been busy....you'll see why very soon.

Blog Action Day

Looks like I'm heading back to Middlesex for another year. I've got 10 credits at least, and no new courses, so it should be much easier than last year. I do worry somewhat about becoming complacent, but I've promised myself to be more proactive as far as looking into classes, programs, other careers, etc. Maybe if I actually start looking around earlier it will be easier.
I miss a lot of things. I miss really doing math. I miss studying art. I miss traveling. I tend to forget these things. So part of my new pan is to keep reminding myself - not to make myself unhappy, but to remind me that I want more.

you know those people in your life that you're very very close to for a short while, then they disappear? not cause you stopped liking each other or couldn't be friends anymore, but just because you drifted? or maybe you did stop liking each other for a little while, but that's long past now but it's still hard to make that first step back towards each other? I have a lot of those. three of them got married this past weekend, and I just found out today. it feels ...weird.... not bad necessarily, just weird.

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Jerry Seinfeld writes about George Carlin:
"Dying is Hard. Comedy is Harder" at NYT

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Holy Shit

Image by Getty Images via DaylifeGeorge Carlin died. crazy.

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Clowning around

Last night we went to Philly to see Bill Irwin's The Happiness Lecture at the Philadelphia Theatre Company. Amazing. It was so good. One of those shows that makes you excited about theater. Sarah got us amazing tickets (especially since they were free :-D ). Irwin wrote, directed, & performed the show, with the help of a small troupe of local Philly dance & clown artists. Most of the show was meant to explore dream and fantasy along with Irwin's own journey through theater, and it managed it in a comedic yet totally serious way. I didn't stop laughing at all through the show, and I left with so much to think about. I LOVE shows like that!!

The show started with an introduction from an "associate dramaturge" who was really a member of the clown troupe. She was hilarious. She kept coming out throughout the show giving little "speeches" and informing the audience about different aspects of the performance. There was a running gag with fake late audience members which was initially a little annoying, but once it really got going it was pretty funny. The marionettes were fantastic, acting out different aspects of Irwin's persona while still being funny and relevant and completely random.

The end of the show was Irwin finally giving the "Happiness Lecture." After numerous attempts at giving it dressed as an academic, standing behind a podium, he gave up and came out in his classic red-striped pajamas, sat on a beat up old trunk, and told "a story about two prehistoric men - Ig and Og." The story of Ig and Og originally came from "The Happiness Hypothesis" which describes how we are all the "Children of Og" (Og being the worrier, and thus more likely to pass on his genes when compared to the reckless Ig). It was a great speech from Irwin, that included a lot of really fantastic thoughts and ideas ("Every human being is a committee continuously in session"). He ended with a bit on ceremony, which led directly into the Spaghetti Scene - another clowning scene which he has performed numerous times before, but continues to be fantastic as it grows and changes with each performance.

So, all in all, amazing show that I wish were running longer so we could go see it again.

• How to Deal With Midlife: Keep Dancing (NYT)
  
• Bill Irwin's Spaghetti Scene
• Bill Irwin at PBS's Great Performances
• Review at ClownLink
• Philadelphia Inquirer Article
• Happiness Hypothesis (where the idea for "Happiness Lecture" originally came from)
  

Turning 24 is so much cooler than 23

Saturday was the big day - Flag Day!!! Oh yeah, also, it was my birthday. So, to celebrate both of these momentous occasions, we threw a patented Eovino style shindig. Not really; no one knew it was Flag Day, or that such a day even existed. One of the best birthdays ever. I had so much fun. All I ever really want for my birthday is to spend it having fun with my friends. Which is all I ever really want most of the time. But on my birthday, I'm pretty much guaranteed to get it. And for all I was hesitant about the different friend groups mixing, it worked pretty damn well I think.

So. Day started at the beach. Awesome, except I apparently wasn't quite as vigilant in my sunscreen application as I should have been. So I got kinda sunburned in a couple places. But it's all good; it's already fading. After a couple of hours at a pretty packed Manasquan Beach, we headed back to the house for the main event - Barbecue, Beer, & Bocce. Amazing. I can't really describe how fantastic it is for me when I get to spend time like that just having a blast with a big group of friends. Anyway, much eating, drinking, dancing, bocce-ing ensued. Of course, my family cooked several times what was actually needed to feed the number of people expected. Add that to the fact that a couple people didn't make it, and well, let's just say I'll be eating leftovers until the next barbecue. The many rounds of bocce were a big big hit. You can't not like bocce. It just doesn't work. It's too much fun, especially the way we play. There were some fantastic games going too, and some incredible shots. For a group of people that are all major beginners at this game, everyone did really really well! There was tons of food, including birthday cupcakes which are so much better than a birthday cake, a much praised music mix, and a fabulous summer storm that drove us to seek shelter in the garage. Good good times.

the exception that proves the rule

happy. that's all.

Beltane Blessings to you

What a fantastic May Day this year!! We finally made it to the Princeton May Day Celebrations at Battlefield Park. So much fun! Kinda made me super homesick for England, but getting to go to the dancing this morning with Anne & Rachel & Diana & Meagan was so perfect. There were several different groups dancing, and we got up and joined in a few. Everyone from all the different groups were so nice, chatting, trying to get us to join, etc. It was so perfect! what a great way to start off spring! Then over to PJ's for pancakes (first ones in this morning....we even beat the suits). Awesome.

Shower

Yesterday was Carolyn's bridal shower. What a weird thought. My best friend, the girl I lived with four years, traveled Europe with, watched Disney movies and Stargate with. The first friend I made at Rutgers. One of two people in my life to have seen me truly at my worst, my darkest. And the first person ever to accept me and love me during those times. She's getting married. And I threw her bridal shower yesterday. And it was great.


Photos: Here

interim

i've been trying and trying for the last few weeks to get something on here, but getting my thoughts out of my head and into a journal seems to continue eluding me. so for now, i'll leave you with my new favorite Edward Monkton poem, and a promise to continue trying:



and maybe one more favorite too.....

Beads...Flowers...Freedom...Happiness....

The Cabaret Theatre is proud to present the American Tribal Rock Musical HAIR

Written by James Rado and Gerome Ragni, with music by Galt McDermont.
Directed by Ashley Brown, Kate Eovino, & Rachel Fee

Featuring:
Richard Armstead
Jon Bershad
Joey Braccino
Tim Cary
Richard Cimino
Dina Graziano
Lena Grotticelli
Shannon Ivery
Julia Nutter
Madeline Orton
Danielle Petrics
Anthony Preuster
Ben Regan
Ayesha Siddiqui
Deseree Spinks


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