reasons i'm blessed (as of Monday, November 22, 2010):
- i didn't get a ticket on friday for my California roll through a dorm stop sign
- i WILL end up being able to direct/act in the play i wrote (which is going up at The Empty Space this February & March)
- i'm pretty sure i nailed my Judicial Powers Under the Constitution final this morning
- my professor said i can send my paper in late, as long as i get it in one way or another, which is awesome cause i lost my prompt & wasn't sure what exactly i was supposed to write on, so i was going to just accept my zero & move on, but now i have a chance to still get some credit for it :D
- my mom just bought peanut butter pretzels from Costco
- i was cast in New Kid (the traveling children's show at CSUB)
- the kid's show is double cast & kamala put cody & i together for our cast :DDD
- my friends are kind of amazing
- i get to spend quality time with my wonderful family this week when we go up to San Jose for Thanksgiving
- mark's paying for us to go to a Blackhawks/Sharks game while we're up there :D
- last time i went to the GI, he said my blood tests show that I'm no longer anemic & that all of my inflammatory markers were down :DDDDD
- Jesus loves me
so overall, life is pretty swell right now. i'm so so so so grateful to God.
peace 'n' blessin's,
mjl.
ps...i'm currently an expert on state/federal governments' powers to tax/spend as well as what they're constitutionally allowed to regulate as far as inter & intrastate commerce is concerned & which Supreme Court cases established all of that, so if anyone has any questions about any of that, you have about 12 more hours before it's all completely out of my brain & i become an expert on the supposed "myths" of the free market economy for tomorrow's final
Monday, November 22, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
blessed.
In my limited vocabulary, that's the only word I can muster up to describe how I feel.
Utterly & abundantly blessed.
I got a call from my wonderful, and most favorite, director, Zoe Saba, today during which she informed me that my performance as Madame Pernelle in CSUB's production of Tartuffe had earned me a nomination to compete at Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival's Irene Ryan Acting Competition!
This is my second nomination, and, honestly, I couldn't be happier for a number of reasons.
First, this role of the crotchety grandma (who according to a lovely review from our new dean of Arts & Humanities was a blend of Hamlet's Polonius & The Importance of Being Earnest's Lady Bracknell) was not one that I chose or wanted, but was assigned to me because I was the best fit with who we had audition for the other roles. But along the rehearsal process, I, with the help of my lovely director, was able to explore and really play & discover this crazy Julia Childs/Nathan Lane a la Birdcage character, and I ended up really loving her.
Second, six months ago, I was stuck in a hospital bed wondering if I'd ever be able to act or do shows again. Even 8 weeks ago, when Zoe talked to me about being in the show and asked if I was healthy, I told her yes, but still felt that gnawing fear in the back of my mind that I really didn't know if I was going to get sick again somewhere down the line of the rehearsal or performance process. Yet after all the ER trips, hospital stays, doctor visits, and fears, I was able to perform again. I was able to do what I love and what, I feel, God created me to do. And, not only that, but I was recognized for the talents God's given me & rewarded for them.
So naturally, when my dad brought up the fact that it was so wonderful seeing me up on stage doing what I love rather than stuck writhing in a hospital bed, I started tearing up, simply because of this entry's namesake...
I felt blessed.
So extremely blessed and joyous that God has given me so, so much.
Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
-john 16:22-
♥
mjl.
Utterly & abundantly blessed.
I got a call from my wonderful, and most favorite, director, Zoe Saba, today during which she informed me that my performance as Madame Pernelle in CSUB's production of Tartuffe had earned me a nomination to compete at Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival's Irene Ryan Acting Competition!
This is my second nomination, and, honestly, I couldn't be happier for a number of reasons.
First, this role of the crotchety grandma (who according to a lovely review from our new dean of Arts & Humanities was a blend of Hamlet's Polonius & The Importance of Being Earnest's Lady Bracknell) was not one that I chose or wanted, but was assigned to me because I was the best fit with who we had audition for the other roles. But along the rehearsal process, I, with the help of my lovely director, was able to explore and really play & discover this crazy Julia Childs/Nathan Lane a la Birdcage character, and I ended up really loving her.
Second, six months ago, I was stuck in a hospital bed wondering if I'd ever be able to act or do shows again. Even 8 weeks ago, when Zoe talked to me about being in the show and asked if I was healthy, I told her yes, but still felt that gnawing fear in the back of my mind that I really didn't know if I was going to get sick again somewhere down the line of the rehearsal or performance process. Yet after all the ER trips, hospital stays, doctor visits, and fears, I was able to perform again. I was able to do what I love and what, I feel, God created me to do. And, not only that, but I was recognized for the talents God's given me & rewarded for them.
So naturally, when my dad brought up the fact that it was so wonderful seeing me up on stage doing what I love rather than stuck writhing in a hospital bed, I started tearing up, simply because of this entry's namesake...
I felt blessed.
So extremely blessed and joyous that God has given me so, so much.
-john 16:22-
♥
mjl.
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