Yesterday was technically my first day of work, although I didn't actually have to do anything. To clarify any questions that may pop up about the rest of the entry, I should explain that I'm working as a follow spot operator for a local production of "The Wizard of Oz" which opens halfway through July.
All I had to do yesterday was meet the director, stage manager, and lighting guy, and then watch the run-through of the show. It was interesting to see the progress they're all at, especially since this is the first non-school-affiliated and non-children's show I've worked with (my definition of a children's show being one whose cast is entirely composed of children). And I've seen productions with this company before, so I've watched some of the actors in this production as an audience member before. For example, the Cowardly Lion was Judas in last year's "Jesus Christ: Superstar." And, of course, the Wicked Witch of the West is my drama teacher from high school. She didn't see me, though.
As a member of the crew, I get comp tickets to this show and its sister show that opened Thursday night. I went to see it with my mom and sister last night, after watching rehearsal, and because we were using the comp tickets, our entire row was filled with other people from the cast. Two seats over from me was one of the girls playing Dorothy, and across the aisle was the Cowardly Lion. So of course, I point this out to my mom (not to mention the program also contains information for "Wizard," including headshots and bios, so she might have figured it out on her own), and after the show, the Lion was being very loud about how great the show was and how great "Wizard" is gonna be, and my mom just has to make a comment about how he's playing the Cowardly Lion. I sheepishly explain that I'm a spotlight operator and I was watching the run-through today, and that's how we knew. Then I ran away.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
I Have Missed Out So Much
I absolutely must see "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
This decision was brought on by this video.
Oh. My. God. Hilarious.
This decision was brought on by this video.
Oh. My. God. Hilarious.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Pretty and Witty and Gay
That is how my new haircut makes me feel :)
And for some reason, this is being typed in italics, even though I didn't tell it to type in italics. I could undo it, but I won't. I feel like that would be tampering.
And for some reason, this is being typed in italics, even though I didn't tell it to type in italics. I could undo it, but I won't. I feel like that would be tampering.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
You know what I find hilarious?
The last time I had a blog, it took me three years to need a second page. This one's taken me just under three weeks. Wow.
Wait, that's not entirely true. The last time I created a blog, I deleted it after five posts. Maybe six. My livejournal, however, that took three years to fill up over a page. And then I did BEDA.
Wait, that's not entirely true. The last time I created a blog, I deleted it after five posts. Maybe six. My livejournal, however, that took three years to fill up over a page. And then I did BEDA.
It's Officially Official Now
Today I went to the school to pick up my diploma. I am now officially an official high school graduate. I have paper proof.
Also, we got kittens ^^
Also, we got kittens ^^
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Too Much, Too Soon
So obviously, because of what time it is when I'm posing this, I failed in "getting off the internet by 10 pm," but to be honest, that was a little much to expect to jump into cold turkey, especially when I didn't go to bed until after four am yesterday. So I'll be lax about it today, but try not to stay up too far past midnight.
Bad Sleep Habits and How to Fix Them
A little over twelve hours ago, I was just falling asleep. Why, you ask? Because I spent all night putting all my music onto my computer and then putting it back onto my newly re-formatted Zen. I still lost three soundtracks (Wicked, Spamalot, and Seussical) but I can get those back easily. And now my computer's hard drive is clogged up with as much music as there is on my Zen.
So I guess that whole story is the thrilling conclusion to my current technology woes, and the reason I slept until almost one o'clock this afternoon. This is not the first time that has happened... I am the exact opposite of a morning person. I find it much easier to see 5AM if I stay up until then than to wake up before then. I've become increasingly annoyed with this trait of mine. I feel much more productive after dark, and much less constrained by other people because they're all asleep, and I would be perfectly content with keeping thngs this way if it weren't for the fact that the rest of the world works on the opposite schedule. This make me feel as though I've wasted half my entire day if I don't wake up before noon, even if it's likely I'll be awake the same amount of time as anyone else, just for different hours. I then feel annoyed with myself for wasting that time, and I don't get the things done that I planned to (like excercise, which I've really been slacking off about lately and it's been making me unhappy with the world). And then, because I woke up so late, I'm more likely to stay up later the next night (or morning). So the cycle continues and worsens.
