Though this week may have started with an upset stomach it got significantly better and busier. This one is for the theatre people. Nostalgia becomes much more poignant when you leave for college. Before you may have experienced it slightly, but the first time living in a new city, new state, maybe even new county, can really change your world. With this major change comes missing. You begin to miss family, friends, but beyond that, smells, places, and little things you never realized before. At no time is this more apparent than your first year. Let's do a list! We haven't done that in awhile. C'mon, it'll be fun! This was a big weekend. It was tech weekend for The Rivals, it was Easter weekend and my 23rd birthday is coming up on Monday. So, all in all, a very busy, exciting time. Thank you for the new friends I am making, the new classes to challenge my mind and the new passions leaning on my heart everyday. When people hear I live alone, they often comment on how lonely it must be. This can be true, but the nice thing is I have some friends, so I can always force them to hang out with me. But, honestly, I love living alone. I can do so many things all the time that I couldn’t or wouldn’t before. The thing about being a 5th year senior is that many of your friends graduate and leave you. This is sad and exciting, lonesome and inspiring. This weekend I was lucky and I got to see my old roommates. I have been avoiding homework like the champion super senior that I am. I have also been eating my feelings about this said homework and said laziness. How have you been doing these two things you may ask? By making cookies (and cornbread and rice krispie treats), my dear. Valentine’s Day has come and gone; yet again it was a rather uneventful day. I do not say this in any way to complain. I am perfectly fine with Valentine’s Day being uneventful, because to be honest, I’m quite indifferent to this holiday. So, you ask, why are you dedicating this post to the cupid? Well, because I had a sort of realization this year. Freshman year changes everything. You meet some of the people that will be your best friends for the rest of your lives, you (probably) change you major and mind, but most of all; you have a new place you can call home. This place will always hold a very special place in your heart. For me, this place was Seton Hall. When giving tours I am amazed at how few questions I get about the classroom experience. I understand that people are terribly interested in student life, dorms and food. But, hopefully, the classroom is the main reason you’re going to college. I am not Catholic. I have never been Catholic. Therefore, on occasion, I get asked about why I go to a Catholic University (in fact, the largest Catholic University in the nation). Well, I go to DePaul because our Catholic background is not about keeping anyone out, but is about including all. One part good, one part bad and one part cat. Boots is a lean, mean tech-hating machine. Honestly, the main reason I can type this is because he’s napping. Even though we live in the future, I still like to participate in things as old as time: New Years Resolutions. This year I have list to complete. Currently I am sitting in a hotel room in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. Jealous? Yeah, you probably should be. Unless of course, you’re reading this post while also being on vacation somewhere awesome. Thanksgiving is the holiday that every vegetarian and vegan dreads most. I'll give some of my observations and advise from the last two years. But mostly I'll give you some recipes! As I come towards the end of my final fall quarter, I’ve been realizing that I am at the point that I can begin to believe myself to be a professional in my field of study. It’s strange to think that soon I could be hirable at a shop like the Goodman, Steppenwolf or Guthrie. I have to thank The Theatre School for much of this. Sometimes you need an excuse. Sometimes you don’t. I "had" to make cookies because it was raining and windy out and I wanted to warm my apartment up, with a double bonus of delicious smells and food. Or, I "had" to watch the new Modern Family episode because I needed to wait for my movie for class to load. Or, I just "had" to go on Facebook, because...um...well, I just did. Sure. Ultimately, it was a lovely Halloween. I witched, I died and then I came back for brains! So, as this week has been one of the most hectic of my life attempting to finish up "The Witches" (which, by the way is going to be completely awesome), I present you with this interesting video about the limits of clothing and communication. Wherein lies the value of a liberal arts education?
This is a question that promulgates DePaul University. I’ve discussed it in classes, with friends, with prospective students, with graduates trying to find work and with parents. There has been a push in recent years to specialize more and more, but even more than that, there has been a push from the liberal arts and social sciences majors, towards the ‘money-making’ majors. This irks me. The Witches (or alternatively Ze Vitches) has begun to descend into every crevice of my life. Eventually every show makes that slow decline. This portion is either very good or very bad. Well, it’s been one of those weeks. One of those strange weeks when things happen and you’re not quite sure how to go about looking at your life. Some things have been good, some bad, but overall interesting. So, as to help myself deal with stress, rather than my normal response of baking (no time) I’m going to list things that are making me happy, and then hopefully we can all be happy. Yay. Ahh, tech week. If you’ve read my blog before then you know about this phenomenon. Ultimately it’s a crazy time with little sleep. Thankfully, it involves a lot of food and giggles, at least if you’re in costume posse. As a 5th year senior, I have become an expert at reminiscing. This year, I have been connected to a few different freshmen and been trying to help them with the transition to college life. But this entire helping out thing has reminded me of the reasons it is awesome to be a freshmen on campus. "In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices."
