There and back again

 A Half-Elf’s Tale (just doesn’t have the same ring, does
it?  *shrugs*)

7:30 wednesday morning i got on a bus, that nancy got onto, that got me to a
train, that took me to st. louis. 

Paul
and i went to dinner with Pete, his daughter Izzy (I
remember when she was born during All My Son’s 2 1/2 years ago and now
she’s talking…she’s such a sweet child and she has the most adorable
curly blond
hair) and Rothermich and her daughter.  I could eat a surprising
amount at
the restaurant, considering it’s still passover.  When Pete hugged
me he
lifted me about a foot off the ground, and that with one hand.  I
miss
doing tech with him.  I miss Rothermich too.  bleh.

Then One-Acts: the basic reason why i made this random trip back home in the
middle of the week.

The actors did a great job and i really enjoyed a lot of the scripts that had
been chosen.  I especially liked Arabian Nights, Visitor from Hollywood
and Dr. Fritz.  I can’t believe how disorganized the tech was
though.  i know, i don’t blame them at all…i realize how hard it is and
how everything has changed.  But I had to flip the lights during
intermission.  WTF? They were just standing around, the house manager was
just standing there…no one had any idea when intermission had started, no one
looked like they had the slightest intention of doing anything about it. 
So once again, I got to sprint to the foreign language office and flip the
circuit breakers (at least the door was unlocked, i’ll give them that
much).  I’m kinda glad i got to though, cause in some strange way i really
enjoy the “power.”  Not in any significant way, but still it had
been my job for so long and it was good to know i was still useful, though
under these circumstances i would rather not have been.   So
then i sprinted back to the theater and watched the rest of the shows. 
Lauren Katz is the best old woman ever =).  Also, my door (well, mine and
lexie’s) is going to be the door everyone uses for the next forever many shows
methinks, because i don’t know when they would be willing to wood grain a
door…given that paint isn’t even its own crew any more =(. 

After One-Acts jacob and i went to Denny’s.  We had wanted to go for
coffee over spring break, but that never materialized…better late
than never,
right?  It was a lot of fun…and he tried to explain to me why he
hated
women =P.  Then Sam came by.  It’s amazing how awkward we still are
around each other, i can’t actually account for what’s odd about it,
but it’s
certainly there.  I felt guilty because i knew Sam couldn’t really talk
to
Jacob with me around.  Then twas time for the high school kids to go
home
=P.   And by extension time for me. 

Perhaps we can still become better friends…I’d like to. 
 
I got stuff together and then Alex came over and we hung out.  I was such
a strange concept that i was at home during the middle of the week, in my room,
in my house.  And everything was clean too, since i hadn’t been there for
so long =P.  I’m glad i got to see her, and hopefully she can get off work
long enough to visit.  I’m itching to show off my city *laughs.*

3:30 thursday morning i got in a car, that took me to a train, that took me to
a bus, that got me back in time to go to part of my first class and the two
after that. 

On the train back i was reading The Spanish Tragedy by
Thomas Kyd…i recommend it.  The themes and techniques developed by Kyd
are used in Shakespeare’s Hamlet extensively.  I’m not sure why, but i’ve been reading parts of Hamlet over and over
again.  (Irina, Andy, this is the most beautiful love scene in Shakespeare. 
He’s breaking her heart, but his heart is breaking, when you act this out, you
have to feel the emotion…do you understand what that’s like.  we look at
each other and nod…that was almost as good as osburg’s proverb about andy and
jeff…but wheling had no idea what he walked into and i’m pretty sure osburg
knew).  it’s not really because of that though, i love the sound of the
words so much, and the thoughts.

So much to do, so little time to sleep…i betake myself to bed. Wow…this entry got long.