Relaxing, Finally.

Finally, a moment to catch my breath.

I had to give up one of my newer commitments today, because I was feeling really overloaded and stressed. And the end result was an evening to just sit down and relax, which was really needed this evening. I sat around, chitchatted on the phone with T, ordered myself a Pocket (I'm obsessed with Pockets), and watched a few hours of a re-run of a Top Model marathon.

Work-work is crazy bananas, so it was totally cool to have a night to chill.

Things are going really well. I was just accepted into Mondo Homo 2009, which is a queer performance and arts festival in Atlanta. I will get to travel with my work more--which has been a goal since I got my MFA. Super cool. I still have to negotiate the travel stipend, but I think it's all gonna work out. Yeah!

Also, I have been working hard on my new Martini Time costume. I started this costume sewing class and we're about halfway through and I lined and sewed the halter-top part of the dress on Saturday. Me and the teacher also started making the pattern for the bullet bra.

I need to really kick the sewing into high gear and start sewing when I'm not in class to make it happen by April 11 (the show for which I am sewing the costume) and get going on my video piece for it, but it's gonna be so nice when it's ready. The costume pieces are flashy and the colors are great on me. Can't wait to unveil it all.

This past weekend was pretty amazing. As I mentioned, it kicked off with a really great show on Thursday night. On Friday, I just chilled with Special Lady T and MainGay and watched Battlestar Galactica and had some sushi from Indie Cafe, one of my favorite new places to order from.

On Saturday, I taught a killer class and then did a bachelorette party, teaching striptease to ten ladies, which was so much fun. After that, we went out with MainGay and Pastry Chef for a really nice dinner at this great Italian place and went back to T's place (where some lovin' was had. Incredibly hot lovin', I might add). We then fell into bed, exhausted. Her cat, Gertrude (the cat's actual name), was up all night serenading us and trampling on our heads, so we were extra tired.

Sunday--me and T got up early and packed for three hours before I went to costume class and then headed to the weekly salon Girlie-Q is running to rehearse with Special K. (We're reviving our Walk Like a Camel act from five years ago for the Country show on April 9). I went to pick T back up after that and we packed some more.

The reality of moving in with T is really starting to sink in. It's been a long time (maybe this is the first time ever) that I have felt so solid about someone and I'm truly grateful for her in my life. Details like changing my address and cancelling utilities and renting a storage space are making it all very real and vivid. And each time we speak on the phone or see each other, we're just delighting in one another, laughing and appreciating our togetherness and coupledom.

It's just blissful.

All right, time to get back to relaxing. Have a nice week, kids!

xox,
Ms. Bea Haven