2002-09-14
Freaking out about tonight's house concert, posted at 5:56 p.m.
Epiphany in Baltimore has moved to epiphanyinbaltimore.blogspot.com Current time: 6pmTime of house concert: 8pm
Number of former Lilith Fair Performers currently in my house, ready to perform: 1
Number of percussionists she brought with her: 1
Number of hours they drove to get here: 7.5
Number of shows she's doing while here: 1 (mine)
Number of people who are coming: the variable X
My level of freakout because of X is unknown: very high
Number of times I get quick imaginary glimpses of what the show would look like with only six people here: about one a minute
Number of hours I slept last night getting the place ready: 3
Number of stops today on my errand run: 8
Number of hours spent cleaning, last two days: 15
Number of people who have given definite answer they're coming: 4
Number of people who have said "maybe": 12
Number of times Lori will do a goofy folk cover of TLC's "No Scrubs": 1 (cross your fingers)
Number of times she'll sing an erotic version of "Rubber Ducky": 1 (that's a given)
Number of her CDs I'll buy from her: 1 (the one I don't have)
Number of beers I'll drink tonight if the turnout is good: 3
Number of beers I'll drink tonight if the turnout sucks: possibly all 12 I bought
Number of times I'll joke that the beer I bought, Michelob Ultra Light (98 calories, 2.5 carbs per), should be renamed "health beer" and be sold at GNC: 3 times beyond its humor quotient
Number of times I'll apologize if the turnout is low: until I have to apologize for apologizing so much