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LIVING

Eric and I are 24 days away from moving into our fabulous new 2 bedroom apartment in Lakeview.

WORKING

Meh. Next!

CREATING

In the beginning of rehearsals for Gorilla Tango’s “The Adventures of Nervous-Boy,” which is basically a study in how to cast a whole bunch of people you think rock and then proceed to have fun with. Good times. Also awesomely good times are rehersals for Rascal Childrens Theater’s production of “Spinning Yarns,” which I’m working on with Eric, Dan, Brett, and Amanda. I play a Princess. All is well.

READING

Lots of reading lately – I was disappointed by “A Million Little Pieces,” loved “Oryzx and Crake” and “Storming Heaven” and am, at present, almost through “God Shaped Hole” which rings a little Gossip-Girl-y for me to love. For the first time in a while, I’m not sure what’s next on my list! Perhaps whichever book I ordered off Amazon arrives first?

LEARNING

I found out that I got accepted to Roosevelt University for grad school – The Masters of Education in Secondary Education program. (Or rather, training to be a high school English teacher) I’m stoked beyond words. Of course, there’s a great big standardized test I need to rock next week before I can officially register for classes, but hey.. details.

LOVING

The Bucktown Library.

Cafe Absinthe.

The new cast recording of West Side Story.

Chicago in Summer.

PET-TING

Oz and I are on day three of “Jamie should get up and play with Oz at 3am,” which is a super fun game where I’m sound asleep and this wonderful cat decides to lay down next to me, all purry and warm and cute, and then launch at my hair when I’m just about convinced he’s asleep. While it’s hilarious, at 3am it’s not amusing. Good thing I love the little twerp.

EATING

I had a RedBull and Poptarts today. I’m wired.