WICKED!!!

So, last night was the best and luckiest night ever (finally some good luck!).

I was having a pretty crummy afternoon, just really really depressed-y and pms-y and frustrated that Kippen's website was down for the whole day so I couldn't study really because all the shit I need is on that website, wasn't too excited about attempting to see Wicked.. Renee felt the same way. We met up and made our way over to the Canon Theatre and stood in the "lottery line" and put our names in the ballot... half an hour later we stood in a huge crowd of people, all waiting for 10-ish names to be drawn, thinking "oh fuck.. there's no chance we're gonna actually get tickets.. this SUCKS".. BUT lo and behold.. second to last RENEE'S NAME WAS CALLED!!!!... and as we walked up the stairs to the box office to claim them.. MY NAME WAS CALLED!!! (each is good for two tickets you see, so we only claimed Renee's but isn't that still AMAZING? lol We had SO little chance but got DOUBLE LUCKY!!) So anyways, it was at this point that I got REALLY EXCITED ABOUT SEEING WICKED!!!

We had an hour and a half to spare before the show so we decided to try eating at Popeye's.. it was more entertaining than delicious. While Renee was waiting for her food I went to find a seat.. I prefer corners but the only corner was right beside a group of about 6 police officers. My mind momentarily flashed to everything illegal I've ever done and then decided it would be an interesting opportunity to listen in on whatever it is they talk about. Almost immediately after I sat down, the one nearest me asked "Hart House, what's that?" (on my shirt). And I tried to explain in my awkward way and anyways, it lead to a conversation about his son and my plans for the future (none) so the whole group of them started trying to give suggestions as to what I should do with my life! haha and then the whole time we were eating they kept semi-including us in conversation.. it was pretty awesome, they were SOO nice and hilarious (I love when stuff that like happens, a stranger's only a friend you haven't meant... well, for sure at least in the case of law enforcement in the sense that they're least likely to turn out to kill you later?) .. it kinda made me want to be a cop. This sounds kinda weird, but I feel like I'd only enjoy being a cop if I was a guy.

We took a stroll through the Stag store.. they've got some REALLY ridiculous stuff.. *note: buy me an explicit sex board game for my birthday.. please?? I've always wanted one lol though it'd definately be less thrilling now than years ago.. nonetheless!

Then.. WICKED.. our seats were REALLY COOL. We got a box ALL TO OURSELVES!!!!! Our view of the stage was partially blocked.. but that wasn't such a big deal considering we had a box to ourselves AND got tickets for like HALF of the price of the actual nose-bleed seats. AND we could see right into the pit orchestra!!!!! Clear view of the reed players!!! SQUEE!!

Oh man.. the show was SO good. SOOOO GOOODD!!! ... SSSOOOOOOOOOO GGGOOOOOODDD!! Everything about it was absolutely phenominal.. the story was so cool, the way it explained stuff that happened in the Wizard of Oz and like totally twisted the story around.. SO cool.. and the set and choreography and costumes were just fucking AWESOME and the singers had incredible voices and the music is stuff that I'd probably buy or download.. I loved the conductor, very young and very into what he was doing.

I'm SO glad we ended up going because it was absolutely worth it.. guys, see Wicked if you can, you will NOT be disappointed... omg the guys with no arms and extending necks HAHA

We went to Future's afterwards for cheesecake and beer respectively and had some super-satisfying venting.

Some buzzed text messaging avec Jesse on the way home made the walk seem really short.

When I got home I watched the new episode of House that I'd taped, tres awesome.

A bit after 2 am I got a call from monsieur Dimitroff (he'd called around 10 when we were still in the show wanting a post-exam celebration of some sort, but when I called him back after the show he didn't pick up, so this was him calling back again) and I told him to come over, so he did lol and we watched last week's Gilmore Girls since last night's was a repeat (gonna make us wait till Jan to find out what happened! NOO!!).. I agreed to make him go home at 3:30.. but I'm an enabler and a push-over so when the time came he got in bed with me and we watched another episode haha he left at about 4:30 am.

At which point I altered my state (so to speak), put on Star Trek and went to sleep...

Can you say.. ABSOLUTE BEST NIGHT EVER?

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