I'd talk about the Academy Awards, but except for Tilda Swinton winning for Michael Clayton--nothing was really all that surprising. I LOVED the performance from Once though!

I started working with Maryland Shakespeare Festival last week. I adore my day job now! I leave the house at 7am and get home at 6pm--except during the 4 nights I teach classes from 6-10:30pm. Needless to say, my body was hammered and unprepared to ward off illness.

I have been sick for the past three days. It's horrible! I haven't felt this helpless in ages. I kept bursting into tears yesterday everytime I was faced with a decision! Should I take VA-7 or the beltway? Should I get out of the car, or try and sleep longer? Stupid decisions that on any other day wouldn't have required much thought.

The artistic director at MSF asked me if I'd like to do their summer show. Again--that whole decision thing--luckily I didn't cry. I just cowered behind Spencer and said--"I'll do it if he does it!" Which makes total sense because I'm not about to drive an hour to rehearsals without my carpool buddy.

He's not doing it, so I'm not doing it! Decision made!

I went to teach class after rehearsal last night. I dragged my sorry body into the classroom and sat bundled up in my coat and scarf, shivering, while heat radiated from my eyeballs. I began to cough, and realized that I was being idiotic. I sent them home early and made my way to my car, throwing up every 3 or 4 feet.

So far I've lost 13 pounds. It's kind of exciting!!

(I'm kidding.)

(sort of.)

It's been a splendid week otherwise though. I'm enjoying all of the rehearsals, and the chance to act again just makes me giddy! And Spencer is proving to be a fantastic new friend. It's wonderful how Heavenly Father brings people into your life at just the right moment. He's really been a blessing.

I should hit the hay. I've gotta nip this thing in the bud before next week starts up!

Happy Valentine's Day

So, i haven't truly blogged in what feels like forever. I am sitting in my Ethics classroom. It's just after 10pm, and everyone left in a flurry after we discussed the define ways to decide what Natural Rights were. It appears that they all have plans and places and places to go.

I have been up since 8am working non-stop until just now. I know 8am isn't exactly the crack of dawn, but I'm tired. The day is past, and I am done.

I am excited to go home and just crash in my uncomfortable futon and try and sleep away my stress before the first day of rehearsals start tomorrow. I really don't know how I'm going to pull off the 19 hour days that I'm going to be pulling next week.

But I'm feeling blessed. Spencer is going to let me take over his acting studio, which should bring in some serious extra dough.

Not that I have the time!

Anywhooooo, happy Valentine's day friends! I'm happy for those of you who care about this holiday and who are lucky enough to have someone to share it with. I'm just happy that I don't have any strong feelings towards anyone right now. It seems that when feelings are involved--people have a tendency to hurt mine.

Here's to being alone! I can go buy myself some chocolates--thank you very much!

Interesting comment on Obama

Posted by Contrarian at 2/5/08 1:03 p.m.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/horsey/viewbydate.asp?id=1705

I'm white, retired Navy, grew up in the deepest of the Mississippi Delta as part of a strongly conservative (and largely racist) family. One would expect someone with my background to be a neo-con...but when I see Barack Obama, I see someone whose life exposes the lies of the racist dogma I was once taught (and once believed). The platforms on which Obama and Clinton are not greatly dissimilar...but anyone who knows the depth of the racism of the Deep South should recognize what President Obama will mean to our future as a nation. I think it's time to try to finish what another tall, skinny junior congressman from Illinois started with the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865...and I can think of no better person to do that than Barack Obama.

Would that I could have served under him as my Commander-in-Chief, instead of ending my career under the current administration....

Invitation to a Party

If you read this blog--and you're single--and you would like to come to DC for a party--consider yourselves invited. This is the invitation I just sent out via email.

In celebration of Valentine's Day--I'd like to remind myself of the singular beauties of being single--by making fun of people in relationships.

"How are you going to do it?"

"Can I come?"

"You're crazy Eve! Just crazy!"

Yes yes, I can hear your thoughts--and I will answer your questions.

Saturday, February 16th at 8pm we are going to have a Love Fest Party. Only the coolest single people will be ALLOWED to come and play with us. You have to be game to play! if not, stay home and think about what a pathetic loser you are that you're alone and you're not willing to have a little fun at the expense of others.

When you arrive, we will put your name in a bowl and draw names to assign people to "couples". Then we draw different "relationships".

I'm thinking that we'll give away prizes for couples with the most PDA, for cheating couples, for people who break up and get back together the most, for the "most Jr. High" couples, etc etc.

We'll probably eat some pizza and watch a horrible chick flick. Do some dancing, and otherwise just hang out and have a good time revelling in our freedom.

I'm sending this out to a few of you, but feel free to pass the word along. We should try and keep the numbers even just to make it fun--but if we have extras--we can make it work!

Let me know what you think!

Love to all,

Eve
The Queen
of Everything

PS: if I sent this to you, and you're in a relationship--please feel free to break up with your current lover in order to come to this party. We won't mind! The more the merrier!