Day 319/365 (June 1, 2015)

Got asked to film a concert just after midnight at 54 Below tonight so that is fun! I got up and plugged my camcorder in to charge.

Got up went to work. We have a box where we put papers that need to be shredded before being thrown out but haven't actually shredded anything in a while so I decided to buckle down and begin shredding. Let me tell you in the movies when people do emergency mass shredding because they are trying to cover something up it is lies! it took so long and kept getting jammed and after emptying the barrel twice it over heated and I had to stop! still have a whole bunch more to go, it is a good thing I enjoy shredding things. I should have moved the shredder back in my office sooner to prevent this. It is still all rainy out.

After I headed home and had a lip sync battle min-marathon followed by America's Slang. At some point I ended up accidentally taking a 45 minute nap that felt really good. I  woke up with two sleeping kitties near by. Helped Laura pick up the camera and also helped Sasha with some "playbill" flower prep work.

Then i got ready for the concert. It was for Chris McCarrell. I had never seen him before so I had no clue what to expect. It was a very enjoyable evening, He is bubbly and fun and put on a wonderful show. Glad I got to see it! Almost had an issue beforehand, thankfully Shoshana to the rescue! I need to see what is wrong with my camera battery! It said it was fully charged and when i went to test his memory card in my camera the battery all of a sudden said it had only ten minutes left! Thankfully she had her camera there and it had a charge and was very kind to let me use it.

After i went back home and helped Sasha some more with her flowers., then I couldn't sleep thanks to the nap so i put on Daredevil since it usually puts me to sleep but I actually got into the episode... oops!

Day 314/365 (May 27, 2015)

After work i headed home and then Met up with Dom for Broadway Bakes. This time it was Lena Hall and Rob McClure. I ended up chatting with Ally for a bit and lots of time with Laura, and I stayed until Kate Reinders and David Burtka were there. Rob is seriously such a sweet and generous person and really gets into the whole Broadway Bakes thing!

Eventually me and my flip flops went for a walk. I was walking downtown to meet up with someone but by the time i got to Madison Square Park they got canceled so I hobbled back home since that wasn't appropriate footwear and my foot was already in pain.

While at home the roomies and I watched 500 questions and were sad when Steve got the boot!

Fred sleeps all kinds of funny ways.

Day 313/365 (May 26, 2015)

Going to work after a 3 day weekend is always tough, but that I did! After work I headed up to have a Jenny appointment which didn't go as badly as I was expecting! SO naturally the wise thing to do was go home, put food away and head back to the evil cookie place for Broadway Bakes. This time it was Clay Thompson, Lesli Margherita, and Chris Rice. I ran into Laura and had them make a video for Jake... oops, haha! I also dropped off the cookie bribe fulfillment to Jersey Boys and some birthday cookies to Mr. Cookie.

Fred sleeps funny and Charlie supports Jake.

Then later on went for an almost 4 mile (mostly) run with Sasha and Liz.

Day 153/365 (December 17, 2014)

Got up to rush Pippin because I hadn't seen it in a while, saw the matinee. After rush I went to work, then saw Pippin, then home where I met up with Matt (B.) and we watched a bit of The Spidey Boys DVD I had made since he missed the concert. Then I made my way to Laura's birthday party with Karen and we both locked ourselves out of the apartment... luckily Sasha had her keys!

After seeing the matinee of Pippin and thinking ahead to my schedule I realized I needed to go see Pippin in DC so I bought a bus ticket for Sunday!

Fred and Charlie were trying to get in my bag!

Day 128/365 (November 22, 2014)

The final bit of birthday celebration ended up with a trip to a trampoline park with a stop at target and michael's along the way. The trampoline park was so much fun, but this was smaller than the last one i went to so we had to take turns with others and there was a pregnant lady jumping with a toddler breaking so many rules. I also had an awkward run in with Jessica Phillips in the bathroom, as we both locked eyes and was like i know that face. If it had been outside the bathroom I would have said hi but inside would be just wrong! The whole day would have been great if later that night our ceiling hadn't have started leaking... on the couch/me. Poor Laura was staying over too so we had to come up with a different sleeping solution and thankful our landlord, Al, came over right away with help to figure out what was wrong. The leak started at 10:30 and they left at 1 am.

Day 107365 (November 1, 2014)

It was the day of the party. It was also not so much a good day and a good one at the same time.  I started by doing cake ball prep and then my mom called to say Nana wasn't doing too well and they thought she might die at any moment. Needless to say I was pretty upset. She ended up slipping into a coma later in the day. I feel so helpless and torn, but I don't handle emotions very well so I find it best to turn them off and compartmentalize. Luckily the party provided a good distraction. I made the chai cake balls and had fun splattering them with colors like Sasha wanted. Sasha and Karen did an excellent job of turning our apartment into Wonderland. I really remarkable job! The boys even dressed up, well Fred had a few costume changes, Charlie wasn't as cooperative but I love my behind the scenes shot of a kitty costume photo shoot! They even got Lola to record quotes from the book in her British accent and had it play in between the background music... donezo!

we played mao, psychiatrist, mafia, and just had a really fun time. Hope's white rabbit costume was AMAZING, as was Laura's Cheshire cat makeup. I enjoyed being Alice in Wonderland and Monique was Alice also, haha. I think me chasing Hope is one of the greatest pictures! I did stuff my face with all of the wonderful food... the macarons (those burger things) were a hit as were the cake balls. Sasha couldn't wait to try the macarons.

