Ninja Walks

April 18, 2010

What’s been keeping me from updating the blog, you ask? One word - WALKING! That’s right, after four weeks of hobbling, hopping, cabbing and busing, I am now able to employ two feet on my daily excursions. My left one is still clad in this horrid boot cast, but it has been toeing an awful lot of ground nonetheless. The doctor gave me the okay on Monday, and it should only be another two weeks before I return to...the dance.

Where have I walked, you ask? First and foremost, to retrieve my long-lost pink-tailed puppy from his beautifying stay in the West Village. This morning, it was all along 26th Street waiting in line for the Spring Awakening National Tour audition. My newly earth-trodding foot stood its ground for eight hours before I got the chance to perform my first two-footed audition since the tumble. And, all across the East Village this weekend for drinks, brunches, dinners and a walking tour of the neighborhood for a potential subletter who wants mi casa while I am away in...

JAPAN! Yes, that wonderful boyfriend of which I speak, and I have planned an exotic getaway in June to Tokyo where we will be staying with my uncle, the artiste. You may be thinking this is fortuitous as I am surely quite advanced in my Japanese studies by now. But alas, the love of my life and I decided to enter the country of Japan with only our love to get us by. So, no Rosetta Stone, no Japanese for Dummies, there’s going to be a lot of pointing and gesturing on our twelve day excursion. I should probably learn the Japanese word for “vegetarian” (if such a word exists), as I am not sure how I would gesture my ethical objections to eating meat.

I’d like to give a shout-out to my friends for making my first weekend back on foot so much fun, and also the wonderful bartender at Croxley Ale’s for designing the Key Lime Pie Martini to have actual graham cracker on the rim of the glass. Brilliant!

Singing and guitar are also coming along quite well in spite of my newfound mobility. I have a new R&H song that’s kicking butt (just ask Jacques), and I’m also working on some 80’s material for an audition coming up. And my acoustic version of “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen is pretty sweet. Again, Jacques can attest to this. He and I have been having a lovely reunion of walks, tricks and treats this weekend. And even a little rough tug with his rope toy.

I start training at Crunch tomorrow (it seems redundant, training to be a trainer) - hopefully the first week won’t require any serious jumping or hopping. Leftie might not be ready for such exertion just yet. Although toe curling is coming along quite well!

Oh! Another bright spot of my weekend for you - a new hat! Surely the Facebook pictures will be coming soon and you can see my new acquisition. I figured nothing like a fantastic accessory up top to detract attention from an ungainly shoe down below.

Off to bed as an early day of training for training awaits. Adieu!