-Elizabeth Gilbert This summer I’ve worked in the neighborhood in Minneapolis known as Powderhorn. I have a soft spot in my heart for this neighborhood. Powderhorn is Minneapolis’ version of Pilsen. It is a very Hispanic and hipster neighborhood with an emphasis on family, art and sustainability. -find an apartment
-see friends
-see a kick butt show
-eat lots of vegan food
-not be late for your internship
or only having one weekend in Chicago is rough. So, it’s actually going to be my last year at DePaul University this coming year. It’s sad, yes, but it’s also kind of terrifying and wonderful. Because once I’m a graduate I have so many options, as well as many obstacles. Recent news about internships, odd jobs and wedding pictures. To growing older and to growing together. The end of the year is fast approaching. And I’m busy, busy, busy. As always happens the end of the quarter there is so much to get done. Only this time there’s even more because, well, I have to move out and in, I have to do finals, I have to plan for my independent study next year, and I have a wedding/bachelor party to get rolling. This last weekend, I went out to Minnesota to get a real life look at the kinds of work I’d be doing this summer for my internship. Life is crazy. There is so much going on and the end of the school year is so fast approaching. As most of my friends are graduating or just graduated I am coming to terms with my final year of college. Everyone I know seems to be on a kind of cusp. Including myself. A tale about Lydia Home, weeding and "Too Fast, Too Transit" May is here. And it finally feels like spring is here as well. Sometimes your family comes to town. Sometimes you need to play hostess to said family. Usually this goes well. It's scary, thrilling and all around wonderful. We live in a world where the now is of the main concern. So, here it is. Exploring new foods and places. The real secret to being an adult. WHOOO!! Minnesota! WHOOO! Or, the importance of both difference and similarity. Let's talk about the oh-so colorful world of fashion, aka my favorite thing to talk about ever. There is nothing like an empowered woman. Where I talk about birth and days. What we all want in one way or another. Two things you will find in spades at any college in the Midwest: stress and ever-changing weather patterns! About life and well, shoes. Okay...evil might be a strong word. 2011 has come and school is coming. Time certainly does fly. and weather and holidays, of course. What I am looking forward to. One hint: not tests and papers. New and Improved! Now with Videos! Considering the majority of these posts will be about Halloween, I'm gonna go against the current. Or your ex-father, your ex-cousin 3 times removed, and your ex-commander in the army. With midterms having come and gone, I finally experienced the blue book. Well, it's about that time again, too bad no one told the weather. J.K. Rowling makes things seem better. "I like nonsense--it wakes up brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient of living. It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of the telescope...and that allows you to laugh at all of life's realities."
Dr. Seuss An easy read with lots of pictures. "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." -Seneca What does it mean to truly be from out of state at your school? The bus. Kittens, new roommates, new jobs, and stomach aches. More recipes, hopes and fears. Busy, busy, busy. But never too busy for fireworks. Because, you know, I'm an expert. Ah, the all terrifying, all stressing and oddly satisfying finals week. Just a little something I found that I thought you might all be interested in. Yes, we are on the quarter system. And yes, I love Spring. And yes, I still have two weeks before finals. And yes, today is our first 80 degree day yet. However, summer seems to be the only thing I think about anymore. So, we're just going to go with it. Say it aloud. It's fun. I promise. Another tech week is here. Awesome. Vincentian Service Day, food and a drag show, haircuts, and more food! I love being a DePaulian. DePauler? DePaulist?
Oh, you know what I mean. Yes, my birthday was fabulous, but now it's time to talk about the big stuff: finding jobs, internships and apartments for the summer. Because, if so. I would use it. Clippings of life recently. Today is a fabulous day. I love any day where just walking outside for the first time makes you smile. The weather is perfect here. The sky is blue, the air is clear and the city is in a good mood. What puts you in a good mood? Seasons changing, free things, being almost done with finals or holidays? I will now incorporate all of those wonderful things into one post. How this finals week is making me feel hopeful. And I'll tell you why Or, how I am subconsciously very anti-feet. I'm starting to feel like my whole life revolves around China. Winter Quarter tends to make me a bit restless and insane. This blog may or may not be coherent. Some hints from a starving (hyperbole, obviously) college kid. It's possible. Rendering class is a great calm to the end of my week. Also, a Raisin in the Sun update. It's all about TTS today. Let me tell you a true story. I was sick of trudging through the snow. So I did something about it. The year and quarter have just begun, but, of course, I'm already busy. My first official vlog and a new years gift from me to you. This is a blog of thanks. Thanks for new obsessions and old passions. Thanks for both my homes and the people that keep them wonderful. The end of the quarter brings quite a few goodbyes. Oh, and studying. As my beta fish, Corruption Dave, and I are coming up on our ten month anniversary, I thought I would talk about animals, more specifically baby animals. Oh, and baked potatoes and origami. A day where people meowing at you seems rather normal. Tech week is the week that defines any production. Tech week is the week where all the pieces parts come together. It is the week to run the show a million times adding in lights, sound, sets and costumes. It is the time for all the kinks to be worked out. It is the week where we all consume a lot of coffee (and in my case, leather dye…more on that later). A tale of my trials and tribulations involving leggings, death and disease with a reward of a video at the end. |
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