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Dear Shannon

These days, I don't feel much like coming up with my own entries, so when people give me something to fill out...well...I take it.

i miss shannon.

shannon is one of my favorite people in the universe.

if i were alone in a room with shannon, i would give her an enormous hug that is vastly overdue .

i think shannon should be a famous music producer, and let me sing on some of her songs :) .

shannon needs music.

i want to be shannon's baby mamma .

shannon reminds me of good times past; especially a couple summers we spent CONSTANTLY together.

without shannon my music collection would be half as large and not nearly as cool .

memories of shannon are plentiful and vivid, ranging from the warmest and fuzziest to unfortunately painful.

shannon can be wild and crazy on the dance floor!.

worst thing about shannon is she lives in Nebraska and I never see her anymore.

best thing about shannon is her warmth.

i am happy with shannon.

So I don't have this problem anymore, but for the first two weeks of January I had too much time on my hands. I had plenty of books to read, guitar to practice, lines to learn, lame diaryland entries to write, etc etc but that got old. Then I read my sister's blog. She seems to be experiencing much the same thing as I did:

"Without externally-imposed limitations, so much freedom feels flat. The things I'm dying to do 'when I have time' seem not at all interesting now that I have tons to spare...So I float here in this limbo of not-quite-relaxed leisure."

Exactly. Thanks, Ginger. I guess we are more alike than I realized. Of course, everyone FREAKS OUT about how alike we sound on the phone, but other than that...

Rehearsals are fine, we've been onstage for a few days now, and tech starts Thursday. This show has a MUCH more mellow and fun atmosphere than the last one (Christmas Carol) did...and it's such a relief. Nevertheless, I've been biting my nails again for the past couple of days, and it's horribly annoying. Why does this come back??? The "Bite-it" chemical went back on today, let's hope it stops me again. I seem to do it a lot at this point in the rehearsal process - when I have lots of time to sit and wait, or listen to notes...hmmm....

Um...what else...I'm rather distracted these days, with the newest Bloomsburg arrival. Rehearsals are sometimes an afterthought. Oops. Oh well, it's OK. Having him here is a beautiful thing.

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