Again I have been spotty with my updates for a week or so. Just to let you know . . . my husband goes into surgery in just over 12 hours. I am home to take care of our furry babies before getting ready for an early morning of waiting around . . . then more waiting around to see the surgeon and have him tell me my husband is okay.
I've been quelling my feelings because my husband has a lot to think about - he is the one going under the knife afterall. My role is to truly be the supportive wife, for real and not just in words. I have made it this far with few tears and no breakdowns, but I am not sure how tomorrow will go.
I just thought I would update a bit and let you know I hope to get to more light-hearted topics soon. If all goes well I will have almost 2 weeks of time to write on here . . . which might be too much after such sporadic blogging as of late lol.
I love my husband very much and I just want us to be able to move on and work on all the wonderful things we have been planning for.
More on that next time - I should be in bed.
Thanks for reading.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Five on Friday - Girlie Style
1. Auditions - It may sound weird that I'm happy/thankful/glad for auditions, but I am. As stressed as I get about doing well, I know it gives me that much more practice to getting where I want to be. We'll see what happens after Sunday, but I'm going to give it my best shot.
2. Memories - I'm having to pull from my experiences lately and it brings up a lot of my past. I find myself telling stories to my coworkers a lot these days (remind me to tell you about the blanket at work story). I'll have to remember to write them down so I can post some here.
3. Being crafty - I finally got a chance to pick up some things for making Christmas presents and I can't wait until I can work on them.
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| Not my machine, but it's a Singer :) |
4. Nailpolish - I have an awesome new polish on my nails right now and I totally think they look beautiful. I've really gotten into nail blogs lately, so hopefully I'll be able to do some cool stuff and show everyone.
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| Orly Rock Solid - I have it on my nails now |
5. Pink! - I love the color pink. It took me a long time to admit to that, but once I did it was all over. I have a lot of pink things and I even had a pink car at one time.
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| Pink hair! |
It's kind of truncated today because I've been busy with work and life, but when am I not? lol
Have a wonderful weekend! Only 15 more days until Christmas!! Ahhh!!
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
You like me! You really like me :)
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| Maria Callas and Marilyn Monroe |
I promise, I will get to writing the second installment of my Gamer Girl story soon.
Let me take a bit of time and ask this - what would you like to see me write about? Any subjects or thoughts you want to see on here?
I can get a little scattered and I've learned I have an absolutely horrible memory these days, so I'm just wondering what the visitors and readers of my blog want to read about. Feel free to suggest anything and I'll take a stab at it and give you credit for the idea :). You can find a bit of what I focus my blogs on here - for a look at what makes me who I am.
I received a Versatile Blogger Award from my lovely friend Jaime awhile back, but honestly, with only 5 followers, I didn't feel at all worthy of the award. I really should award others though, but most of the blogs I have in my sidebar have already won the award or even better awards. That's partly why I follow them - to read great stuff and hopefully get some insight on how to blog better.
For now I think just being honest and real is the best way to go.
So let me know if there's anything you want to know about me or my life. I try to be as open and inviting as I can. And please let me know about your blog too. I would love to read what you have to say :).
Thanks for stopping by and I hope it's not the only time!
Monday, December 5, 2011
Commuting sucks my soul
Thanks to the theme this week over at Cheesy Bloggers, I can expound upon my daily commute. The gist of it is, I have a 4 hour commute to and from work each day. Yes, that's right, 4 hours total a day I spend commuting. Here's a breakdown:
1. I leave my house at 6:05ish to get down to the train station early enough to get a parking spot.
2. I park in my "hidden" parking spot and put in my contacts and make myself presentable at that ungodly hour of the morning with makeup. The parking on the street near the station went to 4 hours only a few months ago, so many people are scrambling to find parking these days. Either that or they do the park and ride and take a bus to the station. I won't even talk about where I park to anyone near the trains because I don't want to lose my spot and have to take just one more means of public transportation to get to work - you'll see how many I now have as you continue onward.
3. At 6:45am I get out of my car and wait in line (right now freezing my ever lovin' ass off) in order to get a seat on the train.
4. 7am the train leaves for its city destination (with 4 stops in between). If it works out I get to sit with my best friend and others - sometimes her husband, sometimes our train friend.
