"Could going through the motions lead to real emotion?"
I've had Jimmy Eat World stuck in my head allllllll weekend.
Dang it was a good weekend.
Started out on Friday with Price is Right night. Here's a few random statements about that: I love this event because it never fails to impress me. John Harp is officially SO COOL and his Drew Carey glasses were fabulous. I think I have a special affection for cliffhanger having co-drawn the mountains these last two years, and I'm really glad someone finally WON that game this year. I love when the crowd gets into it: there were no crafty shirts this year, but there were a whole gang of amazingly enthusiastic football players that thoroughly entertained me. I want a see-through kayak so bad... and I want to kayak the brilliantly clear shores of Greece in it. I didn't really feel very useful this year, but it was still fun to be a Beauty yet again.
I didn't feel totally at ease until Casey showed up near the end. He'd been having a rough week, and needed a bit of time alone, and so it was really nice when he showed up calm and happy to see me. I had a present for him too. Before the event, I quickly finished up the scrapbook I'd been working on all summer for him. I was saving it for Christmas or some special occasion, but when is a thoughtful present more needed than after a rough week? I decided that was occasion enough, and wanted him to have it. I loved his reaction and he completely loved the gift. It meant a lot to me that he took so much time admiring each page, and it meant a lot to him that I'd put so much into it. I spent a lot time hunting for the stuff to include and that made it worth it! It was like a trip through memory lane for him and he was so animated telling me all these hilarious things he remembered about each show that he'd almost forgotten. I'm really glad he has that scrapbook. I'm really proud of it and he really loved it which is wonderful. I don't have a single idea of what to get him for Christmas... but too bad because I couldn't wait any longer to give him that book, even if I do need to reprint one of the photos that came out bad. It also put him in a very sweet and loving mood the rest of the day. :)
Saturday we were aroused by Bryce banging on the door, insisting that we go to BWW to watch the hawkeye game. I was initially frustrated; I didn't want to spend 4 hours watching football at BWW because I don't really get a lot of time with Casey and wanted my saturday with him. I also really wasn't in the mood for chicken wings for some reason. But, once we got there I realized I that I was hanging out with some of my best guy friends on a fall Saturday afternoon, and it was a lot of fun. I had a bad headache, so eventually (4th quarter) I left BWWs and went across the street to starbucks to read, relax by myself, and drink hot cocoa out of the loud sports bar. I'm glad I went to BWW, but I'm also glad I wasn't there the whole time either. Good afternoon.
We eventually headed back to Iowa City, and in the evening we met up with Jamie and visited her house. YAY! I LOVE SEEING JAMIE IN IOWA CITY! I am sad that it doesn't work out to hang out more often, because it is nice being so close again. She made us tasty stir fry and then we baked (an ancient tradition in our friendship) and made a mess (as we are prone to do... less-mess aka more-mess cake anyone?). Jamie introduced us to the heart-attack dessert that is "Cake Balls." Essentially, you bake a cake (in our case, funfetti!), place the baked cake in a bowl, smash it all up into crumbs, mix in a tub of frosting, chill the cake paste you've made, mold it into balls, dip them in almond bark, and then add sprinkles. DELICIOUS. Although we ate so much while making them that we were pretty grossed out and didn't actually want one when they were finally done.
Do not be deceived by the serene look on Jamie's face while she melts almond bark in this photo... she's yelling hilarious mean empty threats at Jenny.
Voila! We've made Cake Balls! And now we're too sick to eat them!
A better look at our fattening creations. Casey delighted in having sprinkle duty, so that's why they're so cute looking.
Here's a crazed looking photo of yours truly, about to eat a cake ball! (or so you're lead to believe. I'm actually just posing with it. As I said, we were to sick to want to actually eat one after they were done.)
As you can see, Saturday evening was a blast.
