Tootsie Yr2: OKC Part 1

Leaving the hotel in Syracuse turned out to be more of an "adventure" than bargained for, because as I was heading out I noticed a house centipede sitting on the ceiling.

They are my least favorite bug on the planet, 100% because of how they look:


So I edged past it's corner and was about to scoot out the door when I thought, I should show Jameson this bug!

So I turned around to take video.

And it
SPRANG
OFF THE CEILING
AT ME
and proceeded to RUN at me on the floor.

(CLICK HERE to be horrified)

Got my heart rate nice and elevated.

We had two flights and a layover in Atlanta.
For once I bought airport food. I'd had tuna pouches the last two days in Syracuse and needed a break from that.

The flights were ok, with the second flight being a big rough due to weather.
I had anticipated this, but still had to do my box breathing and put on my wuss bracelets.
Jealous every day of people who don't get flight anxiety and/or motion sickness.

Anyway we landed too late for a walk to the grocery, so I Ubered with three bandmates to a local chain called Homeland.
Was able to get everything that I needed more or less.

The hotel is very tall, and most of us are on the top floor. There are glass elevators so the view can be appreciated or feared, whichever.


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Tuesday morning, I had breakfast and tried to do data entry but the wifi here is So. Slow.
So perhaps on the weekend I'll have to bring my computer to the theater and work between shows, if their wifi is better. We'll see.

Around lunchtime I walked a mile and change to Harvey's Bakery & Kitchen.
It's a cafe with a very large bakery visible behind big glass windows, you can see the breads and pastries being made!


The pastry cabinet was very tempting indeed, but as usual I was mean to myself and just ordered a sandwich and some sourdough bread to take home.


The sandwich was The Vegan:
portobello mushroom, roasted carrot, wild rice, walnuts, dates lettuce, tomato, and cashew cream on house bread.


While the ingredients were fresh and delicious, I have to admit to being really disappointed by the amount of oil and/or dressing.
Nowhere in the description was there anything about oil or dressing, but the contents of the sandwich had been tossed in oil and possibly left sitting in it. When I tried to pick the sandwich up, oil was literally dripping and puddling onto the plate.

Not only that, the ingredients themselves were really difficult to handle in sandwich form.
I ended up having to get paper towels from the bathroom to put down on my plate, then deconstructing the sandwich into a salad, eating the filling with a fork and having the bread on the side. Which wasn't bad; again, the flavors were great. Just kind of annoying to have to do that, and the amount of oil was plain gross, I'm sorry but it was.

Anyway, as embarrassing as it was I did say something about it, trying to be kind and constructive.
Hopefully I didn't come across as a Karen.

After lunch I walked back to the hotel, stopping at a local coffee place to restock on ground coffee (try to buy local when I can).

I felt very tired, probably because flying here was very stressful for me yesterday and also my body may not have adjusted to the extremely minor time zone change. I cooked chicken in the Itaki and did some Christmas shopping and chilled until sound check.

This is the first non-1920s theatre we've been in for a while.
It's nice to have climate control, and modern plumbing, and water fountains, and space in the pit.


The show was nice, I couldn't really tell how full the house was but the audience reacted like they enjoyed us.

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Wednesday I forced myself to stay in bed until 8 (9am EST) then had a light breakfast and tried to do some data entry.

The wifi still wouldn't let me upload audio files, so oh well on that.
For lunch I walked to Stitch Cafe because they have spiked coffee and also homemade pop tarts.
Who could resist?

I got the "Dark Side of the Mocha", which is a mocha latte with Oaxaca-inspired spices and a shot of some sort of booze.
It was fantastic. I had two kinds of buzz at once lol.


I picked the bacon egg and cheese pop tart with everything bagel dough.
Also fantastic. Flaky and warm and savory.


Cross-section view.


I got a graham cracker crust, apricot jam filled, vanilla iced pop tart to eat later.
I'm sure it'll also be fantastic.


I spent some significant time chilling at the cafe. It was a nice vibe in there, especially as it was sharing space with a small plant store that was bright and full of lovely greenery.


Eventually I had to start walking to my hair appointment two miles up the road.
Teszeract Salon. There were only two stylists in there, and they both had beautiful hair which gave me high hopes.
I really just needed a clean-up as mine hasn't been cut for two months and is becoming a mullet.
Devon did an amazing job with my cowlick-plagued, awful hair.
She made it clean and even, which is all I can ever ask for.

Probably a bit difficult to tell from this picture, but it's the best I could do at the time. Trust me, it's an improvement.


The walk back was very nice because it was cold-yet-sunny.
I stopped at a dollar store for some lotion (it is very dry here!) and found some cheap Reptar pj pants also.
Meanwhile in my foodie group, two people visited Stitch Cafe based on the pictures I posted. Nice!

Back at the hotel I had some chill time before our show which went well.
The walk back was quite cold, mid-to-low 30s. I walked seven miles today.

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Now it's Thursday, which I've designated a "chill day".

I'm doing laundry, trying to do data entry, making Christmas plans to visit with family, watching anime, cooking a pork tenderloin, and possibly going for a very short walk later.

For the weekend we have one show on Friday, two each on Saturday and Sunday.
On Friday I hope to visit a botanical garden. Saturday and Sunday, not much planned.