I seem to only refer to my blog as my "blargh" anymore. No one ever updates THEIR blarghs (perhaps for the same reason mine are only once a week now: I'm too busy) but I feel an obligation to blogging. It's because I was one of the first bloggers ever. Seriously. I was blogging before there was such a word, back in 1997. However, if some equally clever shortening would have come out of my weB LOG, it would have been liFE UPdates. "Feup" probably doesn't sound as good right NOW but I sure remember thinking "blog" was the stupidest thing I had ever heard, too.

So, hoory for everyone because David Cook won AI!!! I was so happy. I didn't get to see the show (we haven't seen ANY result shows because of performances) but as soon as Shrew was over I ran to the computer to try and find out. When someone finally updated a live update blog I just inhaled, walked into the dressing room, threw my hands up, and straining to find the right words yelled "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!" I do admit that Archuleta performed better than he has EVER performend on this show on Tuesday. And, actually, until I saw the dial idol results I kind figured that he would win. But, yay, he didn't, and now I don't have to eat my hat.

I take a lot of credit for David Cook winning because I urged the audiences at Merchant "[they] might as well turn off their cell phones anyway because they need to save power to vote all night long for David Cook on AI on Tuesdays." Now I gotta come up with something else to say.

On Sunday Chris and I drove with Ginna to Ohio. We spent the night at her house and on Monday picked up a Budget truck to move stuff from Sandusky and/or Kent to Staunton. We didn't have to leave until Wednesday morning and it was really nice being home for a little while. My kitty is great and I got to see my dad's new hotel which should be partially opening tomorrow. It's gonna be great. The water park looks awesome and I told him if I were checking in to that hotel I would have said "oh my GOD!!!" upon entering the rooms.

Something that was not awesome was waking up at 5:30am on Wednesday to drive back. We made REALLY good time and, after a long stop to get furniture out of storage and 4 shorter stops, got home around 3:30. I didn't start to crash until we were already on 81 and only like 20 miles outside of Harrisonburg. I can't fall asleep when Chris is driving because it makes him tired but I did (I couldn't help it) and we had to stop shortly after. A pop machine stole my money and I had given it a DOLLAR SEVENTY-FIVE! God. I was so mad. After we got back here we split our belongings to store in three different locations and performed Shrew at 7:30. Oh man. We were soooo wiped out when we went to bed.

Even though I got about 8 hours of sleep last night I still feel like I need a nap before Merchant tonight. I don't like to do that show sleepy. Shrew will wake me up but Merchant is not as high energy.

Today I had a JOB INTERVIEW at the AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE CENTER!!! Have you heard of it?? I kept hoping Jen would ask me questions about how I heard about the company and what my experience with Shakespeare was or something, but she didn't. When I decided that I was going to stay here for a while and try to make a more financially sound life for myself, one of the first places I was hoping to get a job was at the place I already worked at. One day I found out the box office would be needing people and I applied... and today I was offered the job. It's full time so I can keep my health insurance. WHAT!?!?!?! I am going to have health insurance for more than a year????? Has a democrat become president??? WHAT IS GOING ON???? I was THRILLED and said that it was the best day of my life which MAY have been an exaggeration since the day of day we got engaged and the day we told everyone we were engaged were... you know... probably better. Also, I think 6 of the 7 days in Florida were pretty good. And that time I went to Disney World. And when I attended the taping of AI in 2005. And when I saw U2 in concert. AND when I went to Old Navy and there was one coat left that I liked and it was in my size, on sale and I had a gift card. But besides those things... this is awesome. I am so happy to have a job still and a job that I can walk to and a job that I will not hate. Yay. REALLY!!!! YAYAYAYAY!!!!!

I forgot to take my makeup off from the matinee today and my remover wipes are at the theatre. If I take a nap Jessica is gonna be looking ROUGH from the mascara stains on her face...