Almeda Attends a Ballet, Meets Percy Weasley

Almeda Attends a Ballet, Meets Percy Weasley

Last night Almeda, her mother, and R. Collins went all the way to New Jersey to see a performance of The Nutcracker. "We were going to get a ride with KT, but her brother came home from college yesterday and some such nonsense," explains Almeda. "So I convinced my mother to drive." Their mutual friend Mike was a rat, and his father played Drosselmeyer.

"I'm not a big fan of ballet, but it was nice. The dancing was crazy-good, and I loved the music. Of course, the occasional boredom during the production was tolly worth it when we went out after the end and met Mike. Because of the KT affair, he had thought we couldn't come, so when he saw us his face lit up. It was lovely; he's such a sweetheart. And he took us backstage, and we met some of the dancers. There was this one red-haired guy who the mater said looked like Percy Weasley, and I got to shake his hand. And shut up, Nina, but he was cute.

"The car ride was enjoyable as well, when we weren't incorrectly following the directions. I got to talk with Ryan, who is, as my mother said quite a few times, 'a good guy.' He really is the ubercool. I mean, how many [heterosexual] boys do you know who talk about how beautiful the moon is? I really enjoy his conversation, and I'm not intimidated by him like I used to be. Literally, I used to think he was basically an infallible genius, and I always felt stupid around him. But now I know he's a normal person, just like the rest of us. Perhaps a little brighter than the average crayon but a v. nice guy."

Almeda | 22.12.02 15:43 | TrackBack