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[23 Mar 2006|10:05am] |
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Hello, everyone.
This is a longish update...but I hope you'll read it, because it's something that's really really important to me...
I decided to kind of crawl out of the caves and actually do a little writing here, for once. It's true, I haven't entirely disappeared - I still read and respond to all ya'll's livejournals as much as I can, but it never really occurs to me that I could write stuff of my own.
I really just wanted to talk a little bit about the place where I work, and to explain why I seem to so often disappear from computer world and do such a poor job of keeping in touch with people. Well, that's partially because I have giant issues with time management - but it's also because my work hours are weird and contrasting to most everyone else's (I work when we hold classes - so weekday afternoons/evenings and Saturday during the day). This week has been particularly busy, because it's tech week for our upcoming performance, PLUS we have a huge Fundraiser event tonight that we've been preparing for. (probably not the best idea by us, to have the two things happening at once). But anyway...I wanted to tell you all about the performance we have on Sunday. I'm sorry to be doing this once again, but I am so so impressed with the kids in our program, that I REALLY want EVERYONE to come see this show!! And it's not like the other performances I'm usually plugging here...
( A Brief Description... )
I'm not even kidding about how proud I am of these kids, and how inspiring they are. I really really recommend coming to see this show. Seriously. The music is truly gorgeous, and the kids are doing such a good job with it.
And honestly, if $12 is a little out of your spending range right now, which I definitely do understand, I will buy you a ticket. I’m not even kidding, I just think this is such a great thing for people to experience – and it’s such a worthwhile place to contribute to. Our Outreach program actually relies on donations and grants.
If you want any more info, you can visit the operatunity website at www.operatunity.org... It will also tell you a little bit about our Outreach program, which is the best part of the whole center (we give financial needs-based scholarships to kids to come take our choir and Broadway production classes...and these are the nicest, best kids you would ever ever meet. Seriously, so amazing. I love these kids!!)
All right, that's it for now. Thank you so much for reading all of this!! And please, please drop me a comment or something if you have any questions or want any more information.
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[28 Feb 2006|12:10pm] |
Happy Fat Tuesday!
I think I'll say "Happy Fat Tuesday" today instead of "Happy Mardi Gras," because, really - how often do you get to say "Happy Fat?"
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| On Tuesdays, the elderly, and jell-o. |
[14 Feb 2006|11:02pm] |
I'm putting this entry under a cut, because it's really rather long, and has nothing to do with anything except for what I was thinking about today.
( On Tuesdays, the elderly, and jell-o )
Yeah. A somewhat strange way to break back into the livejournal world.
Anyway. Time for bed, I think.
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!! :-)
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| Songs For A New World |
[27 Jan 2006|11:26am] |
The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company presents:
Songs For A New World
*by Jason Robert Brown
*music directed by Jose Delgado
*Featuring:
Joe Demita
Amy Kligerman
Kacee Staiti
Scott Towers
* Friday January 27th
&
Saturday January 28th
* 8:00 pm
*@ The Winthrop Playhouse
60 Hermon St.
Winthrop, MA
* $10 in advance
$12 at the door
http://www.fudgetheatre.com/
As Joey put it: "Songs for a New World" is tonight and tomorrow night! Do you like crazy 4 person/4 part harmonies? Do you like watching a piano player's hands/arms detach themselves from his body? Do you enjoy different flavors of fudge, various chocolate colored pretzels, popcorn, and other assorted foods? Do you like supporting a group of hard-working, dedicated budding professionals? Good. Then come see the show tonight or tomorrow and bring everyone you know.
