Singing those lonely blues...

Well, the play is officially over. It was amazing, and I'm so glad I chose to assistant direct. I can't wait to direct more. But as it winds down, and I see my cast members with their families and significant others (my family, sadly could not make it), I get a case of the lonelies. This happens at the end of most of the productions I'm in. For some reason I have this idea in my head that I'm gonna meet someone in a show. Even though I know damn well that showmances never, ever, EVER work. From experience and from fellow actress friends' stories. But it doesn't stop my mind from going everywhere about it. So every show that I do that I don't end up with some prospect of a relationship after I get a little down. It sucks being a single girl sometimes.
I think part of the reason I get like this is that it is so hard for me to meet guys based on my interests. I honestly have the interests of a flamboyant gay man (theatre, Broadway, the arts, pink, and glitter to name a few of my loves) so therefore it makes it really hard for me to meet people. I don't like outside, I don't like to drink beer, I don't like football (unless it's the Steelers), I don't like the stereotypical guy stuff...so I'm just stuck. When I do meet a straight, attractive guy in a show I can't help my mind wanderings. And I usually get let down.
So I'm chalking it all up to terrible luck. It really feels like I can't win in the relationship department. You would think for as long as I've been single (basically my whole life) that I would handle it better. But I really don't enjoy it, I thrive on the people around me and shared experience, and I would really like someone to share accomplishments and ups and downs with. Ok, sad-fest about single life is now over.

At least the show was a wild success. If I do say so myself. That's the director (also named Katie) and myself in the (very green) green room before a performance. 

Yay it's Thursday!

Linking up again! I love It's OK Thursdays.

Alrighty. This has been a LONG week. Definitely need one of these to remind me it's ok! :)

...to do this instead of studying. I will once this is done. 

...to call your mom and have a good cry because there's just so much going on.

...to be really really excited/nervous/proud of the first show I've helped direct.

...to talk to a ghost in the creepy theater asking it to be nice to you.

...to still want it to snow. And to still hold out hope that it's on its way.

...to get annoyed with your best friends every once in a while. You know you still love them.

...to just want to be home.

...to actually put effort in my appearance today even though I'm probably not going anywhere.

...to miss your brother. I wish he could just come visit and cheer me up!

...to have apples and peanut butter for lunch.

...to still love care packages from my mom. And the funny cards she sends.

I'm the only one who decided to wear my big girl undies today...

Why is it that I'm the one who has to solve the problems of my entire townhouse of six girls that are 20 years of age or older? Why is it that everyone (not me included...in the case of cleaning anyway) will sit around and bitch about how much they don't like something that another roommate does or they want something to change BUT DO NOTHING TO CHANGE IT? It's beyond me. Now, I will admit, I am never one for confrontation. I will wait until the very last minute of the eleventh hour to confront someone if I can. But it's really not that hard when you really want to get something done.
For example: one of my roommates (let's call her roommate A), comes to me and complains about roommate B, and also tells me that roommate C is fed up with roommate B not picking up after herself. Why don't they tell each other this? I will NEVER know.

So therefore, today I decided that enough is enough. I will NO longer be in the middle of all of this. First of all, two of my roommates are my best friends. One is more close to me than the other. So this makes me out to be the referee in basically any case. So what do I do? Ask myself..."how would a teacher handle this?" and therefore suggest a chore chart. YEP. That's right. I don't care if these girls haven't seen one since second grade, this is what's happening. (It's mostly because I saw one of my roommates cleaning the bathroom today and realized that I couldn't remember when I had done that last. Yes...sort of icky. But I'm sure we've all been there.) And I felt really bad about that. My mom did not raise me to be a freeloader. And no one in my living space will be one either.

SICK. AND. TIRED.

Oh and most likely at least one of my roommates is going to get annoyed with me about being a big girl about this. Fun fun.

My first ever link up!

Let's hope this works...

Alright here goes nothing!

It's ok...

To shamelessly take Kate's link up. But this looked fun!

To wait until the last day to write two papers.

To lay in bed playing Where's my Water because you can't sleep.

To love the snow outside and wish it would never go away.

To go to class, knowing that you're not going to be creative or productive today.

To be feeling like a proud mama with my "Earnest" cast, first two days off book and barely any line calls!

To miss your art students that you have in the summer, a lot.

To want to be done with school and just start teaching already!

Yay! First link up! :) I would say what's ok with you? But Kate, you're my only follower at the moment. Hahaha. :)