Day 170/365 (January 3, 2015)

Got up early to go to training... only to discover Travis forgot and was in Florida so no training for me, but I did go to the gym and hit my step goal for the day by 11:16 am! Then I came home and grabbed stuff for a few errands. Dropped a care package off to Ellyn and went to the Music Box to deliver the cupcake to the stage door guy, who wasn't there so I gave it to the girl and had an awkward run in with Carly... I really hate running into people when making deliveries. Then I came back and had lunch before going back to the theatre to meet with Adam to give him the big delivery of cupcakes and cookies. We chatted in the area just inside the door for a while then I headed back home for a bit.

Way later it was time for Ellyn's show at 54 Below. It started so late but was hilarious! Jake Odmark played the role of Lola to perfection, Ellyn did a hilarious version of her character Gemma Louise's inner monologue. She rapped and people laughed when they saw the pictures during The Last 5 Years song. We said good bye to Dawn, I packed my rush bag and Jo Ann came to stay with us since the show was so late.

Fred and Charlie were cuddling all cute like and I finally read the card Zina sent me on New Year's Day.

Day 169/365 (January 2, 2015)

Had my Jenny appointment, then off to work. Later on I tried to kill Dawn because I made Fluffernutter cupcakes without thinking about her allergy so she had to stay outside until all traces of peanut butter (including sent) went away. I also packaged the cookies all pretty like.

Day 168/365 (January 1, 2015)

I made waffles and I loved them! I also played air hockey with Dawn on the iPad and totally won! Then I made Oatmeal Craisin cookies in preparation of Pippin closing for the cast. I also had lunch with Andrey. Fred and Charlie have been my best cuddle buddies.

Day 167/365 (December 31, 2014)

A day of fun and productivity! I spent the majority of the day in my PJs and making the chocolate cupcakes for Shoshana's New Year's Eve party and the business cards to go with them. Then I also made snickerdoodle macarons for our own "party" Some of them were perfect, the others were overbooked so a bit hard but still good... and Dawn arrived! Always great to see her.

Hope came over and we had burrito box, yum! Eventually dawn and I went to the NYE party and had a great time.. I still feel bad I kind of left them but I tried to get them to come and I told them I had wanted to go out this year.

Please note Charlie lounging on the radiator

Day 332/365 (July 16, 2009)

this is my clock, it puts time on the ceiling... the only way to see what time it is at night! In fact i am so used to loking up sometimes when people ask me what time it is my first instinct is to look at the ceiling, no matter where i am.

i got up and headed out to Broadway in Bryant Park... today The Little Mermaid, 9 to 5, Toxic Avenger, and Pure COuntry were performing. IT was a sunny day but i was armed with a bottle of water and a thing of sunscreen. I am so fearful of the sun and burning so i put more on like every thirty minutes and kept asking if my face was turning red! I was excited when i got there and saw Chris saving a bunch of seats so i joined him and he was very good company to have. the morning was lots of fun but really? OK so 9 to 5 was exciting but they only sang two songs (beautifully done) but why didn't they sing 9 to 5? I also think it is awesome allison janey came and did the park since some people are too diva to do it, however i wish her understudy had because i would love to hear the songs sung by three outstading vocalists.... i do love her acting dont get me wrong, but she just cant sing. pure country is supposedly coming to broadway in the spring, i dont like country so it wont be a show i will see (unless casting dictates otherwise) but the guy who performed had an incredible voice and was cute to boot! the girl had to read from the sheet music but sounded great.

Toxic Avenger, this was my first exposure to it and it seemed like it must be the fun musical everyone says it is but two of the songs sounded the same and some of the same lyrics so i was like huh? but the guy who co-wrote it and is part of Bon Jovi was there to introduce them, then joined in the last song towards the end and i was like oh i wish dawn were here. the other show that performed was the little mermaid... once again this year brian d'dario (spelling is wrong there) stole the show, there is no question in my mind that he has a bright career ahead of him i mean how many others are that professional and killer at such a young age? Let's talk Drew Seeley. i was excited to see him perform because um hello CUTIE! and he does have a nice voice... in the end he did sound amazing but i was so dissapointed because he sang the new popified version of her voice. yes it is a fun song, but in the musical Her Voice is one of the most beautiful songs and if that is what i was going to hear i would have wanted to hear the musical version not the pop version... and this is broadway in bryant park after all, not pop concert in bryant park! i understand reasoning behind it... i am sure disney spent a ton of money producing that one song so why not use it, but STILL!!!!