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| Gimme head with hair - Long, beautiful hair! |
[22 Oct 2005|10:25am] |
i cut my hair. chopped.
my mom did it, so she had to take off a few inches at a time, meaning i couldn't donate it to locks of love this time around. i'm disappointed about that, because i feel like it's a real waste of hair not to donate it if you can, but my hair wasn't the best quality this time anyway.
it's not REALLY short, but it's shorter. a couple inches past my shoulders. it really needed it - there was a lot of deadness on the ends.
i know, i'm sorry - this is NOT a very exciting story at all. but, see...i usually have long hair, so sometimes when it becomes short it's like...heeey, my hair is not long anymore. ("Did you like my explanation? See, I used WORDS to explain myself. Oh, you're very welcome." signed, Captain Obvious).
ok. i'm going to go start growing my hair back.
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| i eat the waffles. i likes the waffles. |
[16 Oct 2005|10:37am] |
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in my dream last night, the government was trying to start a movement where everyone had to take pills to solve their ills. (heh, rhymes). no home remedies, no herbal solutions, just chock-full-of-chemicals pills. and pharmaceutical companies were not allowed to create pills that cured anything. in my dream, i was outraged, and was going to join a movement against it - mostly because i had a headache, and didn't want to have to take any government pills for it.
i have a headache this morning. i'm going to fix it with some waffles.
also, in what i imagine to be an unrelated note, i saw seussical last night - amy and chris were in it. i really liked the show - i had never seen it before, but the winthrop playmakers did a really great job with it. and, of course, amy and chris were great. there was a lot of crazy dancing, but they nailed it...with SPUNK! anyway, i just love watching those two perform - especially in musicals. they're very engaging.
'kay. now, i eat the waffles. i likes the waffles.
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[04 Oct 2005|05:52pm] |
Spark Notes!
Light a fire with these fiery tidbits.
How come fiery is not spelled "firey"?
So, I don't actually have any fiery tidbits. I just wanted to give a little post about the weekend.
( The weekend, heyo. )
Yesterday was such a let-down. I hate post-show letdowns a LOT, but they’re even worse when your weekend is super packed with stuff other than the play. Obviously I will enjoy having a little more downtime, but I also hate not having rehearsals to go to. No show? What am I supposed to do with myself? And when will the next one be? Because I just don't know, and I hate that, too. Boo.
Okay. I think there's some shrimp in my dinner's future. So, time to go.
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| An hilarious night of farcical intrigue! Just a T stop away! |
[30 Sep 2005|12:07pm] |
Whoa, nelly.
Another show.
Don't worry, readers, I probably won't be involved in another show for a long time, so you won't have to deal with the incessant plugging of shows from me on your friends page. (good news for those of you who are annoyed by my lack of real entries and plethora of plug-posts...but...sad for me).
The F.U.D.G.E. Theatre Company presents:
Rumors
A farce by Neil Simon
Sept. 30th/Oct. 1st, 8pm
Actors Workshop
327 Summer Street Studio 4
Boston, MA
Plot Description That I Wrote for the Website:
"When four couples arrive at the upper-class home of Charley and Myra Brock to celebrate an anniversary, they have no idea what calamities await them – starting with a bleeding host, a missing hostess, and the absence of any servants! As the night progresses further into catastrophe, the couples attempt to conceal this mystery (or scandal!) from one another - and, ultimately, the police. A zany barrage of gunshots, car accidents, back spasms, feuding spouses, mistaken identities, (and of course, gossip) come together to make this an hilarious evening of farcical intrigue – and a dinner party these guests (and the audience!) won’t soon forget.
yeah! i mean, come on now!
more information at: www.fudgetheatre.com
or visit the theater's website at: www.actorsworkshopboston.com
it's quite the funny show. plus, to get there - all you have to do is take the red line to south station and walk down summer street. easy peasy lemon squeezy.
okay, i have to get myself to work now. geesh, i'm running late. (shockedface)
later gators. :-)
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[19 Aug 2005|02:00pm] |
this message is sponsored in part by the canton public library, where i currently sit, writing this. alas, the internet has been down at my house all week. we're not sure why.
anyway, i wanted to put up a little post regarding the show i'm in this weekend. it actually opened last night, but i didn't get the chance to post about it beforehand.
it's called "Working." it's a musical, about allll sorts of different jobs people have and what they think of them - and there's a huge variety of song types, because it was written by several different people - including songs by James Taylor and Stephen Schwartz. I'm really excited about it, it's turned out very well.
