So...I'm not really a big play person. I'm more of a movie person. I'm usually too aware of my surroundings when I'm watching a play, or I get super bored, since they can be pretty damn long.
However, I think I've found a play that I really liked. It's called Spring Awakening. (Jax--I'm sure you'll know alllllllll about this).
Get this--I was sitting on the stage! ON THE STAGE! (this was amusing during the nude scene).
What can I really say about this play? It's daring, provocative, insanely interesting and hilarious, all rolled into one hand-clappin' musical.What's even more interesting is that the play deals with subjects so taboo, they are still prevalent today, even though the original script was written in the late 1890s. Subjects like sexual freedom, homosexuality, sexual abuse, enlightenment and anti-establishmentarianism are laced throughout.
I really loved it. So go see it, fools. Go see it.
I'm not sure why I am in such an exceptionally good mood today.
Maybe it's because I got a great night of sleep after some 'fun with rum' with a roommate.
Maybe it's because it's Thanksgiving.
It just hit me how privileged I am to have this life. How very privileged I am to not be on the streets, searching for scraps out of a trash can. How lucky I am to have family to visit today. I haven't lost my parents in a car accident, I'm not all alone these holidays.
And how great is it that I have choices in life? The choice to go live in another country if I so please? I have the freedom.
So why do I waste so much time complaining when things are so great?
Must remember that when I am being a grumpy bugger.
So thanks, Big Guy, for this life. Hope I use it well, and don't waste it.
I saw three movies over the weekend (yes, three!). Of course, I have to comment on them...I mean, that's what blogs are for.
DISCLAIMER: Please do not roll your eyes at the movie choices I am about to present you.
2012--hahahaha. You know it's gonna be a bad review when I start off with laughter. Now, I knew from previews that this movie was going to be ri-dic-u-lous. However, a roommate convinced me to go. I guess I'm easy to convince. This movie was a staggering 2-and-a-half hours of "let's see how much crap we can blow up, crumble, destroy and demolish in one movie." Basically, a disaster movie trying to beat all other disaster movies, but falling on its face. The only good thing about the movie? John Cusack was in it. That was the only saving grace, and the only way I could give the movie: ★
The Twilight Series: New Moon--Well, come on. You knew I would see this. I read the books, after all. I don't know if there's much to say here. It was exactly as I expected, which made my inner 14-year-old girl happy. I WOULD NOT recommend this movie to ANYONE who has not read the books. It would be a terrible movie, otherwise. That inner teeny-bopper gives this movie:★★★
Up--This is the clear winner out of all the movies. Good job Disney. This is definitely a "kid's movie" that is actually more geared for adults. My heart was warmed to a mushy mess while watching it. No, I didn't cry, but plenty of people would. Go. See. It. You won't regret it. My rating:★★★½
Did I mention that I am watching Mamma Mia as I type this? Don't judge me!
I haven't talked about J for a long time on here. Well, he hasn't really been a big presence in my life anymore, while still being an influence on the romantic part of my life, contributing in my distrust in males.
While I think I've gotten over most of that, it's still hard to run into that person, which ends up inevitable when you have the same group of friends.
I went to a wedding last Saturday, of course he was there.
Near the end of the wedding, he decided to bring up a deep/awkward conversation. Whhhhy?
He asked, "Are you ever going to forgive me?"
Loaded question.
We proceeded to have a conversation about how, yes, I would forgive him, but no, we couldn't really be friends in the future. It wasn't a bad conversation, and part of me is glad it's out of the way. These experiences are like little soap operas God likes to watch, I swear.
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Have you heard the song "Landed," by Ben Folds? I feel the lyrics of this song accurately portray the way I feel about that situation and how I see J now. God will open our eyes to the truth, if we ask, to get out of the clouds. Take a listen, take a look at the lyrics.
The Lyrics:
We'd hit the bottom, I thought it was my fault And in a way I guess it was I'm just now finding out What it was all about
Moved to the west coast away from everyone She never told me that you called Back when I was still, I was still in love
Till I opened my eyes and walked out the door And the clouds came tumbling down And it's bye-bye, goodbye, I tried And I twisted it wrong just to make it right Had to leave myself behind I've been flying high all night So come pick me up...I've landed
The daily dramas she made from nothing So nothing ever made them right She liked to push me and talk me back down Until I believed I was the crazy one, and in a way I guess I was...
