I met my dream guy @ starbucks....he left me seeing fireworks and had to move away.......what now?

This story is sooo long and probably good enough to be a movie.....I'll try to shorten it.

I worked at starbucks a few months ago, during one of my slow shifts this guy showed up. When I looked up I was struck by how gorgeous.......compleatly stunning he was. He asked me for a free refill.....I said I couldn't and asked why he was so poor (I'm pretty blunt) He said he was a juggler and a firedancer.....wow. So we ended up talking for a 1/2 hr and found out we had so much in common. He left, but I told him when I worked during the week. 4 days later (the next time I came into work) he came again! We talked forever again and at one point he said "...fire eating is actually really easy, I could probably even teach you." I took him up on his offer. During my lunch break I went up to him and said "Ready?" So he did, he taught me to eat fire during my lunch break. Later that night I found out this was his last night in town, leaving to perform around the country...ill add more

I met my dream guy @ starbucks....he left me seeing fireworks and had to move away.......what now?say yes

lifes too short, leave. As long as you don't have kids there is no reason you cant just pick up and leave any time you want. Unless you are afraid of ending up poor.

I met my dream guy @ starbucks....he left me seeing fireworks and had to move away.......what now?palace theatre opera theater

you should travel around the country with him eating fire. and then write a memoir about this period in your life. I could already see it now, what you just said is chapter 1. chapter 2 is going to college, feeling empty, making the decision, then going on a wild trip to try to track him down... only to have him find you...or whatever. chapter 3 is your adventures traveling around the country as a fire eater, trying to get by.

OMG DUDE! you have to do it, whether or not it works out, it's gonna be the best experience of your life and you'll learn so friquin much and everyone you ever meet will be impressed with your story afterwards.

You can take a year off from school; many people take a year off after high school and travel a little bit before university. Or you could just cut all your classes, and just come back for 2 weeks before midterms and finals and cram it. Depends on your major, but for most you really don't have to go to class.

Would Yahoo Literati accept these words ?????

1. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

2. Foreploy (v): Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.

3. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent

For an indefinite period.

4. Giraffiti (n): Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

5. Sarchasm (n): The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't

Get it.

6. Inoculatte (v): To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

7. Hipatitis (n): Terminal coolness.

8. Osteopornosis (n): A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)

9 . Karmageddon (n): It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.

10 .Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.

11. Glibido (v): All talk and no action.

12. Dopeler effect (n): The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.

13. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.

14. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.

15. Caterpallor (n.): The colour you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you're eating.

16. Ignoranus (n): A person who's both stupid and an a**hole

Would Yahoo Literati accept these words ?????getting late

yes!=)

Would Yahoo Literati accept these words ?????regal theater opera theater

These are brilliant - more, please!

I'm a stickler for correctness in formal settings (e.g. essays), but there's a time and a place for more relaxed language as well and I love slang!
LOVE THEM...16 IS THE BEST!
i guess so.. if not they r stupid

Christians, I have done over 10,000 tests for god, and each one has disproven him. How do you explai

For the last 30 years, at some point during the course of the day, I have mentally called out into the cosmos for a god (any god) to appear, to speak to me, to perform a miracle of my choosing, to present some sort of empirical evidence of its existence.

He (she/it) never shows.

Amazing as it sounds, every day I am met with silence. Mind you, I am totally open-minded and accepting of any and all evidence in this daily test, but I do require that it be REAL, TANGIBLE evidence... something that another human being can verify (I am just too honest and frank to try and pawn personal coincidence and anecdotes off as evidence.)

You would think after 10,000+ times I would have given up, but no! I'm no quitter. Such is my determination to give your Christianity a fair shake. In fact, I dare say I am the most open-minded atheist on earth.

What more could you ask for?

Christians, I have done over 10,000 tests for god, and each one has disproven him. How do you explain this?ballet

You know, this does not prove that God does not exist- it just proves that God does not obey you. :)

I keep emailing Bill Gates to send me a check for ten million dollars, and he never does. He never even replies.

Does that mean BIll Gates does not exist?

BTW- I don't believe in God either, but your test just does not cut the mustard!

