I have eight days to finish writing thank-you notes to all of my sponsors, memorize Act III of Rigoletto, and figure out what the heck I'm supposed to pack to spend a month in Italy. And even though my Eagle Scout husband can pack a suitcase to the density of a neutron star, I'm a little scared at what my gown would look like when I got to the other side of the ocean.
It's another cold and rainy day here in Boston - yeah, because we needed more rain, really we did - and I'm about to go to the dentist. I know it's ridiculous, but there's something in me that feels like a petulent child every time I have to go to the dentist. I know that I brush and floss at least twice a day (if not more) and that I don't do any of the stuff I'm not supposed to do (chewing ice, eating bagels) that aggravates my jaw, but I still feel a little sheepish when they say to me, "Well Emily, you've just got groovy teeth and we're gonna have to fill those cavities." Years and years of dental maintenance, sealants, listerine, cleanings every six months, how the heck did I manage to get cavities? *sigh* Maybe it's just an inadequacy thing. I have inferior teeth.
I'm supposed to rehearse with Roberto later today....I wonder if one can sing with a jaw that's all numbed up. Maybe it will be a transcendent experience as a singer - truly not being able to feel your mouth. Of course, my Italian might sound like pig Latin as a result, but either way, it's better than sitting at home on a gross day like this. At least Sam can curl up on his rug and sleep away the day. Oh, to be a chocolate lab.
Must go and pre-medicate. Miles to go before I sleep (again).
5 comments:
don't put your gown in your checked luggage. unless you have several gowns or something. i thought all performance gear occupied the carry on space and you compensated by having a really big purse?
Unfortunately, I'm going to be there for a whole month and bringing formal gowns takes up more space than my carry-on. I'm also a bit concerned about whether or not I'll have to go through customs twice - once in Amsterdam and another in Italy when I arrive - and I don't want to schlep any more than I have to.
I have bad teeth as well no matter what I do. We can get fitted for dentures together.
no, you do not do customs in Amsterdam, unless you did seperate reservations on different airlines. If you reserved the same airline all the way AT the same time, you won't. I need to show you carry-on suitcase of stars.
I never told you about my random Chinese dentist in London who informed me that one of my fillings was "wonky."
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