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Tootsie Yr2: Sioux Falls, SD
Feb. 5th, 2023 08:36 pm**It's a long post, sorry!
A lot of stuff is hidden under LJ CUTS so please look out for those to see the entire post.**
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Early morning for the bus. Ride to the airport was normal.
Flight was delayed a bit, but whatever. The nice thing about earlier flights is it doesn't matter as much if you get delayed.
As we flew out from Denver I tried to get a picture of the mountains.
That dark patck, below the line of mountains and to the left, is Denver.
Landed and loaded onto the bus in Sioux Falls, and the temperature was 3 degrees Fahrenheit with a -16 windchill, which according to my weather app somehow equaled "feels like -16". I guess after a certain point it doesn't really matter.
It was brutal, bitter cold. I had planned to walk to the Sioux Falls co-op, even at 5 degrees, but did not feel comfortable doing so with the windchill. Even with my layered sweaters and coats, my legs and hands and face only have one thin layer of protection, and the co-op was more than 20 minutes away. I know when to admit I'm not equipped.
Instead I Ubered to Natural Grocers, where I didn't get much because this one was not nearly as interesting as the one in Colorado Springs. I got a different flavor of sheeps milk yogurt, and some chicken spinach sausage...oh, and they had sporks that matched my UCO mess kit! I have been wanting one for a long time because my spoon has gotten really scratched up somehow and needs replacing.
There was a Walmart right next door so I went over there for my actual groceries (see? I can shop at Walmart too. I'm not a prude, just like to buy stuff I can't afford!). We are only here for a few days so there wasn't much to get, just fruits and veggies and protein and distilled water for the kettle. Back at the hotel I was very tired, having gotten only four hours of sleep last night, so ate a simple dinner and relaxed until I fell asleep.
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Friday morning was wonderfully chill.
I woke up at 7:30, had nice warm cereal and the sheeps milk yogurt (vanilla. Very good!), and did a load of laundry in the hotel's facilities.
Since it is too cold out to walk around, I am using the hotel stairwell instead of the elevator to get some exercise.
Laundry is on the 2nd floor and I'm on the 5th. So I went up and down three flights, three times this morning. Not bad.
By the time lunchtime rolled around it was a whole 2°F outside with a -10° windchill, so I bundled up and walked to Sanaa's Gourmet Mediterranean. It was only about a 6-minute walk, but in that short time my nose and eyes felt painful because of the cold, and my pinky fingers had gone numb. Crazy!
(I am wearing three coats in this picture lol)
( CLICK HERE to read about Sanaa's restaurant )
After that I packed my dinner to bring to the theatre later because I don't think I want to walk back and forth in single-digit temps after the sun goes down tonight. I have big plans for our 35-degree Golden Day here, so that's when I'll get my exercise.
This theatre is pretty. Nice lighting.
Sound check was fine, and I ate my dinner in the Green Room. A bunch of the cast did the same, and we chatted a bit as we ate.
The show went well. For some reason during preshow there was a spotlight pointed at the pit, so I wanted to play with it.
Kevin (reeds) offered to take a picture.
Bill (trumpet) also offered to give me a headshot for my birthday!
He's a really good photographer, so I took him up on it.
Here is the result:
I've made it my profile pic on social, and may indeed use it for headshots to go with my portfolio as well.
Hopefully that's all the photos of me for a while...I'm fairly camera shy and all this attention made me nervous!
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Saturday, my birthday!
( CLICK HERE to read about my birthday )
The evening show went well also. After each show here the audience has applauded specifically for the band, which doesn't happen even half the time, so it's REALLY appreciated :)
And with that, our shows are finished here in Sioux Falls!
We load out of the theatre tonight, but will be in Sioux Falls for a day off tomorrow!
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Sunday. A Golden Day!
It was strange to wake up and have "nothing" to do. And nice!
( CLICK HERE to read about Falls Park )
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Tomorrow's travel day is going to be a little rough.
Our flight LEAVES at 7am. Which means we are riding to the airport around 5am. Which means waking up before that :/
But. The reward is a whole week in West Palm Beach.
Temps in the mid-70s! Beaches! Rental cars!
A Whole Paycheck and an outlet mall right next to the hotel!
I have many exciting plans for this week:
- aioli restaurant for avocado toast and a pastry
- Dr. Limon for ceviche
- Visiting Manatee Cove
- Picking green peppers as part of charitable outreach, organized by Brian (cast)
- Some minor outlet mall shopping
In closing: you are never too old to own an icicle sword :)
A lot of stuff is hidden under LJ CUTS so please look out for those to see the entire post.**
-----------------------------------------------------------
Early morning for the bus. Ride to the airport was normal.
