Nothin' overly major to report today. We did some scene work, which was fun to get into. Let me say this... and I'm not just saying this cuz I'm spending the next X amount of the year with them... we have a kick ass cast. For serious. I was just looking around and thinking how perfectly suited everyone is to their role.
But enough of all this sacchrine... sweet and gooey has never been my strong suit. We did some music amending and a wee bit 'o stilt time, which gets more and more comfortable. The most major news of the day was that I had a cookie from Pax that had a distinct aftertaste of parmesan cheese. Wretched.
Ok, time to watch the cheese taste out of my mouth and watch "Devil Wears Prada" for the umpteenth time. Talk at ya lata.
E money.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Day off!
And never before has a day off been more earned. Why, you ask? It wasn't enough to have a week of rehearsal, I decided to MOVE last night. That's right. Move. Furniture. For those that know and have seen me, mine is not exactly a furniture moving body. According to the sassy lassies in our PT department, I need to "work" on my upper body. That was their politically correct way of saying, "You're a wuss with no guns." And if they said that to me, I wouldn't disagree - my ego wouldn't be shattered. They would be speaking the truth. So after a long day of stilts and singing, I decided to tack on a five hour move.
It's amazing how sentimentality goes out the window when you move. Things that you once thought you couldn't live without, items that had some precious memory of some show you did in third grade attached to them, end up getting tossed in zero hour because you just can't bring yourself to lift one more thing and put it into a truck. At 1AM, I'm surprised I didn't throw the fridge out. Oh yeah... did I mention this move started at 11PM?
But enough of the rant. It's my day off. I'll talk dog tomorrow night. Time to sit on my keister and watch HGTV all day.
It's amazing how sentimentality goes out the window when you move. Things that you once thought you couldn't live without, items that had some precious memory of some show you did in third grade attached to them, end up getting tossed in zero hour because you just can't bring yourself to lift one more thing and put it into a truck. At 1AM, I'm surprised I didn't throw the fridge out. Oh yeah... did I mention this move started at 11PM?
But enough of the rant. It's my day off. I'll talk dog tomorrow night. Time to sit on my keister and watch HGTV all day.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Just an average day at work...
...ya know, stilts and what not. Just an average day. Because of sched stuff, I haven't been on stilts in two days! Feels weird after a solid week and a half in them. But I got to sit and watch all the rest of my posse play on 'em. Peeps are looking goooood. It's gonna be a really cool effect. The cast already looks comfortable on them. Oh, for those who don't know, the humans are on stilts in this show. The story is told from the dogs perspective... so humans who play dogs are firmly on the ground. Humans who play humans are a foot up in the air... confused? Good. I like to be a little enigmatic. Just to keep ya guessing.
We're approaching the end of week two here in NY. One more day before a day off, which I apparently need, as I can't find the energy when I come home at night to do any work around the house. My laundry has been sitting in a dryer for three days. And I'm leaving a trail of clothing carnage behind me... there's a pair of socks and PJ pants sitting next to the bed in such a position that they look like I fell out of them. I refuse to move them because, A, that would take energy, and, B, it makes me laugh. So I clearly need to be getting more sleep.
The best thing about being on stilts? It's such a unique workout. If you ever want to tone up your legs, this is the way to go. It could very well be the latest trend in exercise, replacing the pole dancing class at Gold's. Toooo many people you never wanted to see mime strip... And our gluts (that's the scientific term for boottaaayyy) are gonna be so rock solid, you could serve biscuits off them... speaking of biscuits... it's time for dinner.
Time to make breakfast for dinner... I have an unending craving for eggs and my friend Adam's fig preserves....and a little quality time with Family Guy. These are all things that can keep me from tending to my three day old clean laundry. Ahhhh, what a plan.
Over and out for now.
We're approaching the end of week two here in NY. One more day before a day off, which I apparently need, as I can't find the energy when I come home at night to do any work around the house. My laundry has been sitting in a dryer for three days. And I'm leaving a trail of clothing carnage behind me... there's a pair of socks and PJ pants sitting next to the bed in such a position that they look like I fell out of them. I refuse to move them because, A, that would take energy, and, B, it makes me laugh. So I clearly need to be getting more sleep.
The best thing about being on stilts? It's such a unique workout. If you ever want to tone up your legs, this is the way to go. It could very well be the latest trend in exercise, replacing the pole dancing class at Gold's. Toooo many people you never wanted to see mime strip... And our gluts (that's the scientific term for boottaaayyy) are gonna be so rock solid, you could serve biscuits off them... speaking of biscuits... it's time for dinner.
Time to make breakfast for dinner... I have an unending craving for eggs and my friend Adam's fig preserves....and a little quality time with Family Guy. These are all things that can keep me from tending to my three day old clean laundry. Ahhhh, what a plan.
Over and out for now.
Holy Craig's list.
Ok, so I know this, again, doesn't have anything to do with the dog show, but I had to share it anyway because it was too good. I am trying to sell some furniture on Craig's List because I'm moving. Here's one of the responses. I just got up and checked my email.... it's too early for this... here goes.
Hello,
How are you doing today,i hope everything is okay with you? well my name is Malcolm Smtih and i live at 407 S Main St Stuttgart, AR 72160-4358... I was browsing through the craigslist to check out some furniture's i need to buy for my new house and i came across the ad for your furniture and would like to buy it because i really like it.
I wish i could come down to you to look at it but unfortunately i am still in AR but will be moving there soon but i can do the whole transaction from here.
