In which Emma's eyes hurt immensely, due to the fact that she wastrying out the guard makeup tonight and has been waking up multipletimes in the night almost every night since tour.

Today was Sabrina's birthday, her sixteenth, to be exact (though she didn't appear to care much. I don't blame her. I know what it's like to not care about being able to date when the love of your life has forsaken you.) Still though, I dearly hope she had a wonderful day, one of the best of days.

I downloaded a bunch of free classics on my kindle app, and I am LOVING IT. So far, I've read a Kipling short story, a phenomenal essay by Mark Twain ("On the Decay of the Art of Lying," please read it, 'tis fantastic), and the first five% of a Frank Norris book. Also, in my other literary news, we're being assigned to write a Gothic story by our crazy student teacher, and I'm actually really excited. More on that later.

Full makeup and hair and costume for practice tomorrow. Expect pictures (and my daddy! He comes back tonight.)