I haven't updated in a very, very long time. :/

Job interview at Macy's tomorrow. God, I need a job so baddddd. :{ I really wanted one at EB Games or Suncoast, but hey, beggers can't be choosers.

WALL-E, WALL-E, I WANT TO SEE WALL-E! SO VERY BADLY! D:

So I haven't updated in EONS. I've been reading my friends posts every now and then, but I just haven't updated.

I broke my laptop battery when I dropped it on the floor at Tim's house. We were filming Camille's film for an English project. It was pretty fun. I had about five lines, one of them being "I baked these cookies and I thought you might like some. You work so hard, I knew you'd like a reward." How fitting. <3 I had just enough power to edit the footage and burn it to a dvd. Just barely.

Today is the second day of my parent's shop being open. It's called Gold Spike. It's an antique store, coffee house, kind of thing. It's out in Richland, in Buena Vista, and used to be an antique store called Goodstuffs. The big, fancy, hi-tech coffee brewer isn't working yet. There are so many pipes and wires that need to hook up to it, just when you think it's finished, the water hose bursts off. (True story.) We haven't really had that many people show up, but it is only the second day.

BUT PERHAPS THE MOST EXCITING THING is my idea for the Film Institiute final film project. You have to make a 2 minutes movie trailer for your film idea, then show it in class, and if it's really good and everybody likes it, you get to make your film. Of course, it has to be a short film, only about 20 minutes. Which may come as a challenge, as my story has a little depth to it. The film is called "Mango" and is about a boy in school, Derrick, who is very strange, and stares out into space alot, and is pretty much an outcast. Then this girl, Julia, comes along and has a fascination with the boy and decides to try and make him more sociable and less awkward. She ends up asking him out on a "date" one saturday, in an attempt to get him to show his true personality. I guess you could say that it's a Drama/Romance. It's sort of hard to explain...

If everything goes well, I would have Jon Henry play as Derrick, and Fiona Erickson play as Julia. I already asked, and they both pretty much said yes, but I haven't shown them the script yet. And I just barely had time to ask Jon, so he doesn't even know the plot. I reallllly hope he doesn't hear it and change his mind, because he was my first choice as the part. Which is why I figured I could show him the script to try and sway him. I have about 4 pages worth of it typed, but it's hard to type a script when your laptop is broken. The trailer is due on April 4th.

And also, my Documentary is due on April 4th. I got chossen as director in Film Institute for my documentary idea on "Cell Phones". It sucks. Which is why I've been typing my "Mango" script for the past two days.


THE END.

SO I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE WHAT I WANT TO DO AFTER HIGH SCHOOL... But I do know that I want to go to the Art Institute in New York, most likely for film.

God this is scary. I mean, this is what I'm going to be doing for the rest of my life. I can't help but be a little nervous about my decision.

Oh. My. Gosh. Sweeney Todd was very, very good. Even though I covered my eyes at certain parts - the music was great. It certainly did have the Tim Burton charm to it, plus about 100 gallons of blood. Most musicals don't come out well on the big screen, but this was most certainly an exception. It's one of my top favorite musical films.

I really do relate to Mrs. Lovett (in a creppy, a strange sort of way). If I could play and role in a musical, it would definitely be her. :D

Hillary Clinton won the New Hampshire primaries. It was said to be perhaps the biggest comebacks in primary history. Whatever. As long as she stays out of the White House.

It's all going so wonderfully well. All of it. I haven't felt this good in a long, long, long time. :}

Today was AWESOME. I really want a Wii now. And Super Smash Brothers. Apples & Apples is my new favorite board game.

"I want Boy. Wait, is than an R? Roy?"

"Okay Steve - which would be more awkward. If Tracy walked into the room holding a gall bladder, or if she walked into the room holding whips?"

"I love to Skeet with my Wii."

"Glitterally!"

