Hello there!! I would just like to put out there that tomorrow is Friday. And then its the weekend. And then two days and we're OFF SCHOOL FOR THANKSGIVING and then Monday is MY BIRTHDAY! Yeah...I'm a little excited. I can't wait to see all my friends and eeeeaaattttt. We're having Thanksgiving at my house this year which is like super exciting cause I get to help my mom and grandmom cook everything :-D I loooove Thanksgiving...cause I really love to eat. Yeah. I'm a fatty. LOL

Things have been super busy! I'm having all these finals and stuff that I have to study for and my directing scene that I have to memorize! I'm a busy girl!!! I have to finalize my choreography for my ballet final. I'm performing "When You've Got it, Flaunt It." from the Producers. I'm pretty excited and I think it'll be really cool when its finished.

Blehhh!!! It's midnight and I'm still not done my homework! Time to stop procrastinating!!!!!!!!!!!

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The Light in the Piazza just opened in Philadelphia and I could not have been more excited! It is one of my all time favorite shows and Clara is one of my dream roles! I can tell you with all honesty that it was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cried the whole show!

The actor who played Fabrizio was amazingly talented (and SO hot!) He had a beautiful voice and spoke Italian with amazing ease. All in all, I thought the entire cast was phenomenal and it's such a moving show. The actress who played Margaret, Clara's mother, was flawless. She brought such power and motherliness to the role which I personally don't think she was quite old enough to play. She had a great chemistry with the actress who played Clara and I really felt their connection. I felt Margaret's protectiveness over her daughter.

I'm going to see the show again on Friday with my mother and I cannot wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She's really going to love it too I think.

here are some picture we took at the show last night!! enjoy :-)

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I'm going baaaack!
November 13, 2009
Erica-Anne
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As I mentioned in my previous blog, I am, tonight, going to see my high school's musical. I am a teeeeny bit nervous... I mean, I have no doubt that they're going to do any awesome job I'm just worried that I'm going to feel replaced. I was the lead in the musicals for most of my high school career so its going to be hard for me to watch them up there without me!

I know, I'm being super jealous and sentimental but I want to feel like they miss me :-( I know that show is going to be amazing though. They're doing Anything Goes which I adore! I also can't wait to be with all my best friends again. We're all coming back from college to see the show and more importantly, each other.

This is going to be a super busy weekend! I told you I'm going to see Anything Goes tonight, I have rehearsal and a date tomorrow night, and then on Sunday I'm off to Scranton University to see Company which my friend Matt is directing. A few of my old high school friends are in this production as well so it'll be really cool to see them too.

It's going to be a nostalgic weekend!!!!!!!!

ps. down there is a picture of my best friends in the whole wide world! aren't they beautiful!?

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Friiiiday!
November 13, 2009
Erica-Anne
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I came to college not expecting to really date. I mean... come on, I'm a musical theatre major... we don't have time for anything. I did have a boyfriend senior year but I didn't expect or want to stay together when we went off to college. He was off to France and I was coming here so our relationship became geographically undesirable. So blah blah blah I came here and of course my friends started dating around while I more kept to myself in that respect and tended to shy away from guys.

Recently, that has changed a little bit. I'm starting to realize that I'm settled now and I have a good grasp on what's going on so I've opened my mind a little on the subject. And tomorrow.......I'M GOING ON A DATE!!!! I'm extremely excited!! My gentleman friend (;-)) is taking me to a Flyers game. I'm nervous and happy and a plethora of other emotions. I've never been to a Flyers game but I did sing at one once. It'll be nice to actually watch a game. I secretly love ice hockey. Not so much the game... I like when they get into fights on the ice. It's so entertaining and full of high emotions! I don't know maybe I'm a little crazy but I think you've figured that out by now :-p.

Well, I'm off to class! I have a lot to do today before I go home to see my high school's musical! I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Yes, yes sadly Halloween has past and now we're on the Than--Christmas? Yeah! What the hell happened to thanksgiving!? That's what I would really like to know. Don't get me wrong! I'm a HUGE lover of Christmas but it's November 6th!! When I was a little girl, I knew that it was time for Christmas when Santa came down the street after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade! Now everything has become so commercialized and about selling gifts that they're pushing it right after Halloween. I don't know about you but I am extremely disconcerted and disillusioned with the whole thing. Dear Masters of Consumerism, You ruined Christmas!

Anyway, enough about that. Halloween was fun...but not so fun. As I said, I've been really really really sick but I didn't want to miss my first Halloween at college. I dressed up in my little Elle Woods bunny costume and painted my face so I wasn't so noticeably pasty pale and sickly and I sucked it up and went out with my friends. Now, I had to sit in a chair for most of the party because I was too faint and sick to dance around but it was nice to just be with my friends. Now, as soon as I got home I threw up my guts again but it was really important to me that I could be with my friends as part of the whole college bonding experience. All of my friends looked awesome and while some got a little messy, we had an awesome time that will not be soon forgotten.

Here are some pictures!!!!

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sick!
November 6, 2009
Erica-Anne
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Hello, there!

Well, I kinda died for a second there. I've been really super sick for the past 2 weeks and it has suuuucked. I had the worst viral flu horrible thing I've ever had. While I was sick, however, I did have a lot of time to do a lot of stupid surveys!!! So here's one for your enjoyment!!

using only song titles from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. you can’t use the band I used. try not to repeat a song title.

Pick your Artist:

Regina Spektor

Describe yourself:

Pavlov’s Daughter

How do you feel?

Better

Describe where you currently live:

Summer in the City

If you could go anywhere, where would you go?

On the Radio

Your best friend is:

Human of the Year

You and your best friends are:

Laughing With

What’s the weather like?

