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October 20, 2006
Pestilence
That would be me. I am, at this moment, one of the four horsement of the Apocalypse. My throat is scratchy, my nose is generating nuclear yellow glop. My head is killing me and I have that nasty, hot breath you get when you're ill. The stuff that no amount of toothbrushing and mouthwash applying can alleviate. You know, the kind that feels like your teeth have grown fur.
Today is a much lighter day, however. I only have a costume fitting at 12 and a hair color appointment at 2 and a rehearsal at 6. (Oh, how I long for a day when I have absolutely nothing to do. Nowhere to go, no one to meet. I don't need lots of them, just one a week or so. Plus a whole week of them in a row at least twice a year.)
Tomorrow will not be nearly so nice. It's our 10 of 12. Cue-to-cue from 10-5 (with hour lunch break) and then a full tech run at 6. I hadn't realized how very, very sound cue heavy Salesman is until yesterday. Lots of music, lots of recorded cues.
It's not really a heavy day, relatively speaking, but one horrifying circumstance makes it one of the worst techs ever. Not only do I have a nasty cold, but tomorrow is the BSU/UI football game. Here. At the Kibbie Dome. Which is just up the hill from the theatre. All parking has been comandeered for football game purposes. God only knows where I'm going to have to walk from. In the cold. Possibly the rain. With my horrible cold and my tendency toward pneumonia. Maybe I can get Dave to drop me off in the morning and pick me up at the dinner break. It should all be over before we have to go back for the run.
Posted by sally at October 20, 2006 09:13 AM
Comments
What color are they making you dye your hair for the show?
I empathize with the illness. I even went and bought special, too expensive, cough drops that promised to help eliminate bad breath. It is like the sickness radiates outward.
Posted by: Desiree at October 20, 2006 11:22 AM
It's just my usual red, only the blonde bangs are going away to a certain extent so we can make a more uniform grey-haired lady.
Tech is going to be interesting, as I don't think costume and makeup have really grasped the fact that many of my changes between past and present happen in less than a minute. Something is going to have to be simplified. Or I'm going to need three dressers. One for hair, one for dress/nightgown, one for shoes, stockings and gloves. But I'm off to a costume fitting now, so we'll see what happens.
Posted by: Sallyacious at October 20, 2006 11:45 AM
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