Christmas Haiku

wrapping paper there
deserted bows fill the room
warm smiles and hearts

Now THAT'S Entertainment

Recently, I have developed an obsession for the television show, Arrested Development to the point when are I've started imagining what Ron Howard's voice would sound if he were narrate my life. Needless to say, I think I am a bit obsessed. Netflix instant play is pretty much god-sent at the moment.

I'm still in the middle of the 3rd and final season, and I'm dreading the conclusion of the show--it's too wonderful. I believe that after watching Arrested Development one almost wants to become a Bluth--not in the sense of George Sr., who currently, is under house arrest, but perhaps like a Lindsey. Although, I must admit Will Arnett [Gob] and Tony Hale's performance is pretty incredible in the third season. I dunno what it is but I often have to pause the show after one of their scenes because I'm laughing so hard. Rumor has it that there is a movie in pre-production according to IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901469/) however, we'll see what happens. Until then, I highly recommend the show--it's pure comedy, not any of this reality-TV junk found on air today. Now that's entertainment!

Stress

You know what I don't get? I don't get stress and over booked schedules. Living in the 21st century has caused our schedules to fill up like mad, with people booking events, get-togethers and parties MONTHS in advance. Where did this all originate? Why?

I may be over committed. I feel like I'm drowning in events, work, and future events. I want to do so much, but I don't have enough time. What can I do? I can't sacrifice anything I feel, because I want to work and I like my jobs but school also has a ton of work and I have trips to prep for and a whole bunch of other crazyness. On top of all that, I can't sing. My vocal chords are contracting because of my anxiety and stress. My throat is sore in the mornings, evenings, and right after I sing. I try drinking as much tea as possible, but it's just impossible to feel or sound better. I don't know why this happened. I used to be able to sing, and now, it's like something left.

One Day Closer...

Tuesday is over. One day closer to the weekend, and I am already plum tuckered out. Fortunately tomorrow is a sleepin day. Thank goodness.

I think I have been over-reacting to the whole casting process. It seems to happen every single year. I freak out, others freak me out, then I freak out even more and eventually have an internal breakdown. Then the cycle repeats, so by Friday, I'll be a wreck. Lucky for me, I had a wonderful time today in English observing the campus and nature. It was so relaxing and such a calm day. What started out as a very mellow description about the trees turned into a deep self reflection. As my friends would say, "always the dramatic one."

Now I'm just writing for procrastination. I really don't want to work on my homework. I'm not even supposed to be updating my blog or on the computer right now, but shhhhhh. I am extremely exhausted and probably should just go to bed right now. Alas the day where a stressed out student goes to bed before 9 with a full plate of work due the next day.

Singing callbacks are tomorrow, hence the vicious cycle description at the beginning. Debating between 'Mama Who Bore Me' and 'On My Own.' I'll probably just end up going with 'Mama' because it's sweet and I know it extremely well. 'On My Own' is a fantastic acting song, but it's a bit long and I can only belt it on a really good day, and my throat is a bit scratchy. I also know I can pull of a challenge with 'Mama' that I may not be able to pull off otherwise. Regardless, I am extremely excited. Not only for singing callbacks but for the theatrical process in general. Acting just makes me happy.

And with that positive note, I'll end. That's all folks.

Peace.