It’s So Nice To Be Back Home Where I Belong

Well hello, WordPress. Miss me?

I truly am terrible at keeping promises. I know I said I was going to try and update every day, but alas, I have grown lax. Here follows a brief summary of the last month or so:

Godspell is finally starting to be fun
Disney movies = LIFE
Dark Kingdom is WON, now I just have to decide what’s going on with the prize thing
Phoenix Wright has changed my life FOREVER
I LOVE MY LIFE–seriously, everything about it, I’m so happy right now

As one can reasonably assume, things have been going extremely well. School has been lovely, musical is finally making itself enjoyable, and drawings have been successful. On ze boy front, I’m so terribly happy right now. He is such a sweet guy, I couldn’t ask for more. Onnnn…uhh…college front. I visited Savannah! SCAD is BEAUTIFUL! And I got to see Grace, which is fantastic. It’s looking like it’s still my top choice; we’ll just have to wait and see about money.

ANYway.

OH OH. KINGDOM HEARTS THE MUSICAL. Let me count the ways (in which we’ve made leaps and bounds). Firstly, we (meaning the original group consisting of me, Kathleen, and Seth) have added on several new members to our…cult. We have been joined by Marinda, Nicole, and Whitney. And from this group, we have made the Bifteck Committeea, the codename for our seekrit project. At the moment, this group is planning the BEST THING EVER (next to the whole KH musical itself); we are going to perform the Gummi Ship scene for our Drama banquet! We have been meeting periodically to cast people and discuss matters (of life and death) on the production of the skit. We now have a full cast and we are set to discuss costumes at our next get-together. FANTASTIC, I say.

I think that’s all. I really should keep up with this. It is truly a tragedy to let it sit without updates. Life is so unnerving for a…blog…that isn’t being written…on…(my reference and my grammar died, so I’ll stop here).

Dodge Roll!

School has not yet bested this site!  I can log on and, more importantly, write!

So I have been a bit lax on update lately.  Let’s see.

Last weekend was the children’s show.  It went tolerably well, and people seemed to really enjoy it (especially at Saturday’s show).  I, personally, had a really good time doing the show.  I got to hang with friends–and ze boy.  ^^;  The cast party on Saturday was AMAZING.  It was certainly the best party I’ve ever attended–there was Harry Potter scene it (it was KINDA intense, two o’ my friends in particular were REALLY NUTS ABOUT IT), Hairspray, and ze boy and some friends and I went out and played in the snow.  And saw Mrs. Clause!  It was exciting TO THA MAX.

Oh, and can I just say that there’s something about the Children’s Show?  Because last year, the day after the show, my ex asked me out.  This year, ze boy asked me out.  ♥  (It was really, really sweet!  He taped a letter to my locker telling me there was something for me on the stage, and he left a present for me in the aud.)  So that was part of yesterday’s AMAZINGNESS.  Once again, no one knows yet (well, a few people do, but they were close to the whole issue).  XD  I’m kinda overwhelmed by a sense of slightly altered deja vu.  But in a good way!

Also, I got an A in my college art class!  Which basically rocks, as well!  Yesterday was kind of awesome in general.  XD

Aaaand the Kingdom Hearts musical is coming along rather nicely.  I don’t actually think I’ve talked about this lately, but…we’re making a KH musical!  Ze boy, Kathleen, and I have all been planning it for a while.  We have set designs, plot outlines, MUSIC written, it’s truly excellent.  Anyway, we made some headway during the Children’s Show.  Officially, we have most of act 1 planned out and we know almost everything that will happen in act 2.  Yay!

Lastlylastlylastly, Dark Kingdom’s final round has started!  A while ago, actually.  I might have already mentioned it.  Anyway, I’m up against Serain.  I finally planned my comic…I felt so bad because I realized it was due the 23 and I FREAKED out because I have finals this week and I had the Children’s Show last weekend.  So I sent a note to LawrenceRoyBloodwing asking if she could push the due date back…and she did!  So I have until the 30th to draw my truly epic comic.  I hope I can make it in time!

That’s about all for now.  I shall update further when I’m not at school and/or I know when the class period ends (thank God we don’t have a final this period, haw).  XD  That’s how cool I am.  Merry Christmas, all!

*…runs off to finish presents for people, ackk*

!!

BRLING BAM.

Metal Gear Solid style.

Ze boy came over today! It was a romping good time. No, seriously. Romping. At some point after watching last year’s (badly dubbed) fall show on DVD/me hiding his sweatshirt several times/giving our pros and cons about all of the lamps in my house (you heard me correctly), he decided to run all over the house and try to open EVERY WINDOW. EVERY ONE. And I ran after him in an attempt to stop him (and close the windows). And at one point, while I gripped his arm in an attempt to slow him down, he dragged me across the wood floor instead (which is a good description of how well I did in trying to stop him). After that, we hung out in my living room and talked about how he was actually my cat in human form (I literally never saw them together and she reappeared–yeah, she, the cat he “secretly is” is a she, but whatever–shortly after he left). It was exciting–and I haven’t run around that much in my house…forever–so I had a lovely night.

