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Okay, Bruce Campbell covering Duran Duran while playing piano! Perfect!

Just got back from seeing Pirates’ At World’s End with sami406 and jmdg. MUCH better than the second movie. I really enjoyed it… and realized there can’t be a more androgynously appealing cast than Johnny, Orlando and Keira.

(there's a scene near the end, with Will and Elizabeth, that made me, um, melt)

Well, the journey is over. It's been an amazing experience. Our director, Eleisa, was fantastic. It was great sharing the stage and being on this journey with scendan and Darlene. And it's been… surreal… saying "vagina" and "clitoris" on a daily basis for the past 7 weeks.

Though... I will definitely be glad to get my weeknights back, and to be able to think of something other than my vagina. ;~)

Thank you to everyone who came out for the performance last night. Thank you for the flowers, the chocolate (yum), and the support. Thank you so very much for sharing that special night with me and my fellow performers (and for supporting Tri-Valley Haven!). And thank you to those who wanted to, but couldn’t make it. Your “break a leg” sentiments were much needed and appreciated! :~)

It meant so very much to me to have you there and to be able to give you the gift of enjoyment. My biological family may be on the east coast, but it always warms my heart to know how much of a family I've been able to create here in California (and beyond). I am grateful for all of you!

I may be a bit biased, but I’m lovin' Drive.

It really is great seeing Nathan on TV again!

According to the latest Sprint commercial, Livermore is a part of the Bay Area:

“…added more coverage, from San Francisco to San Jose to Livermore.”

WooHoo!!! We’ve offically arrived!

The only problem with this picture is they forgot to mention the cat(s) curled up next to me. :~)

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I want to thank everyone for their thoughts, well wishes, offers of kindness and hugs (esp. the hugs). I'm very grateful to have so many wonderful friends.

I've been going back and forth over the past 48 hours as to whether or not I should go home to Pennsylvania. I honestly thought I might be making arrangements to fly home for a funeral, and at the same time desperately hoping that wouldn't be so.

I was able to talk to my uncle this morning, my uncle who has been at my grandfather's side since Friday. I feel much better now that I have. My uncle believes there is enough Merluzzi stubbornness left in my grandfather to get him through this. He is apparently looking much better than he did on Sunday; my uncle is more hopeful.

So instead, I'm thinking I'll need to make a more intentional trip home soon, as my grandfather gets better. So I can see all my grandparents and great aunts and great uncles, since it's been almost 3 years (and in some cases 5 years) since I have seen the relatives on both sides of my family. And if I'm lucky and plan it right, maybe, perhaps, by chance, I might even be able to arrange a visit the same time my dad might (who I haven't seen in 10 years).

It’s actually quite sad, how distant my family has become. Though my living in California doesn’t do much to help that at all.

I found out today that my grandfather has been in the hospital since Friday and that it doesn't look good. He ruptured his spleen on Friday, went into surgery, and his now having complications with pneumonia and possible congestive heart failure. Since he has a DNR, the doctors aren't giving much hope.

I guess the crows were trying to tell me something on Friday. Wish it was just Odin being a peeping tom.

I've been going through so many feelings over the past few hours that I am now emotionally exhausted. I just want to curl up, suck my thumb, and fall asleep...

I've lived at my current residence for 4 years. In all that time, whereas I have seen crows in trees and on lamp posts, I've not seen them in any of the neighbors' yards or driveways, or even just generally hanging out on the ground, in the street, around the cul-de-sac.

I happened to look out my upstairs window today and couldn't help but notice 3 crows handing out in my driveway in front of the house. They were there for quite some time.

I know they're trying to tell me something; now if I can only figure out what that something is.

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So, I haven’t been by to update LJ (or look at anyone else’s) for such a long time due to planning and organizing the CA Browncoats Booth for WonderCon (this coming weekend).

I thought the finish line was in site. I thought, after this weekend, I’d have plenty of free time to be leisurely with the internet, but life, as always had other plans…

As a way to celebrate Sexual Assault Awareness Month (which is April), my agency decided to put on a small production of the Vagina Monologues using staff members for the performance.

For the past week, there’s been (gentle, probing) pressure to get staff to audition. There were a fair few who were very into the idea, both excited and a bit nervous at the same time. I was encouraged to audition, but with all the Browncoat extra curricular activity, I really did not have the time to prepare, let alone memorize a 1 minute monologue. So while I played around looking at some monologues online yesterday, I didn’t think I had the time to really give it a shot. Plus, I never have seen or read the Vagina Monologues, so I am pretty ignorant of the whole thing.

Casting calls were today.

After everyone who prepared gave their audition, a last call was announce for cold auditions. I was (gently, kiddingly) pressured yet again. It felt something like a triple dog dare and I couldn’t let that pass, so I took Carolyn’s monologues out of her hand and went in.

The reading went okay, I guess. I was cold and realized half way through that what I was reading didn’t make sense, but I plugged along anyway. After, the director confirmed that I knew nothing of the Monologues and then asked me a pretty personal question. The question surprised me, but I refused to let it intimidate me. I told the director something very few people knew. Based on this, she cast me in the play.

I’m not sure how I feel about all this yet. I know that there were other staff who really prepared and were looking forward to doing this. I feel a bit guilty about that. But I’m also aware that this whole experience has the capability of affecting me quiet deeply. Part of me is scared for that, but mostly I’m looking forward to learning from the experience. I guess time will tell.

Happy Birthday, purpledrazi!

Hope it's a good one!!!