Christians, I have done over 10,000 tests for god, and each one has disproven him. How do you explain this?globe theater opera theater

Hang in there, baby - the 100,000th time could be the one.
An Oxford Professor said that to believe the universe happened by chance is akin to believing that a tornado can go through a scrap yard and put together a boeing 747
Well what were you expecting. If you want to hear a voice, go do some peyote or acid and wander the desert till you have a vision.
Proof that an atheist would bother doing this 10,000 times.
That's an amazing experiment, to be honest. O_O Have you kept a log or thesis of the results? You may want to submit them to universities that have theistic philosophy programs-I'm positive they'd be interested to hear about it.
Open your ears and eyes, still dont 'see' anything then your an atheists.
I like to challenge god to contests. Like who can lift a pencil the highest. I beat him everytime.
If you want evidence, take your Bible read it and then give some old history books and study them and you will find what you are looking for. If you do not believe in God or follow Him, he can't reveal Himself to you because you would not recognize Him. Flavius Josephus is an ancient historian that was in Jerusalem around the time of Jesus.
Well, for starters, your obviously not an atheist. Else you wouldn't have been calling out to a god.

Secondly you do not control God. He owes you nothing including signs and wonders. If you wish to perish in your pride then He is willing to let you do so.

I realize you are just trolling but perhaps this will be helpful for someone else.

~Neeva
sorry to tell you.. but you are a quitter....

your so called tests are ridiculous..
Below is a link to "Where Love Is There is God" written by Leo Tolstoy. It's about a shoemaker who has a dream that God told him he would visit him 3 times the next day.

You will be surprised to learn that God has been speaking to you all this time. And you never realized it., because you thought you were right about who God is. And about how God should answer. God is not a man.
Fear not, it may take just 90,000 more tests!

I'm behind you 100%, give it your best shot!

Without "Faith", that intangible item that is needed, you probably wouldn't succeed if you tried 1,000,000 more tests.

There is a cosmos inside of you as well, this is the cosmos that you must research in. The Creator dwells on the inside of man, and this is where the contact is made.
God didn't ask for your tests, just your faith. Good news though, all you have to do is stop doubting and choose to believe, and you too can be saved.

You know, for a long time I wasn't convinced that China existed. I thought about it every day...begging China to perform a miracle of My choosing (cuz I should be able to tell China what to do), all to no avail.

Oh, sure, I have met people who claim to have been to China, but I won't accept their silly "experiences" as tangible evidence. You would think that I would give up by now, but NO! I am determined to give China a fair shake.

Sarcasm added at no additional charge. God doesn't need to prove Himself to you.
You're very full of yourself, aren't you?
Christ himself said that it is a wicked generation that seeks a sign. Also God's existence is not disproved based whether or not you can annoy Him into revealing Himself. That is never a claim of Christianity or the Bible. It does not mean God does not do that, however don't expect Him to react according to your command. He does reveal Himself in a very real and direct way to MANY people, but it is according to His will and discretion. Don't expect Him to be some sort of genie that you can summon by rubbing a lamp. If you really want God to speak to you, I suggest you read the Bible as a love letter to you, not just as a book of fiction. Pray that the Holy Spirit will help you hear God's voice and that He will show Himself to you in whatever way He deems fit. That is what it truly means to be open-minded to God.
Isn't "open-minded atheist" an oxymoron?

God says, "I will not be mocked."

God prefers to speak in a still, small loving voice.

God prefers patience, gentleness, and He is long-suffering.

The day you get REAL with yourself, and REALLY seek

God out you WILL find him.
God is there. I would rather believe in God b/c I know mankind lies. How could I trust someone (mankind) that I know lies and is not consistent. Even if you think we came from the big bang theroy, then I ask you , where did the material for that come from. Everything had to come from somewhere. Mabe God is beyond our full understanding, but He is there.

Atheists dont really get it do they......?

