Well it's been a while to say the least. I've been very busy with all the theatre productions in school this year, and familial problems along with that. We're on summer break now, but I haven't been able to focus on any sort of writing, although my sketching isn't nearly as horrendous as it used to be. I'm up pretty late right now because I stayed up all night at a friend's yesterday and passed out too early so I didn't sleep through the night. I feel kind of like a baby at the moment, with the whole 'not sleeping through the night' thing.
I've recently become addicted to Alex Day, aka Nerimon, and his friends, mostly Charlieissocoollike. Recently being this year, I suppose. His wit and sarcasm are amazing, despite the fact he lives in London. Oh well, I'm sure I'll make it out of Nebraska eventually.
I never thought I'd say this, but I've been dealing with a lot of relationship problems recently. I started dating one of my directors from Student Directed One Acts, or SDOA's. He broke up with me just as summer started, and the whole experience was...foreign, to say the least. I'm not used to being the one in the relationship, and hearing about them from your friends really doesn't prepare you nearly enough. I'm not sure what happened exactly, and I'm split between convincing myself he's just an asshole and wondering if maybe he's not as sinister as I'd like to think. At this stage in my coping process, I need him to be the villain as to not completely lose my mind. I was overly fond of him, and it really bothers me that we didn't make it. Of course it wasn't anything deep or whatnot. Still bothers me though. I'm right in the middle of that long process of getting over him, and it really doesn't help that he lives a block away from me. I've learned one lesson though; don't date people from the theatre department. It complicates things and kind of ruins productions if it doesn't work out. At least he was a senior this year and I won't have to see him next year. Small victories.
On another, less whiny teenage girl note, my darling mum is returning this weekend. Blah. Blah blah blahdiddy blah. I'll be secluding myself in my own little nerd world and pretending I can't hear her. This summer just keeps getting better and better.
I've been spending more time catching up with old friends, and I'm feeling much better about life in general. They're all older than me and make it easier to see the light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak. I'm looking forward to graduating and going to college. I have a few that I have my eye on, but it's going to be so difficult to choose which one I'll go to. At least I'm going. I can't imagine not going and being stuck in Nebraska the rest of my life. I need to get out and experiment with the separate cultures of the world. I'm going to put the finishing touches on my personal style and let my geek flag fly.
I've been keeping more in touch with politics recently, and let me just say how dearly afraid I am of Mitt Romney and the Tea Party. They all scare the crap out of me, and I hope with everything in me that Obama gets re-elected in November. But let's not get into politics, because I hate disagreeing with people because half the time I want to slap them upside the head and ask what's wrong with them. I really don't do well with playing the Devil's Advocate in those scenarios...
Went and saw the Avengers recently, and although I would never have suspected it, I enjoyed it immensely. I'm not usually into the super hero thing, but I have been converted. I think they did a wonderful job not overdoing the super hero aspect of it. They balanced the action out quite nicely too. Special effects were great, and the witty banter was astounding. My favorite, without a doubt, is Iron Man, but that's purely because Robert Downey Jr. does such an amazing job with Tony Stark. I can't wait for it to come out on DVD because I'm going to watch it again and again until I have the whole thing memorized. I'm going to get sucked into the fandom, I just know it. Thankfully it's summer, so I don't have to worry about balancing my nerd fits with school. I will, however, have to balance them with work. That's right, ladies and gents. This perpetually lazy hermit nerd might have a job. Actually, I do, but there's some...loose ends that need to be fixed, and people are being frustrating about it. It'll work itself out. Eventually.
Also, if any of you have yet to see Repo: the Genetic Opera, go do so now. It's available on Netflix, and you can rent a DVD of it pretty much anywhere. A friend of mine sat me down and made me watch it, and it was amazing. I need to work more on my musical geekness. Speaking of musicals, my school is doing Fame this year. I'm working on actually seeing the movie. That might be important. At least it's a bit more contemporary that The Music Man, but I've found the older musicals are actually better than I'd initially thought.
Well, it's getting pretty early, so I'm going to go do my best to get some more sleep so I'm not totally dead later in the day. I'm hanging out with some people and I would like to be a bit coherent at least
Also, to my IRL friends on here, I'm so sorry for anyone that was friends with Cody. I didn't know him, but it's tragic that he died so young. I'd say I'd pray for him, but I'm not religious, so I'll send good thoughts his way. I'm really sorry guys