So I went outside this morning and it was colder than it was in my house.....
I love fall.
I have always been a summer person, but for some reason this year I have really embraced this fall weather. I think it's because it makes me think of England. This is the weather, minus the rain, that I got to enjoy all summer and I love it!
I started rehearsals for my directing scene and things are going really well! I was having trouble with my blocking so I had Josh come in and help me fix some things and now I feel a whole lot better about it all.
This week I have two papers and two midterms.UGH! I am done with one paper which turned out to be not that hard, thank goodness! And the other one is the rough draft of my manifesto. I have been dreading this paper since I was a freshmen but I am not as scared about it as I thought I was going to be. I just need to sit down and write it. I am however nervous about my Theatre History and Philosophy midterms. I am currently taking a break from studying for my theatre history one.
I just have to keep thinking that we have a break after this week! That is what is getting me through. A nice long weekend and maybe Six Flags! I will just keep chugging along. And keep a positive attitude!
Monday, October 4, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
just bob with it
I actually went through with it, I cut my hair into a medium bob! I love it!! it sits just above my shoulders and feels so light :) It also makes me not look like I'm 15 so that's nice. It is also nice to know that if I can go this short I could go shorter, which I plan to do at sometime, I'm still dreaming about having that pixie cut!
I also get my new headshots done today, which I am really excited about. I haven't had new ones since the beginning of junior year so it's been a little while. Then I have to finish filling out all my paper work for GTC and that will be that. I only have a few more weeks till the conference and I am really excited about it!
I also get my new headshots done today, which I am really excited about. I haven't had new ones since the beginning of junior year so it's been a little while. Then I have to finish filling out all my paper work for GTC and that will be that. I only have a few more weeks till the conference and I am really excited about it!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Good Bee
Well I have now left Putnam County and I must say it was a very bittersweet goodbye. It was my last main stage show for CSU as I have decided not to accept roles for next semester. I know that it is a good choice for me. For one I would really like to direct a One Act. Of course I have to do well in Directing One first but I'm keeping my fingers crossed on that. Two I want to try and find extra work for the weekends if there is any that I can find so I have more to add to my resume which would be nice. But back to Spelling Bee. It was one of the best shows that I have gotten to work on at here, and the audiences seem to really enjoy it too! So I couldn't of asked for a better last show :)
Gtc Convo was on Friday and I think that this is the best audition package that I have ever had! Overall I feel like CSU is sending a really strong group if auditioners. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best!
Directing one is not as scary as I thought it was going to be. My first analysis is coming along nicely and is due Thursday. I am really excited about my actors too and I know that they will do well!
I think I will now get back to my knitting and enjoy what is left of my relaxing day.
Gtc Convo was on Friday and I think that this is the best audition package that I have ever had! Overall I feel like CSU is sending a really strong group if auditioners. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best!
Directing one is not as scary as I thought it was going to be. My first analysis is coming along nicely and is due Thursday. I am really excited about my actors too and I know that they will do well!
I think I will now get back to my knitting and enjoy what is left of my relaxing day.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Back to school
Well the semester has started back in full force!
All of the classes I am taking this semester require a lot of reading and papers. I told my mom that I am going to schedule a nervous breakdown in October. I know I will able to get it all done but I also know it is going to be a LOT of work.
Spelling Bee is still going well. Of course with the good comes the bad,but it will only make me work harder.
I tired on the wedding dress that my mom bought but never used to see if I liked the fit of the top so I could shorten it, but it didn't fit like I wanted it to so it looks like it is back to the drawing board for the reception dress. I also tried on the dress that my mom did use, it was beautiful but just not the dress for me, luckily my mom felt the same way :)
All of the classes I am taking this semester require a lot of reading and papers. I told my mom that I am going to schedule a nervous breakdown in October. I know I will able to get it all done but I also know it is going to be a LOT of work.
Spelling Bee is still going well. Of course with the good comes the bad,but it will only make me work harder.
