"Scene"

It's finally over. "Hell Week," opening weekend, and reviewers are behind us now. There are four weeks of weekend performances left, but plenty of time during the week for me to return to my duties as San Diego tourist. Or is there?

Florence, after opening a show with only one week under her belt, wants to continue rehearsals. I want the show to be the best it can be, and I don't want to keep losing punch lines she doesn't see coming, so I'm certainly willing. But it means that I have only one full day off this week. What will I do with it?

Money is tight. I'm doing a show that doesn't pay in a city where I don't have a job. Because I may be leaving the city in 4 weeks, getting a job doesn't seem reasonable. I could look into temp agencies, but I'd have to re-create my resume from memory; it's the wrong agency for the acting resume I have on hand.

I'd saved enough money before I left to pay my Nashville rent while I was gone, and when my parents left town, they fronted some grocery money; but I've also had to buy items for the stage -- makeup, shoes, and such -- and what I have left must be rationed, because I don't know when or if the cavalry will arrive before April's Disney trip. That leaves quite a bit of exploring right out. There'll be no whale watching tours. No trips to the zoo. No tour of PetCo park. No Old Town Trolley tour. No Amphibious tour of San Diego. No tour of the USS Midway Museum. All things I'd LIKE to do while I'm here.

What'll I do with my day off in sunny SD? I think I'll take a roll of film to be developed, pay my cell phone and internet bills, and buy another case of Diet Coke. If I'm lucky, maybe I'll find a quarter car wash while I'm out. That's always fun; and I do park right under a tree.

Remind me to win the lottery before leaving town again. Or, better yet, to do a show that pays next time.