SONG OF THE DAY: Unfortunately it's that "Evacuate the Dance Floor" song. I don't know (or care) who sings it. It's a terrible song and it's stuck in my head. :|
CURRENT MOOD: Impatient
So the past few days have been undeniably sweet. Where to begin...
I suppose a good place to start would be Saturday. There was a flea market in town, of which my parents were vendors. I spent about 5 hours there walking around. I spent about $35 and bought so much stuff. A laundry basket's worth of clothes, a bunch of books, and a ton of other awesome stuff. Honestly, one of the funnest days of my life. I can be such a girly girl, ha.
For some reason I don't remember Sunday.
Monday was my last final of the semester. It was in acting and then afterward I went to ES's house. We did a lot of shopping and stuffs.
I'm feeling really good about this summer. I had a pretty awesome one last year, but this one has so much more potential, ha. I'm going to have my girly time with my bestest, AW; I'm going to go on my usually crazy adventures with CL and AC; I'm going to have Fab Four dates with AW, ES, and MP; other various shenanigans with other friends; and I have ES in my life. Period. I didn't even have ES in my life last summer until the beginning of August. And he wasn't mine until nearly the end of the month.
Not to get too sappy, but this is the first time I think I'm really happy about the future. I really truly think this is going to be the best summer of my life. There's so much potential, and ES is a lot of the reason for that. I've never met anyone that made me feel worthwhile. Until last August. And he's made me feel like this right from the beginning.
He and I were walking around Target yesterday, and as a joke (but I don't remember why) I put the ring that was on my right hand onto my left ring finger and we decided to pretend we were engaged, just in case anyone asked. It was the same ring that I've worn for a few years, but put on a different hand and with a different (albeit fake) connotation, but I couldn't stop staring at it. It looked nice on that hand. :)
TIP/ADVICE/ORDER of the DAY: Go for a walk. Do it. Now.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Fairies Abound
SONG OF THE DAY: Dark Blue by Jack's Mannequin
CURRENT MOOD: Impatient
So I saw the Great Lakes Theater Festival's A Midsummer Night's Dream, and it wasn't bad but I wasn't a huge fan. The Beatles theme was cool, but unfortunately, they fit the play to the theme not the other way around. It relied on it far too much, I think. But otherwise, not bad. And I think I have a better understanding of Titania which is convenient because I'm doing her for scene work in my Shakespeare class. I've been having trouble embodying her because who on Earth knows just how to fit into the body of a (near) goddess? It's tough. Especially when you're clumsy, like myself.
I'm very impatient right now. I haven't seen ES in a week, and that's not cool. Trust me, it's just not. But I'm seeing him in less than 15 hours. :) He also got in a pseudo-argument with my acting professor on Facebook today. It was awesome. Take my word for it.
I'm also impatient for May 3rd. So close to summer...
Rage moment of the day: McDonald's messed up my burger. Lame.
TIP/ADVICE/ORDER of the DAY: Listen to a song that makes you smile and feel warm and fuzzy. For a good example, see my Song of the Day. Do it. Now.
CURRENT MOOD: Impatient
So I saw the Great Lakes Theater Festival's A Midsummer Night's Dream, and it wasn't bad but I wasn't a huge fan. The Beatles theme was cool, but unfortunately, they fit the play to the theme not the other way around. It relied on it far too much, I think. But otherwise, not bad. And I think I have a better understanding of Titania which is convenient because I'm doing her for scene work in my Shakespeare class. I've been having trouble embodying her because who on Earth knows just how to fit into the body of a (near) goddess? It's tough. Especially when you're clumsy, like myself.
I'm very impatient right now. I haven't seen ES in a week, and that's not cool. Trust me, it's just not. But I'm seeing him in less than 15 hours. :) He also got in a pseudo-argument with my acting professor on Facebook today. It was awesome. Take my word for it.
I'm also impatient for May 3rd. So close to summer...
Rage moment of the day: McDonald's messed up my burger. Lame.
TIP/ADVICE/ORDER of the DAY: Listen to a song that makes you smile and feel warm and fuzzy. For a good example, see my Song of the Day. Do it. Now.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Counting Down...
SONG OF THE DAY: Opheliac by Emilie Autumn
CURRENT MOOD: Tired, kind of annoyed
Not much to talk about, but I was overpowered by the urge to tell you things about my life that you probably don't care to know. Hence the blog!
My news of the day is that one week from today is my last day of class. I have 2 finals after that, but I get to start my summer officially on May 4. Uber excited.
