a bittersweet weekend review

I never noticed how bad the circus train smells. I guess I just got so used to it, that I didn't notice that things probably still smelled after I left. When I unpacked my bag and got a whif of the sheets I brought, it was overpowering. It's not a good smell. At all. But oddly enough I didn't mind it. It triggers a few horrible, and a lot of wonderful memories.

As I said in my last post, I am surprised at how much I miss it after going back. It was probably the most fulfilling vacation I've ever taken, getting to pick up right where I left off with some of my closest friends from the show, and spending a lot of time with a few that I wasn't really that close to, but should have been.

Here's the highlight reel......
Thursday
-OMIGOD seeing everybody!
-Realizing I still have the whole show and rig memorized
-Being on headset with Georgia again, making fun of the post show concert
-Driving all over Boston looking for somewhere to buy beer...and failing
-Giving up, buying vodka from Cricket, and watching Clue with Steve and Neal

Friday
-Drove up to Salem with Steve and Neal for...
-Witch Museum....lame
-Witch Museum bookstore perusal which included discussing why a copy of The Diary of Anne Frank was in the section of witch books, and why this book was carried at all at a witch museum.
-Haunted House....LAAAAAME
-Salem is a pretty cool town, and as lame as the paid attractions were, the company made it a good day
-Spent the evening at Boston Beer Works attempting to try all of their delicious brews while watching the Red Sox game. Was joined after the show by Steve, Neal, Cricket, Checkers, Pyro Steve, Justin, Jason, AND DIMA AND SVETA. Dima coming out was awesome, and made me believe him when he said he missed me.
-Hung out at the train with Pyro Steve for a bit. I miss 92 car parties.
-Hit up Neal for his much promised hot cocoa, watching some Droopy

Saturday
-Walked about half of the Freedom Trail. Highlights being Bunker Hill and the USS Constitution. My historical activities have taken a back burner to everything else, and this made me realize why I love walking through old cities looking at old things and standing on ground where important battles were fought. Best historical experience since walking Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg
-Saving Steve's life from an angry audience member (I won't repeat what Steve did to be almost attacked, I don't want to give anyone the wrong impression about him, or me)
- Pool and baseball viewing with both Steves, Justin, Jason, and Sean.
-Hung with Super Steve at the train watching videos of the alley doing stupid things and looking at photos from the past couple of years

Well...back to reality.......which I guess is it's own form of circus lately...