I used to figure skate when I was younger, and went to a lot of competitions. The judges in figure skating are notorious for basing their marks on reputation more than what actually happened on the ice. I remember the churning feeling in my stomach when I'd see someone whose performance pretty much matched my own get better marks because of successes the other skater had had in the past. That's sort of the way I was feeling tonight. Tim gets another lead.
Community theater is filled with little surprise.
Of course, I'm a great big whiny baby who is overreacting to a silly audition at a tiny community theater. I know this. But I'd really like to get a decent role without having to drive an hour and fifteen minutes into the sticks to do so. And I don't even know that Tim got cast. I should just calmly wait until the cast of the show is announced on Thursday and not give myself an ulcer over it.