Y4 D66

I can't wait for Y6 D66, that should be an interesting post. Assuming I am still alive then. I know if I am alive I will still be writing, but that's two years from now and who knows how things may change.

Because of shows and travel, you get a twofer today.

Saturday - Show day! But first I went and helped a friend move. As you recall I was up early to check into my flight Saturday morning. I did get a preferred seat which helped. I did have more legroom and an aisle. Okay. I can deal. I went over to my friend's house around 8:30 and I was the first one there. They were very grateful to see me as 4 of their friends Friday night bailed on them. They had like 15 people lined up but it was dwindling rapidly. By the time anyone else showed up, we had all the major furniture loaded into the truck. My buddy and I did probably 80% of the work. After driving everything over to the new place and unloading I headed home. I could have stayed and hung out but I knew it was going to be a long day and I wanted to make sure I had everything ready for Sunday. I got home around noon. From there I relaxed. I slept a little which helped, but not as much as I would have liked. At 7, my friend, me, and the kid headed into the city for sushi before the show. We went into Japantown and had REAL sushi. Not the bullshit suburbia stuff. Not that sushi anywhere in our area is bad, it's just better when you go right in. It was also fun hanging out in the city before the show. The food was fantastic. Nothing fancy, but really good. I had a cold ramen dish that hit the spot. Reasonably  priced, tasty, and authentic. Can't ask for more than that.

Unfortunately we ended up being at the theater WAY early because of it. We had an 11pm call time and we got there around 9:30. We found a coffee shop and pretty much just hung out. Since I was going straight to the airport after the show, no drinking for me. There are a few places I behave and the airport is one of them. I need to get to my destination and can't have being drunk cause me any problems.

The show went okay. I was pissed off at a couple of my guys for their sheer stupidity in straight up MISSING cues and then not being able to recover. Then on top of it, we blew a fuse to the entire stage power strips which caused one of our scenes to get completely screwed up. I did feel bad for one of my guys and if you're reading this? It's is SO NOT YOUR FAULT. You always put on a kick ass show wether it's working tech or performing. You put your heart and soul into what you do and I respect you for that. I saw how hard the messups hit you and I want you to know to not take it personally. It was your co-workers who fucked up not you. I would trade two of them for just you any day.

Sunday - Finished the show around 2 something and headed for pie. I needed to be at the airport by about 4:30 and we had some time to kill. I decided to eat a real breakfast to mentally put myself in the right mode. I had a decent omelette and it worked. I was 'awake' and in morning mode. Got to the airport about 4:15. My flight boarded at 5:30 on schedule and the wait wasn't bad. I managed to get about 2 hours of sleep on the 4 hour flight. Landed in Chicago ahead of schedule by almost a 1/2 hour. My next flight didn't leave (supposed to at least) until 1:30. Headed to the Admiral's Club and relaxed. I watched MIB 3 while I was waiting. Hey guess what? Good movie. I really enjoyed that one. I like the MIB movies and this one didn't disappoint. Brolin did a fantastic job as a young K. There were some plot holes based on the first two movies, but it was still a fun time and worth watching again.

My flight to MN didn't leave until almost 3. 90 minutes late. Dammit. I got to MN around 4:15 and then had to figure out the airport, find my rental car, etc. By the time that all got done I was in the car at 4:45. I STILL had a 90 mile drive. Thanks to road closures and redirects? It took me almost 2.5 hours to go 90 miles. During the drive though I almost died because of SG. I texted her and a few other people letting them know I was alive. She responded back by sending me a couple of emails to 'keep my mind on her while I am gone'. When I opened the first one I almost swerved into another car. Yeah, emails like that. Two of them back to back. I have never had a girl send me pics like these before. Even my wives never did anything like this. Am I happy? Hell yes. Do I love the attention? Um duh? Does she? Double duh. We are both attention whores getting our fix. Think about this for a second - I am a 44 year old guy who just had a 21/22 year old woman send me naked pictures of herself without any blackmail or nefarious motives. She is just an attention whore who is happy to have someone fawn over her and I am an insecure old man who enjoys giving the attention. Bamf. No more no less.

Got to the hotel around 7. Unpacked, settled in, went to the grocery store for some supplies. A word about where I am - Downtown? Um... Riverfront? Really? Pretty liberal usage of those words. I promised myself I would never come back to this part of the world after X2 because all it does is bring back memories of the summers we spent out here. I found myself having some bad flashbacks last night while I was walking around checking things out. Worst one was having the walleye for dinner. I know I shouldn't get nostalgic, but it happens.

Ironed, and got ready for bed. My sister called but I was already in bed and we talked for just a few minutes. Love you kiddo and will call this week. Crashed out before 10. I needed the sleep.

Now it's time to be captain awesome and teach some bitches...