Hey, blogettes! We got a card as a family that can get us into the local college's gym to work out and stay fit. I am going to do a lot of running on their track and use their hill simulator to get ready for next cross country season because I stunk big time when it came to hills. Distance was fine but the hills killed me. Distance also killed me when I didn't have a set pace, so I went out too fast, and didn't have enough energy to kick it in and have an amazing close to the race. I like that my last meet was so amazing. I like how I had that thrill that I got during every race that was special. I want to go into this next cross country season as a threat just like my whole team was this year, placing as high as we did during meets. We were always in the top eight and every team knew that when our bus pulled up that they were going to have to really fight and go out there and give it their all if they didn't want us to get first.
You could totally tell that the mood changed and the races became serious when we got off the bus, and set up our base camp. You could tell that people were spending extra time getting warmed up and walking the course and really talking over their plans of attack when we walked by because it became more real like one of the top dog teams were actually here at the meet because at that time we were the state champs. Now we are just runner's up but a threat just the same since we lost the first place title by a point. It was close. I'm hoping that I don't get injured this year so that I can go to state too. I was going to go this year but I got injured in the last normal meet of the season. I want to go to state this year and leave my legacy and put it all out there, and end middle school with a bang, because I don't know if I will ever get the chance to go to state again. I want to bring home that title and make it ours again. I want to make it something to be proud of.
Watch out people because our team is going to be a threat next year because we have our mind set on going all the way and getting that title again because we know what top dogs feels like and we want that feeling again. It looks too good on us to be on anyone else. It is our trait and not theirs. I'm going to do a lot of training on my own, to make sure that I kick some butt in track as well and show people that you can go from not being that much of a runner to a running star who has the best thoughts and feels the best when she is running. The world is yours so shape it and try new things. Don't be afraid to just step out of your box and try. I am happy that I did because it showed me something that I never really thought I would care for or like. It also taught me a lot of things about myself and how much I could really take. It was a challenge, but it was nice to go and run and just act like the course was a journal and I was putting all my feelings out into it, or the course was a bully and I was beating the crap out of it even though it was the wrong thing to do if it was a real person.
Call me weird but whenever I run distance, I feel like I could do it forever really because I feel so free. I feel like I have found myself and my calling to be a better person. I feel so happy when I run even though it hurts. I feel like all my problems just slip away and that everything is perfect when I run even though my life is like this huge mess. I feel like I am on top of the world and a superstar when I run, but when I finish, it is also the best feeling ever because I have finished something that people have told me that I may never be able to do or can't do because I would never be good enough nor have the guts to at least step out and try it because I was too shy. Well, ha ha to you people, because I just did it. I not only tried it but I stuck with it and I loved it. It was the best feeling that could have ever happened. I can't even start to describe to you how amazing running feels.
When you are running at a meet, you don't know what place you are in even though the place never matters, or the time that you are running. All you know is that you are going fast, and you are lapping the people still sitting on the couch, or doing another sport. All you know is that you have this free feeling inside of you, and you run a little bit faster because you sense someone either gaining on you or the pain is kind of killing you. Distance running is not a sport for sissies because you will get hurt, and running distance and hills and doing the stuff that we do does get painful at times, and it is not a very glamourous thing either. You are a sweaty hot mess after a meet or workout and you want food. You can have a lot of healthy food too because you have earned it thanks to the big hard workout that you had just put in, and in high school this is even more true according to my sister because it really gets more intense as time goes on.
The teenage years are a whirlwind, with people trying to find who they really are, and hopefully our blog will help us all survive these odd years of our life.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
My Favorite Organizing Tools
Hey, blogettes! Here is your top post from the poll that I posted like a couple of weeks back. You wanted to know what my favorite organizing tools were. I am going to tell you those now, and I just wanted you to know that here pretty soon there will be another poll posted on this blog so be sure to view often and vote if you want to see something that you helped to pick out on my blog. Leave comments too as I have unblocked anonymous commenting again. I hope that you people will use the comments section right and don't abuse it, but I think that you ladies know the proper way to act while online. Anyways, now to what you wanted to know.
My favorite organizing tools for school is fun bags. I have a neon gym bag, a backpack which I always have with me because it carries all of my tools and homework around until that class and then I switch it to the appropriate bag when I don't have any homework. I also have this really awesome fringe bag, but it is a hassle because it get stuck on things so I recommend that if you are going to use this tip that you keep having three bags at the top and without fringe so that they are mess and hassle free and you can easily fit them in your lockers and go around school with them.
I'm also a person who likes to organize my locker once a month and ask if I really need things to be in there because if I haven't used them in a while they should probably go and be gone because they are taking up space and the lockers in my school are small. I mean being organized and on top of everything is what it takes if you are going to get by at my school. That, and our teachers aren't the type of teachers who find missing or late assignments okay. You can get a pass and take a zero for the assignment if you really can't find it like I have had to do once so far this middle school career. I'm pretty organized at school so our four minute switching times are best used and I get to class on time all the time. I also make sure my locker is organized because there is no room in between lockers when everyone is going to theirs and has them open.
I try to go to my locker three times a day and leave it at that because I am organized and that gives my neighbors more room and less time or the excuse that I was in the way. In high school you have three minute passing times and your classes are all over the place so being organized and on top of things is key, as well as sometimes having a planned out schedule with the passing times that you are going to visit your locker or get a drink in and what classes are when and what colors they are. I have found out that color coding things has really made my locker visits faster. I have also been more organized, and focused on what things need to be where and what needs to work out when and wherever they are. I am focused on making things better and easier for me and that means making sure that my locker is in tip top shape all the time.