It's at the Winthrop Playmakers Theatre - 60 Hermon St., Winthrop, MA. Show starts at 8pm, tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students/seniors.
For directions, check out www.fudgetheatre.com or www.winthropplaymakers.com
there's only tonight and tomorrow night left for performances, so i know this is wicked last minute, but i thought it was my duty to send the message out there, in case anyone reading this might be looking for something to do tonight and tomorrow night!
it's a cool show - annnd the set is cool, because the backdrop features the boston skyline, with some familiar structures - including a replica fenway citgo sign that lights up and everything.
neat neat neat.
all right, time to go. i'm not sure when i'll be on-line again, so i guess i'll catch you all on the flip side. take it eeeeeasy, folks. :-)
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[10 Jun 2005|11:11pm] |
I was taggle-daggled by shannon, and I would like to be a better participant in lj, so I’m responding to the tag...
( Book Survey! )
If anyone is looking for something to read, I’d definitely recommend any of the books I listed above. And I’m always looking for something cool to read, so if YOU have any suggestions, send ‘em along!
p.s. I saw Sting in concert with my Dad. That has nothing to do with anything, except that I wanted to point it out. It happened last month, but I didn’t get the chance to write it down, or mention it as one of my cool May events. Haha, it was completely random - my dad had an extra ticket (he loves sting, my mom got him tickets for his birthday back in October), and he couldn’t find anyone to go with, so I went! And it was funnnn. He played lots of his rockin’ older stuff, so it was so cool! (including message in a bottle! I totally thought of Laser 80’s at the MOS). :-D
That is all for now, kids. :-)
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| it'smay it'smay forthreemoreday(s). |
[29 May 2005|11:07pm] |
I have so many things I could write in this livejournal, to update everyone on my month of may, but I think it would be better to spare you all of the details, so I’ll address some highlights..
- New York City was awesome! My first trip to the big apple, accompanied by joey, kait mac, and emily monroe, was so much fun.. Broadway is as wonderful as anticipated, central park is gorgeous (and delightful from the seat of a horse-drawn carriage), hot dogs from street vendors are delicious (just ask kait mac), times square is overwhelming, and...I don’t know. It was just cool. Yay. :-)
- Seeing some of the LOTR folks for zoe’s birthday (going waaay back here) was really great. I miss them a lot, and wish we all got to see each other more often.
- Getting a jim petty-led tour of the wooded area from behind the heights over to the caves (at stonehill) was funny. And then getting a ride on the dolley with kait mac was a hoot.
- Falsetto’s, performed by the Huntington theatre company, was a very good show. And getting a free cookie (if you’re me and kerri), and free champagne (for tina) after the show was lovely, as was the backstage tour! Seeing some of the technology they used, and getting to stand on the stage, was really awesome. And we got to pull on some ropes and make pieces of the set move! COOLANDHANDSONEDUCATIONAL!
- the new star wars movie is completely worth the price of the movie ticket. It is SO well done. i got to see it with almost my whole family, which made it even better, because greg was home - but steve was at the cape, and couldn't make it back until a couple days later. :-/ But at any rate, I absolutely loved it, and am excited to see it again.
- the graduation parties this weekend were very enjoyable - joey’s yesterday and kelly’s today. and I found out today that kelly and I actually had the same commencement speaker (dr. pedro jose greer)! which was really funny and ironic - and I was glad kelly had him as a speaker, because I thought he was fantastic - funny and informative, with a good message. (p.s. happy belated birthday to kelly! so much for her to celebrate this month! and happy belated b-day wishes to jen and andrea, too...:-) )
Ok. Those are just some of the ups of this past month. I know there are clearly more, but those are some of the good times.
gooooooood times.
p.s. it's almost june. eh?
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[30 Apr 2005|04:15pm] |
A semi-backwards chronological recount of this past week.