I tired on the wedding dress that my mom bought but never used to see if I liked the fit of the top so I could shorten it, but it didn't fit like I wanted it to so it looks like it is back to the drawing board for the reception dress. I also tried on the dress that my mom did use, it was beautiful but just not the dress for me, luckily my mom felt the same way :)
Thursday, August 12, 2010
That Bee thing
It is day three of Spelling Bee and I am already so tired! But in a good way.
I feel like its rehearsals on crack, 5 hours a day doesn't seem like it would be that bad but it is a lot to take in a once.
We have been doing a lot of character work for this show, which is not something I am used to doing with musicals, but with Dur it's pretty much a must. I have really liked that time to play though! Since I am the understudy I don't get to work on the characters on stage but when we do character work I get to work out these three different girls life's for myself. I have tired to take time each day to work on each one of them, but most. Something happened yesterday when we where doing once exercise. Something that it took 4 semesters of failed Misner to happen. I started to cry. Just putting my character in a situation made me cry! It was a very freeing moment. I also crafted an entire world for one of my characters that I am really excited to play with.
Today I got to go on all day as Marcy, which was fun and stressful all at once. It was fun to be someone, but it made it much harder to remember blocking for everyone else that I have to keep tabs on, especially while we where blocking a song. Granted I'm pretty sure no one wrote down much blocking for that song, things kept changing! But I think I have it all straight for the most part.
I'm not going to lie, now that we have started rehearsals it makes me more then a little scared to start classes. I am so tired at the end of every day that I don't want to do much. Once I throw class work in there things should get very interesting. I'm going to be glued to my planner this year. I must keep everything organized or I will lose a lot of time! Oh boy got to love a challenge!
On a completely different note, I want to cut my hair really badly. I want to chop it all off! Not because of the heat, not because I am upset just because I want to. I know that I can't really justify it though and I can't really do anything to it until after the show or Kaylee's wedding anyways. Basically by then my hair is going to be stupid long, but maybe by then the feeling will change who knows.
270 days till graduation!
I feel like its rehearsals on crack, 5 hours a day doesn't seem like it would be that bad but it is a lot to take in a once.
We have been doing a lot of character work for this show, which is not something I am used to doing with musicals, but with Dur it's pretty much a must. I have really liked that time to play though! Since I am the understudy I don't get to work on the characters on stage but when we do character work I get to work out these three different girls life's for myself. I have tired to take time each day to work on each one of them, but most. Something happened yesterday when we where doing once exercise. Something that it took 4 semesters of failed Misner to happen. I started to cry. Just putting my character in a situation made me cry! It was a very freeing moment. I also crafted an entire world for one of my characters that I am really excited to play with.
Today I got to go on all day as Marcy, which was fun and stressful all at once. It was fun to be someone, but it made it much harder to remember blocking for everyone else that I have to keep tabs on, especially while we where blocking a song. Granted I'm pretty sure no one wrote down much blocking for that song, things kept changing! But I think I have it all straight for the most part.
I'm not going to lie, now that we have started rehearsals it makes me more then a little scared to start classes. I am so tired at the end of every day that I don't want to do much. Once I throw class work in there things should get very interesting. I'm going to be glued to my planner this year. I must keep everything organized or I will lose a lot of time! Oh boy got to love a challenge!
On a completely different note, I want to cut my hair really badly. I want to chop it all off! Not because of the heat, not because I am upset just because I want to. I know that I can't really justify it though and I can't really do anything to it until after the show or Kaylee's wedding anyways. Basically by then my hair is going to be stupid long, but maybe by then the feeling will change who knows.
270 days till graduation!
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Sleepless dreamer
Tonight marks night two that I have not been able to go to sleep at a normal hour. I finally fell asleep at 5 am yesterday and right now it is 3 am and there is no sleep in sight for me!
I'm sure it's just stress related due to school and looking for work and such, I just wish that it would pass soon so that I can get on a normal sleep cycle before school starts.
I made Josh walk around to a few different bridal stores today, I think he enjoys planning for the wedding more than we lets on. It's still really early so we didn't really look at much, just brides maids dresses and what colors we want. We decided on brown and green, technically clover and latte, earthy colors and a summer wedding for us! It's still strange to me, I a few years ago I would have never guessed that I would be thinking about colors and dresses for me, for my friends sure but for me not so much.
