Alright now...

Oh boy has it been a long time since I got on here and wrote anything worth reading but I guess I should let you all know what is going on with me any not to mention my mother.

Spring Break was awesome, I went to Chicago and came back with a Silver metal from Curling Nationals. I saw the Bean, rode the giant Ferris Wheel on Navy Peer, saw Watchman in one of the largest Imax theatre in the nation, and ate at the world famous "Bubba Gumps!" I made it back to Bowling Green for one day and had to turn right around and head to Cincinnati for the week. The United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Conference was amazing and extremely intimidating. There were some amazing students whos drawings and ideas blew my mind.

This past Friday morning I picked up my new knee brace that, fyi, is incredibly hot, painful, and black-- preventing me from wearing any brown or navy blue. I will be wearing this brace every day for a month while attending therapy 2-3xs a week. I would appreciate everyone crossing your fingers for all of this to work so I can avoid surgery.

On to something a bit scary, my mommy spent a week in the hospital after a CAT scan showing a "spot" on her lung and heart. She was admitted into the Mayo Clinic for emergency surgery to remove the spots, luckily they could do everything through a small incision on her chest apposed to rolling her over and going through her side. The doctors removed the spots not knowing whether they were cancerous or caused by Histoplasmosis. Histoplasmosis is (as it was explained to me), pretty much everywhere, most people will have it sometime in their lives and if she had never gone into the hospital, she would have never gone through all this. On her way back from Minnesota, she drove through Cincinnati where we had lunch and got a chance to catch up, thanks ma' for scaring the shit out of me. Don't do it again.

I suppose that is all, I hope everyone is having a wonderful end of the semester!!!

Congratulations PJ and Molly!

Out on the beach, PJ FINALLY proposed to Molly just before Nationals! Hopefully the rock on your finger makes the rock in your hand go the way you want it Molly! Congratulations you two.

Dar Williams, "I will not be afraid of women"

The Way I see It #298

"Our prejudices arise from the fear of things we do not understand. If my generation has a single goal, it must be to promote education-- education that advances us not only technologically, but also intuitively and emotionally. In today's fast-paced world, advancing has no mean more than scientific discovery; it is our responsibility to force ourselves beyond our comfort zones and become knowledgeable about the people around us."

-Jessica Arden Ettinger
Starbucks customer and student at the University of Virginia

As I am preparing to leave this coming Friday for Columbus only to leave Sunday for Chicago, IL, I sit here in Starbucks reading Passing by Nella Larsen. I have recently lost my attention span and have realized that maybe that attention span has been lost longer than I thought. I am extremely indecisive when it comes to choosing a date movie, I get the same thing at my usual restaurants every time I go, I change my hair style and color faster than Ohio changes temperatures, and I have to always be doing three things at the same time. Maybe we all have a little attention deficit disorder in us?

I have been applying to Summer camps across the nation; I hope to be invited back to Appalachian Institute for Creative Learning one day but I understand the need for me to branch out. I will never be too old for Summer camp.

The opera just closed yesterday and can I say, "Thank GOD for that?" It was a long couple of weeks; I really enjoyed working with the crew, they were fantastic but it is nice to have my nights back to fill with a new show...onward to Into the Woods.

Curling class is going well except for the fact that I walk back to my dorm and next class in tears every day. My knee has not been getting worse but it is not getting any better, luckily I am getting an MRI on Wednesday and will schedule any necessary follow-up doctor visits while I am there.

I am also getting poked and prodded at another doctor but we will not get into all that...ladies...why can't we just all by new uteruses off ebay once a month? Doesn't that sound nice?

I guess...that was a fair 30 second catch-up on everything that has been going on. I would just like to give a shout-out to Wes who is traveling to Seoul, Korea from his home in Japan, happy travels!