In case any of you Emersonians read Expression Mag (the Alumni Magazine).... don't worry.  I'm not dead.


But I am listed under "In Memorium".  This makes absolutely no sense, since I am neither dead nor dying and I'm currently in almost the best shape of my life.  I have sent them an email asking for a written apology and a retraction.  I'm going to call them tomorrow too.
I have been getting calls all day from weeping friends asking me if I'm okay - and making sure I'm not dead.  There may be some people who's numbers I don't have and can't call, or reach on facebook.... or whatever.  This is a serious problem.

And a serious What The Fuck moment.


I've said it before and I'm sure I'll say it again "For a communications school, Emerson doesn't really do much communicating"  If they did, they'd know that I'm not dead, but working at Stagedoor Manor (My mother may have sent them something telling them where I am and what I'm doing, my name may have just gotten into the wrong pile, but thats a pretty big mistake).

Oiy.  I'm now off to take my not dead self to bed.  I'm sort of scared to go to sleep though... what if this was an omen, or a prophecy?  : (

grrrrr >:(

I had my second rehearsal for Bat Boy last night - and am getting more and more excited about this show....

I GET TO DO A WHITE GIRL RAP!!!!!

And - I have some pretty awesome songs and yea... its going to be really awesome.  I am basically belting for most of the show - not something I am used to doing so... it is time for voice lessons with Gary! YAY!!!

I'm getting REALLY excited about this show - I have a feeling that it will really be a great show.  SO Here's the info you've all been waiting for - the DATES of the Show!

Bat Boy: The Musical at The Factory Theatre 791 Tremont Street, Boston MA
October 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 @ 8pm and October 21 @ 2pm

The last two weekends in October - so mark it on your calendars - I will also have some discount tickets if you let me know early that you want to come.  I would love it if all of you could be there to see me perform!

As reported by Boston.com - Ex-surgeon general accuses Bush of censorship

Shh! Lets not let the people make up their own minds by providing them with scientific facts and research instead of just the overly moralized, idealistic theology we normally provide them with.... we wouldn't want them to actually know that there's a different side than our side.   Better yet, lets deny that there are facts at all!   We need to keep the citizens of the U.S. as God kept his people -- We (Him), the Shepherd - the people, sheep! Eff YOU, Shrub!

I'm just glad this guy came out and reported it - I'm slightly miffed, though, about the NEW surgeon general - sounds like a great guy, who won't let any of his personal issues come into the office (*coughbullshitcough*)

Modern is FUN! Not SCARY!.... I'm so glad I went to that class... i will now be going to Cherri's class at LEAST every Thursday if not every Tuesday as well!  Why the hell did I wait so long?

But, man, does my back hurt... I was so enthusiastic during the class that I forgot how to use my core properly, apparently!  But yay!  Now, I just need to find out how to get classes for free! -- Work-study is an option, but a time-consuming one.

I also need to find out how to use punctuation other than exclamation points!!!!!!

Going from the exhilaration of class to work today is just... blech.  I don't like it.  BUT tonight I get to go work on my monologue for Stagesource auditions with Spiro from the Lyric.

I just scheduled an audition for Monday-- I have TWO auditions Monday one for Metrostage's "Cabaret", and one for Zeitgeist Stage's "The Kentucky Cycle" - then Stagesource auditions on Tuesday and possible callbacks for "Cabaret" on Tuesday night... eek!  Exciting!

I need a voice lesson.... :-P

 * FINALLY get money for Maine
 * Rent Ocean's 11 (and maybe 12) in preporation for going to see Ocean's 13
 * Go grocery shopping
 * Watch Ocean's 11
 * Do laundry
 * Clean out closet/drawers of old shhhhtuff
 * Watch Ocean's 12?
 * Stretch etc.
 * SLEEP!

Tomorrow:

Work and Modern with Josie and maybe Erin - YAY!


I think I like my list of to-dos for tomorrow better than today's :-P

bringin' it back to the german roots there.

So, here's the deal peeps... having not known about "dinner at tiffany's" -- I marginally planned another event, said Tony's "party" -- which I am now going to cancell unless people have objections.

We can do a - "hey we're leaving the party - lets go chill @ Emma's" thing - but I wont be offended or upset if that doesnt happen.  To tell the truth I just wanted to have a party to get everyone together again.... and since its already happening earlier that day - there's not much need to overexert ourselves.  I don't care much about the Tony's this year.  BUT - I am happy to host some sort of gathering for those who want to come over after the Tif's party.

the invite is open to all.


..... AND...  I HATE MY COWORKER, LIZ.  I like to think I am a nice person, and easy to get along with, but something she said to me today just made my face get hot.... I rarely am irrational... but I think she saw that my face was about to explode off of my head and backtracked, haha bitch! that's right... be afraid, be very afraid.

