Exciting things!

Today, my mom decided that she is taking myself and my younger brother to Disney World. The trip is January 28-31 and we are so damn excited. We have been several times in the past, but this trip has been much-anticipated and much-talked-about... If my brother could live inside one ride, it would be the Haunted Mansion -- he is Jack Skellington. I would live inside Pirates of the Caribbean forever if I could -- the detail, the music, the half-heard dialogue, the props... my mind is bubbling with memories and I can't wait to be there again.

Today, I bought a really gorgeous Marc by Marc Jacobs purse at my place of employment (a fabulous resale shop). I am in love with it. I am very excited about it. Here's what it looks like. Ob-sess'd.

Today, I got asked to do some more writing for YKYLF in the department of Vampire Diaries -- I said yes, I'd love to. I need to catch up on the whole show by the 31st. But the more writing the better.

Today, I also got asked by a playwright whom I have recently become better acquainted with to co-write a stage adaptation of a very famous noir/crime drama book/film.... and subsequently to act in it once we've written it. It is an enormous undertaking. But something about how huge and intense and unknown the proposal is strikes me as absolutely aggressively attractive. So I said yes.

Tomorrow, I have things to read, things to write, things to research. Tomorrow, I have things to make, things to finish, things to clean. Tomorrow, I have dreams to become. And the day after that, and the day after that... until I am all the dreams I ever dreamt. It started off as just an internet handle: dreamstobecome. But it has become a very personal mantra, and a completely honest summation of my life goal, my purpose, my direction. I am becoming my dreams because it is most certainly the thing I was born to do. We should all be so attentive to ourselves, I think, as to identify our dreams and become them, to make them our reality. It's just how I feel. I'm certainly not trying to be pretentious; I wanted to explain the moniker, explain why I use it here and on Twitter and email. As they say in Rocky Horror: "Don't dream it, be it." I say, Dream it First, Become it Over Time.

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MORE BLOGGING OMGGGG

Great news! My great friend Alexis has started a group blogging effort called LAAADIES (and books). The Laaadies include myself, Alexis, Atra, Erin, Emily, and Elise. Three A's, three E's. Maybe we should spell it LAAADIEEES? Whatever, you have to sing it when you say it anyway.

We will be blogging collectively and individually about books and writing and writers and readers and things. HOORAY.

Just wanted to let anyone who's out here know.

OHMIGOD, OHMIGOD YOU GUYS

Once upon a time,

I realized that I wanted to do way more writing than normal. I realized that the social media of the internet holds great sway in the hearts and minds of our generation. I realized that the addictiveness of Twitter must have a purpose. Sort of. Right?

I will try to blog more. I really will. I just worry that I'm not really saying anything on here. Also, I'm pretty sure only about five people read this. Just saying. Maybe that'll change in 2011. Lots of things will.

I am about to put my natural born wit to work in the discussion of the fashions featured on the glorious hit show Glee. These witticisms and joyful recaps will be featured on the killer blog You Know You Love Fashion which has just hired me to be a writer for their new addition of Glee recaps! As you can see if you click on the link, they started off with Gossip Girl, which makes absolutely all the sense in the world, but they will be expanding to several other hot, fashionable shows.

Needless to say I am obscenely excited about this and cannot WAIT to get started. But obviously Glee has to come back first.

I'm going to go practice my "A Chorus Line" routine to get in shape for when the episodes start up again.

A-five, six, seven, eight!