mini vacay

so i flew out to see friends on a show for new year's. most people think i came out here for a very specific reason, which has to do with a specific person. i like to call that, "jumping to conclusions." it's silly really. can't friends just get together to be together. can't situations just be a bit simpler than people think. i kind-of find it annoying. but i am here, the weather is crazy beautiful, and i am going to have fun tonight gosh dangit!!!!

i am going to think about new year's resolutions. for a hot second...

thought about it, think most are unrealistic, done with that...

happy new year faithful readers, all 4 of you...

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after c-mas

repaired vacuum (by me)--check
baby holding quotient--high
laundry piles--very close
unemployment checks--the mailman hates me
lunch--starving

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trauma!!!!

MY VACUUM CLEANER IS BROKEN...
oh.
the.
agony...

if you know me, you know i love to vacuum. props to grandma for that one. but the belt is broken. how am i supposed to obsess over my floor if i only can use the attachment. it gets old vacuuming a 3 inch square at a time, and kills my back. and all this right before i am to leave again. crap.

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oh my vanity.

so many years ago some friends of mine took me to an indoor rock gym. i didn't really want to go very high, but i did enjoy the act of bouldering. bouldering is simply staying below a certain height and problem solving while you climb. it is very fun, and a great form of exercise. i used muscles i didn't even know i had. i have been researching rock gyms around the country and i am thinking about taking bouldering back up for fun. for all you english majors that was terrible english. shush. anyway, is it wrong that one of the reasons i don't want to boulder, is because i would have to cut my nails? isn't that just the dumbest thing you've ever heard. it makes me feel so stupid, but i just can't cut my nails. so stupid...

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christmas

this time last year i was in the cheenay. all c-mas gifts were ordered online and sent. easy, affordable, and creative ideas which garnered a great response from the family. this year i am home, which hasn't happened in years, and for some reason, buying gifts is a complete catastrophe. i always get gift cards. i travel for a living and that is much easier for me. my mom got me the furniture i wanted, which makes coming home fun. but my god shopping for my family is complete distress. i know what to get babies and 3 year olds, but the adults. i still don't have gifts for them.
i did get myself a lovely micheal kors bag though.
dangit, i have to go shopping again.


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2 in 1 day

i think i may to have to start writing again. i have some shit to say, and this may be the only way to say it. i miss all my friends, from every aspect of my life. tours, home, college, and some high school...
the problem is my little friend, face book. i have too many friends. almost 600. and they are mostly from the road. that's weird if you think about it. i could walk down almost any street in the city(new york) and say hello to someone, but in my hometown of 62,000 of 27 years, i know barely a soul. that is weird. i see a few folks now and then, but what is keeping my from moving to the place where i know everyone? in new york, there are not enough trees. simply put, central park doesn't do it for me. i am rambling. i am so indecisive.

george bush

i do not agree with the war, but i support our troops.
if that guy could've only hit george with the shoe...

not time, per usual...

so i got home about a week ago, and i leave again in about a week. going back out to fill in on a tour, for said company i work for. now i just need my apartment to clean itself. so far every time i wish for it, and close my eyes, when i open them back up, still nothing is done. figures.
maybe my laundry will clean itself, but i doubt it.
and it's danged cold here. like 40's. horseshit.
but one good thing so far, a minimal of critters in my apartment. i only had to go after one larger spider with the vacuum cleaner so far...

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it worked

don't worry folks, i did it...
i am at home right now, after successfully surprising my mom. she was shocked. it was awesome.
so for all my dear readers and friends, i am in fayetteville.
woo-hoo.

now if i could just figure out how to not spend a zillion dollars at target.
and clean my apartment. what a mess. yea for leaky pipes...

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here i sit

here i sit, with nothing to watch in english on t.v.
now there are some t.v. shows i am intrigued by, but they are all in korean.
i look really silly watching stuff in korean.
but i do it anyway.

now every once in awhile i get to watch law and order or something like that. i have seen them all but i watch because it is english. and then the commercials are korean. figures. dangit!

i think going home is going to be a major culture shock. i don't know what i am going to do when i can hear english everywhere i go. or spanish... but i do know how to say hello in chinese and korean and japanese. what else have i learned. nada.

and in korea it is customary when you go to a store, for the salesperson to follow you around. closely. i like to do a sudden change of direction to see if they will run into me. i think it's funny. i am sure i have scared a tiny asian woman once or twice. tee-hee.

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to clarify

the previous post on april 5th is for someone very specific.
not any of my loyal readers and friends.
i had to write something to get some anger out.
that's all.
and please don't ask what happened because i am not going to tell you.

air-kisses

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really?

really? stop reading. we're not friends. real friends tell you the truth. that's all i have for now.

