Just a Couple Updates

This is my second-to-last week of school  - Christmas break starts on the 20th! I've been in a rush to complete all the assignments for this week, but I find I'm constantly distracted...

Introducing my newest Picniked picture. I call it: Procrastination. Featuring Amy as Elphaba, and me as G(a)linda.

My birthday is coming up next Friday (the 18th). I'm turning nineteen. Woo-hoo.

We are (almost) snowed in. The weather is cold and I hate it. I haven't left the house in a while now... okay, since Monday. But still, that was like five days ago. I forgot that I went out on Tuesday and got a haircut. My hair is no longer uneven and unmanageable (it was getting long - for me - and I DO NOT have the patience to care for long hair). It's now about shoulder-length, layered, and I also have not-bangs-but-shorter-hair-around-my-face. It dries in like a half hour, compared to the three hours it used to take for my hair to completely dry.

I Need a Show!!!

It's been almost a month since Cinderella closed, and it seems both shorter and longer than that. On one hand, it feels like the show was about two weeks ago. But on the other hand, it feels like it was months ago. Either way, I miss the show terribly and have decided that a month is much too long to go without a show.

There are quite a few upcoming auditions in my area, but none that have substantial roles for my age.

Auditions for The Miracle Worker are sometime in December or January, I'm not sure January 2010. I would LOVE to be a part of the show, but I'm not sure I fit the age of any role. See, if I was younger I would kill to be Helen, but it's not a character I could play now.

So, my next favorite role: Annie Sullivan. I would have so much stinkin' fun with that role, but she's supposed to be 20-years-old (according to the script). I will be nineteen by the time auditions are held, but I don't even look 18. Maybe it'd be different onstage, with the makeup, hair, costumes, etc., but overall I don't think I would be chosen for the role.

I worked with the director of the show before, when I was Fairy in The Curious Savage. I'm hoping that, having worked with me before, she might consider me for Annie Sullivan because she knows I'm reliable and that I can keep it together onstage.UPDATE: I asked the director if it would be worthwhile for me to audition or if I'm the wrong age for all of the roles, and she told me that I am the perfect age for Annie and that she's excited that I'm auditioning! =D


The Phantom Tollbooth is being done by the FRCP, which I did Seussical the Musical and Bye Bye Birdie with. It's the play instead of the musical, but it still sounds like a cute show. The co-directors are the people who played my "parents" (Mr. and Mrs. MacAfee) in BBB, and one has asked me if I'm going to audition. Apparently there are two princess roles that aren't very big, but who doesn't want to play a princess? I'd have fun with the costume at least, if not with the whole show.

The Mikado has been canceled until further notice, which saddens me greatly. It is being postponed and will probably eventually be done, but not in April like the original plan.

Anyway, that's the situation right now. I am feeling very theatre-deprived, and probably will for a while if the above-mentioned auditions turn out to be a bust.

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Winter

Remember how yesterday our deck looked like this?

Well... now it looks like this:

Our van is buried in snow...

...and so is everything else.

First Snow of the Year

It started snowing today - the first time I've seen it snow this Fall/Winter. It looks really pretty, but I really hate the cold! =(

I went back to the doctor today for my sinus infection, which hasn't gotten better. He put me on a stronger antibiotic, more anti-nausea meds to take with my Vicodin (it makes me sick to my stomach without the anti-nausea medication), and some other stuff to keep my sinuses clear.

We also discussed the problem of me passing out. You see, last night I went to a local readers theatre rehearsal. I was there to read the director's part (who is also in the show) so she could watch and see what the show looked like, and adjust lighting accordingly.

Well, my headache was really bad at the time, and I had already taken Vicodin and it didn't help. I told my mom (who is in the show) that I wasn't feeling good, and I remember her saying to call my dad and have him pick me up from the theater. I don't remember anything after that, but I do remember being on the floor with the lights all the way up and my mom sitting on the floor next to me.

This is the fourth time I've fainted this year. It's getting kinda redundant.

So anyway, long story short, they're checking my heart to make sure that's not what is causing the whole fainting randomly thing. I'm wearing a heart monitor thing right now, which I'll have on until about 1:30pm tomorrow. Hopefully that'll help us figure out what the problem is.

Spam Attack!

I've been getting an overwhelming amount of spam on my blog lately, and have reluctantly decided that word notifications should be used for commenting.

I know these annoy me a lot, and I feel bad for making you all go through it to comment, but I think it's necessary at this point.

I hope this will not reduce the number of comments I get on posts because I love hearing from you all, and encourage you to continue to leave your thoughts, ideas, and feedback through comments.

Thank you for understanding!