Just You Wait

I wore my 'Rhode Island...Neither a Rhode nor and Island but loads of fun!' t-shirt yesterday. Usually it gets a few comments. This was not so yesterday. I mean, I've had it for 7 years, and I've gotten enough comments on it, so I wasn't disappointed by any means, just surprised. I find it to be an incredibly amusing shirt.

I'm also surprised (and, frankly, a bit disappointed because normally it happens everywhere I go) by my cast's lack of singing "Just You Wait Jeffrey Higgins, Just You Wait" to me. I mean, seriously, my last name is Higgins and I do musical theatre...how is the first thing that crosses my castmate's minds NOT that delightful little ditty from My Fair Lady. But, alas, it has yet to be sung. Usually what happens is people sing it to me and then say "Oh, you probably hate that cause you get it alot" And, truth be told, I do get it alot. But, secretly I love it! Maybe it is because in 30 years I want to play Henry Higgins. Maybe today is the day it will happen!

We had a discussion yesterday while leaving Stanley's (you know, the local dive bar) about the correct pronunciation of the word 'crayons.' Apparently, the correct way is cray-ons. So it would be cray-ola cray-ons. This, I suppose, is an acceptable pronunciation, though I personally have always said 'crans.' I understand that there is a 'y' there and that it ends with 'ons' but I am willing to stand before a panel of judges and defend my pronunciation. Then, there are the people (mostly from Maryland) who say 'crowns' This is completely and utterly unacceptable. There is nothing in the spelling of the word C-R-A-Y-O-N-S that could in any way, shape or form lead one to believe that it should be pronounced 'crowns'. Call me a crayon snob (which, I'll admit, I am) but in my mind when you say 'crowns' I assume you are attempting to color with a headpiece made of gold with lots of points and jewels.

All day yesterday I was craving nachos. To the point where I kept talking about them during/after the show and I think people were slightly annoyed/wholly amused. I easily convinced several members of the cast to join me on my quest for nachos (though, let's face it, how difficult is it to get actors to go to a bar?!). They were not the best nachos in the world (which I consider to be at Ash Creek in Norwalk, CT) but they satisfied my craving. Plus, we had a lovely time together.

Alrighty then. One show tonight. One tomorrow. Back to DC to work for 4 days. Back here for a show (yes, just one. We have Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday off...but we have one Holy Saturday night.) And then I'm coming home for Easter! Weeeeeeeee!