They dont understand that we as Christians are not hawking a group or a " religion "...we are by the shining face of Jesus pulling off a cosmic prision break...for all who want to leave their spiritual cells....Do you think I am preaching ? No..I am waving a lamp in the smoke filled room of life and showing you the escape door...Do you think I am " pushing my " religion " on people ? No...I am being used by Him to perform spiritual heart surgery on those who cant feel His love...Do you think I am pushing you ? No..I am throwing you a life line...because this is the ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN...THRU JESUS....Do you think I " thump my bible " when I share the good news with you ? No...I am reading you the secret code to the path way to heaven...You stumbled and I have reached out and caught you before you fell.Do you think I represent the " Church (es) " you ride by ? No...I hardly ever go...if ever. His church is in my heart.Why do you struggle when speak ? The injured often do in their pain

Atheists dont really get it do they......?sheet music

But Anastasia, are you quite certain that there is only one path to heaven? Given that God is great, and his kingdom of heaven is vast, it seems like really bad architecture for there to only be one door to get in. Could it not be that all beliefs have their own path to heaven? Islam get's there through Allah, as guided by Mohammed. Jews, Budhists, Hindus, Shinto, all of these and many other religions have their own paths to heaven. Wouldn't such a set-up be more in line with what a loving and forgiving God would be?

Let's say you're right. Jesus is the only way to heaven. What of all those Chinese people that have never been exposed to Jesus' teachings? Never had the chance to make a choice? Are they all in hell? All those Africans, Australian aboriginies, Borneo tribespeople, the Yanomamo indians of the Amazon, all those Native Americans that lived on this continent for thousands of years before they even saw a white face, let alone a bible. Have all these souls been lost to hell?

I'm going to hit you where it hurts now Annie, and I hope you find a way to forgive me:

What about all those Jews that died at the hands of the Nazis? They didn't accept Christ as their savior. In saying that the only way to heaven is through Jesus, you condemn your own anscestors, perhaps even your grandparents that I know you love with all your heart, you condemn them to hell.

There is something very wrong, very evil with the statement, "In order to enter the kingdom of heaven, you must accept Jesus Christ as your lord and savior." It is a seed of hate.

These are words that divide, words that falsely elevate one group of people over another. Humans don't handle that kind of superiority very well. There are numerous examples of this throughout history.

If you have any relative with numbers tatooed on their arms, ask them about people who think they're better than everyone else.

Atheists dont really get it do they......?state theatre opera theater

Nice try, but saying that the only way to heaven is through jesus is prejudicial and moronic. So you literally believe that for the past 2,000 years, around 50% of all humans born on the earth went to hell b/c they never heard of jesus. Nice system, no thanx

And when you tell me that gays don't deserve the rights that heteros get b/c it says so in the bible, while ignoring the fact that the bible also says you shall be put to death for wearing 2 different cloths, I say screw that noise and the bible you rode in on.
Me think you doth preach too much.
so your god uses you and my god lets me choose my own path?
Amen sister!

i dont think they'll ever get it personally. just to much in denial. it's easier to live in sin than it is to live an honest life.
No..I don't get the point of worshiping something that doesn't exist.

It just doesn't make sense to me for some odd reason....funny isn't it?
Delusional?
People don't like to be forced. With the things you do you bother them. The best thing to preach them is with your life. Be nice, tolerant, don't try to change them because the only one who can change them is GOD. God gave them the freedom to decide who are you to not respect their freedom? The only thing you can do is being tolerant, nice, loving, respectful and after they will wonder if you got something that makes you be like you are and they may get curious.
My dear, i am a devout Christian myself and i believe you are talking a lot of nonsense. Please come to sunday church. We will give you a hug when you get there. You haven't been coming yourself.

Do help the old lady to cross the road and wish well the people who give you good food at the table every day. Give your thanks. Bless you.
Amen!!
Thank God for your Beliefs. Some people have other Beliefs...and they believe in their faith much as you do. You may benefit greatly by exploring other religions, keeping an open mind. I can tell you are an American Christian...Southern?

Edit: New Rules: Read the Yahoo! Answers poster's blog before I answer a question. I just read this poor girl's blog. She seems pretty confused. I meant no offense in my post here. You will learn a lot in your life if you open your mind...it's scary...or "spooky"...but it's the only way to grow. Best Wishes.
No I think you are crazy on all accounts.
See, point is, your arguement only works if you agree with yourself. Athiests don't. So assuming you're NOT some beacon of light from gawd, you ARE just hawking a religion. See, athiests tend to favor science and logic, so they require a reasonable arguement. But you can't make one, because any arguement you make has that "begging the question" part, which logic says is not workable.