5. The train arrives around 7:48am at the station and everyone files out and up the stairs.
6. Next I go back down different stairs to the bus tunnel and wait for whatever bus happens to come by first (or our light rail train, depending on what time I get across the street and down the stairs). Meanwhile, my best friend and her husband take a shuttle to the same end destination and catch it just up the street from where I take the light rail. The reason I can't do that is because they work for a different company and they check all employee badges at the door of the shuttle. My commute would be so much better if that were it, but no this is just the second stop on the way.
7. After the bus tunnel I then get off and have to go up out of the tunnel and walk to the streetcar stop. I normally just miss the 8am streetcar and so must wait for the 8:15am one.
8. The 8:15am streetcar comes and I take that to a block and a half away from my office building. I walk there and usually get to my desk at about 8:25am.
So that's just over 2 hours ONE WAY to work each day. I honestly try not to think about it or I think I would end up killing someone. And, that is just if everything runs smoothly, which it tends to not happen, somewhere in the chain of public transportation vehicles.
To get home, I hope like hell I catch the streetcar close to 4:40pm in order to get off the train by 6:40pm - and then drive to the gym (or home depending on my mood and what I remembered to bring with me that morning).
Why do I put up with this you ask? Well, apart from the fact that I must be slightly insane, I get paid the most I've ever been paid, have the best health benefits (which are much needed), I have a flexible schedule and can work from home if needed, and the work environment is the most open and friendly that I've ever been in. Every office has its politics, but overall I can see myself growing within the company for quite awhile.
Does this make up for the horrendous, almost life wrenching commute I go through each week? I hope so . . . because we plan on possibly moving farther away when we buy a house (but I'm trying like mad to get my husband to reconsider).
I would not wish this on my enemy, but I put myself through it each day. Luckily my boss and coworkers are understanding and know I'm going to have some crappy days because of my commute.
Teleportation cannot get here fast enough.
1. I leave my house at 6:05ish to get down to the train station early enough to get a parking spot.
2. I park in my "hidden" parking spot and put in my contacts and make myself presentable at that ungodly hour of the morning with makeup. The parking on the street near the station went to 4 hours only a few months ago, so many people are scrambling to find parking these days. Either that or they do the park and ride and take a bus to the station. I won't even talk about where I park to anyone near the trains because I don't want to lose my spot and have to take just one more means of public transportation to get to work - you'll see how many I now have as you continue onward.
3. At 6:45am I get out of my car and wait in line (right now freezing my ever lovin' ass off) in order to get a seat on the train.
4. 7am the train leaves for its city destination (with 4 stops in between). If it works out I get to sit with my best friend and others - sometimes her husband, sometimes our train friend.
5. The train arrives around 7:48am at the station and everyone files out and up the stairs.
6. Next I go back down different stairs to the bus tunnel and wait for whatever bus happens to come by first (or our light rail train, depending on what time I get across the street and down the stairs). Meanwhile, my best friend and her husband take a shuttle to the same end destination and catch it just up the street from where I take the light rail. The reason I can't do that is because they work for a different company and they check all employee badges at the door of the shuttle. My commute would be so much better if that were it, but no this is just the second stop on the way.
7. After the bus tunnel I then get off and have to go up out of the tunnel and walk to the streetcar stop. I normally just miss the 8am streetcar and so must wait for the 8:15am one.
8. The 8:15am streetcar comes and I take that to a block and a half away from my office building. I walk there and usually get to my desk at about 8:25am.
So that's just over 2 hours ONE WAY to work each day. I honestly try not to think about it or I think I would end up killing someone. And, that is just if everything runs smoothly, which it tends to not happen, somewhere in the chain of public transportation vehicles.
To get home, I hope like hell I catch the streetcar close to 4:40pm in order to get off the train by 6:40pm - and then drive to the gym (or home depending on my mood and what I remembered to bring with me that morning).
Why do I put up with this you ask? Well, apart from the fact that I must be slightly insane, I get paid the most I've ever been paid, have the best health benefits (which are much needed), I have a flexible schedule and can work from home if needed, and the work environment is the most open and friendly that I've ever been in. Every office has its politics, but overall I can see myself growing within the company for quite awhile.
Does this make up for the horrendous, almost life wrenching commute I go through each week? I hope so . . . because we plan on possibly moving farther away when we buy a house (but I'm trying like mad to get my husband to reconsider).
I would not wish this on my enemy, but I put myself through it each day. Luckily my boss and coworkers are understanding and know I'm going to have some crappy days because of my commute.