My rant of the day is in regards to things I saw while riding the bus this morning. Looking out the window, what should I see? Every 20 feet or so there was some form of graffiti, most of it just random profanity. And honestly, it really makes me mad. Do you really have so little to do in your life that you go around writing swear words on bus stop and brick walls? It was frustrating.
Also frustrating are people who commit to stuff, and you ask them to make sure they are still committed to it, and they say yes. Several hours later when said activity is supposed to happen... they can't. Another bit of my annoyance. My final bit of annoyance comes from the fact that I gave away my last Midol. Why must I be nice.
Second bit of news is I'm going back on a diet. I did Weight Watchers a few years back and it worked. I lost about 20 lbs, but inevitably gained it back. It's not a hard diet, hence why I did it, and I decided to pick it back up again. I probably sound kind of like a hypocrite, me criticizing all the ingenues that are skinny pretty things and here I am going on a diet. That IS a little bit of the reason why, but also I just want to feel a little bit better health-wise. I've always wanted to say I'm in shape, not necessarily skinny. So we'll see how it goes.
TIP/ORDER/ADVICE of the DAY: Fiber One granola bars are actually frickin delicious. You should get some. Do it. Now.
CURRENT MOOD: Tired, kind of annoyed
Not much to talk about, but I was overpowered by the urge to tell you things about my life that you probably don't care to know. Hence the blog!
My news of the day is that one week from today is my last day of class. I have 2 finals after that, but I get to start my summer officially on May 4. Uber excited.
My rant of the day is in regards to things I saw while riding the bus this morning. Looking out the window, what should I see? Every 20 feet or so there was some form of graffiti, most of it just random profanity. And honestly, it really makes me mad. Do you really have so little to do in your life that you go around writing swear words on bus stop and brick walls? It was frustrating.
Also frustrating are people who commit to stuff, and you ask them to make sure they are still committed to it, and they say yes. Several hours later when said activity is supposed to happen... they can't. Another bit of my annoyance. My final bit of annoyance comes from the fact that I gave away my last Midol. Why must I be nice.
Second bit of news is I'm going back on a diet. I did Weight Watchers a few years back and it worked. I lost about 20 lbs, but inevitably gained it back. It's not a hard diet, hence why I did it, and I decided to pick it back up again. I probably sound kind of like a hypocrite, me criticizing all the ingenues that are skinny pretty things and here I am going on a diet. That IS a little bit of the reason why, but also I just want to feel a little bit better health-wise. I've always wanted to say I'm in shape, not necessarily skinny. So we'll see how it goes.
TIP/ORDER/ADVICE of the DAY: Fiber One granola bars are actually frickin delicious. You should get some. Do it. Now.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Kick-Ass is Bad. Ass.
SONG OF THE DAY: Lose It by Eminem (yeah... I'm kind of surprised at myself... it's just stuck in my head)
CURRENT MOOD: w00t, yes that is a m00d
Here we shall have my review for Kick-Ass.
ES and I went and saw it today. We were both optimistic; I was more-so than he was, but still hopeful. Not only did the movie not disappoint; it was really fantastic.
SPOILERS AHEAD. I would hate to ruin your day.
Let me begin by saying that Chloe Moretz may be one of my new favorite people and stars as Mindy McCready/Hit Girl. For those who don't know (and I didn't until ES said it), she was the snarky little sister in (500) Days of Summer. Miss Moretz is the Queen of Sass. I love it. Hit Girl is far more kick ass than Kick Ass, but we probably already knew that from the previews. She swears like... I don't know. Can't even say. And that's hilarious even in itself.
What I loved about the movie was that it was so randomly and unexpectedly funny but then became randomly and unexpectedly HEAVY. It became actually pretty deep for a movie that's got McLovin and a jet pack in it. What was even more amazing about it was that when it GOT heavy, you were still laughing. And it wasn't always stuff you SHOULD be laughing at. For goodness sake, we're essentially watching a character get burned alive. There's extreme violence. There's blood! And it's hysterical.
On that note, those that aren't fans of violence should stay away. Also, if you're squeamish about violence involving children, stay FAR away. If you don't believe me, know this: if you don't want you or your kids seeing Nick Cage shoot the girl playing his daughter from roughly 10 feet away and doing it like a game, do not go. You will see a pre-teen being nearly killed by grown men on more than one occasion, and you will see said pre-teen doing things that we know she can't/shouldn't do. Impressionable youngsters? Send them to How To Train Your Dragon. Side note: haven't seen it, but I've heard great things.
But if you can handle that, go. You will have one kick-ass time.
