My Top 13 Desert Island Discs

I was recently asked to compile a list of my desert island discs. For anyone else who is interested, here they are in no particular order.

Mojave 3 - Spoon & Rafter
The Carpenters - Song For You
Belle & Sebastian - Boy With the Arab Strap
REM - Green
Stevie Wonder - Original Musiquarium
10000 Maniacs - In My Tribe
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Bjork - Homogenic
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits
The Who - Quadrophenia
The Smiths - Louder Than Bombs
Radiohead - OK Computer

My Dad is Coming to San Francisco

This is probably one of the weirdest and most exciting times of my life. In just over two weeks, my father will be arriving in San Francisco...on his Harley! Yes, he will be riding his motorcycle from Arkansas to come to my gay wedding! My dad hasn't been to San Francisco since the late 60s when he was training to be a Marine in the Vietnam war. Needless to say, things have changed here and I hope the big city won't be too daunting.

Of course my mother is coming too, as well as my Aunt Carol and Aunt Melanie (who isn't really my aunt - actually my second cousin, but she's my mom's age so I always called her aunt). They've been here before but it's been YEARS! I'm looking forward to that too, but not in the same way. My mom kind of stresses me out because she's really clingy and we are not very much alike.

So it's about three weeks until the wedding of the century and I'm ready (almost). I'm really looking forward to seeing all my out-of-town friends, especially Carlos and Elizabeth. It should be a really fun time and hopefully a night we will never forget!!

Now I just have to sit down and start writing those vows...!

I Made It

My DePaul audition is over, and I'm very glad. It was very challenging to me because I had to do two monologues and I can't even remember the last time I did something like that. Must have been in college. And we all know how long ago that was!
My audition was at the SF Marriott, a very swanky and huge hotel in downtown SF. The first 45 minutes was a group warm-up where I got to do physical stuff like viewpoints. It's a great stress reliever. After that we were assigned times and I got to go I think fourth which was nice. Following the monologues, I was interviewed by the head of the program, a nice man named John. We talked for a long time and what was great about it was that he had really prepared for the interview - almost as much as I had, in fact! He knew my resume, my history, and all of my essays. He quoted me on several occasions during our conversation. It was just so amazing to be that respected and to really feel like I was truly being considered for the program.
I will find out next month whether or not I got in. The chances are very slim in terms of actual numbers. DePaul only takes 2 new graduate directors per year. So, you know, if I don't get in, it's because they only take two freakin' people. I'm ok with that. On the other hand, if by some fluke I do...well, I would be very very happy.
:)

Mint Tea American Idol Shakespeare

Mint Tea - a open love letter:
You are who I turn to when I'm not feeling well. Be it stomach problems or a sore throat you are always there for me. Today my left tonsil is swollen like a jordan almond, so I am drinking the mint tea and wishing it will go down. I don't want to/can't get sick. Too busy!!
I've been practicing my monologue for my DePaul audition. It's so frustrating that as a director, I have to do an acting audition. Hello? That's why I'm not an ACTOR!! Oh, well - they asked for it! But I think my monologue will be fair to midland.
I could never do as bad as some of the auditions I saw last night on American Idol. We're talking earsplitting cringe!!! People think that they can sing but they so can't. It's so baffling. How can you not tell that you are tone deaf - bizarre.
Anyway, tonight there's no new episode of Lost which is so annoying because now we have an antenna and I could watch it but NOOOOOOO!! Oh, well, I need to read Shakespeare anyway.
All the world's a stage........
-ld