January

So apparently yesterday the weather decided it wanted to switch dramatically to January. It was like God flipped a giant switch from SPRING to FREEZE YOUR A$$ WINTER. The day before yesterday, I was wearing shorts and a t-shrt. Yesterday, I was wearing a winter jacket. Today, I still wore a winter jacket. Wow...

It was crazy but it was pretty fun to play with snow again.

On another note, I finished my flat on Tuesday which looks so cool! Things are starting to wrap up here. Megan and Ashley are leaving on Saturday. Megan is finished with her finals and Ashley is almost done. Velvet is staying in Burlington because next year she is going to be a Peer Advisor and she has to stay for a week of training. I don't know what I'm going to do without my girls...Megan and I will see each other this summer but not very often. At least not as often as we do now. It's going to be hard to coordinate everything.

I still have to finish a Spanish composition (did my presentation today), an English paper, the final touch-ups on my flat, and three exams...then I'm free. I'm also singing at the UPlayers Caberet night, so that should be really fun. I don't know how I feel about this summer. Once again, I REALLY don't want to go back to work, but I am really excited to be in this play at the Haskell Opera House for QNEK. I have told you about that right? Well, you can check out http://www.qnek.com/ for more info, but I'm really excited about that. I'm also extremely pumped to go to New Orleans to accept this award with Bess and Annalise. I'm just nervous about it all coordinating together. It's nerve-racking. Plus, I always get incredibly bored and dragged down during the summer, like, my job...that's not my life. School, college, theater...that's my life. Hopefully being in the play and everything will make it better.

Hope you are all having a good end to the semester!

Peace out!

24 Hours

This weekend was the Red Eye Festival at the Royall Tyler Theatre. For those of you who don't know, a Red Eye Festival in theater is when a group of people (a writer, a director, and various actors) work for 24 hours straight to write, direct, and perform a ten-minute or so play. It was so much fun, and everyone's shows were so amazing!

It began at 7 p.m. on Saturday when we kicked off the festival with a pizza party and talking with our groups. Our writer (Zoe!) had a pretty clear idea of what she wanted, and I was to be the director. Our writer also wanted me to act in the play because she wanted a third cast member and a guy to be in the show. The play was a comedy set in a mystical world where one lonely girl gets trapped, thinking she'll never find the man she loves, but does she really need to be in a couple to be defined? Anyway, I ended up playing her asshole boyfriend, a douchebag of a concierge and a very annoying maitre de. It was awesome.

Our writer stayed up all night, finally sending the script out at 6:30 a.m. We decided to meet at 8 a.m. at the theatre to start rehearsing for the day. The door, however, was locked when I got there quite out of breath. You see, I woke up at 7:20 a.m. when my alarm went off at 308, but then I fell back asleep, waking up at 7:40 a.m.! Needless to say, I made it to the theatre by 8. I'm not sure how, but...it happened. There was running involved. That's all I'm going to say.

Seeing how the theatre was locked, we decided to go to one of the actor's dorms (Ashleigh!) to work on the show and start blocking/making props. It was the first time I had ever been in UHeights on campus and it was absolutely gorgeous. I was kind of jealous and wondered why I hadn't accepted UVM's offer to get into the honors college so I could live there. Then I remembered...right, I don't want an extra class!

We kept making props, then we had lunch, and went back to the theatre where we rehearsed some more (can you see a pattern developing here?) until it was time for the Spring Candy Hunt! Allen, the costume guy at Royall Tyler held an awesome easter candy hunt around the UVM green. Just picture 30 theater students running from the theatre, across the road, and onto the green screaming for candy. It was that awesome. I had a plastic shopping bag that was absolutely full by the end of the whole thing.

After more rehearsing, and a quick run to 308 to grab more props, it was time for the dress rehearsal. That was rough. We were kind of nervous based on how horribly the dress rehearsal went. We were missing props, costumes, cues, lines, etc. It was crazy but then it was showtime. That quick. After throwing stuff altogether, we had a very good show. To top it all off, Megan suprised me by showing up in the audience, with a bouquet of flowers. I was expecting her to go to the Music Makers dinner at Becky's house which was Sunday night, but there she was. That's why I love her.

All in all, it was a classic weekend full of theater. Thank you to everyone who was there and who made it such a spectacular experience!

Peace out!

