marvelous mediocrity

and i'm definitely out of control...

nanowrimo starts tomorrow and i still haven't finished plotting my book....

but i'm not going to panic...i'm going to do this one step at a time...

but first i have to go to work...

i promise i will be back post concert this evening....

check em out if you are bored.

link is up top there! or click here:

em's flickr account

if i have internet later today, i will try to post!

happy surfing!

so i can't get flickr to upload anything right now.

and i just don't have the patience to figure out why it isn't working.

when on tour, sunday is always the big landmark day because it is the only day that is different. we do a matinee performance and then have the evenings off instead of performances at night. so sunday has become the way you know that a week has gone by. they can be both completely depressing and a lot of fun. and since i have a date for dinner and desperate housewives again tonight, i am looking forward to getting to the end of the day.

this year, all my goals for my time on the road are getting completely away from me. the first week out here, i did so well....maintaining relatively healthy eating habits...getting through my writing weekly writing goals.....doing yoga.....going running....i think i actually thought i was losing weight that first week.

wellll.....things aren't going so well anymore. i hurt my ankle in charleston, so no running...and i have been eating like i've been starving for a year....and it is total crap food too...i did some yoga, but yoga is no substitute for the pure fat burning role running has in my life....and i have accomplished very very very little work on my book this week.

i've been trying to brainstorm on how to get through this lull in motivation. i have this intense desire to just get really really really FAT while i'm out here (it is soooooooooooooo easy to do for me). i've lost my motivation to do any good for myself. i just want to huddle in my bed and pretend i had never planned to exercise or eat healthy or finish writing this damn book that has been hanging over my head this past year.....

any advice on ways to motivate oneself back on track?

cuz i really need some.

so anyway.

i've almost made it through two whole weeks!

the last few days have been challenging to get through, but i've also had a huge amount of fun.

I spent the day at Myrtle Beach swimming (not really swimming, mostly just jumping around) in the ocean, walking/jogging on the beach and enjoying the ocean view from my balcony while being soothed by the sounds of the waves.





i don't see the ocean very much so i get super excited when i do.

from here we moved on to Charleston, where i spent all my time walking non-stop! or at least it felt like it. i have a million pictures of all my tours there, as well, but unfortunately, i don't have any pictures of the best part of the day. a couple friends and myself took a three hour walking tour of some private historic homes (read: mansions) in the area. apparently these homes rarely open their doors to visitors but the proceeds of this event went to the historic preservation society. it was jaw dropping. i have no idea how many billions of dollars of antiques i saw in those three hours of tours. unfortunately, no photography was allowed. you will just have to let your imagination run with you!

i will post more pictures later. and if i'm really lucky and can get flickr to work, you can see all of my pictures there.

i'll keep you posted...

so i found some old pictures hanging out on my camera from before tour. and since i am obsessed with cute cats, i thought i would post this one for everyone's entertainment. she is one of the two kittens we fostered for a weekend before i went on tour.

they were cute and tiny, but very stinky. :)

if you want more kitten pictures, i posted them on my flickr account.

so, today is my eighth day on the road and i have 1) nothing to say and 2) no pictures to post.

things are going well.

however, i am still breathing and moving, though today, apparently i'm not planning on moving with exercise clothes on. after a bad workout (sore foot) yesterday, the thought of running fills me dread, especially since our location today is extra non-pedestrian friendly.

but in good news, this morning i'm going to IHOP. the first IHOP of tour and i'm probably going to cry into my breakfast if they don't have pumpkin pancakes.

i've been lusting for pumpkin items (cheesecake, muffins, pancakes, whatever) since we got on the road. i would really settle for a pumpkin spice latte, although i know teri thinks i'm a freak for liking them. :)

it's all about the comfort sometimes. i'm in need of comfort today, it seems.

so back to the update: the running went well the first week. starting off on the wrong foot this week, but i still have time to squeeze in a workout today, and if not, i'll start again tomorrow.

the first stage of the novel rewrite is going according to schedule. though i do need to get myself into gear for this week's projects. they will be a bit more time consuming.

and i have taken absolutely NO PICTURES. but today we will be staying beachside. i'm looking forward to that.

that and pumpkin pancakes.