Later in the evening, I accompanied Casey to the cast party for A Theif Unseen over at Liz Steele's place. (What a cool name and person.) The party was pretty good. I enjoyed just missing David Cox and chatting with Danielle and Arielle, but for some reason I was rather shy the rest of the time. I get that way around large crowds of people I don't know sometimes. Nevertheless it was nice, even if Casey did learn he should have 2 monologues and that one should really be a classical piece. Damn! He panicked a little bit, and then we spent Sunday working on it.
So Sunday! We first got up and walked to the Sycamore mall with Lindsey (what a warm fall day!) for Panera Bread. I hate to be childish but i was actually mad when they didn't have the Cream of Chicken and Wild Rice soup, because it was sunday and they were supposed to have it, and I had just walked all the way there for it! Casey understood my frustration though. The three of us ate and read homework stuff. (I gotta get a move-on on this damn senior project!!!) At one point Casey was dancing like a muppet and it was so dead on, which just struck something in me and I cracked up about it for far too long. HA! good times. I love that ridiculous man.
After lunch I spent a good deal of time reading Collapse while he worked on his monologue. He chose a Benvolio piece, and I liked it. He was kind of panicked about how little time he had to get it down. I decided that he needed my help and support more than I needed free pizza, and so I unfortunately missed out on the PA pizza party. (I did win the "Most Likely to Stick Around for a Fifth Year Just to be a PA Again" award though, which entertains me.)
He learned later that night that you really can't get a whole monologue ready in a day, which was unfortunate and he didn't get a call-back, but at least he's maybe got something good that he likes for riverside auditions this summer. He wasn't too upset about the Tartuffe callbacks though. He said Lindsey and I were more bummed about it than he was! Perhaps. I suppose there are 2 reasons he wasn't too upset about Tartuffe. One was because he never really wanted it unless he could work on it with David Cox, (or "David Alan Crosby" I suppose I should say... or David Ali Babba or David Bill Cosby or David Bing Crosby or whatever Casey's calling him that day) and David didn't get called back either (he says that's a shame because Casey said David wanted it more than anyone). The other is that in his heart of hearts he really does love the New Play Festival, which he couldn't be in if he were cast in Tartuffe. And with 6 of the main male leads tied up with Tartuffe, he knows he'll get something really good out of that. I hope it's something he will love as much as he loved working on Timberland. I think there's something about being able to say you helped create a new theatrical character Casey is really excited by.
Anyway, enough rambling about my boyfriend's involvement with the U of I theatre department... I know way more about that than I know about theatre at Cornell where I go to school! Shmeh.
After he got back, he Lindsey and I all played Mario Party together, and... you're never going to believe this... I WON BY 2 WHOLE STARS! My word!
Today I slept in under the electric blanket on his queen-sized bed (oh heaven) while he went to class, and then when he returned we made ramen noodles for lunch. Casey has mastered the art of pouring the scrambled raw egg in at the last second so that it cooks like on impact and the ramen is then more like egg drop soup. YUM!
I had such a good weekend with him that when it came time to go to choir and he was driving me back, I was so sad to leave him. I suppose I always am. Not like DB though. He was home this weekend to see Brecken and then was really upset and sad to go back to school. I can't imagine doing the long-distance thing that he and Brecken are doing. I think he's lonely at UPS, especially cause a lot of his friends have either graduated or thrown their social lives away to frats and sororities. That sucks. I wonder if he'll enjoy college as much as I have; my mom doesn't think he will being so far from Brecken. Poor guy. He's not coming to IL with us for thanksgiving; he's going to stay in CO and see her then and have dinner with her family. I'll miss having my brother at Thanksgiving, but I know if I were him I'd make the same choice. Luckily my significant other is coming with me!
AH I AM SO EXCITED TO BRING CASEY BOLAND TO LAKE ZURICH! Wish I had a car to drive around and give him the grand tour and show off where I grew up. Gotta at least take him on a stroll down Berkley Road and play Knox Park. OH that reminds me that I have to call mom and tell her we're gonna drive into LZ with Jamie.
