Okie, feel much more refreshed after a good night's sleep. Thank god class is only 3 times a week...okay fun yesterday story...
Think I mentioned I decided to skip rehearsal and last hour of class for full Thursday in the city. Glad it was definitely worth it. Let me backtrack for a bit though...last Saturday, when I ended up at DRS, you know I was with some friends and a certain ahole who will remain anonymous *coughbroadwayguy2cough* He spent the whole day being a know-it-all and thinking he's god gift's and the best b/c he's friends with some broadway performers. At one point I don't even know why, but he says to me, you know I think you should know, I'm friends with broadway actors so I know, they really don't like it when you come to lots of their softball games unless you're actually friends with them, you know on a phone number basis. They tend to think of that as stalkerish behavior. Ulgh! I was soo mad, but I can be insecure about things and a small part of me was like maybe he's right...I went anyway but was a bit scared...
Actually, I hid behind a tree for a couple of minutes, really need to learn to not let people get to me. Anyway, finally I went to sat on the bleachers, but DRS was having a problem b/c they only had 8 players there. Finally they were told they could play but unless a 9th player showed up before their spot in the batting order, it would be considered an out. Greg was distracted through this, but then finally saw me and right away was like "Amanda!" and I felt a bit better...we talked for a bit, about vacations, about me being at the show on Sat...about how great Joe Cassidy was, I wanted to mention the Friends episode but forgot, mad at myself.
So they finally started playing and Sara came so she could be the 9th batter. We were on a field where there's only one set of bleachers, so the Phantom people were sitting as were the DRS people. At the bottom of the 1st, someone from Phantom's team was trying to keep score, as in fill out a scorecard, but had no clue how to do it, so since I know a lot about baseball, huge Yankee fan, and such, I started helping her out. Greg came over and said I was helping to coach, hehe...
And then next inning, I realized there was no one who could keep score for DRS, at least when they were fielding b/c everyone was in the field, so I picked it up and kept score that inning. When they came back, someone asked where the scorecard was and I was like, oh I just kept score last inning b/c no one else could and they were like oh, you don't mind doing it for the game? And I was like noo, I'm a huge baseball fan, I love doing the scorecard! So they were very grateful, so I kept score, and also kept shouting up who was due up for them, lots of fun. Greg introduced me to everyone, and then everyone proceeded to call me Manager Amanda...hehe, I like that name.
Ehh, hmm any other interesting moments...ooh at one point Sara(Gettlefinger-Jolene btw if anyone didn't realize), got a hit and scored a run. She was very, very proud of herself as apparently she doesn't get hits much...if ever. Another time she walked with the bases loaded and I told her she gets an RBI for that, she didn't realize that and was again very happy.
As for the rest of the game, meh...like i said DRS was playing kinda short-handed so umm...the final score was...Phantom, 19-5. Err, not great. Greg went 4-4 though with I think only one error...ss made like 4...and then at the end everyone thanked me profusely for helping out and Greg congratulated me on a well-managed game. So I felt better and decided that's something everyone would say to someone they don't like being at their games and who they think is a stalker...just made me realize ahole was...well, an ahole.
Ooh, and great Gregism from the game. One of the Phantom players would put on like sweat pants when he batted or ran the bases so he could slide if necessary, he was in shorts otherwise. So as he was putting them on, Greg shouted: "There's no pajamas in baseball!" ROTFL. Did I mention I love him?
Okay, I'll just put the rest of the day b/c I know at least Catherine mentioned she likes to live vicariously through me. Tried to make it over to Broadway in Bryant Park, was too late, took a bit of a nap. Then I met up with Mistress, and we ended up going to Rent...got in the last row of orch, which you'll see I love b/c I can dance and stuff w/o ruining anyone's enjoyment and for $20...yaay for cheap tickets for wheelchairs and their companions.
Show was great as usual...Joanne had an understudy, and Frenchie was out again so I got a bad SOL soloist again, meh, but I dealt. I really liked Karmine, she was great that night, and I really think I'm a huge Kelly fan. Destan did great at the end of I'll Cover You Reprise and Justin was wonderful as usual. I'm still not a huge fan of Matt's portrayal of Mark, but it's still better than Drew Lachey or Joey Fat One I suppose. As usual, I was the first and loudest to moo. Kept slapping Mistress to moo but she wouldn't, so I just kept mooing and slapping her till I was done. Danced a bit along, did some of the choreography, hehe, love that show.
And as a last tidbit, we went out for a bite after, I got soup, and as I was ready to leave she met up w/ ahole. She told him that I managed DRS so I threw in something like yeah and you know they were really happy I was there and thanked me profusely...typical behavior from people who don't like me being there and think I'm a stalker. He just said well I'm still right, but if they were short players, they'll do what they have to to play. Ulgh!!!
Anywayz, aside from last unfortunate tidbit, great day. Definitely worth it to miss rehearsals and a bit of class.
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