after it was over chris and i took a walk to the times square visitor center because he wanted to pick up a few of the show fliers and stuff and i was able to look in a mirror there and be reassured that i had not gotten sun burnt!

then i headed home and got some lunch, where i cut my gums on a peach pit, and there was blood and it hurt! it was a tame sort of day at this point, though i did a bunch of dishes. WHen krysta came home she cooked us a truly scrumptious dinner and we had a yummy dessert of brownies and ice cream. Eventually i got ready and headed out to TOL for some karaoke.

the nights was lots of fun and it was very exciting to have had some many friends there at one point or another. Kim, Susie, and Jo were there when i arrived and shortly thereafter Joey turned up. Before the night ended Andrew had even popped in! (and a few others). The night was filled with lots of karaoke from me... best part is i made it through the night without singing any britney spears even if there were protests about that. it was just a fun and lovely night :D Kim and i walked to the subway together and then i went home and fell asleep!

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 264/365 (May 9. 2009)

this was kind of a day i just needed really badly. I had so much fun during the week but i was just on the go ya know?  well after we all woke up (yay for my first dose of real sleep in a while, and sending dawn on her way back home sadly) i ate a little "breakfast" with ewa before giving her directions and sending her on her way. then i spent some time relaxing before i headed over to the Trump Tower apartments on the East Side. It was a trek but so worth it!

I was the first to arrive at Hope's boss' apartment and we hung for a bit while playing with Erin's Wii. I still felt like my right arm was missing without having my camera to take a picture of the amazing view! We played some American Idol KAraoke Revolution, then played Smarty Pants for a bit... i dont like that game! Eventually Emily arrived, and with my supplies she was able to add her final touch to the thesis cake she made Megan... i ended up with that colorful tongue because of it... i call it tongue art.

Megan arrived an then Erin came... Hope ordered pizza, i brought pretzles, and chips and salsa, megan brought soda and stuff and then the fun began! i ate sooooo much stuff and had sooooo much fun playing karaoke idol for quite a few hours! eventually we finished it up by watching the last half hour of the traitor justin timberlake hosting SNL which i didnt find funny at all, but i was with my friends so i didnt mind.

then i walked all the way across the island practically to the subway and went home and slept. i was very happy ewa didnt mind me staying with my friends instead of meeting her right after she saw 9 to 5... she is a good cousin!

Day 263/365 (May 8. 2009)

I left NWS at 2 am and instead of going home i went to meet Hope waiting in line to see NKOTB on the Today show as part of the concert series.she had chairs for us which rocked hardcore! eventually Dawn came and joined us and brought arts and craft supplies and we made posters... ok mine wasnt so much a NKOTB poster, but a drawing.. i ended up snoozing for about 20 minutes, and they helped me pry off my boots that had literally welded to my socks! my feet were swollen and in pain. i also learned that i love NKOTB, but old school them. i was no where near excited or as obssessed as most the people but it was fun being in that atmosphere with friends.

they finally let us in and the standing began! during soundcheck the crowd revolted towards the people in the front with signs, i witnessed a 10 year old girl that needs anger management tools, and admited defeat. i was so tired and in so much pain i couldnt wait the next two hours on my feet to see them, so i was hppy with the two full soundcheck performances and dawn and i left. i got home and got an hour nap in before getting ready and heading out.

i went to New Rochelle to help with my cousin dennis' 6th birthday party (star wars theme). i frosted the super amazing lego cakes and helped set up and all that. 13 6 year old boys in a contained area is work! but the party was fun and a sucess. the only sad thing was i had taken my camera out to snap a few photos of party was it was set up, and my camera i named after the immortal Duncan MacLeod died! i guess he wasnt immortal after all! his lens wont go back in and i cant use him any more and i feel like i have lost my right arm! (bonus i got 9 boxes of samoa girl scout cookies (my fave) and a box of trefoils (my 2nd fave).) i need to spell better!

