No, this is not April Fool’s Joke. Today Avi and I went to Universal Studios for the day. We got there before 11am and stayed more than six hours. Universal is less than 15 minutes from our front door which is quite convenient. Last year, when my mother in law was in town for a visit, Avi and I purchased year round passes. It cost us 10 extra dollars for a year pass; now we need to make that money wo
rth it.
Why am I a star? Well, my darling husband volunteered me to “assist” with the special effects show. Oh yes, Tamara, the one who is comfortable with herself; or so it may seem. You see, most people think I’m not shy, or scared, or anything of the sort. Sure, I teach high school. Sure, I can talk in public. But come on! Volunteering me to be on stage in front of more than a couple of hundred strangers was 
frightening. All I could think of was, “What if I look fat? Or stupid? Or giggle?”. But I had fun.
First I had to stand at a fake window while another volunteer, a Jewish kid from Costa Rica, clawed at me with a giant fake paw. The way the audience saw it on the big screen was like the famous scene of the cat in the window of an old movie. I can’t remember which one. 
Next I had to stand on some high scaffolding and move giant (foam) bricks into a pile while I built a pyramid. Us Jews and pyramid building! Oh yeah, and I wore a “ahem” lovely hospital like/Egyptianesque gown for that. NOT FLATTERING. (That’s the 3rd pic) In another scene I had to stare at two tennis balls, pretend they were people, and speak to or react to them on cue. I even had to fake gorge a giant turkey leg. This is all from the scene from Eddie Murphy’s movie, I think “The Nuttty Professor” but I’m not sure. You see, I was up there making a funny fool o
f myself while the audience saw me but also saw the final product, as in how it looks with the special effects. At one point I was also screaming my lungs out, but I don’t know what the screen showed going on behind me.
Oh, and this pic I just found on some photos Avi sent me via file sharing , and since I actually look NORMAL, I’m posting it 
That sounds like SO much fun!
Yup this hike was indeed a blast!
Very funny!