'08: A Year In Reflection

This is my reflection on 2008 - the year of change for me. 

January: Spent the New Year in NY. I followed through one of my New Years resolutions which was to go to the gym. Began going with my buddy R. and continued through the end of the semester. I hurt someone's heart (not proud of it) and got my heart hurt by someone else.

February: Valentine's Day was spent in LA with my best-friend. Better than 07, alone in a hotel in Utah. Attended the American College Theatre Festival at Cal State LA because I had a one-act that was being work shopped and then a reading. While there, two deaths in my family occurred. Made me wonder how long we all have? 

March: My thesis show, "Freedom Deck" opened to mixed reviews. I learned the value of knowing what story I was writing. Rehearsals tested my friendship and collaboration with my friend S. but we came out stronger than when we went in.

April: The person who I was going to live with in NY changed her mind at the last minute. Built this blog site. Had two phone interviews with the Atlantic Theatre Company to be their Literary Intern, but nothing came of it. Idina Menzel's album "Brave" helped me through some tough times. My ten-minute play "Remains of December" got produced in the 10-Minute Play Festival, marking my last show at UNLV.

May: Graduated Grad School, a week later turned 26. Assisted Directed a production of "Romeo & Juliet" with the short-lived theatre company No Boundaries Theatre Company, that I created with six friends. Found a roommate and an apartment in Astoria through my friend A. Before departing Vegas, I did it up in style, by watching "Sex and the City" with my boys and dancing the night away at Krave. 

June: On the first of the month, I moved to New York City, making one of my dreams come true. I struggled for six weeks to find a job. My friend A. commissioned me to write a new juke-box musical with him. Rekindled a high school friendship with E. Worked Pride Parade, passing KY lube to all the gays. My cousins came to visit from Cali and Philly. 

July: Was loving NY, but cursing the humid heat. Got hired at the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre (PRTT) through that job though I made some nice connections.

August: Went to Philadelphia for my cousin's daughter's baptism. Began reading all of Christopher Rice's novels.

September: At the end of the month, my temp job at the PRTT came to an end. Got hired with Champion Learning Center to tutor and Choice Hospitality hired me to cater. Met J. on the subway. 

October: A. and I began hanging out more because his boyfriend was on tour. My best-friend, friends from high school, and my parents all came to visit during the month. I met D. through my best-friend's husband and we became good-friends. My roommate M. left to Minneapolis, I singed the lease on our apartment, and I got a new roommate. I also joined the PRTT's Playwright's Unit.

November: The catering began to pick up and the tutoring was going well. Spent Thanksgiving in South Jersey with my cousins.

December: My grad professor nominated me for the PONY Fellowship at the Lark Theatre. J. left to Florida. Witnessed my first snow. Flew to California to spend Christmas, making it a year since I'd been back. 

I'm looking forward to what '09 has to offer. There's several good things on the horizon and couple of projects that need to be finished or started. I hope that this new year brings someone special to my life, I'm ready for it.