Senior Creative Thesis Reading

If anyone is reading this, will have some free time, and lives in Boston, you should seriously consider attending the 2008 Senior BFA thesis reading at Emerson College. It will be fun! And I bet there will be bait, i.e., Aramark snacks and refreshments.

Where: Emerson College, 80 Boylston St, Beard Room (formerly Emerson Room)
When: Tuesday, April 29th
Time: Begins at 2:00 p.m. (probably lasts until 4:00 p.m. at the longest)
Directions: Green Line to Boylston stop
Featuring: A tremendously talented cast.

Adam Ahmed
Steph Appell
Elizabeth Casal
Kira Cowan
Jess Del Balzo
Evan Fleischer
Cheena Marie Lo
Raphael Luckom
George Mote
Rebecca Nison
Jessica O'Byrne
Brett Wright

The Latest Toughs

All right, here is what I hate about being sick:

• I can never identify what, exactly, is plaguing my body. Is it a cold? Merely sinuses? A combination? A doctor could solve this, but...
• I hate doctors. Quit testing me for hypothyroidism.
• Low energy levels that force me to stay in bed. I know this is contradictory to everything I love, i.e. rolling around in my bed, but when it's 70 degrees out, I'd prefer to be sipping on a margarita and rolling around in the grass.
• Blowing my nose. I'm almost 22 and I still don't know how to properly hold a tissue to my nose so that snot doesn't hit my mouth.
  
• Not knowing what to eat. I don't want to live in a world where the sound of pizza, bacon cheeseburgers, hot dogs, or chicken tenders doesn't excite me. That's sick.
• On that note, passing up ice cream even though it's 70 degrees out. I know, right?
• Loneliness. Voluntary quarantine forces me to re-evaluate my life and listen to Michelle Branch. If you want to, I can save you. Still waiting, Michelle.

Speaking of my life, here is the (mostly accurate) breakdown of the upcoming weeks until graduation:

• Complete copyedited chapter and style sheet for Copyediting, due 4/16
• Final draft of publishing glossary for Book Publishing, due 4/17
• Must be prepared to present final book proposal for Book Publishing by 4/24, present either 4/24 or 4/29
• Senior BFA Thesis reading, 4/29
• Design poetry thesis for Desktop Publishing, due before 4/30
• Bound poetry thesis, due 4/30
• Prepare for first major life crisis, 5/5
• AKA celebrating my 22nd birthday, 5/5
• Copyediting final exam, 5/5
• Present final project (poetry thesis design) for Desktop Publishing, 5/5
• Book Publishing final exam, 5/6
• "Well, that happened." Getting that diploma, 5/19
  

Even though I just typed all of that out, I still don't know where to begin. I don't have the slightest idea how it will all play out. I'm just taking it step by step, day by day, a fresh start over, a different hand to play, the deeper we fall, the stronger we stay, and we'll be better, second time around.

I'm losing any grip I had on reality.