It's Alomst Over!

So...yes, it has been several months since I have written. But becoming a director is a good ten year process, so even at only ten entries a year, I still have a short book under my belt by the end of it all, right? Not that it is ever ending.

I am, as I write, sitting at a table in a cozy little coffee shop in downtown St. Louis. I love the city, because it reminds me of all the places I plan to go and all the things I want to see and yet it keeps my ties and love for home strong. We live in an amazing city.

I just finished some homework, and I submitted yet another application for employment. This one was for the Metro Theatre Company. It is a traveling theatre for young audiences company based in St. Louis. Wouldn't my mom be thrilled if I took that job?

Well, graduation is officially two weeks from yesterday. Although I am not actually planning on walking (I will when I get my masters!!), it is nice to see the date in sight. I think back on the past three years and cannot even fathom spending another year or more in school like most people my age. I honestly feel like I have learned everything I can as an undergraduate, and it is simply time to get out in the world and start experiencing life.

It is also nerve-wracking. No more student loans... No more dental insurance... no more safety in the academic world. It's the real world. And it's here.

I have been applying for jobs a lot lately, but what with my insanely busy schedule this semester, most of the deadlines for the jobs I would have really like to have have passed. (I was master electrician for Carousel, wardrobe crew for rumors, director of the heiress, lighting designer and stage manager of the dance concert). I get worked up and feel afraid that I am going to fall behind, but then I remind myself that a lot of people my age, with my degree wont even be graduating for another year or two. By graduating early, I have afforded myself some time. An extra year or two to spend interning and assisting and what not.

I have an interview for a job in Ithaca on Wednesday. I would love to return even though the job itself isn't necessarily ideal. I think I could really make it into my own though. And in the meantime, I could play in waterfalls and shop at the farmers market and live up my life.

Anyway, when I finally figure out what is happening next in my life (which will hopefully be sooner rather than later), I will be back to let you know. And maybe I can start the next crazy chapter in this book of my life.