Phillipa Things + Cooking
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taz_39Monday, after breakfast:
- Ran dishwasher
- Mailed off the sold trombone accessories
- Went to Lowe's to buy 2 bathroom sinks and 3 faucets, and schedule installation of those
- Did laundry
- Made grocery list
- Chatted with step-grandma about how her first Easter went without her husband there
- Responded to misc social media comments on my posts (this takes significant time so I list it with chores)
After lunch:
- Folded laundry
- Practiced bass trombone
- Made Reverb listings for my digital court reporting stuff that I need to sell
- Reached out to schedule a possible visit with an American trombone craftsman in July
- Cheered for Jameson as he got the call for his second interview with Disney!!
MAN I really hope they consider him seriously this time. He's been told it's the final round, and he's never made it that far in the interview process. I hope so strongly for a good result for him.
Also some Epic coworkers sent me a few more nice photos that a professional photographer took on Saturday.
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Tuesday, breakfast, then
- packed lunch and dinner for Epic
- washed tenor trombone because I want to start practicing doubling
- grocery for dinner ingredients
After lunch,
- put chicken in a marinade for dinner
- went back out to get pickled ginger at Walmart since they hadn't had it at Publix
- solidified an appointment with the trombone craftsman up in Chicago for July
- packed more stuff for Epic (clothes, trombones, music, etc)
- put music for an upcoming Chicago tribute band on my iPad
- went BACK out because I'd ordered some photo prints at Walgreens and they were ready in like 2 seconds
...and took a rest, which I hope is acceptable.
Meanwhile Jameson worked. A pretty normal day for both of us.
Here is my framed show photo.
Jameson has a few framed photos of live performances, from when he played with Mulch, Sweat, & Shears at Disney. His parents have some too. It's not something that I would've thought to do myself, and will be a nice memento especially years from now.
For dinner I made a spicy sesame chicken ginger salad from Half-Baked Harvest.
Shredded Napa cabbage, romaine, flavorful marinated chicken breast, mandarin oranges, pomegranate seeds, wonton strips, avocado, roasted peanuts, green onion, cilantro, and a soy-honey-ginger-orange-gochujang dressing.
I was surprised that Jameson actually liked it, and enough to go back for seconds, so I'll be making it or some variation of it again for sure.
As we were winding down our evening my stepmom called to catch up (I'd emailed her over Easter.) She's in Delaware with friends. I was glad to hear that as she has glaucoma, is legally blind, and is from a rural area, which all means she's dependent on others for even short trips. She's doing well, and we made plans for me to possibly come visit during one of the tour layoffs.
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Wednesday, up early and after doing "Phillipa hair" and eating breakfast,
- shipped an item that I'd sold overnight
- stopped at Whole Paycheck for a few things
- got to Epic, put away my food, got makeup and costume on
- dragged my trombones to the stairwell and practiced for an hour
I did 45 minutes on bass followed by a 15-minute review of my Place Cachee Jazz music, because remember last week I was disappointed with how I'd played. It was a busy week and I was tired and stressed, but that's not an excuse especially when we are constantly being recorded and watched by management.
Thankfully, today went a LOT better. Gave myself a little pep talk and did just fine all day.
After one of the sets we were mobbed by people wanting selfies with Plume (our puffskein). About four groups were able to get photos before our handlers intervened so we could leave. Moments like these are always hard because we'd truly love to stay and let everyone have a photo! But we also have just a short time to prepare for the next set, AND we need to clear out because other atmo performers also use that space (Cosme the wand shop owner, but also the aurors and wizarding school students.) Hopefully people will be understanding just as they are with meet-and-greets.
Otherwise it was a normal day, and I hope to have another just like it tomorrow.
In closing, HERE is a review of the musical offerings at Epic Universe which of course strongly features us.
TL;DR:
And here is a recent performance clip with me, Joe (trumpet sub), and Adrian (clarinet)
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Thursday: Day at Epic
Friday: Day off. Housework, practice trying to sell more junk.
Saturday & Sunday: Also days off. Cooking...maybe I can convince Jameson to eat out once too...
