Thank you Easter Bunny-Bock! Bock!

Leah egg
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I hope you all had a great easter. I had a good day. I had to work at the Theatre- but only a matinee- so that was good. Then I came home- cleaned my house and made dinner for Chris. We watched a movie and passed out early. this is a photo Melvin sent me of his little girl Leah this easter. It was too cute- I had to post it!

FINALLY!!!!!!

Ben Folds
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Ok- so I have been trying to see this man live since I saw Ben Folds Five at The Horde Festival in 1997 in Cincinatti. I got tickets to the Tori Amos and Ben Folds concert back in August of 2003- but it was in Raleigh and we got there late and I only saw two songs by Ben. Since then I have been on a quest- and he has come NOWHERE near me till TODAY!! I was reading the Red i (a local arts rag) and saw that he was comming to the theatre 4 blocks from my house on May 3rd. Without even thinking I picked up the phone and called Ticketmaster- and bought 2 tix for the show. I am soooooo stoked!! I can't believe I just used the word stoked! The space is Cozy and general admission- and I am gonna be so close to him the man will be able to sweat on me!! (Beat that Angie-who saw him at a night club in Atlanta in 1998)oh- and for those of you who live in the DC area- he is coming to the 9:30 club on May 8th. Advance tix are already on sale. Well thats all really- I am just beyond happy about it and thought I'd share!

Yah know what I miss more than the beach??

preshow
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I miss performing! Last year was a huge performance year for me. I did this show in October of 2002 at City Stage.(This is Little Shop of Horrors)(We modernized it-that's me tying up my Converse knee high fold overs!) Then I did Rocky Horror a year after that(Oct 2003) Then it was The Laramie Project in March 2004. 3 one acts by David Ives for BUMPS 10 year anniversary in May. Then Talk Radio in June. Then I was in a film short in October and then I moved here and the brakes were hit...I need to be in a show..I think I am having withdrawl..I think this summer I am getting my head shots and gonna do it...put myself out there for rejection...and hopefully the ocasional paying gig. And also this summer my friend Jason and I plan to hit the caberet circut with our piano bar act. He's learning songs as we speak..that should be cool. I guess I will be able to get my limelight fix somehow soon..Till then I guess I will just have to jones.. :)

Lord I miss the Beach......

beach
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SO this week I am suffering from an entirely new affliction-homesickness. Yesturday I watched both Dawson's Creek episodes on TBS. I saw Anghus, Slappy and Lance as extra's. I saw Chris as "Harry Pepper" the only time he was ever on the show. I saw Casey- as an extra during a party scene and his shirt changed mid scene- it was funny. I saw lots of shots of my favorite places to go downtown and a shot of the beach..wich made me dig up this photo of Me and Heather on the beach a year ago in October. She was pregnant with Ethan in this shot. It was like 65 degrees that day in October- my hair was black and purple for Rocky Horror at the time. I miss having the beach so close. I took it for granted my last year in Wilmington. And now I would give anything to be able to drive 5 min and look out into the vast atlantic. The saying goes-you don't know what you got till its gone right? I am gonna have to plan a trip back to the beach this summer.

The Plague

Throughout the course of history there have been many forms a Plague has taken. Locuasts, Frogs, horrific illnesses, bad luck, etc. I my self have been stricken by an illnes and a streak of rather bad luck lately. Last Sunday I was RUN OVER by the worst Flu ever. I am finally feeling better today. But my ribs and lungs ache and I am still very tired. Then to beat all I have been having the worst luck catching a bus or train for the past two weeks. Last night it was sleeting and I stood in the street for 20 min watching cab after cab pass me with people in them. Finally an empty cab approached and as I flagged it down 4 drunk twits run up and stop him like 10 feet from where I am in the street and totally jump in. after I yell several obcentities at them I see the bus behind the cab- and get on it instead. Then this morning Chris is going to give me a ride to the L and as we approch the truck we notice that someone has smashed his passenger window open and ripped out his center heat/air and CD console- removing the cd player. (the cd player was not even high quality-they probably got 10 bucks for it if that)They left the CD's.....and I was out a ride and had to brave the fridged streets to the L. I can only hope that when the first days of spring arrive at the end of the month- that it brings in warmer, luckier and ilness free days.