Fun in NYC

I got to do something fun yesterday! If you go all the way downtown, you can walk across the Brooklyn Bridge! It's actually pretty cool, beautiful views of midtown and the east river. You can even see the Statue of Liberty in the distance.
And this picture is at this really cute park right by City Hall, which is very cool as well.
My big birthday party is tomorrow night. I have a lot of friends coming and the party is going to be accidentally combined with Ariel from the Little Mermaid. Lots of bway peeps at this shindig, but I will post pics of that as well!

Hiking to do!

I didn't get a chance to head south as I had hoped, so I decided to spend my week between dental treatments soaking in the SLC sun. As it happened, this has been the nicest and warmest weather since my late March arrival (and truthfully, with my show and rehearsal schedule, I couldn't quite find the energy to hike as I would have liked). So, I have spent several days in Millcreek Canyon and one in Mueller Park. There has been so much snow that there's also some lovely waterfalls, especially in Millcreek.


And now it's back to NYC and no..."hiking" in Central Park DOES NOT COUNT! Who thought that it could? Those elitist easterners who pronounce Alta as "All-tah." What a bunch of posers. And that's from the people who have actually skied it. Or so they say.
And my dental work is almost complete. I have one last trip to the dentist tomorrow to discuss this whole crown business. I heard something about having to file my tooth down to a nub and get fitted, etc. I have to leave town on Tuesday and I don't want to have my tooth filed down in a cannibal-like fashion. We shall see. I'm skeptical...

Car for sell!

I am selling my car! 2005 Nissan Sentra. Really cute, clean, excellent condition inside and out! Great gas mileage (cheers to 31 mpg around town). Cheap to insure, keyless entry, A/C that I never use since I'm one of those damn hippies ("I like the free, fresh wind in my hair, life without care..." Can anyone name that song?). Please buy it from me so I cannot have anxiety thinking about my car parked in my parent's driveway while I take the NYC subway. If you are interested or know anyone that is interested, post a comment!

Wow! Really?

For those of you who have hesitated to get your dental work done, let me give you this piece of advice: DON'T!!! Some of you know this story, but for those of you who don't, it's loads of fun.

Last week I had a bit of a toothache. Not too bad, just a little pressure. Over the days, however, it grew progressively worse. Like, bad. Like, "I cannot chew, my cheek is going to explode, I hate my life" kind of pain. I woke up last Monday and it looked like I had a golf ball in my cheek. Fortunately, I had just purchased one of those discount dental plans, anticipating that I would have to get some dental work done. However, the plan would not be activated until May 1st. Serious panic sets in as I think about that Discovery Channel show that did a mummy autopsy. They discovered that the mummy had died from an abscessed tooth! Aaaaaaahhhhhh! So I called a dentist who was in my network. The company, dental select, was kind enough to backdate my plan to April 1st so I could see the dentist before May 1st. So, he numbs me up and does a pulpotomy, which is basically digging all the crap out and making me ache free. I still have to finish the root canal and then get a crown. It is going to cost me over $1000 out of pocket. Sigh.

But there have been many good things, one of which included a stint on The Radio from Hell Show. For those of you who listen to x96 (96.3 on the F.M. dial), I spent last Wednesday as a member of the extremely popular morning show. I had a blast! Kevin also came in for the first hour and got to meet the DJ's. Very fun. You can go to x96.com and listen to the April 30th podcast. You can hear me talking with them and basically having a good time.
That's us above. They said that when I come into town to call them, so hopefully I'll be able to go back on again. Thanks to all of you who listened!