I'm going to try to fix this a little by making myself go to bed earlier. There was a time when I could get up at some ungodly hour to get ready for school and even have time to watch TV. I could do that because I wasn't staying up so late, partially because my parents enforced a bedtime, and partially because I wasn't distracted by the internet. So I'm going to try to not let myself stay on my computer past 10 pm. It's going to be hard, especially since this is summer and I generally have no reason to do this, and I will proobably fail at first for those same reasons, but I'm going to do it anyway because I know in the long run it will be good for me. Or maybe I just want to see if I can change. Or to challenge myself because I'm bored. We'll see.
My first test is on Thursday with a 9 am appointment.
So I guess that whole story is the thrilling conclusion to my current technology woes, and the reason I slept until almost one o'clock this afternoon. This is not the first time that has happened... I am the exact opposite of a morning person. I find it much easier to see 5AM if I stay up until then than to wake up before then. I've become increasingly annoyed with this trait of mine. I feel much more productive after dark, and much less constrained by other people because they're all asleep, and I would be perfectly content with keeping thngs this way if it weren't for the fact that the rest of the world works on the opposite schedule. This make me feel as though I've wasted half my entire day if I don't wake up before noon, even if it's likely I'll be awake the same amount of time as anyone else, just for different hours. I then feel annoyed with myself for wasting that time, and I don't get the things done that I planned to (like excercise, which I've really been slacking off about lately and it's been making me unhappy with the world). And then, because I woke up so late, I'm more likely to stay up later the next night (or morning). So the cycle continues and worsens.
I'm going to try to fix this a little by making myself go to bed earlier. There was a time when I could get up at some ungodly hour to get ready for school and even have time to watch TV. I could do that because I wasn't staying up so late, partially because my parents enforced a bedtime, and partially because I wasn't distracted by the internet. So I'm going to try to not let myself stay on my computer past 10 pm. It's going to be hard, especially since this is summer and I generally have no reason to do this, and I will proobably fail at first for those same reasons, but I'm going to do it anyway because I know in the long run it will be good for me. Or maybe I just want to see if I can change. Or to challenge myself because I'm bored. We'll see.
My first test is on Thursday with a 9 am appointment.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Why, technology, why?
Even though something SEEMS to be working fine, doesn't mean it actually IS. My Zen, although it is again perfectly capable of turning on and playing music, refuses to connect to my computer. This means I cannot take music off of it to put on my computer, and I cannot put new music on it. In any normal circumstances, this would be mostly fine, and I would probably just go ahead and reformat so that I could start over. Unfortunately, I recently got a new computer, and have yet to back up my music with the albums that I borrowed. Some of my favorite music was borrowed albums! :(
I know this is my fault because I kept putting off backing up the music, but I can still be sad about it. And now it's going to be that much more work to put everything back. Grr...
In better news, I went to a pirate festival today for Father's Day. My dad loves that sort of thing, so what better way to spend the day, right? It was basically a free-admission Ren Faire with more pirate hats, i.e., very fun but exhausting. Afterward, we stopped by my grandma's house because she happens to live right next to where the festival was, and I learned that my dad got arrested a lot as a teenager (he was a troublemaker...).
I know this is my fault because I kept putting off backing up the music, but I can still be sad about it. And now it's going to be that much more work to put everything back. Grr...
In better news, I went to a pirate festival today for Father's Day. My dad loves that sort of thing, so what better way to spend the day, right? It was basically a free-admission Ren Faire with more pirate hats, i.e., very fun but exhausting. Afterward, we stopped by my grandma's house because she happens to live right next to where the festival was, and I learned that my dad got arrested a lot as a teenager (he was a troublemaker...).
