Yeah... I forgot again.
I didn't forget, per se, Just didn't quite get to writing since... Tuesday, was it?
Well, sorry folks. Let me update you the best I can.
Wednesday was pretty chill. I'm really getting to know people in my acting class more day by day. They're such great people!!! I got some fresh fruit at the Farmer's Market after my classes in the morning, so that was nice :) I don't remember what else was exciting about Wednesday though... sorry...
Thursday was very lovely. I worked out a bit in the morning, then got breakfast at Starbucks and ate it outside while doing my homework. It was such a perfect autumn day: the air was cool and fresh, the leaves were everywhere, it was chilly... it just felt like fall. I thoroughly enjoyed just sitting and being outside.
My classes were both very nice! We're reading Twelfth Night in my Text Studies class now, which is my favorite Shakespeare play! I love the story; it makes me laugh and I love the characters! Especially Viola. I'd love to play her! Spanish is just downright entertaining. It's a really small class, so we all get to interact a lot, and our professor is really fun too. She's fun to talk to, just in general (we often get off-topic in class). I'm also learning. I feel like I'm a lot better at Spanish now than I was in high school, and it's only been a month!!! Plus, I'm the only freshman in the class, so it's kinda fun to talk with the upperclassmen.
Right after class, I raced back to my dorm room to print out my resumes and headshots (I did choose. Thank you all for telling me your favorites!) and change. Then it was off to auditions!!! I auditioned for Rent, but did not do very well. It didn't help my confidence much. I'd been practicing and practicing and I thought I knew exactly what I was supposed to do and how and I'd felt so confident... how did I completely fall apart when I got to the audition room??? I am just horrible at auditions. Awful. My head explodes or something. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong but I need to figure it out!
After that I had an audition for a film, and that went better! I like film auditions. I think I'll try for more during the rest of the semester.
I went to get dinner with my new friend, Vidhi, then came back to the dorm room expecting to go to the Row for the first time with Jinny. Instead, Jinny went with Sneha to the ER.
The second floor door used to be left unlocked, but recently, it's been kept locked by the building maintenance/security. It's usually not a big deal; we just have to completely free our hands, pull out our keys, then unlock and open the super heavy door every single time we come up. Sneha was going through this procedure, but the door was opened pretty forcefully from the other side while she was at this process, so her foot got cut pretty bad.
So like I said, Jinny went with her to the ER to get stitches, and I tried to wait up for them. I hung out with Kieryn, Alex, Vidhi, and Kate, in turn, as well as cleaned up and painted my nails. At 2:30, I couldn't stay up anymore. Turns out they didn't come back until 4 in the morning. Yikes.
Anyways, Friday was also pretty casual. I met up with Thomas for breakfast, then met up with Sandy and Sam to work on a scene for our acting class. I'm pretty pleased with the idea we came up with for our scene! I also got to get to know both of them better, which I always love. I got lunch, then it was class. I got to read some of Viola's lines during a read-through :).
The next exciting thing that happened was I called a cab, cleaned up my room, was picked up by the cab, and was taken to LAX! That's right, I'm home for the weekend!! I'm pretty proud of myself for listing on a flight, getting to the airport, and getting to and on the flight all by myself. It was a pleasant trip!
Dad picked me up in San Jose, we stopped by the house very briefly to drop my stuff off. I had the best welcome party: Jesse and Ashley ran outside to give me huge hugs and. It was wonderful :) :) :)
But then it was right back out the door and to the TKA football game!!!
It's odd, being back on your high school campus once you're an alumni. Honestly, I felt like I was having a pretty out-of-body experience ever since I landed in San Jose. It just felt like... either I was dreaming while I was here, or that I finally woke up and the whole past month at USC had been like a dream... Also, being at King's, I still felt like I was part of the family atmosphere, but... I felt more like the aunt of the family than one of the kids. I don't like growing up....
At the same time, it was SO much fun running all over the stands saying hi to everybody!!! Mikayla was there, and it was so great to see her beautiful face again! We got to give Mr. Wilson a hard time, and I got to ask all the seniors where they were applying for schools (come on guys!!! Keep me company at SC!! Nobody's applying!!). I also got to talk to a lot of my old teachers. They're less like teachers now, and more like friends. I love it.
So anyways, I spent last night in my own bed, and now, here I am. In my own living room, in front of my own TV.
I'm really glad I came home. I've just gotten to relax... despite all the stuff I have to get done before Monday, all the homework, all the stuff on my to do list... I can't feel stressed here. It's weird... but I can't. I left my stress in Los Angeles or something. I've gotten to play with my brother, spend time with my little sisters, be around my parents, and, get this, drive a car for the first time in a month.
I was so worried I wouldn't remember how to drive a car... I did ok though. I'm in one piece!!
And you know... I think that being home now will help me feel less homesick when I go back. It's just a good reminder that I'm doing something right by being in college. I'm getting out on my own, I'm finding my own way, and I'm doing a good job (at least, I hope so). At first, it felt like I was back in my own house, but I didn't live here anymore. It was a "going to grandma's house" type feeling, you know? You feel comfortable, but it's not quite where you belong. In my case, where I belonged anymore. But my dad put it in a better way: It is my home, and I do live here. I just don't live here all the time.
I like to think of USC being home too. It'll get there. I guess... I just have two homes now.
...ok, maybe a home and a half. Like I said, it'll get there.
Fight on, friends.
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