Nothing Gold can Stay

Well, summer school is almost over, and I feel the way I always feel when something great comes to an end. First, I am of course sad. How much I have learned in this class! How much I have grown! How many new and interesting people I have met! I am going to miss my daily routine of getting up, grabbing a quick breakfast, picking up a free newspaper outside, and catching the crowded subway to go to class and see my friends and talk about my favorite subject in the world. But secondly, I am also ready for this chapter to close and for a new one to begin! I can't wait to see what the future holds in store. I'm not always optimistic about the future, so when I am, I try to hang onto the feeling!

Tomorrow we will do the final performances of our scenes. And then "regular" class is over. Friday I will still have electives. In musical theater, we have to perform our song as if we were at an audition. In Career Counseling, we are going to talk about auditioning (I have learned so much great information in this class too)!


Oh yeah, I HAVE A JOB INTERVIEW TOMORROW! It's at a nice little French restaurant on the Upper East Side (where the rich people live...yea!)

Thanks to those who encouraged me to stick this out a little longer. I think I am starting to understand the hiring process at restaurants in NYC a little better, and even if I don't get the job tomorrow, I think it will only be a matter of time. Once classes are over I will be able to devote a lot more time to the job search, and my completely open availability will be a huge plus. Of course, I could be totally wrong - I have no idea!


Rehearsals are going OKAY...I am so undecided about it. It's not that I don't like the show. It's a good show. It's just that singing in front of people still makes me almost physically sick with nerves. It's so challenging for me. I can do my audition song pretty well but only after I had a vocal lesson (30 minutes) devoted to it. I don't know if it's a sign to work really hard and overcome this challenge, or to give up on MT and pursue other areas of theatre. I mean if you're not enjoying something and the thought of doing it again makes you want to vomit, shouldn't you just do something else? I could still sing in choirs or something, I do love singing. I just don't want anyone to listen to me! Right now, I just want this show to be over...


In other news, MOM AND DAD are coming tomorrow! I am so excited to see them. I don't think we have any plans except for the restaurants that Dad has picked to eat at. We are also going to try and see a Broadway show. I am trying to talk Dad into seeing HAIR! But if not, that's okay - I would love to see anything.


Well since I have become a "resident" New Yorker, I seem to have quit taking so many photos so I have no new ones to share. However, I will share this recent photo of me looking retarded! Enjoy!