Tonight we had rehearsal at the Ice House.

Tonight... someone broke into my car.

After rehearsal, we went out to our cars. I got in my car... glove compartment was open... ash trey was open... center console was open....sunglasses were the floor and my 2 over head compartments were open....

"I don't remember leaving my car like this... I know it's messy but... huh, looks like someone was in here...Er...NAH, I locked my car after I came and got my script... Oh shit.... the money in my console is gone...oh God... I think someone was in here..."

*Get out of car, approach fellow actors/techs....*

"Uh, guys.... I think someone broke into my car...."

*commotion, everyone checks their cars*

2 / 5 cars were broken into....

They stole everything out of my glove compartment except the napkins. The money that was in my center console was gone-- cd's were still there, cell phone charger still there, money in pit under stereo still there, --stereo intact, not tampered with. They took my jazzercise bag, it had my hand and ankle weights, the new scarf I just made, and my badge thing that gets me into jazzercize, and the flip flops and whatever else was in the bag.

It's not so much the things that were taken that hurts me, it's knowing that someone was heartless enough to break into MY car. Some strange thief was in my car!!! Though it really really sucks that the things were taken.... probably around $80-$100 in things, I hate knowing someone was inside my vehicle going through my personal things. Not that there was anything real personal, I do believe they stole the pad I had in my console, but that's not important....

I think maybe I will buy some poster board and made some signs to hang up where our patrons park. Since most of our shows are at night, it is the perfect time to break into a car-- when there are lots of them and knowone around. Something like "Don't forget to lock your car."

I remember asking Elicia why she alwasy HAD to park up front, even if she blocked someone in, and she told me her car was broken into before and parking up front was better... So, I uncontiously followed that,... "Always park up front"... but I never thought that it would happen to me... I guess some part of me really did not even believe her... Now I know...Don't be ignorant, because it's only bliss until it happens to you. Then, it's reality.

I would swear that I locked my car. The only door unlocked was the driver side door, and that was not the last door I got out of. I went out to get my script-- in my passenger side door, then I shut the door and locked my car. My alarm did not go off, at least knowone heard it, so if it did, whoever broke in knew how to turn it off.... I will check my car out more tomarrow...

I did call the police to file a report, but unless I waited out there for someone I can't file a real report until monday, they did, however file an incident report saying it happened.

I don't know what I did to deserve this, but what goes around sure as heck better come around.

ViolatedTechie