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my splinter

remember my mention previously of "the splinter".
yes, it has quotes. it is that serious.
so my splinter and i had been living in a nice un-infected harmony. until i just got tired of it.
it's out and i will not go into the gory details.
i think i could be a surgeon though.
just waltz right up in a hospital and remove stuff.
or rearrange stuff and label it.
either way i have a job in the future with props or surgery.
who knew...

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oh my

right now i am happy. enough said...

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indecision

i don't know what to write, but i feel like i should write something...

for the record, i skipped april fools day. i reset my watch date even. i just skipped the day, all day as a matter of fact. it wasn't until i got to work and michelle said it was april fools day, april 1st, that i actually knew. i removed an entire day from my life and had no idea for at least 10 hours. is that a form of dementia? am i getting that old? wow, who does that?
well, i guess i do.

and don't ever get your hair cut at choi in korea. what a damn mess. yes, friends i am still fuming about the horrible cut i got, from the little korean lady. the moment i figure out when i am going home, it is straight to shine for a cut. and then to taco bell. gotta have goals here people...

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three in a row

where does snot come from? i know, i know, that is a gross question. but we have all thought about it. it just keeps coming out. well, now i have grossed myself out.

you know when i started this here blog thingy, i should have investigated how to add photos. because i have no idea. not a clue. and i bet half of the stuff i write would be better explained in photos. i am just sayin'.

and something else i haven't discussed in awhile...
toliets.

in korea you go from a squatty potty, to a spaceship contraption. the toliet seat is heated for one thing. warm tushy anyone? and there are controls for a bidet type action. rinsing and drying. i just can't make myself use this feature. the boys on tour swear that it is the best invention. i have to disagree. there are a lot of new experiences i have had on this tour, but i will not use the toliet bidet feature. and you can't make me. so there.

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planes

when staying in daegu, south korea, try not to stay near the air force base. planes take off in 4's. oh my god, they are so loud. it is truly deafening. i wouldn't mind so much, if i could see them, but my room is in the back of the hotel.

and a large shirt here, is like a small in the states. today was a great shopping day.
smell that, that's sarcasm.

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my rant

hello friends,
so do you ever have those days, when you wonder why you picked your career or your friends? well today is my day. having decided to look nice for work, because i feel like shit, because i have a cold, i was promptly insulted. i was asked, in my flowey, hippy shirt, if i was hiding some thing under it. for the record i have not had sex in a long time, and i have also lost 30 lbs. on this jaunt thru asia. fuck you. (sorry mom). and then was told my best side was my back for a photo. listen here all you bitches. i am getting paid a shit-ton of money, and i look fabulous, so back off. i have struggled for years to get where i am today, and i am proud of myself. if you are jealous, get over it, and shut the fuck up. and don't waste your breath on me. i am so frustrated that my so called "friends" can't be nice. i do not expect any type of praise for anything i do. i do expect an a certain amount of respect not only pertaining to my job, but also as a human being. if you can't give that to me, than refrain from speaking to me or even glancing my way. i have enough friends, i need no more. and if you think for a second i give a shit about your petty ramblings, you have another thing coming. leave me alone, do your damn job, and shut the fuck up.

deep breath...


on a lighter, less angry note, i have twins in my future. and sometime soon i will be going back to the states. Japan was freaking cool. korea is a wonderful place. stay the hell out of china. just sayin'.
AND when sitting in your hotel chair at the GS PLAZA hotel in daegu, korea, be very careful. i have an inch long splinter in the depths of my calf. i am trying to decide whether to dig it out myself, or go to the hospital. yea me...

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random

our stage manager is leaving...
guess who got a promotion...

god, please help me not screw this up.

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travel

out of seoul- check

into daejeon- check

flying off to japan tomorrow for less then 12 hours for a visa...

this is my job, and i get paid for this shit. and we all know i WILL find the starbucks in japan...

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wow

i am having, no, getting twins. what a freaking blessing for an aunt. yes, a blessing. and my grandma sitting there in heaven,(yes folks, i know EXACTLY WHERE THAT WOMAN IS!), is a bit jealous that i get to be there. and i cannot wait for those two precious babies to grace us with their presence. i will be the best aunt, with the best gifts, and teach those children as much as their parents. and they will know nothing but joy, with their aunt.

i am so excited!

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birthday

so today, in korea, i turn 33. that is so crazy to me. and i am most proud of my mom e-mailing me first, with the time change. yea mom! supposedly 33, is the mythical year of good things. so far in the 3 hours it has been fun, and we'll see what the future holds.

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oh my

so two months in seoul with good food is bad. the china diet was lovely, none of my clothes fit. i was thinner then i had been in years. and then we came to korea, more specifically, seoul. danged restaurants that are really good! i have gained a little weight back. my clothes are all still big, but not as big as they were. dangit!!!!

the twins names are: (drumroll please)
ava grace and evan matthew

good call rachel and brett!

