Last night I was watching Cj laugh while he was playing with the dog in the hallway. It was nice to think to myself "I have a nice home" and have it have nothing to do with the building I'm in or the stuff I have around me.

Going to play frisbee today on the beach, then maybe watch A Scanner Darkly. Tomorrow I need to go shop my resume around some more and try to find a part time job that doesn't make me want to kill myself.

Today Cj dropped me off downtown at the beach to meet some of the other interns on our day off, but when I got there they told me we were going to another beach about 40 minutes north. We got there and it was gorgeous - all craggy rocks and sea and sky, down from the road in this little cove. Only one odd thing - turns out it was one of the "clothing optional" beaches in the area. Hmm. Ever noticed that nudists, for the most part, tend to be a supremely unnatractive bunch? Ah well. When we walked (aka tumbled) down the path from the road, we saw that half the company was sitting out there chillin in the sun. I jumped in the water, laid out on the beach, and climbed up on this little rock promontory right in the front center of the beach with one of the directors, who was playing the mandolin. Supremely relaxing. Only downside - too windy for frisbee.

The plan was to hang out at the beach for a while, head back into town, and see a movie (oh yeah, did I mention that? The free movie passes? :). But when we got back up to campus, everyone was pretty wiped. I considered going to see a movie by myself (or with other friends that wanted to) but then Cj called and told me he was done with his training thing and was going to be back in an hour. So we scrapped that. I ended up just hanging out with the adorable British directing intern at her apartment until Cj showed up. Then we got home and Cj bleached and dyed my hair (cause he loves me).

Also my dog stole a watermelon rind off Cj's plate about 5 minutes ago, and then wouldn't give it back. XD

This is the lovely fruit tart that theoni brought over for me last night to celebrate my successful driving test. I had a piece but gave Cj the kiwi that was on top, then said goodnight to Joe and Leah. About 5 minutes later the roof of my mouth went numb and bumpy, and I started to break out in hives. FUN! Another fruit off the list.

Anyway, in (almost) reverse chronological order, the rest of my weekend -

Earlier on Saturday I hung out at the pool with Cj and maetenshi for about 3 hours, at one point drawing a fake tattoo of Isis onto my friend Christie's back with a sharpie. It turned out really nice, but as I still don't know how to get pictures off of my phone you'll have to wait until I see her again for a picture.

Then I went and saw a show on campus that was using one of my short plays (The Hammer Man or Hammerman, I posted it earlier) as its closing piece, and I have to tell you it was so well directed I got shivers. The whole concept was like a traveling gypsy circus type thing, with a whole lot of fake blood and severed arms and such. And despite being super low-budget, all the elements worked together really well. But honestly the best part [for me] was watching my piece and having the random dog that one of the audience members brought growl at the villain in it, who was carrying a giant red hammer. That dog is genius. Now I have to write a dog into my piece - or at least some growling noises.

On Friday I met with my director for the Tempest, then went and saw a production of the Tempest that was happening at my school (which was excellent - they used acapella in lieu of live music). Afterwards one of the other fifth years (with a big entourage of people following him) grabbed me and said, "Hey, you're coming with us." I just kind of went, "Uhh... Okay!" We went to his car and he explained that we were going to a spa to sit in a jacuzzi and sauna room. So for about an hour on friday I randomly ended up wrapped in a towel sipping tea in a jacuzzi tub.

Then I taught my last two sections (in a row) and showed up at the review section the other TAs and I were supposed to teach, and I was pretty much on my own. One of the other TAs came a bit late, and the other one didn't show up at all (his parents were in town). It was one of the more terrifying experiences in my life, facing a whole room full of students expecting me to tell them everything that was on the test, and having to tell them that they needed to help each other study while I mediated, and not get all the answers from me.

Then I had my final rehearsal/showing for the ballet piece I worked on this quarter. It turned out spectacular, and the professor had almost only good things to say which is always fantastic. One of the dancers from Delizie is a photo student, so he came and took movement and portrait-style shots of the piece. Hopefully by next week I'll have those photos, ones of Hammerman, video of the show I directed in Fall, video of the ballet piece in Ballet Rep, video of Delizie, and a shirt with the logo I designed for the student plays festival. Whew.

Today I have to finish grading, then tomorrow at 8 am I proctor a final, rehearse all day, then have the final showing for my Directing Studio scene at 7 at night. NUTS! But that's just about it for this year.

Ack! The cuteness!