after i got back into the city and met up with Ewa from her bus from Boston then we went home. i was so excited that both of our annoying houseguest had departed and found a disgusting mess when i was changing the sheets to clean ones for ewa. i mean really... if you are going to have your period and have an accident (ON SOMEONE ELSE'S COUCH) then dont leave it and not tell them... so i found dried period gunk on my couch that went through the (now thrown out) sheets and onto the mattress... yea tossing that too!

anyway ewa freshend up then we met dawn at the seinfeld diner and got some good eats, then we headed to mostly sondheim (dawn went home to pack). got there on the early side so ewa and i strolled for a bit before heading in. we got there and found lympus, collen, and michael from NWS so we sat with them and it was nice. Marty and Brian ended up hosting alone but it was of course still fabulous and fun times! ewa even sang, and i was sad we left t so early, and missed lots of fun, but she didnt want to stay out too late, and quite frankly if she hadnt of made me leave i may not have made it back in one piece because i was so tired!

i then crawled into bed and slept for a few hours... it was beyond needed!

Day 262/365 (May 7. 2009)

This photo was "stolen" from TONY Lounge's FB Page

So began my massive lack of sleep, but fun doom! As became usual we went to bed around 3/4ish in the morning and right beforehand Dawn was like let's try getting standby tickets for Jimmy Fallon. SO she left earlier than me, and then i got up at 7 and joined her in the standby line. After they handed out the tickets we grabbed a bite to eat and headed home. I wanted to go to the softball games which i am beginning to think i am not supposed to, so instead of sleeping i took a tiny 20 minute nap and got up and got tucker together and headed to central park. (keep in mind i checked the website before i left and in hindsight have realized that page was loaded offline) so i get there to the field i wanted and nothing! as i make my way to the other fields with lots of walking and frustration over confusing central park i get there and see nothing! i walked for almost two hours with a 6 pound puppy that only walked the equivalent of about 10/15 street blocks the whole time. then i check my phone and on my phone it said the games were cancelled due to rain... awesome, not!

then i get home and no time for napping, i change into my clothes for the night and see it has started to rain slightly so i put on my rain boots.  we walk outside with umbrellas and it was a slight rain... we get about a block away and MASSIVE downpour the rest of the way. it was also windy so basically our umbrellas did nothing and we got soaked from head to toe! we checked in on the standby list then went to a bathroom and used the driers to try and dry off a little.. didnt work so much with me! then we took our place in line when we were allowed to.

they ended up pulling us from the regular line and putting us in the band line and finally still wet we took our seats in the extremely air conditioned studio... just the thing in soaking wet clothes! the filming was pretty fun and we saw martha stewert, some stupid comedian, and got to be on stage when a band played. after it was over we ran out to get to the birthday party and when i did i saw a girl get hit by a cab (nothing serious, a little roll and she was totally fine as exhibited by how quickly she whipped out her cell phone and rolled her head around in anger) so i was like "let's not be good samaritans and just go!" so we did... (and ended up meeting martha's dogs)

eventually we got to chevy's to celebrate matthew and mackenzie's 21st birthday and of course dawn's 22 nd birthday, since today was her birthday. we had a nice meal and chatted with everyone (sasha, marty, amelia, zuri, todd, and brian at one point). then i rushed over to new world stages so i wouldnt be late for check in for karaoke idol.

i was already in a state of panic experiencing slight stage fright before i got there since they wanted a headshot (like i had one of those), but then i got there and the place was bursting at the seems with people, so many of them, the check in line was long, and i saw the performances would be happening down stairs and was being projected on the TOL tvs for anyone who wanted to stay upstairs. then i found out who the judges were... yea i have never been nervous like that before. i mean my pulse was racing, i was on the verge of tears, and at times had a hard time breathing. people tried to make me feel better like dawn, lympus, mkc, and mitch... yea it didnt help! finally i was able to calm myself down enough to pretend like i was ready... and i ended up having a great time and felt so good about facing my fear!

i hung around the whole time standing mostly in my painful rain boots (mistake) and dawn had left to do some shopping then go home. it ended at 2... i still havent slept at this point but the rest makes sense on next entry for the date of it all.

