beyond the walls

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I've been making a lot of stews lately; they are delicious. Have resolved to cook more in an attempt to be somewhat of a culinary goddess when Shawn and I move out in May. Also, moving out with Shawn in May, can't wait. He keeps me sane and smiling. Last night he did my dishes while I did homework and I love the domesticity of it all.

Casting for our major production, A Midsummer Night's Dream, probably on Monday. A little scared, but more excited than anything. Playing around with it has been wonderful, we are all so in love with the play and the characters and Shakespeare and our ideas and everything that could come of it. I can't wait to be cast and start delving into it for real.

Been thinking and talking to the girls about Vanessa a lot lately, worried and missing her like crazy. My world is a little less bright since she left. I wish she would talk to us, any of us. But in some ways it makes us closer, something to band together about and more reason to love one another.

Rewatching Freaks and Geeks with the roommates, which is wonderful and renews my faith in just about everything that is good. Whenever I am sad I look up Lady L on youtube and my life gets a little better.

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Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

"Canadian Omar Khadr is a child soldier. He is the only child in modern times ever to be charged with murder for his participation in a battle. He is being detained pursuant to an extraterritorial detention regime originally established under a U.S. presidential decree, which the Supreme Court of the United States has found to be illegal on three occasions. Both presidential candidates in the November 4 election, Barack Obama and John McCain, have pledged to shut Guantánamo and to alter the process under which Omar is detained. Omar is scheduled to be tried within the current process on Nov. 28, after the presidential elections but before a new president takes office. U.S. officials have had discussions with the Canadian officials respecting his potential repatriation to face domestic criminal charges in Canada.

Omar was removed from Canada aged 11 by his family and taken to Afghanistan. At age 15 he was put into the service of a Libyan warlord in a military camp, and shortly thereafter he was present at a firefight between armed Afghan militants and U.S. military forces. During the encounter, Omar was struck with shrapnel from 500-pound bombs and mortar shells, shot and wounded, taken prisoner, and brought to the infamous Bagram Air Force Base. He was later removed to Guantanamo where he was held incommunicado and interrogated for more than two years, eventually charged with the murder of a U.S. soldier killed in the encounter. His family’s actions can be construed as child abuse, and any participation by Omar’s presence in battle can only be construed as the actions of a child soldier. He has been held in solitary confinement at Guantanamo Bay for years on end, and he has been tortured in custody by U.S. officials at both Bagram and Guantanamo. Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Belgium, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom have all demanded and achieved the repatriation of their nationals from Guantanamo. Canada should bring Omar home."

Please help by signing this petition so that we can convince the Canadian government that immediate action is necessary.

http://www.petitiononline.com/omar…

It is the first of October and absolutely beautiful outside. This makes it difficult to be anything but joyful.

School is good, sometimes. I swing back and forth between feeling excited and under control and falling into total despair over the sheer amount I have yet to do. I feel as if I am bonding further with some of my classmates, and I hope that I will create some great theatre. I freak out a little when I think that I won't be doing this a year from now.

I am making a conscious effort to lose weight and get in shape. My goals are to look good for Halloween and to be ready for physical theatre work in our collective creation show. Working out and eating healthy are a go!

Right now I'm really into gala apples, sauteed bell peppers and onions, and thai peanut sauce.

So far this month I have taken part in:

-The best day ever, where we had an epic picnic at the legislature grounds and played in the giant pool, then went for pitchers of bellinis and delicious food at Joey's.

-The best night ever, where we turned Vicki's entire living room into a fort made of pillows and blankets, had a slumber party, played truth or truth, and got very drunk.

-The best changeover ever, where we moved heavy set pieces through the mall between the theatre and the parking lot from midnight to 5 am, but somehow kind of had fun doing it.

and

-The best roller disco ever, where we went to a roller disco for Ainsley's birthday! I learned to roller skate, and also was dressed as Scary Spice.

Soon to come (hopefully): the best Fringe ever!

I won drag wars.
I am the hottest king around.
That is all.

In a few short hours, I will be competing in my first ever solo drag show. That's drag as in dressing and acting like a man, not as in racing cars. It's at the local gay bar (gay bar, gay bar!) and I am both terrified and extremely excited. My drag king name, I discovered after playing around with a few, is Johnny B. Bad. The prize is a hundred dollars! I can't fucking wait.

Back at the parents' house for a few days, house-sitting/making sure my sister doesn't burn the place down. It's weird, being in my old room. I feel very cut off from my regular life. It's not that bad though, I've mostly just holed myself up and spent some quality time reading, watching movies, and eating my parents' food.

I'll be glad to go home tomorrow, despite the squalor in which we live. Now that my girls have abandoned me for greener pastures and exciting jobs, I plan to do some h-core cleaning and attempt to keep it that way. I am very excited to move out at the end of the summer; though I love the people, I would not be entirely surprised if the ceilings began to cave in and the house imploded on itself with no warning. It's nice to spend a few days in a place that is not falling apart at the seams.

Life continues as usual, working, partying, squandering away my days. Still really enjoying not being in school. Work is good times as always. Having no free evenings makes me feel like I'm neglecting my other friends, but that's life sometimes. Going to Calgary on Sunday for closing of Frazier, can't wait to have Shawn back here. I plan on spending a lot of quality time spooning in the near future!

Lately I really enjoy salads with raspberry vinaigrette, fairy tales, and going to the farmer's market on Saturday mornings.

things that were in my purse yesterday:
-a small pie
-a bag of cucumbers
-my wallet
-my phone
-some salmon jerky
-all of my makeup
-leggings
-a bedsheet

things i have done since my last entry:
-finished my third year of university
-eaten some ice cream and some wings (not at the same time)
-drank various types of alcohol
-spent a while in calgary, in the company of my gentleman lover
-spooned
-watched a few movies
-enjoyed time with friends
-spent an afternoon on whyte ave with a moustache painted on my face
-played quite a bit of rock band
-celebrated my one year "jubsiversary" (jubilations anniversary!)

things i will probably do today:
-eat lunch
-go to work
-get drunk at cliffs