1) I am home.
2) I got home from the Cape a few hours ago, where Shannon and I spent the night at Kerri's house. We ate a balanced breakfast this morning. I was pleased.
3) The three of us, along with Jeanine and Anna, went out to eat at Sam Diego's in Hyannis last night. I heart that place a lot - even though I have only been there twice - because it is a Mexican restaurant, and is delicious. There isn't enough Mexican food in my world. Also, Kerri had a gift certificate there, which was exceptional.
4) I really like Jeanine and Anna a lot, and was stoked that I actually got to hang out with them a little bit, even though we didn't get to sit together at the show. I wish I had been there when they stole some food from that nearby art opening.
5) I found out that Jacque is the name of Jeanine's car. Not a gay friend. Color me surprised to learn that.
6) We saw Kerri in Beauty and the Beast. It was really fun to see her perform! Really very different, but cool. I'm just so proud of her for getting back into theater, since she loves it so much. :-)
7) I had my last official day at the Children's Museum in Easton. Busy, but mostly uneventful. My boss gave me a t-shirt and a card. A coworker gave me a basket of bath & body works stuff and some candy. I thought both gestures were really nice...and it was mostly just weird when I said bye to them all.
8) Gothic Tale happened. Or didn't happen...I can't remember, it was all such a blur.
9) Oh yeah, no, it did happen. It went pretty well, overall, and I was happy that Jim finally got to put on his show.
10) Now we are back to Monday of this week, where you can find me sitting next to the stage in hemingway, in full makeup and costume, waiting to step on stage for our first and only dress rehearsal. which was also our first run-through off book. which was also our first time with an "audience." which consisted of pat sankus. See me feeling like I am going to vomit and cursing Jim for his last minute antics.
But...flash forward an hour or so later, when the dress rehearsal was over, and Pat told me I was too quiet and my articulation needed work. I was expecting her to tell me how poor my character choice was, too weak, too....blech, so her actual comments were welcome. She said that stuff was "fine," which was way more than I expected.
I could have played Eliza better, I think, but I just didn't really know how. I never felt comfortable with how I was doing, but I didn't really know how to change it...and I had hoped that pat could push it out of me, but it wasn't her show. And she only saw the performance once.
And I should stop obsessing, since it's over. Buuuut...
I take acting very seriously, and I hate feeling like I didn't do a character justice.
And it's rainy today, and there are several things going on right now that are upsetting me, so I have picked one thing to dwell on. As always.
In other news, I need a new AOL screen name. So if you have any thoughts...
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| hey guess what... |
[25 Apr 2005|10:06am] |
i'm going to be in a show tomorrow and wednesday.
because the show itself has been a very last-minute to-do, i thought it warranted a last minute mention in my livejournal.
if you're going to be in the stonehill area...or, even if you can just GET to stonehill, and want to see an interesting/sort of spooky show, i recommend it. and not just because i am in it, folks, (though that is the PERK for you!...::obvious wink?...no...but....a wink anyway::), but because:
1) it's probably a little different than shows you've seen before, as you will read in the plot description below.
2) it is short. it should only be about an hour long, because it is a one-act (there are only three characters).
3) it is student directed, and completely student-put-together, making it cooler.
4) the audience gets to sit on stage! jim (director) turned our regular stage into a pseudo blackbox (there's an extension so that it's big enough), putting the audience right into the action! (if you sit up front, we'll be in your laps. ... another perk for you!?)
5) it's FREE. NO ADMISSION! that's right, you don't have to buy a ticket! free entertainment is where it's at.
ok. ok. here's the information:
A Gothic Tale
by John Pielmeier
Directed by Jim Petty
Tuesday, April 26th & Wednesday, April 27th
7 PM
Hemingway Theater/Stonehill College
and a sort of plot:
"In this haunting story, a woman obsessed by the idea of being loved, keeps a man prisoner in the tower of a deserted island mansion. What transpires between them evokes an emotional landscape both mysterious and startling."
so...there it is. if you have any questions or anything...just let me know.
