Lee DeWyze is someone I’ve known for years and one of the nicest people I’ve ever met.   I would never claim he was a close friend of mine, but whenever I saw him around AH or MP, he would always check in and ask me how I was doing.  Tonight, he won American Idol. 

To be able to do what you love is an incredible gift.  Sometimes you can even make money at it.  Lee, I feel, is going to have a great career.  He’s super talented, humble, and likable.  And I feel like his inner rock star is going to kick in once he hits that national tour.  I wish him nothing but the best, and I’ll be buying his CD (again, the actual disc) the day it comes out.  Because that’s one of the things I love: supporting people I know and care about.  I can not be prouder of all the talented people I’ve known in my life.  And I’ve known a LOT of talented people.

Hopefully, like Lee, I’ll be able to keep doing the things I love and succeed at them.  My week is shaping up pretty nicely, even though I’m no American Idol.  For example, just because my bestie Emily and I set up a camera, talked about Broadway and pop culture, and put videos on the Internet, we got to stand on a Broadway stage last night.  And we’ve been given a fantastical (that’s a hint) opportunity to do more of what we love: talk about Broadway.  Things are in the works, and I couldn’t be more excited for them!

To end this amazing week, I get to go to Boston with my musical improv group, Dumpster Tequila, this weekend.  I mean, talk about getting to do something I love.  I stumbled upon improv because I wanted to get into performing and thought it would be fun.  Who knew two years ago when I started, I would fall so in love with it.  Not to mention finding musical improv, combining two of the things I love most.  Plus, I love my groups.  I got to go to Phoenix with DT and Chicago with MacGuffin (my other group) in over a week in April, and it was one of the best of my life (this current week is also at the top of that list).  Plus, the last time I was in Boston, I was 12.  This time I won’t just be able to visit the Cheers bar, I’ll be able to get wasted in it.  Holla!

So, here’s to an amazing week, an amazing career for Lee, and the amazing gift of doing what you love.

Oh, also my new computer comes this week.  Web cam!