To be fair, though, I'm sure there are plenty of people who ARE converted by preaching, it's just a hit and miss (to the power of some large number) kind of scenario. And the athiests are tired of putting up with your missing.
When did you die and find out?
To say that Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven is hypocritical. My question to you, as the supposed keeper of the key to that door, prove that Heaven exists, prove that God exists.

Faith is absolute bullshit. If you can not reaffirm a statement with factual evidence, do not make the statement, you god damn holy roller.
Wow you Christians are awefully verbose without ever saying anything.
I can't stand you now, I don't want to go wherever you are going. Even if it did exist.

You go to heaven for the climate, you go to hell for the company.
The problem is that there is no real proof that your god exists or that your religion is the right one. Sure, you have your faith, but some of us aren't willing to accept faith as a subsistute for evidence.

Atheists respond to questions posed by christians because we assume that there are lurkers who are also interested in getting an answer to the posted questions, and we are giving them an alternative answer than the standard "accept jesus" answer that the christians give.
umm...ok. I like being an atheist. I dont push my belifes on people, and I dont like having it rubbed in my face. Im very happy, and I lead a normal life. My husband is luthran, and we get along fine. I dont feel my life is missing anything. We are happy well rounded members of our society. Leave me alone. Ive noticed most christians are very judgmental, and are hypocrites. Why is that? Maybe you should stop trying to save Athiests, and concentrate on improving yourself.
Not that I am very biblical, I read that book a few times, but I just don't believe in it. But maybe you should try and read that book a little better too.

Rev 20 11-13 speaks about the white throne judgement for non-believers. They will be judged on their deeds, not on the fact if they had Jesus in their hearts or not.

Which for me (assuming God exists), as a non-believer means two options:

1) i'm being judged on my deeds by a moral fair God, which will make me go to heaven, ecause i'm a very nice person.

2)i'm being judged by an immoral God, which means He won't let me into His heaven. But why would I wanna spend time with an immoral God anyway?

I know what love is, I just can't bring myself to believe in Jesus. I also don't need to be saved with a lamp in a smoke filled room, because it's all very very clear to me. As I described, even with using your Bible, I don't need saving, because i'm gonna be judged on my deeds according to your Bible. Being judged on my deeds feels so much better to me than being judged based on whether or not I had Jesus in my heart. Deeds are what matter to this world.

I wish more people would only wanna be judged on their deeds. It would make the world a better place, don't you agree? I'm sure you agree on that.
uh,,,, you ARE thumpin' dear.
I think you live in a fantasy world when you say things like "the only way to heaven is through Jesus". That is just a belief, not a fact, and please don't state your beliefs as if they are fact. That annoys us non-believers and I think you don't get that. If you believe that you feel the love of Jesus, so be it, but please don't try to convince us that what you feel is objective, it is subjective and the feeling could come from anywhere, not necessarily from Jesus. It could be just you feeling love for yourself, by yourself. You don't know.
very poetic. your question was one of the more intelligent of thoughts granted to me as an atheist. i could ask of you the opposite for that is of my beliefs. i do not, for i do not think that i could make you think as i would, nor would i want you to. if i am wrong and there is in fact a heaven and hell, and there is in fact a creator that will cast me to a hell shall i not believe in him, i shall want to be cast away to the devil that would accept me. of you i think of as a different but equal mind, you question is fantastic in its structure but my beliefs are to. you may be right i might not get it though from my perspective i could in fact say the same of you. for you i warn, trying to bring of people your faith only will lead them to a harsher death. i give you my regards. if this is what you believe, follow it. if it is not of one others beliefs don't alter it. until later:

mad+chap
there are people in prison who prefer to be there.

there are people (some christian sects; ie Jehovah's witnesses) who refuse treatment like heart surgery.

this foolishness ends here.

i did not ask to be read some secret code which may or may not get me to "heaven". i did not ask or want you to try to "catch" me.

i do not go to jesus on bended knee. in fact i reject the premise of both his divinity and and the existence of heaven. therefor it makes no sense for me to pay homage to a man dead for 2000 years or to a book riddled with inconsistencies,lies and make believe.

i do not want to be shown "the light " and i find it offensive that you think that you and the people who believe as you alone know the path to the afterlife.

i do not want to to hear your personal fantasies.

did i struggle when i spoke just now?

i am neither inured or in pain. in fact i am stronger because i don't have a crutch to lean on and i welcome all comers.
Feel better now? I realize that once in a while a person just needs to vent, but seriously, why bother picking on the athiests? Why not pick on the pagans, wiccans, buddhists, etc, etc, etc. Live and let live sweetheart...live and let live. As long as you are on your path, who cares about what anyone else thinks? You have to let it go and move on.
Why don't you struggle when you speak? The self-righteous often don't in their vanity. I agree and disagree with some of what you said.

I agree you weren't thumping your bible. You didn't even bring anything into the context of your bible. Most Christians at least come with some meaningful quote (albeit often out of context).

I disagree that you aren't preaching. Actually, I don't disagree. I merely have a different opinion on the matter that directly contrasts yours.

I agree you're not pushing your religion on me. You don't have that power or authority. Although I may feel that, using your analogy, you may be an untrained, uncertified surgeon whom I wouldn't let near me with a scalpel.

As for your life line, I have to wonder if you're throwing it from a sinking ship.

I have to say that this enitre sermon/tirade/lecture was extremely condescending and arrogant of you. I could easily take this paragraph, reverse all the statements, do no research or any other work, and I'd have an equally good argument for atheism. If you want to make a shallow argument for Christianity, I guess you've come to the right place. Other people tend to do that here. Next time you might want to hone your argument a little better though.
Gag me with a spoon.
Ronin said "Nice try, but saying that the only way to heaven is through jesus is prejudicial and moronic. So you literally believe that for the past 2,000 years, around 50% of all humans born on the earth went to hell b/c they never heard of jesus. Nice system, no thanx"

Well, you don't actually have to accept it, but it's true. You can say "I don't believe in the law of gravity" but step off a cliff and it's a long way down!

Ignoring truth will lead to the same consequences.
Its so FUNNY! ha ha ha ha You open a door for someone and they think you are prejudiced and moronic, and hypocritical! OMG how childish can they get!!! They don't want to grow up!!! They'll have to come to Neverland, because they'll never get to Heaven. They REJECT the DOOR. ha ha ha ha
Ring for the nurse and get her to increase your medication
Do you honestly believe that God would throw good people in hell just because they didn't believe what some nut in a tie tried to tell them? Or what about those who never had the chance to hear about Jesus? Does your God not have choices, or does He just not care that what He's doing is not only wrong but nonsensical?

If I were God, I think I would allow people to come back in another body to continue their spiritual and moral growth, rather than give up on them or not allow aborted babies or those who die in childhood to experience life.

Do you feel totally controlled at your workplace?

Studies have shown that job satisfaction increases with the degree

to which workers enjoy autonomy and choice with respect to which

tasks they do, and the manner in which they perform them.

In other words, if your boss is a bi t c h or controlling jerk, and you

have zero input per what you do, when you do it, and how you do

it, you're probably a redneck(just kidding, you have to be silly

on Wednesday). I mean, your probably pretty miserable then,

and even hate going to work in the morning.

It actually literally hurts inside, as I can attest from my share of

totally controlling jobs.

Temp jobs are good for totally controlling.

Retailing and secretary/receptionist jobs are 100% monitored,

like cattle at an agribusiness farm.

They do everything at those jobs but stick anal probes up your

a s s to keep track of your temperature.

Some of you have great jobs, but I'm sure some of you have awful

ones. I want to hear just from the awful ones, how bad your job is.

Tell us.

Do you feel totally controlled at your workplace?headache

No - I'm in upper level management in a large government agency. You are correct - employees feel happier when they have "control" over their work. They are more loyal to a boss who trusts them and who will let them behave as professionals. People generally know how to perform well and will be very productive with little supervision. The stress from micromanagement is what usually causes employees to freak out, get nervous, get depressed, and get sick.

My management philosophy is to set the agenda for our department and provide our team with the resources they need - whether that's more training, more supplies, more salaries, or simply a shoulder to cry on. I take care of budget, timelines, and work flow matters so that the workers can be free from those headaches to actually "do their jobs." I've had many micromanaging bosses and I've always hated their guts. I've tried to practice a more trusting and sincere form of administration.

My own boss pretty much leaves me alone - she knows my philosophy and we work as a team more than as co-supervisors.

My message to managers is to lighten up and trust your employees.

Do you feel totally controlled at your workplace?paramount theater opera theater

yes, extremely
You're Damned Skippy I do.
I left the workplace behind me 25 years ago

Britney Spears' New Album. Your thoughts?

Ok, here's my take. What made Brtiney Spears so successful in the past is that she put on a dynamic performance every single time, whether it's in her music videos or on stage. This time around, her new album is good, but her videos are ok compared to her past performances. There's something missing. The energy is not there. I think the reason behind it is that she's not at the same place emotionally as she used to be, and it's showing in her performances. It's not the songs, they're actually pretty good, it's the delivery. In the past, you could feel the energy and passion that she brought with her when she performed. She enjoyed being on stage. I think she needed more time to work on herself before jumping back into the music scene. Your thoughts?

Britney Spears' New Album. Your thoughts?ms stress

I think considering all the bad press and nonsense she still manages to succeed. Her music quality hasn't really changed that much due to the songwriters and producers she has. So if you like that kind of music her new album isn't going to change your opinion of it. Her music videos aren't too good so she's not going to have too many huge hits, but she'll still have success.

It's kind of amazing how someone who is so messed up and disrespected can manage to succeed. I' beginning to think she can withstand anything and always bounce back.

How can I get my mom to let me do community theater?

Everyone thinks I'm too smart to do what it is I REALLY want to do. I want to perform. I take voice lessons, my dancing is okay, I love to act and sing, and i've been in a couple shows. I did my highschool's musical and I miss it soooooo much. I've asked about doing local stuff, but my mom won't let me because she doesn't want to drive me. Can i convince her?

How can I get my mom to let me do community theater?binoculars

Try explaining to her the feeling you get when your up on stage taking a bow. Every performer has an inner passion inside of them. A burning fire that can only be fed by an audience. Don't let your mother stand in your way. You are in charge of what you want to pursue. Explain to your mom that this is what brings you joy and happiness in your life. If she doesn't understand try to find a buddy at your school involved in community theater and try hitching a ride with them. If you are still at a loss find a bus schedule in your area. Do this all with your mom's permission. If she can't trust you it could cause some major problems in the future. Good luck and Break-A-Leg!

How can I get my mom to let me do community theater?violin opera theater

Do all the leg work first. Secure a ride, check out the people and know their background so she won't freak out about them being strangers. Then tell her how acting will help you in other areas of your education, like English,reading comprehension, memory, socialization and generally feel happy about yourself and be more self confident. Tell her that if you go into this early in life it will also give you a chance to get it out of your system early enough so if you change your mind you still have time to pick up some other profession. Good luck.
pay for it. or car pool with a fellow thespian.
Find out why she dosn't want to take you. If she really dosn't want to drive you, ask a friend to drive you, or get a car. If she's saying it cuz she think you can do better than theatre, sit down and talk with her. If you can convince her, just once, to take you and she see's how good you are and that that is what you really want to do, maybe she'll turn. Remember that you control your own destiny, not even your parents can tell you what to do forever.
She has a right to say no if you are unable to drive yourself to rehearsals. You are asking her to sacrifice her time which may not seem like a big deal to you but she may already feel overwhelmed with responsibilities. After all, you are already taking voice lessons and I am guessing dance lessons (since you mention that you dance okay).

If you are asking your mother to make this sacrifice for you by driving you to and from rehearsals and then to and from performances, what are you willing to do for her? Are you willing to cook dinner once a week, do your own laundry and maybe even all of the sheets and towels and such too? Are you prepared to give up some of your own time to do things she would normally do so that she can have some time for herself? In other words, if you are going to ask her to spend her time driving you to and from the community theater how much are you willing to pay in your own time?

Either that or you could learn to drive (if you are too young to do so then wait until you are old enough). If this is something you are truly committed to doing in your life then waiting until you can do it for yourself, without the need to ask anyone else to help you, will not matter.
I know our local theater has real celebrites a lot so it's serious business there. My sister was in the christmas production and my mom went with her...my step dad (her real dad) thought it was a pain too to have to go across town etc. but when they drug him along for practice he saw how serious it was, it was a lot of work and she eventually would get something back from it. ie: looks good on your resume and college entrance etc.