Well...

I guess I suck at blogging. Whatever. At least I have my memories.

We did Footloose at the end of April...and it kicked ASS! I played Rev. Shaw, and apparently I did a very good job. I had so much fun (and not so much fun) doing this show. I had the best part I could ever have been given, and I wish I could keep doing it. But all good things must come to an end, and I'm glad this one ended on such a positive note. both shows this semester have ended well. I usually feel empty after a show ends; like I've got nothing to do now and I'll be so bored until I do another show. With Antigone and Footloose, I felt good when they were done. I guess I've just learned how to let go enough to keep the moment alive in my memory, but to be able to handle it ending in reality.

God, I sound so dramatic! Well, why not? Aren't I an actor?

To any of my readers (if you even exist; I really doubt you do) I'm on Facebook now! I've finally joined an online community thing. I'll never have a MySpace, though. It's always in the news with controversy and other crap that gives it a bad name. I'm happy with my little Facebook...and my overly-neglected blog! I really do need to blog more! I've probably said this a million times by now, but it's true! I used to be a regular journaler (word?), but I fell out with that. I blogged decentkly for a while, and now look at me! I hate the neglect!

I swear, starting today, to blog at least once a week for the rest of my life. I'm sure I can keep up with that! If not...I'll probably swear to blog once every two weeks.

Well, I'm gonna call it quits. We might be going out for dinner, and I've got those onderful finals to study for (really just my speaking test in French, tomorrow, but that's just as nerve-wracking). Watch this space! There will be a new post within the next eight days!

Dammit

I really don't blog enough! I told myself (and any readers I don't have) that I would do this more often, and look at me! I'm about to open a show, and my nonexistent readers have no idea!

But it's late. I'll do this tomorrow, after rehearsal for the show you none know about.

Sweeney Todd"

I love this show.

Records

I got some new records over the weekend. Not really "new," though these are in the best shape I've seen any records in (one or two of them are practically new). List:

• Footloose
• Guys and Dolls (piano solos)
• Cabaret
• The King and I (movie)
• South Pacific
• Dames at Sea
• More Dirty Dancing
• The Great Broadway Shows

I also got the original 1954 cast recording of The Threepenny Opera on CD, as well as the soundtrack to Hannibal. The guy had a ton of books and records, so we got their number and they're going to let me come by one afternoon and take a look at the collection (I'll take twenty bucks with me). Kurt wants to come, too, to see the Civil War (and other history) books and tapes available. I'm going to call either today or tomorrow to see about possibly going in Friday around 3:00. They actually had two Footloose albums, but I only bought one. Tyler wants me to grab the other one for him, if it's still there. I hope they have it.

I'm listening to The Threepenny Opera now. It's...interesting. i'm sure I'll enjoy it more after a few more listens.

holy $#!+

I really need to better dedicate myself to daily/weekly blogging. I'll forget too much and end up with no record of it.

So...what have I been up to for the past...two months? Well, we did The Nerd for the school, and later for judges at the One-Act Play competition. We placed first in Sub-Region, winning awards for our set, and Jeremy (Rick Steadman) took home a Best Comedic Actor award. At Region, we didn't win, but we did take home three awards: Best Set, Best Featured Actor, and Best Actor. I was the Best Featured Actor! I was truly in shock when they announced my name. I've never expected to win any sort of acting awards until maybe my senior year (and then only at our Leo Banquet). This is definately a hilight of my high school acting career (if that's the right word).

So, now that we don't have to go on to State, we can start work on Evening With Santa. I'm really looking forward to it...as much as I look forward to all of my friends graduating. I saw the show last year. Perhaps with a better plot (the forgotten toys trying to find their proper home is so...done) the show could fare better. The kids seem to enjoy it, but I found myself laughing not with the actor and kids, but at the show itself. That sounds harsh, but they could at least extend it to a half-hour (last year's show clocked in at about twenty minutes; the evening is really the kids getting to sit on Santa's lap, see a really short..."show," and a free drink and snack.) Seven dollars...hope the parents liked it enough to bring the little dears back.

I seem so cynical. I am a cynic. I try not to be, but it's just become a part of me. Some people see it as sarcasm or attempts at humor. It's neither. It's simply a rather bleak look at what lies ahead (that sounds dark and depressing...I need to find better words to write these things with. I'm actually just typing away. My fingers are sort of possessed right now. The phone just rang, but I'm in such a rhythm now that if I stop, I might hit a writer's block.)

Whew. The ENTER button is certainly a nice break from the constant clicking of these letter keys.

I'm listening to Footloose now. It's definately a cheesy '80s musical. The only thing that kind of worries me is that it's written by the same guy who wrote Carrie: the Musical...and we all know how that ended (if you don't, look it up. I don't feel like talking about it right now).

