Sorry for anyone who has been keeping up on my blog (doubtful). I know that I haven't really been saying anything at all. I promise I will start again soon!
BLAH BLAH BLAH.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Spring Break
Sorry I haven't blogged in a while. A particularly big sorry to Chris Byers.
Spring Break has been fun. The first night, I reconnected with my best friends, whom I LOVE.
The next night, I saw my old high school's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. I don't get easily embarrassed, just slightly awkward, and that is what happened that night. The show ended, and thus begun the Megamix. The first bows featured some very hardworking seniors who deserved a moment, so I thus began the standing ovation, thinking the old people would follow in suit. They did not. Apparently, everyone thinks you have to wait until the end to do so. Dumb. The idea is that you stand when you enjoy a particular performance from everyone, which I did. So...after about a minute of standing, I moved back down into my seat, and clapped above my head, an appropriate substitute.
More notable moments include plenty of quality time with my best friends Nathan and Bitzy, and my friend Tom Lewis, a beefy, hunky, manly sophomore boy with an interest in theatre and sports. Needless to say, he's fun.
Tuesday night, I saw HAIR! It was friggin sweet. Seats were in the balcony, so the sightline wasn't amazing, but the production was great. It was the national tour that ran in Chicago. The lighting was impeccable. My only complaint is the sound levels. The pit was a little too loud. However, it was a lot of fun to see.
I have become hooked to a new tv show called Shameless. It's on Showtime, which sucks because I am not subscribed at home to Showtime. I was introduced to the show by Bitzy. We watched two episodes at her house. It was wonderful!!! It isn't afraid to explore real life, and it doesn't need to explain itself. It's great.
Another notable moment was my dinner with my friend/mentor/teacher Heidie BW Dunn. She is the most influential person in my life. She is most of the reason that I am doing theatre. She is amazing. Unfortunately, she's been going through rough times lately, but I am wholly there to support her.
Thursday. Oh, Thursday. That was St. Patrick's day. Also known as: Pick Up Your Drunk Ass Brother From the Bar Day. Let's just say, there was puke and incoherency.
My break has been a lot of fun, and a lot of abandonment of responsibilities. Now, heading back to Drake University tomorrow morning, a looming sense of work floats over me, but I am ready to tackle it!
Back to the ol' daily grind!
Spring Break has been fun. The first night, I reconnected with my best friends, whom I LOVE.
The next night, I saw my old high school's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. I don't get easily embarrassed, just slightly awkward, and that is what happened that night. The show ended, and thus begun the Megamix. The first bows featured some very hardworking seniors who deserved a moment, so I thus began the standing ovation, thinking the old people would follow in suit. They did not. Apparently, everyone thinks you have to wait until the end to do so. Dumb. The idea is that you stand when you enjoy a particular performance from everyone, which I did. So...after about a minute of standing, I moved back down into my seat, and clapped above my head, an appropriate substitute.
More notable moments include plenty of quality time with my best friends Nathan and Bitzy, and my friend Tom Lewis, a beefy, hunky, manly sophomore boy with an interest in theatre and sports. Needless to say, he's fun.
Tuesday night, I saw HAIR! It was friggin sweet. Seats were in the balcony, so the sightline wasn't amazing, but the production was great. It was the national tour that ran in Chicago. The lighting was impeccable. My only complaint is the sound levels. The pit was a little too loud. However, it was a lot of fun to see.
I have become hooked to a new tv show called Shameless. It's on Showtime, which sucks because I am not subscribed at home to Showtime. I was introduced to the show by Bitzy. We watched two episodes at her house. It was wonderful!!! It isn't afraid to explore real life, and it doesn't need to explain itself. It's great.
Another notable moment was my dinner with my friend/mentor/teacher Heidie BW Dunn. She is the most influential person in my life. She is most of the reason that I am doing theatre. She is amazing. Unfortunately, she's been going through rough times lately, but I am wholly there to support her.
Thursday. Oh, Thursday. That was St. Patrick's day. Also known as: Pick Up Your Drunk Ass Brother From the Bar Day. Let's just say, there was puke and incoherency.
My break has been a lot of fun, and a lot of abandonment of responsibilities. Now, heading back to Drake University tomorrow morning, a looming sense of work floats over me, but I am ready to tackle it!
