I haven’t posted for a long time, and that’s partly because of the whole Chorus Line dealio. I wanted to wait to be able to post good news about that, but such news has not come. I’m still hanging in a kind of limbo, which has only become even more baffeling in the last 2 days. By this point I just don’t know what to think, but I don’t want to linger on that.
So I quit my waitering job, and not a moment too soon. I leave the day after tomorrow for my show in Rhode Island. I could have kept working up until I left, but I didn’t want to, short and simple. I was really over waiting, and what’s more I was over this restaurant. It was a good job for me because it allowed me a lot of flexibility. If I was at an audition that was going well I could call and tell them I would be late and never had any problems.
However, that freedom came at a price. The whole place is so poorly run and unorganized that I was constantly stressed about things I shouldn’t have been stressed about…like getting paid. I was over it and so I left and I am happy I did.
I will say though it’s weird not having anything to do. All last week I had complete freedom which was nice, but also kind of boring at the same time. I saw a lot of friends which was awesome, and I have been in dance almost every day which feels great, but I feel like such a lost soul when there is nothing else to occupy my time.
Me and the bf decided that we would head down to DC for a couple days this week which was really amazing. So I’ll start at the beginning.
Sunday was a beautiful sunny day, so I decided I would lay out and catch some rays. I wasn’t out for that long, but no I wasn’t wearing sunscreen. By sunday night it was very evident that I had gotten pretty sunburned.
The bf and I took a 1:15 am bus on tuesday morning (which we ran to because the 7 train was so delayed and made it just as the bus was pulling out). When we got into DC the bf’s mom picked us up and we headed right out to Western Maryland where they have a family cabin on a lake. It was a long day of travel, a 5 hour bus ride, 1 hour train ride, 3 hour car ride.
Once we got up to the cabin I put on some aloe for my burning skin and all of a sudden it started screaming. I have never experienced anything like it. My skin was so itchy it hurt and I started crying. We’re pretty sure that I had sun poisoning. The bf and his mom went to get me some cortisone cream for the itching and chocolate cupcakes for the hurt pride.
The cream really helped calm me down to the point where I could function again and try and enjoy the unbelievably perfect weather we were having. I’d say it was 75 degrees and sunny with no humidity. We lounged around reading, went out on their boat, and just relaxed. It was absolutely great.
We came back on thursday night and I’ve been starting to get myself ready for my monday departure. I haven’t really had a lot to do, I just keep remembering things I’ve forgotten, like dropping off the laundry, picking up toiletries I need, freezing my gym membership.
Tomorrow looks like it’s going to be a pretty crazy day, but I’m ok with that. I really want to fill up my remaining time here as much as possible!
I’m really excited to get to Rhode Island. The only thing I’m not looking forward to is leaving my boyfriend for a month. I don’t like being away from him, and we’ve had to do that for so much of our relationship. I think we’re good at it out of necessity, which I guess is good. I’m just nervous because when I’m anxious, depressed, overwhelmed or in any way emotionally off balance, just being around him calms me and grounds me. Neither of us like the phone that much, but brave it for when we’re apart. But talking to him on the phone just isn’t the same.
We fortunately have a two week vacation planned for when I finish which I can’t wait for!
Now on a completely different train of thought, I have been having waives of inspiration recently. Moments where I really wish I had the opportunity to write a blog or at least jot down a couple of notes. It seems the burden of the imagination is that it likes to strike when you’re least prepared.
Well I hope everyone is well, I have a feeling that I’ll be updating sooner rather than later, especially since I’ll probably have some good down time in the days to come.
Life In Hyperbole 