Friday, June 19, 2009
I apologize for how vague this is
If I had a car, this would not be a problem right now. It would be assumed that I would drive myself, and I would, and I would not have to make any phone calls about it. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Damn you, cars, damn you for being so expensive. Also, if I wasn't so socially retarded, this wouldn't be a problem. Or perhaps if I hadn't lived in the same stupid little sheltered town for my entire life. Or if my parents hadn't been so good to me. That's what really messed me up, my parents are too good. They sheltered me too much. And now I have to go out into the world and make unneccessary phone calls. If they had gotten me a phone with free nights and weekends, that might have also helped this not be a problem now.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Totally Fine and Banking Bonanza
I really didn't need to panic so much... After my Zen lost all charge, I just plugged it in to charge it and it turned right back on fine. I didn't lose any music or anything. I'm listening to it right now. What I do need to do is put all my music onto my computer, especially the albums I don't own. I should do that, like, now...
Today I set up my bank account for college. With my mom, of course. I don't think I'm ready to handle that kind of thing on my own yet. But it was exciting, and now I have a checking account, as well as a brand new savings account! Whoop-de-doo!
But seriously, we spent exactly two hours at the bank setting it up, and it was really boring apart from the me-now-having-access-to-money-and-my-own-credit-card part. But for my own good, I really shouldn't touch any of that money until the quarter begins in September. 'Cause, y'know, it's for school. Tuition and housing and stuff. And I kind of need that.
Before the whole being-at-the-bank-all-day thing, I finished reading Paper Towns. I absolutely love that book! And I just happen to look pretty much exactly like Margo Roth Spiegelman as she is described in the book (blue eyes, kinda curvy, bony fingers, and my hair could very easily become short and chestnutty with bangs). So I need to be sure to find out about auditions for the screenplay that I hear John Green is writing. Consider that a note to self.
It finally feels like summer to me. It didn't while I was on my trip in the mountains. But now it does. And I am enjoying it ^^
Today I set up my bank account for college. With my mom, of course. I don't think I'm ready to handle that kind of thing on my own yet. But it was exciting, and now I have a checking account, as well as a brand new savings account! Whoop-de-doo!
But seriously, we spent exactly two hours at the bank setting it up, and it was really boring apart from the me-now-having-access-to-money-and-my-own-credit-card part. But for my own good, I really shouldn't touch any of that money until the quarter begins in September. 'Cause, y'know, it's for school. Tuition and housing and stuff. And I kind of need that.
Before the whole being-at-the-bank-all-day thing, I finished reading Paper Towns. I absolutely love that book! And I just happen to look pretty much exactly like Margo Roth Spiegelman as she is described in the book (blue eyes, kinda curvy, bony fingers, and my hair could very easily become short and chestnutty with bangs). So I need to be sure to find out about auditions for the screenplay that I hear John Green is writing. Consider that a note to self.
It finally feels like summer to me. It didn't while I was on my trip in the mountains. But now it does. And I am enjoying it ^^
Possible Death in the Family
My Creative Zen Vision: M (what I have instead of an iPod) isn't responding. I had it on shuffle and was flipping through songs when it just froze up. It's not playing or switching songs, or showing options, or turning off. It can tell when buttons are pressed and when it's put on hold, but the display won't change. Oh Maria, don't die yet! There are still tons of songs on you that I haven't tranferred onto my computer! If you die now, all that music would be lost!!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
A Little Catching Up
I did come home at a decent time yesterday, but after showering, spending time with my mom, and getting sucked into [adult swim] until after midnight, I didn't have time to write an entry. In short, the trip was fun, and I am just now starting to feel like it's truly summer vacation.
I don't know why I promised "more details" of my graduation. There are really no more details to tell. It happened pretty normally. I wore the silly-looking cap and gown. I got to walk with my best friend who I've known since kindergarten. My English teacher from sophomore and senior year read my name. They handed me a fake diploma* and I got my picture taken about 50 million times. Nothing unusual or really worth talking about.
