Life so far

So today most likely will be a double blogging day. Since Christmas, a lot has turned around. I began Physical Therapy on the 27th and let me tell you, it wasn't easy. My foot is incredibly sensitive and requires serious desensitization. I had three sessions of PT this week and surprisingly during each session my pain got just a little bit better. Every day is a constant struggle with trying to wiggle my toes. They are incredibly stiff, but I practice my exercises to help get them moving. I won't be able to walk if I can't even put my weight on the foot. In case you all wonder what desensitization means, I will create a post just on that.

I have two weeks until I head out to Aspen. I don't know what roles I have yet, but I do have TWO parts. I'm heading out on an early flight on the 15th and get back on the 27th...just in time for my best friends birthday! I get to look forward to negative degree temperatures and a lot of snow. On the bright side, I get to maybe see Jack Nicholson/Goldie Hawn/any other really rich celebrity taking their winter vacation. Maybe I'll steal Wi-Fi from Jack...although he seems like a kind of frightening guy and I wouldn't want to piss him off! I start rehearsals on the 16th, other than that I know nothing. Performances run from the 23-25/26 at the black box theatre at the high school in Aspen. I have a few special engagements with the group. If any of you want to look it up I am doing Take Ten with Theatre Masters. I will update when I know more...most likely from my phone.

I sit here at work. I could be at home...but alas I don't have the day off. I need to clean, severely! Having one foot that works makes it very difficult to get stuff done. My coworker suggested listening to some tunes, so we are...a little bit of coffee shop stuff on 8tracks. Jamie Callum...Sinatra....amazing. The chocolate is in abundance...always bad in this office. I am off at 5, where I will go home, shower, put on my PJ's...cook a meal. Drink my a fruit punch fourloko and then some champagne. I expect drunkenness by about 8 pm...maybe 10...trying to pace myself here. Not really happy to spend New Years eve alone. I'm hoping that 2011 is a good year.

PS: I ate this for lunch...it was foul. It looked like a monkey or small child could have made it. It was a Healthy Choice Steamers. Has shrimp, asparagus, squash, and pasta in some garlic sauce. I ate everything except for the squash and pasta...now I feel gross.

Christmas Eve

Here I am...alone on Christmas. This will be my 1st Christmas solo. I'm cooking quite the spread. Chicken, stuffing, peas and mushrooms, chive mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and a garlic baguette and salad. Leftovers...yes! There are also two bottles of wine that need drinking...I may finish both tonight...yikes.

On another note...I have been cleared for Physical Therapy. My first session is Monday. I'm really excited to get back walking. I also DID get that gig in Aspen. I will be playing two parts...more info to come. I should be in Aspen for two weeks doing my thing. This is a major step in my career and I hope that I can get something after this.

I of course will be giving more info when I get it on my roles in the shows. Ahhhh I could go to New York with this gig!!! YES!!!!

Surgery Part Drei!!!

I haven't blogged in a bit. My apologies. I figured if I wrote everyday about my chronicles it would get a bit boring. I pretty much did the same thing, every day, before my post-op appointment. I slept, ate, felt nauseous, slept more, watched a lot of tv and movies. It was a pretty depressing ten days. No one really visited me or called. Unless you count Annie, Chris, and Garrett (by phone).

I went to my post-op appointment on the 24th where I hoped I would be able to be put in a walking cast...but noooo. Instead, the doc inspects my stitches and says put a cast on. I was like WHAT!? So I had a short cast put on my foot, with a toe plate for no movement. I have to wear this stupid thing for 4 weeks.

I also booked my first professional acting gig in Aspen about the mid to the end of January. I'm a little worried though that my foot won't be ready by then. It means I have to be diligent with my physical therapy and work at home with exercises. I was told not to flex or move my toes while in this cast so I'm doing pretty well with that too. Everyone that reads this please send positive vibes so I heal right. This process has been harder than I thought. My patience and strength has certainly been tested.

On an awesome note: I have guns! Yes, I have arm muscles that rival Mrs. Obama's. All because of crutches. The downside of crutches: my right butt cheek is far superior than the left. :( I'm pretty sure every time I use my crutches I get a workout!

The Chronicles of Surgery Part Deux

Its a Sunday and I'm stuck inside watching football. I'm not a Skins fans so I'm only sorta kinda watching the game. I haven't been able to eat anything today. Tried to get down some soup but that didn't happen. Gatorade is all that I've had. Probably going to push for a few crackers later. Chinese sounds good, but I probably would regret the decision later, so the point is moot. I finished my application for LAMDA. Now just waiting on my recommendation and then I just have to pay for it and send it off. I still have not heard anything about Aspen, I'm keeping my spirits up. Maybe I'll send an email next week. I find that this pain medication is incredibly debilitating. I'm starving but scared to eat for fear of being on a toilet for hours. Once I take it, I'm knocked out and incoherent for awhile. I tried waking up at a decent time this morning, but because of the meds I had to lay back down. My body just wasn't ready to get up.

