1st week, COMPLETE!

Wow. It is strange how time has seemed to go by so fast, and at the same time I feel like we've been here and in classes for months already!
I really don't have time to update this, but my mom will continue to request that I blog until I do, so I guess I'll save her the hassle. ;)
I knew this program would be intense. Victoria warned me, as did Meredith Owens. And they were right. It's a LOT of work! I am learning/working on/doing written analysis for 5 songs so far, a musical scene from Oklahoma we are presenting on Wednesday, an acting scene we are presenting Tuesday. I have music theory homework, business of theory charts to fill out, plays and librettos to read, and lots of copies to make. Whew!
Yesterday was my first Saturday of CAP. I woke up early, and met Becca and Jason at the Music Box theatre to stand in the rush line and buy cheap tickets for Jerusalem. We ended up all getting tickets, thank goodness! We ate and went to the Drama Bookstore, Crumbs, and walked around for a few hours before I had to go to CAP. I met up with Cody and rehearsed our musical scene. Then Michael came, and we rehearsed our acting scene. They are both really cool guys! After, I walked around with Michael, who is from Long Island, and he showed me his favorite park, and the building he wants to raise his kids in. After a while, we parted ways, and I went home to get ready for Jerusalem! I found my way to the theatre on the Subway by myself for the second time that day. My $26.50 ticket ended up being a box seat (whoa!) and I sat next to the family of one of the guys in the cast! They were great! They had seen the show 3 times before, so they kept glancing back at me to see my reaction to certain things. THE SHOW WAS PHENOMINAL! Holy cow. The writing is fantastic, the cast is perfection, and I AM SO IN LOVE WITH MARK RYLANCE. I knew I had an actor crush on him before (from when we saw his performance in La Bete in London) but this confirmed my love for him. He is most definitely one of my favorite actors. His performance was unreal. I don't understand how he does it every night. And it was a TWO show day! I was blown away. After the show Becca, Jason, and I went to Shake Shack to discuss our love of the show. Then I again made the Subway trip back to my dorm. I really like being alone in the city. That might sound weird, but it is so fun and refreshing to go out on my own and go places by myself. I feel like an adult. Like a New Yorker. I love it. Not to say that I don't enjoy other people's company, obviously. But I also love it when I get to have time to myself here.
Today I slept in for the first time. I got up at 10:30 and started on my homework. In a little while, I'm meeting up with my roommates, and we're going to check out the Pride Parade! I'm excited. Then at 4:30 I have rehearsal with Cody for our scene from Oklahoma. Then at 7:30 I'm meeting up with Carner & Gregor at Bar Luna to catch up and set up a time that I can come to their apartment and sing through some new music. I'm really excited to see them!
I still have a lot to do before tomorrow, and I'm hoping I can squeeze everything else in that I want to do today. It's time to be productive. I'm not getting on Facebook. I'm not going to be distracted. I can't afford to be.
Oh ya, and I LOVE IT HERE.