William, Wolfgang, August, and Me

Nine times out of ten, when I tell someone that I'm studying to be a dramaturg, the first question I'm asked is, "what's that?" And then, after I begin my explanation with, "Well, it's kind of like historical research for theatre..." I usually get the follow up question of, "oh, so are you one of those people who hates it when movies or plays aren't historically accurate? What do you think about _____, is that one accurate?" And usually that's where the conversation ends as I usually respond, "I don't know, I don't know that much about that time period..." And the other person goes, "Oh, yeah, okay." Another conversation surrounding my intended profession usually happens when people find out that my favorite is A Knight's Tale. I usually get the shocked response, "But I thought you like historical accuracy, isn't that what you're studying?" To answer this question, I'm going ...

Yesterday, I spent the day looking for churches in bus/walking distance from my Ohio apartment. It's no easy task. There are 600 churches in Columbus, Ohio, but finding ones on bus routes really narrows down the options and then you have to find a place that fits you. So, I figured I'd include you all in the decision process by playing I came I like to call Church Bachelorette. Will Abby find true love at one of these locations? You decide! Let's meet our contestants! (Disclaimer, I am not using any real church names or commenting on any particular congregation, this is just commentary on common Church websites.) Contestant #1 is First Bethel Baptist. Bethel is 98 years old and enjoys wearing denim jumpers. Bethel reads her Bible daily and believes in good old-fashioned preaching. While her good actions don't get her any closer to heaven, the height of her hair might. Bethel believes that a good church website is simple and contains minimal words, all in a ...

As of a few weeks ago, me and my roommates were offered an apartment in Columbus. So, it's technically ours now, except they're double checking our finances to make sure we can afford it. So now we technically have a place to live, we're just waiting for the 100% confirmation. This whole process just feels like a lot of waiting. For example, I want to make a budget for myself, but it's hard to say how much things are going to cost when I don't know the area. I want to start purchasing furniture, but how do I do that when I'm not there yet? I could order things and have them delivered, but that seems silly when we don't know for sure that we have it. (Plus, people are still living there.) I want to purchase renter's insurance, but we don't know for 100% that we have it yet. There's a scholarship to which I want to apply, because it would give me a little more financial security, but the application does not open up until August 5th. I want to star...

This week I babysat for my favorite nannying family. We shall call the children, Fashionista, Princess, and Little Buck. I love these three children so, so, so, so much. And in general, I just love children. I would love to have a family someday. But, as I watch my kiddos this week, that "someday"part of the sentence feels reeeeaaallllyy good. Don't get me wrong, there are so many joys. Like when Fashionista introduces me to new TV shows and we spend time getting to watch cartoons together. Or when Princess plays make up and is a happy, sparkly mess all day, which is basically the dream. Or when Little Buck randomly runs up to give me a hug and a kiss and tell me "Iyuvoo", because be still my heart. Not having children means I miss out on these precious moments most days. Here's 10 other moments all of us non-parents miss out on.          1. Having a child eat a bar of soap and then yell at you because you made his mouth taste bad.    ...