What You Are Drinking For Breakfast Could Be Killing You . . .

Well, I was on my way to get a cup of coffee perk me up after rehearsal and made my way to a nice mom and pop coffee house here in Hartford, CT. Well, I enjoy a flavored brewed coffee because I drink my coffee black and like a different flavor now and then. Well, I asked the barista if she had any brewed coffees and she laid into me with this knowledge. Apparently to make a flavored brewed coffee you add a chemical to the beans before you grind them. Now don't get me wrong, I never imagined there was a pumpkin spice coffee bean being grown in Malaysia somewhere, but the actual mechanics to the making of the flavored coffee eluded me. She then went on to inform me that the chemical they add requires that you where protective gloves, because should you get it on your skin it will cause a rash and irritation. Well, imagine what it does to your insides!! I always tried to avoid adding the syrups they offer because I thought they were unhealthy, well!! Now and forever more I will drink my coffee black and treat myself to a syrup now and then. Consider yourself warned . . .

Sucka's Book Club

So, I hope people are enjoying the book club. I have a lot of time to read on tour, especially on our many bus trips, so I go through a fair amount of books and want to pass on the good ones to you.This next selection is "Water for Elephants". I thought it was a very easy read that totally held my attention. It is about a traveling circus in the 1940's. A very interesting time and story. I hope you enjoy it!!

New Computer!!

So, it has been a few days since my last post because my computer finally bit it. I went to plug in my already sketchy power cord and as I did, sparks came out of my computer - great. Well, I tried again the next day and same thing, so, without power my computer just went to sleep, it's actually quite sad, never to be turned on again. Good news, I went and bought a new Gateway - it is great, powerful, and red!! Good times, they are so affordable now too. I spent about $700 less than my first laptop.

Well, this week in the show has been quite busy. We were in the following cities in the past 7 days - Kitchener, ON; Saginaw, MI; Wabash, IN; Portsmouth, OH; Mansfield, OH; and Scranton, PA. Can you believe it? and we did 8 shows. On Saturday we left the hotel at 6:30am to arrive at 1:00pm for a matinee at 3:00pm and an evening show at 7:30, only to repeat the same thing the next day - quite a week. Well, it only gets better as we travel to Hartford, CT for a week sit down and get the newbies ready for the show. Until then . . .

Saginaw, MI

So, it is nice to be on the road again. And, I wanted to say that it was so great to see sooo many people over my break in DC. It gets tiring when I make these trips home and try to see people once before I head back out again and it is Hello and Goodbye all in one visit. Well, getting to see people 2 to 3 times really made it feel like I was back and home and welcomed - so thank you for that!! I miss you all and will be settling back there soon!

Well, word on the road . . . Not only has our Leo Bloom been sent home because of a pinched nerve in his back, now our Franz Liebkind has called out and I am playing double duty in the show this evening, taking on both Character Male parts. I basically utter every word spoken by the ensemble, it is a lot!! Good thing I am so talented - ha! Anyway, I try to title the blog where I am to give you a sense of my being on the road only to not write a word about the city because when we got here I went to the Target and got groceries and then off to the theatre. Until we meet again . . .

Kitchener, ON and back on tour!!

So, I know, I suck, and guess what . . . there probably won't be an Alaska Part 2. But, you know what, a good new years resolution is to not focus on the past and to live in the present, so, enjoy the blog today.

We are in Kitchener, ON, an hour outside of Toronto. We rehearsed here for the first leg of the tour and never did a show here, so it nice to be back in the theatre performing. And yes, I am in the show. Our Leo Bloom come back to tour with a pinched nerve and is unable to do the show, so I will be in for his understudy for probably a little while. Kitchener is fine, not much to say, it is just your typical Canadian town. Well, more to come, so stay tuned!!

Also, I am writing in black again to bring me closer to my roots :)

Alaska Part 1

So, here we have been in Alaska for about a week, we have been go go goin!! But you would too if you had a week in Alaska, so much to see!! So, we had 2 days off when we got here and my friend Joel, our company manager from last year, was here to visit and take in the sights. He rented a car and away we go. We drove outside of Anchorage about an hour to see the Portage Glacier. We drove along a windy road next to a body of water with mountains all around you. It was very overcast and it was hard to get a perspective of how high the mountains were, but the clouds would open up and the sights were incredible!! We enjoyed the views of the lake by the glacier and went on our way. Next stop was a conservation area where they lots of animals to view. We saw caribou, musk ox, bison, owls, deer, and moose!! It was great, very white. Then we went to a resort town for some food and I had reindeer chili, a little gamey, but good nonetheless!! We ended the day with beer and good times, more on Alaksa to come. . .

I'll be home tomorrow!!

Alaska!

So, hey friends, sorry it has been a couple of days. Well, over the past few days we visited Cupertino, CA which is south of San Francisco (we stopped for a photo op at the Golden Gate Bridge - beautiful), then back up to Medford, OR. The landscape is Oregon is really pretty, very hilly with lots of green everywhere. It reminds me of Maine or the North East. The we had a 5 hour bus ride to Portland where we flew out to Alaska, it was a long day yesterday, but not at all unbearable. I am home in about a week and can't wait to see a lot of you!! I also got pictures from Brian, so you can see him . . .

More news of Alaska to come . . .