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taz_39 Please Note: With Jameson visiting + lots of shows this week, I may not be able to stick to my normal posting schedule. Just a heads up. Thanks!
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**Disclaimer** The views and opinions expressed in this post are my own, and do not reflect the views or opinions of my employer. DO NOT RESHARE ANY PART OF THIS POST WITHOUT PERMISSION. Thank you.
This post covers Wednesday and Thursday.
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WEDNESDAY
I slept until 9 which is pretty rare for me. Breakfast and sort of slowly moving things to make more space for Jameson. Shuffling all of my toiletries to the left, making sure there are towels set aside for him, putting my huge suitcase in the closet instead of the floor where I normally leave it. This room is really small, and there's a bit of a challenge because during the four days he's here I'll still need to cook a few meals for myself (on the two-show weekend he'll likely eat on his own for lunch) so I need to leave my dishes and containers out and have a "kitchen" of sorts, but I don't want to compromise surface space for him either.
My solution for this is to have the table cleared off by Thursday afternoon (I still gotta make all of my meals on Thursday) and that can be Jameson's surface space, and all of my food and dishes will llve on top of the cabinet containing the fridge. This will be a tight "kitchen" for me, but it's only for a few days. I imagine we'll eat out most of the time anyway.
Today was a Scheduled Chill Day since the rest of my week is
Who DOESN'T want this shirt! Why isn't this in the girl's section too? Why do little girl's shirts at Old Navy feature candies and sweets and flowers and words like "Sweet Thing" or "Sugar and Spice," the occasional overused "Girl Power" or "Girls Rule," while boys get the dinosaurs and Mario Bros. and cool designs like the above, and phrases like "Watch Me Change the World" and "Adventure Awaits"? Online these shirts are often labeled "unisex" but you still have to click on the "Boys" tab to see them at all, so are they really? And in the physical store they are ONLY in the boy's section. Why does a little girl have to go to the boy's section to get a Minecraft shirt? Freaking terrible, it honestly makes me feel sick to see it :( :(
Ok anyway sexism rant aside, the boy's XL shirts fit me perfectly so this tee was a great find. Never mind that I'm a grown-a$$ 42-year-old-woman who has to hang out in the little boy's clothes section to find a decent graphic tee. Geez.
The evening show was good. Connor conducted again, and Leslie (Key sub, usually he plays on Aladdin I think) was on Key 1 and did a great job. It was actually warmer in the pit too. That was a relief, to not have to spend half the show holding my trombones tightly to keep them warm or pocketing the mouthpieces between numbers.
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THURSDAY
I slept until 8, then breakfast and texting a bit with Jameson to give him hotel info and such. Finished clearing off the table for him to use while he's here, packed my snacks for the two-show day, and started working on Madison Foodie Finds (luckily I've been there recently so it's mostly done.)
The matinee show was good, nice crowd and it sounded well attended out there. And it was still temperate in the pit, even better! Afterward I swung by the grocery for blackberries...I JUST bought raspberries and they molded overnight, I HATE when that happens, they aren't cheap!! Then relaxed at the hotel and felt annoyed with myself because I just now realized that the TV is centered in front of MY bed, not Jameson's, and I should have taken that into account. Argh. Whatever, we'll figure it out.
In case you can't tell from words on a page: I am a bit nervous about having Jameson here. We've lived together for a long time, and lived on the circus train with separate rooms. It's just that this is the first time Jameson's EVER come out to visit me on a touring show. He's never stayed with me while I've been touring, which means he's never seen my lifestyle on tour, how I keep my room, my routine out here. It's not very different than what I did on the circus...but still. It's been a separate life, you know? I'm just a little shy about it, I suppose.
Well, after tonight's show I should have time to shower and do one last room check before Jameson arrives via subway, then I'll either go get him or wait in the lobby for him. Not sure if I'll have time to write about the evening show so I'll end it here (hopefully everything goes fine and you'll have missed nothing.) Excited, nervous, and looking forward to having Jameson here with me!!
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Friday: Sightseeing with Jameson, then an evening show.
Saturday: Two shows. Probably meals out with Jameson, dinner with his friend Bleu, and Jameson's going to our evening show, then a "band hang" at the hotel bar so he can meet everyone.
Sunday: Two shows, Jameson and I will hang out between where possible.
Monday: Another day of sightseeing, then seeing Jameson off.
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**Disclaimer** The views and opinions expressed in this post are my own, and do not reflect the views or opinions of my employer. DO NOT RESHARE ANY PART OF THIS POST WITHOUT PERMISSION. Thank you.
