Opening Night!

Well, the first showing is officially over and things will only get better. Overall, it was a pretty good show (noone in the audience could tell when a whole page was missed and some of our cues got screwed up) and having an audience is something that we, as a cast, really needed. We've gone over the lines so often that we forget what is funny and the audience has to remind us, or they show us something funny that we hadn't laughed at before. Mom, Andrea and Jeremiah came and gave me the biggest bouquet of roses I've ever seen - I felt like Miss America. They loved it, but Mom said that the acting for me wasn't much of a stretch - she's seen all of those facial expressions and attitudes before. :) What can I say, I'm a drama queen sometimes.

This morning I was awaken to the sounds of a very bad thunderstorm. It ended up going up until 7:30am, so I felt no shame and guilt in sleeping in. I did not go on a 10-mile run, since first it was raining, and then it was wet, but tomorrow morning I'll wake up early and go on a 6 mile jog. I start Kenyan Way on Monday, so I'm not going to cram in a long run before then. Next weekend Andy is in town, so I don't know what kind of long run we'll do. I might have to take a break from long runs for a couple of weeks, which won't do my any damage since I just finished the marathon a week ago.

I went to the gym today! I haven't been in weeks, due to rehearsals. I had fun on the elliptical machine for an hour (5.25 miles) and then hit the upper-body circuit machines. 3 sets of 10 on the chest press (35 lbs), 3 sets of 10 on the shoulder press (35 pounds), 3 sets of 10 on the lateral raise (27 pounds), 3 sets of 10 on the tricep push (35 pounds), and 3 sets of 10 on the lat pull-down (75 pounds). Tomorrow, after I get back from Galveston, will be a lower-body workout, but not very hard since my muscles are probably still a bit torn.

I also went to the movies. I saw "United 93." It was not at all what I was expected. It wasn't a typical "Hollywood" blockbuster and was very tastefully done - they used so much first-hand information and didn't fictionalize a lot. This version was based more on the events, not the people. In fact, flight 93 wasn't even hijacked until an hour into it - they focused on all of the hijackings from the points-of-view from various air-traffic controllers, which showed the confusion and fear of those on the ground, as well as reactions to the planes when they crashed into the WTC. The most "exciting" part was the last 10 minutes, which is when the passengers from flight 93 rebelled, leading to a very thought-provoking and appropriate ending. I won't give it away, but the ending is very well-done (yes, we know the plane crashes, but it's how the filmmakers portrayed it that made it interesting yet disturbing).

Time to go to Yvonne's bridal shower and then to the theatre.

Cheers!