Another side note: awesome music. I hope there's a soundtrack.
TIP/ORDER/ADVICE of the DAY: Go see Kick-Ass. Do it. Now.
CURRENT MOOD: w00t, yes that is a m00d
Here we shall have my review for Kick-Ass.
ES and I went and saw it today. We were both optimistic; I was more-so than he was, but still hopeful. Not only did the movie not disappoint; it was really fantastic.
SPOILERS AHEAD. I would hate to ruin your day.
Let me begin by saying that Chloe Moretz may be one of my new favorite people and stars as Mindy McCready/Hit Girl. For those who don't know (and I didn't until ES said it), she was the snarky little sister in (500) Days of Summer. Miss Moretz is the Queen of Sass. I love it. Hit Girl is far more kick ass than Kick Ass, but we probably already knew that from the previews. She swears like... I don't know. Can't even say. And that's hilarious even in itself.
What I loved about the movie was that it was so randomly and unexpectedly funny but then became randomly and unexpectedly HEAVY. It became actually pretty deep for a movie that's got McLovin and a jet pack in it. What was even more amazing about it was that when it GOT heavy, you were still laughing. And it wasn't always stuff you SHOULD be laughing at. For goodness sake, we're essentially watching a character get burned alive. There's extreme violence. There's blood! And it's hysterical.
On that note, those that aren't fans of violence should stay away. Also, if you're squeamish about violence involving children, stay FAR away. If you don't believe me, know this: if you don't want you or your kids seeing Nick Cage shoot the girl playing his daughter from roughly 10 feet away and doing it like a game, do not go. You will see a pre-teen being nearly killed by grown men on more than one occasion, and you will see said pre-teen doing things that we know she can't/shouldn't do. Impressionable youngsters? Send them to How To Train Your Dragon. Side note: haven't seen it, but I've heard great things.
But if you can handle that, go. You will have one kick-ass time.
Another side note: awesome music. I hope there's a soundtrack.
TIP/ORDER/ADVICE of the DAY: Go see Kick-Ass. Do it. Now.
Friday, April 16, 2010
TGIF- Thank God it's Frappes
SONG OF THE DAY: Somebody Told Me by The Killers
CURRENT MOOD: Sleepy and lazy
So I have a vague feeling I wrote about this before, but McDonald's Frappes are delightful. I think better than Starbucks, because they're far less icey and slushy like not to mention cheaper. Omnomnom... today started out with a mocha frappe. And it was beautiful.
I feel like such a victim of peer pressure at the moment. I got talked out of going to class. To do what? To take over a friend's cell phone (he knew about it, so don't worry, I'm not that much of a creeper) and confess his mannish love for his best friend. I decided that if I'm skipping class, I might as well be productive. Yeahhhhh... no. Here I am on blogspot.
I still feel kind of accomplished though from yesterday. I have a 10-12 page paper due Monday and, save the works cited page and some spell-checking, it is written. Turned out to be about 10 1/2 pages. I feel like such an overachiever. What was also nice is I sat outside to work on the paper yesterday. Grabbed the looptoop and a blanket and took over the backyard to write about Slumdog Millionaire. I reiterate, if you haven't seen it. Do it. Now.
So I had event invitation on Facebook about attending an audition, and it's something I'm interested in. Shakespeare festival! Downside to this is that if I got in, I'd be essentially busy the whole summer, and frankly I want the time off. As an actress, I am torn between relaxation and pursuing other endeavors.
Speaking of being an actress, well... would-be actress, for those non-thespians it might be necessary to explain the titel of the blog: Always an extra, never an ingenue. Stereotypically, ingenues are the skinny, pretty, ultra-talented lucky girls that always get to play the leads in shows, whether or not they are always the best suited for the part. It's a cruel world. And if you're a girl like me, you just have to live with the knowledge that you're never going to be that girl. You're okay for the chorus and maybe a supporting role, but you know you're never going to be the big name star. And that's discouraging. But sometimes you just have to learn to live with it and make do with what you get.
I guess that's kind of how life in general works. You should always go for what you want, even if you know there's almost no chance that you'll get it. The pursuit makes it worthwhile, at least for now.
TIP/ADVICE/ORDER of the DAY: Go get a McDonald's Frappe and rent Slumdog Millionaire. You can thank me later. Do it. Now.
CURRENT MOOD: Sleepy and lazy
So I have a vague feeling I wrote about this before, but McDonald's Frappes are delightful. I think better than Starbucks, because they're far less icey and slushy like not to mention cheaper. Omnomnom... today started out with a mocha frappe. And it was beautiful.
