Ten on Tuesday

1. I spent the weekend in Baltimore for Charissa's birthday! We had a great time, drank a little too much, and ate a ton of fabulous bad for you food. It was so fun! (Enjoy the pics!)
2. This is Charissa and I playing Police 911, which was Charissa's favorite game at Dave and Buster's. I have to say, my hair looks pretty cool in the action shot Rissa took of me!
3.I started this post Tuesday morning at around 12:45AM, and I had only written number one by Wednesday night at 11:39PM. I am not doing a good job staying on top of my blog.
4. Remember those Rollerblades I bought last week with my stimulus check? Well, I crashed today. It will probably take me at least an hour to finish this post because I'm typing one-handed, while I hold ice to my bruised and swollen knee (mom, don't worry, it sounds worse than it is).
5. Note to self: Rollerblades should never be used as a mode of transportation unless you live in the plains where hills/ downgrades don't exist at all. Or if there was a way to only skate up hills and not down...
6. So, as I was running late to my voice lesson and Doug lives just two miles away and it usually takes forever to get there using public transportation, I determined skating there was my best and most fun option. I put on my skates and crossed Northern Blvd. As I headed down the street a man in a second story apartment shouted out, "Nice!" I thought, "Yep, I'm hot shit." Second note to self: when gravity could be a factor, never get cocky! A guy passes me on a bike going the other direction and it's at this moment that I realize a huge hill looms before me. As I head down and pick up way too much speed, I decide to begin skating side to side, while using my brake (useless at such speeds) to slow down. It's about halfway down the hill that a slight panic begins to set in. This is no bike and hike trail (long story, but it involves me, Craig, Rollerblades and a separated shoulder- not mine!) this is a flippin' street in Queens, NYC. What in the bloody hell was I thinking? I'm not into extreme sports, but I realize that the only thing I can do is stop by running into something that hopefully doesn't have its own inertia. I scoped out an already banged up vehicle and head straight for it (let's be honest, I was already headed straight for it!) As I approached I grabbed for the side view mirror so as to not slam into the side. I flipped over and landed on my left knee and my left elbow. Remember the cyclist I passed on the street? He heard me crash, stopped and asked if I was OK (That was so nice of him). I was fine. I scooped myself and my dignity from the road and decided at the corner that I would be walking the rest of the way!
7. I can't decide if this new job is worth it. The bonus is every weekend free- it's a restaurant in an office building that closes for all banking holidays and weekends. And that's where the bonuses end. I won't go into it here, but I have never worked at a place so disorganized.
8. I've met some cool people, though, patrons and co-workers.
9. By the way, it is now Thursday morning at 12:33. I have officially been at this post for two days- oops!
10. My cabaret seems to be coming along well (I just needed to get out of my own way!). I know I haven't talked about it much, but I have decided that it is going to be my birthday gift to myself. So, mark your calendars for the week of November 18th. You're coming to NYC to see me sing for my birthday! And that means ALL OF YOU!!!!