This post covers Wednesday and Thursday.
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WEDNESDAY
I slept until 9 which is pretty rare for me. Breakfast and sort of slowly moving things to make more space for Jameson. Shuffling all of my toiletries to the left, making sure there are towels set aside for him, putting my huge suitcase in the closet instead of the floor where I normally leave it. This room is really small, and there's a bit of a challenge because during the four days he's here I'll still need to cook a few meals for myself (on the two-show weekend he'll likely eat on his own for lunch) so I need to leave my dishes and containers out and have a "kitchen" of sorts, but I don't want to compromise surface space for him either.
My solution for this is to have the table cleared off by Thursday afternoon (I still gotta make all of my meals on Thursday) and that can be Jameson's surface space, and all of my food and dishes will llve on top of the cabinet containing the fridge. This will be a tight "kitchen" for me, but it's only for a few days. I imagine we'll eat out most of the time anyway.
Today was a Scheduled Chill Day since the rest of my week is
- Thursday: Two shows + Jameson gets into town;
- Friday: Sightseeing w/Jameson + evening show;
- Saturday: The busiest day with two shows, probable meals out w/Jameson including dinner with his friend Bleu, then Jameson's coming to our evening show, followed by a meet and greet/drinks with the band;
- Sunday: Two shows + probably one meal with Jameson and one on my own; and
- Monday: Golden Day for me and final sightseeing w/Jameson, then seeing him off at the subway station.
Who DOESN'T want this shirt! Why isn't this in the girl's section too? Why do little girl's shirts at Old Navy feature candies and sweets and flowers and words like "Sweet Thing" or "Sugar and Spice," the occasional overused "Girl Power" or "Girls Rule," while boys get the dinosaurs and Mario Bros. and cool designs like the above, and phrases like "Watch Me Change the World" and "Adventure Awaits"? Online these shirts are often labeled "unisex" but you still have to click on the "Boys" tab to see them at all, so are they really? And in the physical store they are ONLY in the boy's section. Why does a little girl have to go to the boy's section to get a Minecraft shirt? Freaking terrible, it honestly makes me feel sick to see it :( :(
Ok anyway sexism rant aside, the boy's XL shirts fit me perfectly so this tee was a great find. Never mind that I'm a grown-a$$ 42-year-old-woman who has to hang out in the little boy's clothes section to find a decent graphic tee. Geez.
The evening show was good. Connor conducted again, and Leslie (Key sub, usually he plays on Aladdin I think) was on Key 1 and did a great job. It was actually warmer in the pit too. That was a relief, to not have to spend half the show holding my trombones tightly to keep them warm or pocketing the mouthpieces between numbers.
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THURSDAY
I slept until 8, then breakfast and texting a bit with Jameson to give him hotel info and such. Finished clearing off the table for him to use while he's here, packed my snacks for the two-show day, and started working on Madison Foodie Finds (luckily I've been there recently so it's mostly done.)
The matinee show was good, nice crowd and it sounded well attended out there. And it was still temperate in the pit, even better! Afterward I swung by the grocery for blackberries...I JUST bought raspberries and they molded overnight, I HATE when that happens, they aren't cheap!! Then relaxed at the hotel and felt annoyed with myself because I just now realized that the TV is centered in front of MY bed, not Jameson's, and I should have taken that into account. Argh. Whatever, we'll figure it out.
In case you can't tell from words on a page: I am a bit nervous about having Jameson here. We've lived together for a long time, and lived on the circus train with separate rooms. It's just that this is the first time Jameson's EVER come out to visit me on a touring show. He's never stayed with me while I've been touring, which means he's never seen my lifestyle on tour, how I keep my room, my routine out here. It's not very different than what I did on the circus...but still. It's been a separate life, you know? I'm just a little shy about it, I suppose.
Well, after tonight's show I should have time to shower and do one last room check before Jameson arrives via subway, then I'll either go get him or wait in the lobby for him. Not sure if I'll have time to write about the evening show so I'll end it here (hopefully everything goes fine and you'll have missed nothing.) Excited, nervous, and looking forward to having Jameson here with me!!
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Friday: Sightseeing with Jameson, then an evening show.
Saturday: Two shows. Probably meals out with Jameson, dinner with his friend Bleu, and Jameson's going to our evening show, then a "band hang" at the hotel bar so he can meet everyone.
Sunday: Two shows, Jameson and I will hang out between where possible.
Monday: Another day of sightseeing, then seeing Jameson off.
