HAPPY GREEN BEER DAY!!

I mean Happy Saint Patrick's Day! I hope you were able to have a green beer today:). I sure did. Mine even had a smiley fave in it.


Get this for creepy/coincidental. Yesterday I went to the hospital to have a chest xray and pulmonary test done to follow up on the rib soreness and asthma from about a month ago. Also, my grandma died 3 years ago yesterday. In the hospital where I was having my tests done. Eerie, huh?

you want how many bedrooms??

So jump on the good news train with me. I've been talking with the other first year PA at The Theatre over the last few weeks about rooming for next year. She brought the idea of us being roommates for next season up back in January because she didn't think her current roommate would be coming back to The Theatre next year.

Well, her current roommate is planning on coming back, BUT they want me as an additional roommate.

I had been mentally debating about whether or not I should stay with my parents again for next season, and I eventually came to the conclusion that if a situation presented itself, then that would be the sign that I should move out. Hello Situation!

So we went driving around today looking for For Rent signs outside houses and stuff downtown. The intrawebz have not been very helpful thus far. Anyways, the fact that we went looking together pretty much means I'll be living with them next year. SWEET! If anyone knows of any 3 bedroom, preferable 2 bath apartments, townhouses, or houses close to downtown Indy, let me know!!

Also, my parents and I just ordered so much pizza for dinner, that the place we ordered from has to shut down business from other customers for the night. :)

Turning 23 on the 23rd!

All in all, it was a pretty good Golden Birthday today.

Unfortunately we had to postpone the big Birthday Taco Celebration with my Aunt, Cousin+Wife and 2 little boys because my mom got sick and had a fever. I had been planning and looking forward to this for over a week. Boo. Mom and I spent a large chunk of yesterday grocery shopping and preparing. But we didn't want my cousin's sons to get sick. Fortunately we were still able to have tacos tonight, just with much less celebrating.

Yesterday I also had 2 friends from work over and we ate home made guacamole. And I made a diet coke cake with strawberries and coolwhip icing. And we watched the Oscars. Pretty fun.

Today I was able to sleep in, and then had to go into work to guard the sign in table for the Equity Principle Auditions for The Theatre. It wasn't so bad, although it kinda blew since I was supposed to get 2 days off. Oh well, that's life. I mostly just sat there and read/did crosswords while sending people in the room.

Like I said, my dad DID make the tacos. And they were AMAZING. Plus he went to Chipotle and got some guacamole for me :). I have the best dad ever. He also got me a Garmin GPS system ("This was all my idea. I got this specially because you got the job in Illinois this summer, and I want you to be able to get around.") and an up-convert to hi-def DVD player. Of course, when asked what I wanted for my birthday, all I asked for was The Office DVD Board Game and the DVD of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (which my parents also got me). Call me materialistic, but a girl is allowed to get a LITTLE excited about (big!) surprise birthday presents, right?

After tacos and awesome gifts some of my "not real" friends came over to watch a movie (The Wackness, which was pretty good) and eat cake. OMG was it the best cake ever. Mom and I got it from Fresh Market yesterday. Chocolate Chambord Cake. Holy Crap.

So we have to postpone the family time, which is a major bummer. But really? I can't complain. It was a pretty stellar birthday.

The Good News

So, I've got good news! I was offered my first choice summer stock job on Tuesday!!!

I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to accept it, though, because of conflicting contract dates with my current contract at The Theatre.

I got an email from my boss today saying it would be ok if I accepted. Sweet!

all sorts of goodness:

list of good things going on right now:

-my house finally got a Wii Fit. after going to SEVEN stores on my last day off (while the rents were out of town) and not finding it, my dad comes home from vacation and goes to Target first thing Sunday morning and gets one. mom had the day off of work today, so we played with it for a while. awesome.

-i finished another book--gods behaving badly. pretty good, although it didn't have as much of an emotional payout at the end as i had hoped. but it was still good, and i'd definitely recommend it.

-i barely made it through tech this weekend. the 'good news' part of this is that i did, in fact, survive. and i survived while 'flying solo' (for the most part) for the first time. the second year production assistant (T) i'm working with all year is actually going Equity on this show and taking over calling the show mid-run, so it's just me back stage with the deck manager. not to mention i'm kid wrangling AND solo-flying-PAing.

