Step in Time

Good afternoon, my darlings! I do hope your day is going well. I'll have you know I've procrastinated revising my English paper just for you. Don't you feel special? Aw..... Well. Onto things that are cool.

After French class I took a little walk around the city. Can I just say that I love Arizona weather? Thanks. 'Cos I do. Anyway, I deposited my first paycheck from my second job into my bank account and then mailed my very last check to pay off the loan I took out for my trip this summer. Woohoo debt free! Because I was in such a jolly mood, I decided to treat myself to a new restaurant.

After attaching myself to my iPod and selecting "Step in Time" as my walking song, I wandered down central avenue until I came across Cafe Roma. What caught my eye was the menu taped to the inside of the window advertising breakfast for $2.95. Scarcely after I ordered my food, there was a line almost out the door. Haha! I had vanquished the lunchtime-business-crowd rush. Two minutes later I was ignoring the sting in my fingertips as I munched on my delicious, fresh off the stove English Muffin cheese, egg and sausage sandwich. I knew I should have let it cool down before I ate it, but after the banquet that was the first bite I simply couldn't resist. Needless to say, I've found my new breakfast place. Matt's Big Breakfast will always be #1, but really, you can't beat homemade breakfast for $2.95!

I have to confess, I have mixed feelings about leaving downtown Phoenix. I had resolved myself to transfer to the Herberger College for the Arts next semester, but I've really started to like my life here (aside from school, living in the dorms and never doing anything creative.) I guess, I just wish the Arts college was in downtown. I love the artsy vibe, the dozens of little hole-in-the-wall coffee shops, the local grocery stores, the library, the fact that the Irish and Chinese Cultural Centers are just a short lightrail ride away from my dorm, the fact that the Herberger Theater, Valley Youth Theater and Phoenix Theater are practically on my doorstep, and the fact that it's small and not over-crowded. I am really dreading about going to school in Tempe because the campus is so huge. I really like that all my classes are 100 feet from my dorm building. And, this sounds strange, but not studying theater gives me even more motivation to do things on my own. In a way, I feel more in control of my own education. I like the idea of working on the degree even if it's something I detest, but secretly studying my real passion in private. It's kind of..I don't know. I wish I could describe it. It makes me feel rebellious and in control and out of control and powerful and motivated and inspired. It's almost like I'm treating pursuing my acting dream like pursuing someone who is way out of my league; in that I only want what I can't have and if I do get it, I won't work as hard for it. That may not be exactly right, but it's the best I can describe it for now.

Well, I should pack this up. I've got a bus to catch.

Until we meet again,

Ellyn