So anyway--.... Tony's if you want to come, please do.  but dont feel pressure.  I assure you my face will not explode off of my head if you do not come :).

I want to have a "Tony's Party"... but I dont know if anyone would actually come to it.

Would anyone?  The Tony's are this Sunday starting at 8pm.  I would like to have this hypothetical get-together at my apt.  just two blocks from 39 sagamore st (45 Pleasant Street).

I swear it would be a lot of fun!

I am soooooooo excited about tonight
my best friend is coming to see me perform... oh... my.... gosh, i am excited.

when are you all coming to see it?  2 more weeks... thats it. i still have ONE comp (for any performance but sat. night and sun. matinee).  I know most of you can get Stagesource discounts (2 for 1 people!) and/or student discounts ... or! I can get some of you professional comps if there's a chance that you will hire me for a show in the future.

I can also get $5 off the regular price--- an UNLIMITED amount of these.... c'mon - you know you wanna!


My folks, god mother, and god-brother saw the show last night -- and liked it a bunch.  It was soooo good to see my parents, but it was such a short visit.  I miss them already :(  I can't wait to go home to Litchfield and just sleep for dayyyys.

-- OH! did you know that Elizabeth Gilbert is from Litchfield, CT - she's the author of Eat Pray Love - and not only that but her parents own the Christmas tree farm that we used to get our Christmas tree from when I was a kid!  Such a small world! -- This just makes me so happy -- because if someone from Litchfield (not just any small town) can become a great, famous, amazingly talented writer, then I surely can do whatever I want to do.

Its inspiring

... if you arent you will be after you check out today's www.cuteoverload.com - there is a baby wallaby -- a freakin wallaby yo! And what's better than that - its Albino! so freakin' cute. Actually - what makes it REALLY cute is the text next to the picture--- so go check it out.  Tell me what you think.

On a side note-- today has been the longest day and most boringest day ever because at 5pm I get to see my momma, daddy, god-mother, jesse, and maybe my god-bro too.... They're coming to my show -- (well, everyone but Jesse who came last week.)  The hours have ticked by so slowly, I cannot WAIT to see everyone! eeeeek!

I graduated from college a year ago today....

Things I have done in the last year (in no particular order):

Been in 3 shows
Moved out of my parents' home
Gained and lost weight.
Joined and actually gone to a gym.
Temped at something like 10 different jobs in 3 months.
Found and kept a job I dont hate as much as temping.
Completed the Artist's Way course
Found and lost myself many times over
Cried, laughed, and cried some more.
I have become slightly more cynical.
Gotten a root canal.
Grown more in love with an extremely inspiring and loving man

Thinking this past year over its been an extremely trying year... and I am less happy than I was on this day (at this time) last year.  After all, I am not having lunch with my best friends, my boyfriend, and my parents... I'm at a desk... answering phones and being bored. But its not all bad.  I make enough money so that I can use some and save some.  So there's that.  And I get to look out on the green common all day long-- its beautiful today. So there's that.

Oh... and I had an audition last night for Man of La Mancha at the Lyric Stage Company - and the people at Appel Farm emailed me back saying they'd like to see if they can fit me in as an instructor for the summer.... so those are both good things.....

I guess I'm happy, I am very lucky to have what I have - friends, food, love.  All things considered, my life is good.

I want rain, bitches! Give me rain, and thunder, and lightning *mwahahaha!*

I really like thunder and lightning, they're definitely two of my favorite things-- And its not like I like them only from inside -- I love being outside when its all scary and stuff --seriously!

and its all -- Sunny! and HOT now! -- wtf?  Not to mention much more humid now that we got a little taste of rain this morning... my theory = all the rain evaporates before it gets to the ground because its too hot... It may not be scientifically possible, but whatever.

I get two days off this weekend from work and then two days off from the show on Monday and Tuesday... wee!  I will actually get to sleeeeeep!... and shop and do laundry and such... but SLEEEEEP! is the thing I'm really interested in.

Wait.... damnit, I have two auditions on Monday and Tuesday -- well, one each day.... I may not even go to one, it's for "FUDGE" theatre company "Into The Woods" -- and though I could probably get a part I'd have to take the commuter rail every day - and I wouldn't get paid and I'd have to pay to be in the production- and I wouldn't get EMC points.... Its not really worth it when there are many other auditions around.

The other audition is for Man of La Mancha at the Lyric - which would be AWESOME... I would LOVE to do that, but I would probably need to get a different job to be able to do it... plus I MIGHT be a counselor at a summer camp this summer, but I dont know... they need to get back to me like ASAP... and I've told them as much... my gracious.  But anywho...  I'm really liking boston right now... I think I may want to explore my theatre options here for a while.  But we'll see what life has in store for me.