Dang it was a good weekend.
Started out on Friday with Price is Right night. Here's a few random statements about that: I love this event because it never fails to impress me. John Harp is officially SO COOL and his Drew Carey glasses were fabulous. I think I have a special affection for cliffhanger having co-drawn the mountains these last two years, and I'm really glad someone finally WON that game this year. I love when the crowd gets into it: there were no crafty shirts this year, but there were a whole gang of amazingly enthusiastic football players that thoroughly entertained me. I want a see-through kayak so bad... and I want to kayak the brilliantly clear shores of Greece in it. I didn't really feel very useful this year, but it was still fun to be a Beauty yet again.
I didn't feel totally at ease until Casey showed up near the end. He'd been having a rough week, and needed a bit of time alone, and so it was really nice when he showed up calm and happy to see me. I had a present for him too. Before the event, I quickly finished up the scrapbook I'd been working on all summer for him. I was saving it for Christmas or some special occasion, but when is a thoughtful present more needed than after a rough week? I decided that was occasion enough, and wanted him to have it. I loved his reaction and he completely loved the gift. It meant a lot to me that he took so much time admiring each page, and it meant a lot to him that I'd put so much into it. I spent a lot time hunting for the stuff to include and that made it worth it! It was like a trip through memory lane for him and he was so animated telling me all these hilarious things he remembered about each show that he'd almost forgotten. I'm really glad he has that scrapbook. I'm really proud of it and he really loved it which is wonderful. I don't have a single idea of what to get him for Christmas... but too bad because I couldn't wait any longer to give him that book, even if I do need to reprint one of the photos that came out bad. It also put him in a very sweet and loving mood the rest of the day. :)
Saturday we were aroused by Bryce banging on the door, insisting that we go to BWW to watch the hawkeye game. I was initially frustrated; I didn't want to spend 4 hours watching football at BWW because I don't really get a lot of time with Casey and wanted my saturday with him. I also really wasn't in the mood for chicken wings for some reason. But, once we got there I realized I that I was hanging out with some of my best guy friends on a fall Saturday afternoon, and it was a lot of fun. I had a bad headache, so eventually (4th quarter) I left BWWs and went across the street to starbucks to read, relax by myself, and drink hot cocoa out of the loud sports bar. I'm glad I went to BWW, but I'm also glad I wasn't there the whole time either. Good afternoon.
We eventually headed back to Iowa City, and in the evening we met up with Jamie and visited her house. YAY! I LOVE SEEING JAMIE IN IOWA CITY! I am sad that it doesn't work out to hang out more often, because it is nice being so close again. She made us tasty stir fry and then we baked (an ancient tradition in our friendship) and made a mess (as we are prone to do... less-mess aka more-mess cake anyone?). Jamie introduced us to the heart-attack dessert that is "Cake Balls." Essentially, you bake a cake (in our case, funfetti!), place the baked cake in a bowl, smash it all up into crumbs, mix in a tub of frosting, chill the cake paste you've made, mold it into balls, dip them in almond bark, and then add sprinkles. DELICIOUS. Although we ate so much while making them that we were pretty grossed out and didn't actually want one when they were finally done.
Do not be deceived by the serene look on Jamie's face while she melts almond bark in this photo... she's yelling hilarious mean empty threats at Jenny.
Voila! We've made Cake Balls! And now we're too sick to eat them!
A better look at our fattening creations. Casey delighted in having sprinkle duty, so that's why they're so cute looking.
Here's a crazed looking photo of yours truly, about to eat a cake ball! (or so you're lead to believe. I'm actually just posing with it. As I said, we were to sick to want to actually eat one after they were done.)
As you can see, Saturday evening was a blast.
