The Good, the Bad, and the Crazy: The Antics of an Aspiring Writer

It started in March. I don't remember the exact day or what exactly it was that made me realize all of a sudden that this guy was actually super sweet, but that's not really important. What was important was that I had a crush on a guy I was working with, and the last time that happened, well let's just say it ended pretty badly for me. But that wasn't the worst part. No, the worst part was the fact the guy I liked was in a serious, committed relationship for almost six months. What the hell was my world coming to? So for the next month and half I spent six days of the week trying really hard not to let it slip that I was hardcore into this guy. Well, that didn't go well. Every day it seemed I would find out something about him that would melt my heart. Or he'd be performing a number so filled with love and compassion that I couldn't help drifting off to fantasy land and wishing I was the one he was looking at with love and devotion in his eyes. And when my...

This post is dedicated to the 49 victims of the Pulse shooting, Alton Sterling of Baton Rouge, Philando Castile of St. Paul, MN, the 5 police officers in Dallas, and countless other innocent people who lost their lives simply because they were different from "mainstream America".  I was scrolling through Facebook on the night of Saturday, July 16th and came across an article on Elite Daily titled, "5 Reasons I'd Rather Be Behind the Scenes than in the Spotlight" and it reminded me of an event that had occurred earlier that afternoon. I'm horrible at accepting compliments and those of you who know me well enough can attest to that. I find the ones that I don't see coming to be the easier ones to accept. And last week, I got one I really wasn't expecting whatsoever. The show I've been working on had its performance that afternoon. After it was over, one of our newer cast members came up to me and said, "I find you to be a crazy interest...