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October 26th, 2010
06:25 pm - Check it!
I have the same exact sunglasses as the chick in the g6 music video!
Who knew?
Music video here, with better screen shots of them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4s6H4ku6ZY&ob=av3e
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June 3rd, 2010
10:54 am - Living in a powder keg.
... and kicking up sparks.
Summer has started, friends, in a big way. I've moved into this crazy idiosyncratic house with Brent. So far, it's satiated my crazy nomad itch. No moving to another city like in past years, this time it was moving furniture, moving in with a boyfriend, and starting to make a "home". If you will. This brings up a lots of issues with my psyche.
Not only is it contradicting my pattern. Something that really needed to be broken, I can't keep wandering place to place year after year. Which is fun when you're single, but now that I have this significant other, all these things that I hadn't dealt with before have popped up. If I move, will he come? Yes. Will he be willing to do this for years? To put up a new life ever year? Maybe. Knowing I have a partner who is very much different in life experience and mentality is a bit weird. Going through this move was trying enough.
I'm good at purging. I've been so used to living out of those two suitcases. Reducing my things to nill to make the move easier. This is so not true with Brent. I packed up most of the apartment for us, but it was a struggle. He has SO MUCH STUFF. And so much of it "means something" to him. I can't sneak throw it away because he'll know. So we had to go through everything bit by bit and determine what was important. I know I'm a bit cut-throat when it comes to things. I like them, I just don't like keeping them. Maybe it's part of the temporary accomodation bug. I've been moving every four years or less since I was 11. More frequently in the past six years.
The house is coming along, we are "helping" his mom renovate it to sell. So far that's been a battle. Not only am I dealing with my mother's boyfriend while I'm still getting to know her, but I'm arguing with her about what she's able to keep. We held this garage sale, and I and Brent had to come over and go over everything she wanted to sell with her. She's just as if not more sentimental than Brent, and trying to be nice to her while simultaneously evicting her from her space is a hard balance. She still has the whole basement full of stuff, not to mention the garden shed/back porch/old bathroom packed to the gills with stuff she still left here. Within the first week of moving here, we painted the two front rooms, took out some of her overgrown plants, packed all of her things up that she left and relegated them to a back room, and set up shop. She was shocked to say the least... she hadn't been living here for about a year, and she comes in the next week from out of town both shocked (in a good way) and overwhelmingly angry (in a shocked way).
I just don't know what to do. This long term thing is great, but it's a realm I've never explored before, and I can't tell if I'm happy because this is a new adventure satisfying my "new adventure" bug or if it's actually Brent and the situation. All I know is I'm having fun, and I'm like my life at the moment.
Current Mood:  thoughtful
Current Music: You've got the love - Florence and the Machine
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April 30th, 2010
02:01 pm - Date Night
We went to Jesse's Embers, this low-key steakhouse on Ingersoll. It is housed completely in this fake medieval fortress looking building, with no windows to the outside. Unknown to us, it was the night of the Elton John concert here in town, so we had to sit at the bar until the concert-going patrons cleared out, but it was really a wonderful place and super small and friendly. I like date night. I feel like a real grown-up.
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01:57 pm - Pictures!
Long time no significant talk, dear livejournal community. I know Michael doesn't like that I don't write anymore. I can go either way... sometimes I grow nostalgic for the days I didn't feel like expousing my problems and all the minutiae of my life was a little invasive. The truth is, I don't want to bore everyone, I have little time for internet (comparitively), and I'm liking leaving my life a little undocumented for a while.
But i've come back, becasue it's spring, I've unhibernated, and it's the first few days that I haven't felt like death (from allergies) in a few weeks so I'm feeling a bit renewed! Here are some pics for everyone because I read livejournal so I keep with you guys, I figured you should be able to keep up with me just ( a little )
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April 2nd, 2010
01:57 pm - Judge Joe Brown
Remember that show that opened November 4th?
Yeah, I just got paid.
5 months later.
Ugh. I'm never working for that school system again.
I'm working a lot for the photography studio these days. Spring portraits, sports, and proms are taking up a good chunk of hours so that's good, although the pay turn-a-round for those is also not so hot. Graduations are coming up soon so I'll be travelling, and I'm co-designing Working for StageWest coming up so that should be fun.
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March 11th, 2010
02:25 pm - Not just a fluke.
So Julia R came to visit on her way to Denver and it was so awkward. It's been strange for a few days afterward, knowing that my good friend had such an awkward time... or maybe it's all in my head. Estelyn kept telling really awful/awkward stories about Brent, dinner was stilted, and Brent and I had to work at 7/8 in the morning so the night ended early with only a weird game of Apples to Apples post dinner for entertainment.
Brent and I are headed to the Twin Cities for spring break, to visit miss Emily Meranda. Which I'm pretty stoked for, hopefully it will redeem the awkwardness of Julia's visit. Either way, it'll be a good chance to get out of Dreary D-mo for a bit and chill with my boyfriend. And sassy Emily.
