Pessimistically Optimistic.

"You should be wilder, you're no fun at all."

-Allison Sudol

...this line always makes me think of Laura Ingles Wilder. I bet she was wild.

Dears, do your days ever pleasantly surprise you?

I've found that in life if you wake up with a pessimistic attitude towards the day, it takes quite the obvious shower of optimistic events to change your attitude for the better. My Thursdays are my longest days. I have class from 9-3, one hour break, then class till nearly 5:30, with a Thursday night bible study or performance afterwards. So, it's a doozy to relentlessly charge through Thursdays with a smile. However, I think the knowledge that my Thursdays are tirelessly long, has forced me to find the joy in the smallest of events. This looked like it was going to be harder than usual, as I woke up 20 minutes before my class across campus. Albeit this unfortunate awakening, my day was just one of those good days that make you smile. Amongst these small events were: hilarious yet educational improv in my acting class, running into new friends, receiving another Valentine letter, and complements on my outfit from passersby.

And tonight, we went to the production of On The Razzle. It was so well done, as everything that our theater department puts on is. It's a play based of the same story as Hello, Dolly!. It was hilarious. It was nice knowing the basis of the storyline already, so it was easier to pick up on what was going on. I love having a fantastic theater department, just two blocks away. I am very much getting used to attending play productions twice a month. Man, they pump them out like nobody's business!

Last night was the 15th annual Battle of the Bands for the University. It was pretty legit. Excuse this word, legit, for I feel as though I have been way overusing it lately. Anywho, I fear this may seep into my blog as well. It really brought out the alternative/indie scene at school. That was refreshing. As every day passes, I keep on tweaking and fitting into my niche a little better. It was also enjoyable seeing people you know up revealing musical talents you didn't know they possessed. Anyway, a few participants may or may not have melted my heart... and we may or may not have purchased tickets to their next show... and we may or may not have received hugs from him... and we may or may not have Facebook stalked him. May or may not, guys. This is all hypothetical. ;]

Valentines candy has also helped my mood, as of late. Guys, I have never been a huge peep person, but I definitely will enjoy an occasional peep around Easter time. Especially if it's stale. So, this year my mom sent me Valentine's peeps. They are strawberry flavored hearts. Okay. They are definitely my new weakness. Yesterday, after working out, I came back and started reaching for one. Then I slowly took a step back after realizing the awfulness of the situation. Thus, I set the peep down, and still felt good about my newly exercised self. Horrible situation, avoided!

.... so I ate it later that night.

On an unrelated note, has anyone seen the play (or movie) Wit? It was recommended to my acting partner when we began looking for scenes to do. I looked it up and watched a clip on Youtube. I was instantly drawn in by one of my favorite actresses ever, Emma Thompson. It seems to be a very somber movie, and I can only imagine the difficulty it would present as a play. Anyway, I'd really like to see it, and I was wondering if anyone has seen it? Let me know. :]

Rad: Ice Skating. My upcoming friend intensive weekend. =]

Unrad: Alexander McQueen's suicide. :[

xx