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A Recap of Things Which Have Happened Recently, In No Particular Order:
- I spent more money on clothes in the last few days than I have probably spent on clothes in the last year all put together. At least the clothes are good & will last me. Still. My wallet aches.
- On the upside, I got to spend most of the day today with Maggie & Eliza! Just as fun as I had thought, & good to see Eliza again.
- Yesterday I spent most of the day with my parents--we spent an inordinate amount of time at the bookstore (I got two books: And Only To Decieve, an historical novel, & St Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, a short story collection), ate Thai food for lunch & did various errands. 'Twas good.
- Joel & I did box office for Arabian Nights opening & we raked in about $850 in ticket donations. That's being matched, by the way. I don't know if the donors are also matching concessions, but if they do, the total intake comes close to two thousand. My favorite part of that was asking Shana to guess how much we made (which I like to do every time I box). She kept hovering in the $600-650 range, & we kept saying, No, higher! & when we finally told her she fell over & laid on the floor in shock. It was lovely.
- Speaking of which, apparently there's a donor matching Saturday (closing). So come Saturday! Give money! Also, watch an amazing show. I am so very incredibly glad that I jumped into the middle of it, even though that's a crazy insane thing to do, & the rugs are driving me up the wall. The cast & crew is all fabulous & funny, & the show is wonderful.
- Joel & I saw Stardust. What a FANTASTIC film. It goes on my list (which is very short) of Movie Adaptations of Books That I Adore As Much as I Adore The Book Itself Which Is Impressive, Really. (So far the only other one on there is Chocolat. But they hit pretty much everything right with Stardust--the casting was wonderful (I adore Claire Danes in everything I have seen her do, including Romeo + Juliet, because even though the movie sucked & they gave her nothing to work with she still managed to be adorable. Also, Charlie Cox is a wonderful hapless boy turned hero; plus, I want his coat. Captain Shakespeare? Oh, the glory. & I want his boat much more than I want Tristan's coat. Mmm.)
- I am finally cleaning my room. Finally.
- I leave the country exactly two weeks from eleven hours ago. God. I keep sliding back & forth between extremes: on the one end confident & excited & happy & looking forward to the adventure; on the other, in tears half the time because of how not-ready I am, how much I am going to miss what I have to leave behind, & how terrifying the whole thing is. The reality is, as most realities are, somewhere between the two extremes--but for some reason I can't manage to stay in the middle. It's like a Newton's Cradle.
- Tomorrow I am playing with my new camera by taking headshots for Joel. Oh, did I tell you I got a new camera? It's gorgeous. Actually I got a new body (same as the old! For $30!) & am using my old lens off Lucy. I shall have to give this one a name. Something that bodes well. Suggestions welcome. (Probably a she; but this one's silver & a little sassy, so make it something with some verve.)
- I spent more money on clothes in the last few days than I have probably spent on clothes in the last year all put together. At least the clothes are good & will last me. Still. My wallet aches.
- On the upside, I got to spend most of the day today with Maggie & Eliza! Just as fun as I had thought, & good to see Eliza again.
- Yesterday I spent most of the day with my parents--we spent an inordinate amount of time at the bookstore (I got two books: And Only To Decieve, an historical novel, & St Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, a short story collection), ate Thai food for lunch & did various errands. 'Twas good.
- Joel & I did box office for Arabian Nights opening & we raked in about $850 in ticket donations. That's being matched, by the way. I don't know if the donors are also matching concessions, but if they do, the total intake comes close to two thousand. My favorite part of that was asking Shana to guess how much we made (which I like to do every time I box). She kept hovering in the $600-650 range, & we kept saying, No, higher! & when we finally told her she fell over & laid on the floor in shock. It was lovely.
- Speaking of which, apparently there's a donor matching Saturday (closing). So come Saturday! Give money! Also, watch an amazing show. I am so very incredibly glad that I jumped into the middle of it, even though that's a crazy insane thing to do, & the rugs are driving me up the wall. The cast & crew is all fabulous & funny, & the show is wonderful.
- Joel & I saw Stardust. What a FANTASTIC film. It goes on my list (which is very short) of Movie Adaptations of Books That I Adore As Much as I Adore The Book Itself Which Is Impressive, Really. (So far the only other one on there is Chocolat. But they hit pretty much everything right with Stardust--the casting was wonderful (I adore Claire Danes in everything I have seen her do, including Romeo + Juliet, because even though the movie sucked & they gave her nothing to work with she still managed to be adorable. Also, Charlie Cox is a wonderful hapless boy turned hero; plus, I want his coat. Captain Shakespeare? Oh, the glory. & I want his boat much more than I want Tristan's coat. Mmm.)
- I am finally cleaning my room. Finally.
- I leave the country exactly two weeks from eleven hours ago. God. I keep sliding back & forth between extremes: on the one end confident & excited & happy & looking forward to the adventure; on the other, in tears half the time because of how not-ready I am, how much I am going to miss what I have to leave behind, & how terrifying the whole thing is. The reality is, as most realities are, somewhere between the two extremes--but for some reason I can't manage to stay in the middle. It's like a Newton's Cradle.
- Tomorrow I am playing with my new camera by taking headshots for Joel. Oh, did I tell you I got a new camera? It's gorgeous. Actually I got a new body (same as the old! For $30!) & am using my old lens off Lucy. I shall have to give this one a name. Something that bodes well. Suggestions welcome. (Probably a she; but this one's silver & a little sassy, so make it something with some verve.)
