*dusty*
I haven't written in here since May. I don't think that's a bad thing, but just the same.
A lot's happened since May. I got summer jobs and helped put on Company over the summer. Went back to school at Loyola in August and had a great semester. I was able to perform in a mainstage show again (Arcadia) and was able to be in three directing scenes (Titanic, Corpus Christi, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?). I began to love shakespeare this semester too, having two classes on the bard. I got to play Hamlet for a scene which was a lot of fun, even if it was an unrealistic aspiration. The new roommate turned out to be a little less than desirable but worked out ok in the end and classes weren't that bad either. I'd by lying if I said I won't miss Loyola at least a little.
I got into Northwestern at the beginning of December and will start there next monday. The whole move happened extremely fast and I don't think it's really sunken in yet. I'm combining my last two majors now and studying Communication Sciences and Disorders with an emphasis in Speech Pathology. It feels a little weird gearing my brain back to science, but I think in the end it's a good decision. I'll have stability and peace of mind now that I hadn't had previously. I'm still going to be involved in theater where I can. I'm set up to help set design King Lear and I plan on auditioning when I can.
Nate and I have been a little uncertain about what the move would mean for our relationship. We're both worried that being in closer proximity to one another and working on the same projects (Lear) could have negative affects on our relationship, but hopefully I'll be living in a different part of campus than he is and I'm pretty sure that we'll both be so busy that we won't have time to cramp the other's style. In the end I think it will be an opportunity for me to grow in new and potentially productive ways and an chance to get some of the security I've always worried about not having. Maybe 2008 will bring the end of my anxiety? I've already resolved to stop biting my fingers (we'll see how that goes...). I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
A lot's happened since May. I got summer jobs and helped put on Company over the summer. Went back to school at Loyola in August and had a great semester. I was able to perform in a mainstage show again (Arcadia) and was able to be in three directing scenes (Titanic, Corpus Christi, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?). I began to love shakespeare this semester too, having two classes on the bard. I got to play Hamlet for a scene which was a lot of fun, even if it was an unrealistic aspiration. The new roommate turned out to be a little less than desirable but worked out ok in the end and classes weren't that bad either. I'd by lying if I said I won't miss Loyola at least a little.
I got into Northwestern at the beginning of December and will start there next monday. The whole move happened extremely fast and I don't think it's really sunken in yet. I'm combining my last two majors now and studying Communication Sciences and Disorders with an emphasis in Speech Pathology. It feels a little weird gearing my brain back to science, but I think in the end it's a good decision. I'll have stability and peace of mind now that I hadn't had previously. I'm still going to be involved in theater where I can. I'm set up to help set design King Lear and I plan on auditioning when I can.
Nate and I have been a little uncertain about what the move would mean for our relationship. We're both worried that being in closer proximity to one another and working on the same projects (Lear) could have negative affects on our relationship, but hopefully I'll be living in a different part of campus than he is and I'm pretty sure that we'll both be so busy that we won't have time to cramp the other's style. In the end I think it will be an opportunity for me to grow in new and potentially productive ways and an chance to get some of the security I've always worried about not having. Maybe 2008 will bring the end of my anxiety? I've already resolved to stop biting my fingers (we'll see how that goes...). I guess we'll just have to wait and see.