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| gakked survey. |
[05 Mar 2005|10:55am] |
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howdy ya'll.
i've seen this survey in a couple of livejournals, and i think it's kind of fun, (minus questions 4+5 which i think are pretty lame), so i thought i'd stick it in mine. why not?! you just copy and paste it into the comments section and fill it out, if you feel like it! and i'll do one for you, too. (if i haven't already...)
1. Who are you?
2. Are we friends?
3. When and how did we meet?
4. Do you have a crush on me?
5. Would you kiss me?
6. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
7. Describe me in one word.
8. What was your first impression?
9. Do you still think that way about me now?
10. What reminds you of me?
11. If you could give me anything what would it be?
12. How well do you know me?
13. When's the last time you saw me?
14. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn't?
15. Are you going to put this on your journal and see what I say about you?
p.s. thanks for your comments on my last post. i'm sorry. i hate when i get like that.
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| take a look around, pretty baby. is it everything you hoped it would be? |
[26 Feb 2005|09:18pm] |
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what should i do with my life?
i know i have posted with this question before. and i know it's not up to anyone else what i should be doing (obviously)...but i'm lost. and stagnant. and feel useless.
i see it...everyone growing around me, changing, working towards something...and here i am. graduated since may, with the feeling that i have nothing to show for it.
don't misunderstand...it's not because i don't have my "dream job" yet. it's because i don't even have a DREAM. i don't have any sort of direction for my life...i just....sort of exist. i go to a job, sometimes. i like it all right, sometimes. i look for other jobs, but i DON'T KNOW what i am looking for. that's certainly a ridiculous concept, i think. but it's true. what do i want to do? what do i love? but more importantly, what am i good at? well, i discovered last time i did this entry that there is not much that i AM good at, leaving me lagging behind in the job race.
what's worse is this feeling of being stagnant. of standing still. of still being very much a child, and being too immature to do anything pro-active about it. it's allllways been easier for me to act childish. it's part of my nature - and always looking younger than my chronological age has aided in this. (just this week i was mistaken twice by junior volunteers for being awfully youthful...1) a ninth grader and a seventh grader asked what grade i was in, and were surprised to learn i was a college graduate, saying, "wow, really? i just thought you were one of us!" (2) another ninth grader saying, "so are you in high school?" no. i just graduated from stonehill.) clearly these are extreme examples. and obviously i think they're funny, and i definitely don't get offended. and it's stupid, really, i mean, i look the way i look, and i'm pretty okay with that. but the point is, i've used it as a crutch. and i'll be the first one to admit how old it's getting.
the problem is that i don't take comfort in the fact that i'm not the only unfulfilled recent college grad. quite the opposite. i don't want to be a statistic. i wouldn't really mind working a crappy job if i knew i had something to work towards. but i just don't. and people say, well, what do you want to do? i don't know...well, have you thought about grad school? yes, but i don't know what i would study...
my friends amaze me. i mean, i know a lot of incredible people. but then i look at some of the things that amaze me about them, and i know that some of the things are simple life tasks, that i can't seem to do...look at them, living on their own. travelling into the cities alone. holding down actual jobs. deciding what interests them and furthering their education to pursue that. dating. talking to people. taking care of their cars. using credit cards. going to the bank or the post office without feeling nervous. going to new places alone. parking close to other cars. making decisions.
SIIIIIMPLE things that baffle me. BAFFLE me. why is that? augh, stupid. stupid and weak, that's how i feel right now.
oh man. i really rambled. reeeally. and i opened a can of worms i generally prefer to keep closed. please don't feel the need to comment here if you actually sat and read this whole dratted thing. i said some ridiculous things, and i know that it's just because i'm in a stupid bad mood for no particular reason, and i let things stew. but, there it is.
ugh, i need help. i know this about myself...but yet again, i guarantee i won't do anything about it. no, i'm not much of a mover and a shaker. i'm not a girl who will get things done. but - i WILL sit and think about it for a very long time.
annnnd the moral of the story is...don't be like me, kids - even though you're probably not. but...just, have fun. and don't let stupid ridiculous things scare or intimidate you.
hmm.