-the little 11 year old girl playing Scout is the absolute cutest and sweetest little girl on the planet. as T said "i just want to eat her up!"

-i've recently discovered the amazing-ness of guacamole. AND the amazing-ness of putting it on a taco or burrito. seriously. do it.

-last week was finally a new episode of The Office. it.was.awesome. andy+toyota prius+dwight+hedge=hilarity.

Add To The List Of Things I...

LOVE:

-Chuck. What? A NEW tv show for me to DVR and watch obsessively? Fine by me. At least it's not on Thursday nights.
-Did I mention that that phase I go through every few months where I'm a book-a-holic came back in May and is STICKING this time?
-Mom coming home from vacation in Florida and bringing me stuff. Especially the new makeup that I desperately needed but didn't have the money for.
-Getting a haircut on Thursday.
-Secret Santa.
-Crossword Puzzles.
-Finding my missing DVD of Elf that I've been dying to watch since Thanksgiving.
-Spaghetti made with love by my dad.
-Being able to finally go to sleep NOT shivering so much it hurts because my mom keeps our house at 67*...which means the upstairs where we sleep is about 64* because mom was on vacation.


more animals

DO NOT LOVE:

-The fact that now that my mom is home, I have to go back to falling asleep freezing my ass off.
-Drawing my boss' boss' boss (also, my BIG boss) at The Theatre's name in Secret Santa and being TOTALLY intimidated by figuring out what to get her. No pressure.
-RAIN.
-Losing my copy of one of my all time favorite books (The Time Traveller's Wife) when I was planning on reading it again.
-Walking from the parking garage to work in POURING RAIN.
-Did I mention my cold house?

The Darndest Things

Despite being really annoying or a pain in my ass sometimes, the kids that I am in charge of for Christmas Carol actually say and do some absolutely adorable things sometimes.

-Today, there was a problem with the lift (elevator from the basement to the stage) and a prop. The stage manager and deck manager couldn't see exactly why the lift got stuck and what was keeping it from coming all the way up, but they knew that The Ghost of Christmas Past's lantern was involved somehow. (Christmas Past arrives on stage via the lift. The crew burries him with the snow that covers the stage, and he sits up once the lift is up to surprise Scrooge. Also, his signature prop is a lantern). Tiny Tim, who was sitting backstage waiting to go on to be little, tiny Scrooge, saw it happen, and while SM and DM were on headset trying to figure it out, Tiny Tim comes over and says "deeter, deeter, Past's lantern got smashed inbetween the lift and the stage cuz it was hanging over!" I was then able to tell the SM and DM what had happened and here the problem was all because of this adorable (and sometimes obnoxious) 7 year old. He was SO proud of himself.

-The kids who play Betsy and Henry Cratchit also play Want and Ignorance. They wear these really cool ratty lace costumes with big, full face masks. Today while walking from the trap room to stage right to change back into their Cratchit costumes, the Betsy says "this mask is really scary. It's so scary that I scared myself today."

-There are two snow drums over the stage, and the SM (who calls the show from one of the wings) has a box with controls for it. Today while we were waiting for the kids to go on for the fnally, the Peter Cratchit boy (the oldest of the kids, 11 years old) was looking at the SMs station and watching his monitors. SM then said "hey, do you want to turn the snow on to make it snow when it's time?" and Peter was all "YEA!!!" . So SM said "ok, when I tell you, push this button". Peter pushed the button and his face just ABSOLUTELY lit up. He said "thank you very much" and then was ready for his entrance. I whispered to the SM (who has a 12 year old daughter) via headset "that it was the sweetest thing I've ever seen" and he replies "well, I AM a daddy". It was too cute.

It's the little things like this that make the frustration of Tiny Tim's (brand new) leg brace breaking TWICE today managable.

its just what i do

I've gotten into two nice, new habits.

One involves my days off. Going to the library, the grocery store, and target in one fell swoop. In the middle of the afternoon, it's quite nice. Not too many people to make it a hassle, and it can be (I know this sounds weird) peaceful.

