SassyBlonde

Ahhh, the arrival day of an ensemble tour.

I think it's safe to say that I didn't get nearly the sleep I should have last night-- I went to bed at around 3 am and popped up out of bed at 7:15 or so, ready to go and with only the thought of finishing my to-do list and getting the hell on that plane.

While we're on the subject of planes, let me make one thing clear: Southwest Airlines rocks my socks. Not only do they have the most egalitarian seating policy around, their check-in procedure is friggin' brilliant and they really know how to take care of their passengers, including leather club chairs in the waiting area and power stations for those of us who can't stand to be without our electronics for any length of time right next to those same buttery leathery lovelies. I could do without the singing at the end of the flight, but why not-- they did a damn good job otherwise.

Also, the TSA was humming along today with insane efficiency-- I was in and through security in a record three and a half minutes today, which made my life amazingly brighter and lovelier.The flight was good, had lunch with the stage manager, who picked me up at the airport, and then the first major tour walkabout around downtown Orlando. Found a Planet Smoothie for a pick-me-up after almost three miles of walking up and down city blocks, and then rode around on the free Lymmo shuttle to get the lay of the land and headed back for a good nap and some knitting time.

By the time Frankenberry showed up, I was damn good and ready for a burger and a beer ($5 Hump Day Special at Watiki in DT Orlando) so we headed out and ended up meeting three of our favorite people at the bar: Mel, our cellist friend, and the percussionist. Since Frankenberry our cellist friend wasn't here for the reading of The Rules, we decided to revisit them via my Crackberry and I think we sufficiently scared the passersby with our insane laughter. In case you haven't read them, you should refresh so you'll be up on the latest news and notes.

Tomorrow: the first rehearsal. This should be interesting.