Sunshine

Favorite time of day:

That Time

If your life was a TV show, what would it be called?

Love Affair

What is life to you?

Aching to Pupate

Your last relationship:

Man of a Thousand Faces

Your fear:

20 Years of Snow

What is the best advice you have to give?

One More Time with Feeling

Thought of the day:

2.99 Cent Blues

How would you like to die?

Apres Moi

My soul’s present condition:

Lacrimosa

ALSO! here are some really awesome pictures that really struck me when I saw them!

My motto:

I Want to Sing

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sick
October 26, 2009
Erica-Anne
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It's been 5 days...5 days of sitting at home at death's door. Yes! Its true! I...am sick. I have strep throat and I currently sound like a man. I'm sorry that this isnt going to be a very interesting blog because all I've done all week is lie around on the couch while my mommy fusses over me. It's a wonderful life... I know lol

I feel like I've missed so much since I've been gone! I've been getting lots of calls and texts from my friends and they did all these exciting things this weekend and I'm not going to lie: I'm jealous!

Anyway, here are some pictures of a more exciting time when I wasn't sick. I don't want you guys to be horrified but my haggard appearance!

I'm going to sleep before I start having delusions from this crazy medicine!!!!!!

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Well, folks! It's that time of year again. Midterms... I can't believe I'm sitting here, a freshman in college, taking midterms. I think I got stuck at 16 because I don't feel like I've gotten any older since then. I dunno... I'm weird. I have a Ballet midterm today and tomorrow I have my scene and lighting tech midterm tomorrow. Strangely enough, I'm not that nervous. I feel like I have a good grasp on everything I'm learning here because, well, I'm studying what I love! I know... I'm so corny.

I'm excited about this weekend because I'm going to visit one of my really good friends from high school over at LaSalle. I'm so interested to see what it's like to be at a "normal college." I'm also going home on Sunday to see one of my other good friends in her senior high school show. She's Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast and my other friends are playing Lumière and Cogsworth. They say the show sucks but I think they'll be amazing.

Anyway, I'm off to the dance store to get a ballet skirt!! Ta ta!!

for your enjoyment: here are some pictures of me with my friends who are in the show!

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Wikipedia defines a Nor'easter as a type of macro-scale storm along the East Coast of the United States and Atlantic Canada, so named because the winds come from the northeast, especially in the coastal areas of the Northeastern United States and Atlantic Canada. I define it as a craptastic day. I've lived in the Philadelphia area my entire life and I've never really minded nor'easters until now because I never had to walk in them! I don't understand how it can be 32 degrees in October! This is going to be a cooooold winter... awesome.

I'm going to get sick...I know it. I can feel it in my bones. I hate getting sick! It's going to mess with my schedule and basically my entire life. I find myself waking up earlier in the morning before class to bundle myself up and make sure that all the heat is kept in so I don't get like pneumonia.

I've had a pretty interesting week... a homeless man outside of my dorm almost attacked me if I hadn't outrun him back inside. He came at me screaming "PATTY!!!!!" It was scary... I seem to have pretty bad luck when it comes to being safe. The first week of classes a homeless man grabbed my ankle on Broad St. while I was on my way to writing and said "Come here, Blondie!!!" I need to travel and packs or get a body guard or something.

So tonight I'm going to see Mocking Bird with my friend David which I'm uber excited about. I helped with the set because I'm in Lighting and Tech class this semester so I already know the set is freaking awesome.

Ahh!! Speaking of Lighting and Tech I have crew hours in 20 min!! Oh well, I'm off!! I hope everyone has a lovely weekend and try to stay dry!!!

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Home
October 16, 2009
Erica-Anne
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Ok so this past weekend, I went home. Oh my god it was fantastic! I got to see all my friends (who are on break or are seniors this year) and we even went on a haunted hayride just like the old day! I never thought I would say this but...I miss high school a little. Not so much the actual school but the teachers and the kids and just the campus. I went back with one of my best friends, Maggie and just being back there (even thought I didn't leave all that long ago) felt so comfortable... it was home. I never thought I would be so excited to go back to something that a few short months ago I couldn't wait to get away from. I missed the uniforms, the Sisters, the entire ambiance of Mount Saint Joseph Academy. I missed the girls and the lockers, and the boys from the all boy school that would wait outside the doors for us to get out of school but most of all I missed the stage and sitting with my best friends, all sleep deprived, in the cafeteria drinking endless amounts of tea and coffee and talking about how we were going to change the world. And I really believed we would... we will. Ugh! I'm getting all nostalgic and weird!! I'm sorry!

Maggie and I got to the school and, after visiting all the teachers, we made our way to the auditorium which housed the stage that we had starred on for the past four years. To see the girls who are still students there doing their blocking and practicing our lines was almost painful. I know it sounds selfish, and don't me wrong they were doing an amazing job, but being there actually showed us that our time there was over. Not that we didn't know on a surface level but sitting there on the audience I felt tears stinging at my eyes. I tried to mask my little emotional breakdown and put on a happy face and everyone was happy to see us. People were running and crying to us and it really made me feel like a celebrity. It was funny. I'm going to try to go to another one of their play practices before the show goes up but I know I will be there to see the show and support them like I was supported. It's the biggest gift I can offer. I know they're all nervous and terrified of how this show is going to go up because this is the first time any of them have had leads but I know they'll be amazing... because they're amazingly talented girls and I love each and every one of the,.

Anyway, I hope everyone had a good last weekend just like I did. Ugh!!!! The emotions!!! hOoOoOoOoOo

ps. here are a few little pictures to show you some of my times at my high school

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