Friday, October 30, 2009
Lost!!!
Peace out!
Spooky Time (Part 1)
Then last night I went to the Halloween dance at Champlain. That was wicked awesome. I didn't get to go completely full out on my costume as I wanted to because I had rehearsal that ran late, and I had to change in the theater bathroom. Story of life. Anyway, the dance was pretty cool especially when Megan and I did our awesome dance rendition of Single Ladies. That's epic stuff right there, and yes I know the whole dance. I also did a Michael Jackson impersonation when Thriller came over the speakers, and that surprised everyone.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Big Doings
3. I signed up for the musical theater workshop here at UVM on Nov. 1st. This is also the informational meeting for Godspell auditions which are coming up soon! Now I have to prepare 16 bars from an uptempo musical number. Good thing I have a repertoire!
7. I am officially a member of Music Makers! Thanks to a certain Velvet Williams who wonderfully asked Becky (the director) if I could join Music Makers, the kick ass singing group at Champlain, I am now a member! Starting next week, I get to go to all rehearsals! The only thing hinging on me performing at the concert is the fact that I haven't learned any of the music. but what Becky doesn't know is that I was in Select Choral Ensemble, I can do anything with music!! (not really...)
Monday, October 26, 2009
Monday Morning
I went home this weekend if only for one night. I had rehearsal on Saturday which kind of put a damper on my going home plan. I did that night though and yesterday my grandparents made a huge Thanksgiving dinner. Their going back to their winter home in Florida soon, so this was probably the last time I was going to get to see them before they left. So it was good family time before I had to be rushed back to the big bad Burly World.
It's okay though because the theater and my girls were there to welcome me back. We hung out last night, and because of our new fascination with the paranormal (see previous post) we tried out a ouija board in my room. It didn't work. Kind of an EPIC FAIL. Oh well, maybe we'll try again on Halloween.
Anywho, this coming weekend's plans have kind of been shot. I have rehearsal on Saturday which means I can't go home with Megan and Ashley to see our old high school's annual football tradition and see all of my friends, but I digress. I wanted to be in this play, and now I'm paying the consequences...
Peace out!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Paranormal Activity
Let me begin this story at the beginning...I was planning tonight to go to Nightmare Vermont with my roommate Joe and a few people we met at UVM, but that plan was epic fail, besides, why would I give up a night to spend time with my girls at 308? So after going to Jess' house to meet her brother Dylan, her Mom, and her step-Dad and grab the keys to the car, we went to Williston to the Majestic 10 theater (there's an escalator in there!).
After getting snacks we sat down for the movie...the lights went dark and the previews ran all the way through...then the fun started. I don't want to give anything away, but that was the scariest thing I've ever seen in my life. I also thought it was done with such artistry and creativeness. It was great. Scarriest friggin' movie ever.
I'm not gonna lie, I didn't think I was going to make it through this movie, but in the end I was so proud of myself. Good work, Paramount Pictures all those involved in that movie. Also, thanks to the audience we were watching this movie with. They were awesome, some of the best commentary and reactions I have ever seen with a horror movie.
Peace Out!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Teim
Our task is to design a wiki on the college's Blackboard site about Chinese Buddhism's architecture, art, and music. Does that really sound that hard? Throw in a dysfunctional group of 5 and you got yourself a party! Not only did I have to watch today as one of my group members just walk off in the middle of a discussion. "K! I have a class at 4!" BUT I also have to deal with not knowing two of our group members. So I guess the only helpful one of the bunch is going to be the one who is failing the class. Great. At least someone's helping.
But at least we've got somewhat of a plan. We're all going to do independant research and then we're going to put it all together when we can finally meet. Sometime.
