Day 356/365 (July 8, 2015)

Went to work then went to Staples to meet up with Joey N. and Andrey to copy some sheet music. Joey was so late but time wise we ended up being okay and he thankfully found a piano player who could come help us. Though at the end of the session she sprung a very high price on us that she hadn't disclosed before so that was pretty much highway robbery!

Then we headed off to the rehearsal studio and spent the next two hours rehearsing with various people. It was pretty incredible hearing the songs come to life in person and got me so excited/less worried about the concert. However Joey N. and I went to a Starbucks after to plan some more stuff that basically made me crazy worried again about different things!

When I got home I made more yummy zoodles for dinner.

Fred is a goofball.

Day 123/365 (November 17, 2014)

Morning was spent at work, then i went to the gym for a bit. I made my way to Trader Joe's in Chelsea where for the second time ever I found it with no line... it was so weird and awesome!. After i brought the stuff home I went walking for a bit and got my birthday starbucks for someone since i don't really get anything from them... probably no one should ever get a venti latte but when free why not?

The whole day it was very rainy and I couldn't wait to get home for the night and dry off!

Charlie loes sitting on his scratching post like that

Day 282/365 (May 27, 2009)

i woke up pretty early on my own thanks to so much sleep the day before, but my throat was still kind of hurting. i checked my email and saw mark was coming in so i gave him a call and we made plans.

i met up with him at wicked and we put our names in the lotto but then took a peek at the cast list and when kyle dean's name was no longer listed there i was like i have no interest in seeing the show if he isn't in it, and he thought about it and decided he didnt want to see it either (mainly because i dont think he wanted to see it by himself) so we left... and i have no idea if either of us was called, oops! any who we ended up at the 9 to 5 lotto to help sasha and matthew. we ran into penski so she hung around to help too. after sasha won we all went to vynl for some yummy food... i love my BLT but next time i will get the mac and cheese that sasha had gotten... so much yum!

then we parted ways and mark and i did some more walking and ended up in starbucks for some time. i finally parted ways with mark after a great afternoon and went to path mark to do some grocery shopping. a stupid crazy lady began following me around saying "oh honey. you're so pregnant" (tho she was so stupid she probably thought your so pregnant) and saw my shoelace was untied (what else is new) and kept saying she would tie it for me if i wanted so i wouldnt trip and hurt the baby. ya know i might not be a decent weight but i do NOT look pregnant and it irked me every time she said it, so i had to ditch her by weaving up and down a few aisles!

Whatever i ended up home and did another successful bathroom walk outside with tucker. then it was time to try and not feel so sick anymore from my poor throat and the sinuses filling up. which isnt helped by emma's insistence on cuddling up on my face, this picture is of tucker misbehaving as usual!

Day 244/365 (April 19, 2009)

I woke up and didnt do much (except make a birthday card) since i had done all the baking and cleaning the night before. I ended up spending lots of time watching tv on the couch and Fred curled up with me. We spent about an hour taking cat naps and each time i woke up i found him in different positions snuggled with me using my arm as his pillow. My favorite was when i woke up and we were nose to nose. eventually i was able to get my phone and take a sneak picture of the cuteness.

then i got ready and got all the baked goods together and headed downtown. First i swung by NWS and dropped off Ravi's cupcakes/cookies. Then i went over to Sasha's to get her camera again and deliver the cake i had promised her and found Marty there. I was able to stay for a bit so we chitted and chatted and they enjoyed my red velvet cake balls that i was carrying around for anyone i encountered during the day! then i left and walked up to meet michelle, mark, and nicole at 72nd which was close to where we were going that night.

I met them at Chipotle and they loved my red velet cake balls which at first nicole said tasted like jesus, then later named them satan's balls which is now what they are called. we then walked to a starbucks and spent some time there until we went to the theater At This Performance was being done at. We were the first to arrive but they didnt let us sit in the front but we still had fabulous seats. At This Performance was really fabulous like the last one and i enjoyed everyone very much. This one guy Jimmy Ray Bennett, besides sounding amazing, was seriously wicked hysterical! i mean i cant even count how many times i snorted because of him! I am sad i forgot to check the batteries on my DVR so i dont have any audio, but at least the snorting isnt preserved! Kyle Dean was great and i got some awesome pictures! i kept taking them because they looked on screen like they were coming out blurr but it turns out they were quie nice! He sang ALAYM from Wicked with Jennifer Danoia and i really am interested in seeing her as Elphaba because she sounded great and had such an enthusiasm for the show, so mayhaps one day i will see her do it!. Then for his personal song he sang Flight which i really just love, and he sounded incredible. I love when people sing without microphones. I mean i as long as the person performing Flight sounds great while singing it i can listen to that song over and over again... Can i see MK sing this live please? (and no i dont mean MKC, i mean MK).