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ugh

i am a chronic repeater of blog info. please forgive me. my boss is here. off to the bar...

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still in seoul

so here i sit, still in seoul. and you'd think i would love this sit down stuff, but i think 2 months is too much. it's the amount of time i usually sit in the summer, but i am getting paid for this shit. the food is great. the city is super fun. i had to start a social calender to keep track of what i am doing day to day. i don't even do that at home. my birthday is coming up. i am sharing my birthday this year with one of the cast girls. we decided to have a joint b-day party, because we are just 2 days apart. but age wise we are ten years apart. that just breaks my heart. i feel so old. and if i don't get cards from my family, there are gonna be some folks in big trouble. just sayin'.
i found out that it is confirmed, the twins are a boy and girl. i brag about them all the time. i think everyone is sick of hearing about them, but i don't really care. and i have told everyone who will listen, their names. i plan to be the rockinest aunt they have. tattoos and drinking way early.
i am so kidding!!!! i just want them to read, like my grandma taught me. i will give them books for my gifts. and let them read at the dinner table.
i miss my family and my little apartment. and being able to call anyone, anytime. skype is neat, but i don't really use it all that often. just for the mom.
it is time for me to retire for the evening...

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korea

i miss my family.
and i miss my friends.
and that is all i have for now.

my mom

for those of you who don't know her, she's pretty rockin'. now if i could just get her to sign her name when she leaves me a message. she is the comment from yesterday. i don't know if she is trying to be sneaky. and i know right now she is reading this, laughing to herself. in her office, wondering if she should play a gambling game. or go see her grandson. either way she's awesome and i love her and miss her. i'll call you soon mamita.

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things about korea

so i haven't written a long blog in a long time, and i thought i would.
things i have done in korea so far...

*i got my hair cut. oh good lord. everyone loves it, and of course i hate it. the color is lovely, but the cut is awful.
*i have played indoor golf for a hot second. i hate feeling stupid, which is how golf makes me feel, so i just became the beer girl. my job was to make sure everyone's putting game was terrible. and it was.
*i went to the DMZ. there is an area within the DMZ that is considered "no man's land". no human has been in the area for a little over 50 years. the plants and animals are thriving. it is kind-of strange.
*i will be watching the superbowl at 8:00 a.m. monday morning, at a bar. yup, that's safe.
*i have eaten more garlic in korea, then in the past 5 years of my life. there is a place here called 'mad for garlic'. it's my favorite place to eat. we go every monday. it is amazing.

i am doing this blog in the middle of a show. i should be paying attention, but clearly i am not. whatever. maybe i'll write a bit more later...

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i am going to the DMZ in south korea. no, mom those are not your initials. well yes they are, but i am not going to see you. demiitarized zone. kinda crazy, huh? cross your fingers i don't get shot. just kidding mom.

write more later.

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what i am doing...

seoul is still butt ass cold. i read a lot here. i can finally drink the milk. i love milk. i have taken a slight liking to cream cheese. there is an all garlic restaurant which i try to go to every week. i got to pop popcorn the other night. my hair is still a wreck. and i have started a social calender, because if i don't write down what i am supposed to be doing with who, i will most certainly forget. my next read is hopefully going to be the satanic verses. we'll see... and supposedly the twins are boy and a girl. they are getting matching outfits from aunt paige dangit! i am traveling on the 11th for work. i am sharing my birthday with a lovely lady who turns 23 two days after i turn 33. i sleep with the heat on and the window cracked. and i have to run now...

i am a blog slacker...

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it's danged cold here

so the winds in little ol' seoul are coming out of siberia. yes, i said siberia. that really cold place. i walk outside, and can't feel my fingers. that is cold people. and most of the theatres here are like the ones in china. no heat until we walk in for work. i would think it would be cheaper to leave the heat on very low throughout the day to keep the edge off the cold. i guess that is a silly american idea. my heat is on in my room. and i hate heat. but i have to have it on or i would freeze my tushy off. so far seoul is fun. i haven't done a whole lot. it's too cold to go exploring outside. i can get quite a few places underground though. shopping underground may be my new favorite past time. i can go to a grocery store without ever going outside. that is neat. and at the grocery store i can opt for no bag, and just carry my stuff out. i think it is part of the korean conservation effort. well in my head that is why, it may just be that the koreans are stingy with their bags. i guess i should ask.

the show is going well. the audiences seem to like it. that's all i need to say about work.

and i need to get my hair cut. i have gone on for too long. but i am so afraid it's going to get messed up. i have layers people. and the only person i really want cutting my hair is about 11,000 miles away. that's my biggest drama right now. i guess that's good if that is all i have an issue with, my stupid hair. but it is fabulous hair. tee-hee-hee

