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May. 8th, 2024 08:48 pmMonday, I got up at 6:30am so I could force an hour of data entry, knowing that a drive to Whole Paycheck would constitute at least 40 minutes one way. And I was right, especially since they're tearing that intersection up to make a new on-ramp.
I went to Sprouts first because it's close and they always have fun stuff to try, then Whole Paycheck for the salmon and side dish ingredients. I ended up finding a lot of nice snacks!
- Theo's Sweet Potato Jerky: They had three flavors of this and also three flavors of beet jerky! I got the Maple Dijon. Haven't tried it yet.
- Fillo's Walking Tamale: You guys have seen me getting these before, I just wanted a good snack to bring to Disney rehearsals :p
- Vermont Maple Ginger tea: I made this on Tuesday. First of all it smells FANTASTIC. Like gingerbread kind of, but softer...more buttery? Not so cinnamon-heavy. A very "holiday" scent for sure. If you like tea with cream and/or sugar this would probably be incredible. Even plain I enjoyed it very much and will look out for it in the future.
- Chameleon Girl Scouts cold brew: They had Samoa, Thin Mint, and Chocolate Peanut Butter flavors, and yes I got all three, and yes they have dairy but oh well! I'll be trying these gradually.
- Olipop Barbie "Peaches & Cream": I like most Olipop flavors (it's a "healthier" soda with probiotics and fiber) and this one is no exception! Good and fruity in a "peach ring" sort of way. If they made this a regular flavor I'd put it into rotation.
- Chocolate-flavored coconut water: There were several flavors, all fruit except for this one. I was curious. Haven't tried yet.
- Lesser Evil vegan pizza corn puffs: I tried these today and they're pretty good! Strong on the garlic/onion powder though so will have to remember that before blowing into my trombone lol.
After unpacking I whipped up the teriyaki marinade for the salmon, then worked until lunchtime, then reviewed my memorized Disney music, then more work. I don't want to fall short again this week so am trying to prioritize data entry a bit more.
The salmon turned out pretty good, though I had the pan too hot and burned my piece (rescued Jameson's before it was too late.) Served with half a box of couscous we've had sitting around forever, and sauteed sugar snap peas with a little salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
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Tuesday, another Disney rehearsal day. No costume fitting this time, just straight to Magic Kingdom to rehearse with the band. We sat in a crowded circle in the warm-up room and played through the Parade set, Flag Retreat set, and one Castle set that the subs have been given to learn. I had the Parade and Retreat memorized but not the Castle, so it wasn't perfect but I'm also not expected to know that stuff just yet.
From then on it was more shadowing. Kristen (trumpet sub) was there too along with another trumpet sub, so we practiced our music together with mutes in and followed the band throughout the day. I watched two sets, and stood with Kristen to watch the parade (didn't walk with the band this time just waited for them to come around the castle area), and at the end of the day watched the Retreat. The whole time Kristen and I were miming our slide positions/fingerings along with the band; the guys said it made them chuckle to see us doing that among the throng of people :p
As we were packing up we got a surprise.
Mike (trumpet, our boss) told Kristen and I that our costumes were pretty much ready...so, would we like to perform Parade or Retreat in the park? We both said yes! Kristen will go out on Thursday, and I will go out on Monday. I'm nervous but mostly about MARCHING. Playing is whatever, I've done that for ages, but I haven't marched a whole lot in my life haha. I'm sure it'll be fine...but I'll be thinking about it all week!
And...It'll be my first performance with the Main Street Philharmonic!! What a thought!
Back home I ate random foods and chatted with Jameson as he got ready for Encore rehearsal (he's stepping in because their director couldn't make it that night.) After he left I relaxed for a bit before doing another hour-or-so of data entry. Gotta meet my hours and also try to have a day off on Saturday!
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Wednesday I was up at 7 to eat breakfast and buckle down on those data entry hours.
And once again, I STILL got off to a late start because things NEVER go as planned.
