March 1...again

After only having 15 minutes to do my hair, makeup and shower this morning to get ready for classes, imagine my amazement when a guy I came across in the local starbucks tonight invited me to a casting call for a hair and fashion show this weekend! He said I seemed like just the type he needed for his "MOP" show. Modern Organic Products. I could be paid quite a bit if I'm chosen! The casting call is Thursday night from 6-8 at a hotel in the loop. I'll let you know how it goes :) That would be nice to get a bit of extra cash AND get free hair products AND a haircut out of it! (Don't worry, mom, it seems legit...he wasn't a dirty-looking man or creepy in any way!)
www.mopproducts.com

Classes went well today. I was a little tired. We watched the end of "Crash" a very straightforward approach to racism and how it can all be tied together. It's a good movie, but it's rated R and has some innappropriate things for younger viewers...like Daryl and Todd. The discussion we had afterwards about how the characters relate to our enneagram study was very interesting! We found just about all of the 9 numbers on the enneagram. The enneagram is in the book, The 9 ways of working, that we're going through in Values and Vocations class. We basically go through what we value, what different things have affected our values, nature vs. nurture stuff, how it affects our work and how we interact with others' working styles. I love the course. It seems like a good Management-type course to take. By the way, I have many characteristics of these three: the first two being what I have the most characteristics of: 1-The perfectionist, 3-the Producer, and 9-the mediator. I don't have much 9 in me, but it does show up at work a lot.
We didn't have practicum group after lunch so I came back to the apartment to have lunch and rest and read before going to the Bicycle Federation to volunteer. I love going over there, I'm sure I've said it many times, but the atmosphere is so fun. The people are cool and so laid back. I updated a database the whole time, but that's okay for just a few hours...as long as it's not an 8 hour day!

I gave up chocolate and peanut butter for lent. I gave up chocolate two years ago, and made it the whole time! (I don't count hot chocolate though) It's been a while since I haven't eaten either of those every day. I think cross country revived my love for peanut butter because we used to eat it all the time before meets and before morning runs. Anyway, now whenever I feel that I want chocolate or peanut butter (or both!) I pray, and it's a conscious thing, which is what I need. It's so hard to carry on a personal relationship with someone if you never talk or listen to them, and that's just what I have to work on...listening to God and taking quiet time to reflect.
Speaking of time to reflect, I had a lot tonight as I was waiting for a bus and sitting on a train. Here's the story: Tonight we had another arts activity called The Good Body, by Eve Ensler. It was a one-woman show. She did it all...feminism, different accents, different life stories, comedy, compaining about her belly, food, working out, a lot. Women can relate, but the guys were probably a bit uncomfortable with a bit of the content. Anyway, I'll include my journal later. Good show though. I was impressed with how she can keep up her expression and keep us interested in her stories! Funny woman.

Okay, so the Chicago Semester staff set up two school busses to take us because the show was like a 45 minute drive away. The email I got said that it would leave at a library at a certain time, so I was there from 6:00 until 6:40...I was told that we would leave at 6:15. Didn't have my cell phone with me (bad idea) and missed the two calls to tell me that the bus took off already, but from ANOTHER LOCATION. I guess in the latest e-mail, the location of departure was changed, and I didn't get that one. I ran home and called Ang right away to tell her that I was taking the train. There was no way I'd miss this show. So I took the red line to the purple line to the yellow line to the taxi and finally made it to the show about 20 minutes after it started. Not bad, I caught most of the show and got the point and most of the humor. Thank the Lord for the 5 dollars in my wallet so that I didn't have to wait in the cold OR walk the 10 blocks to the theatre from the station. Wow. I told the taxi driver, "I have five dollars, can it take me as far as the 9000 block?" I'm SURE he gave me a break on that one.

All in all another good day filled with challenges and good stories, AND a CASTING CALL :), and if I'm quick, I can even get to bed by midnight!
Goodnight!