I'm so tired, I can't sleep;

Lots of things are happening right now.

Outside of the fact that it is election day, I am in the midst of applying for jobs AGAIN, my roommates and I are having a hair dying fiesta right now (only one of us' hair is being dyed, but its an inclusive process so we are all involved with it.. haha), Jenn and I did some major cleaning and organizing today...


And yesterday I found out that one of my beloved acting teachers, Brad Waters, passed away.

I took his acting class when I was in 9th grade, and was in the productions of BCPE and Good Times Review that he directed that year.
He was the first one to really push me out of my comfort zone as an actor. He was the first one to cast me as a character with a name in BCPE. He made me write a poem to be performed in Good Times (though it was a comedic poem)... and he pushed me WAY out when it came to my monologue in his acting class.
It was from the play Equus, and if you don't know the concept of that play (& happen to care) you can read it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equus_(play)
My monologue was Dora, the mother, and it was definitely the most emotionally raw thing I had ever done.. and I don't think I ever really wrapped my 14-year-old head around it. But the acting lessons I learned in that were some that I will always carry with me.

Brad was definitely a pivotal part of my life as an actor, and as a teenager growing up. I feel horrible that I didn't keep in closer contact with him after he moved on from CFRT... we emailed some until I was about a sophomore in college but after that .. nothing really.

I am truly in shock that he is gone and I will miss him dearly.

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That's really all.


Roommates and I are breaking out the champagne.
Obama is president again.
:)