Delay 1 was an email from the court reporting company that "hired" me in March, asking whether I was ready to start yet because "We need you to start as soon as possible." Well that's interesting because I was READY to start as soon as possible, but then you waited to tell me you needed me to complete a two-month certification program until TWO WEEKS before our mutually-agreed-upon start date. Meaning I had to scramble to find another job, since y'all clearly weren't it. And now you want to know whether I'm ready to start yet??
If you're Friends Only you already know about this because I ranted pretty hard. It's just such BS.
So I had to stop working to write back and say essentially, "Yes hello, I've had to put certification on the backburner while scrambling to find another job once you informed me that I would not have a job with you just two weeks before I was supposed to start with you. I'll certify as soon as I can. Thanks have a great day!!!!!!"
Delay 2 was right after that my aunt called, and we haven't talked in forever and she's got a lot going on. We talked for over an hour; it was necessary and I don't feel bad about missing a little work for my very favorite relative :) My aunt is very important to me and I want to be there for her.
After that, though, I did plug away at work, only stopping for lunch and to work on memorizing Be Our Guest for MSP.
For dinner we went to BurgerFi, and were surprised to find that it's been remodeled and now shares space and a menu with Anthony's Coal-Fired Pizza. Like, with servers and everything. It was bizarre to order a fast food burger and have it served on a real plate like some gourmet restaurant item, a la "Demolition Man" haha.
After that we walked around (the BurgerFi is in Margaritaville) and looked at what shops are new, and visited the IT'SUGAR candy store where we got things we shouldn't :p Jameson got a big ol' peanut butter cup, I got peanut butter malted milk balls, we both got a Chick-O-Stick BAR (I've seen the little bite-sized ones but never a bar.)
Back home I did an hour of data entry to make up for the one I lost to my aunt...see how easy that was?
And that was the day.
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Tomorrow more data entry, more memorization, I may go for a walk in the morning while it's still in the low 90s.
Nothing of interest for the weekend except possibly cooking dinner one night, and maybe it's gonna be time to take dips in the pool now that it's stupid-hot outside.
I went to Sprouts first because it's close and they always have fun stuff to try, then Whole Paycheck for the salmon and side dish ingredients. I ended up finding a lot of nice snacks!
- Theo's Sweet Potato Jerky: They had three flavors of this and also three flavors of beet jerky! I got the Maple Dijon. Haven't tried it yet.
- Fillo's Walking Tamale: You guys have seen me getting these before, I just wanted a good snack to bring to Disney rehearsals :p
- Vermont Maple Ginger tea: I made this on Tuesday. First of all it smells FANTASTIC. Like gingerbread kind of, but softer...more buttery? Not so cinnamon-heavy. A very "holiday" scent for sure. If you like tea with cream and/or sugar this would probably be incredible. Even plain I enjoyed it very much and will look out for it in the future.
- Chameleon Girl Scouts cold brew: They had Samoa, Thin Mint, and Chocolate Peanut Butter flavors, and yes I got all three, and yes they have dairy but oh well! I'll be trying these gradually.
- Olipop Barbie "Peaches & Cream": I like most Olipop flavors (it's a "healthier" soda with probiotics and fiber) and this one is no exception! Good and fruity in a "peach ring" sort of way. If they made this a regular flavor I'd put it into rotation.
- Chocolate-flavored coconut water: There were several flavors, all fruit except for this one. I was curious. Haven't tried yet.
- Lesser Evil vegan pizza corn puffs: I tried these today and they're pretty good! Strong on the garlic/onion powder though so will have to remember that before blowing into my trombone lol.
After unpacking I whipped up the teriyaki marinade for the salmon, then worked until lunchtime, then reviewed my memorized Disney music, then more work. I don't want to fall short again this week so am trying to prioritize data entry a bit more.