In other news, I've now gone way too long without cutting my nails. I was debating earlier about whether or not I should get rid of them because they do look really nice, save the chipping nail polish, but now that I'm trying to type, and it's proving rather impossible, I think they need to go. And I decided to actually type that because I know that everyone is oh-so interested in the state of my fingernails.
Now that it's summer, I'm hoping to have more time to do things. Nothing in particular, just all the things I've been wanting to do but didn't have time for during school. Like making more scripted videos on YouTube, playing endless hours of computer games, achieving internet fame, stuff like that. I think I'll go outside now, it's a lovely day and so far I've spent it entirely inside.
*They hand everyone fake diplomas at the actual ceremony because a) we're all in an arbitrary order and the teachers only know whose name to call because we hand them cards with our names on them, and b) they want to make sure we don't have any outstanding fines or books or anything, so they make us come to the school the next week to pick up our actual diplomas, and a big ceremony isn't interrupted if they can't give it to us.
I don't know why I promised "more details" of my graduation. There are really no more details to tell. It happened pretty normally. I wore the silly-looking cap and gown. I got to walk with my best friend who I've known since kindergarten. My English teacher from sophomore and senior year read my name. They handed me a fake diploma* and I got my picture taken about 50 million times. Nothing unusual or really worth talking about.
In other news, I've now gone way too long without cutting my nails. I was debating earlier about whether or not I should get rid of them because they do look really nice, save the chipping nail polish, but now that I'm trying to type, and it's proving rather impossible, I think they need to go. And I decided to actually type that because I know that everyone is oh-so interested in the state of my fingernails.
Now that it's summer, I'm hoping to have more time to do things. Nothing in particular, just all the things I've been wanting to do but didn't have time for during school. Like making more scripted videos on YouTube, playing endless hours of computer games, achieving internet fame, stuff like that. I think I'll go outside now, it's a lovely day and so far I've spent it entirely inside.
*They hand everyone fake diplomas at the actual ceremony because a) we're all in an arbitrary order and the teachers only know whose name to call because we hand them cards with our names on them, and b) they want to make sure we don't have any outstanding fines or books or anything, so they make us come to the school the next week to pick up our actual diplomas, and a big ceremony isn't interrupted if they can't give it to us.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Too Tired to Think of Anything Creative
I still don't have time to go into detail about my graduation ceremony, seeing as it's 1:30 AM and I need to pack for a trip that I'm leaving for tomorrow at some time during the day. I really hope we don't leave until afternoon because mornings are hard for me.
When I get back on Tuesday, I will write a decent-sized entry detailing everything for the previous week. Or maybe it'll be Wednesday if we get back too late...
When I get back on Tuesday, I will write a decent-sized entry detailing everything for the previous week. Or maybe it'll be Wednesday if we get back too late...
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Almost Over
It is currently fifteen minutes after midnight on the day that I graduate. Even though I have a big day ahead of me tomorrow, I can't sleep. I'm just not tired. That happens to me a lot, especially when I get into the habit of staying up late, which I have been. I also tend to get distracted by things like the internet.
Today (yesterday) we had our first grad practice which was completely disorganized, but what can you really expect from people? The most organized thing about it was "meet us on the football field at 11 AM." After that, total chaos. The good news is, I get to walk to the bleachers with my best friend with whom I've been attending school since kindergarten. It makes me feel like things have come full circle. Ironically (?), she has a brother who is just finishing kindergarten on the same day we finish high school. I remember when she told me in fifth grade that her mom was pregnant, and thinking then that her new sibling wouldn't start school until we were almost finished with it. And now it's happening. Oh how time flies.
I also got a manicure/pedicure for graduation. I'd forgotten how lovely it is to be pampered. Now I have rhinestones on my toes. They make me feel extra pretty.
