10:00 A.M.: Chat with Tory backstage, who is undeniably one of the kindest women. It gets really hectic backstage at the shows, and she was being pulled in many directions, but when our conversation was interrupted, she squeezed my hand and whispered, “Sorry.” It seems so minute, but in the fleeting moments of feeling overwhelmed, those classy and thoughtful little gestures of kindness mean so much. It was a pleasure to meet her.
11:30 A.M.: Grab a peach from the local farmers’ market and some chia-seed pudding to tide me over.
12:00 P.M.: After changing at the hotel, I treat myself to a platza at the Russian & Turkish Bath House. I’m using the term “treat” loosely, as having a heavyset Russian man beat you with wet oak leaves in a sauna that reaches over 100 degrees is not exactly pleasure at the moment, but afterward you feel like heaven.