eeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............

I'm ill now. Sleep deprived, stressed, busy, and now SICK.

UGH.

maybe it will make me feel less social so then I can get more work done? who knows.

today is a Smith's Day. all I want to do is lie around listening to the Smiths and think and write and draw.

what dreary weather we have. and what fucking crazy COLD is on the way. weird.

if any of you have any good ideas as to how to get rid of a swollen and sore throat (only the left side though) please send them along. I'll take any kind of remedy. I sure as hell need to be better before finals or.....well I just need to get better NOW.

peace.

I want us to remember this in the morning...

So I just switched to Beta with my blog....whatever that means....meh.

Anywhoo, I am back in Peoria after my Thanksgiving stint back at home. And WHAT a trip I had! Some pretty big downs, but far more fanastic ups!!

I have to say....I think Second Thanksgiving was a real highlight of the trip. It really was a GREAT dinner with fantastic people....

good memories.

I got to see some of the best people in my life all in the span of like, three days, so that really picked me up.

Now....now I am back home in Peoria and I sat down with my planner and looked at just how much work I have to accomplish in the next two days and two and a half weeks....

FUCK.

I am NOT a happy panda.

But....it is totally my fault, I've really procrastinated in the past couple weeks....I've just had this serious lack of focus and now it is biting me in the ass hard core.

so, here comes the point where Jessi will be pulling multible all-nighters and disapearing from the blogging community probably until finals are done. Hopefully not for that long, because that would make me sad.

So, until we meet again friends,

Eat, Drink, and most of all, BE MERRY!!

I don't really mind that it's starting to get to me...

Ok, do I have any The Killers fans out there? Because I am curious as to what your opinion of the new album is.

I got in a huge discussion about it with this guy at our cast party Friday night, and now I want to see how other feel about it as well.

Also, the Scissor Sisters just came out with their new album as well. Thoughts on that?

OOh! The Barenaked Ladies did as well!! I haven't had a chance to really dive in to that album, but I'm still interested in opinions.


peace.

what time is it?

I've been a little out of sorts lately.

I've been kinda lonely....not for company, but for someONE. but, tis the lament of most people, so what am I to do right?

I am finding it harder and harder to feel rested. This weekend was great, because I actually took the weekend OFF. I barely touched homework, I played my guitar, and stayed in my room by myself for most of it. I had some real ME time. and it was great. I needed that. but now...I don't know, I already feel really run down...I have so much I need to get done before break or before the semester that I just....I dont know.

And while I am feeling all of this pressure, I still get so easily distracted and unmotivated! I don't understand!

oy.

oh well, I know it's just a funk and it'll pass. Thanksgiving will hopefully revive me.

so, I think I am a little in love with my math teacher.

just thought I'd throw that out there.

ok, I need to do some work.

peace.

....aaaaand here's some good music....

Editors
Ok Go
The Long Winters
Broken Social Scene
Iron and Wine
Jayber Crow
The Killers
Mike Doughty
The Pillows
PANIC! At the Disco
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Tears for Fears
Scissor Sisters
30 Seconds to Mars
Tilly and the Wall

HOORAY!!!

4:30pm opening night.

after a week of tech and dress rehearsals that went amazingly well and smoothly, we are all feeling really good about tonights show.

until the entire sound computer crashes.

the next three and a half hours are spent with our sound designer, technically able-ed friend, and other hands working frantically to literally re-build the computer and re-program and re-work every single sound cue in the show.

it was a task that normally should have taken around 4-5 hours to complete.

they finished with MINUTES to spare before the house went down.

HOLY FUCK.

go sound team!

That's something I love about theatre, it all works out in the end. somehow.

Other than that minor problem, the show went GREAT. I could not be more proud of the cast and crew. one of my best friends, Devin, played Prior. He is only 19, but jesus. he nailed it. he is so talented. Not to discredit any of the other actors out there, because there are seriously some fantastic performances going on, but if nothing else come see the show for him.

we had a fundraiser after the show for The Friends and Family of People Living with AIDS Foundation, our regular charity group, and the rep was there to see the show and thank us. After she came up to Devin and looked him in the eye and told him that he was every friend she lost, her best friends, her closest. She knew him. he was it.

wow.

what a thing to be told.

I guess he got something right.

what a beautiful show.

I am so glad to have been able to be a part of it.

COME SEE MY SHOW!!

The photo shoot went just fine. There was a second artist there who was ACTUALLY a makeup artist who has done a lot of tv stuff so she had things under control. She was really nice and I actually learned quite a bit about that kind of makeup. The shoot was super cool, it was all on greenscreen for some promotional video they were making, so I got to see the whole process of the setting up, the takes, and angles and operators......it was a long process, but I got to do the slate for each shot for a while, so that was neat.

and I should be getting paid soon......

so that is good.

Angels in America is opening this week!! COME SEE IT!! I woudl post pictures, but I would rather demand you guys come so you are surprise by all the fun things that happen!

Angels in America

Nov. 9th - 12th and 16th-19th
8pm The Hartman Center for Perfoming Arts

Give me a call! If you young'ins want to crash overnight, I have a big house with lots of couches. We could even work in a campus tour to make it more legitamate if parents are iffy. you all know you want to do it....

COME!!!