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Tootsie Yr2: Worcester, MA Part 1
Sep. 29th, 2022 10:35 amMonday was a "golden day".
This is what theater people call a day off...because "day off" can mean no shows, but it can still mean a day of travel, or a day of rehearsals.
"Golden day" means you really do get the whole day free with no company obligations.
I was wide awake at 7am, because I am the type who would rather do a lot in the morning so I can have no worries in the evening.
First, breakfast and packing up a few things that I'm done with (tupperware, the Itaki, the aeropress, misc cooking tools).
Next I loaded my small suitcase with laundry and headed out to the laundromat.
It was raining so the walk was uncomfortably cold and damp, but not unmanagable.
I stopped at the co-op for some breakfast items for tomorrow.
Laundry was uneventful. An hour later I folded it all up, packed it into the suitcase, and walked to Original Grains for a poke bowl.
This place wasn't on my foodie list; it just looked healthy and was on my way back.
I got tuna with a variety of veggies over herbed basmati. It was larger than I expected, and very good.
Back at the hotel I put away the laundry and did 90% of my packing.
All that's left out are some toiletries, the kettle for tea later on, some food, and my computer.
The rest of my day was relaxing. I did some data entry work, napped, watched anime and Food Network with Jameson.
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Tuesday morning I woke up super early, having slept SO poorly.
I really hope the next hotel is QUIETER.
Had some breakfast, and at 8:30 packed up the last of my things and got on the charter bus.
Our flights were on time, retrieving luggage was fine, the 40-minute ride from Boston to the hotel in Marlborough was fine.
And despite what our info sheet had said, we DID get refrigerators in our rooms! Score!
I walked to the nearest grocery and stocked up on some nice things, but we have a long commute this week so there will be less fancy cooking. I did get some fancy Al Fresco chicken sausages (precooked), a lemon pepper raw chicken breast, and some local eggs to steam in the Itaki. But most of my veggies and some of my other food items are nonperishables in case there's no fridge at the theater.
Once that was done I unpacked for the week, using the desk as my cooking space and a small side table for my coffee station.
One of our rental cars was reserved under my name, so I picked up the key and went to Kennedy's Restaurant and Market for a takeout dinner. I ordered the "Carolyn's Favorite", which was described as a popover "stuffed with warm roast beef, served with au jus and horseradish sauce". What I got was a very soggy halved popover, buried under lukewarm beef and congealed gravy, no horseradish sauce to be seen.
I rescued the meal by buying a fresh popover unmarred by gravy, rinsing most of the nasty gravy off the beef, and adding steamed veggies. This restaurant is on my foodie list and I'm having second thoughts about it, but there are very few restaurant options in the area. Plus, many of their other meal options still look quite good.
And the additional popover that I bought was VERY good. Clearly freshly baked, light and eggy and wonderful.
Inner texture. If you've had a Dutch baby, a Yorkshire pudding, or a French cruller, the texture is similar.
I'll leave Kennedy's on the list for now, solely based on this heavenly popover and for lack of better options near the hotel.
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Wednesday was, weirdly, another golden day.
Last year I could count on one hand how many golden days we got, and this year we have two nearly back to back!
No matter. Since I had a rental car, and since no one else asked to use it, I woke early to drive to downtown Worcester.
First I drove to the theater and the parking garage so I could see what they were like, so I'd be less likely to get lost on opening night.
Then I went to BirchTree Baking Co for breakfast.
( Read more... )
It's Thursday and we'll finally get to have opening night.
Some things that I haven't mentioned:
For travel this week we were broken into two groups, and while our group arrived with no issue the later group had an issue with their plane that delayed them by like five hours.
Also Jared, the guy who plays Jeff in our show, fractured his foot (DURING the show, worker's comp) so now the whole cast has to go back into rehearsals to figure out how to cover.
We only have one show on Friday but I expect the actors and a lot of crew will need to rehearse for much of the afternoon.
The info sheet for Athens, GA has already been given out...we are only there for one day.
This will be my first time doing a "load-and-go" with only one night in a city. I imagine it'll be rushed and stressed.
I still made a MFF foodie sheet for Athens, but it only has the VERY nearest grocery (a Target), nearest pharmacy (a CVS inside the Target probably), and two suggested restaurants listed as "One Shot Stops" for people to consider if they get time to order out and want to make it something special/local.
Anyway, today I'll do some data entry work and take a walk and pack a dinner to bring to the theater since we have a 20-minute commute.
