I know all you guys feel this way - a burner or entertainer usually has their everyday life and costumed alter ego. It seems so surreal sometimes. I wake up in the morning and do the mommy thing...run the dogs, nag my child about the time, fix lunches, etc. Then I do the secretary thing...actually to be more specific because it is even stranger...the Executive Secretary to the Director of Law Enforcement for Conservation Police for the entire state of Virginia. I have to look and act nice, courteous, professional and yes - conservative. And then on occassion like this past Friday I have to leave work early, come home and spend two hours putting in dayglo yellow hair extensions made out of fireproofed cotton rope and drag my butt up to DC to perform two completely different skits for Flights of Fire (a sold out show by the way). First is to the song "Killer" by the Bug where I am a matrix-like, google-wearing, raver-looking staff spinner who scares and chases a bubbly Malibu off the stage, followed by a lighthearted, elegant Van Morrison's "Moondance" with triple fire poi under a blacklight moon that my daughter helped me make. Then back to Richmond to cheer Montana on in her swim meet that began 8:00 am on Saturday morning. After the swim meet I pile myself into my 250,000 mile Civic and drive back to DC to perform with SilverRaven at another event for a Conference at a DC Marriott. Alongside silk aerialists, jugglers, tightrope walkers, stilters and ballroom dancers we danced the night away with glow poi, flags, LED hoops, fire poi and fire fans. I am once again transformed into a blue dreadfall-decorated cirque-like entertainer. It is not over yet. I drag off the couch at 7:30 the next morning and drive back to Richmond to my daughter's elementary school to meet her (it was her weekend with the ex-) and 3 of her best friends to help them choreograph their hoop troupe for her school talent show. Afterwards I meet up with a friend at my house to discuss the upcoming weekend's choreographed piece for the Snowball event at G5. Afterwards I melt into the couch and watch 5 episodes of Season 1 of HBO's Rome. I end my weekend by transforming yet again to sister/daughter by meeting my other sister and mom for a delicious dinner and then CRASH! The morning begins again...where am I? Oh yeah, not the costume closet, the secretary closet - silly. Keep it straight.