I feel like such a victim of peer pressure at the moment. I got talked out of going to class. To do what? To take over a friend's cell phone (he knew about it, so don't worry, I'm not that much of a creeper) and confess his mannish love for his best friend. I decided that if I'm skipping class, I might as well be productive. Yeahhhhh... no. Here I am on blogspot.
I still feel kind of accomplished though from yesterday. I have a 10-12 page paper due Monday and, save the works cited page and some spell-checking, it is written. Turned out to be about 10 1/2 pages. I feel like such an overachiever. What was also nice is I sat outside to work on the paper yesterday. Grabbed the looptoop and a blanket and took over the backyard to write about Slumdog Millionaire. I reiterate, if you haven't seen it. Do it. Now.
So I had event invitation on Facebook about attending an audition, and it's something I'm interested in. Shakespeare festival! Downside to this is that if I got in, I'd be essentially busy the whole summer, and frankly I want the time off. As an actress, I am torn between relaxation and pursuing other endeavors.
Speaking of being an actress, well... would-be actress, for those non-thespians it might be necessary to explain the titel of the blog: Always an extra, never an ingenue. Stereotypically, ingenues are the skinny, pretty, ultra-talented lucky girls that always get to play the leads in shows, whether or not they are always the best suited for the part. It's a cruel world. And if you're a girl like me, you just have to live with the knowledge that you're never going to be that girl. You're okay for the chorus and maybe a supporting role, but you know you're never going to be the big name star. And that's discouraging. But sometimes you just have to learn to live with it and make do with what you get.
I guess that's kind of how life in general works. You should always go for what you want, even if you know there's almost no chance that you'll get it. The pursuit makes it worthwhile, at least for now.
TIP/ADVICE/ORDER of the DAY: Go get a McDonald's Frappe and rent Slumdog Millionaire. You can thank me later. Do it. Now.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Sith Cheesecake?
SONG OF THE DAY: If it Means a Lot to You by A Day to Remember
CURRENT MOOD: sleepy, mildly overwhelmed and annoyed, but not bad
Beginning today with the negative so we can finish happily. :)
Last night, minor freakout occurred when it began sinking in what I have to do in my last 3 weeks of class. I can think of 4 papers, an exam, and a final scene performance off the top of my head. What's worse is these are just the final projects, not including the work in between. It might not be so bad if I had the desire to do it. I have senioritis at the end of my sophomore year. I never even had senioritis in high school.
Bah. Humbug.
Now for the positive and it's kind of a doozy.
Yesterday, ES (the boyfriend) and I went up to one of the playgrounds around where I live. We're fans of swings, ha. So after some revelry and picture taking a woman her 2 kids came up to the park. The youngest was maybe 3; the eldest was 4. After a few minutes, the eldest ran over to ES and myself holding a Darth Vader toy and asked if we wanted to play. The mom was nearby and watching so I was less alarmed by the thought of "Haven't you taught your kids not to talk to strangers?!" So ES and I agreed and the boy led us to a hill behind the swings.
"I'm going to be Darth Vader, and you're going to be Luke, and you're going to be Leia cuz you're the beautifulest."
Ohhhhh, I love it when small children flatter me...
Then he ran to the top and had us go to the bottom and go after him with invisible light sabers. The boy kept switching our roles and at one point we were all Boba Fetts or we sat down to dinner of strawberries and Sith Cheesecake as Darth Vader and Mr. and Mrs. Vader. An hour later, I was exhausted and the boy was still going strong, and ES and I had to go home.
The boy looked so sad and his mom thanked us and told her boy to thank us before we left.
Today, if the boy saw us, he probably wouldn't recognize us or remember the hour in the park. I don't even know his name, but I know this something I will think about for a while. A lot of the reason for this, I think, is because I never had the maternal side of me flare up so much. When we were leaving, I really wanted a hug from the boy, almost like he was a child I'd always known and was saying goodbye to until we had another playdate.
There's a piece of me that hopes to run into them at the park again one day, but I'd be heartbroken if he didn't recognize me.
TIP/ADVICE/ORDER of the DAY: Call up someone you remember playing with as a child. Thank them, talk to them, maybe get back in touch with them if you aren't. Do it. Now.
CURRENT MOOD: sleepy, mildly overwhelmed and annoyed, but not bad
Beginning today with the negative so we can finish happily. :)
Last night, minor freakout occurred when it began sinking in what I have to do in my last 3 weeks of class. I can think of 4 papers, an exam, and a final scene performance off the top of my head. What's worse is these are just the final projects, not including the work in between. It might not be so bad if I had the desire to do it. I have senioritis at the end of my sophomore year. I never even had senioritis in high school.