Tomorrow- well, actually, later today- is a final grad practice before the actual ceremony. I hope it's less disorganized now that we all supposedly know the order we are supposed to walk in. I hope too many people didn't forget.
This time tomorrow, my blog title will be officially true, and I will be on a boat.
Today (yesterday) we had our first grad practice which was completely disorganized, but what can you really expect from people? The most organized thing about it was "meet us on the football field at 11 AM." After that, total chaos. The good news is, I get to walk to the bleachers with my best friend with whom I've been attending school since kindergarten. It makes me feel like things have come full circle. Ironically (?), she has a brother who is just finishing kindergarten on the same day we finish high school. I remember when she told me in fifth grade that her mom was pregnant, and thinking then that her new sibling wouldn't start school until we were almost finished with it. And now it's happening. Oh how time flies.
I also got a manicure/pedicure for graduation. I'd forgotten how lovely it is to be pampered. Now I have rhinestones on my toes. They make me feel extra pretty.
Tomorrow- well, actually, later today- is a final grad practice before the actual ceremony. I hope it's less disorganized now that we all supposedly know the order we are supposed to walk in. I hope too many people didn't forget.
This time tomorrow, my blog title will be officially true, and I will be on a boat.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Another Crazy Scheme of Mine
Alright, blog take 2. Or maybe three, it depends on how you want to count it. Either way, this is not the first blog I've ever had, and it likely will not be the last. But still, I will persist, and try to keep some sort of record of my life. Even if this does end up being deleted. But whatever.
Regarding the title of this blog; okay, so maybe I'm not officially a high school graduate yet, but graduation is in two days, and I doubt that anything will happen between now and then. And besides, I can always change the title later, right? I certainly hope so. Although, if I do that, then people in the future will probably be a bit confused when reading this first post, and I talk about the title mentioning that I'm a high school graduate when, in fact, it does not. Well then, as a message to future people reading this blog, because I doubt it will gain any readers at all before the title is changed anyway (I do like to change things up occasionally), the blog title at time of writing was "Diary of a High School Graduate," regardless of the fact that at the time of writing I am not an official high school graduate yet, but will be soon enough.
Speaking of that, I have graduation practice in the morning. Although it's not for about 11 and a half hours. So I have time to write this and still sleep.
I guess I'm starting this now because I am extremely impatient. I was going to wait until I had actually graduated to start this, but since immediately after graduation I'll be entertaining relatives and then hopping on a boat for the night, I don't think I'll have time to start a blog, or even post an entry until the next day. So I'll start it now. It's close enough, and today felt enough like summer to count for something.
So now I suppose my next move is to post this, then keep writing and see what happens. I really hope this doesn't flop like everything else I've ever done in my life.
Regarding the title of this blog; okay, so maybe I'm not officially a high school graduate yet, but graduation is in two days, and I doubt that anything will happen between now and then. And besides, I can always change the title later, right? I certainly hope so. Although, if I do that, then people in the future will probably be a bit confused when reading this first post, and I talk about the title mentioning that I'm a high school graduate when, in fact, it does not. Well then, as a message to future people reading this blog, because I doubt it will gain any readers at all before the title is changed anyway (I do like to change things up occasionally), the blog title at time of writing was "Diary of a High School Graduate," regardless of the fact that at the time of writing I am not an official high school graduate yet, but will be soon enough.
Speaking of that, I have graduation practice in the morning. Although it's not for about 11 and a half hours. So I have time to write this and still sleep.
I guess I'm starting this now because I am extremely impatient. I was going to wait until I had actually graduated to start this, but since immediately after graduation I'll be entertaining relatives and then hopping on a boat for the night, I don't think I'll have time to start a blog, or even post an entry until the next day. So I'll start it now. It's close enough, and today felt enough like summer to count for something.
So now I suppose my next move is to post this, then keep writing and see what happens. I really hope this doesn't flop like everything else I've ever done in my life.
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