Good things day 194: foam rolling class, almost sunset walk by water, booking another Ireland gig 7/21, invite to fire island tomorrow, reason to bake a walnut coffee cake

Good things day 193: old friends, garden party in NJ celebrating high school graduation of one’s daughter, exchanging records at Princeton record exchange, strawberry lemonade, vanilla coffee

Good things day 192: listening to voice memos of old songs I wrote that I deemed ‘not good enough’ and realizing they are in fact good

Good things day 191: dinner parties, leftovers, switching to the air conditioned subway car, plans to see outdoor Shakespeare and the tarot exhibit at the Morgan with friends

Also good: I have a gig in Ireland July 16 hit me up if you’re there and also wasn’t it easy once to put together a 40 min set #getcracking

Good things day 190: getting a paycheck, eating enough protein, the shower at my gym, rare hang with my sister planned today, invited to dinner party tonight

What no one tells you about the artist’s way reading deprivation is how easy it is to accidentally read one hundred times a day

Good things day 189: the Irish humor and silliness of ‘catch of the day’ at 59E59; sunset over Central Park after the rain; new leaves on all my plants

Any chance that “welcome in” is gonna go away or are we stuck with it

It helps if you remember to put the baking soda in the soda bread just fyi how’s your morning

Reading deprivation week of the Artists Way might mean you hearing more from me than usual… which I guess is partly the point

Good things day 179: the cardamom oat coffee from Hampton Chutney Co omg new vice; being close enough to home to go back to get the glasses I forgot, meeting with a new agent scheduled!; the artists way reading deprivation week; possible gigs in Ireland in July; getting tix to a show at the abbey

Ugh the songs

Vampire Lestat you did The Thing they always do - “well just get someone to actually write the songs that are supposed to be ‘huge rock star famous iconic numbers’I’m sure we can pull that off, and include them in the show” - and I am disappointed in you This has never worked except stereophonic

Good things day 178: how many other people also came to the sunrise solstice concert @brooklynbotanic.bsky.social and how the line is so long I didn’t miss anything

Good things day 177: summer solstice party w/fire ritual in backyard in queens; friends who actually want to come with me to the sunrise concert tomorrow at Brooklyn botanic; reading ‘the woman in black’ for the first time

If Elon Musk paid my ultra-millionaire tax, we could fully cover free community college in America.

Good things day 176: peonies, whole milk yogurt, the artists way, clean laundry, my nephews fifth grade graduation red bow tie, visiting ‘the twisted spine’ horror bookstore in Williamsburg and drinking really good coffee out of a skull shaped mug

Um … and after five years …?

Good things day 175: the mounting evidence that the less perfectionist I am, the more effective I am.

Ok that’s one too many references in pop culture to steely dan fans as a) men and b) old and I object

Dear Sir I heard you the first time you said “nice feet” actually

Good things day 174: game night (taboo); random free clothes from a vintage reseller friend, my nephews ballroom dancing recital, being able to help someone who wants info on writing residencies

Good things day 173: this blue sky sunny day, organic dates, free breakfast and lunch at work and then getting out early, someone asking me to house sit upstate all of September 😮

Good things day 172: too many to list! From the NAMT teen challenge concert night what a great night and if I may be self centered for a moment hon. mention to the amazing Kate Rockwell for singing ‘Myrtle’s Lament’ from my musical Iron John

I forgot what a stretch of many days of rehearsal is like. I am extremely happy and my apartment is a disaster and i forgot how to put meals together

Honorable mention to the new musical theatre colleague who thought id written that last song … of the high school compositions (Honestly not sure how to feel)

Good things day 171: how freakin talented every single teen musical theatre songwriting winner is this weekend and you should know I am not an “everyone was great” person generally - concert tomorrow

Good things day 170: getting to speak and listen on a panel about self-producing for the NAMT teen challenge winners weekend, summer dresses weather, fruit

Good things day 169: seeing ‘spelling bee’ for the first time, getting to act (and sing) a big fat real part today (!), meeting my mentees in person at NAMT, air conditioning and Thai delivery

People have shown up to watch the removal of the orange felon’s disgusting name from the Kennedy Center including thousands more watching live streams. It’s coming TF down!

Good things day 168: feeling like I left it all on the floor after that reading #actor #musician

Group of people from my building watching the game on the street has increased to about eight plus dogs and someone ordered a pizza #nyc

More good things: the guy in my building who brought a tv out into the street so people could sit out and watch the game together it’s a very I love NY moment

Hello NYC I am acting and singing in this bittersweet two-hander with excellently groovy songs at 3 on Friday 520 8th avenue 3rd floor Haimes Studio RSVP docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

More good things; the beautiful music I get to sing (in my range!!!!) in “January in NY” by Andromache Chalfant 3pm Friday at ART NY for the civilians ‘findings’ series

Good things day 167: health insurance, middle of the night telehealth options, not having to wait that long for an urgent care appt, and a pharmacy that delivers I guess this is a theme post

Global Echoes, our spring concert, is now viewable to one and all on YouTube. Music and poetry from around the world! Beautiful! youtu.be/g2fAL4fehKo?...

Good things day 166: Matthew Rhys (widows bay but generally), pork chops w apricots who knew I could make them, summer plans coming together, getting to rehearse!!!! Plays!!! As an actor!! So many times this month!!

Good things!! Enjoy our choir singing beautiful music

Good things day 165: fully embracing an afternoon of lazy reading a summer paperback by the window after a 5mi walk around Central Park

seeing the sun rise in nyc; or, gas leak from my neighbor’s apartment woke me up good times

Good things day 164: David sedaris new book, getting ready to be in a play reading tomorrow!! “Biting the Hand” by Deneen Reynolds-Knott at Premiere Stages /Kean U in NJ

Delightful moments day 163: being asked to read the shampoo commercial line “like a Professor of Hair”

Good things day 162: the sweet Welsh lady’s iconic threatening question “What is on the flag of Wales?” from s1 @thetraitors.bsky.social which will now be what i say every time i need to assert myself, despite not being from Wales (It’s a dragon. A dragon is on the flag.)

Good things day 161: Josh Johnson finally a standup special on hbo max; getting encouraging feedback from a fellow NAMT mentor; rose tea; baked feta

Great things day 160: the adorable child who came up to me and said “I loved the show”, living my muppet show dreams in this musical, walking over the Williamsburg bridge to a new record store and then to a friend’s birthday karaoke, dancing & singing like crazy stone cold sober

Ok James Cromwell was on an episode of Threes Company??

Good things day 159: getting to do a fun and heartwarming little musical this weekend, making mistakes and forgiving myself mostly, being sold out, reruns of Threes Company 😂

Good things day 158: finding out my teeth are FINE, new haircut day, getting my mother into ‘the traitors uk’, long tech day starting at 430 for a great show, canceling an early appointment, good walking weather