Brief Updates From a Hole In the Ground

I am getting back out.

Thursday, I was rejected from the Williams-Exeter Programme at Oxford.
Friday, I was rejected from the Williams Summer Theater Lab.

Saturday, I spent the day researching internships and opportunities for summer employment.

Now, I'm installed with seeming permanence in the coffeeshop, constructing my first official (not theatrical!) resume, writing cover letters, and imploring professors to forgive me as I asked them to write recommendations due March 1st, tomorrow.

What have I learned this week?

There are no sure things.
There are more possibilities than I'd imagine.
People are helpful.
People are silly.
Admissions decisions are made by people.
Doors closing doesn't necessarily mean windows opening: it just means you're free to notice doors you might not have seen before. And,
If the door seems closed, sometimes you can jimmy the lock.
When something doesn't work out, it's a good time to be brave and stupid and just try something else.

My good good mother and father said, you know, you could take some time off. And that's pretty cool.

I'll keep thinking and keep playing.

And keep climbing.