"I hope he DOES say 'Grab your coat.'"

The end of last week was full of performing arts. Thursday, I was pulled to do dance workshops instead of going to our community impact projects. All in all, we danced for 6.5 hours. Though it was not continuous (as we had lunch in the middle) it does break the 4 hour record for amount of time spent dancing in one day. I am almost fully recovered from that, arms and all. The dance we worked on primarily is my favorite in the show.

This weekend was the Super Bowl. For many of my castmates, it was their first American football game. I ended up watching with Beth (from New Hampshire) and Sanna (from Sweden). I had a great time just kicking back and relaxing while watching what I found to be a lackluster game. Granted, I had to leave early in the 4th Quarter to catch the appropriate bus and I'm told I missed the best part of the game. My theory is that if I watched over 3/4 of the game and it was boring, then it was not a good game.

The commercials were not fantastic, though there were a few that I quite enjoyed:
-Pepsi - People nodding off until they get the jolt of Pepsi's new product and they all start doing the Roxbury dance. I love it because I can relate completely. They get bonus points for the Chris Kattan cameo.

-Bridgestone - Screaming squirrel and other animals. Need I say more?

-Tide - The talking stain. Again, I can identify and have often felt that way. It was brilliantly executed, with the stain overpowering his interview. I loved it.

-Budweiser - Clydesdales with the Rocky montage. All they could have added to enhance this commercial would have been the Clydesdale running up stairs at one point.


Today we had a fantastic guest speaker, Carolyn Lee. She was incredibly entertaining, had an engaging delivery, and really spoke to our current and future experiences and how to make the most of them. It's hard to address the post-lunch crowd, but she had us all in the palm of her hand. During the day, there was another freak snow storm. I do love the snow, but I would appreciate if they'd forecast it a little better, as I could not feel my feet through my ballet slippers as I was walking home.

Tomorrow's an entire day of performing arts/show prep, as our dress rehearsal is Friday and our first real show is Saturday. I'm quite impressed that we've put a show together in less than 3 weeks. Let's see how much we can polish it in the next few days.

Oh, and apparently Bradley Whitford (from The West Wing) is calling me to tell me that even though I'm an independent voter, I can request a democratic ballot on primary day. Thank you Bradley.

Take care,
~Molly