Spring is finally here, and this is the time I stop hibernating. Winter really makes me not want to go outside, or do anything, really. I just hope it doesn’t snow again. Those poor robins. Now, for the update.

1. Infamous Job hunt
Still looking. I am awaiting to find out if I got a job as a program supervisor at the YMCA, but given my past experiences of “good” interviews not bearing fruit, I’m not expecting the best. I was offered one full day at the nursing home I work at on Mondays (8 hours instead of 4), so I may take that, but that may hinder any future attempts at finding a full-time job on the side. So, it’s a bit of a gamble. Man, finding work sucks. It’s like, you’ve got something to offer the world, and no one wants your help. It’s a cruel world out there.

2. Musical
On a happier note, Will and I are pretty much finished the first half of our musical. It feels even more official, because I now have the Allegro Finale program, which allows me to put my music on the computer and print it out so it looks professional (sorta). We’re moving along faster now, and we will start recruiting for actors and musicians soon. We will make a more official appeal at a later time, but this is just a heads up. If any of you are interested, let us know.

3. V for Vendetta (NOTE: If you haven’t seen the movie, and you want to, or do not care to, DO NOT read this, because this will not make any sense and give away much)
Will and I saw this movie with a friend a few days ago, and I thought it was awesome (albeit a little unnecessarily violent). It’s one of the few movies I’ve seen that manages to be entertaining, keep you on your seat, and stay at a peak the WHOLE 2 hours! Most movies start off great, then have a lull, then it gets better, than a lull, etc. Not this one. It was intense the WHOLE time. Anyway, I’m not writing this as a movie review, but rather to get some ideas from other viewers to help resolve a debate between us 3 who watched it.

My friend and I were convinced that “V” is a man, who, through the letters received from the woman in the cell next to him, fell in love with her, and that’s why he uses her roses after each killing, and that’s why he laters tells Evey that he never thought he could love again.

Will, however, had a intriquing and increasingly convincing theory. He felt that “V” WAS the woman in the other cell. For example, after the fire, “V’s” body becomes so morphed, that you can’t really tell. Also, the fact that there is a substantial scene about the lesbian woman and her lover seems superfluous if there isn’t a greater connection than is presented in the movie. And, the fact that “V” could be a lesbian woman fits with the fact that “V” falls in love with Evey. Also, it fits more that “V” uses the same roses that the lesbian woman and her partner grew in their home. Also, it fits that “V” has this whole shrine dedicated to that woman (wow, this must sound weird to someone who hasn’t seen the movie, and has decided to read this). About the male voice, Will pointed out “V” could have had a voice box under the mask (somewhat Darth Vader like). Also, the whole movie is about how there are no coincidences and how EVERYTHING is connected. So what are they trying to tell us?

In response to Will’s theory, my friend and I were saying that he couldn’t be the woman, because when Evey was in her mock cell, she received the letters through a hole in the wall, and “V” told her that he received that letter the same way she did (and aside from putting her in a mock cell without telling her, he never lied to her). Also, we said he had the shrine dedicated to that woman because he loved her (and not because he WAS her, as Will thought).

So! Having said that, I’d be interested in your input (assuming you have seen the movie). What do you think?

4. My friend’s mother
Since my last update, my friend threw a birthday party for her mother in the hospital 2 weeks ago, to which family and close friends were invited. Will and I went to that, and it was a touching event. More family showed up than she expected, and it was fun. Sadly, her mother was already on the downward slope, and was unable to be awake/conscious for any of it.

Then last Friday, Will and I went down for a quick visit, which would be our last. We spent a few hours chatting with my friend, and she told how us she has grown and what she has learned throughout this experience. It felt very final and conclusive to all of us, but we didn’t truly know it. Just before we left, Will thought to say a prayer, so we both had a hand on my friend and her mother, and we prayed. After the prayer, my friend let out her sadness through tears and words of love She then escorted us to the subway, and as soon as she went back to the room, her mother’s breathing had already changed. The nurses said it would be a matter of minutes. My friend laid down beside her mother and whispered more words of love as she watched her mother’s breathing slow down, until she never took another breath again. The nurses said it was the most peaceful death they had seen in a long time. My friend believes (as do we) that her mother was just waiting for that last prayer, and waiting for us to leave so she could have one last moment alone with her daughter. They say that hearing is the last to go, and I truly believe that. When Will and I found out how her death happened, we both cried. I have never been with somone that close to them dying before, to be one of the last voices they hear. And my friend, she was there for it all, the whole journey from start to finish. She has so much wisdom and love to share from this experience, and I pray she does someday.