Day 261/365 (May 6. 2009)

once again i don't remember all the fine details, but here is what i do remember...

Dawn and i ended up doing a reconnaissance mission to find the "seinfeld diner." we found it and it turns out it was only the exterior and never the interior. I never watched Seinfeld so i had no idea, but it was still exciting and we decided when we had time we would go eat there.

As we left we walked a bit before we got on the subway and found a Pinkberry and i began my impressive will power of not getting it... i walked in a Pinkberry a couple more times this week and didn't get any... well until i did... but once out of like 4 is pretty good right?

then we made our way downtown and did some more walking and ended up getting tickets to see 17 Again (after a failed sunglass hunt attempt.) Let me tell you I LOVED THAT MOVIE!!!! i dont see movies often anymore and i dont usually leave with a feeling of wanting to see it again or owning it, but i suspect i will own it once it is released on DVD. Dawn makes a good travel buddy.

Day 260/365 (May 5. 2009)

once again i cant remember everything i did during the day (really need to keep up with this!) Dawn and i got some Pinkberry before heading to The Eatery.

i know we had stayed up late and slept quite a bit. Eventually we made our way to The Eatery for Karolina's birthday dinner. It was nice having a big group dinner someplace that has such great food! After we all headed over to Bar Nine for some extra time with each other and of course the birthday girl! it was a good evening for sure!

i especially loved the gift i gave her complete with lemons, pretty blue liquid, and a card with a monkey

Day 259/365 (May 4. 2009)

Dawn arrived from Canada via her trip from LA!!!! I dont remember everything we did, but i know that we went to Sasha's and spent some time with her and Fred and Pip and Nick. (i can't remember if matthew was there.

Pip and Fred were having lots of fun playing with each other and i wish i had been able to take a few more pictures! my allergies also flared up which was not so cool but some good medicine kicked it back into gear!

Then Dawn and I headed over to see Altar Boyz. I had made sure to get her an aisle seat close to the front (front row actually) and before the show started i looked around and there was only one other person with pull potential so i had a 50/50 shot of having my evil plan work... it totally did! She was pulled up onstage during Something About You and as michael extended his hand to her she looked at me and said "i hate you" yea that was a great moment haHA!

It was just really nice seeing it with her because she had never seen it before so when she laughed and all that stuff it was natural and reminded me of how much i love seeing the show and that was pretty hip! the last few times i have seen it i mean i liked it but it just sort of felt like i was there for a reson (which i was) and not because i wanted to see it, so it was nice to watch it and have total fun and not playing little games i have created in my head to make the show go faster. (this is why i had taken my hiatus from seeing it, i loved it too much to end up hating it... it helped with rent, and it helped with this). 

i know a big part of our random time together we spent looking for a bag for Dawn.

Day 258/365 (May 3, 2009)

i woke up feeling alot happier which was nice, and after some good puppy time i made my way out. It was raining, and he the streets were so water filled. i ended up getting soaked on my 25 minute walk tot he life cafe. sneakers were a pool, and my pants got hit so bad, it went all the way up to my knees!

Anywho Emilie wanted to celebrate her birthday at Life Cafe, so that is where i went. Emilie, Jennifer, Carina, Steph, Vicki, Jerri, Some other girl, and myself stayed there for like 2 hours (maybe a little more.) They very nicely didn't kick us out even after we payed. I really don't like the food at Life Cafe, yeek! my turkey burger was plain and burnt! Then we walked to Crumbs by union square and i was proud of myself for no breaking down and buying a cupcake! then we all headed uptown. i went to the NWS Box Office to buy tickets to ABz for dawn and myself. Ended up with great seats for tomorrow night! while there i ran into Ravi very quickly, and MKC and group of his friends holding up the line buying tickets. (not really holding up the line) then i got my tickets and headed back to kim's. i was able to finally make the pizza and do the dishes that i have made since i was here. Soon i am going to make sure i have all my stuff and head home, since Kim gets back tonight. I am watching a cheesy movie on ABC Family called Taking 5 and enjoying it quite a bit!

I also got bit by the organization/cleaning bug! i decided my closet needed sme work so i switched out the winter stuff and put in the spring stuff and i also reorganized it back into sections... it took a long time but felt wicked good!