Life is good :)

So I’ve been pretty busy lately.  Every time I mean to do an update I get side-tracked.

 

Why is life so good you ask?  Well mostly because little things are going well.  I’ve had fantastic dinners with friends recently, I recently passed my Microsoft SharePoint Certification exam, and I’m heading to NYC this weekend.

 

This weekend I’m going to see Matthew Bourne’s “Swan Lake” with my friend Pace.  Last year at this time we headed down to NYC to see “Next to Normal” (which subsequently was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama) and “Fuerza Bruta”.  We also closed a karaoke bar. I expect this weekend will be equal to the task.

 

I’ve also started running again this week and am back to two miles at 10 minute miles.  I decided that this time I’m concentrating on distance and am going to keep to a 10 minute mile until I can get up to 7 miles.  After that I’ll increase the speed slowly.

 

I’ll have more to update after the weekend.

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Give my regards to Broadway

After political rants, baring of souls and other heavy things, let’s get to some lighter fare.

 

On the weekend of October 1, I went down to NYC for Missa Gaia, which is an “Earth Mass” by Paul Winter celebrating the Feast of St. Francis at St. John the Divine church in NYC.  As it was last year, it was a fun time.

 

The most incredible part of the weekend was on Friday when some friends and I went to see A Little Night Music.  This is the musical by Sondheim that has “Send in the Clowns”.  My friend John got tickets in the second row, just right of center!  It was incredible to be that close to the stage.  Additionally, the show had Bernadette Peters and Eileen Stritch in the production.  Seeing those two grande dames of the stage was one of the most incredible experiences of my life!  Watching Bernadette Peters sing “Send in the Clowns” was one of those experiences that I’ll be able to always say “I was there when…”

 

In two weeks I’m back to NYC to see Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake.  This production takes the traditional ballet production and turns it on its head with an all male corps de ballet.  Best part about this is that I get to spend some long overdue time hanging out with my friend Pace.

 

I have to say, there are times when I’d love to be living in NYC, just for the option to head to a show whenever I wanted.

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Tomorrow

Well, I can’t say enough how much I have appreciated all the kind words I’ve received after posting my “letter”.  That it moved some of you to tears, moved me as well.

Tomorrow (Wednesday, October 20, 2010) many people will be wearing purple to honor the 7 boys who have committed suicide in recent weeks due to homophobia and bullying as well as all of those who have been and continued to be bullied.

One of my favorite songs, especially when my days are grey and lonely is “Tomorrow” from Annie; which incidentally was the first musical I ever saw.  My Mom took me when I was 8.  So as you see it’s her fault I’m gay ;)

Additionally, Matt Doyle and other Broadway stars have put together a new song for the "It Get’s Better” project.

Remember – wear purple tomorrow!

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Odds and Ends

Small Campus/Large Campus

So I’ve noticed something amusing recently.  I’ve found that there are some people on campus I see almost daily.  They aren’t necessarily even people I know, but people I remember interacting with at NSO or other times, and it seems I can’t go anywhere on campus without passing them.

On the other hand, there are some people I almost never see on campus.  My neighbor Cory for instance, I think I’ve seen him on campus about 4 times in 4 years.  My cousin Adam, I’ve only seen “randomly” on NSO.  Other than that it was when I went to dinner with him and my Dad earlier this month.

It’s just interesting and amusing on such a small campus to see who I do and don’t run into over time.

Headaches

I’ve been getting headaches lately.  Not quite migraines, as I don’t really get them, but some pretty sever stress headaches.  Now after the last post about my new glasses, some might think it’d be an eyestrain issue, but that isn’t it.  I got checked out and I’m nearly 20/20. 

I had similar headaches at the same time last year, so I don’t know if it’s seasonal, the stress of the students returning, the stress of the musical, or some combination of the three.

At any rate, I’ve just got to keep rested and hydrated and hopefully it will pass.

Coming attractions

I am very excited that I’m going to see a few show’s in the near future:

• October 2: A Little Night Music with Bernadette Peters and Eileen Stritch
• November 6: Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake

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On with the show

It’s been a bit since my last post and it’s been quite a busy, busy summer.  So where to begin…

Well my laptop finally got fixed.  Turned out it needed a firmware update in order to make the touch screen work correctly.  Now I’ve fully moved over to it and am loving being able to use a touch screen to get things done.

As to the weight loss and running, I’ve pretty much been on a hiatus since July ended.  Part of it was to let my legs recover after pushing them a bit too much, part was just being super busy with work and visiting with friends over the summer.  My weight ended up back at about 193, but I was able to maintain there throughout the summer and through the beginning of A term at WPI.  That’s still a solid 20 pounds lighter than I was in March.

I’ve begun running again, and I’ve maintained at least one night a week of kickboxing, if not two.  Once the show is over I’ll be back to 2-3 times per week.

What was really good was being able to go to Old Navy to pick up new jeans yesterday and fitting back into size 32 jeans.  I had to get a pair of size 34 back in February which was one of the final straws to losing the weight.

I also got a new pair of glasses :)  I have a very slight prescription so I only need them for times when I’m viewing things from a distance such as a lecture hall or if I’m at the theatre.  As such, they need to look good.  I took my friend Dani with me to make the final determination between two pairs of glasses I had decided between.  She vetoed both of them. :-P  Actually, that’s not entirely true, but after going through a number of other frames, we found a pair she liked and I told her that they were simply a larger lens version of one of the first pair. Turns out she liked them because they were brown and the original ones (in black) could be had in brown.  Here’s what we got:



Finally, my life is currently owned by the fall musical at WPI.  This year I return to the stage and am playing one of the leads.  We are doing Guys and Dolls and I play Nathan Detroit.  You may know such songs from this show as “Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat”, “Luck Be A Lady”, and “Adalaide’s Lament”

Well that’s enough for now.  I will try to write again soon!

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