Don't Feed the Plants!

So we made it to Peoria, Illinois! It was the shortest train run by far, taking us only one day to get here, and we don't have a show until Friday, so I have a lot of free time haha.

During the train run yesterday I went to the pie car around 11:30am as usual for breakfast and to play games with people. Andrew brought the card game called Bang! which is really a lot of fun! It's kind of like Fluxx in that the cards tell you what to do with them, but they game is played almost like a card game version of Mafia, but western style. I realize I'm not explaining it very well haha, but it's fun, and we ended up playing until about 5:30pm.

Later that evening I went to Tony's car to hang out, which was nice because I got to meet some more people and learn more about them. We listened to music and ate food and drank, and I got everyone dancing in their seats for a little bit too haha.

Tony and Angie made some pork chops, and Jarod brought over a pot of linguine with clams. There were probably around 12 people in the car, and we all just crowded around and passed out the food. It struck me as a very gypsy-like gathering, and I realized that we basically do live the life of gypsies, constantly traveling and living in small places close to each other, but all in good company and sharing stories and experiences.

Today I got up late and went into Peoria with the clowns to get a late lunch/early dinner. We went to Hooters...it's a tradition for the clowns that they go to Hooters at as many cities as they can, just because haha so it was nice to be able to participate in their tradition.

After lunch we walked to a super Walmart that was across the river, and I got HARRY POTTER HOGWARTS LEGO BOARD GAME! So cool! LaRena really likes board games too, so when we got back we set it up and played it, and it's really fun, especially because you have to build the game first because it's all legos! I also got the first season of Modern Family and The Devil Wears Prada and a combo The Secret Garden and The Little Princess, both which were only $5 haha. Then LaRena, Taylor and I watched Bridesmaids, which I hadn't seen yet. It's really funny and Kristen Wiig is hilarious, but of course I got uber uncomfortable at some parts because I can't watch awkward things haha.

So I didn't really get a chance to check out Peoria today, so tomorrow is going to be my exploration day. I did manage to take the picture though from the bridge:

So in lieu of lack of pictures, I have a couple random pictures to share too! I've been meaning to post a picture of this for a while, but back when I first got here and went shopping at Target, I got a matching plate and bowl, and this is them!

I thought they were really neat and I like that they are inspired by New York :)

Also, I took a couple of pictures of my music that I read for the show, for anyone out there who might be interested in what it looks like:

As you can see, the music itself isn't incredibly difficult, it was more of learning what everything meant, and also the music has changed so much and there are so many cuts that it was a matter of learning how to navigate it. The red dots mean to play it on the bottom keyboard, and the yellow dots mean the top keyboard, and if there is writing in the circle it means that's the patch I should be on:

The green dots mean it's either a sound effect, or a loop track, so in this case I press one key and it plays a whole track of pre-recorded music. Pretty cool huh?

So that's it for now, I'll have pictures and more about to share about Peoria tomorrow. Also, I'm getting near the end of Pride and Prejudice, and it's really good, I've really enjoyed it and recommend it to anyone to read.

P.S. the only reason I had heard of Peoria is because of the song Don't Feed the Plants from Little Shop of Horrors. They talk about the plants coming and eating the cities of "Cleveland, Des Moines, and Peoria, and New York, and where you live!"

P.P.S. I LOVE reading everyone's comments! Thank you so much for the people who are leaving them and please continue to, they are much appreciated! :)