Sick

I haven't felt good today. I left work about an hour early, and slept for the majority of today. Then I watched Jesus Christ Superstar about 2 times, so it wasn't a total loss.

Christmas.

Well, it was alright. I got a camcorder and various other things. I also got some really stupid gifts, like Hannah Montana hand soap (it's even pink with glitter) as a joke from Kendra, and a can opener. I open a lot of cans so that was nice.

Sweet Dee and Toffee.

MY NEW RATS! They are grey haired dumbo's, about 8 weeks old. More later.

She Passed

Columbia died last night. I can't really describe how sad I am right now. Yesterday she was barely moving at all, and today I woke up to my mother telling me she is dead.

I only had her for two weeks, and I know the fault of her passing is not mine, but regardless, I wish it hadn't happened.

I hope to be getting some new rats within the next couple days. I wish to get two girls, so that we won;t have a bunch of babies running about.

I am excited for new ratties, but It does not change how amazing Columbia was while she was here. I miss you.

So... Grease.

We are unfortunately doing Grease. The utter disappointment that now lingers in my heart I hope will go away by the time auditions roll around. The reason I am so disappointed is that there is a cornucopia of amazing shows, and musicals that we could have chosen. Wonderfully tragic and touching dramas, hilarious musicals, groundbreaking artsy shows, and Grease is none of those things. It's just Grease. EVERY high school does Grease, and its always the same. I am filled with Atomic Adolescent Angst.

I guess I have to figure out who I'm trying out for. I think Sandy is within reach. I would love to break out of my supporting role box, although that is where I can really get creative with a role, but I want to make Sandy awesome, and I think I'm up for it. Otherwise of course, Rizzo is an option I can not turn away from. Several reasons being: I relate to her so much, her songs are way better than Sandy, and I could stop the show with that role. Then again, if I get that part, I may be locked in the supporting role box for all eternity! Thats alright too I guess.

Correction

I got my cd. Have yet to listen to it, but I got it. Correction again. I listened to some of it, and all of it that I listened to was great. If you got that, you deserve a cookie. I almost cried with joy when I received it. Annoyingly though, the day I get Zombie Prom, we decide to do grease for the next show.

Tis the Season.

Now before I start my swanking about nothing might I just state that I am a hot mess right now. I am sweaty from dancing my ass off, and I am wearing a tank top with my "CRAZY GOOD" pop tarts hat. I am a sexy beast and I know you want me. Oh, I am the hot kind of sweaty in case you were pondering that.

Christmas time is here... la la la la la...I got done most of my shopping, and am pretty proud of my purchases. I also really want to make a kick ass music video right now. I can't though because I don't have my camera yet... god damn it.

I would also like to say that I miss that boy I now fancy... I miss his wonderfully attractive face more than I have ever missed anyone. Oh well, the play is starting soon so... YAY.

I would also like to say that my fucking zombie prom cd has not yet arrived, and being home sick and crippled is not fun without a new musical and it makes me very upset indeed to not have my cd!

IDEA

I'm thinking about what I am going to do when I get my camera. I want to make some funny little youtube videos with my friends cause you know... thats just a must.

My idea though, is to make a documentary on putting on a high school production. Its a very interesting process, and I figure its an overall good idea. The cast could have the dvd's to look back on the actual show and fun times we had, and other people can view the dvd and know what actually goes into putting on a musical.

I want to be pretty politically correct in making this, but since theatre is never just gumdrops and butterflies, I want to keep true to what actually happens. What I mean by this is, When some cast members are taking the drama off the stage, I want to capture the emotions of the whole thing, and how it impacts the show without causing major problems, or appearing bias towards one side or the other.

I am thinking of putting a lot of my personal thoughts into the documentary throughout the show, not to Bogart the video, but to give my opinions and hopes and dreams and such in private. I also want other people to give their personal thoughts. This aspect would add a lot of heart to the movie, and show people that the actors and techies are not just robots, they have opinions on what goes on in the show and we aren't always happy about what the director/stage manager tell us to do.

Of course, we do have A LOT of fun backstage despite all of the cattyness and all the tears. I want to put a bunch of clips of us fooling around and make it known that we have a really good time. I will try and make a bloopers section, as well as a Reed section.

A few big things about the movie are getting a decent history of Masque in there that won't bore people. No one ever really takes the time to sit back and think about how much we grow during a show. A cast and crew are so bust getting everything perfect we never think about how bad we used to be at "scene 4" or, "lighting cue 14" and I want my video to really show everyone involved, and not involved, how far we can go in a few short weeks. The last really big thing to show in the movie is how much we love each other, and how much we love theatre. In Guys and Dolls, so many different kinds of people who any science person would say "could never get along" really came together for the show, and ended up loving and appreciating one another. It's an amazing thing to see and catching that on tape (mini dv sorry) would be spectacular.

SNOW

We had a snow day today, and because of it, I feel unbelievably lazy. I honestly don't know what the hell to do with myself. I was going to make a nice little blog post but now, I am too lazy to even do that.

Tired and I don't know why.

