Bright -vs- Dark

Why does bad news seem to happen all at once? Or right after a wave of good news? Like the world is trying to tell you, "Hey, don't get too comfortable because I got some tricks up my sleeve."

As you probably can tell, I got some bad news. But it came after some amazing news of my new job offer! Let me say, it's a weight off my shoulders. Now I have two jobs, one more and I can officially call myself an American. Good-oh.

The bad news was that I have to complete ANOTHER semester at Berkeley. After I thought pretty solidly that this was going to be my LAST semester. Oops! Someone forgot to mention 6 units that I'm missing. Shh, let's tell her after it's too late to register for new classes on her last semester. Har. Har. Har. I love bureaucracy. It makes so much sense all the time.

So that's the end of that bitter rant. On to new and bright horizons.

I did my scene in my advanced acting class today and it went relatively well, considering. The "considering" entails the fact that it's an Irish play (dialects expected) and I play a cruel and vicious bully-girl who likes to pick on cripple boys. Yup. I actually love the play, it's called "The Cripple of Inishmaan" and I highly recommend finding a copy and reading it. I also love the challenge of the character- so different from who I am (I hope...) and the dialect work is actually quite fun. Where I thought my skills were very limited regarding dialects, I find my ear is better than I thought. Irish accent? Check.

Mike is doing well, he's happier than he's been for years. That job was a blessing for the support it lent us monetarily, but mentally and physically it was torture for him. I'm so happy he's working at something he loves, now. Music is his life and now he can actively pursue it and someday make it into a career.

That's it for now, now I must go figure out how to make my character in my scene more menacing. That should be interesting!

Laurel

Treat your pets with love and kindness, they depend on you for everything and don't understand indifference. Cruelty isn't just physical abuse, it's also ignoring a creature who loves you no matter what. Do the right thing and step up, take responsibility, grow up, spend a dollar or two and realize a life depends on you. Sorry- been running into too many owners who don't give a crap and blame everything but themselves for their actions. Come to me if you need help. I'll do it for free.