Finally

Hooray! I have officially graduated as Magna Cum Laude. It feels great. Also, Barta finally sent out my letters of recommendation. I am set for grad auditions. There's only a few weeks left before I have to be there in front of all those people who's only purpose is to judge me. Eeep!

There is really just not a lot else going on with me. I'm sort of in limbo. I have no time to make new friends or even begin to date. Besides the fact that dating is still a weird prospect for me. I'm starting to feel a little lonely, though.

I have rediscovered one of my favorite movies, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and exposed several of my friends to it. They all love it as much as I and are still huming the songs to themselves. I have also started watching Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind a lot. I think I am feeding off the unconventional love stories.

Back in Provo

I am back in the bleak north to cram as much audition training into this last month as I possibly can. I have heard back from all the grad schools I have applied to except the Denver Center whose deadline is not til tomorrow. So far, so good. I have also picked a new contemporary comic monologue which I am attempting to cram in so that I can start work on it next week. I am in Laurie's Auditions class with Logan; we work on a monologue each week with several techniques used to get us out of our heads and into the moment. To give the illusion that we are saying the words for the first time. It's great. I couldn't ask for a better preparation. I am also working with Laurie out of class once a week to get extra feed back.

I am also in Advanced combat and Advanced make-up. In combat, we are reviewing our hand-to-hand training and coreographing a fight. Laura and I are battling it out this week. Eventaully we will move on to rapier and dagger. In make-up, we are setting our own schedules. I will learn to make false beards and review using airbrush make-up with the rest of the class, then break off and do some of my own designs. I want to do another foam-latex prosthetic piece and practice more with airbrush.

Other than classes, I will be attending Sundance Film Festival the last week of January. Logan and I got tickets to a few shows and will wait in line to try to get into a few more. It will be great. And that's pretty much all I have to report at this time.

Happy New Year

I rang in the vew year with my step-family, The Armsteads. It was a hoot. We went to the roof of the Marriot where Dad works that's just off the strip. We were able to see all ten hotels set their fireworks off at once. Then hugs and kisses all around. It's been great having them here to visit.

They traveled out for a surprise renewal of vows between my Uncle Michael and his wife Wendy. She had no idea what was going on until we pulled into the parking lot for the Little White Chapel. It's all just been a lot of fun. Dad's uncle Ray and aunt Francine gave me an open invitation to their home in Brockton, Mass. I will definitely be out there when I get a chance.

Resolutions:
Work-out at more often
Read more often
Eat less fried food
Reduce sugar intake

We'll see how long this lasts. I figure if I keep it pretty vague, I'll have a better chance.