Please kindly get back to me immediately if the furniture is still in good conditions for use and also if you can accept a check for payment as that is the only way i can have payment to you.The check will be delivered to you via mail just few days after it has been mailed from here by me.
If you are ready to sell the furniture to me and okay with my procedure,kindly get back with the information below so that i can use it to make payment to you immediately i get them from you,
1)Full Name
2)Full Address
3)Phone Number
I want you to know that i am okay with the price of the furniture and i am not going any less for it.But would be glad if you can do some reduction but i am okay with the price I would be so glad if you can sell the furniture to me as i would really love to buy it as soon as possible and i want everything done fast because i am moving out of AR soon and i am expecting a new baby.
Please don't bother yourself about the pick up,i know a forwarding courier in your state,they will handle the pick up immediately you inform me that you got your check and that you have cashed it,then i will contact them to come for the pick up of the item at your location at your own best time.
I will be waiting for your quick response tomorrow latest.
Stay Blessed.
Malcolm
Stay blessed indeed, Malcolm. Okay, check back in later for more dog blogging tonight.
Hello,
How are you doing today,i hope everything is okay with you? well my name is Malcolm Smtih and i live at 407 S Main St Stuttgart, AR 72160-4358... I was browsing through the craigslist to check out some furniture's i need to buy for my new house and i came across the ad for your furniture and would like to buy it because i really like it.
I wish i could come down to you to look at it but unfortunately i am still in AR but will be moving there soon but i can do the whole transaction from here.
Please kindly get back to me immediately if the furniture is still in good conditions for use and also if you can accept a check for payment as that is the only way i can have payment to you.The check will be delivered to you via mail just few days after it has been mailed from here by me.
If you are ready to sell the furniture to me and okay with my procedure,kindly get back with the information below so that i can use it to make payment to you immediately i get them from you,
1)Full Name
2)Full Address
3)Phone Number
I want you to know that i am okay with the price of the furniture and i am not going any less for it.But would be glad if you can do some reduction but i am okay with the price I would be so glad if you can sell the furniture to me as i would really love to buy it as soon as possible and i want everything done fast because i am moving out of AR soon and i am expecting a new baby.
Please don't bother yourself about the pick up,i know a forwarding courier in your state,they will handle the pick up immediately you inform me that you got your check and that you have cashed it,then i will contact them to come for the pick up of the item at your location at your own best time.
I will be waiting for your quick response tomorrow latest.
Stay Blessed.
Malcolm
Stay blessed indeed, Malcolm. Okay, check back in later for more dog blogging tonight.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Dog Bloggin'
Let the blog begin!
So here's the skinny... 101 Dalmatians is being made into a musical... and guess what? I'm in it...along with some other crazy folks. I plan on, hopefully, doing a daily blog, chronicling the process of putting the show together and taking it on the road. The rehearsals, the tech, the dogs, the kids, the people, the music... ya know, the usual. It's not often that actors get the opportunity to create a role and a show from scratch.. pardon the pun. So I figured this warranted a journal. Also, touring around the country with a cast of over 30, 19 dogs, dog trainers, physical therapists, musicians and what not is bound to bring about plenty of wacky antics. Those antics MUST be shared.
So check back here at the dog blog for odds and ends and personal tales and fun. And now, my non show related thought for the day... we're rehearsing a few blocks from Penn Station... I need to go to Penn to get my train home. Glorious, right?
A few blocks away from my train station. For some reason, this few block walk is possibly the longest stretch of a walk in all of NYC. What should technically only take five minutes requires at least ten. Why oh why oh why? It is so obscenely congested with the world's slowest moving people. I don't know why people anywhere in NY feel the need to saunter anywhere.
Everyone has a destination. But for some reason, we must be in a time warp around the 34th St zone. People move slower, randomly wander... and frankly, if you want to wear mules, learn how to walk briskly in them. I'm all for heeled footwear. You'll rarely see me wearing flats. But if mules cause you to walk at a glacial pace, please reconsider.
And that is my thought on 34th. Random tangent, I know.... but isn't that what blogging is? Okay, tune in tomorrow for dog talk and random chattah.
So here's the skinny... 101 Dalmatians is being made into a musical... and guess what? I'm in it...along with some other crazy folks. I plan on, hopefully, doing a daily blog, chronicling the process of putting the show together and taking it on the road. The rehearsals, the tech, the dogs, the kids, the people, the music... ya know, the usual. It's not often that actors get the opportunity to create a role and a show from scratch.. pardon the pun. So I figured this warranted a journal. Also, touring around the country with a cast of over 30, 19 dogs, dog trainers, physical therapists, musicians and what not is bound to bring about plenty of wacky antics. Those antics MUST be shared.
So check back here at the dog blog for odds and ends and personal tales and fun. And now, my non show related thought for the day... we're rehearsing a few blocks from Penn Station... I need to go to Penn to get my train home. Glorious, right?
A few blocks away from my train station. For some reason, this few block walk is possibly the longest stretch of a walk in all of NYC. What should technically only take five minutes requires at least ten. Why oh why oh why? It is so obscenely congested with the world's slowest moving people. I don't know why people anywhere in NY feel the need to saunter anywhere.
Everyone has a destination. But for some reason, we must be in a time warp around the 34th St zone. People move slower, randomly wander... and frankly, if you want to wear mules, learn how to walk briskly in them. I'm all for heeled footwear. You'll rarely see me wearing flats. But if mules cause you to walk at a glacial pace, please reconsider.
And that is my thought on 34th. Random tangent, I know.... but isn't that what blogging is? Okay, tune in tomorrow for dog talk and random chattah.
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