Day 321/365 (July 5, 2009)

my day started out really weird.  i had originally planned on getting up at 10:30 so i had time to get ready and chill before heading out to brooklyn but i couldnt bring myself to get up until 12, which is when i was originally planning on leaving! i had the most unusual experience that freaked me out a little... i got a phone call and asked who was and the person answered your father but i knew it wasnt him since A. he died a few years ago and B it sounded like my cousin alyssa. anyways as i was thinking about why alyssa was calling me since i didnt think she had my number and well she never has before my alarm went off and i realized i had never been on the phone instead it was a dream the whole time that just felt real. it freaked me out so much i had to ask krysta if something that happened earlier was real or a dream... it was real at least!

i eventually headed out to brooklyn to megan's apartment and got their even quicker than i expected, and not much later than i originally intended! on the way there i began re-reading harry potter and the half-blood prince... i didnt get far before the dude next to me saw what i was reading and engaged me in conversation about the books and movies and i kept thinking dude can't you see i am trying to read but was unable to tell him because i felt bad.

the time atmegan's was lots of fun we ate bagels, and chips and salsa while playing harry potter scene it, balderdash, and rock band. i got booed of the stage my first time playing but did much better the next attempt! and i learned that i should know wesley snipes better since he is snipes not snipe, emily is cornish pixie intuitive, and laura and i were both a little crazy. it was really a great afternoon of fun and good peeps... then on the way home i took my own discovered non-hop stop way and it got me home wicked fast compared to what hopstop had told me, so that was pretty exciting! i also discovered a unicyclist on 141 and ACP... it amused greatly, especially when he was forced to stop for a light and i was able to get this picture!

i decided also that i need to try to be in better spirits and stuff during the week so i need to do things that will try to prevent me from slipping into a not good emotional state as i seem so prone to do lately. this weekend really rejuvenated my spirits and i dont want to jeopardize that!

Day 317/365 (July 1, 2009)

Constantine with the official Guinness World Record Certificate... BWW maybe?

from Rock of Ages Twitter... i look rad and laura is in it too

i took this... cast holding certificate but you cant really tell

I had another day of poopiness but at least there was something fun to look forward to and that was helping break a Guinness world record! (largest and longest air guitar ensemble) i headed out to rock of ages pretty early to check the line situation and i ran into brian! it was nice having a little catch up chat with him! then i went to the courtyard for a bit and just hung out. eventually i went back and was of course the first person in line. the guy who works for them and was holding a "line starts here" sign was thoroughly amusing and a fellow camera whore. we would ham it up any time a camera appeared (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2PBncrsd1o) so far i saw myself on CBS (or was it NBC) news, RoA twitter, and that video but frankly there has to be more! we witnessed some stupid people such as the woman asked how to get into the theater (um open a door) and the woman who passed by saying "but they dont have any air guitars with them!" (um lady AIR guitar?!?!) it was also a nice surprise having laura join in the line too!

eventually they let us in and i took my seat in the mezz (B101) and OCean ? taught us some air guitar moves including the "stacie jaxx dirty panty air something or other" Ocean was quite funny and extremely entertaining. after the instructions and a short practice run they played the music and everyone in the theater did their best moves and it was fun watching the cast participate too! then they gave out prizes and did a Q & A with the cast while the judges tallied stuff up... with 810 people we broke the record and even though we only needed 90 seconds we rocked on for about 2 and a half minutes (i think it was 2M 34S).

then i headed over and hung with sasha, fred, and pip for a nice long while. marty was in and out so fast! then i went t path mark and went grocery shopping even though i didnt find the things i did want and couldnt figure out what to get. i dont understand how i cant remember other things to eat! i mean i am an awesome cook and can do whatever i set my mind to but alas nothing seems to interest me.

anywho i came home and didnt do too much.

Day 234/365 (April 9, 2009)

the day was well spent in my opinion... after taking lots of cute pictures of fred i went on a carzy job application spree... like twice as much as i usually do! i also took a little nap at some point and showered and headed out and about.

i went to go meet mary and susie for a night of fun and as i was climbing up the subway steps i saw mary pass by, so we walked and as we did we were like where are we meeting susie and a few seconds later we saw her before we got our answer. we went to Vynl and got some yummy food... instead of getting the BLT i love so much i branched out and got a turkey burger that was just amazing, it has apples in it and some spices... yum! i met Lil for a hot second and she gave me a cute easter card and little easter goodie cup. i wish i had my act together like her to pass that stuff out! I was also quite surprised/pleased to hear someone call my name in Vnyl and look over and see Laura! unexpected friend encounters are quite appreciated.