And I’m still having one, actually. I’m talkin’ to Grace on e-mail, ze boy on Facebook, typin’ up my Dark Kingdom intermission, I’m about to crawl in bed and play Final Fantasy XII…it’s a good time. *does the Carmel Dansen dance*

Actually, this week hasn’t been too shabby. I worked on Kingdom Hearts: The Musical some more (I don’t think I’ve mentioned that particular project before). Costumes are planned, recasting is sorta done, the opening of Act 1 is planned, the finale of Act 1 is written (Gummi Ship song with eight character singing several different in-game themes), one of the first songs for Act 1 is almost completely written, and…yes. It’s crazy exciting. Sure, it’ll probably never happen, but we can dream!

Today is December 1st. It ice-rained. What a surprise, December!

Good night. ^^

Have I Mentioned How I Suck at Titles?

J’ai eu un bon jour aujourd’hui!  Je suis allé au cinema avec “ze boy” et nous avons regardé Enchanted.  C’est un bon film et tres adorable.  Mais le mot n’est pas correct…comment dit-on “cute” en francais?  Bof.  Et aprés le film, nous sommes allé chez moi et nous avons joué L’etrange Noel de Monsieur Jack (“Oogie’s Revenge”).  C’est TRES mal.  Main nous nous avons amusés.  Il est resté au ma maison jusqu’a 5h-ish.  Ensuite, je s’ai conduit au chez soi.

Apres le diner, ma famille ont mis les ornements sur le sapin de Noel.  Nos sapin de Noel  est nouveau cette année et c’est tres beau.  ♥

Aussi; j’ai gagné la série d’élimination pour Dark Kingdom!  Je vais battre Serain dans la série prochaine.  J’espere je vais avoir le temps pour finir mes pages d’illustré.

…

Mon francais est horrible.  XD

HAPPY DAY

What else can I say, really?

He likes me!

/junior high phraseology

Really, today was just wonderful.  I found out he likes me (and I’m so grateful to the friend who asked him…I REALLY owe her, no matter what she says), I drew a pretty nice picture (I think it’s my best drawing from that class), I got a copy of our performance of Emma on tape (yay!), and I hung out with friends this evening!  Just a wonderful day.

Oh.  And…I MAY have won Dark Kingdom by default?  It’s past the deadline and I’m the only one who’s uploaded the entry for this round.  o_o  That would be a little strange, I wonder what will happen now.

Tomorrow is the first day of Thanksgiving break!  I will probably sleep.  Oh, and do homework.  Haha.  I have to remember to call Annie, we’re planning on getting together tomorrow to write our parody of “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” (that’s not the actual title, but that’s the first line anyway).  It will be GLORIOUS!

Sure.

Man, I forgot what it was like to really have a crush on a guy.  It’s frustrating.  Especially when you don’t know what they’re thinking.

At least I got to sit really close to and talk a lot with Boy 2 today after school.  Because I’m a gigantic nerd and went back to school to talk with people after school.  XD

Nothing new right now.  I am working on Dark Kingdom–I wrote the dialogue, but it’s HORRIBLE and OUT OF CHARACTER and an ATROCITY, really.  I hate it a lot.  If I lose this round, I’m attributing it to the dialogue.  But I don’t really have time to fix it, so…I’m just using the dialogue I wrote today.

I love Final Fantasy music.  *wibble*

Questionable

Why do girls never make guys who look like GUYS?  Like, I’m totally cool with manga-style ambiguity in bishounen.  But can’t we have guys with short hair?  Or long-haired guys who look like MEN?

Kinda hypocritical of me–I have at least three guys with long hair (Drew, Chaelar, and Taleran).  But at least they have manly faces.  They look like MEN.  They aren’t girls with boy’s names and testosterone.

Anyway.  Spur of the moment.  I’m not really ranting, just wondering.  *shrug*

Boy news: I think Boy 2 is winning right now in my…um…heart?  That sounds melodramatic.  My affections.  Sure.  I’ve just spent a lot more time with him lately, and I think it’s a fair sign when he’s on my mind all the time…and I went through all his Facebok pictures (which would be creepier if he had more pictures, but he really has very few pictures in comparison to many of my friends).  Er, yeah…  I only hope Boy 1 and I can just be friends…and that I didn’t encourage him too much before this.  I worry SO much about this issue…  *wring hands*

OH GOD DARK KINGDOM IS DUE IN TWO DAYS.  I scrambled to finish the colors today.  I still have dialogue left…I think I can do that in one day.  I WILL get this in on time.  I spent too much time on the colors to forfeit with a late entry.  I’ll go WITHOUT words, if I have to do so!