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February 27th, 2010
12:08 pm - Birthday, jello shot weekend.
I cut off all my hair and died it black!
After all that time growing it out my hair had finally grown down to my nipples (if straightened). And frankly, I was done with it. I like it long, but it was time to let go of whatever it was I was holding onto with my hair. Time for more fun, a new season to pass.
The family is here this weekend and it fills me with joy. It's crazy how over the years I've grown into the family more and more. Now with Brent it's like a circle is complete. My brothers and him get along, my parents adore him, and he's really part of the family.
Brent and I are contemplating taking a summer course in Milan in July, we really need to scrape together the money though and I'm not sure how it will go down. Maybe a personal loan? Anyway, some money will also have to be devoted to remodeling his mom's house, which we are moving into once his lease is up. We only pay utilities and we get free rein of taking down/putting up walls, painting, decorating, etc. Anything we invest we will get back in the eventual sale of the house (fingers crossed), and it seems like a fun project I can't wait to get my hands on. I've always wanted to "flip" a house if you will. I spend my days thinking about construction and lath and plaster and furniture. Very invigorating for my brain to have something to think about, now that I have no foreseeable big projects on the horizon.
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February 16th, 2010
02:36 am
I can't sleep and I have the hiccups.
I wish I could spill my guts to you, oh journal of old... but it's been so long since anything meaningful has come out of my mouth or my heart I just don't know where to start.
Brent and my six month anniversary was today. We didn't talk... mostly because I was busy with a tech and he was running a show, but i was feeling romantic and nostalgic for most of the day. It was probably coupled with the fact that Kat is in town, and she's just starting a new romance so whenever she's talks adoringly about her blooming relationship, I compare/think of mine.
I've been here in Appleton for two and a half weeks (this run) and one week (last time) and I've seen Sarah b-p twice, a.bomb once, and patty v once. I'm thinking of attending patty's class Wednesday morning, but don't really have the motivation to get up early to attend a class when i don't have to be on campus until actor call.
It's been fun getting to know the new generation of lawrentians and hearing the gossip about the campus. I might have a good chance of applying for a one-year staffing position, I might not. we'll see if any of it plays out, it would be nice to have a place to go for a year that pays decently and I feel good about.
I now have three key cards to my room because I keep forgetting mine. They're pretty lax on security in this place since I've never had to show an id or anything to get a new one. i could just wander in saying I left my key card and give them any random room number.
Second trip round my room is nice, I have a pull out sofa, king size bed, microwave, and decent sized mini fridge in my room. There is a coffeemaker provided, but they only provide decaf coffee.... That one I don't really get. I'm close to all the main shopping that I need to do, so I spend my mornings running the errands and come home bout 9 at night usually to eat dinner.
I return home this weekend and it will be nice, although this little break from reality has been pretty glorious.
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January 5th, 2010
03:00 pm
I'm going to slowly murder everyone at Tallgrass.
They are stupid.
That is all.
(except maybe Johnny.)
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December 23rd, 2009
11:11 am
Brent is making hashbrowns and eggs and then going Christmas shopping. I'm gathering up my things to take over to the parents (sewing, etc). The only present I have left is Gabe's. It's kind of crazy how fast everything is going by.
I finished up wardrobing for RTI's production of christmas carol, which kind of ate my life for the last two weeks. I've been working days and working nights. With not a whole lot of compensation for both.
At Jolesch, we've been madly trying to get Christmas orders out, which has been fun because me, Maria, and Abby have all been working together. And we got put in the shipping and handling "Department" so we've been making plaques like mad all last week. And packaging plaques. And Shipping plaques. And framing pictures. It's totally fun, I think if I ever stop working for jolesch and am looking for a new place to do that sort of stuff, I'd totally head to a custom engraving/plaque store, or a framing store.
Can everyone believe how fast this year went by?
My 2010 starts with a bang. I'm designing six costumes for the local burlesque troop for a fancy New Year's party down at the Social Club. It's in collaboration with the Painted Ladies, but it's nice because a lot of the burlesque ladies are consigners/owners of Vitae, which is a local clothing shop and design collective. So now I'm for sure in with them, and can sell my stuff there (when I have time to make my own stuff!).
Then two weeks into the month my show with Tallgrass Theatre opens, I've blown my budget and have a bit more to buy/do... but hopefully I can work it out. They're expecting a lot for $250... is all I'm saying. And as soon as I open that, I'm heading to Wisconsin for my Guest designing gig up at Lawrence! Which is the most exciting thing because I have a big budget for that one and it's going to be AWESOME. I just got my housing confirmed, unfortunately I can't stay in the guest housing because they're reserving it for kids with H1N1. Boo, I have to stay in a hotel out by the mall, but that's ok. It's all being billed to Lawrence! Woot!
Merry Holidays everyone! You'll get my Christmas cards soonish, most likely post-christmas :)
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