Attempting to Write Every Day

I didn't write yesterday. I didn't notice.

Yesterday was a busy day. I had a show in the morning which went well acting-wise and horribly tech-wise. I came home and took a shower, then spent the next four hours or so trying to figure out how my checking account records could be $25 more than my actual bank statement. I went all the way back to October and can't find a discrepancy. I have no idea how $25 could just vanish, but I have a feeling it wasn't always $25. Maybe it was $5 here, then another $5 there, and soon it added up to $25. Which sucks, but at least it's not $2500. Then I'd have a problem.

At 4:45 or so my friend Kimberly called and we chatted for a while, catching up and whatnot. When I hung up the phone I realized that it was 5:15 and that I was most definitely going to be late for my hip hop workshop. Oops. And I *was* late. 15 minutes late. Gah. I hate being late to dance because you miss warming up, and that's highly important; especially for old folks like me. ;)

After dance I walked down to the Jeune Lune Theatre to catch their production of The Miser with my friend Cori. Another friend, Eric, was in the cast, so I'm glad I got the opportunity to support him (at 2-for-1 ticket prices, too!). The design concepts were relevant to the piece, which I appreciated. The color palette was all whites, grays and pastels. Duct and masking tape held clothing together, Harpagon's family and servants were ragged but coping, and the most ingenious bit of all involved clear tarp, a tin bathtub, stilts, and water. I'll leave it at that.

After the show Cori and I ended up at the Uptown Diner for a bite and lots of conversation. I thank God for her every day because she is one of (if not the) best friends I have, and she proves it time and again. We talked until 1:30, and then I made her listen to some of Liam Lynch's songs in my warm car (hers doesn't have heat). She finally said "I have to go" and we parted ways at almost 2:00am. Hooray for good company and conversation.

Today, I slept until I couldn't sleep anymore or risk being late, then rushed around to get ready to go to the shoot for TPT's Suze Orman special. The show was called "Young, Fabulous & Broke" and was targeted at people like me who are having trouble saving and can't really use the financial advice that worked for our parents. The paid talent were assigned to hang out on the side platforms and be young, fabulous and broke people enraptured by her message. There was no need to act because she was very engaging and I learned quite a few things about finances that I didn't know before. Some it was common sense, but it's always good to hear it reiterated. I wanted to ask her about being an independent contractor and how that affects one's ability to save and such, but I didn't get chosen to ask a question and they ran out of time. Nevertheless it was fun to get paid and learn at the same time.

And now it's 6:30 and I'm ready for bed. But I don't dare because I'll wake up at midnight and not be able to go back to sleep.

Here's my desktop wallpaper. Enjoy.