The other involves my Netflix-ing and library-ing. Every time I'm at any store, and I see a book or a movie I'm interested in, I take a picture of the title (and author) with my phone to keep my list of movies to add to my queue or books to pick up at the 'brary.

Plus, I'm reallllly hoping that next week, once we get into the run of our show, I will get to go to the new Central Library downtown. It was under renovations for like (literally) 6 to 8 years, and finally opened up this spring. I was too much of a bum (plus working at my Aunt's) this summer to check it out, and I haven't had time after work to hit it up yet. It's supposed to be absolutely incredible, and I can't wait!!!

just some tidbits

A few thoughts for the day:

--I've already mentioned (probably more than once) that grocery store parking lots are the worst places on earth. Seriously. In addition to everything I've already ever listed that drives me crazy about them is this: I hate it when you are loading up your trunk, or even just getting into your car, and there are tons of spots around you, totally empty-like TONS-even two together so someone could pull through, and someone pulls into the spot that is on the other side of yours so that you can't pull through. I know, I'm a complainer. But seriously. There are CLOSER SPOTS! SPOTS WITH SHADE! Anyways.

--Some might disagree with my small opinion here on tastefulness. When given the choice of having an underwear line show through a tight or see through bottom of some sort (and I'm talking like hard core, all the details except for seeing the color of them), I'm a firm believer that seeing a nice, classy brief outline is much better than seeing a thong outline. Especially in the grocery store. Especially when wearing a white, t-shirt material skirt that's a size or 2 too small. Leave something to the imagination. However, I will concede that in many cases thongs can be preferable--like if 'butted panties' would show a line, but a thong wouldn't--that's perfectly fine, and even more tasteful.

--And finally, a positive one!! I LOVE early fall weather. Even mid fall weather. The kind where it's just chilly and breezy enough to wear a sweatshirt and a scarf and be perfect. Today was one of those days. I spent the whole day inside at work, of course...but I BASKED in it while walking in this morning.

Lots and Lots of Us

My cousins Katie (3 years younger) and Lily (10 years old, with the sense of humor of a 27 year old, she's awesome) have been in town this week. The got in Sunday night, super late, and Smiley went with me to pick them up from the train station. Good thing he did, cuz that is NOT a friendly place at midnight...

Plenty of jokes were made on the way home, and the first thing Katie asked me when I dropped him off was if we were dating. We aren't, at all, of course, but it's always really hard to answer that question because it is inevitably followed by something along the lines of "well you act like it" or "it seems like it" or something else--and I can see exactly why someone would THINK we are. Smiley has a theory/practice of not liking other people to know our/his business, so he would have told me why even answer the question? But I like to be open about things and talk about stuff.

Needless to say, we've been having a good time.

• We had lunch at McAlister's, one of my faves, with Aunt K.
• Went to various stores.
• Went to Borders TWICE and then to Half-Price Books (at which I found something for $3 that I bought at Borders for $13. Exchange, anyone?!? I think so.).
• Baked an awesome cake with some awesome icing.
• Stopped at Fresh Market.
• Saw a baseball game with all 9 of our family members in town.
• Had multiple marathons of The Office.
• DVR'd and watched tons of the Olympics.
• Did Mad Libs with lots of potty humor.
• Had a running contest of who could make the most Office references.
• Stayed up all night playing hard core rounds of Disney Scene-It.
• Stuffed our faces with excellent stuff.
• Had hard core Staring Contests.
• Made lots and lots of fun of each other.
• Cooked out.
• Ate at Yats with my mom.
• Shopped on Mass. Ave.

And there is still one day to go :).
What do YOU do when YOUR cousins come into town?!?

Today, while they hung out with Aunt K, I vegged out marathon-ing Gilmore Girls, which has been my first endeavor on NetFlix. (Along with The Other Boleyn Girl, which I did not enjoy at all, which really surprised me.)

Right Turn Harch

There's a band competition (or something band camp) going on at the fancy school that's at the top of my block. I can hear it in my living room right now. While it doesn't make me want to go back to marching band, it does make me totally nostalgic for all of the awesome memories with those 7 years--but especially the 4 years of high school band, competitions, and camp.

