Second Try

Mood: Good
Song: Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
Units of Caffeine: 11

Today has been an "okay" day. I had my monthly massage today, which always seems to make everything right with the world. But it also helps when it rains slightly and there's a cool breeze. I've decided to e-mail my thesis committee and "cohort" in the Madrigal Banquet. I am still very concerned about the pre-production costs, as well as my reputation. I really don't want to get halfway through the rehearsal process and find out we don't have the funds to make it work, forcing me to tell the cast, "Sorry. We're done. Sorry to have wasted your time." I seriously don't want that to happen. So, I'm going to propose the following: I'm going to sell tickets as soon as I get things straightened out with the box office manager. If it looks like we're not going to make the down payment amount by the time I hold auditions, I'm going to scrap the project... That is, unless anyone has any better ideas. It seems that I'm the only one pulling this beast along, so I have no problems making this decision and potentially pissing off some people.

On a better note, I re-booked a cruise today! It looks as if K won't have enough vacation time to take another week off until April, so I booked a 7-day cruise at the end of April. And you know what? It's actually a better cruise than the one I originally booked for September! I originally booked a Western Caribbean cruise out of Galveston. We had taken the cruise before and really enjoyed it; and it's all our budget would allow. Now that I have some time to save up a little more and use the credit I have for the cancelled cruise, I booked an Eastern Caribbean cruise out of Miami. Take a look at this ship! I mean, it has a British Pub, a mini-golf course and an indoor ice skating rink. It was the world's largest cruise ship about five years ago. (I can't even imagine what the largest one is like now!)

So... now I'm off to watch some movies at a friend's house and do some drinking. Just wanted to write and say that some very good decisions were made today.