Rain, rain, and more rain

I like the rain. It's the best time to curl up with a book underneath warm blankets and a cup of hot cocoa in your hand. It also makes you want to be lazy.

I don't like being caught in the rain. Like, when I have to walk across campus from my dorm to the library where I work. That is not fun. Sometimes I like to play in the rain, but I don't get a chance to do that much.

It's looks dreary outside right now. The sky is grey. The trees are very green, not suprising since we have had a lot of rain this week. It looks kinda dark outside.

I'm reminded of Europe when it looks like this. Seeing as how I have yet to make it to my dream place, this may sound weird to some people. But, people say that it rain a lot there. I don't know, I just think of Ireland when I look outside. Idk, maybe I'm just weird.

Sigh. I don't know about you, but I find the rain to be cleansing. Sometimes. It makes the air feel refreshing after it has rain. Does anyone else feel that way?

*headdesk*

I don't know why, but it seems that every Saturday I wake up with a headache. This is not cool. I work on Saturdays, at least until this semester is over (except for next Saturday, I have to take that day off). For the first 2 hours, I guess it's okay, cause I'm just at the desk. But, when I get off the desk and have to do something like shelf shifting, it is not okay. It just seems to make my head worse. However, I'm usually studying when I'm at the desk. Like, right now, I'm studying biology. We are looking at genetics. This is not helping my head. Sigh.

Why is it that, when I know I have a lot to do, I keep putting it off? I know I should be working on memorization for my scene next week, but I don't take the time to look at the script that often. I know that I should be doing a report for 4 different plays for World Drama, but I don't do them. I know that I should be working on my last religion assignment, but again, I don't. Why is this? Because I'm lazy, a procrastinator, going through Senioritis even though I'm not graduating yet, etc. And every time I think about what I have to do, I freak out. Yet I'm responsible for this. I put myself in this situation. In addition to all my final stuff, I also have to figure out how I can get my bill paid off. I have at least been working on that. I applied to a position to do spotlight for one of the music shows over the summer, and I will be working a lot of hours during the May intersession. My goal is to have my bill paid off and be enrolled in at least fall classes before in intersession is over, cause there is no way I can do it by the end of this semester, which is 2 weeks from yesterday.

*headdesk*

Concert done. Okay, breathe. Now, panic.

Our choir concert is done. Noises Off starts tonight. Apparently, some things got changed, so I don't entirely know what I'm doing backstage. Still need to memorize lines for my scene next week. Oh, and still no one has contacted me about teaching the lesson at the Clue Ball next week. Reading my bio book keeps making my eyes tired. Still can't enroll yet. Really need some time off, but it's not going to happen until after finals. Starbucks coffee sounds really good right now.

Silent Scream

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Learning lights

So, our theatre is getting ready for our last production, Noises Off. I signed up to work backstage stuff. Today was a tech rehearsal. I only have a couple jobs right now. Move the props table on and off, help turn the stage after act 2, and run the spotlight for act 3. I haven't done lights before, so this is going to be exciting. Hopefully I won't mess it up.

House Song by Ministry of Magic

I'm a Gryffindor
I'll fly with my friends
We'll never back down
And fight to the end

I'm a Gryffindor
And we own the sky
Yeah we always win
With our rally cry

I'm a Gryffinor
As brave as the come
And my namesake sword
Will get the job done


just supporting my house :)

Excercise

So, I'm trying to get in the habit of exercising more. Roommate and I have started going to the Fitness Center again. We tried to go yesterday, but they were closing. We did go Monday and Wednesday. Right now we only work out for 30 mins. I have mostly been concentrating on my arms, but I have also been doing stuff for my abs and back. We have also started going out for walks. Not short 5 min walks, but long 1 hour walks. It gives us a chance to really talk about stuff, like relationships, confidence levels, and future-ness stuff. It's been good. We usually talk about this stuff throughout the day, but the walks allow us to really talk about it, stuff we don't tell each other.

Really hoping that this exercise routine keeps up. I usually feel better after exercising. Plus, I would like to one day be able to lift heavy objects or run at least a mile without having to stop for breath every 2 mins. Also, the walking gets me outside for long periods of time. So, that's good.

Why I love what I love: Part Five

Your Pants.
I think Your Pants is amazing. It is the best place ever! There are so many things you can do in Your Pants!

