Magical Menageries
Okay so now that school is officially up and running as of tomorrow morning, I am going to try and keep this as updated as I can. I didn't update much all summer, frankly just because I could never think of anything worth writing about.
So it's now been over a week since I moved into my house in Hartford, and so far I'm loving it. Jared moved in two days after I moved in, so it's basically been us two just finding things to entertain us the entire week. We have our cable and internet hooked up, and there were a few people who, like us, had been moved in to Hartford way earlier than when classes started, so we spent most of the nights with those guys off and on. Saturday we got all of our living room furniture moved in (with the exception of a couch because it didn't fit upstairs...not cool), and then the following day Erika moved in.
Until Wednesday, a fellow Sophomore MT John is also staying in our place, so right now we are a nice little cozy family of four.
I love it.
Last night, two blocks away there was the first big party of the semester, in which all the freshmen surprisingly ended up appearing at, and it was great to meet them all. They are a really chill class and I can tell already who I'm going to end up good friends with. Last night ended up being an extremely long night, and I ended up at about twenty-thousand different places. Nice to see old friends, reconnect, and just pick things up where we left off. I ended up not getting home until close to 330 in the morning, and I fell right asleep. It was worth it though, I haven't seen these people in forever. So it's about 11, the morning after, and me and my three roomies are just sitting around drinking coffee, watching a movie about Black American Princesses (No Joke!), and just enjoying ourselves. I'm about ready to start my day, I don't particularly think that I have a ton to do today, other than read over The Front Page once again just to be prepared for tomorrow's rehearsal. The first day of classes is when the rehearsals for the first five shows of the semester start. So. Right off the bat I'm going to be into the full swing of things. I am sort of bummed that in the show, I don't have any lines, but I mean at least I'm doing something. I think of it as an opportunity to work on my presence aside from being verbal. So, we shall see.
Truthfully I am very glad that I was in Hartford so early, because it gave me the personal time that I needed to settle down. Moving away from home this year was especially hard for me, just because of certain people, certain situations, and especially my new-found admiration for my parents. Last year was a breeze for me when I left, I didn't think twice about home. But this year, I moved up last Sunday, and my dad stayed with me until Wednesday morning, and I had a really rough day just dealing with me being completely alone for the first time in my entire life. Last year, I lived in a dorm, and while it was sort of like living on my own, I had the safety and protection of the RA's, my fellow suitemates, and the University too in the wider spectrum. This year, I am on my own. No dorms, no RA's, no parents, no one but me Jared and Erika on the third floor of our own house. I think this had a lot to do with my dad leaving as well, emotionally I mean, just because my entire life I have had them there to watch over me. I think anyone can agree that while it is a liberating and amazing feeling to be on your own and taking care of yourself completely, but as a new experience it is very intimidating and scary as well. I still call my parents frequently, at least two times a day since I've been here, and this just shows how much our relationship has grown this past summer. I don't know what happened at home but things between my parents and I just fell into place and I now care for them more than I ever would have thought I could have six months ago.
So. The fact is this is a new year. I have new things to work on, new things to think about, and more responsibility than ever before. I am an adult and I couldn't love it more.
I think.
♥ryan
ps. Jamie Cullum is just over a month away, so is my birthday =)
So it's now been over a week since I moved into my house in Hartford, and so far I'm loving it. Jared moved in two days after I moved in, so it's basically been us two just finding things to entertain us the entire week. We have our cable and internet hooked up, and there were a few people who, like us, had been moved in to Hartford way earlier than when classes started, so we spent most of the nights with those guys off and on. Saturday we got all of our living room furniture moved in (with the exception of a couch because it didn't fit upstairs...not cool), and then the following day Erika moved in.
Until Wednesday, a fellow Sophomore MT John is also staying in our place, so right now we are a nice little cozy family of four.
I love it.
Last night, two blocks away there was the first big party of the semester, in which all the freshmen surprisingly ended up appearing at, and it was great to meet them all. They are a really chill class and I can tell already who I'm going to end up good friends with. Last night ended up being an extremely long night, and I ended up at about twenty-thousand different places. Nice to see old friends, reconnect, and just pick things up where we left off. I ended up not getting home until close to 330 in the morning, and I fell right asleep. It was worth it though, I haven't seen these people in forever. So it's about 11, the morning after, and me and my three roomies are just sitting around drinking coffee, watching a movie about Black American Princesses (No Joke!), and just enjoying ourselves. I'm about ready to start my day, I don't particularly think that I have a ton to do today, other than read over The Front Page once again just to be prepared for tomorrow's rehearsal. The first day of classes is when the rehearsals for the first five shows of the semester start. So. Right off the bat I'm going to be into the full swing of things. I am sort of bummed that in the show, I don't have any lines, but I mean at least I'm doing something. I think of it as an opportunity to work on my presence aside from being verbal. So, we shall see.
Truthfully I am very glad that I was in Hartford so early, because it gave me the personal time that I needed to settle down. Moving away from home this year was especially hard for me, just because of certain people, certain situations, and especially my new-found admiration for my parents. Last year was a breeze for me when I left, I didn't think twice about home. But this year, I moved up last Sunday, and my dad stayed with me until Wednesday morning, and I had a really rough day just dealing with me being completely alone for the first time in my entire life. Last year, I lived in a dorm, and while it was sort of like living on my own, I had the safety and protection of the RA's, my fellow suitemates, and the University too in the wider spectrum. This year, I am on my own. No dorms, no RA's, no parents, no one but me Jared and Erika on the third floor of our own house. I think this had a lot to do with my dad leaving as well, emotionally I mean, just because my entire life I have had them there to watch over me. I think anyone can agree that while it is a liberating and amazing feeling to be on your own and taking care of yourself completely, but as a new experience it is very intimidating and scary as well. I still call my parents frequently, at least two times a day since I've been here, and this just shows how much our relationship has grown this past summer. I don't know what happened at home but things between my parents and I just fell into place and I now care for them more than I ever would have thought I could have six months ago.
So. The fact is this is a new year. I have new things to work on, new things to think about, and more responsibility than ever before. I am an adult and I couldn't love it more.
I think.
♥ryan
ps. Jamie Cullum is just over a month away, so is my birthday =)