The rest is still unwritten.

I'm so horrible at updating this thing but I am BACK!! A LOT has happened since I last wrote in here. First of all, I went on a cruise for the holidays and it was AMAZING. I had the best time and it was so nice to be able to get away. Cruising is a little different now with COVID, but it didn't ruin our trip. However, I did end up getting COVID and it was most likely from the cruise ship. Luckily, I wasn't feeling sick while I was on the cruise and my symptoms started once I got home. The majority of the time that I had COVID I didn't even know it. I tested positive two weeks after I was already sick. (yes, I cried when I found out because this virus sucks!!) My family was sick too, but I was the only one who got a confirmed positive test. My sister originally tested negative (she probably got tested too early), and no one else was tested after the cruise. I'm grateful to have been vaccinated with a booster. Having COVID was bad but not as bad as it could have been....

A year ago, I was fired from my job. I try not to dwell on it, and now it feels like a distant memory. I'm still unemployed. I kind of expected to be because I've been unemployed for long periods of time before. I spent this last year trying to build myself back up. I'm not a completely different person and I've denied therapy when I know I probably need it, but I can definitely say I've changed my outlook on life. Before this all happened, I used to define my life based on a job. But a job isn't your life. It's a  part  of your life that becomes a way to make money. I still believe that it's important to at least like your job a little bit, even if it's not your "dream job." When I was really struggling at my job, my parents told me not to quit or get myself fired because I would lose everything. A solid income, insurance, and a 401K plan would be ripped away from me. They would threaten me not to do it because they thought I would regret ...

I apologize this is a sort of REALLY late birthday post! Even though I'm partially unemployed, I've still been too busy to write. Usually I freak out over my bday every year, but this year wasn't so bad! I've learned to not put so much pressure on the whole day being "perfect" and I'll actually enjoy myself. Next year is the BIG 3-0 *CRINGE* so I may have to panic about that one. The day was pretty simple. I went to the mall with my mom, opened presents, and went out to dinner with my family later in the day. I got a lot of nice gifts - Dorinda's book, clothes, a carry on bag for traveling, candy, and other stuff too. I always say that I hate attention but I have to admit, when I do get some it feels nice, haha! I've also been fortunate to go to a few more live events lately. I went to NYC at the end of August for the first time since the pandemic! It felt REALLY NICE. I really did miss NYC, even if I didn't want to admit it! I was waiting for ...

  It's been a minute since I've written on this blog! I meant to write but I've been surprisingly BUSY and writing a lot. There have been a lot of life updates since the last blog entry so it's only fair if I recap for anyone who reads this! About a month ago, I was definitely at somewhat of a crossroads with a few opportunities floating around unsure how things would turn out. Like I always say "everything happens as it's supposed to." Well, it did. I had two video interviews for an Assistant Editor position at a theater app/website called TodayTix. The first day was an interview with HR, the next day I interviewed with the person who would be my boss. I thought they both went well, and the potential boss even answered my thank you note, which no one ever does. Since then, I was ghosted. So I guess they didn't want to give me the job? Oh well. It's still annoying how employers do that without any answers, but my take on it is that it wasn't m...

HEY, IT'S ME. I'VE MISSED YOU. (IF/THEN PUN SORT OF INTENDED?) On a serious note, it's been a crazy time as always. I sadly lost a family friend unexpectedly, so that was really hard (and still very difficult) to process. I won't get into details, but it made me realize that life is so short. I'm not going to do anything that doesn't make me happy because it's not worth it. As always, things are still moving along with BroadwayWorld but around the same time as my family friend's death, I kind of hit a wall with it. I was doing three interview articles one after the other (really one per month, but they still felt close to each other) and was getting a little annoyed. I had never done the same type of article in a row like that. I have done reviews, but those are more creatively flexible where an interview is just a Q&A, so it can feel redundant if you're not familiar with the artist you're writing about. I thought to myself, "Is my conte...

  Well.. I'm back again, pouring my feelings into this blog. Life has been interesting. I don't really have a word for it. Being the only unemployed "kid" in the house with my parents is kind of strange. I almost feel the urge to want to work again because it's sort of like being an only child which is kind of boring. To keep myself in check, I think about last year at this time when everyone else wasn't working and I was, and they got to enjoy the pool, beach, shopping, etc. Now I get to do that so I'll appreciate the time while I have it. Of course, all roads lead back to BroadwayWorld because I did something BIG. I got an opportunity to interview Broadway star and original cast member of RENT, Adam Pascal. [ INTERVIEW LINK HERE! ]  I'll be seeing him in concert in July. The interview was pretty amazing. I'm not gonna lie. It helped that I saw him in concert with Anthony Rapp and met him back in 2016 because I was familiar with his personality be...

  WOW, it's been awhile but life has been anything but boring! I am coming to you for the first time LIVE from my new laptop! I've had it for a month and it was about time to get a new one. My old one has been with me since I started college in 2011 and it was on its last leg. I also wrote another article interviewing a Broadway actor whose concert I'm seeing tonight. I can't wait! A few weeks ago, I went on my first family vacation during a pandemic to Florida. It was actually fun and so nice to get away! Traveling during a pandemic is interesting. It wasn't as bad as I expected but at least I kind of forgot there was a pandemic when I got there which could be good or bad? I'm glad my sister was able to have one of the best birthdays ever after last year's was in quarantine. She deserved it. We did a lot of fun things (safely, of course!), ate at a few great restaurants, shopped, went to the beach, and even took a boat tour. I was sad to leave but at least...