For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about:
Your Pants is a website created by Hank Green. It is a big, nerdy forum website. There are many different threads you can go to and discuss things. Lots of groups you can join. And it is full of nerds.

Hank and John Green are responsible for the big Nerdfighter uproar. Nerdfighters are all about doing stuff to decrease world suck, like sending 5 planes full of supplies to Haiti. Your Pants is a website where nerdfighters can meet. You can make friends with nerdfighters from all across the world. I have made friends with 2 people from Australia, and one person from Northern Ireland. It makes me happy.

You can find groups about Harry Potter, Buffy, books, nerds in your state/country, nerds who randomly burst out in song, art, theater, etc. You can also see upcoming nerd events. Anything.

Since Im still new to Nerdfighteria, I can't tell you much about it. If you want to know more about Nerdfighteria, check out the VlogBrothers on Youtube. Or you  could google it. Then, check out Your Pants.

Your Pants: Where Fun Stuff Happens

Hate Rant #1

So, the semester is coming to a close and it's time to sign up for housing for the next school year. My roommate and I, and the rest of the quad and/or floor, got a letter saying that we were going to be displaced, meaning that we will have to move to a different floor/building. The letters said that we would have today and tomorrow to sign up for housing. So, my roommate and I went to the housing office this morning. We got there early so that we could make sure we got the place we wanted. One of the housing ladies showed up and said that they were going to start the signing-up a little bit early. They were only sending in 2 people at a time. Roommate went ahead of me. Apparently, the only semi-private rooms we could have gotten today were rooms in Wyly (I believe the smallest rooms), Logan, and Ross (our current dorm). The only people who could sign up to live in Haskell (the dorm we wanted) were the ones who were already living there. The housing lady did not tell us this when she first came by. Roommate and I wasted minutes waiting in line just for them to tell us that we could not sign up until tomorrow.

This is not the first time housing has screwed us over. Because roommate and I stayed on campus over the summer, we were able to move into our fall assignments earlier than the normal move-in day (our summer assignments were in a different dorm). After moving all our stuff into our fall assignment, roommate went to stay a week at her home in Tulsa. I stayed in our new room, unpacking stuff. Well, after a couple days of staying there, one of the other girls who had moved in early, came and told me that housing had put us in the wrong quad, and that we would have to move. *sigh* So, I called my roommate and told her what was going on, so she told her mom and they came up that night. The next day we moved into a quad across the hall.

Then, housing decided to close one of the other dorms down, so they could do some remodeling stuff. They were supposed to close after finals in December. Did they? No. They waited until the middle of this semester, right after spring break (I think) to close the building.

Roommate and I are really wanting to live off campus. One of our guy friends is wanting to live off campus too, so we may end up living somewhere with him, and possible one or two of our other friends.

This entire school is effed up.

Why I love what I love: Part Four

Friends.
I'm an introvert. I don't go out of my way to make friends, usually. For some people, it takes me awhile before I latch on to them, before they become part of my close circle. Then there are some who I can click with instantly. I also have some who I have no idea how they became my best friend. Actually, this last part only refers to one person.

My friends make me happy. They know how to cheer me. They mean a lot to me. I may not always tell them, like I should, but they do. Each of my friends bring out something different in me. Not saying that I'm a different person with each of my friends, they just bring out a different part. Let me explan.

My roommate is my absolute best friend. When we are together, things go crazy. We both make weird noises, do funny gestures, burst out in random songs, and sometimes we seem to know what the other is thinking. A lot of people find it hard to understand us sometimes. And by sometimes, I mean all the time.

With my other friends, things are less crazy. Our conversations are different than the one I have with my roommate. We are usually easier to understand. They just bring out a different layer of myself than what my roommate brings out of me.

I have so many memories with my friends. Lots of laughter, crying. Lots and lots of nerdiness. They comfort me when I need it. And they usually give the best hugs. They listen to my rants, and I listen to theirs. They help me to enjoy life.

There are just so many reasons why I love my friends. I know that I would be really lonely without them. And my bouts of depression would probably be worse.

The reason why I chose this topic is because I did an extreme activity in my acting class today. It made me think how badly I would feel if I lost one of my friends. It was hard being in that position. It just made me realize what I had.

Why I love what I love: Part Three

So, I'm about to complete my first year as a theater major. It took me a long time to find a major that I really enjoyed. I started my first semeser as a music major. That lasted one semester. Then, sometime in my soph or jr year, I declared as a human and family science major, because I'm interested in families. I wasn't happy with that either. Mainly because the classes started to get boring after awhile, but also because I didn't really make any friends. Also, during the period between music and human/family science, I considered history and science and psychology.

