while it's been more than two weeks since my last post, this post will be worthwhile. (did I mention patience already?) First, I attended two Dwell Services and three at Temple as well; and, at Temple, I read my entire portion in Hebrew! That was an incredible blessing, as I usually read between 6 and 9 verses, depending on where a paragraph ends in the selected reading; but this reading was 11 verses long, and there was no logical place to end it in the middle, so I just read it all!
Went for an audition in Pacifica (a one-hour drive each way!) for the comedy Noises Off, but was not even called back for the role I wanted. Had three opportunities to sing karaoke, which keeps me happy and healthy. Went to the callbacks for 1776, and got to read about 8 characters, which was fun because I love to read to Mama and do all the voices, so this was just like that! 36 hours later they offered me a role! I was so excited!! On July 4th they announced the cast of 26 women, and I will be playing the role of Dr. Lyman Hall of Georgia. Apparently nearly 80 women had auditioned - this is a rare and very popular opportunity!!
Took my final two tech tours around the valley; they were small groups from Japan and Saudi Arabia, and both of them were very happy with their tours, as reported back to Shawn afterward. The leader of the Japanese tour had worked at YHP and Agilent, so we had things to talk about, and he was elated when (at the Computer History Museum) I introduced him to the oldest docent there, an early Fairchild employee, and offered to take his picture with him - finally someone who appreciates the history of the valley!
On June 30th, a very busy day - I had church, ushering and callbacks - I also helped Joyce load her car for the drive up to Elk Grove, where she'll be staying with her dad for the month of July. It was also one of the hottest days of the month! When it rains, it pours - figuratively obviously, as rain would have been welcome with the heat we'd been enduring!! And on the 4th of July I joined my mom and sister, and went to a BBQ at the home of a friend from Temple. Their poor LabraDoodle dog was not happy when the fireworks started.
For my last week "off" before I start working full time again, I got to have lunch with one of my theatre friends, Charles, and his adorable 2-year-old daughter - oh to have that kind of energy again! And I also had lunch with a former colleague from HP, Bob, and we caught up from our last visit together back in October.
Plays I've seen with or starring friends: I saw my Elvis friend Ron's kids in a very adorable production of Wonderland, in which I saw the Elvis wig that we had worn on his kid as he played a rockabilly Humpty Dumpty with some Rocka-Hula moves! :-) I also ushered for a sing-along showing of Sound of Music (the movie) which was a blast. The show was sold out so it was my job to make sure everyone moved in together, didn't leave empty seats, I ran up and down the queue of folks waiting generally entertaining them, informing them, etc. During breaks I chatted up Scott who was co-producing the production, and when the show was over he told his wife (his co-producer) I was "the best usher ever!" It's nice to be appreciated for just having a good time!
