I feel like I'm going back up the hill of the roller coaster today after having spent the last couple of days down in the pit, and I AM SO RELIEVED. My stomach is still nervous-upset and I feel far too soft and crumbly to deal with the notes I've received on "Monster Girls at … Continue reading playwriting playlists and feeling good
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how to rally when you don’t get cast at an international theme park
BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, NERDS. So, The Thing isn't happening. I auditioned virtually for Universal Studios Japan and Beijing a few months ago and, honestly, I made it decently far in the proceedings. So, like, good for me. I'm gonna hang on to that. It's been a while since I've been able to audition … Continue reading how to rally when you don’t get cast at an international theme park
ANNOUNCEMENT O’CLOCK!
Hey there, intrepid followers! We'll get back to our regularly scheduled geeking out and crying ASAP, but first! Some news! I launched a Patreon today! https://www.patreon.com/daniherd Come check me out for early access to blog posts, thank you's, something we're calling #WalrusWednesday... all sorts of nerd fun! Thank you in advance for your support! 2. … Continue reading ANNOUNCEMENT O’CLOCK!
queer-simodo
(Title courtesy of my dear friend Kati Grace.) Hello, I am intoxicated and I can't stop watching Todrick Hall's "CinderFella"from 2012. My name is Dani and I am gay. (I don't know everything that means yet. I am trying.) When I was in high school, I loved my best friend and didn't know what to … Continue reading queer-simodo
september bi, bi, non-bi: and i think it’s gonna be a long, long time OR: fuck you, j.k. rowling
Originally performed for The Come Up Show ATL's birthday show on Friday September 25, 2020. CW: internalized transphobia and mention of She Who Must Not Be Named. Guard your beautiful heart. Non-bi, and only non-bi this month: Related to absolutely nothing: it’s Mark Hamill’s birthday today and I want to raise a glass for a … Continue reading september bi, bi, non-bi: and i think it’s gonna be a long, long time OR: fuck you, j.k. rowling
hallelujah, by and by:
So, it seems increasingly likely The Thing isn't going to happen. (Okay, we can talk about it: honestly, I was trying to skip town and perform at an international theme park for a year. I am nothing if not terribly predictable.) I am contending now with the reality of staying. Of moving forward even if … Continue reading hallelujah, by and by:
i have often dreamed…
So, runDisney is officially moving the 2021 Walt Disney World Marathon to a virtual event, which, yeah, is the correct choice. And I have the option to get my money back and all good things. But, honestly, I'm pretty gutted. Which is weird, because I haven't been running. I was supposed to re-start my training … Continue reading i have often dreamed…
a little hope at the lake
I don't hate myself today and that feels worth cataloging: Let me tell you about it, friend, if you'll indulge me. We're at a lake. It is green and blue and beautiful here. We spent last evening drinking rum and singing karaoke. It was easy to sing, it was easy not to hate my imperfect … Continue reading a little hope at the lake
again
I've cleaned everything. I've Swiffered and dusted and wiped and laundered and lit nice fall-smelling candles and showered and poured a glass of water and chosen the right playlist and put on the comfy sweatshirt and the comfy socks and gotten cozy under the Spider-Man blanket and this is when the words are supposed to … Continue reading again
these are your first steps (again)
Hey, remember that time I was supposed to be training for my first marathon? Yeah. So, here's the thing: I'm still sad. As I've mentioned before, I really thought I'd be "fine" by June, the starting month of my original training plan. But I wasn't. And I'm still kind of not? But I am better. … Continue reading these are your first steps (again)
the decision jar, adventure #1
Yesterday one of my best friends gifted me a magical jar. It is an ordinary (seemingly) mason jar which she'd decorated with yellow ribbon and pretty scrapbooking paper. Inside it there are more scraps of neatly folded pretty paper. I've written before about how much I'm struggling with, "Oh, dear God, what should I do?!" … Continue reading the decision jar, adventure #1
once upon a june
June. I was going to get my shit together in June. It would have been six months since Everything and that's enough time, right? Half a year to wallow and to feel sorry for myself and to punish myself and to be a sad little chubby seal on my sad little chubby seal-rock. I mean, … Continue reading once upon a june