Anyway, I'm also unhappy because I found out I have rehearsal on Saturday which means I can't go home Friday night like I wanted to. Oh well. I'll just go after rehearsal. At least I get to have dinner at my grandparent's house! Seriously, that means awesome. If you've met my grandparents, you would totally understand. They're awesome and they cook wicked food. But this means I am probably going to go with Joe and a couple of friends we met here at good ole UVM to this interactive haunted house thing called "Nightmare Vermont". I get a reduced price ticket through the school, so this should be fun.
Peace Out!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Glee Night! (Again)
The basic synopsis that Megan gave for it is that it's sort of like That's So Raven only white, so it's going to be awesome. I have the first two episodes written and everyone has lots of ideas so once Jess gets all better (she's had a fever for the past 24 hrs. it's pretty bad) we are ready to film. More info (and backstage photos) to come...
So yeah, that's pretty much it except rehearsal was awesome last night. The set is almost done wich is awesome and I'm so excited to be doing stuff in this show. This can only lead to bigger and better things. This is really exciting, all of this acting stuff I've been doing because I really feel like I'm doing it all to move forward in my career and do something with my acting. Who knows? Maybe soon I'll get paid to act.
We can only hope!
But for now, peace out!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Actors Get Around
On Sunday, I went to audition for the University Players improv troupe. It was fun, and after I stayed for the meeting of the UPlayers. Things are finally starting to happen around here and I'm finally getting to do all the acting and theater stuff I want! This is great! The only weird thing about Sunday was that every senior theater member there was completely hungover from this apparently rocking party that happened the night before. It was pretty hilarious watching them all almost puke everywhere as we play the sound/motion energy pass game.
And now...my new idea! So the girls at 308, my roommate, and I have decided that we want to get creative what with all the filming and acting we've been doing and make a series of webisodes that we write, direct, and film. We'll have one every week or so and we'll post it here, facebook, youtube, etc. So that'll be really fun.
Anywho, that's all for now. Hope you have a good Tuesday.
Peace out!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
I Miss Everyone, I Use Up A Lot of Headphones, and I Am A Klutz
Friday, October 16, 2009
Makin Movies
It was soooo much fun and acting with Jess was awesome! I love her acting! This chilly movie making experience was combined with random passerbys walking around, staring at us like we were friggin Hollywood actors. It was pretty great except for the cold. But I guess I can't complain as a Vermonter, at least that's what Jess said.
On the way home after a pee break at the mall, we all saw this street performer jumping through a hoop of fire. It was epic, only the guy was kind of stupid. But that's what makes the whole experience worth while.
Tonight's going to be a different kind of night here at Feeley House. Normally I sleep on the couch in their common room, the couch I firmly declared MINE. But tonight, the other roomies have a friend over which I guess is fair seeing how I'm ALWAYS here. So I'm going to sleep on the floor of the bedroom or on Megan's bed curled up like a cat. Oh well...
See you in the morning!
Peace out!
P.S.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
My Fight With A Washing Machine
So I carried my epic amount of laundry down the stairs to the laundry room where I found that not many people do their laundry on Thursdays. Almost all the machines were opena nd there wasn't anyone in there. I guess this is a good thing seeing how what happened next would not have fun with someone watching...
I loaded one of the machines, poured my detergent in, shut the door, swiped my card, and "started" the machine. Nothing happened. The water ran, but the machine wasn't going. I was baffled. Why wasn't the machine sloshing and moving and making noises like it was going to eat me? Needless to say I got very impatient with the machine so I stopped it and threw my sopping wet clothes into the machine next to it, spreading soapy water all over the door and all down myself, and started that one up. The water ran, and nothing. So now I have two machines going, one empty and one full. I decided to just let it go.
When I came back, the laundry was all clean and dandy. It just goes to show that patience is a virtue...a virtue I don't have.
The moral of this story: leave the washer alone. It'll do its thing if you let it.
Until next time,
Peace out!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
How Sue C's It!
So this week has been very good. Everything has gone well and normal. I really feel like I've gotten a routine down here at UVM, and now it's just rolling along. My classes are going well, and God seems to be helping me along. I think I'm finally really happy where I am.