Spelling Bee starts Monday and I am really excited! I am excited to work with a new director and just see this show develop. I am a little less excited about classes starting back up. I'm ready to get back into the swing of things but my classes are scaring me already! But I will get through it and in 275 I will be a graduate of CSU!
I'm sure it's just stress related due to school and looking for work and such, I just wish that it would pass soon so that I can get on a normal sleep cycle before school starts.
I made Josh walk around to a few different bridal stores today, I think he enjoys planning for the wedding more than we lets on. It's still really early so we didn't really look at much, just brides maids dresses and what colors we want. We decided on brown and green, technically clover and latte, earthy colors and a summer wedding for us! It's still strange to me, I a few years ago I would have never guessed that I would be thinking about colors and dresses for me, for my friends sure but for me not so much.
Spelling Bee starts Monday and I am really excited! I am excited to work with a new director and just see this show develop. I am a little less excited about classes starting back up. I'm ready to get back into the swing of things but my classes are scaring me already! But I will get through it and in 275 I will be a graduate of CSU!
Friday, July 30, 2010
On The Other Side
Well I'm home from England!
To say it was amazing trip is an understatement. I saw more things in 3 weeks then I had in all the summers that I have been in college. So much history! So many Sheep! SO MUCH FOOD! We walked on average 5 miles a day, walking through cold and rain but so worth it.
It is interesting to see how people are the same no matter where you are. And yet so very different.At times I felt like I was sitting in Spanish class all over again because I couldn't understand what was being said to me! But once you get used to accents and slang everything gets a lot easier.
Of course I got sick while I was there. Cold plus dog equals fun allergies for Brittain! But I didn't let it ruin my trip in the least. With lots of water and medicine I was able to enjoy walking around after one day of being really sick.
I only saw one show while I was in England, Avenue Q.... Amazing! I stand by what I have been saying all summer. I didn't want to see a lot of theatre while I was there. I wasn't there to see theatre. I was there to see history and family and get to be a non theatre person for a little while. And the break from it was much needed but now I am ready to jump feet first right back into theatre, because I missed it but like I said it was nice to be able to do other things that I love.
I guess I should mention that I did get ENGAGED! :D
It was at a castle with one of the most amazing views that we had seen the whole trip, granted I am slightly biased about it now. It is funny to think that when we started dating neither one of us wanted to get married. But in time it just felt right. Being together felt right.It is weird to make plans with someone, to talk about a future and it doesn't scare me. It's still a weird concept to me but hey I have 3 years before we plan on getting married, plenty of time to figure out how to reach both of our goals and dreams.
To say it was amazing trip is an understatement. I saw more things in 3 weeks then I had in all the summers that I have been in college. So much history! So many Sheep! SO MUCH FOOD! We walked on average 5 miles a day, walking through cold and rain but so worth it.
It is interesting to see how people are the same no matter where you are. And yet so very different.At times I felt like I was sitting in Spanish class all over again because I couldn't understand what was being said to me! But once you get used to accents and slang everything gets a lot easier.
Of course I got sick while I was there. Cold plus dog equals fun allergies for Brittain! But I didn't let it ruin my trip in the least. With lots of water and medicine I was able to enjoy walking around after one day of being really sick.
I only saw one show while I was in England, Avenue Q.... Amazing! I stand by what I have been saying all summer. I didn't want to see a lot of theatre while I was there. I wasn't there to see theatre. I was there to see history and family and get to be a non theatre person for a little while. And the break from it was much needed but now I am ready to jump feet first right back into theatre, because I missed it but like I said it was nice to be able to do other things that I love.
I guess I should mention that I did get ENGAGED! :D
It was at a castle with one of the most amazing views that we had seen the whole trip, granted I am slightly biased about it now. It is funny to think that when we started dating neither one of us wanted to get married. But in time it just felt right. Being together felt right.It is weird to make plans with someone, to talk about a future and it doesn't scare me. It's still a weird concept to me but hey I have 3 years before we plan on getting married, plenty of time to figure out how to reach both of our goals and dreams.
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