what my friends have taught me about life
by Sara Sottiaux
1. gay men and blondes really do have more fun
( so if they are gay and blonde.....i guess they have it all)
2. don't ever frustrate my leading tone
3. musical talent is not based on musical theory aptitude
4. a christian should not mean the same thing as hypocrite, although for many poeple it seems to go hand in hand
5. Even god has a sense of humor, after all he did put me on earth
6. sometimes a melon sour can do a world of good
7. walk away from stress by walking away the pounds
8. everyone needs a redneck in their life
( but sorry grrls, my redneck is taken)
9. It is ok to sing at the supper table.
10. you can do anything when yr methodist
dre: "it's ok we're methodist"

Drinking, King/Queen?, Will I see him again?, Drinking more....

I try to narrow life down to a few bolded words... Thats what I came up with.

I've been drinking more lately- more specifically, BEER...

robbieboyeee:it was pony bottle night, so it oly took like 4 bucks to get trashed
richydela: lol
robbieboyee: promise not to tell anyone
robbieboyee:*whispers*
robbeiboyee: I like beer.

That was after Wednesday night... the 2nd night of the week I was out...
Monday was the lube:
Lessons from the Lube

1. If you divert the straight people with a football game, they won't notice two guys holding hands

2. Yungling and cheesecake actaully aren't too bad together.

3. Lube Island Iced Tea probably wouldn't go over well at a gay bar.

4. Bring a bigger purse next time for souveniers.

5. Why yes, I gave the waitress my phone number.

6. If your ass falls asleep on the way home, enjoy it while you can!

7. I love Megs, Beeker, Kenny, and Bethany!

Off to bed yo!

And then Thursday was Southside pgh with Emilee and Aimee
I don't ahve any fun quotes for that, but it was a great time....

Things i've found... I prefer to go out with straight people. They appreciate reality more and don't fret if they don't look like Barbie and Ken... or Ken and Ken... or barbie and grizelda-the-lesbian-troll-from-under-the-bridge. Its really a new realm for me... Like, I go out to party innocently with friends- and do just that! Novel concept.

I got my student teaching placement today... 1st half will be brookville and 2nd in Oil City... meaning that i'll be moving to my mom's house in March... and... I CAN"T WAIT! Something about that is really exciting for me. I mean, it won't be like 4 years ago when i moved out at all... so much has changed... But i'll be back home, with my cat, and without so much baggage. It will be a good 7 weeks of downtime, kinda getting ready for the rocky future that will come after graduation.

I'm too lazy to do schoolwork anymore... but i built a great new themepark on my other computer....

NYC last weekend was spectacular, thanks for asking. Despite hanging out with 5 people i had never met before, it was fun, the show was great, and it reminded me that theres a lot more to life than Clarion County Pennsyltucky! I won't move there... its too cliche for Clarion fags... but I wanna go somewhere, and at this point EVERYWHERE is an option. Em wants me to move in with her after school is over, which in all actuality isn't such a bad idea. I mean, we could definitely live together. But... theres so much to think about. Sad as it is, I'm not making a decision until I know what Joel is going to do... or at least have an idea. I'm more apprehensive about his actions after graduation (in a month) than mine... I didn't... honestly... mean to jump into this internal struggle at this point... but I might as well. I'm scared... I want to move on to the next level in our relationship... but this whole goddamn real world thing coming up is going to stall things... Its kind of like Will and Grace when Grace was dating Mr. Straightey-waitey guy... She was gearing up for proposal- the ultimate committment. He, on the other hand, was gearing up to break things off completely. And the viewer was confused, because they could see it going either way. It was a good relationship, but it was time to move on in one extreme or another. I don't want to get into that situation, I want to take logical baby steps... but its getting harder as the future remains ambiguous yet is coming so fast. *sigh* enough of that.

The 26th annual, my 4th and last annual, Madrigal dinner is tomorrow and Sunday.
It feels like it was just yesterday that Dave Hammond called to ask if I wanted to be in Madrigals... no... 4 years. I can't believe it. I'm the king, and the production, despite the new director and all the changes and messups we've gone through with it, its going to be great. I can't wait to get into costume (including tights) and be the king... It is, in a way, my culmunating performance. Not only did I lead in it... I've run the rehearsals for it. In a lot of ways, its my show this year.... I can't fathom as of yet my reaction to it being over. I do that... in 6 weeks i'll be doing my internship... In 6 months i'll be graduated. craziness in a student teacher handbook.
And... i can't wait to get started...
Because its time for a change. Time to do something different... Time to get the fuck out of here and out of my routine as a student and create a life for myself with the tools that I have....

Rob