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WHAT A NIGHT! I had my debut as emcee and wow. First off, it is a lot harder than people think. You can't see anything from the stage because of the spotlight. You have an entire room hanging on your every word or being bored to tears by you. All eyes (all 400 of them) are watching your every move. You are for those 20-25 minutes the center of the universe. What a rush and what a scare all at the same time. I loved every minute of it.

B worked from 8-4 yesterday. While she was at work I cleaned the house and put away the last of Christmas. This did not make her happy when she got home. She wanted the tree to stay up longer. I personally was tired of looking at it. Sorry, but when Christmas is over, it's over. Put it away for another year. After doing that I practiced my stuff for the show. I blew up balloons, read over my lines, made a note sheet, and stressed myself out all day. Which is weird because I am so used to talking all day that you'd think this would be no big deal. But see paragraph one. This is different than a class of people who are paying specifically to hear you talk. The audience is there for the movie and the emcee is a distraction in some respects. So I practiced and paced. Worked on the puzzle. I was such a  bundle of nerves I didn't even plan a dinner. B made mac and cheese for herself for dinner and I eventually made a sandwich. I just was all over the place. We got ready about 9 and headed out at 9:30. The rest of the show went well and we got home around 3. This by the way is something I am proud of - I kept the timing of the pre-show going at a good pace. No dawdling, no messing up. Did my schtick and done. Everyone said how good I did which made me happy. There was a little tension from one of the performers because she had also auditioned for emcee and was surprised she wasn't in the rotation. Not my issue. Our director had to take her aside and talk to her. As long as there is no animosity towards me. I am sorry you didn't get picked but you also do three other roles in the show on a regular basis so let me have this okay?

Got home and crashed. Today's plans included finishing the puzzle and marathoning some TV. Look out, we are wild!