Episode 613: The Last Recruit

Yet another awesome episode bringing us closer and closer to the series finale. Before I start with the thinking and analyzing, let me show you how awesome my flat looks (and I've finished it since this. Just have to put finishing touches and then I'll show you the final product):

SPOILER ALERT! http://abc.go.com/watch/lost/93372 SPOILER ALERT!

This episode was basically everyone-centric with the flash-sideways bringing us closer and closer to some sort of climax and everything on the island following suit. I love how the flash-sideways are bringing everyone together and Desmond is now basically working as the new Jacob. He is bringing everyone to their true destiny, and showing them that this life is not where they're supposed to be. Except for Hurley's flash-sideways last week, I think this week's was the best so far. Here's where everyone is at right now:

Jack (and David), Sun, Jin, Ben, and Locke are at the hospital.

Sayid, Sawyer, Miles, and Kate are at the police station after Sayid's epic arrest.

Claire, Desmond, and Ilana are/were at Ilana's lawyer office (what!? it was good to see Ilana again though after her little boom boom time). Also, it was awesome to see Claire and Jack get introduced to each other again.

So I think the flash-sideways are going to come to an epic point fairly soon. I don't know how it will tie in with what's going on on the island, but that's what makes Lost so awesome. Okay, so we're all one big group, but then Zoe shows up and reveals that they have boom boom power. Then everything falls to shit basically. Sawyer has a plan to get away, Claire is abandoned, FLocke wants to fight, Sayid isn't sure if we wants to kill Desmond! AHHHH! So much happening at once! I am happy though that this week we got to see more of the characters we haven't been seeing much of like Kate and Sawyer.

Okay, from FLocke's angle. He is all evil. I do not believe for a minute that he is the good guy and Jacob is bad. From calling Locke a sucker to telling Jack he was just trying to get him to water (yeah...ok!), I don't like him. At all. I think a lot of what drove this episode is the fact that maybe Sayid and Claire can be redeemed. I don't think Sayid shot Desmond, and I think somehow Desmond is acting like the new Jacob, even though he isn't a candidate. I don't know, but I think the INFECTION can be cured. Claire was brought on the journey, and I think it will help her. Good for you, Kate!

Now from Jack's angle. Jack is the new Locke and I love the changes it has made to his character. He is sentimental, so caring, and has a deep new faith for the island that we haven't seen before from him. It's very weird to hear him say that "the island isn't done with us." Not gonna lie. But I like it! Sawyer has become lilke Jack now and that isn't as nice to see. I don't know what jumping off the boat will lead to for Jack (except more boom boom time), but it might be something we have never seen before.

Okay, the last thing I want to say is how amazing Jin and Sun's reunion was. So beautiful! I couldn't help tearing help. It was one of the most magical things ever. And then the guns come out...
Unfortunetely, there's no new episode next week. But the week after next come back and there'll be a new Lost blog!

Namaste!

Never To Dance Like A Boy

Hey! Today was a pretty awesome day. We started watching a movie today in my english class and I didn't have normal Spanish class because I had an oral interview examination instead. I think it went pretty well, at least I think I did better than my partner, which is a good sign. The rest of the day was spent enjoying a couple different and awesome activities in the spring sun.

First I went with Ashley and Velvet to Champlain's Spring Meltdown which was a spectacular good time. There was a blow-up obstacle course, food, music (BAD music), games, tiny bikes, and a giant ring of foam that was very fun to play in even though you come out very wet. I think Lady Gaga's next music video should be her in a foam bubble pit like that. I felt very Gaga while in there. I'm not sure why.

Then we all went to Megan's final work study party. It was really fun because we're all basically friends there. We got to eat really good food, especially the "Hawaiian Megan Meatballs" that Megan's supervisor Angela made. Meg's daughter Mya was there too, and we had a wicked dance party on the porch of Career Services. That was when the best moment of my day happened. Mya taps on my arm and says:

"No offense, but do you know how to dance like a boy?"

As Velvet walks away laughing her ass off, all I can simply answer is:

"No..."

Peace out!

Grass

Hello hello hello! It's another lovely spring day here in Burlington, VT. Last night was the Music Makers spring concert and it was pretty awesome. Granted, our audience consisted basically of almost less people than are actually in Music Makers, but I think everyone still had a good time, and we sounded fabulous.

