Yeah, it was probably the worst thing ever. My laptop crashed last Sunday, and all the files 'disappeared' because somehow the user profiles were corrupted. And none of my backup files were working, for some frustrating reason. So I freaked out on Sunday. And then, we got it fixed Monday, but I lost some valuable writing time and then production week a.k.a. hell week began for Drama. So I haven't had time.
I knew I wasn't going to have the time to finish my story, so I've set it aside for when I'm less busy, and I do intend to finish it. Eventually. But for right now I figured it's better for me to focus on school and drama, because that has, basically, consumed my life. Hence my mysterious and long absence.
So in other news I really hope y'all had a great Thanksgiving, if anyone who actually reads these posts celebrates - and I'll inform you that while the stuffing was very undercooked and there wasn't enough of it to begin with, and so we ran out, everything else was very good. The potatoes were delicious and I am, once again, in love with turkey. Unfortunately I only got one slice of apple pie, but that is remedied by the prospect of blueberry pie in the near future, which is even better.
And then, speaking of things being better, the Laramie Project - the play our school drama club is doing this fall - opens tonight. This evening - in four hours, to be exact. And I am SO NERVOUS. Like, never been this freaked out before, not even when I was Alice in Wonderland last year - and that was big.
It's just, this is my first HS play, and so I really don't want to mess things up - and then again, it's not just me I'm worried about - there are some people, thankfully in the second of two casts with the worst of them, who just don't know their lines and their cues - and it's ridiculous, they've had over a month. And so I just wind up wanting to bash them over the head and say WHAT is going on?? But I don't - I leave that to our wonderful directors!
There is a serious lack of commitment with some people...and that irks me, but then again that might be because I am a perfectionist to the fullest extent of the word. It's not even funny - people get annoyed at me a lot of the time, because I just don't seem to stop adjusting things. And then I get paranoid that no one else will do something "right" so I freak about that...yeah. And yet people always want to work with me on projects because I always get A's...
There was a project due yesterday in World Studies class, but I didn't present today or yesterday so now I get the whole weekend to practice more! Because with drama I've been more stressed than ever. So in a way? I'm really, really glad the play is over this weekend.
~Luna~
Friday, November 30, 2007
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
No One Mourns The Wicked
Oh my Merlin, I feel like one of the luckiest people on the planet right now. On Sunday, I went to see WICKED!!!! I went into Boston and got it on the last day the show was open. And it was absolutely, positively amazing. So much so...I can't get over how positively fantastic it was. And now I will post an entire review. So sit back and grab a cup of tea.
I first knew we'd arrived at the theater because down the street there was a large truck, I assume because they were packing up, that had the picture of the two witches like on the cover of the CD, and the poster, and that jazz, on the side of it. And then we finally got parking, and made it into the show about half an hour early.
We stopped at the "OzDust Boutique" and I got a sweatshirt, which is pretty nifty, and very warm. It was my only Christmas present from my grandparents because honestly? It was really expensive. But that's okay. I love it.
The show itself...I cannot even begin to describe it. I mean, I can answer questions specifically but I wouldn't be able to explain the entire thing - too exciting. Too much stuff! Let's just say the cast was brilliant. Galinda was so wonderful - the right voice, actions, demeanor. And Elphie - she was great. Like, not Idina Menzel, because nobody is Idina. But still. She could sing - and those are hard songs! I know it would be really hard if I tried to do it - and believe me, I have.
So yeah. AmazingAmazingAmazing. :)
~Luna~
I first knew we'd arrived at the theater because down the street there was a large truck, I assume because they were packing up, that had the picture of the two witches like on the cover of the CD, and the poster, and that jazz, on the side of it. And then we finally got parking, and made it into the show about half an hour early.
We stopped at the "OzDust Boutique" and I got a sweatshirt, which is pretty nifty, and very warm. It was my only Christmas present from my grandparents because honestly? It was really expensive. But that's okay. I love it.