Later in the evening, I accompanied Casey to the cast party for A Theif Unseen over at Liz Steele's place. (What a cool name and person.) The party was pretty good. I enjoyed just missing David Cox and chatting with Danielle and Arielle, but for some reason I was rather shy the rest of the time. I get that way around large crowds of people I don't know sometimes. Nevertheless it was nice, even if Casey did learn he should have 2 monologues and that one should really be a classical piece. Damn! He panicked a little bit, and then we spent Sunday working on it.
So Sunday! We first got up and walked to the Sycamore mall with Lindsey (what a warm fall day!) for Panera Bread. I hate to be childish but i was actually mad when they didn't have the Cream of Chicken and Wild Rice soup, because it was sunday and they were supposed to have it, and I had just walked all the way there for it! Casey understood my frustration though. The three of us ate and read homework stuff. (I gotta get a move-on on this damn senior project!!!) At one point Casey was dancing like a muppet and it was so dead on, which just struck something in me and I cracked up about it for far too long. HA! good times. I love that ridiculous man.
After lunch I spent a good deal of time reading Collapse while he worked on his monologue. He chose a Benvolio piece, and I liked it. He was kind of panicked about how little time he had to get it down. I decided that he needed my help and support more than I needed free pizza, and so I unfortunately missed out on the PA pizza party. (I did win the "Most Likely to Stick Around for a Fifth Year Just to be a PA Again" award though, which entertains me.)
He learned later that night that you really can't get a whole monologue ready in a day, which was unfortunate and he didn't get a call-back, but at least he's maybe got something good that he likes for riverside auditions this summer. He wasn't too upset about the Tartuffe callbacks though. He said Lindsey and I were more bummed about it than he was! Perhaps. I suppose there are 2 reasons he wasn't too upset about Tartuffe. One was because he never really wanted it unless he could work on it with David Cox, (or "David Alan Crosby" I suppose I should say... or David Ali Babba or David Bill Cosby or David Bing Crosby or whatever Casey's calling him that day) and David didn't get called back either (he says that's a shame because Casey said David wanted it more than anyone). The other is that in his heart of hearts he really does love the New Play Festival, which he couldn't be in if he were cast in Tartuffe. And with 6 of the main male leads tied up with Tartuffe, he knows he'll get something really good out of that. I hope it's something he will love as much as he loved working on Timberland. I think there's something about being able to say you helped create a new theatrical character Casey is really excited by.
Anyway, enough rambling about my boyfriend's involvement with the U of I theatre department... I know way more about that than I know about theatre at Cornell where I go to school! Shmeh.
After he got back, he Lindsey and I all played Mario Party together, and... you're never going to believe this... I WON BY 2 WHOLE STARS! My word!
Today I slept in under the electric blanket on his queen-sized bed (oh heaven) while he went to class, and then when he returned we made ramen noodles for lunch. Casey has mastered the art of pouring the scrambled raw egg in at the last second so that it cooks like on impact and the ramen is then more like egg drop soup. YUM!
I had such a good weekend with him that when it came time to go to choir and he was driving me back, I was so sad to leave him. I suppose I always am. Not like DB though. He was home this weekend to see Brecken and then was really upset and sad to go back to school. I can't imagine doing the long-distance thing that he and Brecken are doing. I think he's lonely at UPS, especially cause a lot of his friends have either graduated or thrown their social lives away to frats and sororities. That sucks. I wonder if he'll enjoy college as much as I have; my mom doesn't think he will being so far from Brecken. Poor guy. He's not coming to IL with us for thanksgiving; he's going to stay in CO and see her then and have dinner with her family. I'll miss having my brother at Thanksgiving, but I know if I were him I'd make the same choice. Luckily my significant other is coming with me!
AH I AM SO EXCITED TO BRING CASEY BOLAND TO LAKE ZURICH! Wish I had a car to drive around and give him the grand tour and show off where I grew up. Gotta at least take him on a stroll down Berkley Road and play Knox Park. OH that reminds me that I have to call mom and tell her we're gonna drive into LZ with Jamie.