After the group of us gt to talk for a bit which was nice and my favorite moment was when i was demonstrating The S?? Spin as i was doing it this random stranger was like oh no honey you have to give it more spin when you do it... so i did, while resisting the urge to go toss, toss!

Anywho then i walked mark to his car on 60th and then i walked further downtown to the subway, so i walked away from home to get home... not the smartest thing but watever!

I really wanted to go the battery's down thing at joe's pub but when the time came i was just too exhausted and needing to be home... even if i ended up not being able to sleep once i got here!

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 154/365 (January 19, 2009)

The day was all kinds of fun! It was a holiday so Krysta was even home for the most part too!

Krysta, Lizize, and myself went and helped with Avenue Q lotto for a few people then we all headed to Europa. I didn't get anything there surprisingly... then we sat there for a while and parted ways... Krysta, Lizzie, and myself went to putter time before heading over to TOL for Michael's birthday party. We went to Virgin and i found this guy... the photo isnt the best but it is hard to take a sneak picture of someone with their friends around... but he was wearing this flash hoodie and it even had the lightening bolts coming out of it and i loved it!

Then we went to Starbucks for a bit, and then finally we went to TOL for the festivities. We got there early enough to get a seat and let me tell you the night was so much fun! It was also ope mic there and it turns out alot of the Mostly Sondheim regulars come to TOL for Open mic night and it was nice to socialize with them in a more casual setting and before midnight! Lizzie and I even sang My Junk Is You... though i had to read the words and later i sang Friend Like Me which was a crowd pleaser and i was extremely surprised that i didnt have to look at the words and was able to sing it on my own, and the few moments of uh-oh i didnt have to worry about because everyone was singing along with me :D

Michael's party turned out to be lots of fun, and there was even yummy cake!

Day 152/365 (January 17, 2009)

I left the house to go help Lizzie with In The Heights Lotto... sadly we lost but the lotto that night was a massive reunion of running into so many people! i shall try to list them all: Mary, Kaitlyn, Becca, Andrew, Frances, Lindz, Her Mom, Stef, Penski, Sami, Sami's Mom (ok she was on the street as i was walking there), Michelle (SA), Brian, Kate, Katie, seriously i know i am forgetting a few! Also Jo Ann had called me earlier to ask if i wanted her extra Spring Ticket... so i said yes.

Then Jake, Lizzie, and I went and got dinner at a diner and it was really yummy... then they walked me over to Altar Boyz and we parted ways... or so i thought! I went in really early so i could do a cookie delivery before the show... well as i was downstairs occupying myself the fire alarm went off and we had to evacuate the building! i then went to Starbucks and hung with Lizzie and Jake for quite sometime until they let us back in... i give NWS and everyone involved with Boyz alot of credit because even though we weren't even let back into the building until about 7:48 they still managed to get the show going only ten minutes kate! I was also glad i had gone in earlier because there was such a crowd of people that were trying to get in for the practically sold-out show, and if any other show was playing t that time they were ripping people's tickets instead of scanning them, but since i was already scanned earlier to go in, i was spared a ripped ticket! The show was great of course, and after i did the stage door thing i headed out to a place called the Crooked Knife.

I went there for Whitney's goodbye send off (part one, but i cant go to part two). I met Whitney at my first ever Altarholics day and even though we don't see each other very often i really think she is quite great and i will miss her now that she is heading off to live in Chicago... before i left she, one of her friends, and myself were talking to these random two boys... and well quite frankly i found it amusing since they were the first straight boys i have spoken to that i didn't already know in well a REALLY REALLY long time! Then i snapped this picture of us just before midnight and headed home.

Day 139/365 (January 4, 2009)

I was torn between 4 photos i took during the day. There were ones from the final Hairspray lotto and ones from Starbucks. Even though Broadway died a little with 10 shows closing i felt like this was the best picture.

After i lost Hairspray and Wicked i headed to Apple for my appointment and after being told to restore my phone (scared to do) i took my newly exchanged headphones (real reson for visit... success!) and walked from 14th and 9th Ave to 50th and 8th Ave, while walking up and down random aves on the way to waste time. I finally ended up not in my Starbucks (since every seat was occupied, the nerve!) but in the one close by actually on 8th Ave. There i sat people watching and when i took a phot of my view, i noticed how interesting my bag looked with the headphones on the table, so i took one of just that. i really enjoyed all the competing colors and patterns of everything.

Afterwards i met up with Mark, Lynette, and Michelle (not MacDonald) in my Starbucks and we just chatted for a really long time, then MArk and I headed to Chipotle followed by Coldstone (i tried for Pinkberry) and walking around.... oh yea i saw the marquee for Guys and Dolls but couldn't bring myself to take a picture of it. Then we headed to sasha's for a potty break, and got into some mischief... but it turned out to be a great day!