Teleportation cannot get here fast enough.
Friday, December 2, 2011
Five on Friday - Holidays are here!
1. Lunch with a coworker - My coworker asked if I wanted to get lunch and we walked to a cafe we wanted to try. It was nice to take some time out to talk and just relax before getting back to our busy day.
2. Shopping - I love to shop, either online or out and about. I don't get to do it much and do a lot of window shopping. It's nice to get to buy things instead of just looking.
3. Christmas - It's my favorite holiday, probably because it combines shopping with giving to others. I love finding that special gift that mean something to those I care about.4. Craft ideas - I am addicted to Pinterest
right now. I am finding so many great ideas on things to make to give as presents. Now I just have to organize all my thoughts so I can get all the supplies I need in time to get them done.5. Free weekend!! - No hospital visits and no rehearsal or performances. It's a rare weekend for me.
I can't believe it's already December and we are 23 days away from Christmas! I hope things are going well for you :).
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Minority Report
I recently had a callback for a company closer to home. The callback was for, get this, the Color Purple, the musical.
What??
I auditioned during the general auditions, meaning I could be called or cast for any of their shows for the upcoming season. I thought for certain after my audition that I was a different animal than what they wanted and would not hear back from them again. So, when I got an email saying I had gotten a call back I was surprised. Then, to find out it was for the Color Purple, I was shocked.
My first thought was, aren't I the wrong color for this show? I mean, I was being creative when I wrote down the parts I thought I could play, but I didn't think they would take it seriously. It was more a bold move at a new company that made me do it. Guess it's paying off lol.
Don't get me wrong, I was honored and delighted to get a call back - my first ever, actually. I was just puzzled as to why I made the cut, especially for this show.
Maybe they didn't have enough people so they had to be a little more creative? I went with that train of thought as the most feasible.
I was wrong. I got to the call back auditions and felt very much in the minority. I know I got a few stares from the people already there.
We did 2 scenes and a bit of singing. Overall it went well and I did what I could to do my best at the acting . . . the singing came pretty easily to me. Who knows if they will pick me for any part, but they must have had something in mind to call me back in to audition again. I'll let you know if I hear anything back from this whole experience.
There is a bit of a theme right now, first the Color Purple, next up is auditions for South Pacific - which is getting more and more racist as I research it.
I'm used to being a minority, and reveling in the fact that I am (half Taiwanese, half Scottish, fyi), but sometimes I feel we don't need to bring attention to that particular aspect of people. I dunno . . . maybe it's something some people think about all the time, but I kinda thought we were past separation like that.
Although, I'm finding in the the theatre world, everything is up for scrutiny.
Anyway, just thought I would write about this little experience. We'll see what comes out of it all :).
What??
I auditioned during the general auditions, meaning I could be called or cast for any of their shows for the upcoming season. I thought for certain after my audition that I was a different animal than what they wanted and would not hear back from them again. So, when I got an email saying I had gotten a call back I was surprised. Then, to find out it was for the Color Purple, I was shocked.
My first thought was, aren't I the wrong color for this show? I mean, I was being creative when I wrote down the parts I thought I could play, but I didn't think they would take it seriously. It was more a bold move at a new company that made me do it. Guess it's paying off lol.
Don't get me wrong, I was honored and delighted to get a call back - my first ever, actually. I was just puzzled as to why I made the cut, especially for this show.
Maybe they didn't have enough people so they had to be a little more creative? I went with that train of thought as the most feasible.
I was wrong. I got to the call back auditions and felt very much in the minority. I know I got a few stares from the people already there.
We did 2 scenes and a bit of singing. Overall it went well and I did what I could to do my best at the acting . . . the singing came pretty easily to me. Who knows if they will pick me for any part, but they must have had something in mind to call me back in to audition again. I'll let you know if I hear anything back from this whole experience.
There is a bit of a theme right now, first the Color Purple, next up is auditions for South Pacific - which is getting more and more racist as I research it.
I'm used to being a minority, and reveling in the fact that I am (half Taiwanese, half Scottish, fyi), but sometimes I feel we don't need to bring attention to that particular aspect of people. I dunno . . . maybe it's something some people think about all the time, but I kinda thought we were past separation like that.
Although, I'm finding in the the theatre world, everything is up for scrutiny.
Anyway, just thought I would write about this little experience. We'll see what comes out of it all :).
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