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i am a bad blogger

i read back over some earlier blogs, and though i am funny, i write the same stuff. maybe if i could retain any type of memories for longer than a day, this wouldn't happen. i haven't written on much of the culture here, so i think i will fill you in, my faithful readers. like the 4 of you who read this...
anyway,

in korea it is a custom to give a little bow, when meeting someone of saying hello. and there are different ways to say hello according to who is older. i am not aloud to say "hi" to an elder. it is a more formal greeting, but that person can say hi to me because i am younger. and so far the only thing i know how to say in korean is thank you. which i say wrong and they all laugh. i could even do stand up over here folks.

most of the toliets are heated. yup, heated. with a bidet like contraption attached. i won't use that part of the toliet. it's weird. if i want to wash that area i will take a shower. enough for that subject.

people make eye contact, and smile and are so nice. korea is very western. they love americans. i have found the GAP. of course they don't carry any jeans above a size 8. which i don't fit in to. one size bigger and i would be golden, but no all the women over here are tiny. and beautiful. korean people are so lovely to look at. the babies are super cute. the women are stunning, and the men, well they are men, not tiny chinese peanuts.

i like korea a lot. i just want it to be a little cheaper. like china cheap. nothing is like china cheap.

i have to run, but i will try to do better...

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seoul

it's snowing in seoul, which translates to slush.
i am hung over. thank you soooooo much michelle.
and the twins, might be girls, maybe boys, maybe one of each. are they too squirmy to find out the sex. damn doctor. tell him to work on it. yes, z's i am yelling from korea. and tell seth next time he says hello to the babies, to say hello for me.

air-kisses to all

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seoul

so i have no idea what i was thinking when i said i was going to write everyday. sometimes my days are just not that interesting.
it's cold here. a good winter cold. people are nicer. the food choices are fantastic. and i get paid to be here. now if i could control my shopping, and find a damn pair of jeans that fit, i would be in good shape.
oh, and i am hoping my apartment with the loads of water damage miraculously dries out, gets re-done, and my stuff puts itself back in place. this is my hope. plane tickets are too much to go home...

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my apartment

mom e-mailed me.
it's not a positive thing.
i think it would almost be better to pack it all into storage.
but i love that little place, because it's all mine.
damn water pipe.
damn 40 year old apartment.
damn, damn, damn!

the bright side of all of this is, new appliances, new flooring, and a new back door.
and twins.
i will have nieces or nephews squared. oooooo, or one of each. interesting.

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mom says

IT'S TWINS!!!!!!
I AM SO EXCITED!!!!1
CONGRATS BRETT AND RACHEL!!!!!

eventful

so today, was eventful. not at work. the job is easy and fairly straightforward. it was when i got home, that the small shit storm began....

first of all, i was supposed to find out today if i was going to get a new niece, or another sweet nephew. if you check the last comment on my blog, there are two babies. TWO!!!!! now, the big brother could be lying. we think we are hilarious like that. and rachel could be playing along. and i could be spilling a lot of mis-information to the masses. if those two are lying, i will take back all the christmas presents. in june, i will swoop in and steal the blankets back. don't test me you two.

and secondly, the water pipe over my kitchen burst. the kitchen and dining room are a total loss. can i go home? that's a negative. can't just jaunt home for a weekend, since i am in freaking korea. a little stress here.

hopefully there are two babies, and hopefully my mom can help salvage what's left of my apartment. thank god for renter's insurance.

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2 posts in one day!

back from work. the theatre is nice, though i wish it was a tad larger. and the good thing about korea is, most people understand me, in english. and what we can't communicate, a form of sign language and pointing will do.
i could possibly be sitting in the tiniest hotel room in one of the largest cities in the world. my bedroom at home is much bigger then this room. did i mention this in my previous post? clearly i need a nap. let's talk about how i spent my holidays...

christmas eve- a full rehearsal, and opening night with a party
christmas day- a two show day, with not even quite an hour betwixt the two, and a christmas party
day after christmas-day off, with a hallway party, celebrating the 26th
new years eve-evening show, and a party after, and i think we celebrated a minute or two early
new years day-a load-out at 9:00 a.m., then 5 hours of traveling to seoul, to a tiny room, with my luggage arriving hours later.
day after new years-load-in at 9:00 am

so my holidays consisted of, beer, work, beer, work, beer, travel with beer, work.

but i am in korea, and i do like it here. now if i could just find something to eat that didn't have eyes...

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Seoul

so i am in seoul for the next 2 months. woo-hoo. i do have a tiny room though. it is smaller than my bedroom at home. can i get a wow? we just finished a week in gwangju. i don't think i partied like that in years, and all i really need to express is i am old, and my body cannot take the party anymore. i have to leave for work now, but i will try to be better with this whole blogging thing since i am sitting in one place for 2 months.

oh yea, tomorrow, i get to find out if i get a new niece or nephew in may!!!!!!!

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