But I opened my eyes and walked out the door And the clouds came tumbling down And it's bye-bye, goodbye I tried Treading a sea of a troubled mind Had to leave myself behind Singing bye-bye, goodbye I tried
If you wrote me off I'd understand it Because I've been on some other planet So come pick me up... I've landed
And you will be so happy to know I've come alone, it's over
But I opened my eyes and walked out the door And the clouds came tumbling down And it's by my goodbye I tried Down comes the reign of the telephone czar It's OK to call Now I'll answer for myself
I talked to my buddy Jaclyn about her wedding in the upcoming year or so, and she revealed to me that she wanted me to be her maid of honor.
I haven't been in a wedding before, so what a way to start off!
I seriously almost shed a few tears when she asked me...I feel priveleged to stand next to one of my best friends as she goes through one of the major traditions of life.
Eatin' blackberries at the moment...Mmmmmm...and realizing that I forgot to tell you about an AMAZING CONCERT I went to last week. :)
Whom, might you ask??
Boyz II Men!!!!
haha. Last minute, a friend told me she had a few tickets to go, and asked if I would attend. I think my answer was along the lines of, "Duh."
Ohhhh man. It was a great concert. Here's why:
I forgot how damn good Boyz II Men (and older acts in general) sounded. They sounded like perfection. Talk about orgasmic harmonies! Listening to some acts that are popular today, those fools ain't got nothin' on old R&B and Motown.
Which leads me to my next point as to why the concert was ballin'--they did a few covers of Motown songs. As you can imagine, I was belting out every word and dancing like a maniac during this section. *sigh* I love Motown.
This concert was just an overall feel goooooood concert. People stayed way past the end of the show to slow dance to "One Sweet Day." The audience was just happy!
It brought be back the 90s. And I liked the 90s a whole lot. :)
So yeah, that was my adventure last week. And I still have "End of the Road" in my head...
"Most of us, even if only for two minutes in our lives, have experienced at some time or another an inexplicable and random sense of complete bliss, unrelated to anything that was happening in the outside world...
Over the centuries, people have tried to hold on to that state of blissful perfection through all sorts of external means--through drugs and sex and power and adrenaline and the accumulation of pretty things--but it doesn't keep...
Your treasure--your perfection--is within you already. But to claim it, you must leave the busy commotion of the mind and abandon the desires of the ego and enter into the silence of the heart."
--Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat Pray Love
Oh yes. Ohhhhhhh yes, indeed. This passage helps to explain my search for the divine. That "bliss" that Liz is explaining here, is God. A happiness that goes beyond this world. Because simply, happiness cannot be found in sex, drugs and rock n' roll. (No comment from you, Frank).
More on this book later.
In regards to Turkey, I have decided to stay on the course to go there. After advice from some wise friends (including you's wise guys!!), there is so much potential and learning and life to be gained from going on such an adventure. The one and only drawback is leaving everything familiar. But God is telling me to get a bit uncomfortable...staying in comfort never forces us to grow.
This girl does not want to stay in an awkward, 20-something, transitional phase, forever. It's time to sail the seven seas, explore what is ahead of me. Even if I don't like the experience, that will not diminish the amount of growth I will be able to do.
So, unless there is a clear reason not to go, I'm on my way. Looking to train in January (for about six weeks) and then apply to jobs for the fall.
Man, you guys offered some amazing advice in the last post, and I sincerely internalized it. I know what I really need to do now--pray about it. Pray about it with such veracious hunger that I am pretty damn sure of the right answer.
But let me leave serious subjects for another post...
I have some pictures to show from Halloween!!! And, no, I do not dress slutty on Halloween because...just ew.
So here are some pics:
On friday night, I was a zombie last minute. heh heh.
I had immense fun drawing blood on myself. On the left is Colleen, the Mad Hatter. And Lainey, a kitty cat.
Even Churro had an outfit, which got me hungry ;)
Onto Saturday night, our Halloween party!! Here I am with with Beth. She's a police officer, I'm the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland.
It was hard to capture the decorations for ya, I seriously had a maze of streamers. But you can at least see the spiffy swirl I made (inspired by when Alice falls down the rabbit hole).
The whole Alice-in-Wonderland crew: Queen of Hearts, White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat, a card, Alice and the Mad Hatter.
I had a jolly ole time decorating. Poor Lainey (the Cheshire Cat) had the flu or some bug during the party. Poor girl had to sit on the couch the whole time.
But overall, Halloween was a huge success!
We ended the night trying to watch the 70s original of The Last House on the Left, but then couldn't take the ridiculousness of it anymore, so we put in Signs instead (Blockbuster was out of The Shining).
