My ears hurt

*yelling across two states* Oh, B! I'm right here!

I found you!

Oh where...

Oh whereeeeee are my co-conspirators? Oh whereeeee are my co-conspirators? Oh where, oh where, oh where, oh where, oh whereeeeee are my co-conspirators?

Happy Happy Birthday, M!!

Today is our fearless book writer's 22nd birthday!

Happy birthday, M! :D

Doom's Day

Watch out, Louisville! All THREE of us (that's right...Katie, B, AND me) will all be in the same city (heck, the same hotel and theatre) at the same time on Wednesday! The three of us have never been in the same place at the same time before, so who knows what will happen? I don't know if the universe is prepared for this yet, but it's happening anyway. Maybe a black hole will form...dogs will bark constantly...birds will flee the city...people will scream "the apocolypse is coming!"

...

Or maybe we'll just geek it out hardcore on stage at Spring Awakening.

It will be an interesting day, nonetheless. ;)

Is this for real?

...because I'm pretty sure I must be dreaming. I am DONE. I took my last final this morning...and I'm DONE with my college career. And it just doesn't feel like it's really happening. I half expect to wake up and it be, I dunno, three months ago and I've just gotten home from Chicago.

But, no, that was actually three months ago and now I'm done studying and writing papers and jumping through hoops to pass a class. Once my last two grades are posted, I'll officially be completely done. And on Sunday, I'll walk across that stage and get my degree. Even then, I'm pretty sure I'll still be pinching myself.

Have I seriously been in school for 18 years? And am I seriously done with it? It's a strange feeling.

Since the roomie and I are both stuck here until Monday, because of graduation on Sunday (I'm graduating...she's playing in the band), we're going out to celebrate the end of finals week tonight. We're heading to Lima (the nearest "city") to eat at La Charraeda (or however you spell it...La Cha...there) one last time before I graduate and then we're going to go see Angels & Demons. It should be a good time...and a good end to senior year. :)

And the nominees are...

So, today the Tony noms were announced. Not gonna lie, kinda sad that [tos] was shunned as much as they were. I wasn't really expecting them to receive that many noms, but I figured at least Heidi, Susan, Jeff and Hunter would get noms in their respective categories. However, if they're okay with getting only the Best Book of a Musical nom, even if it is just HB's name on the award, I'm okay with it. I'm proud of them for that.

I'm also super duper excited that Next to Normal got 11 noms! Alice Ripley is fierce, so is Bobby Spencer! However...no Aaron Tveit? Pshhh he's hot AND talented! Guess I gotta be grateful for what I got, so, still verrrry happy for them!

Thanks, Tony Awards Nomination Committee for at least a half-amazing birthday present to wake up to this morning :)

The Distance I've Come

I'm now under a month from graduation. This coming weekend is an alumnae celebration for my sorority's 50th anniversary. It's a little surreal to think that...the next time there's an alumnae celebration of any sort...I'll be one of the alumnae. Next week is the Senior Send-Off in Lima. We're supposedly getting our caps and gowns soon. My very last initiation ceremony (and very last Honors Day) of my college career is only about two weeks away. It's hard to believe my college career is ending. I've been submitting resumes to various places. A few days ago, I actually started researching literary agents.

There's a song in particular that has kind of become one of my theme songs lately, as I'm facing my future. It's called "The Distance You Have Come" and is written by Scott Alan. If you've never heard of Scott Alan, you should get on that. He's an amazing composer and lyricist. He has two CDs out, "Dreaming Wide Awake" and "Keys" (which is the one this song is on) and he has Broadway peeps perform his songs on the CDs. Natalie Weiss sings this particular song. And, like I said, it's pretty much become my theme song as of late, so I thought I'd share it here.



I don't know where tomorrow finds me
The only thing I know is where I'm standing now
In this life, there's never been a guarantee
Which seems to be the only guarantee I've found

But keep your eyes upon the road
Keep driving
It won't be long until you see a sign
That says that you're arriving

And when you reach that day
When you've conquered what's behind you
Don't forget the fight it took to get you here
And when you reach the top
Of the mountain you've been climbing
Don't forget the distance you have come

It's hard, when no one
Tells you if you're winning
But just remind yourself how far
That you've already come
And some days you may feel that
There is no ending
But if you give up now, you'll never know
If you could have won

So keep your eyes upon the road
Keep driving
It won't be long until you see a sign
That says that you're arriving

And when that day has come
When you've conquered what's behind you
Don't forget the moments that have
Come before
And when you reach that place
When you're miles from where you started
Don't forget the distance you have come

And there'll be days
When the weight of the world will bind you
And you're wondering if
The world really needs you
But keep on going
Keep on driving on
'Cause the sign ahead
Will soon be behind you

And when you reach that day
When you've conquered what's behind you
Don't forget the fight it took to get you here
And when you reach the top
Of the mountains you've been climbing
Don't forget the distance
And when that day has come
And you've conquered what's behind you
Don't forget the moments
That have come before
And when you reach that place
When you're miles from where you started
Don't forget the distance
Don't forget the distance
Don't forget the distance
Don't forget, don't forget the distance
You have come

For your listening/viewing pleasure...here's a video of Natalie singing this song. Enjoy!