i never got notified of this question! i am so sorry.
i would say be honest. definitely don't forbid her from having the friendship, but telling her would at least give her the opportunity to find ways to help you feel more at ease about it.
i'm sure much has happened since you sent me this question. update me?

Yes! However, I have a slightly irrational fear of people stealing my ideas (not you, just people in general), so I cannot reveal them.

But I WILL say that my girl names tend to be more unique/quirky, while the ones for boys are all more simple. I wonder what that says about me...

Yeah, it sounded kind of rhetorical at 4 a.m. for some reason. When I woke up, the first thing I thought was, "...Hey, wait, that WAS a question."

Oh, Cathy...

hahahaha! That made me laugh out loud (POSSIBLY because it's 4:25 in the morning). Thanks. Honestly, it's a lot of hours, but I'm also having a lot of fun and I'm working with truly awesome people. My SM is REALLY nice and very aware of the fact that this is an educational experience for us as much as a professional one. And Krystal (the other ASM) is a great partner and friend and really fun to work with. And the director is also my acting professor so being able to see how she brings one of my favorite plays to life is such a huge, HUGE treat. And the cast is the best and the designers are the best. AND (last one, I promise) I have a really really really great Stage Management professor/advisor who's always around if I need help or have questions (Jen Cleary - take a class with her right now).

I really couldn't have asked for a better first ASM experience. I signed up for the job more as an obligation-as-an-actor thing, because I felt like I didn't know enough about what happens backstage as I should. I wasn't actually expecting to like it that much. But I totally do and I'll probably do it again.

Um. I just realized you didn't even ask a question. and I wrote this super-long answer. HAHA. Okay, whatever. ...how do I end this? Bye.

A secret garden. Doesn't matter where, as long as it's beautiful and peaceful and all mine.

Shane is a character from The L Word, a Showtime series that ran from 2004-2009. Shane's the character that practically everyone (male or female, gay or straight) fell in love with, and I uh... jokingly mention her a lot.

Meryl Streep, J.K. Rowling, and Shane.

Nope.

Andro, for the most part, but there have been exceptions.

We're not exactly calling it an official "relationship" at this point, but I am dating someone, yes!

p.s. For the record, I pretty much exclusively date females, since I'm a huge lez. :)

Oh, hell no. Wait, seriously? Hahahaha. No.

Facebook. I'd say my blog, but I could always keep an actual journal instead.

Yes, it's from El Chavo, but I added another "l" to the name because "Chilindrina" was taken. But then it sort of made sense in my head because it sounds like a girl named Drina who's chilling. And my name is Catherina, and I chill a lot, so, it sort of fit.

WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT I THINK WAY TOO MUCH ABOUT POINTLESS THINGS.

I'm more involved in theatre than I was last year (and, consequently, less involved in activism, which makes me sad). I've been on and off with theatre for years, but it just hit me this year that I can't not do it. I don't really know how to do anything else and it makes me happy like nothing else can. I seem to have finally come to terms with the knowledge that I will be doing theatre in some capacity when I graduate.

Besides that, uh.. I don't know. I don't feel like I've changed much as a person. I'm just as happy and strange as I've always been. :)

Snickers, obvs.

On most days? Pretty comfortable. There are definitely things I sometimes hate, but I'd rather work on how I see myself than think about if I'd change any one thing. Because it's not really *about* that one thing, you know? If you're insecure about your body and you "fix" that that part you hate, you're just going to find something else to hate later.

I came out to my mom a few years ago. I was 18, I think. I actually came out completely by mistake, and I was terrified of how she would react because she's very religious. But she surprised me by being incredible about it; I truly could not have asked for a better response. I mean, yes, I know she'd rather I were straight, because I'd obviously have an easier life, but she let me know from day one that I had her unconditional love and support.

I'm not *technically* out to my dad, yet.. but he pretty much knows. We just need to suck it up and talk about it at some point. it's been kind of hard to find the right time to do it, because I rarely get to see my family and always end up just trying to keep things pleasant when I'm home so we can enjoy the little time we have together. And then I come back to school and beat myself up over it. :(

Like a first date? A good, creative idea for fun sounds most appealing.

If you're talking about dates in general... hmm. I guess I don't really place much emphasis on an "ideal" thing; I think it depends more on the thought behind whatever they're giving me than on the actual thing itself.

Oh, wait, I've got it! An "ideal thing" would be something really small and seemingly insignificant that they got me because they remembered I once said I liked it. Like my favorite chocolate bar or something. That's so cute and thoughtful :)

I got my first job when I was 16, working for the Latin American Integration Center, specifically with its youth program. It's basically a program designed to get teens more actively involved in their communities. I organized/facilitated workshops and community action projects. It was a pretty good experience, as far as first jobs go.

Someone in a show I'm working on said I was "really patient and great" during rehearsal the other day, which was very unexpected and really nice to hear. I always try really hard to not be a stereotypically rude actor type, and constantly wonder if I really come off that way, especially during tech week!