Back to the ol' daily grind!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Women and Literature
This is my lit class this semester, or my Area of Inquiry (AOI) at Drake. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm a huge literature nerd, but some things I can't stand in the class are this:
1. I am the only boy. There are 28 students, and I am the sole male representative.
2. The girls who think they're smart, but just make really obvious comments on the novel, either because they're dumb, or they didn't do the reading assignment for that day and Sparknoted it.
3. The girls who basically sum up what someone has just said, for example: A girl says, "I think Sula is a sexual character because she flirts with a lot of men." The next girl has something to 'add', "I think that because Sula is flirtatious, that she is also sexual." Thanks for the wisdom you just imparted second girl, really original!!!
4. There are people who fall asleep in class when over half of our grade is based on in-class participation.
5. Our professor is looking for a certain, very obvious, answer and none of the girls can come up with it.
Mind you, this is not to boast about how "amazingly smart" I am or anything, it is just an expression of my frustration.
BLAH BLAH BLAH.
1. I am the only boy. There are 28 students, and I am the sole male representative.
2. The girls who think they're smart, but just make really obvious comments on the novel, either because they're dumb, or they didn't do the reading assignment for that day and Sparknoted it.
3. The girls who basically sum up what someone has just said, for example: A girl says, "I think Sula is a sexual character because she flirts with a lot of men." The next girl has something to 'add', "I think that because Sula is flirtatious, that she is also sexual." Thanks for the wisdom you just imparted second girl, really original!!!
4. There are people who fall asleep in class when over half of our grade is based on in-class participation.
5. Our professor is looking for a certain, very obvious, answer and none of the girls can come up with it.
Mind you, this is not to boast about how "amazingly smart" I am or anything, it is just an expression of my frustration.
BLAH BLAH BLAH.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Zoo Story
So, at Drake University, which is the school I attend for my BFA in Musical Theatre, I recently was cast in a one-act play called Zoo Story by Edward Albee. It is EFFED UP. It is seemingly this sweet, slightly comical story about an uptight man met with a shabby, crazy park-dweller, but it takes a very interesting turn toward the end.
You start reading it, and you think,"Oh, the uptight man is going to have a realization that life isn't so bad, and he is going to help out the crazy guy." Not at all.
The reason I'm spouting about this is because we had our first read-through today, and I was much more interested in the play than I had intended. It is also pretty anti-type for me. I play an uptight, normal guy, which would be a first.
This play is going to be a big challenge, and I am ready for it. I cannot wait to get in the process, and really dig in to the play's meaning, which I still have yet to pin down.
Other than that, my next couple days will be lonely, so expect blogs. My friends are headed off to a big audition for acting students in the Mid West, which I mistakenly didn't sign up for.
BLAH BLAH BLAH.
You start reading it, and you think,"Oh, the uptight man is going to have a realization that life isn't so bad, and he is going to help out the crazy guy." Not at all.
The reason I'm spouting about this is because we had our first read-through today, and I was much more interested in the play than I had intended. It is also pretty anti-type for me. I play an uptight, normal guy, which would be a first.
This play is going to be a big challenge, and I am ready for it. I cannot wait to get in the process, and really dig in to the play's meaning, which I still have yet to pin down.
Other than that, my next couple days will be lonely, so expect blogs. My friends are headed off to a big audition for acting students in the Mid West, which I mistakenly didn't sign up for.
BLAH BLAH BLAH.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Lazy Sundays
Sundays for me are like going to bed while still being awake. I know that I have plenty to do, yet somehow I still wait until about 9 or 10 to start completing these tasks. For example: monologue memorization, journaling, reading for classes, laundry and rearranging.
Even with all this said, Sundays still seem to drag on, until you get to that pivotal hour of work.
I don't know how I feel about my new laptop yet.
I am tired, but unwilling to go to sleep in fear that I might miss something.
BLAH BLAH BLAH.
Even with all this said, Sundays still seem to drag on, until you get to that pivotal hour of work.
I don't know how I feel about my new laptop yet.
I am tired, but unwilling to go to sleep in fear that I might miss something.
BLAH BLAH BLAH.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
first blog ever,
Hello, all!
Welcome to my blog.
I'm not quite sure what this is for, or why I'm even doing it, but there's a first time for everything. Let me first get started by saying that my blog will be honest and forthright, so I apologize in advance for any hurt feelings.
Thanks!
Welcome to my blog.
I'm not quite sure what this is for, or why I'm even doing it, but there's a first time for everything. Let me first get started by saying that my blog will be honest and forthright, so I apologize in advance for any hurt feelings.
Thanks!
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