The salmon turned out pretty good, though I had the pan too hot and burned my piece (rescued Jameson's before it was too late.) Served with half a box of couscous we've had sitting around forever, and sauteed sugar snap peas with a little salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
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Tuesday, another Disney rehearsal day. No costume fitting this time, just straight to Magic Kingdom to rehearse with the band. We sat in a crowded circle in the warm-up room and played through the Parade set, Flag Retreat set, and one Castle set that the subs have been given to learn. I had the Parade and Retreat memorized but not the Castle, so it wasn't perfect but I'm also not expected to know that stuff just yet.
From then on it was more shadowing. Kristen (trumpet sub) was there too along with another trumpet sub, so we practiced our music together with mutes in and followed the band throughout the day. I watched two sets, and stood with Kristen to watch the parade (didn't walk with the band this time just waited for them to come around the castle area), and at the end of the day watched the Retreat. The whole time Kristen and I were miming our slide positions/fingerings along with the band; the guys said it made them chuckle to see us doing that among the throng of people :p
As we were packing up we got a surprise.
Mike (trumpet, our boss) told Kristen and I that our costumes were pretty much ready...so, would we like to perform Parade or Retreat in the park? We both said yes! Kristen will go out on Thursday, and I will go out on Monday. I'm nervous but mostly about MARCHING. Playing is whatever, I've done that for ages, but I haven't marched a whole lot in my life haha. I'm sure it'll be fine...but I'll be thinking about it all week!
And...It'll be my first performance with the Main Street Philharmonic!! What a thought!
Back home I ate random foods and chatted with Jameson as he got ready for Encore rehearsal (he's stepping in because their director couldn't make it that night.) After he left I relaxed for a bit before doing another hour-or-so of data entry. Gotta meet my hours and also try to have a day off on Saturday!
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Wednesday I was up at 7 to eat breakfast and buckle down on those data entry hours.
And once again, I STILL got off to a late start because things NEVER go as planned.
Delay 1 was an email from the court reporting company that "hired" me in March, asking whether I was ready to start yet because "We need you to start as soon as possible." Well that's interesting because I was READY to start as soon as possible, but then you waited to tell me you needed me to complete a two-month certification program until TWO WEEKS before our mutually-agreed-upon start date. Meaning I had to scramble to find another job, since y'all clearly weren't it. And now you want to know whether I'm ready to start yet??
If you're Friends Only you already know about this because I ranted pretty hard. It's just such BS.
So I had to stop working to write back and say essentially, "Yes hello, I've had to put certification on the backburner while scrambling to find another job once you informed me that I would not have a job with you just two weeks before I was supposed to start with you. I'll certify as soon as I can. Thanks have a great day!!!!!!"
Delay 2 was right after that my aunt called, and we haven't talked in forever and she's got a lot going on. We talked for over an hour; it was necessary and I don't feel bad about missing a little work for my very favorite relative :) My aunt is very important to me and I want to be there for her.
After that, though, I did plug away at work, only stopping for lunch and to work on memorizing Be Our Guest for MSP.
For dinner we went to BurgerFi, and were surprised to find that it's been remodeled and now shares space and a menu with Anthony's Coal-Fired Pizza. Like, with servers and everything. It was bizarre to order a fast food burger and have it served on a real plate like some gourmet restaurant item, a la "Demolition Man" haha.
After that we walked around (the BurgerFi is in Margaritaville) and looked at what shops are new, and visited the IT'SUGAR candy store where we got things we shouldn't :p Jameson got a big ol' peanut butter cup, I got peanut butter malted milk balls, we both got a Chick-O-Stick BAR (I've seen the little bite-sized ones but never a bar.)
Back home I did an hour of data entry to make up for the one I lost to my aunt...see how easy that was?
And that was the day.
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Tomorrow more data entry, more memorization, I may go for a walk in the morning while it's still in the low 90s.
Nothing of interest for the weekend except possibly cooking dinner one night, and maybe it's gonna be time to take dips in the pool now that it's stupid-hot outside.