And in the meantime lets get some freakin' THUNDER !!!!!!!!!!!

So I went out for lunch today -- and when I say I went out I mean it - I sat out in the garden for about 35 minutes.  I had previously, just 10 minutes before put on SPF 12 sunblock.  This is the stuff that when I used it thousands of miles closer to the equator in the mediteranian I got no color at all, not even a hint of pink

So I return from my escapade - and my legs.... are... bright... fucking... pink!
What the hell happened to me!?  I've been going over the options and it could be one or more of several different things.
1) Hormones (cause who doesn't want to blame those guys sometimes for EVERYTHING?)
2) The SPF 12 was purchased in 2005 - and may no longer be "good"
3) I have slightly sensative skin and may have a reaction to said SPF 12
4) That pesky hole in the O-Zone layer is getting larger
5) God hates me


I think #s 2, 5 and maybe 3 are the best prospects at this time. 

so -- on my To Do list for today:
buy after sun soothing stuff
buy SPF 2,000,000,000
buy an umbrella (because it can be used for sun AND rain -- multitalented)
go to the dermatologist -- get a skin-cancer screening

oiy.  today has kind of gone from bad to worse....

on the up side, though, -- I got to see shanna and lee yesterday! cause they came to my show!.... slash they came becaue Jason is Production manager of the lyric, but whatever... I like to think it was ALL FOR ME!

:-)

I
Hate
My
Job

Well, not 'no' pain, but not the kind of pain that I am used to.

My root canal went really well, easy in fact.  I got in the chair and apparently Dr. Bankhead had a lot of patients that day, because he was in and out for the first 15 minutes.  I got all novacain-ed and nitrous-oxide-d and was feeling pretty blissful... It was really interesting to feel what he was doing -- almost all of it was done by hand with little files... I wont go into too much detail for the squemish, but it was cool!  I'm sure the nitrous helped a lot.

And today I feel fine, a little sore from the novacaine prick and the procedure, but in general it is fine.  So much better than before.... well, different, but it will be better - i have hydrocodone :) hheheh

AND I get to leave work today at 12:30pm.... a nice walk and a little food... wonderful day :) And now it wont hurt when I drink a cold beverage.  SWEET!

shopping (for food, not for luxury items)
-apples
-pasta
-cereal
-yogurt
-milk
-salad stuffs

Cook for the remainder of the week's dinners

SLEEP

The last time I had a lot of good sleep was a long time ago, so I think if I go to bed tonight at 9 and get up at 6:30 - I should be good


I should also go to the gym, but I am SO tired.  Though some sort of exercise would do me good, probably.
Maybe I will go for a run when I get home.

I can't focus on anything this afternoon - its like my entire world is hazey... I need a nap.

Oh-- and I get to have a root canal tomorrow- exciting huh?  I'm generally not looking forward to the next 24 hours and on - generally it seems like it is going to suck. :(

But Jesse has agreed to come with me to my apt. tomorrow, which is great, pain killers make me cry in large doses and it will be nice to be crying on someone's shoulder instead of all by my lonesome on the T back to my apt.

:)

How is everyone else?  New things going on? Who's going to Erin's show (slash who will tell me about it since I can't be there)?

Love to all

To piggy back on Erin's post about her show - I am going to tell you about mine!

I am in Arms and The Man at the Lyric Stage Company of Boston -- I've posted about this before so if this is redundant to you, forgive me.

It goes up this weekend for previews and opening night is next week on the 9th.  I get a nice little dance duet with Peter A. Carey who plays "Nicola" -- the cast features:

Ellen Adair as "Raina Petkoff", Barlow Adamson as "Captain Bluntchli"James Ryen as "Sergius Saranoff", Bobbie Steinbach as "Catherine Petkoff", Ken Baltin as "Paul Petkoff", Sarah Abrams as "Louka", Peter A. Carey as "Nicola", Allan Mayo as "Russian Officer/Servant/Production Assistant" and ME! Emma Putnam as "Servant (Stoyanka)/ Production Assistant"

All of these actors are really brilliant - as is the director Spiro Veloudos.

Some ticketing info: Tickets can be purchased by calling 617-585-5678 or going online to www.lyricstage.com

Stagesource or AEA members can get a 2 for 1 deal on tickets when you call the box office or come in person (not available online)- they must be picked up by the member of AEA or Stagesource with proper ID.

Also if you have a student ID you can get $10 student rush tickets at the door.....

AND - if you want discounted tickets I can buy an unlimited amount of those tickets @ $5 off the original price -- so let me know if you want a discounted ticket and I will purchase one for you -under the expectation that you pay me back.


