Exhausting day. I grudgingly got up at 8, 'the people' came, took photos, and by the time they left I was too awake to go back to sleep. I met up with Kay; had lunch and then went to her new place and spent several entertaining hours having a photoshoot. I forgot how hard it is to get a real good photo. I know I took at least 200 photos and regretably report that I could cut it down to only 13 really good ones. But I guess that's typical, at least for an amateur. Anyway, we had a blast with each other and it was really nice spending time with an old friend. I wanted to go home and take a nap, but right when I crawled in bed, Kris came over and we headed out for a quick bite to eat before Saguaro's choir concert. The concert wasn't all that good, surprisingly. Jazz choir rocked and a couple other songs were good, but nothing amazing. The best part was after the concert when the class of 05 gathered on stage in the end; lots of hugs and laughs. I can't even adequately say how much things change--how much life changes--after high school. It's like, when they hand you that diploma, what they're really handing you is common sense and a larger pair of eyes that make all the little bullshit and drama disappear; the ridiculous reasons to be angry suddenly reveal themselves as ridiculous, and all those nights you worried yourself to sickness or cried yourself to sleep suddenly become a joke in your memory; welcome to the real world, here are the big problems, deal with them in a mature manner. And we are. Kaylee and I actually touched on an interesting transitional topic; in high school, it's a big deal when people lose their virginity; everyone wonders when it's going to happen, who's done it, who they did it with, this girl's a slut and that guy's a player...Then you graduate and all of a sudden, no one cares. Been dating for over 4 months? Ah, well, then it's safe to assume "you've done it". It's not a big deal, not a real shock, and the conversation around the subject are greatly varied from the early squirms and mock-sickness. Where was I going with this? I don't know. But Kris and I returned to my house, had a good night with a midnight snack of ice cream, and soon enough the sun will rise on the last few remaining days of break. I'm going to have a hard time going back to school, having to say goodbye all over again. It's so hard to keep our relationship in its best state when we only have a weekend here and then to restore what gets lost in distance. And now we've had a whole month and things are absolutely wonderful between us, and in a few days we'll have to cut the string. *think positive* We still have almost a full week together! "I sat and listened absently as the two of them talked about their break-ups. They resolved to say that their broken hearts and misdirection with relationships were in fact worth it and served as good learning experiences. 'Now I know what I want,' she said. Well I've nothing to compare and so I may not know what I want, but I know who I love and that's more than good enough for me." PS- Cameo and Larivant are looking lovely. I did some editing this morning and it's got a good hook early on. I need a solid block of time--an hour or so--in order to continue, but it's going quite well. PPS- Still having people approach me about Thread, which absolutely THRILLS me. I can hardly wait until we can hold auditions and then begin rehearsing! Getting real nervous about the set though...sad to say, I really don't trust T to push tech to put something nice together. I need to begin drawings. A very exhausted Carrie