Crazy Town...

My life has been a crazy town.

Okay, let's rewind... I had a birthday. Usually, I have been very pro-my birthday!! I love birthdays in general, EVERYONE's birthday. And mine is no different... I love my birthday. This year, Bryan and I went to the Science Centre for the Harry Potter exhibit, which was actually pretty good. I wished that there had been a little more interactive stuff, but it was neat to be so close to some of the coolest props! And really, who doesn't love the Science Centre?!

Then, we went for a quiet little dinner, and I was caught off guard by some birthday blues. The 35-years old and still waiting tables thing. I thought I would be somewhere completely different by the time I hit 35, and here I am, and not much has changed in the last few years. I know that I am completely responsible for this. I have made decisions that have brought me here, and not been as pro-active as I could have been... Anyhoo, after dinner, Katie and her boyfriend Ben came over and the four of us whooped it up with some serious Wii fun!!

Then, I had a doctor's appointment. The usual annual check-up, no biggie... except this year, she made an odd "hmmm" when she was feeling my neck. I don't like odd "hmmm"'s. When she told me that my thyroid is palpable, I had no clue what she was saying. And let me tell you, when you are googling 'swollen thyroid', there is WAY too much information and not any of it helpful. Basically, it was all 'you could gain wait, you could lose weight, you could be tired, you could have cancer, blah blah blah'. So, she gave me a requisition for an ultrasound which happened last Friday. The ultrasound technician said it is a definite nodule on the right side of my thyroid gland, which happens to be wrapped around my vocal chords. I have noticed some exhaust in my voice, and I have been very tired physically. Whether this is my thyroid thing or just working two jobs and rehearsing for the cabaret and spending time with my script for 'Angie', I don't know... now we just sit and wait for the blood test and ultrasound results!

Speaking of rehearsing with Katie... I know I have promised some video... I have been technically waylayed. My video camera isn't working. I captured two vids, and then when I got home, the battery died, so I changed it out, and now it won't turn on. So, I have had to improvise for the sake of my blog. I have used one of my rehearsal audio recordings. You have to forgive it, it was sitting beside my face, so you mostly just hear me, (sorry Katie!) and it was our first time through on this particular song, but here tis:




So, now I know how to do this iphone thing, I will try to record some video and more audio in our next rehearsal and see how it goes!!! Oh technology, how I love and hate you.

I start rehearsals for the Niagara show on Monday, and to be honest, I have no clue where I am going or what time I should be there. I hope that I hear something soon, but as of right at this very second, I haven't heard anything. Kinda frustrating. From an obsessive compulsive viewpoint, having been raised in an extremely organized house, I have (sometimes un-real) expectations.

Oh, and then there was my actual birthday party!!! This year's theme was '35 and still alive' and it was a 1970's theme. Here are some pics:

So, I guess that about rounds it up. I am down another .5 this week, which is good, considering my crazy town life. I'll take it. Blarg.