What The....Is That....It IS!

Can anyone tell me what Clay Aiken was doing on my favourite TV show? First Matthew Perry (awesome), then Colin Farrell (the first time I've ever found him likeable), and now...Clay Aiken? What's going on?

Today I'm happy because last night I spent the entire night at home, watching TiVo, chatting online and on the phone, and cuddling with my MinPin. Poor Little Bit has been grossly neglected these past few weeks, and I promised her I'd spend Tuesday and Wednesday nights snuggling with her. (For the record, Little Bit is adopted, and we didn't have the heart to change her name...she'd been through enough trauma. But I want you to know I did NOT choose that name, and now that Britney Spears has a toy dog named "Bit-Bit", I'm getting pretty creative with the variations on my girl's name.)

Pulling into Starbucks this morning, Hedwig rolled over to 20,000 miles. (Yes, in less than a year. Hurray for Lake County community theatre commutes.)

Speaking of community theatre...

Of COURSE it's not fair. It's the ARTS for Chrissake. Are the best casting choices always made? Certainly not. But that's not just limited to community theatres...think about it. George Clooney as Batman? Nicolas Cage as Superman? (Thank God they changed their mind.) Nicole Kidman as Samantha? (The woman can't even wiggle her nose properly! At least that's one thing I can do really well.) Now, does that mean I think it's okay? No...but I think it happens, and you can either accept it and go to the theatre because you love the people who are there or because you love doing it, or you can find someplace else to go. You can try to change it, and I wish you the sincerest of luck...let me know how that works out. We're fortunate to live in an area where if one theatre doesn't do us right, we have plenty of other places to go. I would have done it differently, certainly. But I'm not in charge. And thank God...because I personally NEVER would have thought to cast a 25 year-old...er, 22 year-old...Widow Corney. And that means if I'd been in charge, I wouldn't have cast myself. You'll hear few loud complaints from me.

I do shows because the people make me happy, and being on stage makes me happy. If those aren't enough for you...why force yourself?

Once again, I'm going to quote the remarkable thing Jen Bushwitz once said, which I have read at least once a day ever since:

So we are not professionals. So we have no training.
All we have to offer is the best that we can do.
All we have to offer is that we will pour our heart and souls into whatever task you set before us.
All we have to offer is a desire to do what we believe in.
All we have to offer is a desire to do what we love.
All we have to offer is a desire to just keep doing it.

(And if you offer it to someone, and they don't want it...SCREW 'EM!!!

Because you know I think you're talented as hell, and you know I love you.)