Oh, and there's a picture of me holding the Wii controller up to my mouth. And if you've ever seen a Wii controller, you know that it looks like a dirty picture. Hawhaw. :U

So Ragtime. I love it. Beyond all reason. I am so glad I finally scrapped up the courage to join Drama in my last year at Oakcrest. I originally went into it to build my self-confidence. But I never expected to meet so many wonderful new people, never expected it to be so much fun, and of course I NEVER EVER expected that I would stand in front of a huge crowd of people I didn't know very well and sing. (Even if I was shaking like a leaf, I did sing.)

The first number is amazing, and I get chills whenever we do it. The whole group rotating thing is stunning. I really hope you are all able to see it, because it should be amazing.



lol, that litte boy is such a nerdddd. XD

Oh, and they just put the new chairs in the Auditorium. They are blue and fold up like the ones at Hess. They also painted the walls white. If only it would be done in time for the musical. But it's highly unlikely.

So 2007 is over, and here comes 2008.

I've never really been a big fan of New Years. I just don't get that into it like some people do. I guess you like it more as you get older. It seems to be an adult thing.

Just got home from Georgia, too, at about 10 o'clock. It was fun, but I really didn't do that much there. The biggest thing we did was go for a walk through the University of Georgia on sunday. I LOVE the campus, but they don't have any majors that I'm interested in except Art. I seem to be falling back into my old hobby. I'm still very indecisive about what I want to go to college for.

I'm not staying up tonight. I'll get to see 2008 in the morning. My resolution for this year is to take more risks, regret nothing, and by doing this, help build my self-confidence.

So Happy New Years everyone, may all you resolutions come true, etc., ect.

Plato wrote in his Symposium that humans have been looking for their soul mate ever since Zeus cut them in half. In his mythic story, Plato describes a world where there were men, women and people who were both men and women. Apparently, humans began discussing how they could climb up to heaven and replace the gods. The gods were upset by this and discussed what should be done. The simplest solution would be to destroy mankind, but Zeus came up with a better idea. He suggested cutting all human beings in half. This would serve two purposes. First, it would immediately double the number of people making offerings to the gods. Second, it would weaken the humans, so they would not be able to carry out their plan. Zeus' idea was accepted, and the humans were all divided into two.

...and so, the humans wandered the earth evermore, searching for their other half.

The theme this year is "Secrets of Asia". Don't ask.

I will not, under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, miss out on prom this year. Date or not. (Although a date would be nice.) It's Saturday, May 10th at the Sheraton. They start selling tickets April 14 til April 25th.

I haven't even had the paper for more than an hour, and I'm already looking up prom dresses on the internet. And many things about proms are already making me angry. 1) Why do all the girls have freakishly long hair? All the pages with 'Prom Hair Styles' are for long-haired girls. 2) Not every girl wants to look like a slut in their prom dress, thank you. I plan on still being a virgin the day after the event. 3) We are not all built like sticks. Surprisingly, some girls actually have a shape to them and do not disappear when they turn sideways. 4) THIS IS NOT A PROM DRESS ---


Can you tell I'm excited? :D

I want to do this.

Best. Weekend. EVER.

Friday night - went with Paul, Allyson, Fiona, and Jon to the Gami dance show. Paul's girlfriend is such a lovely dancer. And so were Allyson, Jon, Fiona, and I to the song "Stayin' Alive" playing on the radio in the car. It was EPIC.

Saturday - Pretty much my day off. Baked my special Fudge Ecstasie cookies. The ingredients are fairly exspensive, so I only make them once a year. And they also taste delicious !

Sunday - Sphen and I are meeting up for dinner and to exchange Christmas gifts. Which isn't good, because I haven't gone out Christmas shopping AT ALL yet. My folks refuse to go out on the weekend becuse it's "too busy". So we can never fit it in between school, drama, band, and their work scuedule.

And Monday is the first singing practice for Ragtime. Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait! :D





P.S. TO KATE: Quinton got the role of Booker T. Washington. <3

So I got some woman named Mrs. Whitstein, and a New Rocheller (white-people ensemble).

I have one line - "Put the chlidren on the train! Get them on board!" or something like that. And I sing in a few songs with the other Rochellers.