It has been a seriously busy and fun couple of days!
On Sunday I made the ever so exciting drive (read: most boring drive ever) to South Bend for a cast party for the show at the SBCT that I designed. It was loads of fun, and I even went swimming!!! The cast and director got me a present--a frame with a picture of the cast, director, crew, and I, and a huge mat around it with notes from them all. It was absolutely so sweet and awesome. Of course, I made the super extra terribly boring drive home after, and I got home at midnight:thirty.Oh, and I got to see my awesome friend Ays, too! She came into town just for the day to see her boyfriend in a show, and we caught each other right before we were both leaving. It was an amazing 15 minute-stand outside-catch up, but it made me miss her more :(.
I am sad that I didn't get to see any of the other people I know and love who are in the SB area...I just didn't have enough time. Hopefully I will be going up again soon.
My dad and I went up to Chicago on Tuesday morning for a Cubs game. We just got home. It was amazing, and death defying. I'll write a for reals post on it later. For now, enjoy the pictures :)

too much fun!

Oh.My.Goodness.

I have tooooo many exciting things to post about. I'll try to be concise...but yeah right.

Last night Smiley asked me to be his partner for Latin Night at The Jazz Kitchen. I was abso-freakin-lutely terrified, but it was abso-f*ckin-lutely amAAAzing. Seriously. I worked out yesterday evening, hardcore too, and that plus the salsa-ing and meringue-ing kicked my butt. My hips, thighs, knees, hamstrings, did I say hips, were SO sore today. Still are. We both got dressed up. And he was nice enough to remember that my fave color-combo is "chocolate and blue" :). This is us at the very end of the night. It's the only picture that was taken last night--we were out celebrating a friend's birthday, but it ended up just being us two and her.

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This morning my dad woke me up at 7:00--in crazy pain of course--to take my car in to get fixed. The "emissions" part of the "check engine" light came on a week or so ago. I also decided to ask the car guys if they could make a new clicker for my car since mine got stolen. Turns out my car ended up needing just over $1,000 worth of "repairs". Dad said the people at this dealership (where we got this car) are always really expensive, and he thinks the intentionally look for stuff to be wrong. Yikes. But I got my new clicker!!

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The most exciting news is that I got a new phone. I'll save you the blah-die blah story about getting it just to tell you I got a BlackBerry Curve tonight!!! With a super cute blue case. I'm crazy excited! I'm still trying to figure it all out. I'm usually that girl who figures out phones super quickly, but this is a little more complicated than everything else I've ever had. If anyone has any BlackBerry advice or tips, I'd more than welcome/appreciate them!

It is kind of sad though. Not only did I love my previous phone-the LG Chocolate, which got a bad rap, but I lurv'd it-but this marks the end of an era. This is the first official adult thing I've done since graduating. We've decided I'm living at home for the next year while I work at IRT, so I haven't had to apartment hunt, and I'm so incredibly blessed to be rent-free; I don't start work until August 19th, so I haven't had any real responsibility. So, switching the phone into my name and on my tab was the first (of many) responsible/adult-like thing I've done. (Should I be admitting that? Is that pathetic??)

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In addition to taking over my phone, I signed up for NetFlix today. WooHoo!!! Should get my first DVDs on Monday or Tuesday. I've been saying I'm gonna do this for a while now. It's about time.

Watch out real world, here comes deeter (arriving on the proverbial responsibility short bus).

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Oh, and I took the card out of my old phone and put all 250ish pictures I had taken on there in 20 months onto my computer today. I think I'll start adding a picture or two from there onto posts for a while.

Things That Happened In The Last Few Days That I Love:

1. Girls' Night was a HUUUGE success. I can't believe it's been like 6 or 7 years since we started going to On The Boarder for girls' time. TOOONS of pictures were taken, as is to be expected with us. 8 years as best friends, and so many more for the future.


1a. While we were watching OUR movie, The Sweetest Thing, we realized something. There's a scene where Cameron Diaz's character raises and lowers her arms to show her boob-saggage saying "22 (up)...28(down)...22...28...". When we first watched that movie at 17, 22 felt like decades away...we just realized that here we are...22 years old.


