Sep 18, 2007 23:40
I cooked my first ever dinner for a dinner party. As in: not everything involved came out of a box! I went and actually bought raw brisket and cooked it! Delicious! It turned out beautifully (as did the veggie lasagne, the corn, the salad, and all the jewish goodies in the middle).
The best part was having my home filled with friends. There were 8 of us (Jen, Tse Russian, Jim Bob, Laura, Shayna, Ben, Mike Astolfi, and me). It was a really fun time. Kay and Meghan showed up later and I knew the weekend was going to rock.
Not to mention I was dog sitting Sammy...and frankly am pretty sad that he isn't here anymore.
I did something really dumb. I put dish soap in the dishwasher....and there is was. Absurd waves of foamy soap oozing out of the washer right on to the kitchen floor. I asked someone if it was okay, but it seems Ben was wrong...also I am a tool.
That being said, it was pretty fuckin funny. I'm still laughing about it.
The weekend was so much fun. Kay, who has never seen RENT, came wanting to see it. I knew Meghan was hesitant, but I think the universe wanted us to see it. It was for this reason TKTS did not have Spring Awakening or Wicked tickets available. The universe wanted us to get those third row RENT tickets in which we sat directly in front of Anthony Rapp during "Seasons of Love". So beautiful was the show, so beautiful was he! Adam Pascal was there too, which was cool. But after reading Anthony Rapp's memoirs, and seeing how adorable and at the same time intense he is on stage, he is the ultimate in my on stage crushes.
Plus...he made direct eye contact with me at one point. I felt my cheeks heat up, and found myself grinning like an idiot with no where to look but back at his gaze.
*sigh*
Right. Also had a good day Sunday with my musical improv class. I find it both relaxing and cathartic at the same time. It ended with a very touching improvised song from a girl who lost a teacher to cancer. We were all holding back our tears by the end.
So great.
Today I was pretty busy with Harly's birthday (she's 17). I met her for lunch and after school I took her to Bergdorf Goodman's where family friends of ours were selling some of their clothes.
Look them up on google. They run a company called "Enchanted World" and the wife, Amy, designs beautiful couture jackets and dresses, but also designs detailed Tarot cards. The husband, Monty, tells fortunes. I know it sounds kinda goofy, but they've been wildly successful at it. Either way, Harly loved it.
I then took Leah and Harly to dinner at Serendipity. It was okay except for a small fight between the girls about who got to put their elbow at the end of the table. *grumble*
I think the most fun tonight was when Harly put on Rent and the three of us sang out to it (still kind of amazed Leah, at age 9, is into it...she apparently saw the movie and adores Angel...and knows all the words/dance moves to "Today 4 U")
I find it exciting that people are still discovering RENT.
Also, I've begun moving forward on my new job search. I got some useful names and organizations to contact, a great website that posts theatre ed jobs, and meetings this week with people who can help me put a strong resume together for this field. I'm working on the resume and hope to have it done and ready to go by Friday (I want Chris R. to look at it first).
Sometimes I'll feel a blip of fear or doubt, but then I think of sitting at that office desk and I know I made the right decision. Especially when I know people (true many from my improv class) who are following passions and are happy they did it.
Onwards I go...