Old Blog - 12.29.2005

Thursday, December 29, 2005 

2005. A Recap. Current mood:  nostalgic  Category: Life At the end of every year I like to do a little personal inventory: highlights, lowlights, memorable moments, memorable people. Usually this is done in my journal, but thanks to blogging, which still holds a lot of novelty for me, now you all can be privy to this information which probably means nothing to you. But here it is anyway. 2005. A Recap. New Shows Added to My Resume: No No Nanette The Music Man The Secret Garden New States Visited: Nebraska Iowa Indiana Illinois Ohio Connecticut Star Sightings: Claire Danes Keith Hernandez New Experiences: NY Showcase First NY audition/interview First speeding ticket Learning the Yorkshire Dialect Choreographing 100 7th Graders Non-Theatre Jobs Held: Barista at Coffee People Marketing Assistant for Nationwide Insurance Babysitter Marketing and Sales/Page's Errand Bitch at Off the Wall Magnetics New People Enhancing My Life: Erik Yoni Maria Kristi  Megan  Felicia Adam Reed Chelsie Isabell Amy Kristen Eloy Bill Favorite Memories: Mardi Gras Margaritas with Dave Clemmons St. Patrick's Day in the Village Disney Erotica Party "No More Nanette" (and "Have You Seen My Baby? Booyah Booyah") Birthday at the Rio Thomas's MT Video Road Trip Karaoke in Connecticut Wicked with my RoommateSisterFriend Taylor the Latte Boy Dublin Pub The Missing Shoes Pappacinos Dressing Room Moments The Boiler Room Adam's House Cannon Beach Steven Nash's House Danny Black's Jazz Classes 7-Dollar Christmas Adventure  Lowlights: Ohhh you guys don't want to hear those, do you? Honestly, nothing specific comes to mind. Saying goodbye to people in Greeley was harder than I thought, living back at home with my parents has definitely had its moments, and I absolutely spread myself way too thin this fall with too many commitments. I'm not proud of my inconsistency with staying in touch with people (although myspace.com has definitely helped things) and I wish that I could have figured out a way to make more time for my friends here in Portland while I have been home. Overall: Quite a bit of transition for me this year. I suffered through post-graduation trauma as I faced the realization that I can no longer hide in the safety-net of college. I ended up staying home longer than I thought. I got cast more in a few months in Portland than I did in four years at UNC. I made new friendships. I rekindled old ones. I gained an Argentinian brother. I met somebody special. I bought a plane ticket. Now I am preparing for another year of transition. I can handle it I think. I'm actually pretty thrilled for it to begin.   Happy New Year!!