No stagetime or diseases but free backpacks

So I didn't get the call from the TANG center, so that means I'm clean! Wooo! I didn't really think I had anything, as I go by the "no glove no love" saying, but I just wanted to be sure, and woo hoo! Krismin told me she was thinking of calling me tomorrow like an asshole and being all like "Hi, is this Rick Kitagawa? Yeah, well, we made a mistake and forgot to call you yesterday..." Bastard.

So we picked members for CT and Improv. I will NOT be performing this Midsemester Show (which is the first time I will not be performing in a show since I joined). As much as I wanted to do Improv with Chris Dong, I've realized I have to step back. I've had by time in the spotlight, and that marked with my time commitments to NSU, I think it's for the best. Even though in all honesty I'd rather perform for Rice than NSU, I'm glad that I'll be able to devote more time to NSU. Although I'm Producing Theatre Rice, I feel like the Culture Night is more of "my" show. I'm writing, directing, and as of now, acting in the NSU Culture Night, as well as potentially slamming. I've come to the realization that I am a stage hog, but I'm doing my best to curtail that. I'm sort of sad that SoCal friends might be coming up to Midsemester and not Showcase (which I potentially could be acting or directing in), and so they won't get to see me perform. but so it goes. I think that makes me sorta sad the most, but its for the best of the Troupe as well as the group, and I'll live.

Goodbye Comedy Troupe. I hope I'll be back in Rice in Fall 2005. I'm going to take the lessons learned from Brian Corpus, Jimmy Tran, and Chris Dong and not be in CT while I am Producer. I feel sad, as I've really enjoyed both CT's that I've been in so far, but I'm just chalking it up to another sacrifice I'm making as Producer.

I want to come back to Cal for grad school. I was thinking about it, and as much as I want to go someplace else and experience something different, I've made the Bay my home. I don't know if I'll ever leave. Between the Asian American art scene, the liberalness of the city, and the cool weather, I love it here. LIke, there is so much I still want to do before I have to leave. I want to work with Asian American Theatre Co. in SF, I want to make a Bay Area city slam team, I'd like to do Cal Slam, I'd like to maybe audition for a mainstage production, I'd like to submit films to Robotmedia and Superb, I'd like to work with the ethnic studies department. Shit man, besides, Green Day is from Berkeley. You can't mess with that.

So I went to a focus group put on by Adidas. I was totally not what they were looking for. I'm sure they were after kids who cared about brands, and shopped for good looking clothes, and wanted to buy stuff that matches. For example, we were asked questions like "What brand of backpack do you guys buy, and why?" Everyone is like "Jansport, cuz I grew up with it." My response was "well, REI, as I'm a member of their co-op, and I like hiking and stuff." I could tell they didn't like me. However, just like everyone else, I got a free Adidas backpack and a Adidas hat. I'm still skeptical of the backpack, as the straps are this weird bungee thing, but aren't very thick, so I don't know if it'll hold up to my weight requirements (sometimes I've lugged gallons of water in my backpack), but as a secondary option, it'll be fine. Oh, and thanks to Valerie for hooking me up with the offer.

I'm becoming more and more of a homebody. I'm too tired to go out. I just like blogging and listening to music, and writing poetry and plays now. My artistic work drains the life out of me, and by the time I get home, I'm just not interested in partying. Which is very, very sad. I really don't want to, but I'm forcing myself to go to a Safeway concert tomorrow night. I owe it to Dan, who I've been sadly neglecting. 21+ at the Stork Club if anyone is interested.

I'm so tired, but I still have to work on room reservations for Theatre Rice. Ug. By the way, I'm pissed off at the fucking ASUC for reducing our cage space. Fucking assholes. From what I hear, it's Ms. Lee's fault for taking in a shitload of new applicants without really looking at who actually uses all of their cage space. Sigh. Student Action makes me like them less and less with every day. Also, apparently, some Student Action actually threatened some other senators when the other senators wouldn't vote for a certain bill. The Student Action people actually told them "All your bills will be shot down if you don't approve this." Or something like that. What the fuck? I hate you, whoever said that. I thought we were all grown-ups that could handle making compromises and not getting things passed. Follow your own rules, assholes. Also, I heard that when Annalyn told her communities what had gone all, some Student Action senators told Annalyn how disappointed they were that she had told other people stuff from "private conversations," Hello jerkface, senate meetings are open to anyone, so if I want to hear what the fuck goes one, then I better damn well hear the good and the bad. Besides, you guys are the one trying to make students more involved in ASUC proceedings. ARG. Student Action just aggravates me.

Anyway, I think that's it. I still have to work on room reservations, and I'm super sleepy. Sigh. The life of an artist. Goodnight, fair world.