So, I am very tired. Excuse me if this post lacks much much cleverness as I slept very little last night. I was tossing and turning, probably cause I didn't take my usual benadryl before bed. It usually knocks me out. I was thinking about Christmas vacation, and the fun that will be, the next play, and many other random occurances in my life.

Now that I think about it, is it discriminatory to say that the week or so we get off of school is officially called Christmas vacation? It seems to me that saying Merry Christmas has become almost like a sin in todays world, because there is a small percentage of people that do not celebrate that holiday. Honestly I don't know what they are bitching about because if someone said happy Quanza (sp?) to me I would not be offended in the least.

I set my phone to a London time zone and it has not yet failed to confuse me completely. My rat has also not failed to piss me off this week, but I love her though.

I have a new crush, and I he has appeared in my daydreams occasionally over the past few days which is a nice change on me lately, despite the way I appear my romantic feelings have bordered on A-sexual. I think having crushes in most cases are good for a person. They can get bad say... the person decides they are in love with their crush and become obsessed, and that never ends well. I like fancying someone but if it doesn't work out, or nothing comes of it, I won't get my heart broken. It's best to keep things light before you are in a relationship with someone that way you don't risk coming on too strong, or creeping someone out. I basically stop at harmless flirting. That can be a good thing or a bad thing because if it turns out he's into me, my flirting might not be enough to let him know that I like him and therefore he is afraid to make any sort of move, and in turn I can't make a move because I also don't know he's into me.

I HATE DATING. Its a science that I just don't care to and don't study. Then again, if I don't study my dreams of having that lifelong friend and honest companion will drift away into the abyss... just like my childhood.
wow. thats depressing.

bubbles! that always cheers me up!

Potty Training Columbia

I decided today to try and bond a bit more with my rattie. I picked her up and played with her a while before putting her in her ball. I was wearing winter gloves, so that if she bit me, I wouldn't react and she would get the picture that biting me does nothing. She did not get aggressive so thats pretty good. I was cleaning her cage when I thought up the idea of potty training her. I found out from my internet searches that rats can potty train very easily, all you have to do is put their "raisins" in what you want their potty to be, and fill the potty with different bedding than the rest of her cage. I also put some jelly and applesauce in her food dish along with the regular pellets because all she really wants to eat are carrots, and I want those to be her trust training treat. I am finding Columbia to be a very loyal friend and I love her already. Its really not hard.

Calm Waters.

I feel that life at the moment is pretty calm right now. I am saying this as I am eating a warm bowl of a new recipe I am trying for beet soup, listening to my new friend snoring upstairs (this is the rat btw), and enjoying the brief interlude, that I usually despise with every part of my body and soul, between shows. I also just found out that I have my first blog follower. Hi to you if you are reading this, and whatever the reason you decided to follow my blog here's hoping its cause I'm interesting and awesome.

Robyn and I have a project I am much excited for. We are painting a small section of her room with black chalkboard paint. Best friends need DIY projects to look back on, and make fun of their horrible mistakes. (I hope our DIY day will lack those, but knowing me...) This reminds me that I have to go online and look up some other DIY things to make our day complete.

The MASQUE meeting where we are supposed to be discussing and voting on a play for the next semester is wednesday, and I have mixed feelings about it. The show I really want to do is Zombie Prom... Awesome video shown here:

Other people want to do Grease but that is just wayyyyy too overdone for my tastes, plus Zombie prom is awesome!

Columbia ARRIVES!

I got my new friend today. She is a 5 month old dumbo rat. She's very cute, and tan, and very paranoid about her new surroundings. She spent last night chewing on some wood, hatching and escape plan and making other various noises that I could only guess what kind of havoc she was causing.

Its been a while.

I haven't really done a real post in a long while, so why the fuck not do one right now? To make life more entertaining, I will number my updates.

1. I was fucking awesome in the show. Not only is it me that has that particular view on the matter, but thats what I have been told by everyone I speak to... or, some variation of the like. Doing the show was great fun as we were able to pull it together in the end as I had mostly thought we could do. Despite bad blocking, and line learning, and even not finishing dress rehearsal, the show went off swimmingly. Gabe was adorable, Vanja was hot, Miranda was hotter, Julian (little) didn't piss me off all that much, Julian (big) was astounded and probably humbled by my utter sexiness, my bitches stayed on cue, and most importantly Kendra stayed out of my way. O yeah, my costume change where I get totally stripped backstage where all could see did not offend.

2. Robyn and I have been having great fun with our silliness and games. The puzzle (this is not a game!!!...yeah robyn it is), Chicago (What is this Carl? I did not ask for muted jazz tones!), Anastasia and spending about 45 minutes fixing the VHS (I really want to watch the little rascals!), Flotsam and Jetsam (aka ben and joe, GABE, and Miranda being beaten by her future husband (stop being so whimsical!!)

3. VIDEOS::: I have spent a lot of time on youtube and discovered some truly hilarious and wonderful things.I learned a lot from this man, you better pay attention. Here is another wondrous Monty Python Flying Circus clip
And now for a few words from the white kids:

3.I need a vcr, and I am also tired of typing. More later!!