My parents were also here last night and after the concert they came over to 308 for Glee night. (We watched Glee instead of Lost again so the Lost blog will be up once we watch it!) My mom brought mac 'n' cheese with hotdogs in it and cake because it's my dad's birthday today. Needless to say, we had a very good time with them, and we might have scared them a little with our crazy 308 antics.

They left just when Ashley was beginning to throw easter eggs at Velvet; Megan and I were hiding under the blankets. "Bye! Love you! Drive safe!" Then all of this happened:

It was an Easter grass fight of epic porportions. I even got to wrestle Velvet:

It was a very fun 420. And no, we weren't playing with THAT kind of grass, just Easter grass.

Peace out!

Performance Weekend

Hi everyone! We're really getting down to the wire on basically everything here. Summer is almost upon us, and then it's time for all new amazing adventures. But for now, let's stick to the ones we've got.

This was a fun weekend chock full of performances! On Thursday and Friday Music Makers sang at a benefit dinner for a group going to Tanzania and the diversity dinner honoring seniors at Champlain College. Let's just say there was a lot of African music being sung, but that is of course the best music to sing! You gotta love African tribal music. The words are just so much fun to roll off your tongue and you can basically sing very strong and powerfully. It's awesome.

Then on Saturday was the opening night for The Magic Table, The Gold Donkey, and the Cudgel in the Sack. My parents came earlier in the day and we went out to dinner before the show which went SPECTACULARLY! It was so much fun and the audience loved it! Erin and her fiance Jason came to see the show too and it was so awesome to see them and have them there supporting me. I was one happy theater student. Sunday was the second performance which was perfect. It was one of those rare moments on stage when everything goes exactly the way it's supposed to. Everyone was awesome in the one act festival and all deserve standing O's! Fantastic job everyone!

I guess now that the show is over I can post this secret covert picture I took of my costume!

And once again, we are back to reality. And this Spanish homework needs to get done. So I'm off to heat up some soup and get it done. Talk to you soon!

P.S. Tomorrow night is the official Music Makers concert, and it's the Madonna episode of Glee, and my parents are coming with mac 'n cheese and cake for my dad's birthday. So...you know it's gonna be awesome.

Peace out!

Episode 612: Everybody Loves Hugo

Yay! We finally watched this episode! Sorry this is so late, but we finally got a chance to watch this episode all together. Now, I know I said that "Dr. Linus" was the best episode so far, but now we have a new best episode! This one was absolutely amazing. But before we go into all that, I had my room selection today and my dreams have come true. I got my single in Converse! WHOOT!

I'm living in a castle next year!

SPOILER ALERT! http://abc.go.com/shows/lost SPOILER ALERT!

This episode was Hurley centric as the title indicates which is obviously a play on the season 2 episode "Everybody Hates Hugo." This episode lives up to everything Lost is. It was beautiful, and it seriously advanced the plot. The flash-sideways seem to be coming to a point. Desmond is working to bring the passengers of 815 together again by helping them remember their other life and destiny. Libby and Hurley reconnecting was absolutely amazing to see. Their relationship on this show has been entirely established and we really see the love they share for each other.

On island, some serious crap went down. First of all, Ilana=best Lost death ever. Her blowing up was even almost better than Nadia's death and although it was a match to Artz's death back in season 1, it was better because it was completely unexpected. I'm curious to see what this means about Jacob. Ilana was chosen and trained her whole life by Jacob for the mission of the island. Does this mean destiny is not really what it means?

Also, we learned what the whispers in the jungle are. They are the souls of people who are stuck on the island because they cannot move on. I am very glad this question was answered and it seems to make sense now with Walt back in season 2 with the whispers. Because Walt is special and can manipulate things (mainly death, I'm feeling as though he can see spirits) he was able to "communicate" with Shannon and later with Locke through these spirits. Now Michael is trapped on the island. Serves him right.

Now, about Desmond's death. I'm not sure where to place it and I'm definetely not sure what is going on with the flash-sideways and Desmond running Locke down even though it was pretty cool to see Desmond completely Nadia Locke. (Nadia is the term for someone getting run over now.) I think Not-Locke threw Desmond down the well because he knows that Desmond is important to his demise. I think Widmore is looking to defeat Smokey (as Not-Locke said, this is war) but for his own ends. Either way, Smokey needs to be defeated, obviously.

The plot has seriously been moved along especially because the two camps have now merged into one, something I definetely wasn't expecting. Everthing is coming to a climax, a war and battle of good and evil, and control of the island.

I love it.

Namaste!