The show itself...I cannot even begin to describe it. I mean, I can answer questions specifically but I wouldn't be able to explain the entire thing - too exciting. Too much stuff! Let's just say the cast was brilliant. Galinda was so wonderful - the right voice, actions, demeanor. And Elphie - she was great. Like, not Idina Menzel, because nobody is Idina. But still. She could sing - and those are hard songs! I know it would be really hard if I tried to do it - and believe me, I have.
So yeah. AmazingAmazingAmazing. :)
~Luna~
Saturday, November 10, 2007
The Dawn
The Dawn
I can see it now - as it breaks
over the horizon, and I know
I'm free - it marks a new
day. A fresh start - a chance
at something real.
Clean-slate day, blue-sky day
A leave-it-for-tomorrow day,
when you just want to give in
To the temptations of a
lazy-day.
So sunrise is like a blessing
because the world starts over -
Not just me, everybody's fresh.
Early-bloomer, late-bloomer;
That kind of thing doesn't matter.
And I'm content knowing
If I ever want to turn back and go home
they'll wait for me, let me be
somebody more than a name
even if it takes me across the world.
(c) 2007
I can see it now - as it breaks
over the horizon, and I know
I'm free - it marks a new
day. A fresh start - a chance
at something real.
Clean-slate day, blue-sky day
A leave-it-for-tomorrow day,
when you just want to give in
To the temptations of a
lazy-day.
So sunrise is like a blessing
because the world starts over -
Not just me, everybody's fresh.
Early-bloomer, late-bloomer;
That kind of thing doesn't matter.
And I'm content knowing
If I ever want to turn back and go home
they'll wait for me, let me be
somebody more than a name
even if it takes me across the world.
(c) 2007
Drastic Fantastic
Okay, a while ago I recommended KT Tunstall as singer of the week. And I still say she's amazing beyond belief. But I just wanted to add that I finally got a copy of Drastic Fantastic! That was really cool - I have fallen in love with track #5; it's called "Hold On" and it is...well, it's a slightly different style than before, but it's a good song.
It's the kind that's really easy to sing and dance to, and it just gets stuck in your head. But I don't mind it stuck in my head, because I seriously think it must be my new favorite song or something. I could listen to it for ages on end, and never get tired of it. Or, at the moment, I maintain that belief.
I first heard the song in a preview of the music video on iTunes before I got the CD. And then I watched the entire MV, and then I got the CD, so I must admit, I was prompted to listen to track 5 before anything else - the song after it is just as catchy as "Hold On", and it has also been stuck in my head on various days.
The cover artwork for the CD is the coolest thing ever; it's set up like a comic book, and the only words are the titles of the songs, which have been worked, in order, into the comic. Or else the comic was written to accommodate the songs. I have no idea. I'm too tired...going to bed.
~Luna~
It's the kind that's really easy to sing and dance to, and it just gets stuck in your head. But I don't mind it stuck in my head, because I seriously think it must be my new favorite song or something. I could listen to it for ages on end, and never get tired of it. Or, at the moment, I maintain that belief.
I first heard the song in a preview of the music video on iTunes before I got the CD. And then I watched the entire MV, and then I got the CD, so I must admit, I was prompted to listen to track 5 before anything else - the song after it is just as catchy as "Hold On", and it has also been stuck in my head on various days.
The cover artwork for the CD is the coolest thing ever; it's set up like a comic book, and the only words are the titles of the songs, which have been worked, in order, into the comic. Or else the comic was written to accommodate the songs. I have no idea. I'm too tired...going to bed.
~Luna~
2in1: NaNoWriMo & Wicked
Yeah...it's November. And November means... *drumroll* National Novel Writing Month. Yes, folks, and if you're not participating I suggest you try it out - a little late this year, but for next year? Why not. Try it. It's very fun - frustrating if you don't have a plot, and quite a challenge if you're serious about reaching the 50,000 word goal set - in one month.
