Dilemmas

August 7, 2007
probably the most difficult day in my life that didn't involve me personally; in other words, there was nothing personal nor tragic about this day... it was about being torn apart by having to be in 3 places at once...

all day I had to consider where was i going to be on this night

option 1:
the first game for our teacher softball team (I actually showed up for the practice for 30 minutes)

option 2:
opening of Avenue Q, the musical i've been wanting to see more than any other for the past 3 years
seats Orchestra center, third row

option 3:
a chance to watch Barry break the all-time home run record

and as many of you would expect
i went to see the musical

some of you are in disbelief right now
but if you have a chance and doubt mind your musicals having provocative R-rated themes and humor, you need to see it...

look at these song titles...

. The Avenue Q Theme - Company
2. What Do You Do with a B.A. in English? - John Tartaglia
3. It Sucks To Be Me - Jordan Gelber, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Tartaglia, Rick Lyon, Ann Harada, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Jennifer Barnhart
4. If You Were Gay - Rick Lyon with John Tartaglia
5. Purpose - John Tartaglia & Company
6. Everyone's A Little Bit Racist - John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada
7. The Internet Is For Porn - Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Rick Lyon & the Guys
8. Mix Tape - Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Tartaglia
9. I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today - Jordan Gelber with Ann Harada
10. Special - Stephanie D'Abruzzo with the Guys
11. You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want (When You're Makin' Love) - Natalie Venetia Belcon, Rick Lyon, Jennifer Barnhart & Ensemble with Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Tartaglia, Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada
12. Come True - John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo with Rick Lyon
13. My Girlfriend, Who Lives in Canada - John Tartaglia
14. There's a Fine, Fine Line - Stephanie D'Abruzzo
15. There Is Life Outside Your Apartment - Jordan Gelber, John Tartaglia & Company
16. The More You Ruv Someone - Ann Harada, Stephanie D'Abruzzo
17. Schadenfreude - Natalie Venetia Belcon, Rick Lyon
18. I Wish I Could Go Back to College - Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Rick Lyon, John Tartaglia
19. The Money Song - Rick Lyon, John Tartaglia, Natalie Venetia Belcon with Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada, Jennifer Barnhart
20. School for Monsters/The Money Song (Reprise) - Rick Lyon & Company

ahhh... and if you saw the musical episode of Scrubs, these are the same people who wrote that


now, i am a tad sad that i didn't have my regular bleacher seat at the ballpark to witness history... and i find it out that i'm ok with it... i suppose i feel lucky that i have seen a lot of baseball history for a lifetime and what i really want to see is a world series win... and if it were game 7 of any playoff series i would've been at the park... but i will likely see Bonds hit another homer and that will be the new record... plus, my nephew Miles at 5 years old got to see the moment and that will likely live on in his memory much more than it would in mine...



oh yeah, the softball team had a great game even though they lost 16-11... and will and I weren't there... and will is, like, the best shortstop ever... this means we just might have a better record than last season when we only had one win... ahhhh… our first team picture

maybe things are getting better...

wait... maybe not...
a distant aunt of mine, Rose Pedro, was found tied up in Manila killed by some criminal-her body beginning to decompose... if you believe in prayers, karmic retribution, or what have you - keep positive thoughts that the killer be brought to justice