After dinner we went and sat in the courtyard talking for quite sometime until we got really cold so we "moved the party" to starbucks. the great thing about starbucks is they dont make you buy anything and so yea we stayed until we moved to TOL. it was too early for karaoke which we knew but it was kind of nice being there with almost no one there and being able to chat still and catch up with dakota, drew, and michael/george.

Karaoke started off quite busted with microphone and sound issues but then worked out and we found a Carlos 3.0 and there were some other musical theater "kids" that were singing and having a good time. Mary also knows me far too well from when i started laughing while singing a song... and it was nice having such lovely times with susie. we finally bounced on the earlier side because we were all tired and Mary had to get to Jersey.

While on the subway i found my camera in the outside pocket of my purse which i had checked several times but the pocket never seemed deep... guess it was really deep and i found out on accident, i was quite happy! i also got really sad/reminicent (spelling blarg!) over Rent because i saw a pretty boy and he made me start singing one song glory and then next thing you know i was all missing it.

i got home and krysta was excited about her new dog and well right now it is 3 am and we are still up... i also came to a realization about "my list" i really didnt think this would happen but the order has changed ... there is a new number 1 to which krysta said she has known for a while but i didnt until tuesday/tonight. i also scandalized mary while simeltaneously making her proud by "growing up." and at one point both krysta and i have hoisted fred up to the ceiling because he is after something imaginary... but whenkrysta was doing it fred ended up trying to deshirt her.... and he and emma were having serious play time... well play for fred, not so much for emma!

i also have been trying for a a day or so, but now really trying to add wicked back into my vocabulary. Growing up in MA (and well new england i guess) wicked is an adjective that is used often. I did not realize that it wasnt a regional thing until i went to school in NY and people would chuckle when i would say something was wicked awesome or whatnot... so slowly it left my vocab, but i want it back in because i love it so, i also feel like people might think i am using it because of the musical but gosh darn it that word was there long before the musical (or even the book) was so by golly into my vocabulary it will go again! besides i am not a bog fan of the musical... sure it has some great songs, but it also has some boring songs, and yes the costuming and set is beyond stellar and i think everyone should see it but man oh man i just dont so much like the show on a continued basis and am kind of sad about the amount of times i have seen it... ending tangent and watching bones before going to bed even though i should just go to bed... or maybe i wont, i have no idea!

Day 229/365 (April 4, 2009)

A day of happiness!

So i woke up wicked early because a stupid alarm went off that i had to turn off... then i got a phone call and ended up with only 5 hours of sleep for the day ahead which did not please me, but there was nothing i could do. after i got ready i packed my bag since i was wearing "driving pants" and then i went to meet megan at 125th st. after a little stop in dunkin donuts and getting 6 donuts for $3 i met megan and we hoped the M60 towards laguardia to get to enterprise for our rental car. The people that helped us were the same ones that did last year when we went with kitten... glad they didnt remember us!

we had reserved a teeny tiny car but they gave us a bigger one and i really loved it and i was the first renter of it because they said they just put the plates on it today! Megan and i then went and picked emily up then circled around to get laura.... and the fun began!

there is nothing i enjoy better than a roadtrip with some of my most favorite people and it was funny because we all brought music playing options (yay for me having the double ended cable so we could use the aux jack i was hoping the car would and did have) then we were like directions... good thing laura printed them off since my phone was misbehaving!

i got a little road rage being stuck at a toll and found a creepy drunk guy that followed us in westport but we eventually found the place, got some food and went back. the other bands were very good and it was just happiness times alot seeing the spring standards play and whatnot. since it was heather's birthday we brought a card and megan made some yummy goodness... surprisingly i gave up baking responsibilities which shocked me greatly! after we got "puff paint" t-shirts that heather decorated and thankfully mine made it back unharmed! though the shirt started with some minor stain on it.

we dropped laura and megan off at the subway and emily and i begun our interesting journey returning the car... ps i cant lie and am not good at coming up with quick answers to cover stories.... yes please remember this for the future people!

eventually i got him and sleep was nice... oh earlier i had put away my laundry and made my bed so i was able to sleep in my bed since the night before i had to sleep on the couch because i never put laundry away or made my bed from my trip to new rochelle.

ps by the end of the trip i had consumed 4.5 of the donuts... i didnt feel so good in the end!

Day 143/365 (January 8, 2009)

The Spring Standards had a "secret" show in Brooklyn at a place called VoxPop they, and a bunch of other wicked awesome talented people/bands, performed as a rescue the place type thing. The place was super tiny and it was nice to see them play without there elaborate set-ups. The palce was on Cortelyou Rd in Brooklyn and Megan, Laura, and myself headed out.

After the show we had a photo shoot of sorts waiting for the Q train to wisk us away... fun times with fun people. This was our funny faces shot

Day 137/365 (January 2, 2009)

There is no better way to start the year than getting together with some great friends (megan, emily, hope, and laura) and seeing The Spring Standards play in NY! Seriously i am always happy whenever i see them play and am so thankful for all the wonderful people i have met at their shows. 2009 is off to such a great start!