A fantastic weekend!

I had the most amazing weekend! It started out with a great day of work (finishing up the moving lights) and talking to Steve. I enjoyed working with him because we actually got to a point where I feel like I could call him a friend. I hope he feels the same way. But on Friday, I just really got a sense of belonging with everyone. I feel like I could easily continue working there because I fit in quite well. I don't feel that anyone talks condescendingly to me. They do treat me like an intern, but only in the nicest way possible. They are very good about making sure that I'm learning, understanding, and trying new things. I've sincerely been enjoying the entire experience.

Anyway, Friday night my aunt and I went to see Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky. It was a pretty interesting movie (in French with subtitles) and I'm definitely glad I went to see it.

Saturday morning I woke up and got ready to go to the Flugtag! We watched one team break the world record: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Im8VtLQgh4 It was very exciting to see and I'm definitely glad I went. Going to see it was Trevor's idea. We got there at 10:40 and the gates opened up at 11. We claimed a space and saved it for Matt and his family. We were hoping to see Patrick and Patty, but they didn't make it until later. At that point, we had already left in hopes of beating the traffic. It wasn't too bad to drive in, despite my lack of city driving experience. Then we came back to my aunt's apartment where we watched "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" (well, almost all of it) until Matt & I had to start getting ready for the aquentennial fireworks party that I had been invited to by my supervisor. We went and got a tour of his apartment. It is super green-friendly and there is a computer control system for all of the LEDs in his place. It was really great! My supervisor also really knows his history of this area so it was great to hear what he had to say about the surrounding area. I especially enjoyed the beautiful view he had from his patio. He played his own music for the fireworks show, which matched up surprisingly well. I also had a fantastic conversation with a wonderful woman named Christine (spelling?) whom I also found very inspiring and encouraging. It was great to talk to her about what the real world of theatre is like and how it is different from the educational setting. It gave me the confidence that I needed when she told me that I have been doing a lot of the things I need to do in order to prepare for life after graduation.

Anyway, it was fantastic. Matt spent the night with me and then we woke up and ate the waffles my aunt had made for us. We then watched an entire disk of Friends (Season 5) and then ate a fantastic lunch. My aunt made 3 dishes: one from Laos, one from India, and one from Malaysia. Because she has actually visited each of these countries, she has learned how to make the food authentic. It's really great, though one of the dishes (the one from Laos) was a bit too spicy for me. I don't really know the names of any of the dishes, but I can ask her later and get those for you if you would like to know. After lunch, I drove Matt home and we joined his family on a trip to a beautiful park where we walked around for about an hour. After a quick dinner at Culver's, I decided it was time to head home. Now here I sit, writing out my blog and wondering what I'll be doing at work tomorrow. I'm excited for my final week of maintenance and am looking forward to tech as well. It's all just been overwhelmingly amazing and I'm sure you're sick of hearing me say how much I love it. But think of it this way: It's better than listening to me bitch about it. Be glad I didn't start a blog last summer. If you don't know that story, call me and I'll tell you about the exciting adventures of my last summer internship.

In the meantime, I'll be working on a few things and heading to bed here soon. Have a fantastic evening and don't let the sucky words make you.