A recent enjoyment of mine is picking up the free Red Eye newspaper which has mainly pop news inside. I've discovered that most CTA riders enjoy it as well. My excitement in getting a fresh issue each day is for the crossword puzzle. I've never been good at crossword puzzles--growing up I've always peeked at the answers unless they were for school, of course. The special thing about these crossword puzzles is that they don't give you the answers or any hints. The answers come on the next day's issue. They have been difficult, and sad to say...I've given up many times. The other day on the train, 2 girls sat down--one beside me and one in front. I was reading my book until my ear caught the girl next to me talking about the crossword puzzles in the Red Eye. She said that she always does them just to make herself feel smart, because they're so easy. Just imagine my thoughts after that statement...
Random quote dedicated to my sister from Jane Austen's Mansfield Park:
"But there certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are pretty women to deserve them."
Oh, how true.
Something I've found quite annoying is that the taxi-cabs here in Chicago highly resemble police cars. When driving, my mind is always extremely cautious of the speed limit and conscious of the break pedal due to taxis everywhere.
Rehearsals for the Mikado have continued to be a blast. There's so much little bits of choreography to remember, but the challenge is fun. It's hard to believe that we are doing a "stumble through" Run-through this Sunday afternoon! It's coming so quickly! Last Sunday, I met a couple of people that know 3 friends of mine who went to grad school with them for voice. It was quite interesting that they knew about BJU, because of my friends. Most people don't.
I had an embarrassing moment Thursday evening! There's a part when the ladies' chorus is shuffling/running in a huge circle to the other side of the stage and at the same time bowing in a japanese style to the Mikado and his "daughter-in-law elect" Katisha. Well, we rehearsed this, and I got so into it and was having fun bowing, when all of a sudden I was downstage center and realized that I should have stopped and stood in my place about 10 feet back, and everyone else was already in their places. Out of embarrassment I threw my arms out and exclaimed "Oh! Oops!" scurried back to my spot while everyone laughed. I was actually surprised that we've been in rehearsals for this long with that being my first embarrassing moment. That's a record.
Here is the poster for the show!!!!
Job update: Orientation was this past Wednesday for Jamba Juice/Auntie Anne's! The regional director Denver and the general manager Michelle did an excellent job it getting us excited for the job. It sound like a great company to work for!
I also had an interview for the Skydeck gift shop at the Willis Tower. It went very well! After they finish sifting through resumes and interviews, they will call back the people they really want for a second interview. We'll see! The wonderful thing about both of these jobs is that you can easily transfer to different cities. Jamba juice helps in relocation costs, but Skydeck doesn't..but the fact that you can easily transfer is fantastic.
Training for Jamba Juice/Auntie Anne's begins Monday bright through Wednesday, then it opens Friday!
A happy discovery was that the museums all have certain free days. This past Tuesday, my friend Austin and I really wanted to take advantage of the free day at the Shedd Aquarium.
We tried to get a couple of other people to join this fun event, but they were busy. We arrived at the aquarium around 11:00am, and the entrance was PACKED with a massive line. Schools were taking advantage of the free day...so we decided to go nearby to the Museum of Natural History. While walking through the exhibits, we saw art students sitting with their big drawing paper drawing the animal/exhibit of their choice. I knew Becca would've enjoyed seeing that since she often took her art students on field trips to draw. While in the exhibit of different kinds of birds, I wanted to create dresses inspired by birds such as the snowy egret, greater bird of paradise, and of course the peacock. Their design/feathers are gorgeous. How to accomplish this? Not quite sure yet. It will happen one day.
We also went to the planetarium, but to our disappointment, you can only go to the surrounding exhibits for free..not the actual planetarium. You'd think that for a free day to the planertarium you would actually get to see it.
On our way to the exhibits, there were giant "legs" in a park nearby. I absolutely HAD to get pictures with them.....
These are dedicated to Giuseppe...
Shedd Aquarium...Someday I'll get to really go...
Museum of Natural History...
Me with Sue!
In a glass exhibit with mammals....
Still confused why Belle was their chosen model.....
On a different note....
Big struggle this week: Loneliness. It's hit incredibly hard. Many tears over the need for fellowship. It hurt so badly that I kept on checking craigslist to get a cat to love. I called my dear mom one night and cried.."Mooommm I want a kitty!!" She was very supportive, BUT my sister said, "No! you don't need a cat...you're going to become a cat lady..and get lots of cats...have conversations with them...and refer to them as people while talking to others." I laughed and laughed. She is right. I would. She made a mission for me today--to meet someone, get a number, and have a good story to tell. At my objection, she lowered the standard to just having a good story about meeting someone. What a good cheerleader she was. I got off of my bum, got ready for the day, and started this conquest. The first stop was Quest Diagnostics to get a pre-employment drug test for the Skydeck gift shop--not exactly the place you would think you'd meet a new friend. When it was my turn to go into the back, a guy worker around my age opened the door and called my name. He was quite friendly with a very pleasant smile. My first thought was, "Greeaaat. I have to give him the cup." After giving him the sample, he asked about where I was from/why I was up here/etc. Turns out that he is a musician as well and is a piano tuner. It surprised me, because I have never met anyone around my age that was a piano tuner. We talked a little bit more, and then the other lady workers were giving him assignments to do, so he went back to give me his business card just in case I needed or knew someone that needed a piano tuned. As he gave it to me, he said, "Call me anytime" with a smile. Pretty sure I had a huge grin for at least 15 minutes afterwards. I had already met the goal of the day! I immediately called Becca and shared the story. She was proud. During my other stops of the day, I didn't really get the chance to talk to any more people, but I was satisfied. I'm thinking about making a daily goal to meeting one new person. Thanks so Becca for encouraging a day brightener :)
Random fact:
These Chocolately cat cookies for people from Trader Joe's are amazing. I have to restrain myself from eating the whole container each time my eyes lay on them.
More auditions are coming up in the future! I'll post about them (what they were for/how they went) closer to that time.
Hope your weekend is smashing!
TLE
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