Julie Andrews, The Mists of Avalon, etc.
So on Monday night, I saw Julie Andrews speak at the Civic Center, and my life was fulfilled. I didn't think I'd be super-emotional about seeing her speak, but I was. Before she was introduced, a little movie, comprised of scenes and songs from movies and plays she's done, was shown, and I couldn't handle it. There may even have been some sobbing involved. Give me a break, though; it was JULIE ANDREWS, the woman I've loved since before I can remember. And then Dame Julie herself walked onstage, Julie Andrews IN PERSON, and she spoke about her career and told stories and was exactly like I've always pictured her. She was so much like I've always pictured her that it was actually weird. I was expecting to find a different Julie Andrews than the lady I've always seen onscreen, someone more human, I guess. But she really is that perfect in real life. It's kind of a strange feeling. I wasn't prepared for her to be exactly as I imagined.
And after the show, at the stage door, she didn't sign anything but she stopped and waved, six or seven feet away from me, and there may even have been a split second of eye contact. I felt like crying, I felt like hugging her, I felt like crumpling to the ground and dying because she is Julie Andrews, she is everything in the world, and she will never know who I am.
Monday night was the first time I was ever exposed to the lovely Rebecca Luker, and I developed a huge celebrity crush on her right then. And someone waiting outside the stage door actually knew her, Rebecca blew a kiss to her, and I died of jealousy. Rebecca Luker is beautiful. And her voice makes me cry, especially when she and George Dvorsky were singing "All I Ask of You" and they were beautiful. It was all so beautiful.
Seeing Julie Andrews made me feel so strange. It made me want to hide from everything. I skipped school yesterday and today, just because I couldn't deal with everything. I think seeing Julie Andrews, going through that much emotion, brought up all the other emotional stuff I've been trying to avoid. I spent all yesterday and much of today hiding in "The Mists of Avalon." Good book, and it's really long and complex, so it's a good book to hide behind (emotionally, that is...even I couldn't fit behind it physically...).
My Favorite Assistant Director is coming to my drama class on Friday, which makes my world a little happier. She's not gone from my life yet, and I'm going to try not to be numb like I have been in the past.
I'm trying to get an end-of-school Ashland trip together for my friends and me. I need to see UP before it closes, and I have to see some other shows too, so that I'll see them even if I don't get into the Seminar.
I'll know about the Seminar by June 15. It seems so long to wait, but then again, I've been waiting for over two years. So a few weeks really isn't that long...
I really want Rollerblades.
And after the show, at the stage door, she didn't sign anything but she stopped and waved, six or seven feet away from me, and there may even have been a split second of eye contact. I felt like crying, I felt like hugging her, I felt like crumpling to the ground and dying because she is Julie Andrews, she is everything in the world, and she will never know who I am.
Monday night was the first time I was ever exposed to the lovely Rebecca Luker, and I developed a huge celebrity crush on her right then. And someone waiting outside the stage door actually knew her, Rebecca blew a kiss to her, and I died of jealousy. Rebecca Luker is beautiful. And her voice makes me cry, especially when she and George Dvorsky were singing "All I Ask of You" and they were beautiful. It was all so beautiful.
Seeing Julie Andrews made me feel so strange. It made me want to hide from everything. I skipped school yesterday and today, just because I couldn't deal with everything. I think seeing Julie Andrews, going through that much emotion, brought up all the other emotional stuff I've been trying to avoid. I spent all yesterday and much of today hiding in "The Mists of Avalon." Good book, and it's really long and complex, so it's a good book to hide behind (emotionally, that is...even I couldn't fit behind it physically...).
My Favorite Assistant Director is coming to my drama class on Friday, which makes my world a little happier. She's not gone from my life yet, and I'm going to try not to be numb like I have been in the past.
I'm trying to get an end-of-school Ashland trip together for my friends and me. I need to see UP before it closes, and I have to see some other shows too, so that I'll see them even if I don't get into the Seminar.
I'll know about the Seminar by June 15. It seems so long to wait, but then again, I've been waiting for over two years. So a few weeks really isn't that long...
I really want Rollerblades.