This is what theater people call a day off...because "day off" can mean no shows, but it can still mean a day of travel, or a day of rehearsals.
"Golden day" means you really do get the whole day free with no company obligations.
I was wide awake at 7am, because I am the type who would rather do a lot in the morning so I can have no worries in the evening.
First, breakfast and packing up a few things that I'm done with (tupperware, the Itaki, the aeropress, misc cooking tools).
Next I loaded my small suitcase with laundry and headed out to the laundromat.
It was raining so the walk was uncomfortably cold and damp, but not unmanagable.
I stopped at the co-op for some breakfast items for tomorrow.
Laundry was uneventful. An hour later I folded it all up, packed it into the suitcase, and walked to Original Grains for a poke bowl.
This place wasn't on my foodie list; it just looked healthy and was on my way back.
I got tuna with a variety of veggies over herbed basmati. It was larger than I expected, and very good.
Back at the hotel I put away the laundry and did 90% of my packing.
All that's left out are some toiletries, the kettle for tea later on, some food, and my computer.
The rest of my day was relaxing. I did some data entry work, napped, watched anime and Food Network with Jameson.
-----------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday morning I woke up super early, having slept SO poorly.
I really hope the next hotel is QUIETER.
Had some breakfast, and at 8:30 packed up the last of my things and got on the charter bus.
Our flights were on time, retrieving luggage was fine, the 40-minute ride from Boston to the hotel in Marlborough was fine.
And despite what our info sheet had said, we DID get refrigerators in our rooms! Score!
I walked to the nearest grocery and stocked up on some nice things, but we have a long commute this week so there will be less fancy cooking. I did get some fancy Al Fresco chicken sausages (precooked), a lemon pepper raw chicken breast, and some local eggs to steam in the Itaki. But most of my veggies and some of my other food items are nonperishables in case there's no fridge at the theater.
Once that was done I unpacked for the week, using the desk as my cooking space and a small side table for my coffee station.
One of our rental cars was reserved under my name, so I picked up the key and went to Kennedy's Restaurant and Market for a takeout dinner. I ordered the "Carolyn's Favorite", which was described as a popover "stuffed with warm roast beef, served with au jus and horseradish sauce". What I got was a very soggy halved popover, buried under lukewarm beef and congealed gravy, no horseradish sauce to be seen.
I rescued the meal by buying a fresh popover unmarred by gravy, rinsing most of the nasty gravy off the beef, and adding steamed veggies. This restaurant is on my foodie list and I'm having second thoughts about it, but there are very few restaurant options in the area. Plus, many of their other meal options still look quite good.
And the additional popover that I bought was VERY good. Clearly freshly baked, light and eggy and wonderful.
Inner texture. If you've had a Dutch baby, a Yorkshire pudding, or a French cruller, the texture is similar.
I'll leave Kennedy's on the list for now, solely based on this heavenly popover and for lack of better options near the hotel.
----------------------------------------------------
Wednesday was, weirdly, another golden day.
Last year I could count on one hand how many golden days we got, and this year we have two nearly back to back!
No matter. Since I had a rental car, and since no one else asked to use it, I woke early to drive to downtown Worcester.
First I drove to the theater and the parking garage so I could see what they were like, so I'd be less likely to get lost on opening night.
Then I went to BirchTree Baking Co for breakfast.
( Read more... )
It's Thursday and we'll finally get to have opening night.
Some things that I haven't mentioned:
For travel this week we were broken into two groups, and while our group arrived with no issue the later group had an issue with their plane that delayed them by like five hours.
Also Jared, the guy who plays Jeff in our show, fractured his foot (DURING the show, worker's comp) so now the whole cast has to go back into rehearsals to figure out how to cover.
We only have one show on Friday but I expect the actors and a lot of crew will need to rehearse for much of the afternoon.
The info sheet for Athens, GA has already been given out...we are only there for one day.
This will be my first time doing a "load-and-go" with only one night in a city. I imagine it'll be rushed and stressed.
I still made a MFF foodie sheet for Athens, but it only has the VERY nearest grocery (a Target), nearest pharmacy (a CVS inside the Target probably), and two suggested restaurants listed as "One Shot Stops" for people to consider if they get time to order out and want to make it something special/local.
Anyway, today I'll do some data entry work and take a walk and pack a dinner to bring to the theater since we have a 20-minute commute.