And today is Wednesday so that means Glee/Eastwick night! After trying to go to a meeting with my acting teacher that was perpetually cancelled, I met Megan and Velvet for dinner and then we came back to the dorm. Megan and I took about 5 million pictures for our awesome new facebook album. We haven't taken many this year, and we really wanted to show how much fun we were having at college. :)
This Friday I get to film a movie! I'm meeting Jess and a friend of hers who is a film major @ Champlain to make an awesome movie. I don't know what it's about yet, and I haven't read the script yet but I know this is gonna be awesome. I'm so excited for Friday! I'll keep you updated.
This was the best song in this week's episode: (Hopefully this whole embed thing works, if not then you're gonna have a whole bunch of 0's and 1's and computer code to look at hahaha)
Monday, October 12, 2009
Project
I was so organized with my schedule before I came to college. Now I feel completely disorganized. My planner is being used, but I get so confused because of everything happening and the weird scheduling conflicts and times. It's really awkward.
I have this group project in my religion class that I have to do. Now, failure is not an option and my group members don't seem very motivated to work. Maybe it's just me not being able to trust other people when it comes to school work, but I am NOT gonna fail. Even if I have to do all the work myself.
Peace out!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Another Great Amount of Business!
You see, today I spent most of the day with Michele, a friend from high school who's birthday is this weekend. I like Michele, and sometimes she can be a good friend, but she's incredibly overbearing. So when she asked if we could hang out tomorrow for a little bit before she left, I just...well I'm bad at saying no, let's say. But I think we're just doing lunch so it shouldn't be too much of a problem, and then I can meet my crew in the Champlain library for a homework party. Hopefully all of this can get done, but really it's my fault.
There's just so much crap going on lately. And I feel so bad for Megan. I love you Megan! Keep on keepin' on, even through all the bullshit. *sigh* there's just so much to be done, and so little weekend for it all to happen and still have fun in the process.
Peace out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqMPDEGEAeA
Friday, October 9, 2009
Contra Dancing
AND THEN...Ashley's family was here and took me, Ashley, Velvet, and Megan to this church on Flynn street where we were the participants in the most epic dance experience ever. Contra dancing. Yes, contra dancing. It was AMAZING!!! It was like a dance party except everything was coreographed and everyone knew the dance moves. We all switched off as partners and rocked out the dance floor! It was the best! I felt like I was in a musical and was a character banging out the whole dance floor in a fit of raging awesomeness.
Yes, that's my description of contra dancing. There's a video of it below. It may look kind of weird and dorky, but it's incredibly fun and great exercise. Try it sometime :)
Peace out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9L0dz3qmsc
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Compute
So I'm here back in 308 Maple St. where I'm pretty much staying for the whole weekend. The beva feva dance last night wasn't as much fun as we thought it was going to be, but we made it fun anyway, especially when Single Ladies came on (I love those moves!) And tonight, we're just chillin' cause tomorrow I'm spending the day with my mom. I'll let you know how that goes. :)
I'm actually pretty excited because I miss her. As much as I don't really want to admit it, I really miss my family. It's kind of hard being over here and not with them, but I'll get over it. I have to.
So anyway, that's what's going through my mind right now. We're going contra dancing tomorrow night on this weekend full of fun so I'll write about that tomorrow!
Peace out!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
I Got Felt Up
I went at 4:00 p.m. my scheduled time and went down into the basement of the Royall Tyler theater where the costume shop is. I was mildly nervous seeing how this was the first time I was going to meet the costume director and plus I'm not very good with body measurments. I get sort of self-conscious. But anyway, I went and we started doing the measurments.
Boy, did he get a little personal with the inseam! I was like, "Whoa, buddy!", but he was extremely professional.
All in all, I'm so happy that things are finally starting to look up for me here at UVM and in the theater department. At the end of our session, the costume director asked me if I was a first year, and I said that I was. He said, "Good. Great to meet you." And he smiled. I think it's a good sign.