School again tomorrow.  I have but two days of school this week and I am truly thrilled!  Unfortunately, I have my college art class.  I had secretly hoped that they got out by Tuesday for break.  ^^;  I also will have CRUDDY WEIGHTLIFTING IN GYM CLASS.  I will NOT do that.  I refuse.  I will walk, I will do whatever.  I will just not lift weights in gym class.

And I’m late to bed again.  I’m off.

Posting for Posting’s Sake

Well, I am.  I’m trying to post as often as possible.  Unfortunately, I can’t write much tonight; I have to finish my 50-words-or-less achievement list thing for the SCAD scholarship application AND finish the flats on page 2 of my Dark Kingdom entry.  Just page 2.  Because it took me forever to do all of the stained glass windows.  Grump.Anyway.  Nothing new, really.  I asked my friend about my boy issue, and she advised me to just let it play out.  To quote her in her role in the play, “and so I am!”  That’s stress-free enough for me, I think.  I still hate the feeling of liking two guys at once, though…it makes me feel guilty or something.  >_>

I am off.  More tomorrow, I should hope.  But perhaps not!  I have lots of art to do this week.  XD

Thes Fest recap STILL later.  It’s long and silly and will take the right touch to tell the story correctly.

Okay.

Better now.  Still conflicted, but…better now.  I need a second opinion on this matter (other than my best friend, who was EXTREMELY helpful, yay, but also does not know ze people persnoally…so yes, I’m covering my bases?).

Annnyway.  Yesterday was Clavinova Festival.  Second place = sadface, but apparently the judge had such a close call with it that she insisted I play at the recital (first time ever–usually only the first place winners get to perform their pieces, but this year I got to do so, as well).  So that was good.  It hit me a little harder than usual because this was my absolute favorite of all the songs I’ve arranged for Clavinova (and I personally thought it was the best of them, too).  Oh well.  It’s over now!

Dark Kingdom is progressing!  I really should have worked on it more today…but I kinda got on the phone and couldn’t concentrate.  At least I designed the bottom windows and got the flats done on Jo for the first page.  1 out of 10, woo!

School begins anew tomorrow.  Le sigh.  At least everyone will be back from NCYC.  And I need to finish my project with Brian and Danielle HARDCORE!  We don’t actually know what we’re doing yet, and I’m pretty sure it’s due either Tuesday or Wednesday.  I’ll pitch my drawing idea to them (idea is thus: I draw some amusing summaries of the happenings in our Decameron story and…we make it into a Powerpoint or something).  lawl, I say.

Lastly, I really hope we get to pick our own songs for musical auditions (and also that we sing them alone in a room with our judges).  I totally have a song (I’m pretty sure people sang it last year BUT I DON’T CARE)–it’s Home from Beauty and the Beast.  I feel extremely confident when I sing it, so…that’s good.  I don’t really care that it doesn’t fit the part I want AT ALL (Mary Magdalene in Godspell much?).  I can sing it.  I’ll do a monologue that caters to the part instead.  XD

…But father…I just want to…SING–
NO NO SINGING

Oh right, Thes Fest recap later.  Now I have to go to bed!

Facebook is High-Maintenance

Okay, I don’t really mean that.  I more mean that I actually like Facebook usually, but when I get e-mail notifications for the 20 thread posts my friends made, it’s kinda a pain to delete them all.

So on to somewhat more pressing topics.  I haven’t posted in several days.  I’ve already broken my resolution to post an entry every day.  I could certainly blame some of this on being in Chicago for two days, but I have no excuse for the other days I missed.  Boo me.

Next order of business, I made it past roung 5 of the Dark Kingdom tournament.  I had hoped the elimination round would be stress-free, but it’s turning out that another battle will be necessary.  My mom is going to kill me.  I told her I would only have one more round of this…  I need to be focusing on my portfolio pieces and my schoolwork, but at the same time, I don’t want to forfeit the competition!  I’m rather proud that I’ve made it so far.  I’ll just do my best to NOT make 30 page comics anymore.  >_>

The play is also improving.  At two weeks out, I should certainly HOPE it’s improving!  We actually have a set now (today, in fact), and that is just extremely exciting.  Also confusing; we all had to get used to climbing up stairs onto the highest platform and crossing down two other platforms instead of just walking across the stage.  It was really exciting, like I said, but kind of worrisome for those cast members who had to dance on the high platform which was missing a corner.  Our Emma looked extremely perturbed when she was getting closer to the edge.
I believe that’s everything for now.  Not terribly interesting, but then my life is probably not a good read, per se.  I mean, I enjoy it.  I find it interesting and fun, and that is just delightful for me!  But to an outsider, it probably sounds like the every day babble of a 17-year-old girl.

Wait.