Tea, popsicles and chicken noodle soup...

These are the things that matter to me this very second. The things that soothe!

I was feeling fantastic this weekend.

As a matter of fact, I was a busy girl last week and all weekend. I saw Pirates of Penzance at U of C on Thursday, Had sushi and saw 2 movies (27 Dresses & Sweeney Todd) on Friday, met with my acting partner and had acting class (and then drinks with the boys) on Saturday & went shopping and then to another movie (Cloverfield) on Sunday. I made a comment this weekend to someone that I have done so much in the month of January compared to even the last 3 months of 2007 and that I knew my body would want me to slow down soon...

Monday morning I woke up and felt as though someone sprayed the inside of my lungs with alcohol. Every breath I took was like fire and I felt like I had to cough but I was afraid to because of the pain. I have a high pain tolerance and even this was too much for me! So I popped pain killers and went to work... I intended to leave work early but that didn't happen as planned either..

So here I sit on Wednesday evening feeling like crap (although I do feel less like crap than I did yesterday). I have been eating lots of soup today, drinking juice and tea... and I have visions of Popsicles dancing in my head to soothe my throat which is irritated from the coughing. Oh did I mention that the Doctor said it's a virus (aka the FLU). Grr. I guess my flu shot was for the OTHER flu strain going around. By the way, Fisherman's Friend lozenges really are my friend.

So let me tell you about my weekend.

Thursday: Pirates of Penzance

It was ok. Made me realize I don't think I would like the Opera but I do like the theatre in general. The Pirate King was a little too Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean) and the other main character Frederick was too quiet. This performance did teach me something though for my own acting class and the music was fantastic too so not all was lost!

Friday: Sushi, 27 Dresses and Sweeney Todd

Sushi was ok. We went to Sumo in Sunridge mall. Overall it tasted good but I am so in love with sushi at Kinjo that I find it hard to love sushi at other places. I always enjoy the raw salmon sashimi though so I am happy with that.

27 Dresses was fantastic. I loved it. I thought it was very funny and witty. I was surprised that it lived up to the description of Romantic COMEDY.

Sweeney Todd was very good.. definitely different.. I love musicals but this one was unlike any I have ever seen. Very dark, very gory and the storyline had a couple of holes but I still liked it a lot.

Saturday: Acting practice, acting class and Grindhouse on pay per view

I spent the day out doing acting stuff. Although my acting partner was over an hour late for practice, we managed to get a lot accomplished. Class was fun as usual and afterwards I went out to Moxies for drinks with some guys from class. It was nice not being around women for a change! The conversations are different and it is just really refreshing!

Sunday: Cora's, shopping and Cloverfield

The morning was interesting. It was the first time I had been back to Cora's since I gave the waiter my phone number. Of course he never called and I made all sorts of assumptions about why which is the typical woman thing to do.. But on Sunday I came to the realization that he just isn't interested. I bumped into him on the way to the washroom (he hadn't seen us come in and we weren't seated anywhere near his section). He said hi, asked how I was and I responded in kind.. and that was it. Zip. Zilch. Zero. No official vibe. Nothing changed. He was as he always was. And so that brought me to the conclusion that he isn't interested. If he was, he would have called.. and besides.. why would I be interested in someone who wouldn't act on it if he was interested. I am not desperate!

I went shopping as well on Sunday. To Chinook mall. Shopped for clothes to wear for Speed Dating on Saturday (which i may not be able to attend because I am sick!!!) :( I didn't find anything I really want to wear speed dating but I did find a bunch of sale stuff.. New runners and clothes all for a fantastic deal. I bought a hoodie for $12.50!!!!!

Later that night, we met some friends for another movie. Cloverfield. The disclaimer we had to read before buying our tickets was amusing.. Because it was filmed by handheld camera, it can cause bad nausea or dizziness and that we should sit as far back in the theatre as possible. We got prime seats in the back centre (second row from the back). It was perfect. The movie was great.. I liked it a lot. I did have to close my eyes on occasion because I got dizzy though. The difference with this movie though, is that every time I talk about it since I saw it, I see more and more holes, more and more things that were left unanswered, things that we were given clues to that came up empty..

So after a fun filled weekend, I was exhausted and my body let me have it! I am starting to think I won't get out to speed dating on Saturday which sucks because I was really looking forward to it. I am hoping I can get better really soon. If I am feeling better by Thursday night, I will still go.. Otherwise, I have to give 24 hours notice if I don't want to lose my money :(

I also want to be in good shape for choir on Thursday.. I am recording the session on my digital voice recorder and a bunch of coughing in the background won't be very helpful!

So anyway.. I sit here on Wednesday night at 7:30pm nearly ready for bed, not looking forward to going to work in the morning, but fantasizing about Popsicles arriving at the door!