and it begins

[dancingyel]

so as the school year is getting going in earnest, the panic is setting in. so much junk to do for grad school and dance and my present classes! and i'm worried about tryouts...who am i gonna dance with? i don't wanna be an alternate again, not after last year's issues, but what if i don't make comp? i can't see myself not dancing, either. i dunno. and the whole grad school thing is really panic inducing. so much to do for it! applications! essays! letters of rec! psych GRE! yeah. panic.

to top it all off, i'm in another "i want a boyfriend!" phase. hate that, 'cause it's silly and pointless, but how to get rid of it? moments of moodiness have me wondering if anyone will ever want to date me...'cause the evidence seems to be proving otherwise. yeah, i know, it's not a very me thing to say. i'm the eternal optimist, right? but i'm jsut feeling very insecure right now, probably because of first time dancing yesterday after a whole summer, plus theater, where everyone is inherently funnier than i am. i'm just not a quick-thinking, witty sort of person. we play all these improv games and they're fun, but i suck at them. i don't really have good ideas, and i get intimidated in front of people. blah. and i just don't know what to do with myself on stage. i need a script and lines and directions, while most of what we're doing is improv. i wish i were more creative.

what in the world is going on with me? i don't even have homework yet, and i'm already overwhelmed. i'm not as busy as i was last year, but it seems like i'm already behind with everything. blast.



my roommate just offered me a chocolate chip merengue, which has cheered me up. thank you roommate, who will probably never see this since she doesn't have an lj. oh well. i feel better. stupid hormones.

Comments

[bluepony0628.livejournal.com]

Elaine ... I think I know how you feel ... school hasn't even started for me yet (starts tomorrow) and I already have so much to do .. plus family issues .... sorry I'm starting to *vent* .. if you need anyone to talk to .... I'm here ... you're welcome any time even though I know I'm kinda far away ... miss you much ...

~ Lindsay

[dancingyel.livejournal.com]

aww, Lindsay! miss you, too! i wish i had a car or something so we could hang out! there are so many cool UCLAers that i wish i could visit, but i have no real way of getting down there.

thanks for the comment...it's nice to be reminded of my friends! i hope your issues work themselves out...feel free to vent if you want. it always helps to get stuff out. even writing my panic-y thoughts down helped make them better. *hugs*

[fireopal.livejournal.com]

I want to date you! Er, I mean, um... ok, maybe not. But I do wish I could take you out for tea to make your day happier. Hope your day turned out ok and that everything works out in the end...

[dancingyel.livejournal.com]

hehehe! Tali, you rock! *big hugs* totally cracked me up there. i started giggling and my roommate looked at me funny and i had to explain and now she thinks i'm nuts, but in an amusing sort of way. but yes, thank you for the thought.

my day actually went pretty well...i've written down a list of stuff i have to do fro grad school, and it's not so bad, all written down and orderly. now i just have to do it, but i should be fine. venting really helped, now i'm ready to deal with everything.

[earlgrayteahot.livejournal.com]

I hope you're feeling better. You seem quite distressed.

I remember when Puretz made Thomas and I do an improv conversation in French. Man, was that horrible. All I remember was that our conversation devolved into something about a plastic bag.

Maybe you could just invent a personality or character that you always carry with you on stage, so you're always acting that part. I think exaggeration works well for this. Anyway, hope you're having fun. Take care.

oh, sweetie

[newerabooks.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry I wasn't around to cheer you up, too. But as you can maybe guess you have an excellent long-distance support network. If you still need it, I'm happy to find some time for you in the next few days amidst my classwork catching-up to commiserate on several points. I can also talk to you specifically about acting class. Just let me know how I can help!

once and thrice the hedgepig whined...

[waccoonie71.livejournal.com]

only you collect meese, not hedgepigs. that would be me. so ha! you have no right to whine. only me. that's MY niche! you can uhh...make loud bellowing noises. on second thought, don't. i think that would scare sara even more.

isn't gred stupid? but at least i think you're great! and hilarious. and at least you have a list for grad school. i don't!

whine...whine whine whine...

Re: once and thrice the hedgepig whined...

[dancingyel.livejournal.com]

heh. if i made loud bellowing noises, i'd probably scare my whole appartment, not just sara. and that would be sad, so i will refrain from imitating meese.

gred is quite dumb. has bad timing, too. bugger. but that's ok. i'm much calmer now...whining and panicing (sp?) helped.