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One Year

Yesterday was my one year NYC-aversary. 

Here's what I posted on Facebook: "a list of things at 5:47pm on friday, august 22, 2014  - today is my ONE YEAR NYC-AVERSARY. at this time last year, i was just taking off from my layover in salt lake city.  - i've gotten really good at getting in and out of trader joe's in about twenty minutes flat. (hint: shop in line) - it is SO time to go back to school. - [insert sentimental crap here] what a year this day has been.  what a day this year has been." Last year, on this day, my first full day in New York, I went to the American Museum of Natural History and then to Shake Shack. 

I took this picture:

You know, all that considered, it doesn't feel like that much has actually changed but I think it really has. What all those changes are, I don't think I can articulate quite yet. That's something for next year.  Here's to year number two!

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Course

NERD ALERT! I went back to the New York Historical Society last week. And once again, I wept in from of Thomas Cole's The Course of Empire paintings.

You guys, these paintings are stupidly important to me. If you get a chance, go look at them. 

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Summer Recap

And now, to break the summer radio silence...

I'll be honest. I've been pretty lazy and unmotivated this summer. But, the new school year quickly approaches and that has inspired me to get my ass in gear. First, however, is a pictorial recap of a few of things I've done this summer. I've spent a little time outside, you know, at the beach, on a rooftop, and other places:

I was in awe of a big controversial sugar installation in an abandoned sugar factor in Williamsburg where I walked right by Julianne Moore (and was able to say that sentence, which is maybe the most New York sentence I've ever said):

I stopped in at a museum or two:

I took a quick trip to Seattle and saw a beautiful show in a barn by Blood Ensemble, a theatre company I'm happy to call my artistic home:

I hung out at my parent's house with a great view and a cat:

And, of course, I watched a whole ton of netflix: No photo available. All told, it's been a good summer so far with great people. But seriously, it's time to get motivated and get ready to destroy this second year. ...right after this next episode.

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summer in new york

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First Year - Status: Complete

My first year of grad school is officially over. Whoa baby.

Here is a haiku about it: sorry, few pictures. spent the time writing pages of a new chapter. Maybe now updates will be more regular? Or maybe it will just be a bunch of summer adventures.

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Ben: I understand how a bathroom wall works.

I've learned so much in this first year of grad school.

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Josh: Do you remember what we're doing? Maddy: ...no. Jaine: Where are the dogs?

Musings from "Goo" rehearsal.

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The Long Hiatus Comes to an End

I'm back! 

Well, I've been back. Or maybe you didn't even know I was gone. Okay so, to catch you up, bullet-point style: - I was out of New York for nearly a month on break from school. I spent most of my time hanging out with my parents in Spokane, Washington and a brief amount of time seeing friends in Seattle, Washington. - It was a productive break. I wrote a draft of a play, did some rewrites on a ten minute play, and wrote a 15-minute adaptation with my classmate for class. - Classes started on January 21. We hit the ground running. It's a busy semester. - I've seen a couple of shows but my theatre-viewing has definitely slowed down. I got a little burnt out last semester. - I haven't been grocery shopping in two weeks. - Today, I need to go to Home Depot. There you have it. The quick update. Not to worry, there's more where that came from. Check back soon for a post about the my trip to the New York Historical Society and crying at some paintings. Stay warm, friends.

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Week of December 8th

Sunday, 12.08 - 1st Year Columbia MFA Actors Contemporary Scene Showcase Wednesday, 12.11 - All From One Reading by Daaimah Mubashshir (2nd Year Columbia MFA Playwright) Saturday, 12.14 - The Bakkhai directed by the 1st Year Columbia MFA Directors

Total show count: 50 Hot damn, I've seen 50 shows/artist salons/showcases in the four months I've been in New York. No wonder my brain feels like it might explode. I doubt it'll be as many shows in the new year, what with Collaboration Class with Anne Bogart coming up. I suspect lots and lots of fun and interesting work coming up. Good semester though. Really good semester.

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Week of December 1st

Sunday, 12.01 - A Midsummer Night's Dream by Theatre for a New Audience at Polonsky Shakespeare Center (directed by Julie Taymor Wednesday, 12.04 - This is My Office by the Play Company at Chasama Thursday, 12.05 - The Snow Geese at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (by Manhattan Theatre Club on Broadway) with Mary Louise Parker and Victoria Clark Friday, 12.06 - Sirens at Horace Mann Theatre (2nd Year Director's project [my roommate Maridee Slater])

Total show count: 47 

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Week of November 24th

Monday, 11.25 - The Radio City Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall with the Rockettes (BECAUSE I LOVE CHRISTMAS) Friday, 11.26 - The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence at Playwrights Horizons

Total show count: 43

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Week of November 17th

Friday, 11.22 - Souvenir by Dead-Centre at Abron Arts Center Saturday, 11.23 - Shatterer of worlds chapel with naturalization services for applicants requesting citizenship in the shattered world by Bread and Puppet Theatre

Total show count: 41

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Week of November 10th

Tuesday, 11.12 - The Government Inspector at 3LD (3rd Year MFA Actor's Thesis) Thursday, 11.14 - One Night at Cherry Lane (a Rattlestick Production) Saturday, 11.16 - Book of Mormon at the O'Neill (Broadway - Thanks Aunt Mary)

Total Show Count: 39 

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Week of November 3rd

Monday, 11.04 - Luce at LCT3 Tuesday, 11.05 - Mary Kate Olsen is in Love at the Flea by the wonderful Mallory Avidon Wednesday, 11.06 - Marie Antoinette at Soho Rep by David Adjmi Saturday, 11.09 - The Patron Saint of Sea Monsters at Playwrights Horizons

This week was pretty good in terms of quality of shows. But Marie Antoinette knocked my socks off. I even had to pee the whole time and I was still engaged and excited. All the elements of this show worked together - the fabulous script by David Adjmi, the acting (Marin Ireland...woah), the design - all of it. So, if you have a chance (there is still some time to see the show) do. See it.

Total show count: 36

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The Isle of Coney

Ah, here we are: the first official post of the New York City bucketlist. Granted, I've already done other things on the bucketlist but most of them have been museums and most of them I get into for free because Columbia rocks and most of them I'll be going back to so I'll save posts about those activities for another day. But in the meantime, there's Coney Island.

Kristin (another 1st year playwright) love to be tourists. I guess you could say we're both still bright eyed and bushy-tailed (mostly) about NYC. We decided something we had to do before the season was over was make it to Coney Island. So on a beautiful Sunday a couple of weeks ago, we got our asses out of bed early(ish), went for brunch, and then headed to the isle. The great thing about going to Coney Island at the end of the season is that you miss most of the people. On the other hand, I sort-of had this feeling I was missing something by not having to fight massive crowds of people. Still, it was great fun and exactly what I needed on that particular day. I guess I hadn't realized that Coney Island was right on the beach (my brain apparently couldn't connect island and beach). So when we got there, I was immediately happy to be on some real water and away from the city for a couple of hours.  We ate bad food, we strolled along the beach, we bought souvenirs, rode the Cyclone (of course) and a few other rides and then headed back into the city. Coney Island is expensive and we're both broke so two or three hours was really all we needed and/or could afford. And we definitely spent some money on a lame ride of two sort-of by accident. Coney Island? More like Con-ey Island! HA! (Get it? That was Kristin's pun.) But the beach. Ah, the beach. People always say you need to get our of the city every so often. And subconsciously I knew that but it wasn't until walking across the beach and staring at the vast Atlantic Ocean that I really understood that. Now, I need to plan another get away. It's time. Who's with me?! 

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