from his interview, herumph! His swim wear was done to kiss the girl and he totally played to the audience and judges!

David Larsen (Mr. Billy Elliot, the first ever straight contestant in 3 years) oh his talent! he gave a brief synopsis of BE and a little story from the rehearsal process. He said this inspired the song and he wrote it and gave it to his cast on opening night (thankfully not the young ones) it was an original song about margaret Thatcher that had quite the catchy scandalous chorus! His interview caused him to recite the pledge of allegiance in the accent used in BE and he said his happiest moment ever was marrying his wife... awwweeee! His was the best swim wear! he came out in coal minor garb, complete with head light. then he cued the lights off took the stuff off and when the lights came on he had "super short shorts" that had a sparkly union jack on the front and a star on the back. (I dont know BE music so i dont know what song it was)

Adam Fleming (Mr. Wicked) he sang a song and danced with 4 girls that they choreographed. It was super fun and really got the energy of the crowd up! he was dr. feel good or something like that. yay for him dancing so well! What i remember from the interview was that he got his equity card when he got hairspray and wicked is his 2nd broadway show. His swim wear involved green and he came out with "green elixir" and pretended to be drunk while stumbling... his song started with have yourself a little drink my.... then turned into popular for a hot second.

Anthony Hollock (Mr. Hair) wow! is talent he came out dressed as a girl playing the trumpet (fame) then started singing... pushed away the band, took over playing/singing a song at the piano, freaked out... had band play again while he sang some more, had some crazy flips, and was just over the top amazing! his interview he spoke about how freeing it was to do the nudity in hair and it was his first broadway show and how he wasnt equity or anything when he waited for hours at an EPA and was able to be seen that got called back, and got the part and said it can happen. For the swim wear he started out with an american flag wrapped around and i was so afraid he was going to be nude... but thankfully he was not and i think his song was hair.

Then after they left there was some a performance by the previous two winners Frankie James Grande and Marty Thomas (with some help, one of which was Jacob Ben Widmar... spelling?) It was a cowboy themed number that included some tap dancing and a very glittery chest. It was funny and had lovely singing too. Then there was some filler time that got us a 42nd street tap dance from Beth Leavel because she still remembered it and did it in crazy high heels! Then Marty came back out in a super snazzy sparkly coat and sand a beautiful rendition of i will always love you that i regret not taking a video of! (seth was nodding in what i can assume excitement at him sounding so great.) then he had to do some filler while all the votes were being tallied. (which by the way you could have your vote counted as double or triple if you attached a ten or twenty to your ballot... you could buy this election!) this resulted in him sharing his i beat britney story and he sang the song he sang on star search with some very dramatic stage direction and narration... loved it!

then they announced the winner who was Mr. Hair! (well irst the runner up mr. little mermaid (i think) who raised the most money online) and marty sang a song while he was crowned... it was just a really awesome way to raise money for a really great organization! i am so going next year!

i also noticed my last post had a bolded paragraph and i was having technical difficulties trying to fix it... i failed! i also ate a TON of celery left over from when i made the soup... i love crunching celery so much!

Links:

http://www3.timeoutny.com/newyork/upstaged/2009/04/photo-gallery-broadway-beauty-pageant/

http://www.popnography.com/2009/04/a-trip-down-memory-lane-at-the-mr-broadway-pageant.html