So to start: I'm watching TV right now, and there's an Argentine commercial with a polar bear and monkey frolicking in the snow. And the soundtrack? "Somewhere Out There" from An American Tail ( Read more... )

I feel like I'm stuck in a Chekhov play. A bad one at that, without the stuffy Russian aristocracy and tragically charming serfs to redeem it. We lounge and traipse from room to room, and class to bar to club to bed. We spend our summers and winters elsewhere, a life of constant introductions, reintroductions, and goodbyes. We talk, but rarely ( Read more... )

Is it weird to want things out in the open? Is it wrong to not let things go unsaid? Not those fun, secret, darting eyes and knowing stares things, but those things that gnaw at the back of your neck and make you feel a little sick to your stomach. Those things none of us like to hear or say ( Read more... )

I'm getting a little bit tired of all the controversy surrounding Tulane's Recovery Plan. And let's be honest, there are some things about it that suck. No one wants to see their academic programs get cut, and I understand the anger people must be feeling. As a member of the theater department, news of downsizing the university will inevitably ( Read more... )

I had a very strange dream last night. I would call it a nightmare, but it didn't disturb me until I woke up. I was in Houston (that's a nightmare in itself, isn't it?) with my sister and father. And it was something like the 10th city we'd traveled to in the past month. There we were, driving up and down these crowded streets, trying to find a ( Read more... )

They took my grandfather off of life support last night. He died at 9 PM central time, just as my mom and grandmother were getting back home and my dress rehearsal up here was starting ( Read more... )

Today is the start of our fall break up here at CU. I'm going camping with some theater kids in Sand Dunes National Park. I'm hoping it will be fun. One of the guys in the group is the guy I am currently "dating", and I have to admit, I've been a bit confused about the whole situation recently. He's a fellow theater students, and so far we've ( Read more... )

I am not fine, I am not ok. This is hard. Very hard. I am greatful for what I have right now, but I still grieve for what I've lost. And tonight it seems like that's the only thing I have to hold onto ( Read more... )

I really don't know what to say about this semester. It's not been a very good one, that's for sure. I'd venture to say it's been my worst one at Tulane. I've missed Argentina continuously, I've drifted away from friends, I've loathed (and also slept through) a number of my classes, and I've felt more lonely than I have in a long time. Which is ( Read more... )

So I guess this is culture shock part II ( Read more... )