I'm well on my way, and I hope to complete my novel this year. It's called The Great Big Expanse and I have to say, I'm a huge fan so far. It's like, I sit down and start writing, and then all of a sudden I get these plots just jumping off the page at me, and I don't know what to do with them all. I seriously have too many. Which is the craziest thing ever.
I have, I believe, four plotlines going. No. Four major plotlines. Then there's now at least three subplots. I have part one partially completed, there's going to be two parts total. I get the feeling this story is going to be way more than 50,000 words - the question is, if I get to 50,000 in the target month...will I hurry up and finish writing the book, or will I just give up and procrastinate, and never do anything with it?
Of course, knowing me, I'm much more likely to do the latter - anyone else like that? If you have a deadline, or something cool to work for, like winning NaNo, you're all gung-ho. But the minute there's a requirement put on, or else you have forever to do it...things just don't get done. Happens to me all the time. It's a strange phenomenon, I must say.
In news in my world...well, my birthday came and went, another year gone. My little sister's birthday also came and went. And I'm going to see Wicked on Sunday. And I can. Not. Wait. Seriously, I am SO excited, I mean, I love the soundtrack. It is amazing and brilliant. I have all the songs memorized. All of them. Like, even Madame Morrible's parts. And the extras. Everything...I can recite pretty much any line from any song.
I have the vocal selections - I'm covering it in voice, and right now I'm singing Defying Gravity and Popular, probably two of the greatest songs in the history of this musical. Of course, they're all good - I don't know if I'd ever be able to pick a concrete favorite. There's just too many, and they're all absolutely brilliant...
I started reading the book but I got halfway through and then somehow I never wound up finishing it - which is weird, because I always finish books. I have no idea why I didn't finish it, I have every intention of finishing it. I just didn't - so now I'm debating. Do I reread Wicked to keep me busy Saturday before we go on Sunday, or do I wait and read it at my leisure another time? This is a prime example of not doing something - I know I should have read it, and I could perfectly well have made the time, but I decided to read and reread other books that just wound up taking precedence.
And now I'm off to bed....
~Luna~
I'm well on my way, and I hope to complete my novel this year. It's called The Great Big Expanse and I have to say, I'm a huge fan so far. It's like, I sit down and start writing, and then all of a sudden I get these plots just jumping off the page at me, and I don't know what to do with them all. I seriously have too many. Which is the craziest thing ever.
I have, I believe, four plotlines going. No. Four major plotlines. Then there's now at least three subplots. I have part one partially completed, there's going to be two parts total. I get the feeling this story is going to be way more than 50,000 words - the question is, if I get to 50,000 in the target month...will I hurry up and finish writing the book, or will I just give up and procrastinate, and never do anything with it?
Of course, knowing me, I'm much more likely to do the latter - anyone else like that? If you have a deadline, or something cool to work for, like winning NaNo, you're all gung-ho. But the minute there's a requirement put on, or else you have forever to do it...things just don't get done. Happens to me all the time. It's a strange phenomenon, I must say.
In news in my world...well, my birthday came and went, another year gone. My little sister's birthday also came and went. And I'm going to see Wicked on Sunday. And I can. Not. Wait. Seriously, I am SO excited, I mean, I love the soundtrack. It is amazing and brilliant. I have all the songs memorized. All of them. Like, even Madame Morrible's parts. And the extras. Everything...I can recite pretty much any line from any song.
I have the vocal selections - I'm covering it in voice, and right now I'm singing Defying Gravity and Popular, probably two of the greatest songs in the history of this musical. Of course, they're all good - I don't know if I'd ever be able to pick a concrete favorite. There's just too many, and they're all absolutely brilliant...
