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Well, it's been a week. And the Awards-That-Must-Not-Be-Named are still following me everywhere I go. And I'm still depressed. Thank you Awards-That-Must-Not-Be-Named fror making my mother cry when you didn't award Mano you cheap little statue with it's plastic base. Sigh. I hate you. That is, I would hate you if you weren't dead to me. DEAD. TO. ME.

Anyhow, Laura saw Sweeney yesterday and she got me a Playbill! I have one with the entire cast that I got when I went to the show, but I wanted one with just Michael, Mano and Benjamin's autographs. Apparently, though, Patti grabbed it out of her hand and signed it, which is totally fine! Go Patti go!

Speaking of Patti and Michael, someone really needs to stop me from watching my "Passion" DVD over and over and over. "The Trio" is just orgasmic and I literally blush everytime I watch it. Actually, I'm going to watch it again. :shame:

Oh, and everyone should buy the OBCRs of "The Drowsy Chaperone" and "The Wedding Singer". I listen to them all the time.

I saw 'Wicked' in Detroit on Saturday. We ended up seeing the standby for Elphaba, Victoria Matlock, because Julia is apparently very sick. I hope she gets better soon! Also, my seat were second row center. Awesomeness. Review under the cut.

Kirstie Alley: Why can't I just have my own show? I mean, look at John Goodman, he has a show! Jason Alexander? He looks like a fucking bowling ball, but he has a show! Oh, and what about James Gadol... uh... fino! He's as big as a whale. He is way, way, *way* fatter than I am!
Kirstie's Agent: But they are all men.
Kirstie Alley: I can play a man! 

And, I saw Rachel do an iTunes meme, so I decided to do one.  I've done it before, but my iTunes has gotten way bigger since then. And I'm bored. 

I have a stomachache. It's crappy.

Well, "Lestat"'s reviews have come out. I, for one, am not surprised that it's bad. The book is a mess, the lyrics are horrible. When the best part of the show is the costumes, you know you're in trouble. On the other hand, I am disappointed that the new revival of "The Threepenny Opera" hasn't gotten good reviews. Even though I hate Alan Cumming, I still wanted it to be good. Cyndi's in it and she looks fantastic! (See my icon...) And Nellie McKay is supposed to be good. Hopefully they record it just so I can have Cyndi's "Solomon's Song" on repeat forever.

I was bored yesterday, being stuck home with the upset stomach, and I made a list of my favorite showtunes. I have 271 so far! How sad is that? My Top Ten:

01. Some Enchanted Evening - South Pacific
02. Johanna, Part III - Sweeney Todd
03. Lily's Eyes - The Secret Garden
04. On My Own - Les Miserables
05. Lot's Wife - Caroline, or Change
06. Try to Remember - The Fantasticks
07. Send in the Clowns - A Little Night Music
08. Don't Marry Me - Flower Drum Song
09. I Don't Know How to Love Him - Jesus Christ Superstar
10 (tie). Suddenly Seymour - Little Shop of Horrors
10 (tie). Somewhere - West Side Story

Yes, I know that "On My Own" is cliche and that the different "Johanna"s aren't really numbered. I don't care. BUT, see how productive I am when I'm bored!

Liza: Hi Rachel!
Me: Hi! This is so exciting!
Liza: Well, thank you for saying that!
Me: I live in a small town and nobody exciting ever comes there. I drove three hours to get here.
Liza: Where are you from?
Me: Moline.
Liza: I've heard of Moline.
Me: Really?
Liza: Uh huh, I know a dancer from Moline.
Me: That's so cool!
Liza: Well, thank you for coming, hun.
Me: Thanks so much!

Pictures after the jump...

Nothing going on here. My computer broke on Monday, but luckily they were able to fix it yesterday without damaging the memory. I would have cried if that had happened. I guess the motherboard broke? I'm still not 100% sure what the motherboard is, but it's working now and that's all that matters. Since I was computer-less for four days, my entire weekend is going to be spent making up homework that I missed. Oh boy.

My Wicked ticket came in the mail Thursday. Well, I had it sent to my parents' house, since I know I would lose it if they sent it here. I'm super excited. I need to stop listening to my Julia audio though, so it can be a little surprising when I see it.

This friend of Lauren's stayed here the other night. She asked if it was okay if he stayed the night before, and I said yes, but the next morning I woke up and had completely forgotten about it. So, I sit up, and there's this strange guy in my room watching TV. I was kind of freaked out and then he started talking to me. I remembered eventually though. I swear, I'm only 19 and my memory is already going. 

Dana and I have become obsessed with Mano Felciano lately and we are dominating conversations in various places talking about him. We're trying to convert people. It's all part of our plan for world domination. Love the Mano, worship the Mano. Dana and I are going to seduce him and take him away from his fiancee, one Miss Nancy Anderson. Miss Nancy Anderson is only about 30ish, yet insists on wearing faux-silk suits that would have been worn by 60 year old women circa 1955. She also has a really crap haircut.

They're holding Equity audtions for the Les Miserables Revival in NY. Anybody want to go? Okay, so I'm not an Equity member, but I can pretend! I would give my left arm to be in that show. Seriously.

I'm off to do some homework, then maybe take a nap. I'm exhausted.

Because I'm smart like that, I accidentally deleted my list of Cast Recordings. Yes, I'm super smart. Here it is. Again, do not leave me comments if you want to trade, IM or e-mail me. Thanks.