Hope.

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We went to New Hampshire and found no dancing bears but had a grand old time nonetheless.

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Hey I’m going to make you look at some pictures now

Outside the Brooklyn Public Library 

Celebration Barn Theater, South Paris, ME 

Also South Paris because dayum 

Using ice cubes as paint water in Central Park 

The Brooklyn Museum 

Alright I haven’t been on the blog in some weeks but I updated myself this morning and it brought me some joy and has compelled me to over-share about what I’ve been up to. 

It’s now been almost a month since I spent the week in Maine with Lone Wolf Tribe (the little theatre company I’m working for). Pictured above, you can see the barn where we lived in and worked in for a week developing a new play. It was a completely strange and awesome experience, I’m still a little confused about how I stumbled into that project but I’m glad to have done so and I met a lot of cool/wonderful/talented people. 

Going back to real life after a week in the barn seemed a little bit like it would be a bummer, but then I remembered the “real life” I was returning to was actually being a part-time fake NYC adult with very few responsibilities and that is a life I am pretty darn OK with. Recently, I have had the luxury of spending some days in New York where I was not working and just went out with myself in the city and did things alone which I’ve really enjoyed. Going out with other people is fun, but a secret of adulthood I’ve unlocked this summer is that going out by yourself is also fun. 

I have wandered around the Guggenheim, the Met, and the Brooklyn Museum, spent more than one day watercoloring in Central Park, and eaten a lot of delicious things including sandwiches, bagels, and ice cream. Eating soft serve alone in public is wonderful and liberating do it, do it! B u t, because my boss is out of the country, I now have a little extra time back in Rhode Island. Hanging out here alone however, is a bit less exciting than New York... So I’m excited to be spending it with yinzz (stop it Sydney, you’re Pittsburgh is showing). 

SR 

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So hey, let’s be friends I’m dying to see how this one ends

taylorswift knows exactly how Rhode Islanders do July Fourth. Let us know if you need some extra hands in the kitchen next year, Tay! 

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A few words on recent events.

I am over the moon about the recent SCOTUS decision. I am so so happy with the justice’s decision (even though some think that they did not make the decision based on the law, an opinion which might have some truth to it). It is pretty incredible to have supreme court justices see that everyone is a person deserving of being happy and that the constitution does not support the bigoted opinions that have backed discrimination against the LGBT community. Its not like I’ve identified as part of this group for a very long time but this change in public opinion and show of support from all corners of the country is truly incredible. 

I am pretty privileged to never been openly discriminated against or had to confront any assholes with prejudices but with this decision I do feel like there are more people fighting for LGBT rights than against and that feels really great. I was so extremely happy all day Friday and this gives me great hope for the future. 

I don’t know who I’ll end up marrying but its good to know that my ability to marry who I want is no longer constrained to one gender.

-J

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Things I’ve learned this week:

1. I have the same hair part as Hozier 2. Jared,from the bachelorette, is the restaurant manager at the Providence Oyster Bar 3. I will never ever attempt to run again. I fell while jogging yesterday and have a nice cut 4. KJP’s snapchat is beautiful 5. I don’t particularly care for seagulls 6. If you give yourself a lip wax and can’t get the excess wax off, putting rubbing alcohol on your face is NOT the solution and will burn quite badly 7. Second Beach is in Middletown not Newport 8. Mocha Awful Awfuls with jimmies are heaven sent

-BR

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Tonight I made some art.

-Blaise

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J and B(F)R go to “The Ice Cream Barn”

On Tuesday June 2nd Betsy Roy kidnapped one Julia Aspelund and took her to “The Ice Cream Barn” under the ruse that they were going to a trivia night at Chelo’s (read: they decided together to skip trivia and go get ice cream instead).

Here they are in the car on the way to said imaginary building:

It was a fairly nice car ride, during which they stumbled upon quite a bit of farmland that Julia did not know existed. Out of nowhere appeared a building:

Inside were some lovely young women who seemed to be serving ice cream. They were in fact serving ice cream, very large servings of ice cream, smack dab in the middle of east jesus nowhere:

Julia Aspelund and Betsy Roy each took a job application from the nice young women, as “The Ice Cream Barn” is hiring for the summer. Both women have independently decided not to actually turn in their applications. Betsy because she promptly covered hers in Kahlua brownie ice cream and Julia because she realized later that she does not actually want to work at an imaginary ice cream establishment. Here is a picture of Julia seemingly enjoying her imaginary ice cream while sitting on a bench next to the imaginary building in the middle of a random field in Swansea, MA.:

Julia is still very much of the mindset that “The Ice Cream Barn” is just the trunk of Betsy’s car. This experience of “going there” was probably induced by some sort of drug.

xoxo

Gossip Girl

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I don't like to run

I just went for a run and it was pretty miserable, but at least I got to run along the Barrington river which makes it slightly better. B-town is looking damn good on this sunny spring morning. -Blaise

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on offices and ice-cream shops

Yknow what no one tells you about the adult world? It doesn’t matter how cool your boss is or how much you like your job, by the time the work day is over, you’re ready to sleep. I tried to explore the area after work today and ended up spending 15 minutes in a museum before walking back home. (On the way, though, I bought ramen, which I forgot is cheap outside of Cornell’s on-campus prices.) Bus commutes are pretty relaxing though, so that’s nice. Also I had four cups of coffee my first day of work and felt nothing (I checked if it was decaf about 800 times but it turns out I just have a caffeine problem). Also I’ve tricked myself into being a morning person for a few days because of the 3-hour-time-difference-jet-lag.