2. While painting at Aunt K's on Wednesday, I picked up one of her many issues of Real Simple Magazine. I liked it, so I picked up the newest issue at the grocery store this weekend. And I fell in love. In jr. high and high school, I was a magazine junkie. I think I'm going to subscribe to this one. It's filled with small tidbits of awesome stuff--instead of super long articles and what not. Little tips for all sorts of aspects of your life withOUT making you feel like an idiot for being single. Love.It.
3. Baseball is still one of the main loves of my life. I came to the realization that I need to find a man who loves, or at least appreciates and enjoys, both baseball and broadway (or any theatre). That would be perfect. Apparently there aren't too many of those however, because that explains my pathetic love life.

4. Duck Pin Bowling is SUPER fun. I went with Smiley, his 2 best friends, and one of their girlfriends. It was great. AND cheap!

5. Those Miller High Life commercials where the beer man and crew come in and confiscate Miller Lite from those who are neglecting it are hysterical.

Oh Yeah...

Good news. Mom had her follow up after her twice yearly check ups, and she is still in remission. Baller.

I've been working at Aunt K's still. She keeps saying "we're getting there." I want to ask her where "there" is, and how long she thinks it will take to "get there". I don't think she'd find the humor in that though.

to learn more, go to...... .com

I've done a lot since my last post, and in an effort to save us all some time, I'll just list stuff.

-Moved out of 430 Le Mans Hall. Packed the dad's van, then took 2 hampers and a suitcase to Castle Point to live til the end of the month.
-Began realizing a scene design at the Civic here for Intimate Apparel.
-Had said design be beautiful. I know that's really self-praise-filled and all, but, for reasons you will see in the next item, it's been a rough week and so I'm really proud of myself for getting through this far.
-Had the TD, who is usually a very jovial, nice man fucking EXPLODE at me. Not because of my actions in particular, but I was the outlet, and boy was it terrifying.
-Tonight, said TD tried to make amends in a most awkward way of saying the set looks really nice.
-Officially gotten over the most recent crush I've had.
-After asking a certain person if he'd come see a dress rehearsal for my show (I invited him and everyone else to the real show, but tickets are expensive, and I can bring whomever I want to dress rehearsals for free) and he said "Are you acting in it? No? then just show me pictures." Yeah, douchy, right?
-Officially fallen in love with an older man. Ok, he's not like OLD. He's just older than me. I don't actually know how old he is. I'm guessing 30.
-Bonded with Caroline's devil cat Lola.
-Grilled out TWICE. On daddy deeter's awesome portable grill. He brought it up for us to use between senior week and when I come home next weekend.
-Bought my airline tickets for NYC with Fur. Booked our hostel. Ordered our Yankees tickets.
-Cooked spaghetti. I realize that cooking isn't usually an accomplishment for people. But for me, it's huge. I've never cooked before. And this past week staying at an apartment is my first experience not having a dining hall or being at home where my parents always cook or we eat out.
-Went to a graduation party where I had the best cake ever, played Apples to Apples with some of my fave people, roasted mallows, dipped the roasted mallows in melted chocolate and teddy grahms, and told ghost stories.
-Had tech and first dress for Intimate Apparel.
-Drove home in the worst downpour/storm I've ever experienced. That was tonight. And I thought I was going to die.

hmmmm...its begining to feel like...

Had a very weird moment tonight. Every once in a while, I get this weird feeling while I'm walking alone at night that something's not right, and I get really nervous. I got that tonight while I was walking to my car from Caroline and Ays' apartment. Maybe it was because as I was walking in, a fucking SBPD cop car almost (intentionally) hit me (I kid you not). Or maybe it was because while Caroline and I were watching the Office on DVR it shut off to give us an Amber Alert (which I've only experienced through hearing others talking about it, never first hand like that) and that really freaked me out. Although I do consider it really good that emergency alerts like that DO interrupt TiVo/DRV watching. Or who knows. It was just a weird feeling. So I called Smiley hoping that he'd still be up and so I could talk to him while I walked to my car. Obviously, talking on the phone doesn't PROTECT you, but it always makes me feel safer. Maybe b/c I look occupied and therefore NOT scared. Or maybe a potential danger is scared away because who ever is on the phone with me could hear what happens and call authorities? I don't know. Like I said: It was weird.

