August 5, 2009

Dear Blogary,

I feel like we haven’t talked forever. And forever is WAY too long. I’ve had an amazing month, full of so much cool stuff!

First of all, there’s this super cute girl who I like a whole lot. Like a whole, whole, whole lot. Her name is Lauren. We’ve spent as much time as possible with each other the last month, and I hope we get to spend a lot of time together over the next month. And the next one. And the next one… I like her for lots of reasons. Here are a few:

• She’s hot. Even my 6 year old nephew agrees.
• She’s really smart, even though she says she’s not and pretends she’s not sometimes.
• She’s talented. She can dance real good, and she can sing real good, too.
• She brings me Dr. Pepper some mornings when I’m tired.
• She’s getting over her severe dislike of scary movies in order to watch them with me.
• She’s good at hugging and stuff…
• She’s into religion and stuff.
• She’s getting into Friends with me.
• She comes to church with me sometimes and then she wastes her Sunday afternoon/evening with me, when I’m sure she has better things to do.
• She’s never once tried to control my car stereo.

That’s enough for now. I don’t want to make you jealous, Blogary.

I also have a show running right now. It’s called Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and it’s playing at the SCERA Shell. Here are some reviews/write-ups:

http://www.heraldextra.com/entertainment/article_93ec55c7-7c60-5d51-b792-39bf91ea8f95.html

http://universe.byu.edu/node/1211

http://media.www.uvureview.com/media/storage/paper982/news/2009/08/03/Culture/Welcome.To.Fabulous.Egypt-3753762.shtml

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705320918/Joseph-good-but-he-needs-a-better-technicolor-coat.html

I’m getting ready to start another show called Little Shop of Horrors at the Hale Theater in Orem. Auditions are next week. I’m excited!

I’ve been teaching youth theatre workshops to kids and teenagers this summer, and it’s fun. When else can I find excuses to have kids perform scenes from Night of the Living Dead and Cash on Delivery, and songs from The Happiest Millionaire and Der Glockner von Notre Dame?

My favorite part of summer workshops so far was taking the acting class on a field trip to Macey’s. They had to spend 15-20 minutes shopping in character. It was really fun to see kids trying to stay in character in a public setting. The best part was the girl who was playing a shy character. She looked like she was going to die every time somebody tried to talk to her. When she was making a purchase at the end, the checker looked horrified as Lauren and I were giggling at “Annelle.” She made a valiant effort to pull “Annelle” out of her shell, but it didn’t work. The class did an awesome job!

I’m not really having any luck finding a job, but I’m not too upset. If I have a year off of teaching, I’ll live. I’ll just have to fill it with tons and tons of recording and show work.

I’ve been teaching Gospel Doctrine in Church, and it’s kind of fun. I try to do something different every time I teach, and so far, it seems to be keeping people on their toes and focused. It’s kinda fun.

My friend, Amber, took new headshots of me, and I like some of them a great deal.

Right now, this very second, there is the most insane thunder outside the window! I’m going to go see if it’s raining…

I can’t tell if it’s raining or not. I’ll check again when I’m done talking to you, Blogary.

I went to an AMAZING concert a few weeks ago. It was the Fray, with Meese and Jack’s Mannequin opening.

Holy crap! Lightning just struck RIGHT BY MY HOUSE!!! Also, it’s definitely raining now. I can hear it.

Back to the concert. I still am not a fan of Meese. I hope the Fray can find a new opening act the next time they come. Jack’s Mannequin was pretty good, and of course, the Fray was AMAZING. It was general admission, and we had really good spots. We didn’t really fight with anyone, but a family near us did. Teri and I took their side, and I kind of laid smackdown when a bratty teenage girl almost trampled a poor tween.

I went to the new Harry Potter at midnight with Teri, etc. We wore matching shirts that said “Show me your patronus.” They were AWESOME. We got lots of compliments. The next day, I wanted to die. I didn’t get to bed until almost 5, and then I had to be up by 8. I decided I’m too old for midnight movies. And yet, I’m taking Lauren’s brothers to G.I. Joe this week. Ugh. At least I can sleep in Friday.

I think that’s about it for now, Blogary. Now you’re caught up. I’m going to let you get on with your life now, and I’ll get on with me. We’ll talk again soon, hopefully.

Love,
Jeremy

Near.....Far!

Hooray! It's one of Jeremy's random blogs where he just lists things that make him happy/pleased and sad/angry. (Sometimes, it feels like that's all he does, actually...) Tonight's blog is brought to you by Grover. And the letter Z.

• The TV show Fear Itself. The first and second episode were so-so, but the third and fourth are AWESOME. I just watched the last three straight, when I should have been going to bed. I can't get enough. James Roday as a possible serial killer? BRILLIANT. (I finished that episode while I was writing this blog, and holy cow!)


• WALL-E was great. I was worried that I wouldn't like it, especially since I was so disappointed by Ratatouille. However, it was awesome. Best love story I've seen in a while, and best Pixar since Nemo.


• Family night with Teri and Bristol: we really do look like a family, and then we do strange things like split checks or go to different registers in the concessions line.


• People who take their toddlers to movies and then let them sit and fuss/scream for a full hour before taking them out really: HONESTLY.


• I only had 2 classes this last semester, but I got a 4.0. That's my first since being admitted into the education program. The previous two semesters, I got all A's and one B+ each. And the B+'s were in the stupid education classes. However- both classes this semester were education classes. I've finally broken the education curse.


• Teaching "vocal basics" classes for a youth theatre festival: I had it confirmed by a raise of hand that NONE of the kids from a certain local youth theatre know how to support or even what it is. Most of them also don't know how to breathe correctly while singing. How in the crap do you claim to teach your kids musical theatre if you don't teach them the bare essentials?!


• Recording Charlie Brown is really fun. I'm working really fast, and I'm liking everything I've come up with so far.


• I have two more shows lined up to "score." One is like a silent movie that I really will be underscoring, essentially. The other is just a play that I'll be pulling incidental music for. Both of them are for directors who I really like working with (in this capacity).


• I can now say I've music directed not only all over Utah County, but essentially the entire "Green Jell-O Belt" thanks to Saturday's Warrior. I've music directed for at least 8 theatres/companies that I can think of off the top of my head. However, there is one theatre that I've been dying to music direct at for YEARS. That theatre is doing not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 of my favorite musicals of all time in the near future, and it kills me that they have never asked me to MD for them. As much as I'm loving my break right now, if they asked me to MD one of those shows, I'd do it in a heartbeat. It's a lot easier to commit to an MD job than acting, because I don't have to be to EVERY rehearsal and performance.


• My nephew Zach is visiting, and he's so cuddly that it kills me. If his mother knew he was hugging me, reading with me, and playing with me so much, she'd choke. Hmm...maybe I should let her know...
  
• I get really tired of friends who guilt me all the time for not talking to them more and not making time for them, and yet they won't even read my stinking blog. Then when I see them, they expect me to fill them in on everything, when they could have just been reading it all along. Not that I expect everyone to read my blog, because frankly, if it wasn't my own, I probably wouldn't read it. But come on! If you think you have the right to guilt me for not seeing you more, then I expect you to at least read a stupid website. Especially when you spend a lot of time on the computer anyway, and when you have tried to guilt me for not looking at your own websites and shtuff.

I'm really tired now, so I think I'm heading to bed. Goodnight, Gracie. Goodnight, Moon. Goodnight, John Boy. Goodnight, Grover!!!