I started reading the book but I got halfway through and then somehow I never wound up finishing it - which is weird, because I always finish books. I have no idea why I didn't finish it, I have every intention of finishing it. I just didn't - so now I'm debating. Do I reread Wicked to keep me busy Saturday before we go on Sunday, or do I wait and read it at my leisure another time? This is a prime example of not doing something - I know I should have read it, and I could perfectly well have made the time, but I decided to read and reread other books that just wound up taking precedence.
And now I'm off to bed....
~Luna~
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Me and my Terribly Long Absence
Wow...I haven't posted here in absolutely forever. And I suppose my only explanation is that I have been busy. And when I say this I mean it one hundred percent. Busy to the most extreme and definite point of not having any free time at all. Of course part of this is comprised in the fact that I've been spending so much time role-playing...well...yeah.
Considering that I have multiple plots going on there, high school to deal with here, which means so much homework it's spilling out my ears, and I also have music lessons, a zillion books on the I-Have-To-Read-Them list. And somehow writing a new blog entry...completely slipped my mind.
BUT. I do believe now that I have slightly more time on my hands I will be doing my bestest to get posts written and out. I'm afraid I'm going to have to ditch the singer of the week idea for now, because honestly, I'm not going to have time. It's going to be post-a-rant about life now and then, post-a-rant about writing slightly more often.
This post, however, is incredibly short, because I have essays to write for a contest and I shouldn't be on here writing this at all...
I'll be back to explain a bit more about my busy-ness, and the beginning of NaNoWriMo, this weekend. And yes, I will be posting NaNo status updates here.
~Luna~
Considering that I have multiple plots going on there, high school to deal with here, which means so much homework it's spilling out my ears, and I also have music lessons, a zillion books on the I-Have-To-Read-Them list. And somehow writing a new blog entry...completely slipped my mind.
BUT. I do believe now that I have slightly more time on my hands I will be doing my bestest to get posts written and out. I'm afraid I'm going to have to ditch the singer of the week idea for now, because honestly, I'm not going to have time. It's going to be post-a-rant about life now and then, post-a-rant about writing slightly more often.
This post, however, is incredibly short, because I have essays to write for a contest and I shouldn't be on here writing this at all...
I'll be back to explain a bit more about my busy-ness, and the beginning of NaNoWriMo, this weekend. And yes, I will be posting NaNo status updates here.
~Luna~
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Singer of the Week - KT Tunstall
Okees I should probably take this moment to let you know that KT is probably one of my favorite singers on the face of this PLANET. Her voice is completely unique. [Or, I know I've never heard someone sound like her.] Her songs? Are absolutely amazing. She does great music videos, she's so pretty.
My favorite song by her is "Suddenly I See", which you might recognize as the first song in the movie The Devil Wears Prada - a fantastic movie, by the way. I believe there are...three music videos for that one? I prefer the one that is not the larger-than-life version. It's so cool, it's circus themed, and she has the cooooolest outfit ever when she's riding her bike. I want it. Although it wouldn't look good with my hair.
Her first CD is "Eye to the Telescope" and her second is "Drastic Fantastic."
Admittedly I have not had the opportunity to listen to her latest songs but I can't wait to get the CD!! I recommend her music to...anyone, really. When she sings you can hear her Scottish accent on certain words, which is really nifty.
http://www.kttunstall.com/ <--- Website. Go. Now.
~Luna~
My favorite song by her is "Suddenly I See", which you might recognize as the first song in the movie The Devil Wears Prada - a fantastic movie, by the way. I believe there are...three music videos for that one? I prefer the one that is not the larger-than-life version. It's so cool, it's circus themed, and she has the cooooolest outfit ever when she's riding her bike. I want it. Although it wouldn't look good with my hair.
Her first CD is "Eye to the Telescope" and her second is "Drastic Fantastic."
Admittedly I have not had the opportunity to listen to her latest songs but I can't wait to get the CD!! I recommend her music to...anyone, really. When she sings you can hear her Scottish accent on certain words, which is really nifty.
http://www.kttunstall.com/ <--- Website. Go. Now.
~Luna~
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