Good news is I only have 3 more classes left til graduation. And my last time working in the SMC scene shop was today. Sad.

Lastly, you know what i LOVE??? The smell of rain in spring. That fresh smell you experience right before it's going to rain, or while it's raining, or even after. You know what's even better than that? Sitting on a screened in porch during a summer rain/thunderstorm to experience the multiple sense-ness that it has. I can't wait.

I also can't wait to go back to Yoga at home this summer :)

A picture of the senior theatre majors and senior theatre groupies. All the comps and shows for the year are done. Wow.

something in italian

Today has been full of ups and downs, stresess and reliefs. And as of now, it is mostly reliefs.

Had a big scare that for one reason or another I was less than half way done with my hours for my internship this semester. Yeah, I freaked out when I found that out. Found out today that I'm only 6 hours away from being completed with the hours. *PHEW*

Tonight was first dress. That's always fun. And since it's so beautiful outside, it's ROASTING inside (mostly just Moreau/O'Laughlin). And the fans have to be off in O'L for the show. So, needless to say, it's HOT.

Now if only I could get this Voice and Movement paper started and finished, life would be pretty good.

And it's a weird feeling to have just finished my last first dress at SMC.

ring me on the alexander grahm bell

Man o man has it been an eventful last few days. Here's a partial list of tag lines for stories to be told. If you're interested in any of it, let me know and I'll be happy to excite/bore you with the details:

1. reuniting with a a certain friend
2. almost killing someone
3. sharpie-ing someone's enTIRE leg and arm.
4. fire and flowers
5. almost killing someone
6. 6 shows at the civic, including stellar jokes from myself and my spot op during the last show :)
7. almost killing someone
8. seeing my boyfriend, John Krasinski, in Leatherheads
9. choosing to keep the back up dvd player
10. almost killing someone
11. changed first impressions from snot nosed shits to really fun to talk to
12. almost killing someone
13. closing the show at the civic and people there

and now i sleep.

autosaved nonesenseeee

I don't usually get into political things on my blog or in person. Don't get me wrong. I do have political opinions and leanings, I just don't do the research to continually back myself up or what not, so I don't think it's fair of me to get into any sort of argument or state my views because I acknowledge that they might not be accurate. Every once in a while I will voice something, but I've decided it's not too proper to go around blurting out whether or not I like certain people when I haven't done the homework to know what I'm talking about. Also, people seem to judge me weirdly on my political stances. Well not PEOPLE in general, just a few. I have a weird mix of opinions, so I'd say it might be hard to categorize me-as it is for most people. (For example, I consider myself conservative economically, but I do support certain aspects of welfare (especially for the elderly), and I support gay marriage and am big into the arts...see what I mean?)

Anyways, one thing has been bothering me recently...(and I apologize if what I'm saying is totally off its mark, as I said I don't really do the homework, so I don't feel it's right to say things sometimes).

It all started with one of the many many blogs I read on my google reader (thanks again fellow bloggers for introducing me to this aMAZing tool). Specifically one of the pop culture/mocking ones, although I can't remember which it was. But the gist of the article was about a website solely devoted to pictures of flicking off or hating (I can't remember which ) Hummers. The site explination was accompanied by a testimony of an American woman who loathes Hummers. In it, she told how her brother was in the armed forces and was injured in combat. Part of his compensation (or whatever) fromthe US government was a brand new Hummer. She less than subtly hinted at the fact that part of the reason we are fighting the war has to do with oil, etc, and it's ridiculous that in a time when gas is so precious and expensive and what not, the people fighting the war or whatever give a man injured in the line of duty a vehicle that just wastes an ungodly amount of fuel. And I agree. That may or may not be just SLIGHTLY bogus. And by slightly, I mean insanely. Again--my details might not be completely accurate.

So that got me to thinking. People who drive Hummers are insanely selfish. Of course that is a gross generalization. But think about it...and it applies to people with certain other cars to, but Hummers in particular...people are so worried about gas these days. Gas is outrageously expensive and isn't an unlimited resource. People who drive cars that only get like 5 miles to the gallon not only a HUGE waste on this very unlimited precious resource, but their need to constantly buy gas on an every-other-day-basis is jacking up the price for those of us who drive more fuel friendly cars because it's depleting the resource. So, that really bothers me.

