I said I was a boy; I'm glad he didn't check.

I'm nannying right now. Elden is asleep. But we have grand plans today, including the eating of some peas and some pear and some avocado, and probably some yogurt with tahini (sesame seed butter) mixed into it. This kid eats like royalty.

I might graduate someday. That would be nice.

In other news, I've realized that I love snow and I hate rain. I mean, I don't love snow. But I certainly prefer it to rain. Because you can shake the snow off, but rain makes you wet and cold and it's actually awful. And it covers everything with such a beautiful dusting of white. For a minute, you can pretend that everything is pure and perfect. Then, of course, the slush sets in -- but until that point, it's lovely. And I really don't mind the cold weather. Maybe it's because I have bits of padding all over, but it really doesn't set in deep to my body. But rain, oh Rain, you chill me to the bone. No thank you.

Speaking of rain, waiting until May might be the end of me. I'll explain the connection. I've applied to go teach English in France next year but I don't find anything out until May. What an excruciating waiting period. The other night, I had a dream that I found out I got accepted early but I was placed in a city that I had never heard of. So I Wikipedia'd it in my dream and the article said, "In that city, it rains all the time. And you will have no neighbors." That's all it said, and I was really depressed. But at least I found out, right? So when I woke up, I was in a bad mood about the impending rain, and then relieved that I got accepted, and then disappointed that it was all pretend. ajdf;lkajd;flkajsdf.

I'm gonna go read some Queer Theory now. *pushes glasses up on nose even though I don't actually wear glasses* Oy.

Oops. I guess we haven't posted in a long time. So... what's up?

I am working a lot. All of Winter "Break," I worked every day except for Christmas (when I was with family), New Years (when I was recovering), and then one other day when I was on my way back from Chicago. I took 3 days off from all of my jobs to work at Theatre Fest which I dreaded and then it ended up being a really pleasant surprise. Maybe just because it was a change of pace and a bit of money, but I'll take it.

Now the semester has started but I can't really tell a difference except that I've stopped working at ERC and I've moved over to nannying. So I'm at Rentertainment which is great except I kind of suck at alphabetizing, and I nanny for this way cute 10 month old baby, and I teach English to this 5 year old Korean boy named Edward who kept calling Obama "ROCK OBAMA!" which was really cute, and hypothetically I'm teaching French too. We'll see about that one. Oh, and I'm taking a class and Stage Managing WISP which is the play that Amy wrote and Annah's directing and we're a little gross/amazing. Quite possibly the most incestuous play ever produced, in that we live together and work together and dance together and eat together, etc. [NOTE: The play is in the Armory on April 3 and 4 if anyone is interested. You should be.]

Speaking of Obama: pretty cool. I got to go to DC and stand in the cold and then go to the Staff Ball and drink lots of wine and make out with Ben from Tallahassee. That's all I have to say about that.

I closed Renter tonight and I'm opening it tomorrow morning, so I'm gonna go now. Peace out.

I have a crush on a slightly questionable candidate.

Whatever.

In other news, I'm starting a blues band. I am also currently cleaning the 712 W. Illinois kitchen, listening to Billie Holiday, smelling the smell of my banana bread baking, and pondering my next move. I think I shall watch "A Charlie Brown Christmas" tonight. Yes. That sounds good.

I want to sleep forever and ever. In other news, I asked to work full-time next week and I got ... ONE SHIFT. Five whole hours. Thanks, Johnny! Glad I can pay my heat bill this month...

JK, kind of.

For two days, I have had all my clean laundry on my bed, ready to be put away. I keep thinking that if it's on my bed, I will surely have to put it away before I go to sleep. But instead I just kind of shove it to the side and sleep on half of my bed.

In other news, I got drunk today and went to class. Three of my classmates were drunk too. It's a lot more exciting to do that when it's not Unofficial-- it's so cliché when everyone else is doing it, but today it felt like a big secret. Scandal! And my directing class is going to Murphy's tomorrow for class. Oops. Guess I'm drinking a lot these days.

My foot hurts, but not as bad as it did before. Hopefully it's healing itself and I can run again soon. I miss it.

OKbye.

The show opens today! Finally! We've been in rehearsal since September 2nd! Ahhhhhh!

Soooo, now I'm IN Map Light.

Rarhahrharhahrhar.

My first and last Krannert show, aren't you all proud of me??

Thanks, Laurie Carlos.

-Amy

I burned my hand and it really hurts. Now I'm using some frozen cut leaf spinach (in a bag) to ice it. I might take a nap. And some Advil. And then go to the gym. Because I am a hardcore dude like that. Also, the snow is nice but only if you don't have to walk far in it. Then, cars are nice, but only if the brakes work.

Boston was a great, necessary thing. I'm glad to be back but it was good good good. Now I'm going to the gym and eating super healthy (well, at least making vague efforts to do that) to work off all the JP Licks. See, they had a new monthly flavor called Peanut Butter Oreo. Turns out the winter is not even enough to keep me away. Good thing I don't live there. (NOT!)

Anyways. I really like working out at the ARC (the new IMPE). It has weight machines that counts for you. I feel really good about this. Oh modern technology...