honestly, why do i bother?

I really do want to be a good blogger, I just forget about it.

A lot has happened since the last entry.

1. I graduated from college!! My last few days in Ruston were so weird. That is the only word that can describe it. I spent every waking moment with my friends that I ended up my apartment with my dad, mom, aunt, and sister 2 hours before graduation. I was covered in sweat by the time I got to the TAC and since I forgot to leave my black heels out of one of the boxes, I ended up gathering my diploma and shaking the President's hand while sporting my black Toms. It was a political statement really. The only part that really sucked was that BOBBY JINDAL was our commencement speaker. yeah.

2. I got into grad school! I know, right? I am starting grad school at the University of Nevada... LAS VEGAS!! It is very scary and very exciting. I even got an assistantship which kicks ass. The fam and I went last week and I found an apartment and met with the stage management professor. My assistantship assignment is with props. I was a little scared when she told me at first... like I almost puked on her desk, but now it's sunk in and I am looking forward to learning another aspect of theatre.

3. I worked for five weeks as an assistant stage manager in the hell hole known as Greenville, North Carolina. I would go into the hairy details but you never know who is reading these things. I will just say that I have never been more miserable in my entire life. No exagerations. And it's weird because last summer I was gone for like 3 and half months and I mean, of course I missed people, but it wasn't unbearable because I was surrounded by awesome people and I loved it. I was in NC for five weeks and I was literally counting down the hours. It felt like I was there for 10 years. What I am trying to say is... it's funny how you realize how lucky you are when you are stuck in a miserable situation. This will probably be lame to some of you, if anyone even reads this, but I went to Ruston after I was done in NC. I was only gone for 5 weeks and I felt the need to go back and sit at the Frothy Monkey and Sundown like old times... or five weeks prior. Whatever, it was great.

4. Thats pretty much it. I'm in Oklahoma for a few weeks and it has been great being home. I'm trying to find furniture for my apartment and such. Good times.

I'm also going to share a secret that you probably already know about. It's called swaptree.com and my friend Josh told me about it. Anyway, you can list your old books/CDs/movies/video games that you don't want anymore. Then you list things that you do want and the website sets up trades for you. It's awesome. I joined like a week ago and I have already done 2 trades. I've got 2 basically new books, and all I had to pay for was shipping. And my new television addiction is Big Love on HBO. It's about polygamy and Mormons. It's really interesting.


Thats it for now!

It's almost over....

It has not sunk in that this is my last quarter of my undergraduate career. Probably because I'm currently the production stage manager for 2 shows! It's crazy.  And typically if I have a lot to do, I just try to take life one day at a time, but you really can't do that as a stage manager. It's all about anticipating.  Gah! Anyway, for those who care, my last quarter consists of:

SPANISH 3: How thrilled am I to be done with Spanish 2? Very thrilled, in case you were wondering.  This class should be better because I'm back with my amazing Spanish 1 teacher.  I'm sooooo happy.

COMBAT: Broadsword! Those bitches are heavy.  But Guinn says I'm a natural because it's just like swinging a bat.  Thanks.

PROMOTIONS:  OMG. I had no idea what to expect for this class.  We have an ongoing project of cutting out ads in magazines and writing what we like or don't like about them.  It's tempting to cut out every tampon/condom/lube ad out there, but I'm trying to keep it clean.

STAGE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR: This will be my 4th stage management seminar with Cherrie.  I thought this one would be like the other ones, meaning I go in, we talk about how the show that I'm working on is going, she tells me how to handle different problems, and we're done.  NOT THIS TIME!! This time, we are writing a text book.  

So those are my classes for the last quarter at Tech.  

In other news, I recently went to SETC in Birmingham.  SO FUN. And I have to say, I was probably the best dressed person at that convention.  It was so great to see the TWV people.  We all got together and was like no time had passed at all, I loved it!!!!  I spent way to much money on sushi and other delicious food/drinks.  It was worth it.  And I did some great interviews and I got a job for the summer!  I will be stage managing at ECU/ Loessin Summer Theatre.  One show (Big River). Five weeks.  I'm pretty excited because I will get to spend some time at home this summer, before I start grad school, or whatever the hell I decide to do with my life.... not completely sure yet.  Anyway. I think that's all for now.

I can breathe again!

Hello world.

It's been awhile.  You would think as a senior, this year would be easy.  It has not been.  This quarter has been definitely been one of the most draining times of my life.  The feeling that I'm about to graduate and leave the comfort zone that is Louisiana Tech is really scary most of the time, but then I realize that everyone is freaked out about the future which makes me feel a little better.

I had boards yesterday, and it always makes me sooooo nervous.  BTW, boards is where you basically do a mock audition/interview with the faculty and they judge you and tell you what your strengths and weaknesses are.  I don't know why I get so nervous because it's always fine. It was fine yesterday, I think the most critical comment I got was something like, "Katy, you constantly have this cloud of sarcasm and smart-assness that follows you around, and while I quite like and appreciate it, it might scare some people.  And you don't need it."  So needless to say, I was worked up about nothing.  

