Miss Kelly Jean

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To Whom It May Concern,

I would like to enthusiastically recommend Kelly Conard for a fellowship at ACT.  I have been at Grossmont College for 21 years and I have spent many summers working at the La Jolla Playhouse and Old Globe Theatres.  Kelly was my student in numerous classes, and I believe that she is well qualified, and would be very successful, in the Theatre environment of the American Conservatory Theatre. 

Kelly is extremely intelligent and was a joy to have in class.  She is punctual, professional and very well organized. She has learned, and applied that knowledge, to not just her academic life but also to the way she deals with people and the noise of everyday life.  Kelly completed all things that were required of her and did so with enthusiasm and passion.

While here at Grossmont College Kelly completed several designs and displayed an aptitude for scenery and lighting.  She understands how all design areas of theatre, including directing, choreography and costuming, interact and was once a house manager for the Theatre Department. 
Kelly’s artistic skills are exemplary and her written work is very good.  She is disciplined and understands the necessity of deadlines.  She also understands how important it is to function as part of a team to mount a theatrical production.  Kelly is a self-starter and, importantly, she absolutely loves the theatre.

On a personal note, Kelly is the rare student that all instructors crave.  She is curious, creative and generous. She was an asset to the Theatre program at Grossmont before heading to Santa Cruz and UC-Davis, and there is no reason to believe she would not become an asset to ACT.  I believe there are great things ahead for Kelly.  I am proud to have contributed to her education, and I am sure you will be pleased when she begins her fellowship with you.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of any further assistance.
Yours Sincerely,

I got an email yesterday morning notifying me that my thesis posted on March 24th. I officially have a Masters Degree now.
I need to run by the shop next week and pick up my tires so I can actually start putting this damn bike back together. I should also get Eric to open up Tom’s office so I can get my thesis back.
After reading an article about some malware effecting Mac’s I did a complete system update and reboot. Synced to external, synced my phone and wiped the 200 something pictures I had collected in my journeys through the East Bay.
My bank is trying to take more money from me than they originally promised and without my permission. I compromised to $40 but it’s still a bitch calling them and playing the customer service Russian roulette. At least the second guy was helpful.
I need to make that ringtone for Andrew.
3 doors down Andrew is still in Chicago till Monday. I feel like I should make him cookies when he returns. He might need it. That’s a long time with relatives and attending a conference. 
My spelling is attroticous today. I’m not even going to fix that one.
I feel the need to do some art but just being in my apartment without having something to pack and somewhere to be is enough euphoria for me right now. It’s times like this where I realize that I pick up as I wander around and it weirds me out that I like to clean, all the time.
I want to buy some more groceries but I threw so much out last week that it makes me feel like I’m wasting food instead of actually saving money by eating at home.

I should write Chuck a thank you note for the care package

I miss Kara

My truck is starting to worry me more and more. I am due for an oil change but can’t really afford it. The back right tire slipped t

and then my internet sucked.

yep. that.

I’ve had a Mac laptop for about five years now. When I’m surfing it’s just second nature to use the trackpad. My right hand belongs right there on the middle of this metal beast. In an effort to start using my desk as a desk instead of a place to throw papers I’ll never look at again, I’ve had my laptop comfortably set up to where I can reach the keyboard with both of my elbows still on the desk (which makes typing a hell of a lot faster). This leaves room for my current loose sheets of drawings and notes to sit in front of the laptop and my phone is somewhere within visual distance but far enough away to ignore, but where does the coffee go? Lately it’s be directly in front of me blocking the trackpad. This would be the time to reveal that I also have a magic mouse, just chillin, you know, sucking up batteries like there is no tomorrow to transmit a bluetooth signal exactly 3 inches away.

Yet I still use the damn trackpad.

I’ll admit, the magic mouse is necessary for when I’m drafting and doing a lot of editing but other than that this SOB just sits here. Did I even need it in the first place since apparently I’ve trained myself to blindly go for the trackpad even when there’s a mountain of caffeine in my way? Someday it will all make sense, I suppose, when I finally pony up the cash to own every machine Apple makes that can run on bluetooth connections and I can control my blender with my wireless mouse (stranger things have happened) but until I move out of the 600 sqft one bedroom that I can hear my neighbor sneeze in I’m pretty sure I don’t need to control anything outside of my own reach.

In the next year I want to:

Learn Gaelic Irish

Learn how to play the piano

Learn how to read sheet music

Take a graphic design class

Create more things for myself and my friends

Paint more

Finish designing my tattoo

Get that tattoo

Pay more attention to my alma marters