Necessary

Jessica and I were on our way to see a play in Capitol Hill. We were running late, were assuming that this wasn't going to be a good performance, and Jessica was hungry. So we turned around, picked up Michael and decided to drive 30 mins to Puyallup to go to the Sonic that opened up last Monday. This is what spontaneity means to us. 

It took awhile to find it and when we did and Michael screamed the shrillest/girliest scream I've ever heard. We were laughing our heads off and cheering and making a general scene for the green Outback next to us.

Then all the noise on the planet ceased.

There was a line. And not just any line. An hour wait kind of line. We cued up and this 15 year old, chewing gum and spewing attitude, gave us a post it note with 8:38 written on it and told us we could leave now or proceed forward into the hour wait zone. We figured, what they hell, we already drove this far, we were hungry, we had nothing better to do, and we're TOTALLY CRAZY people, so let's do this. It felt like we were at the fairgrounds. They packed us into this gravel parking lot with cones and bright yellow rope. They set up 6 or so lines that were about 7 cars deep. We turned off the car and just sat.

We played a "name that song from the ipod" game, we tried rocking the car, and I even got out of the car to take a picture of the lines, tripped on a rock, grabbed a side mirror on some random car and screamed "Help!" It's fine. 

So once that 15 min time period passed it started to look grim. Michael broke out into sweats. Jessica was sucking her thumb and rocking in the back. I was humming Rocketman while my left eye was twitching. We were hurtin'. Bad.

Thank God the line finally moved an hour later as promised. We rolled up to the stall and gloriously parked the car and started choosing our delights. We ordered $21 worth of food while the women on the speaker said things like, "oh I love that one" "yeah I like those nuggets straight too, no sauce" and "mmm i hear ya on that one." She was a doll and we tipped her some pocket change. 

We feasted.

Then 10 mins later Jessica and Michael wanted more food so they ordered another $5 worth. I was smart and didn't pig out on more food. They were hurtin' units by the end of the night.

It was a long drive home. The car rocked us into a sleepy daze where we were barely talking to each other except to say, "No, not that song."

It felt like summer. It felt eerily familiar. Summer 09, you look promising. 

Now It's Official

So, starting Aug 3 I will be Seattle Rep's official Audience Development Associate. Until then, I'll still be going home to Iowa for a month and then when I get back in Seattle I'll be doing an abbreviated internship with Seattle Children's Theatre. 

The job will be semi-different than the internship I did this year. Instead of being in the Education dept I'll be moving into Communications and reporting directly to our Director, Katie. I'll still get to do a lot of audience programs and hopefully write and perform some more warm ups. They also specifically wrote on the job description that I'll get to continue working on Youtube and Facebook so that's kind of making my day. We're scaling back a lot next year so it's really a miracle that I'll be able to work there. 

Things That Are Awesome:

I have a job

Window view

Health Care

4 day work week

Seattle!

Things That Kind Of Suck:

32 hour work week = working another part time job (aka: lobby managering some more)

Lease ends Sept 1 and my roommate is leaving Seattle

See how much the Pro list out weights the Con? It's really awesome and I'm excited to have a job so that I don't end up in Dubuque, in the basement, eating cereal and falling asleep to baseball games. I just intend to do those things for the next month. YAY!

My last day of work was so great. Katie got me tulips and a sweet card telling me how excited she is for next season. Fran took Jessica and I out to a huge sushi lunch, then I bought a cardi at Gap and then we rode a Ferris wheel. It's like Kiki Abba's Day Off. Then we went to see David Sedaris read some of his stories which was hilarious. (I'm going to start writing more. I am.) Pretty much the best way to end any internship if you ask me. 

Moving to Seattle = worth it. 

Remind Me Of This When I'm Broke At 30

I would rather fail doing this than succeed doing something else. - Conan

The Song Is: Me and Julio by Paul Simon

This is the poster I designed for our Drama Intensive. It looks hella betta in person, but you get the general picture. Everyone seems to like it so hopefully I'm worth the amount of cash they're dropping. Oh who am I kidding, of course I am.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got a job today! I'm like a pension plan away from being a grown up. Where the heck am I going to live after Sept? Details, details, details. I can't announce it yet at the Rep so don't write about it on Facebook. I'll have to delete your nice sentiment. Lame. 

Once I can be official about it I'll give you all of the details. Or just ask Mrs. Hedeman. Apparently she really is all knowing. 

AHHHHHHH! SEATTLE! This will probably be on this week's Best Week Ever episode so I'd tune in for that shenanigan if I were you.