April Begins...

I'm probably going to have even less free time this month than usual, so I figured I better blog now or forever hold my peace.

I'm feeling a lot better than I did a couple weeks ago. My harddrive still hasn't been fixed, but everything else is seeming to look up.

The thing that I found out the day after my blog meltdown that made me not dislike the theatre department as much is public knowledge now. I was named Theatre Department Student of the Year. It was quite flattering. When Dr. Petrie called me into his office the morning after I had posted my angry blog, I was POSITIVE that somebody had ratted me out to him and he was going to bug me about it. I was shocked when he told me why I was there, though, and I told him that I really needed to hear something like that at that point in time. He said all of the faculty had voted on it, which was something else I needed to hear.

Last week, I had to go and get my picture taken for the program of the banquet that I'm supposed to go to for all of the School of HASS students of the year. I was really bugged because out of 9 or so of us, there were only THREE of us that dressed nicely for the photos. And we were the men. The women all dressed casually. It's called tact, people.

I'm going to the banquet in a couple weeks, and I'm bringing my mommy as my date. I could have used it as an opportunity to ask a certain someone out, but I figured my mom deserved it more than they did. She was really excited when I told her about it.

I'm still thrilled about my SAST show. I couldn't have asked for a better cast. My concept is turning out really well. The faculty advisor, Dave Tinney, came to our rehearsal the other day and seemed really excited about the show. He was very complimentary.

Smokey Joe's Cafe is going well, too. There are a few people in the cast who have a tendency to be divas, but other than that, I really like the cast - even though they're as bad at talking as the High School Musical cast was. As much as I've liked working on this show, though, I'm ready for it to open so I can focus on Wizard of Oz.

I ordered a new car this week. I'm very excited. My monthly payments are going to be REALLY good, and I'm going to use it to establish credit. I'm stoked. I've always wanted an SUV, and I've always wanted a green car. I'm getting both, but it's an SUV with great gas mileage. It's a Ford Escape, and this is what it will look like:

I'm bummed, though, because I had to order it and it will take 6-8 weeks to get here. At least it will be the color I want, though. NOBODY carries it in the green color.

School is starting to wind down, and it's feeling nice. I had one final last week, one tonight, and I'm down to just a handful of major projects left. My directing scene of The Monkey's Paw was awesome. My actors, Jana Grass and Wes Tolman, were fantastic. They really went with my classic Universal horror concept. I had fun putting together sound effects and making monkey's paws (I made a backup, just to be safe. And because Mr. Potato Head comes with two arms, so I figured I might as well use them both....)

I've been acting like crazy lately. Between the scenes I've helped with for directing class and my scenes from Acting, I've been memorizing at least one new scene every week. Last week, we had a theatre department showcase, and Chris asked me to do two of my scenes from Acting II. I had to rememorize them, but it was worth it. I did a scene from Doubt with my friend Laura, and it was incredible. I've never felt so good about my acting. My other scene was fine, too, but this one felt really good. I had an Acting final tonight, too, and performed a scene from Rabbit Hole. It felt pretty good, too. After Ah, Wilderness! I really didn't want to ever act again, but I'm not hating it as much now. Of course, doing scene work in class is completely different than being in a show, but I wouldn't rule a show out right now. I'll just have to make sure I work with directors who are really supportive and give feedback- even if its negative. I had no confidence in my acting at all after that show, but now I'm feeling pretty darn good.

I think that's about it for now. Here's a fun video that makes me happy. :)