Bah. Humbug.
Now for the positive and it's kind of a doozy.
Yesterday, ES (the boyfriend) and I went up to one of the playgrounds around where I live. We're fans of swings, ha. So after some revelry and picture taking a woman her 2 kids came up to the park. The youngest was maybe 3; the eldest was 4. After a few minutes, the eldest ran over to ES and myself holding a Darth Vader toy and asked if we wanted to play. The mom was nearby and watching so I was less alarmed by the thought of "Haven't you taught your kids not to talk to strangers?!" So ES and I agreed and the boy led us to a hill behind the swings.
"I'm going to be Darth Vader, and you're going to be Luke, and you're going to be Leia cuz you're the beautifulest."
Ohhhhh, I love it when small children flatter me...
Then he ran to the top and had us go to the bottom and go after him with invisible light sabers. The boy kept switching our roles and at one point we were all Boba Fetts or we sat down to dinner of strawberries and Sith Cheesecake as Darth Vader and Mr. and Mrs. Vader. An hour later, I was exhausted and the boy was still going strong, and ES and I had to go home.
The boy looked so sad and his mom thanked us and told her boy to thank us before we left.
Today, if the boy saw us, he probably wouldn't recognize us or remember the hour in the park. I don't even know his name, but I know this something I will think about for a while. A lot of the reason for this, I think, is because I never had the maternal side of me flare up so much. When we were leaving, I really wanted a hug from the boy, almost like he was a child I'd always known and was saying goodbye to until we had another playdate.
There's a piece of me that hopes to run into them at the park again one day, but I'd be heartbroken if he didn't recognize me.
TIP/ADVICE/ORDER of the DAY: Call up someone you remember playing with as a child. Thank them, talk to them, maybe get back in touch with them if you aren't. Do it. Now.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Let's See Here...
So here we have my first venture into legit blogging. I had a "sort of" blog about 2 years ago, but it was mostly whiney teenage stuff. This will probably be slightly less whiney teenage stuff. No promises. To be honest, not a huge fan of the blogging scene, and the reasons why are probably things I will do in the course of this. Bear with me, I can be a bit of a hypocrite. I hate when people put uber-personal stuff. That's what a diary is for. And if you're just using this as a diary, go out and get a diary and write in it the old-fashioned way. Far more therapeutic that way, I think. Second, I think things are funny that probably no one else does. So does the rest of the world. Should I post it for you to see? Unlikely. Will I? Most certainly yes.
Anywho, tangent over.
Now to business:
SONG OF THE DAY: Infected, from Repo! The Genetic Opera
CURRENT MOOD: Surprisingly well :)
It's been a lazy day. I'm both impressed and disappointed with myself, ha. Slept until 11:30 and then had a 2 and half hour nap later in the day, after watching Slumdog Millionaire. FYI- FANTASTIC movie. Watch it. Now. I think the sleep was needed, though. With it nearing the end of the semester, I'm feeling the burn.
That said. Things are well. Good. Great. AMAZING. :)
Not to get annoyingly personal... but I have a great boyfriend, great friends, great family. I am happy. Genuinely so. And believe me when I say that's a rare thing. I'm usually content; but never really so very happy. It's relaxing.
So other than this, nothing to give you. I'm not feeling inspirational yet.
TIP/ORDER/ADVICE of the DAY: Try Black Cherry Berry tea, Celestial brand. Do it.
Anywho, tangent over.
Now to business:
SONG OF THE DAY: Infected, from Repo! The Genetic Opera
CURRENT MOOD: Surprisingly well :)
It's been a lazy day. I'm both impressed and disappointed with myself, ha. Slept until 11:30 and then had a 2 and half hour nap later in the day, after watching Slumdog Millionaire. FYI- FANTASTIC movie. Watch it. Now. I think the sleep was needed, though. With it nearing the end of the semester, I'm feeling the burn.
That said. Things are well. Good. Great. AMAZING. :)
Not to get annoyingly personal... but I have a great boyfriend, great friends, great family. I am happy. Genuinely so. And believe me when I say that's a rare thing. I'm usually content; but never really so very happy. It's relaxing.
So other than this, nothing to give you. I'm not feeling inspirational yet.
TIP/ORDER/ADVICE of the DAY: Try Black Cherry Berry tea, Celestial brand. Do it.
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