ALSO...tonight's festivities are gonna be off the hook! There's a dance at Champlain tonight and Megan has invited me to party all night long! It's the beava feva dance (for those of you who don't know, the Champlain mascot is the beaver) and I'm pumped. I get to pretend I'm a Champlain student tonight. Can't wait! And it's Glee time! All good things rolled up into one!
And with that I say Peace Out!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
WOW...Am I Psychic Or What?
The thing I learned was that maybe I shouldn't be so sad that nothing's happening or feel depressed that I'm not doing enough theater. Because, really I am. I should be happy with what I do have. It's like freshman year of high school all over again. If that's true, then I'm sure something great is coming on the horizon.
But I still can't wait until tomorrow night!
Peace out!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Happy Monday!
Wednesday - Dance Party! Woot! Then an epic gleegasm at 2 in the morning
Thursday - Chillax at Feeley House before going to class and then more Feeley House fun that night
Friday - I have the day off. My mom's coming to B-town to chill for awhile and then it's time to go contra dancing with Ashley and her parents.
Saturday and the rest of the weekend - Party at Feeley House!
So, that sounds like an awesome time. I pretty much can't wait. Our meeting last night was full of homework, Next to Normal, and Desperate Housewives. Of course, all of this occured after our awesome 007-Indiana Jones style-WTF journey through UVM's library system.
Let me explain. I was helping Megan (with Velvet tagging along) find some books at UVM's library for a project she has to do. We go to Howie's (the name Megan has assigned to our official library Bailey-Howe) and Megan signs in just fine and takes out the book she needs. So then we go to the medical library where another book is hiding. We find the book after being stared down by some snotty med students and bring it to the front counter. When Megan asks whether she can borrow the book or not, the man at the desk (with the biggest smile I've ever seen and the dumbest attitude) simply replies, "Absolutely...not!"
Wow. Duche.
So then, with the skill and percision of 007 himself, I whip out my UVM ID and say, "How about UVM?"
The man replied with a soft, "Yeah." That's right, bitch! We just beat the system. Needless to say, I handed the book to Megan as we were walking out the door.
We were pretty proud of ourselves.
Peace out!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Recharged
Today I decided I was gonna go swimming. So that's what I did. Yeah, I went swimming. Yeah, I do exercise. I spent an hour trying to find the men's locker room and then trying to find how you get to the pool from there while trying to dodge nasty, naked, and sweaty lacrosse players as they ran through the locker room. But swimming was fun.
Then later on I got to usher for UVM's first play of the 09-10 season. It was a lot of fun, and I got to see the play for free, which is good seeing how I have to write a paper on it. The experience of ushering (I was a ticket ripper) and watching the show helped me a lot. It has been soooo long since my last play and I was feeling sort of sad about not being completely involved yet in all of the theater here (I'm a freshman, it doesn't come easy). But now, I'm completely ready for rehearsing the little bit I have and rocking it out and joining this improv troupe and singing glee every Wednesday night and practicing for auditions for the musical and remembering why I do what I do.
Life is good.
Peace out!
Friday, October 2, 2009
Laundry Day
Peace out!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Fudge-Bottomed Candy Crunch Pie
Today was a pretty good day. It's Thursday which is my off day, sort of. I don't have class until 1:00 and then its theater so it's cool. It was cold and rainy, but I don't really mind expecially because all that was going through my head were wild dreams and aspirations of having pie in my future.
In fact, today was pretty full of unhealthy choices. After going to Champlain farms for a Ben and Jerry's fix this morning with Megan, I decided to have Easy Mac for lunch while quickly finishing my reading for religion. Then came dinner full of pizza, bacon, and ranch dressing :) Then came pie. Wow. Freshman 40 hahaha.
Well, that's pretty much all for today. Food, food, and more food. That's my life hahaha.
Peace out!