Some random notes:

there’s an adorable ice cream near my office that charges $5 for a scoop of ice cream. (which is ridiculous, but i’d do it for the gram if y’all were here)

there are outdoor malls and outdoor museums??? which really isn’t that weird when I think about it, but could never happen on the #eastcoast

San Andreas seems to be the only movie playing in all of Westwood, which is odd given its subject matter

on the subject of California apocalypse, though, it rained this morning!!! which is apparently unusual!!!

I got to rant about both Twin Peaks and The X-Files at work today, so ~yay tv~

you know you love me xoxo etc

CD

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“And on the second day, He drank a cup of coffee and said ‘Let’s do this shit’ ”

Genesis 2:17

-Blaise

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So, I was chosen to post this lovely picture of the first awful awful Monday because I’m the resident Newport Creamery regular. Look at the pure joy.

Also, I am an idiot and forgot to DVR the bachelorette. However, Sydney, Molly, and I are are now watching it (I’ve got them hooked!!). Even though we missed the first hour, the show is going great and they are now teaching middle schoolers about sex (watch the show to understand the greatness of this date).

Hope everyone is having a good day, Bets

(I realized I can’t use my initials because “BR” is two people in this group… And I don’t know how I feel about signing off as Emergency Room)

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5/30/2015

The Brhody Bunch attempts to make real mojitos. 

Step one: make a lot of minty simple syrup 

Step two: pour said syrup into pitcher with ice and more mint

Step three: pour in as much rum as desired

Step four: realize there is no soda water and substitute sierra mist, pour a bunch into the pitcher

Step five: stir and enjoy!

Next time we’ll use soda water so we’re not drinking practically straight sugar.

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This is where I work...

Your guys’ posts so far have been really lovely and I so want to be involved. Now I will try to write a quick something. 

This is the building which houses the basement studio I work in in Brooklyn. I’m working for a man named Kevin Augustine who has his own little theatre company called Lone Wolf Tribe. Mostly, I was interested in him for the very cool puppet work he does, but now I am most interested in the way he puts on a funny cap when he leaves the studio. 

... That’s not true (he does put a cap on, but there are more exciting things about the work I’m doing. I hope). Actually, what’s been neat so far is being exposed to a different kind of theatre creation than what I’m used to and have been learning about in school. Without boring you guys too much or coming across as super patronizing, I’ll try to explain a little. Basically, the traditional kind of theatre I’ve been taught about and what you guys probably know too involves people in very specific roles and sticking pretty much just to that role (director, actors, designers). The kind of theatre Kevin works in is done on a smaller sort of scale (read: less money) where people work in a lot of different roles at once and there’s a huge emphasis on collaboration. They may not start with a finished script or a script at all, and the performers might also have more of a voice in the directing of the piece and maybe even build sets and puppets. 

I won’t necessarily decide that this is the kind of theatre I want to do some far distant day when I try to leave school and it sort of might not be possible to make a living doing this kind of theatre, dunno. But I’m excited to be having the chance to check it out. 

Outside of work here’s what’s happening in my life: 

- Staying in NY with my cousin who has the largest cat in the world. 

- Was asked by a stranger on the street if I wanted a free ticket to see The Who with him right then at the Barclays Center as I was walking to the subway. Possibly would have said yes if I didn’t have an enormous backpack with me that the venue wouldn’t have let me in with 

-Hanging out with you guys here! <-- most fun 

-Trying to read more, watercolor more, and work on other little projects. Finished The Secret History (would recommend) and am almost done with The Hour I First Believed (good book, wouldn’t necessarily recommend though). Maybe I’ll post pictures of some projects too if I ever finish anything. 

More rambling incoherence to come 

-SR 

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What is happening in my brain?

Last night I had a dream that I got arrested because I left the car to get pancakes after getting pulled over. But fear not guys I was able to slip out of the handcuffs and they let me go because they couldn’t keep them on my tiny hands and wrists. People in the car with me: Shelby, Elena, and I think Molly.

-J

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Is this what adulthood is supposed to look like? -Bets

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10 things you (read: I’ve) realized about LA (and oneself) after one hour of living in a college town

here start my super specific listicles, guys. this is a tourist-y joke, obviously:

It is apparently rather unlikely that your dream of getting hit by Harry Styles’s motorcycle will come true, because he is often not in LA, and really never in college towns. 

Not to reveal the fact that I have Tinder, but every other guy within a 5 miles radius is a self-proclaimed actor. “It’s a hollywood summer” has never before been such a strong mantra.

The Trader Joe’s are better and the Targets are less impressive than the ones in/near Rhode Island, from a quick glance.

I have yet to find out if the myth that “nobody walks in LA” is true, but it’s definitely not true near UCLA. Everyone is just walking everywhere and somehow the sun is brighter and my Ithaca-addled mind is not equipped to handle this.

In-n-Out is, apparently, not just a tourist staple but a place that everyone loves. (It is also a place that exists a 15-minute walk away from me.)

The opening to Melrose Place? Yknow, with the gated apartment community of palm trees and smiling people that you thought had to be fake? Not fake. Not fake at all. There are palm trees in my backyard, my courtyard, and in front of my complex. 

Cabs will apparently pick up even the most confused and sleep-deprived upstate-New York plebeian (read: me) from the airport. Thank you, cab driver. (Jay-Z was not playing and neither was Britney Spears. Miley Cyrus is officially #outdated)

Cabs are a confusing mode of transportation because who has that kind of money regularly??

The bus system is confusing enough to make both the RIPTA and TCAT look good. 

The thought “I should go for a run” ran through my head nearly a hundred times before I collapsed on my bed to watch the X-Files while waiting to meet my new roommate.

:)

~CD

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I’m so wine drunk rn

-KMA