I am finding myself to be incredibly bored and lonely. No one here is really able to take care of me or come by and visit. TV and movies are already boring. I'm too weak to go see Harry Potter and I'm pretty sure I would pass out half way through. I've pushed for people to bring me coloring books but that hasn't happened. I would also like to add that I'm lacking in Vitamin D considering I can't get outside. I'm sitting on my couch hoping that enough sun comes in from outside to help me!

It's weird when you just sit and you have nothing to do. Your mind starts to wander and you think about all these weird, terrible things. At this stage I probably would find paint drying to be exciting. I'm also tempted to just rip off all my bandages to see what my wound looks like. I shouldn't...and I won't...but the little kid in me is like "RIP IT OFF!!!" I'm still debating whether or not I should post a picture of the stitches at some point. I don't know if my audience would appreciate it. I think its cool, but this is coming from the person who can eat a whole meal while watching Trauma Life in the E.R on Discovery Channel. I'm ok with the gruesome. Although, I watched Grey's Anatomy the other night and this kid had been hit by a train and I felt a little sick...but I feel sick about 99% of the time because of the meds so I really don't know. I may be getting another visit today from a co-worker which will be nice. People should start leaving me suggestions for things to do while I'm a gimp.

The Chronicles of Surgery Part 1

Since I have nothing better to do, but sit in bed and write, I thought I would chronicle my time healing and all the crappy things I'm doing to bring myself to 100%. My friends and family read this blog so why not give everyone who cannot be by my side and all access pass to my misfortune. Here we go:



Day 1 Surgery or as I like to call it...the Apocalypse:

I woke up at 4 am so I could shower and get ready to be at Georgetown University Hospital by 5:30. The lovely and ever handsome Garrett drove me and waited for me throughout the whole entire process. I suppose I have to name my first born after him for all he's done. The surgery took no time at all. Maybe 45 minutes TOPS! The post-op took forever considering I had to be given more pain medicine than normal because I suppose being a redhead and pale means I process the drugs faster. It took about two hours for me to completely be ready to be moved. It didn't help that I also had some really terrible nausea...which I was given drugs for...and then I started itching like crazy....so I got some Benadryl...which meant more comatose Jennifer. The rest of the day was spend saying goodbye to Garrett and having my best friend Jen to keep me company and to make sure I didn't injure myself.



Day 2: Less successful considering I spent the evening throwing up. That's pretty much all I've got. Don't overeat and take your pain meds....something not so good is going to happen.



Day 3: I sat in bed all day...watched some tv, messed around on the computer. Nothing very exciting at all. I also got a lovely visit from my co-worker Annie who brought me trashy magazines, cards, a flower ( I can't let it die), some delicious organic dark chocolate, and hair barrettes...I will rock them in a later post....promise. We caught some Doctor Who and then by that time my oxycontin kicked in so I passed out asleep.



Day 4: Pretty much the same as the others. :)

Rocked it out!

So yesterday was my audition for Theatre Masters in Aspen, CO. I knocked that audition out of the park. It was really refreshing for a director to workshop my pieces with me. He told me to take of my heels so I could be more "grounded" which surprisingly helped me. I was given different tactics and I think I really took his direction well. I performed three monologues. One from All's Well That Ends Well, Reasons to Be Pretty, and Picasso at the Lapin Agile. He told me that my pieces were really good for me! WIN. I look forward to keeping those in my repertoire. Now I play the waiting game. I sent off my headshot and resume in New York for the Artistic Director to have and hopefully I will get a phone call either way. Fingers crossed people who read my blog...there may not be that many of you, but I will take all the luck I can get!

I may have gotten a bit derailed later that evening but I still think I'm awesome!

Fish and Chips...when did people go nuts?

Ok so I am writing a blog about Fish n' Chips because two of my friends/ blog writers have written about it so I decided to comment on this. I am a true lover of all things British...well not ALL but MOST of the time. I have had these delicious dish in both the States and in Britain. In England, I have received a large piece of fish, mainly Cod, that is so amazingly decadent and flaky that its like a mini-orgasm in your mouth. There is something about receiving your fish in brown paper that you have to unwrap that the whole experience is memorable. I for some strange reason have never experienced fish in small sticks? Doesn't that make it a fish stick? I was always under the impression that the fish you get should be a fillet...I mean not some ginormous thing but a reasonably sized one...ya feel me?

I have been to the fish n' chip place in Old Town and yes it is good...is it the best I have had...NO. But will it do...hell yeah. I really want to try their chip butty which is french fries and butter on bread...it's a heart attack waiting to happen in a sandwich. Anyway, my wine buzz is making me go off on a tangent.

Fish n' Chips. There is something comforting about it. Sit yourself down with that and a pint....SOLD. I love chips too so if they serve good ones you know I will be back. Anything at the Dublin Chipper is going to kill you if you eat it everyday. And for the people that don't know there is an awesome speakeasy lounge above it that you have to knock on the door just to get in. If you aren't wearing the appropriate attire....denied! Maybe I will give PX a go this weekend and let all you faithful/ or not bloggers my thoughts.

Dammit Linds now I need to eat me some fish and chips at Eamonn's. When this will happen I have no clue..maybe tomorrow but I have a feeling I am going to eat either Taco Hell or McShit's for lunch with a side of Auntie Annie's clog my arteries.