I'M BACK.

I am back from camp, and man oh man did I have a B-L-A-S-T.

Compared to when I left, I have more of these things: bug bites, freckles, and friendship bracelets.

I am also insanely sleep deprived and have a sore right side from heaving little children back up into their canoes and kayaks after they were allowed to tip themselves out of them on the last day out in the middle of the lake. They were only supposed to do it one or two times each, but of course they ended up going freaking bananas, flipped a million times a piece, and I had to tread water while flinging them back up to their boats.

Don't worry, we all had on life vests.

Or "Personal Flotation Devices" (PFD'S) as the pro's call them.

Each time I come back from camp I am pretty drained, but I always feel invigorated. Being around such wonderful people is the most deliciously intoxicating thing ever. Wherever you walk at camp, you can hear the laughter of the kids ringing out all over the place and everyone has a smile on their face. It is so, so, so much fun and it is just an excellent reminder of the goodness of life. It was like a soul cleansing to be outside in the woods without phones, computers, and general life craziness. My mind hasn't been that clear in a long time; it was like I was finally able to quiet down a bit.

And remember how obsessed I am with "The Sandlot?"

My co-counselor's boyfriend WAS IN THE MOVIE!


HE WAS TIMMY TIMMONS!!!!!

Remember? The one who always tells his brother who repeats him to shut up? I could die and go to heaven now. I have to meet this kid.

I am going to spend today doing laundry, seeing as I basically have no clean clothes and went to the store last night in my pajamas. These next few days will be my last in CA before heading off to my friend's wedding in Austin, TX!!!

I AM GETTING PUMPED!

IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR.

Tomorrow I am going back to Camp Okizu. I have to say, I think it is my most favorite thing I do all year. I am so excited to go back to camp for so many reasons.

Please revisit my posts from last year here and here.

I really love my picture from last year, so I am putting it back up.


It makes me think of the original Parent Trap.

GOD I LOVE THAT MOVIE.

I digress.

I am looking forward to being outside, with wonderful people, surrounded by great kids and giant trees and a lake. It doesn't get any better than this; I'm tellin' ya. There is a strict no phones, no iPods, no technology policy and I am so friggin' jazzed to be someplace where I can just frolic around and not worry about having to check my email.

And, I will be able to see the stars while I am lying on my back sleeping outside. You start to miss those suckers living in Manhattan....

I will see you back here in 8 days. While I am gone, why don't you donate to Okizu by clicking here. Any amount helps. Or, find some place to donate some of your time. Volunteer! All you need is love!

See you in a week!

LIFE IS A MUSICAL.

UP IN THE AIR.

Today I am off to California and couldn't be happier.
I will see you all on the west coast. It is time to get some sunshine...this New York weather has been gettin' me down.

Ciao!

GETTING IN THE GROOVE.

As we all know, my computer is slowly dying and my iTunes has decided to stop working. Which, for me, is basically the worst thing ever. Because I'm a music freak.

Thankfully, I found this website called Grooveshark where you can listen to practically any song ever recorded, for free, and you can make your own little playlists, too.

I think this is fabulous and am using it all the time, like right now, while I am trying to pack for my upcoming trip. I can't believe I leave on Wednesday...How is it already the middle of June?!?!?!

Must keep packing...And rocking out to this:



And thanks to Lindsayheyhey for providing today's portrait of DJ Paws. It is my new fave.

ODE TO JUNE.

Dear June,
I am concerned about your constant weather gloom.
I hope this rain will be over soon.
The constant sticky precipitation makes me want to live on the moon.
The never ending grey skies fill my life with doom.
All I want to do is stay in bed in my room.
And eat ice cream with a giant, real big spoon.
Thank god I am going to California in 5 days where I will be able to see the freaking sun.
Love,
Molly

OFF WITH A BANG.

I can't believe it is only 9:30am. It has already been quite a day.

I had to wake up early to head over to the Actors Equity building to sign up for an audition. For those of you who have no idea how this process works, if you are a union actor and there is an open call for a show (an Equity Principal Call), you can get an audition appointment slot. Sign ups begin an hour in advance of the call start time, so if the audition starts at 9:30am, sign ups start at 8:30am. But, people start getting in line to sign up way before the hour mark.

That is like one of those math problems they would give you about trains leaving the station.

If the audition starts at 9:30am and it is for a big theatre company so there will be a million people signing up for slots, what time do you need to get there?

Anyways, I was planning on leaving my place around 7:30am to get there by 8am to stand in line for 30 minutes to sign up for a slot so that I could go back later in the afternoon to actually audition.

CRAZAY.

My alarm didn't go off, so I woke up at 8, threw my running clothes on and basically ran out the door to everyone's favorite place - Times Square.

Let's just get something straight. It is appropriately called, "Times Square." Not, "Take Your Time in the Square" or "We've Got Time To Spare Square." So, for the love of geebus, when you are walking in Times Square (or pretty much anywhere in New York, but Times Square is where all the tourists are), please, please, please do not stop in the middle of the sidewalk and stare up towards the sky like it is the first time you've ever seen it.

I totally understand that Times Square is an incredible place. I really do. And I am all about taking your time to see the sights and enjoy life. But they have opened up almost all of Broadway so you can literally stand in the middle of the street and look all you want. They even give you chairs so you can sit there and marvel at all the wonders New York has to offer you.

So, don't stand there when it is raining and hot and steamy and I am running late. I might just whap you with my umbrella.

On a funnier note, when I was coming home I saw these folks hanging out in the park with:

an office chair and a pair of skis.

My sister is flipping out right now because there are pigeons in the picture. I just know it.

And, the other day when I was in an office building, I spotted this company's sign and couldn't stop laughing about it:


They really do sell dolls. I googled them. These people are hysterical geniuses.