The times they are a changin

Friday, April 06, 2007



So in the past few weeks I have closed a show and left Arena Stage, gone to Austria to tour a show, returned to the states, and now begin packing my apartment and seeing friends before I drive across this beautiful country to Utah.

I am really excited. My shows at Utah are challenging and exciting. If I close my eyes these last 8 months, I see the mountains of Cedar City and the faces of friends that hang their hat there. In a few short weeks I will be there.

But, I must admit I am a bit sad. I have felt like a grown up in DC. I have an apartment and consistent work in one city...and in a city that I love. I have a really cool aparment. I have a really cool cat. I have great friends. Now, I know that my apartment will be here when I get back, my cat has a good home with mom and dad, and my friends are just a phone call away.

Is the way that I am feeling normal? Or am, I getting old? Am I starting to wish that I was a normal person? You know, a person who lives in one city and goes through the same doors each morning and evening at a place called work. A person who has consistant health insurance and doesn't have to count weeks. A person who can meet other single people and not have to say "Hi, I'm Erin and I live in this city for three months."

Well, I suppose that the cramping feeling in my gut that started as I typed those words means that NO, that life does not appeal to me. Not enough to buy a suit and schedule interviews at a temp agency anyway. So onward and upward.

And if you are in DC and wanna throw back a beer or ten before I leave...call me!