I have a boil on my cheek.....
I have no idea which Fringe day it is, but so far I have done about 68 shows...I am not sure exactly but for sure 60 performances of my own three shows daily SO FAR!
I have a nasty lump boil on my cheek that started as an insect bite, it has now developed into a hard lump and I ended up vomiting last night. Now I don't vomit like other people, I even need an audience for that! I am so scared I will choke that I made John (my manager) stand near the loo as I retched.
I once was so scared I would choke in my vomit that I made a concierge from a hotel in Cardiff stand beside me as I puked....that's awful isn't it?
I am sure there are men who find watching women vomit sexually exciting and I wasted that time on a grumpy concierge! I am sure there must be a website dedicated to it.
I am over the moon with the festival to be honest, all of my shows have had four star reviews and the play at the Assembly in particular has had great critical acclaim. I have had lovely TV people in very interested in the play and the sketch show...which is good news all round.
Today I have decided to write another book, this time fiction. I am so fired up with the idea that even whilst I was vomiting last night I was still thinking about the plot line!
Ashley has had a great time as well, it is so good to be able to live with and work with her, the press keep asking if we fight and they hardly believe that we don't. She is fucking great to have around and her infectious humour makes my day. Thank God she has her father's height and my sense of humour; it could have gone the other way.
The book is still selling well, more than we ever imagined and I am so proud of that, it was such a buzz to be able to be at the fringe and have a top best seller out at the same time. I don't think I will ever be able to recreate that feeling again, as long as I live! Well at least until I write the next one and hopefully it will sell well.
So we are near the end, I did manage to do three shows + a day, I did manage to get four stars for all three shows, I did manage to have a good time and my philosophy of enjoying it did happen. My mammy was killed at 47 and I am 45 and Ashley and I have decided to have the best time for the next two years and do everything we wanted to- and so far it's working!
Thanks also to the LOVELY Steve Bennet for the amazing FOUR star review on CHORTLE website, I had the smallest audience EVER this fringe and he still enjoyed the show. I love him!