Then, last spring, I was thinking about stuff I was interested in. I enjoyed doing plays and competing in drama contests in high school, so I decided to look into my school's theater program. I thought about doing theater stuff my fresh year, but  I didn't really know how to get into it or who to talk to. But towards the end of jr year, I decided to finally look into it. I decided to just declare my major to theater after talking to the theater director.

When I  tell people I'm a theater major, they ask me what I plan on doing with it. Acting is my focus. I love acting. I love being on stage. But theater isn't just about acting. Or directing either. We have 4 tech classes in our program. Tech 1 is all about makeup, costuming, and props. I learned how to do a little bit of handstitching, machine sewing, different styles of makeup (old age, gender reversal, restoration period, bruises/scars), and about different kinds of props (I actually got to make a couple props. First, everyone got to make old parchment paper, like the kind seen on Pirates. Then I made a little cloth doll for my project).

Tech 2, where I'm at now, is about lights, sounds, and set design. Right now we are on set design, and have been discussing tools. We did lights first. We were shown how to set up the lights and how to work the light board. We haven't got to sound yet.

Also, our theater department has work call every week. Twice a week we meet at the theater and help get stuff ready for our current production. Right now we are getting ready for Noises Off. Everyone is assigned to a crew. We have lights, costume, props, and set. I'm on set crew. I help build stuff, and do a lot of painting.

So, not only am I learning the impractical stuff, acting/directing, I'm also learning the practical stuff as well.

I didn't realize how much I loved theater until we did our children's show last semester. I wasn't one of the actors, but I was a voice over for a projection (the characters in the show were animals. the farmer and his wife were just projections). Listening to the kids reactions to the show and seeing them after the performances, it was a lot of fun for me. Also, seeing the set being built was fun too. The past show that we did was The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged (you should really look that up if you have never heard of it). I got to work backstage. I had a blast doing that. It was crazy, but a lot of fun. My favorite show. I hope to work backstage for Noises Off too.

I have also made several friends in the theater. A lot of them are a nerdy as I am, so it works out.

I love being a theater major. There are times when I don't want to go, because I'm tired or something, but it has been amazing for me. I love being a part of it.

Now, Amy, what are you going to do afterwards? I'm not entirely sure. I really want to go to Europe and find acting jobs there. However, if that doesn't work out, I will probably go to the east coast and find something. I really don't want to be a big famous actress. Finding a community theater or something like that would be good. I'm thinking about maybe getting a second degree in library studies later on, as a fall back, and because I love books (see previous blog). Right now I am just focusing on theater. I'm sticking to this degree.

Why I love what I love: Part Two

Reading.
My elementary school does this Sequoyah book list thing. Basically, there is a list of books that you can read and take a little quiz on. You get awarded for reading a certain amount. I remember participating in this when I was in 4th or 5th grade. I got to go on a trip to meet the author of one of the book, The Million Dollar Shot (I think). He signed it for me. I think that was when I really started reading. Since then, I have always had a book on me. Sometimes more than one. I used to read the Nancy Drew books. I would have 4 or 5 going at once. Now I usually just have 1 or 2.

Reading is my escape. It helps me to relax and get away from whatever I have going on. It's my comfort. I think my favorite time to read is when it's raining, I'm curled up with a good book and a warm blanket, maybe a cup of hot cocoa. This sounds cliche, but reading can take you places. It can take you anywhere. I love it when I can visually see what I'm reading. I get lost in it. I know, I'm such a nerd.

I enjoy reading mysteries, Christian romance, some historical fiction, a little sci fi. I mentioned that Harry Potter and Agatha Christi are my favorites. Christian romance set in 18th or early 19th Century. Jane Austen, Nicholas Sparks. Titanic is another of my favorites (well, my version that I have at least; there are many different stories of Titanic). Dan Brown is good. And many others.

I work at the library. Everytime I find a book that looks interesting, I want to sit down and read it. It can be anything. I might find a book about the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, and start flipping through the pages. It's probably a good thing I don't work in a bookstore. I would be so broke.

I really feel that everyone should read. There are so many good books out there. And a lot of these books can change someone's life. Look at the Harry Potter books and the inspiration it has sparked. It is amazing!