Summer Days Driftin' Away

Summer in Burlington is like one of those cheesy street scenes in a romantic comedy where the protagonist skips down the street and everyone in town is smiling and waving and going about their business. Of course, sometimes it can be a little sketchy, but so can all places. It's kind of like the beginning of Beauty and the Beast when Belle strolls down the street and everyone's just yelling "BONJOUR!" out of their windows. And there I am, skipping and dancing down the street listening to some random showtune on my iPod. (Literally, I probably am dancing. Look for me.) This summer seems to be going by so fast, I can't even believe we're almost at the end of June.

But there's also another place that's been on my mind. A place that's haunted my dreams and thoughts for the past week (probably longer). That place is New York. I can't stop thinking about it. Ever since the New York episode of Glee and between the Tony Awards and all the showtunes I listen to, I just can't stop thinking about that magical place where everything just seems right. Where I'm surrounded by people and theatres and lights. I need to find a stage to sing on. I need to find a place to perform again.

The past few nights I've had continuing dreams about New York. At first I dreamed that my parents, Megan, and I all went to New York for Christmas (something that I really want to happen in real life, mind you) and we saw the Rockettes and went skating in Central Park and saw so many shows on Broadway that my mind was spinning with the euphoria and adrenaline brought on by the theatre. The next night I dreamed that I was actually starring in a show (Book of Mormon to be exact, I think it was around the Tony Awards time.), and my whole family and Megan came to see the show. I belted so many notes and looked out at the audience, and they were all the first to stand for my ovation.

They were the most beautiful dreams I've ever experienced in my life. I need a stage.

Peace out!

Groundhog Day

Happy Groundhog Day! or as I like to call it CRAZY BLIZZARD DAY! Seriously this storm is like, "RAWR EASTERN SEA BOARD YOU'RE MINE!" Personally I think it's a little selfish of Mother Nature considering how school still wasn't cancelled today on account of wild snow/ice conditions. Theatre History was cancelled though, and the box office was closed today which provided a pretty good break during the day. The view out my window was awesome.

It's like all of Burlington is a cloud, and I just sit alone in my castle surveying this cloud. Pretty cool, huh? However, this morning when Punxsutawney Phil crawled his cute little butt out of his hole, he did not see his shadow. You know what that means? Early spring coming our way!

He's pretty darn cute, right?

I decided to announce the fact that our friend Phil decided on an early spring in the theater green room. I was just being funny and making conversation when some random person replied,

"That's just stupid bullshit."

I was like, "EXCUSE ME!? WHAT YOU SAYIN'?" I was not impressed. Where's your spirit? Did you lose all sense of whimsy? I was about ready to defend my groundhog standpoint. This was me:

Click on the picture and you'll see!

...but the guy left before I could defend my magical groundhog. Seriously, where have people's senses of imagination, fun, and whimsy gone? What's wrong with believing in something or just having fun? Sure, I know that PP (my nickname for good ole Phil) can't really predict the weather with his shadow, but I'm not going to walk around being bitter about the fact. Sometimes I seriously think science is a bad thing. Humans were not meant to have all the "answers." I mean, I could say gravity is stupid bullshit if I wanted to, it's just a theory. So let me believe in my groundhog, and don't rain on other people's parade when their beliefs conflict with your own perfect world.

Thank you.

Peace out!