I was in the car on our neverending day of errands with my mom and dad on the Saturday before Easter, and we were next to a Hummer at a stop light where there was a gas station at the intersection. That's where this whole thing came to fruition in my mind (is that the right use of that word? I really wanted to use it.) And I don't really get too steamed up about global warming. So I said out loud (cuz sometimes I say things to myself) "I don't know why anyone would want to drive a Hummer" and explained my quick little reasoning there. And my dad said he thinks they are nice cars and he wouldn't mind one. But that obviously he wouldn't get one, let alone be able to afford it. And I felt a little bit badly for then criticizing my dad like that, so I backpeddled and explained some more. But it's ok to think they are cool cars and what not, but not ever buy one...right? God, I feel silly being upset that I'm criticizing him on this. There are so many other things that he does that I totally disagree with and have no problem. Weird. Whatever, at the end of the day, there are other cars I'm sure he'd like more, plus like I said, we could never afford it.

So...there it is. My little political rant for the day...or week, whatever.
Also, since I'm on topic. I'm really sick of reading all of the headlines about the hearsay in the Democratic race for the candidacy. It just makes the two of them look so unclassy with all the name calling. Political affiliations aside, who wants a president who is such a poor competitor? And I'm 98% sure I'd say the same thing about Republicans. Plus, I like Obama. But yeah. Get over the he said she said, name calling, and bull shit, and just work to prove yourself as the better candidate.

Ok--stepping off soap box....NOW.

It was a good day :)

But you are here with me...

I was completely useless today, and I am entirely ok with that. I slept until a little after noon. Went and got brunch, took a book. Whatever to those of you who make fun of people who read in the dining hall (hell, maybe I'm guilty of that...), it was great. Then I came back, messed around online a little. I decided to keep reading, so I got back in bed, turned on some Office with commentary, and read, and fell asleep. Slept through dinner, got up and went to work on a group project-getting out of my jammies (yes I'm 22 and still say jammies, not pjs or pajamas) at 7:30pm. Wow. Again, GLORIOUS.

I also printed some resumes and cover letters and put them in envelopes with addresses and all. I bought 10 envelopes and ruined 5 of them by writing something wrong in the address. Always something small. But enough to make me have to rewrite. Maybe I'll get some labels so I don't waste the envelopes...

So, if anyone has a job in an arts organization that they want to give me, I'll answer phones, whatever I'm not picky, let me know. Or, you know, tips and advice would be nice too. Damn, this is stressful.

Also, the other important thing is that today is the day my grandma died 2 years ago, while I was in Rome. Actually we were in Ferrara on our Norther Italy Trip (which was a load of shit). It was devastating. I think about her almost everyday. My dad though, says he thanks her everyday for dying the day BEFORE Saint Patrick's Day so that St. Paddy's wasn't eternally ruined for him. Oh well. I miss you Grandma.

In one of his live recordings (Dave and Tim Live at Radio City), Dave Matthews explains that he wrote this song about his grandfather who faught in a war in Africa. While she didn't fight in any war, I think this is perfect.

Oh. Dave Matthews.

The world is blowing up
The world is caving in
The world has lost her way again
But you are here with me
But you are here with me
Makes it ok

I hear you still talk to me
As if you're sitting in that dusty chair
Makes the hours easier to bear
I know despite the years alone
I'll always listen to you sing your sweet song
And if it's all the same to you

I love you oh so well
Like a kid loves candy and fresh snow
I love you oh so well
Enough to fill up heaven overflow and fill hell
Love you oh so well

And it's cold and darkness falls
It's as if you're in the next room so alive
I could swear I hear you singing to me

I love you oh so well
Like a kid loves candy and fresh snow
I love you oh so well
Enough to fill up heaven overflow and fill hell

The world is blowing up
The world is caving in
The world has lost her way again
But you are here with me
But you are here with me
Makes it ok

Oh girl you're singing to me still
I love you oh so well
Like a kid loves candy and fresh snow
I love you oh so well
Enough to fill up heaven overflow and fill hell
Love you oh so well

Cecilia Pearl Deeter. 3.16.2006.