November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). I've registered to participate...again. I tried last year and failed miserably. Not even 1,000 words (not that I really tried). I'll be proud if I can make it to 10,000 words this year. I figure if I keep at it, I'll have the 50,000 words in five years. Just write 10,000 words each year, and build off of that the next year. It could be great: 365 days of planning my next 10,000 words.

That's one reason why I want to keep at this blogging. I've actually considered using my blog as a source of material to use for my "novel." The rules don't say anything against it, so I might just use this for this year. I'm sure I have at least 10,000 words in this whole blog (I'll be damned if I don't have at least 20,000). I'll copy the whole thing into Word later and get a count done.

Well, I'm still in the mood for writing, but I need to take a little break. I'll see what I can do tomorrow. Later, I'll try to post the word count for this blog. It'll be interesting to see what the number is.

If

This was a really long post. Then I tried to preview it. It lost all but the first two sentences.

Fuck this shit. I'll type it again tomorrow.

I'm still alive!

I just became a bit of a hermit over the summer. Every day I tell myself that I should write here, and yet I don't. Some(thing/one) always distracts me. Well, not today. I've got the whole house to myself for the first time in a while, and I'm going to spend a great deal of it here, catching up any readers I might have (and please, if you do read this, let me know. I don't like talking to myself).

So, school starts on Monday. In less than a week I will be waking up at 5:00 AM every day except Saturday and Sunday to catch the bus at 6:10 AM. The bell will ring at 7:15 AM to alert me that I am either a.) on time; b.) late for class. At 2:10 PM the bell will ring to alert me to get the hell out of there, and at 2:15 PM my bus will pull out of the parking lot and deposit me at home within 7 to 10 minutes. I'll get off the bus, go inside, pee, and at 2:30 PM I will take Brownie for a 15 minute walk so that she too can pee (and then some if neccessary). At 3:00 PM I will start my homework, and I will hopefully be done with it by 5:30 PM.

Ahh...schedules...

So, what happened to me this summer? What follows is a bulleted list of hilights from my summer:

• My sophomore year ended.
• I turned sixteen.
• I took Drivers' Ed (I'm still waiting for them to call me in to drive).
• My second cousin, Amelia, turned three.
• My cousins Christopher and Rebecca decided to move back to Georgia (they moved to Florida about three or four years ago).
• I went to Tampa, FL, for a weekend with my church highschool youth group (other than our youth leader, I was the only guy. Not that I'm complaining...). We went to Busch Gardens and enjpyed the beach while we were there (don't ask methe name of the beach, I don't remember).
• On the ride to and from Tampa, we traveled in an RV and watched the following films: Dogma, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and The Producers (musical).
• I didn't get a job anywhere. Nobody would hire me at the seven places I applied (I was desperate enought that I even applied at three fast-food places in addition to Chick-fil-A).

And that's pretty much it up to this point.

Mr. Cullens sent out an email with some sad news. Due to health issues and adivce from his doctor, the Fall production of Thoroughly Modern Millie has been cancelled. In November, he will make up his mind about Antigone. I hope everything works out okay for him, and that he comes back in the 2007/2008 season and directs a kick-ass production of...something.

On the plus side, there's $250 we won't be spending on ads! And if he cancells Antigone, there's another $250 we won't be spending on ads! I'll only have to cover The Nerd/Evening With Santa and Footloose.

Hopefully I will become more frequent with my posts. Perhaps I should only commit myself to weekly/bi-weekly postings. That way, I won't miss anything, and I'll have something to do when I have nothing to do (which hopefully won't be too often. Since Millie has been cancelled, mom's going to make me get an after school job within walking distance of the house. She wants me to apply at the Fresh Market again. My reason why not to: If they didn't hire me the first three times I applied, what makes her think they'll hire me the fourth time?)

When it comes to a job, I'd much rather wait until next summer when I have my driver's liscence and can drive myself to and from work no matter where it is. I'd like to get a job at the Barnes and Noble at the mall, or maybe even at the Borders at the mall. mom suggests that i apply at the nearby kennel since they are looking for a kennel technician. Do you know what a kennel technician is? It's the fancy way of naming the pooper scooper. i would keep the kennels clean of shit and shit. FUckingN job!

Well, while the house is empty, I'd like to watch The Light in the Piazza before grandma gets home and plants her ass before the TV all night watching the same damn thing every day (ABC soap operas, evening news, Braves game). It's truly a blessing when the Braves have a daytime game. Then, and only then, can we watch Wheel of Fortune on the good TV. Every other night I'm forced to watch it on the small $20 black and white TV with freakin' long antenna.

Type later!

BTW: I'm on AIM now! My screenname is sdg7190.