Not much else is new. Spanish is sucking out my soul.  Spinning has become a great stress reliever.  My directing project, the skin of our teeth, is going fabulously.  We start Parallel Lives rehearsals on Monday, SO EXCITED.  And I guess thats it.

SWANN OUT!

A Recipe for Jen

OREO TRUFFLE BALLS

1 Package of Oreos, normal ones, not double stuffed.  You can also use the reduced fat ones, and they are still good.

1 Thing of Cream Cheese.  I don't know how many ounces it is, I think 8, it's the small one.

1 Package of Baker's Chocolate.  The amount depends on how thick you want the outside chocolate coat to be, one is usually okay for me.

TO MAKE THEM:

Mix the oreos with the cream cheese.  I find it very effective to run over the oreos with my car(it tends to make them crumble up better).  Mix it with your  hands, or do whatever works for you. Stick the mixture in the freezer for about 15-20 minutes, it's easier to work with if it's cold.  Roll it up into small (or large, it don't matta!) balls and lay them on some wax paper.  Melt down your bakers chocolate and dunk your balls into it.  Once they are all coated, stick them back in the fridge for a bit.  You can choose to end there or if you wanna get really crafty, you can ground up almonds and sprinkle them over the top, or melt down some white chocolate and drizzle it over them (my personal favorite).  

It's a little messy but they are delicious and they will make you so popular!! 

Here's to you, Budget Cuts!

Thanks to you, I will not be stage managing As You Like It, directed by guest director Scott Gilbert.  I will now be stage managing Merry Wives of Windsor, and a re-vamp of Parallel Lives.  I'm not mad about stage managing Merry Wives, I'm sure it will be great, it just blows that we have to make so many sacrifices and the football team gets a budget INCREASE!  Bullshit Ron!!

I'm actually pretty excited about doing Parallel Lives again, because that show was off the chain. For reals.  Anyway.

Hey! This is my first post of the new year! Happy New Year!  I just watched the Golden Globes and was, of course, ecstatic for 30 Rock.  But where the hell did Slumdog Millionaire come from?? They tore it up.  And what was with Drew Barrymore's hair?  And HOW ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH did Meryl win NOTHING?!?  

Well, here's a micro update on my life so I can get back to figuring out what to do for my directing project (which has to be proposed tomorrow).  

1. Spinning is still kicking my ass.  Our teacher asked us (while were sweating bullets) if we had seen any good concerts lately, and no one said anything. So my smartass said, "I haven't been to any good concerts but I saw and awesome drag show the other day." ...... I. Got. SO. MANY. LOOKS. I forget sometimes that I'm in Louisiana.

2. Spanish. Oh Spanish. Satan spoke spanish. I'm certain of it.

3. I have a new love. And his name is Mickey Rourke.

That's it.

I'm pulling an Oprah...

and listing some of my favorite things!!

This could be difficult for me because my favorite thing ever to get for any holiday is money/gift cards. I'm boring. I know. LETS GET STARTED!

1) the PED EGG. This is only #1 because I just used it and it inspired me to write this blog. If you don't know what this is, you obviously don't watch enough TV. Anyway, it's basically a cheese grater for your dry feet. It's awesome and you can get it at Walgreens on the "As Seen On TV" aisle- by far my favorite aisle at Walgreens.

2) TOMS. Now I have sporting TOMS for a very long time. They are the most comfortable shoes on earth, as long as you don't need a ton of arch support and you are not walking on a cobblestone street. AND, when you buy a pair, they send a pair to a child in need. www.tomsshoes.com. get some get some get some.

3) 30 ROCK. Duh. You can get Seasons 1 & 2 pretty much anywhere. If you don't like this show than you are apparently too stupid to understand it.

4) I don't want to do this anymore. It seemed like a good idea at the time but now I'm bored and I can't think of anything else.

My bitchin' weekend.

This may be boring because blogs seem to be better when things are not going well for me but like I said, this weekend was bitchin', and I'm going to tell you about it. Right now.

Friday night, a bunch of us made the dull-ass drive to Shreveport to see a play called Rabbit Hole at SLT.  The show was sooooo effin good. I saw it on Broadway a few years ago an I honestly liked it just as much in Shreveport.  It worked a lot better in a smaller space.  During the show, Laura got a call from our boss, who I refer to as Cher Bear.  She wanted us to stop at Wal-Mart and see if they had a bike.  Cher Bear does this thing every year where she and bunch of her friends go adopt a bunch of less-fortunate families for Christmas.  She wanted to get some bike for one for one of the kids and they didn't have it at the one in Ruston.  So we got it and when the kids grandma came to pick up the gifts the next morning she was so grateful.  It doesn't get much better than good theatre and helping those less fortunate! 

Saturday, Laura convinced me to dye my hair.  So I am now sporting some bitchin' DARK brown hair.  So later that night we went to Christmas party and drank some spiced wine and some feckin whiskey- that's what it was called.  And then we were going to go to Sundown but of course there was a cover charge so we went to The Porch.  Which is not a bar, it's an actual porch. Leigh Anne and Laura's porch to be exact.  It was goooood times.  Good Dark Side times. Maybe someday I will explain the dark side.  

And now I'm taking a break from the 10 pounds of homework I need to do.  Thats it.