- Ran dishwasher
- Mailed off the sold trombone accessories
- Went to Lowe's to buy 2 bathroom sinks and 3 faucets, and schedule installation of those
- Did laundry
- Made grocery list
- Chatted with step-grandma about how her first Easter went without her husband there
- Responded to misc social media comments on my posts (this takes significant time so I list it with chores)
After lunch:
- Folded laundry
- Practiced bass trombone
- Made Reverb listings for my digital court reporting stuff that I need to sell
- Reached out to schedule a possible visit with an American trombone craftsman in July
- Cheered for Jameson as he got the call for his second interview with Disney!!
MAN I really hope they consider him seriously this time. He's been told it's the final round, and he's never made it that far in the interview process. I hope so strongly for a good result for him.
Also some Epic coworkers sent me a few more nice photos that a professional photographer took on Saturday.
--------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday, breakfast, then
- packed lunch and dinner for Epic
- washed tenor trombone because I want to start practicing doubling
- grocery for dinner ingredients
After lunch,
- put chicken in a marinade for dinner
- went back out to get pickled ginger at Walmart since they hadn't had it at Publix
- solidified an appointment with the trombone craftsman up in Chicago for July
- packed more stuff for Epic (clothes, trombones, music, etc)
- put music for an upcoming Chicago tribute band on my iPad
- went BACK out because I'd ordered some photo prints at Walgreens and they were ready in like 2 seconds
...and took a rest, which I hope is acceptable.
Meanwhile Jameson worked. A pretty normal day for both of us.
Here is my framed show photo.
Jameson has a few framed photos of live performances, from when he played with Mulch, Sweat, & Shears at Disney. His parents have some too. It's not something that I would've thought to do myself, and will be a nice memento especially years from now.
For dinner I made a spicy sesame chicken ginger salad from Half-Baked Harvest.
Shredded Napa cabbage, romaine, flavorful marinated chicken breast, mandarin oranges, pomegranate seeds, wonton strips, avocado, roasted peanuts, green onion, cilantro, and a soy-honey-ginger-orange-gochujang dressing.
I was surprised that Jameson actually liked it, and enough to go back for seconds, so I'll be making it or some variation of it again for sure.
As we were winding down our evening my stepmom called to catch up (I'd emailed her over Easter.) She's in Delaware with friends. I was glad to hear that as she has glaucoma, is legally blind, and is from a rural area, which all means she's dependent on others for even short trips. She's doing well, and we made plans for me to possibly come visit during one of the tour layoffs.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday, up early and after doing "Phillipa hair" and eating breakfast,
- shipped an item that I'd sold overnight
- stopped at Whole Paycheck for a few things
- got to Epic, put away my food, got makeup and costume on
- dragged my trombones to the stairwell and practiced for an hour
I did 45 minutes on bass followed by a 15-minute review of my Place Cachee Jazz music, because remember last week I was disappointed with how I'd played. It was a busy week and I was tired and stressed, but that's not an excuse especially when we are constantly being recorded and watched by management.
Thankfully, today went a LOT better. Gave myself a little pep talk and did just fine all day.
After one of the sets we were mobbed by people wanting selfies with Plume (our puffskein). About four groups were able to get photos before our handlers intervened so we could leave. Moments like these are always hard because we'd truly love to stay and let everyone have a photo! But we also have just a short time to prepare for the next set, AND we need to clear out because other atmo performers also use that space (Cosme the wand shop owner, but also the aurors and wizarding school students.) Hopefully people will be understanding just as they are with meet-and-greets.
Otherwise it was a normal day, and I hope to have another just like it tomorrow.
In closing, HERE is a review of the musical offerings at Epic Universe which of course strongly features us.
TL;DR:
And here is a recent performance clip with me, Joe (trumpet sub), and Adrian (clarinet)
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Thursday: Day at Epic
Friday: Day off. Housework, practice trying to sell more junk.
Saturday & Sunday: Also days off. Cooking...maybe I can convince Jameson to eat out once too...
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Date: 2025-04-24 11:52 am (UTC)I hope things work out well for Jameson!
That’s quite a picture frame!
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Date: 2025-04-24 02:55 pm (UTC)The frame is in the shape of the Phoenix Arch in Place Cachée (the “world” where I work at Epic Universe) which is why he bought it for me, but it’s pretty gaudy haha
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Date: 2025-04-24 02:53 pm (UTC)Love all the pictures. I think you've said you're not the biggest fan of your costume, but I do think it looks really nice.
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Date: 2025-04-24 02:56 pm (UTC)I DO like the costume, just not the jacket, which thankfully I’ve never had to wear. Just the shirt and skirt like this are nice.