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| Joey's Women...and Peter. |
[14 Feb 2005|12:46pm] |
Hooray for...
80’s attire, big hair, bright blue eyeshadow, fake eyelashes, gaudy earrings, the molly theme songs, the scrim, the dramatic toilet flush, the angry light, a last-minute-but-still completely-awesome-set, a tech day that spanned three days, stupid zippers and night-after-night of wardrobe malfunctions, a splendid cast and crew, and a director who ran tech with no voice and screwed his own finger for the show. well done, guys. congrats. :-)
Yes, Jake's Women is over. It was really successful, we were all so excited for Joey! Thanks to everyone who came to it! Haha, when Emily Mae Hayden and I were waiting for the show to start (on stage behind the scrim, which was so cool!), we got to have an excellent view of the audience, and as more and more people came in, we got really excited, and both said how we were really just so happy that people were coming to see joey's show. yay. excellent. :-)
speaking of excellent! my parents are so cute. i came home from the show saturday night (erm...actually, it was sunday morning at 4:45, haha), and i went up to my room and found some presents from my dad - there was a chocolate rose, and a card, and an "I heart tedy" (for tedy bruschi) t-shirt set out on my pillow. haha awww. and this morning i woke up (at 11, eeeeesh) and found a card and some candy from my mom sitting at my place at the kitchen table. aw yay, i love them.
haha, OH, also: my brother scott has an LOTR daily calendar - you know, the cool one with a different awesomely cool picture every day. anyway, apparently there was a picture of legolas for friday, feb. 11th. so scott tore it off his calendar and taped it on my door hahaha, and i didn't notice it, because i wasn't around very much this weekend. so i see him sunday morning, and he points up to the picture on my door and says, "look, kace! a diversion." hahahaha. oh man, that was great. so now i have legolas to greet me as i enter my room. why did it take so long for THAT to happen? hahaha. ahh. yes. i'm a wee dork.
alll right, i'm going to go now, and eat some food, perhaps, since i so enjoy doing that. later gatorz.:-)
p.s. happy valentine's day! because i looooove you ALL! :-)
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| and you can't be happy living in a popcorn world... |
[10 Feb 2005|11:26am] |
hi, folks. ladies and gents, alike.
first things first, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SHANNON!!! i love you! (and a belated happy birthday wishes to KERRI, since i did not update this journal on or near her birthday...i love you, as well!).
and now, i come bearing news of...another show.
truly, i was going to give a real update before i did yet another plug, but i didn't get the chance, so here i go.
Jake's Women
By: Neil Simon
Directed by: Joey DeMita
Februrary 11th & 12th
Hemingway Theater
Stonehill College
8:00 p.m.
It is a student-directed show, yay! and it is FREE. no cost. and it's at Stonehill, which, you know, is easy enough access.
a bit of plot summary:
Jake is a writer who lives in his own mind...he carries on imagined conversations with his sister, his therapist, his daughter (at age 12 and age 21), his 1st wife julie who has passed away, and his second wife, maggie, with whom he is having marital problems - partially because he cannot get out of his head, and cannot let go of julie. HILARITY ensues when his worlds collide (including an incident with a real-life girlfriend and his imagined wife...dun dun dun....haha, wow. listen to me...yikes), but the play is also touching and poignant as well.
haha. it's really a good show - dear Mr. DeMita has worked his tail off for it, and has done such a spectacular job. and the cast is wonderful, everyone is doing such impressive work, yay!
SOOOOOO...since it is free, and since it is lovely, and since joey is a student who has directed it (making it even more impressive), i recommend you try to come see it, if you can.
p.s. i play the 12-year-old daughter. yes, i know, i was surprised, too! :-P
anyway, that's that. i should be getting ready for work now.
later dayz, gatorz. :-)
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