and nobody in all of Oz/no wizard that there is or was/is ever gonna bring me down!

EXCELLENT day.
Original intentions for today:
1. Wake up around 8ish.
2. Do laundry.
3. Go to Foodtown for groceries.
4. Watch dvds.

What happened was:
I woke up at like 11:30. I was confused, thinking today was Daylight Savings day. I let myself believe that I'm not such a HUGE slacker, because in truth I had only slept until 10:30! I was wrong.
I heard the "Bright & Shiny" song playing out in the living room- BUBBLE BOY WAS ON!! I got happy and got out of bed. Checked e-mail, etc. Then, a phone call from Gill- asking me what my plans for the day were. I tell her- laundry/foodtown. She's like- oh, because I have an extra ticket to Wicked- I flip out and ask her if she's serious 5 to 6x, tell her that i'm peeing in my pants, etc. It's at 3:00. I jump out of bed and get dressed, meet her at a Starbuck's near the theatre... and... I SAW WICKED! I'm so psyched! I really had given up the hope of even getting to see a show because they're so fucking expensive. And let me tell you, despite the fact that I wasn't really impressed with the show when I heard the cast album (Kristin & Idina are awesome, and I love them both- I LOVE "Defying Gravity", but was kinda bleh about it), I really loved the show itself. Plus? Rue McClanahan. (Although no Ben Vereen, much to Gil's dismay)

So I need to see more theatre. How? How can I do this? And we came up with the perfect solution. I'm going to have to post a listing on Craigslist- Young Gay Man Seeking Theatre Lover. Like, hey do you have tickets to shows? I can go with you!! Granted there are probably not any listings for that sort of thing. And if so they probably require some kinda 'tit for tat'. But I don't know, I'm willing to go far to see Sweeney Todd... But I'm only like... 26% serious. It honestly sucks that I'm here in the best place for theatre, and can absolutely not afford to spend half a week's paycheck (more than half!) to see these great shows. It actually would depress me if I thought about it anymore, so I won't. I will simply bask in the joy of having seen a show. SO big thanks & love to Gil- who I WILL be treating to dinner sometime soon.

PLUS as an added bonus, I got home in time to do half my laundry (the work clothes & underwear bits) AND swing by the grocery store for important bread/chocolate syrup/soda needs (I also meant to get some cheezits as I basically ate both boxes mostly on my own & felt really really bad for being the pig room mate who eats all the cheezits.)

sooooo. :) great day. GREAT great day.
and the scary clown freaks me out still. the memory lingers....

rick
watching Grey's Anatomy.
going to finish ANANSI BOYS tonight. what shall i read next?!?