SO Come one Come all - and enjoy dancing and laughter -- as well as some awesome banter. :)

I am viciously hating my job today -- I've kind of been feeling that way for a while. Just kind of a constant internal scream.
I have this sort of modern interperated dance going on in my head, in which all these dancers are trapped in a sheet made of silver cotton/spandex.... they press their hands out of the sheet and faces with mouths open in a sort of silent scream. There's lots of writhing and siezures... and finally everyone stops and takes a big full bodied sigh and the sheet falls away to reveal a clump pf people in flesh colored under garments. black out

Granted, this is not a very specific dance -- its just kind of the way I'm feeling...

I'm REALLY pissed off because my boss said he would come down 2 hours ago to explain something to me... he asked if I was going to lunch and I said something to the effect of "I dont have to right now if you need me" implying that I wasnt going anywhere until we did whatever he wanted me to do or whatever....
-- the catch: I wanted to be able to go to rehearsal during my lunch hour and because I have been delayed the part of the rehearsal I wanted to go to is now over. I wasnt required to be there, but I wanted to be there, you know, just to be there and learn by watching. But now I think I'll take 30 minutes for lunch and then head out 30 minutes early so I can go the other part of rehearsal until 6.  Then again they will probably shit a brick if I do that. I dont care.

After rehearsal I have to exchange a sweater and then go to hang out with Jesse, which makes me sufficiently happy... so life isnt so bad after all.  Just slightly annoying, but nothing that can't be handled.

I will not hate this day, I will rejoice for today is a day which the lord hath made.   I think tis time for food.

Ciao.

--Emma

Yay - so tonight I get to go to a benefit for the Lyric - woot!

I get to chat with fun artsy people - with money **** :) - and eat free food while telling everyone what a great place the Lyric is to work for... catch is I've had *literally* two rehearsals with them... I'm getting Equity points for not being there at all... kind of awesome at this point, but that statement will come back to bite me in the ass next week
--- Tech Week


eeek-- I'll be late -- gotta run! - peace out,

P.s.
come to my show. please! if you can, that is if you arent somewhere silly like the west coast :-P

See me dance and move set pieces around... I'm not even sure what I'll be doing yet -- but it will be fun, AND exciting.

:)




just click to enlarge--- I hope it will actually enlarge-- if you cant see it send me your email emmabputnam@gmail.com and I will send the card via email - woot! It should be excitng. The play is funny, George Bernard Shaw kind of funny, so smart, witty, and pointing out the flaws of society. Its a play about war, love and chocolate... among many other elements. So I would really love if you could all come. $10 if you have a student ID, more if you dont, but i have a couple of Comps... as well as professional comps if any of you are directors or casting shows or anything-- i could give one to you ;)

please come!



Also - for those of you who dont know - Jesse, my better half, is in a comedy troupe show at the Hong Kong restaraunt in Harvard Square TOMORROW (Wednseday April 25 at 8pmish)... If you get off at Harvard and go out the main T entrance - turn completely around and walk down mass ave with Harvard Yard on your left and Au Bon Pain on your right -- in about 3 minutes you will come to "THE KONG" its got a yellow and green sign (I think?) and a poster of who's playing that night-- I believe you have to go upstairs to get to the comedy stuff.

What a happy day Jack's Surprise Birthday-Day was :)

It made me - and a lot of other people very happy.
And here I am again-- writing in my LJ versus doing anything that has to do with M. Steinert and Sons...

There is stuff I have to do, but I dont want to... So I'm not

Today the elevator guy at work said that Jesse wasnt sweet to me. He saw us strolling down the street on Sunday and I guess we weren't holding hands, or he didnt have his arm around me. but that's kind of something I like about Jesse -- he's not constantly needing to touch me - a girl has to have her space.
But Edwin, the elevator guy, thinks that Jesse is no good for me. Then again, Edwin probably has a little crush on me, so I'm not taking his statements to heart -- and that's even disregarding the fact that he has no knowledge whatsoever of the kind of person Jesse is.
-- Yep, definitely a crush.

Oh.. happy news from Satruday -- I need a freakin' root canal! Here you go Dr.s Bankhead & Groipen $1100, have fun... go buy yourselves something pretty. And I dont have dental insurance, and I'm not sure I could afford it. I should talk to the admin. assistant at work about Aflac, cause there's a likelyhood that I will need much more work done before the summer is out.

Yay.

But... its a beautiful day and I should not complain -- Its amaaaaaazing out -- like 80 degrees and sunny -- beautiful. It sucks to be inside all day-- I feel sedentary and fat because I'm not out running around... to the gym, with ye, I say! -- and I reply-- yuck. but okay.

anyway-- happy birthday to Jack. Thank goodness he was born, because he is definitely one of my favorite people on earth.

:)