The Unbraided: Where I'm.

It's been a while since I've done a quality post.

I've been busy, for obvious reasons. Today, I had planned to go see my friend in a show in Baltimore, but the timing just didn't work out (sorry, Natasha). She's such a great actress. And I like her approach to the work. She's a kindred spirit. So, I was looking forward to seeing her, as well as her work...Next time.

I don't make as much time for my friends as I would like to. Sometimes, I feel like my friendships are weakening....

Teaching yoga in Forest Hills (See right).

New studio just opened up.

Really like it.

Like the experience and the people and studio.

It's slow right now, but it's a bustling sidewalk and is only a matter of time before they are doing good business, I think.

Also teaching at the fancy-schmancy gym with all the meatheads. This is even slower business. No current clients at the gym have dared try out the yoga class. I've been tempted to leave....but I'll let them ask me to leave first. There's no pressing need to go.

But, in the area, I get to look at pretty trees in Madison Square Park:

And watch the doggy-doodles in the park:

On the acting front, I got to perform a reading with this theatre company. Really great group. Looking forward to seeing "My Custom Van" tomorrow.

Was called in to audition for Death of a Salesman at a prominent regional theatre. Met a particular casting director I've been wanting to meet for a while.

Was up against one other girl for a two-month long stand-in gig, but I didn't get that (not really acting, that job)....that's ok because now I get to go to ITALY at the appropriate time for our honeymoon.

Oh? You didn't know? Ken and I will be staying here for 8 days. Next Month.

<-----This is the actual place....

We tossed around a few ideas. Costa Rica (cheap, easy to get to, and the people we polled unanimously pointed out its pleasing factors), cruises (not too much stress re: getting around), USA (still haven't been to San Fran to visit my brother)...I won't include a fourth here since there is a rule of three at play....

But Italy was the only place that lit up both our hearts with the promise of perfection.

Even though I've been before...and it is one of the four other countries I've been to before...WHO CARES! IT'S ITALY! RAHHHGGGHHRR!!!!!

Plus, there are some artistic reasons we want to go too, but I'll wait a while before I blog about that :).

Running. Hardly fast, hardly anything. But Ken and I ran 6.2 (lots of hills) through Queens and Brooklyn today, over the Williamsburg bridge. Days off are good for these longer runs. Hopefully, there's a Vibram five fingers in my future (nerd nerd nerd nerd to the tune of a clock chime) and more 9-milers.

Waiting tables has become my primary source of income. Getting a tad better at it. I suck balls at opening wine at the table. Still something that terrifies me, but I'm proud of myself for getting over the challenge.

Every Spring for the past three years I've been acting in Vero Beach, Fl. I miss it there, but sticking it out up here - without the unemployment checks - makes me proud, too. Yoga is a constant teacher. Teaching is a constant teacher. Waiting tables is that. And not doing what I want to do is that, too.

So, my first full spring in New York. Spring cannot get here too soon. The Winter drags on a bit here in New York....Something, again, I've always skipped out on. I can appreciate this suspense. But, look: