May+2010

//**"Are people born wicked? Or, do they have wickedness thrust upon them?" - Glinda from Wicked: The musical**//

Author: Gregory Maguire
 * 406 Pages **

**Sy**__**nopsis:**__ When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious Witch? WHere did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil?

Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. // Wicked // is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability, and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to become the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly, and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about good and evil.


 * FOOD:**

Beth - Tortellini Salad (cold) Matt - Key Lime bars Kristen - Baked Ziti. I will also have Margaritas! Mary- Spinach Enchiladas with green sauce Dawn- Cranberry Orange Bread Colleen- Blue cheese and roasted peppers terrine w/ tomato basil vinegrette Joye - either deviled eggs (green, of course) or spinach/artichoke dip and chips or a coconut cake (green) Kristina- Veggie Pizza Meg- Pesto pasta salad Jill- peanuts and m&m's Laura: Chocolate Candy Covered Oreos

I will have green balloons on my balcony so for those of you who have not been to my apartment know which one it is! ​ ​

 * FROM DURHAM: **
 * Take US-70 East to Raleigh
 * When you get to Brier Creek, you will come to the I-540 interchange... you want to be in the "2nd furthest from the right" lane
 * At the I-540 interchange, get on I-540 East (the exit numbers should be increasing)
 * Take I-540 East to EXIT 16, Capital Blvd.
 * Take a RIGHT off the exit onto Capital Blvd/US-1 South (going towards Raleigh-Downtown)
 * At the first light (almost immediately), take a RIGHT onto Old Wake Forest rd.
 * At the first light (almost immediately), take a RIGHT onto Ruritania rd./st.
 * Eventually Perry Point apartment complex comes up on your Right hand side. Turn right into the main entrance (there is a sign that says Perry Point.
 * Take and immediate left onto Trimblestone Lane
 * Take an immediate right onto Jehossee St
 * You will go over a speed bump and take a left back onto Trimblestone Lane.


 * My apartment is on that corner (across from the garages) 3001 Trimblestone Lane. I am in Apartment 201 on the second floor


 * FROM BUTNER: **
 * Take a RIGHT onto D Street out of the school
 * Take a LEFT onto Main street/Cash rd.
 * Cross over I-85, and continue until the street dead ends at a stop sign
 * Take a LEFT onto Old Weaver Trail
 * At the stop sign, take a RIGHT onto Creedmoor rd/US-50 going towards Raleigh
 * At the I-540 interchange, get on I-540 East (the exit numbers should be increasing)
 * Take I-540 East to EXIT 16, Capital Blvd.
 * Take a RIGHT off the exit onto Capital Blvd/US-1 South (going towards Raleigh-Downtown)
 * At the first light (almost immediately), take a RIGHT onto Old Wake Forest rd.
 * At the first light (almost immediately), take a RIGHT onto Ruritania rd./st.
 * Eventually Perry Point apartment complex comes up on your Right hand side. Turn right into the main entrance (there is a sign that says Perry Point.
 * Take and immediate left onto Trimblestone Lane
 * Take an immediate right onto Jehossee St
 * You will go over a speed bump and take a left back onto Trimblestone Lane.


 * My apartment is on that corner (across from the garages) 3001 Trimblestone Lane. I am in Apartment 201 on the second floor

(Yes LVL I semi stole the directions from your page and altered them)

(Haha, Yeah... I see that. It's cool... why re-write them when we live in the same place, right?)'9