Meh, I didn't get a big part. But I am soooooo excited, because it will be so much fun with the boys and everyone else. <3 I've met, like, 12 new people since I joined drama. It's pretty funny. Even if alot of them are Sophmores and Juniors, they are still awesome.

And I'm a senior, I don't give two shits if people bash me for talking to underclassmen. It's my last year and I plan on having some FUN. (Which is half the reason I joined drama in the first place.)

There was also double casting this year. Here are the parts I remember...


Mother - Gracie Roden

Father - TIM JONES :O

Mother's Younder Brother - Paul Brower

Tateh - Jon Henry/Dustin Scott

Coalhouse - Jef Ramirez

Sarah - Melody Cortez/Amirah Doessheevenhavealastname(?)

ZOMG, CAST LIST TOMORROW!

WHATEVERYOUDODON'TPANIC!

!!!!!1!!!1!!

I'm too anxious and empty-minded about Ragtime tryouts to write all the details, so I'll just be vague about it.

Tuesday went great. My voice was PERFECT and everybody clapped. Drew I think was most surprised of all of my singing voice. Wednesday it snowed, so they canceled all after-school activities. That sucked, cause it only snowed, like, 2 inches. Thursday we finished up with Monologues, Dance, and Callbacks. I just had fun with the Dance, didn't take it seriously. I did somewhat of the same thing with the monologue. I said my Emma Goldman speech with my yiddish accent and acted out what motions and emotions came to me naturally. I was a nice Emma Goldman, not a mean, vicious, angry one. They also asked me to sing my song a second time during Callbacks. My voice was dry though, and I didn't have a chance to warm up with scales and those sort of things, so it sounded worse than the first time. But everyone said I did fine.

BUT BECAUSE OF THE SNOW, the cast list won't be up till Monday. And because Tunny doesn't get to the school until later in the day, I have all this weekend and Monday morning to panic, pull out all my hair, not eat, get a brain aneurysm and never find out if I made it or not.



...I'm going to bake christmas cookies on Sunday.

UGH. I have never had trouble like this before. It's like my mind is in another place. And I keep screaming, "HEY! PAY ATTENTION!", but it won't budge.

The problem is that Ragtime auditions are Tuesday and Wednesday after school, and I am having a terrible time learning my song and my monologue. I'm singing 'Back to Before' but I can't get 'Crime of the Century' out of my head! It's been lodged in there ever since I heard it 3 days ago. Damn you, you catchy tune. I've also been so worried about the getting the song and the dance memorized, that I haven't even attempted to look at my monologue. And even if I do look at it, it's as if my brain is busy working on something else. Kind of like when you're talking to a friend on the phone, and trying to watch a movie at the same time? Yeah, like that.

I guess that I;m just nervous. I've never tried out for anything this big before. This is a big step for me. And no one has heard me sing since I dropped out of the church choir last year - ESPECIALLY singing by myself. I don't even sing when my parents are in the house with me. I just find it really embarrassing and uncomfortable.

My parents just went out for dinner, so it's time I started practiced my song.

Today was one of the first really good school days that I've had in a LONG time.

- Substitute for Sea & Shore Ecology, talked with Paul Brower and Antonio Rodriguez the entire time.

- Locked the gym locker rooms before I could get my dance clothes out of there, so I didn't have to do anything in class. Good for me, Bad for Paul and Melly.

- Jon got his scedule changed and is not at our lunch table. So that makes - Sara, Kelsey, (Now here's the important part) me, Kelli, Fiona, Drew, Paul and Jon. It should certainly make our lunch very... interesting. Yeah, interesting is a good word.

- Got my volleyball team changed in gym class. Now I actually know people on my team, versus a bunch of ghetto black girls and Lauren. (Seriously, don't laugh. It was terrifying.)

- Watched 'Casablanca' in Film Institute and got picked as Producer for our next big film shooting.


Workshops for 'Ragtime' are after school tomorrow. And yes, that means I WILL be trying out for the musical.


FUCK YEAH, GO LAUREN! :DDD

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Yes, and that is Helena Bonham Carter. (Belatrix Lestrange) Don't know if she sings, though.