Flight was delayed a bit, but whatever. The nice thing about earlier flights is it doesn't matter as much if you get delayed.
As we flew out from Denver I tried to get a picture of the mountains.
That dark patck, below the line of mountains and to the left, is Denver.
Landed and loaded onto the bus in Sioux Falls, and the temperature was 3 degrees Fahrenheit with a -16 windchill, which according to my weather app somehow equaled "feels like -16". I guess after a certain point it doesn't really matter.
It was brutal, bitter cold. I had planned to walk to the Sioux Falls co-op, even at 5 degrees, but did not feel comfortable doing so with the windchill. Even with my layered sweaters and coats, my legs and hands and face only have one thin layer of protection, and the co-op was more than 20 minutes away. I know when to admit I'm not equipped.
Instead I Ubered to Natural Grocers, where I didn't get much because this one was not nearly as interesting as the one in Colorado Springs. I got a different flavor of sheeps milk yogurt, and some chicken spinach sausage...oh, and they had sporks that matched my UCO mess kit! I have been wanting one for a long time because my spoon has gotten really scratched up somehow and needs replacing.
There was a Walmart right next door so I went over there for my actual groceries (see? I can shop at Walmart too. I'm not a prude, just like to buy stuff I can't afford!). We are only here for a few days so there wasn't much to get, just fruits and veggies and protein and distilled water for the kettle. Back at the hotel I was very tired, having gotten only four hours of sleep last night, so ate a simple dinner and relaxed until I fell asleep.
-----------------------------------------------------
Friday morning was wonderfully chill.
I woke up at 7:30, had nice warm cereal and the sheeps milk yogurt (vanilla. Very good!), and did a load of laundry in the hotel's facilities.
Since it is too cold out to walk around, I am using the hotel stairwell instead of the elevator to get some exercise.
Laundry is on the 2nd floor and I'm on the 5th. So I went up and down three flights, three times this morning. Not bad.
By the time lunchtime rolled around it was a whole 2°F outside with a -10° windchill, so I bundled up and walked to Sanaa's Gourmet Mediterranean. It was only about a 6-minute walk, but in that short time my nose and eyes felt painful because of the cold, and my pinky fingers had gone numb. Crazy!
(I am wearing three coats in this picture lol)
( CLICK HERE to read about Sanaa's restaurant )
After that I packed my dinner to bring to the theatre later because I don't think I want to walk back and forth in single-digit temps after the sun goes down tonight. I have big plans for our 35-degree Golden Day here, so that's when I'll get my exercise.
This theatre is pretty. Nice lighting.
Sound check was fine, and I ate my dinner in the Green Room. A bunch of the cast did the same, and we chatted a bit as we ate.
The show went well. For some reason during preshow there was a spotlight pointed at the pit, so I wanted to play with it.
Kevin (reeds) offered to take a picture.
Bill (trumpet) also offered to give me a headshot for my birthday!
He's a really good photographer, so I took him up on it.
Here is the result:
I've made it my profile pic on social, and may indeed use it for headshots to go with my portfolio as well.
Hopefully that's all the photos of me for a while...I'm fairly camera shy and all this attention made me nervous!
-------------------------------------------------------
Saturday, my birthday!
( CLICK HERE to read about my birthday )
The evening show went well also. After each show here the audience has applauded specifically for the band, which doesn't happen even half the time, so it's REALLY appreciated :)
And with that, our shows are finished here in Sioux Falls!
We load out of the theatre tonight, but will be in Sioux Falls for a day off tomorrow!
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Sunday. A Golden Day!
It was strange to wake up and have "nothing" to do. And nice!
( CLICK HERE to read about Falls Park )
------------------------------------------------------------------
Tomorrow's travel day is going to be a little rough.
Our flight LEAVES at 7am. Which means we are riding to the airport around 5am. Which means waking up before that :/
But. The reward is a whole week in West Palm Beach.
Temps in the mid-70s! Beaches! Rental cars!
A Whole Paycheck and an outlet mall right next to the hotel!
I have many exciting plans for this week:
- aioli restaurant for avocado toast and a pastry
- Dr. Limon for ceviche
- Visiting Manatee Cove
- Picking green peppers as part of charitable outreach, organized by Brian (cast)
- Some minor outlet mall shopping
In closing: you are never too old to own an icicle sword :)
