Monday, August 27, 2007

CRAZY

So boredom has led me to this... I was going through my music on my computer making a new playlist. When I make playlists, I click the column to put the song titles in alphabetical order. Anyway, when I got to C I realized that I had at least 10 songs with the title Crazy or Crazy and some other words, it's the only word that wasn't I'm or In or And or The or something like that, that there was that many songs for. So I got distracted and listened to them and I realized they were all about love, which I thought was kind of weird. Patsy Cline, The Barenaked Ladies, Beyonce and Aerosmith same title, same concept, different music and lyrics, but the songs are pretty much about the same thing. Then I decided that maybe I didn't know what crazy really meant. So I decided to look up the word crazy and this is what I found:

Merriam-Webster's online dictionary:
Function: adjective
1 a : full of cracks or flaws : UNSOUND b : CROOKED, ASKEW
2 a : MAD, INSANE b (1) : IMPRACTICAL (2) : ERRATIC c : being out of the ordinary : UNUSUAL
3 a : distracted with desire or excitement b : absurdly fond : INFATUATED c : passionately preoccupied : OBSESSED
- like crazy : to an extreme degree


The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.:
ADJECTIVE:
1. Affected with madness; insane. 2. Informal Departing from proportion or moderation, especially: a. Possessed by enthusiasm or excitement. b. Immoderately fond; infatuated: was crazy about boys. c. Intensely involved or preoccupied. d. Foolish or impractical; senseless: a crazy scheme for making quick money.
IDIOM: like crazy Informal To an exceeding degree: They were running around like crazy.

What's my point? Crazy is a passionate emotion, now I know...

Saturday, August 25, 2007

In The Berkshires



So I headed North to The Berkshires among other places this weekend. I got to spend 2 days with my friend Nicole in Lennox. Then we went to see Stephen. He was the Production Assistant in Arkansas, which was the last time I had seen Nicole. Lennox is beautiful. We went to a book sale and I bought 8 books for $15! Among them? Valley of The Dolls, Handmaid's Tale and The Color Purple. I love cheap books!

Monday, August 13, 2007

I Hear The Bells...


Mike Doughty. That's about all. I'm totally obsessed with this song right now. I enjoy the whole album. I enjoy what I know of Mike Doughty. So now, I share.

I hear the bells
Down in the canyon, it's
Snow in New York
Some blue December, I'm
Gone to the moon
Without you, girl, and I'm
Calling to you
Throughout the world and well I can
Hear the bells are
Ringing joyful and triumphant and I can
Hear the bells are
Ringing joyful and triumphant and


I hear the bells
They are like emeralds, and
Glints in the night
Commas and ampersands
Your moony face
So inaccessible
Your inner mind
So inexpressible

I can
Hear the bells are
Ringing joyful and triumphant and I can
Hear the bells are
Ringing joyful and triumphant and

I'm seeking girls
In sales and marketing
Let's go make out
Up in the balcony
Your business dress
So businesslike and I'm
Tossing the blouse
Over a chairback and

I can
Hear the bells are
Ringing joyful and triumphant and I can
Hear the bells are
Ringing joyful and triumphant and

I can
Hear the bells are
Ringing joyful and triumphant and I can
Hear the bells are
Ringing joyful and triumphant and

You snooze, you lose
Well I have snost and lost
I'm pushing through
I'll disregard the cost
I hear the bells
So fascinating and
I'll slug it out
I'm sick of waiting

I can
Hear the bells are
Ringing joyful and triumphant and I can
Hear the bells are
Ringing joyful and triumphant and

I can
Hear the bells are
Ringing joyful and triumphant and I can
Hear the bells are
Ringing joyful and triumphant and

I can
Hear the bells are
Ringing joyful and triumphant and I can
Hear the bells are
Ringing joyful and triumphant and

Thursday, August 2, 2007

WVPT 07- I forgot.


So I forgot. My roommate in WV is awesome. This was my second year as her roommate and she is cool as shit.

So everyone knows I made the dress I'm wearing. I made it to go to a wedding and I was following the pattern but obviously it was made for a girl without my particular endowments. Anyway, it wasn't until I had attached the top to the dress that I realized I had skimped on the fabric, and then I was almost out of time, so I wore it as is. My intention was to wear it to the wedding and then fix it to make it more suitable for everyday consumption. But then it seemed silly to bother and I left it as is. I'm careful about where I wear it. Now it is pretty much an opening night thing.

Anyway, I was wearing it to an opening and my roommate says, "Wow, that dress is very Tit-tacular!"

That is my new favorite word. So, this is me, in my tit-tacular dress and something funky is happening with my hair...

WVPT 07



Another summer over. Boot-camp summer-stock complete! And yes, I did A Chorus Line in 8 days with 18 newbies. Yup you read that correctly. There were only 5 vets in the cast. 42 hours of rehearsal. Think on that. My cast was AWESOME, no doubt.

This picture is me with Michael. Michael was my late night tequila buddy, my personal 411, and the man under the clothes. So our most fun work moment? It was an exchange that went like this:

TARA: Michael raise your hand
MICHAEL raises his hand
TARA: Cast, this is Michael. Don't talk to him

I could explain, but that would be no fun.

Cheers!