an exercise in flying time, part 2

I wrote a post like this back in 2005, and thought it would be fun to do again.

Ten years ago (1998) I was doing web design for the Elyria City Schools with Tom as an "internship" and looking forward to freshman orientation and registration at BGSU the following week, if I recall correctly.

Five years ago (2003) I had scattered rehearsals for Once Upon a Mattress and was preparing for my first quasi-attempt at music directing with All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, where I taught two songs and provided background music and sound effects. Both shows were with Elyria Summer Theatre. Kindergarten came at the end of a long string of shows I had agreed to in late 2002 and early 2003 before I had a full-time job, and I was quite glad when it was all over.

Three years ago (2005) I was dealing with a horrible pain in my esophagus as a result of radiation therapy. It hurt to swallow anything, including saliva, for about a week. It almost ties with the bone marrow biopsy for the worst pain of my life. At least the biopsy was over within minutes rather than lasting a week.

Two years ago (2006) I spent the weekend with my college friends at my parents' cottage.

One year ago (2007) was the same story as 2006, although around that time I was also in rehearsals for Joseph, which was one of the dominoes that led to 2007 being my favorite year.

Six months ago (January) I had a CAT scan, and the results were good.

Three months ago (April) I was rehearsing our first cabaret gig for Elyria Summer Theatre.

Two months ago (May) my week looked like this: Monday, rehearsal with Elyria High School Theatre Repertory class; Wednesday, accompany said class at performance; Thursday, see preview of My Favorite Year at the Beck Center; Friday, see Spelling Bee at Playhouse Square; Saturday, rehearse cabaret, then Relay For Life chicken BBQ, then perform cabaret at Jim's Coffeehouse; Sunday, attend Spencer Myer concert at LCCC, then auditions for Company later that evening. The next day, I turned 28 and went to Cedar Point.

One month ago (June) I was at the cottage for Father's Day, then watched the Tony Awards askance that evening as I continued packing for my apartment.

One week ago (July 8) I got the results of my latest CAT scan and was given a promising prognosis for my remission.

This past weekend was "Cadre Cottage IV," the same as the last two years. It's a bit of work to coordinate, but always fun.

Then last night I went over to Stu & Laurie's to watch the next episode of the Legally Blonde reality show with them, since my gimpy cable plan doesn't come with MTV.