I also like post it notes. I put them all over the place at home to keep me organized in the morning and remind me of things. I don't use them a lot of time at school because I feel like they are easy to lose if the sticky backing on them sucks, which trust me, they will start to be like that when they have been in your locker or bags long enough. Instead, at school, I use this app on our laptops called Stickies. They are just like post it notes that you can either stick on your dashboard if you computer is a macbook like ours are, or on your desktop. I use both, the ones on my desktop are serious notes, while the ones on my dashboard are more like fun things that are kind of random that you look at and can't help but smile because they make you feel so happy and good. I like to use those notes as a confidence booster, and a great wake up call every morning. When I look at them I feel refreshed and ready like nothing matters but what I do and what my actions are like because my actions lead my own future and I need to make them count for that now even though it is still early.
If you are talking about music, I like making playlists out of all the songs that I have for different moods after I have listened to the songs, and then getting rid of those songs that you aren't feeling the vibe of anymore or they don't fit in on a playlist, because if you know me, you know that when it comes to iTunes I have everything on a playlist that I listen to instead of having to search for those amazing songs that I really like a lot which takes up a lot of time, and is boring because you are supposed to be jamming out either focusing on work which is really hard with music going I think, but some people study like that anyways, or having a good time, or putting in a workout. Otherwise, I use Pandora, because everything that they play is through a simple search of the type of music that you like and they will most likely have a station for it. You can even search your favorite band or movie if it has a soundtrack, and add those to the mix, and if you are in a musical most of the time you can find the musical on Pandora as well to listen to some of the songs, and see how it sounds.
I found this to be really nice especially since the directors said that "Hello, Dolly!" was a really complex musical to learn the blocking and songs of because there was so much going on, and there were so many people singing in some cases and doing different things at times that it was so hard to learn. I got lost myself there at first, but Pandora made practicing at home easier for me because I was able to hear what it was supposed to sound like if we or I in that case was getting it done the right way.
Oh, and call me weird but I prefer reading books that have endings where you know what was going on when it ended and you could kind of duck tail off of it, or books in a series because I hate when things just drop you off, even though I sometimes drop off my thoughts, it just bugs me when it happens in books, especially if the book that you were reading was really good and dropped off just as things were getting intense. I know that the author usually gives a preview of the next story if it is in a series but it is only a preview and most of the time, those previews don't do much because the author wants you to read the full story in order to find out what happens.
Anyways, that was that for you and I hope that you enjoyed it because I honestly stink when it comes to making recommendations on things. I hope people don't take this post too serious because I honestly could have done a better job explaining things or so I think because there would be a lot of things that I would have questions on but as of right now, I am going through a minor brain problem because I have a migraine and I cannot seem to focus or think clearly.
My favorite organizing tools for school is fun bags. I have a neon gym bag, a backpack which I always have with me because it carries all of my tools and homework around until that class and then I switch it to the appropriate bag when I don't have any homework. I also have this really awesome fringe bag, but it is a hassle because it get stuck on things so I recommend that if you are going to use this tip that you keep having three bags at the top and without fringe so that they are mess and hassle free and you can easily fit them in your lockers and go around school with them.
I'm also a person who likes to organize my locker once a month and ask if I really need things to be in there because if I haven't used them in a while they should probably go and be gone because they are taking up space and the lockers in my school are small. I mean being organized and on top of everything is what it takes if you are going to get by at my school. That, and our teachers aren't the type of teachers who find missing or late assignments okay. You can get a pass and take a zero for the assignment if you really can't find it like I have had to do once so far this middle school career. I'm pretty organized at school so our four minute switching times are best used and I get to class on time all the time. I also make sure my locker is organized because there is no room in between lockers when everyone is going to theirs and has them open.
I try to go to my locker three times a day and leave it at that because I am organized and that gives my neighbors more room and less time or the excuse that I was in the way. In high school you have three minute passing times and your classes are all over the place so being organized and on top of things is key, as well as sometimes having a planned out schedule with the passing times that you are going to visit your locker or get a drink in and what classes are when and what colors they are. I have found out that color coding things has really made my locker visits faster. I have also been more organized, and focused on what things need to be where and what needs to work out when and wherever they are. I am focused on making things better and easier for me and that means making sure that my locker is in tip top shape all the time.
I also like post it notes. I put them all over the place at home to keep me organized in the morning and remind me of things. I don't use them a lot of time at school because I feel like they are easy to lose if the sticky backing on them sucks, which trust me, they will start to be like that when they have been in your locker or bags long enough. Instead, at school, I use this app on our laptops called Stickies. They are just like post it notes that you can either stick on your dashboard if you computer is a macbook like ours are, or on your desktop. I use both, the ones on my desktop are serious notes, while the ones on my dashboard are more like fun things that are kind of random that you look at and can't help but smile because they make you feel so happy and good. I like to use those notes as a confidence booster, and a great wake up call every morning. When I look at them I feel refreshed and ready like nothing matters but what I do and what my actions are like because my actions lead my own future and I need to make them count for that now even though it is still early.
If you are talking about music, I like making playlists out of all the songs that I have for different moods after I have listened to the songs, and then getting rid of those songs that you aren't feeling the vibe of anymore or they don't fit in on a playlist, because if you know me, you know that when it comes to iTunes I have everything on a playlist that I listen to instead of having to search for those amazing songs that I really like a lot which takes up a lot of time, and is boring because you are supposed to be jamming out either focusing on work which is really hard with music going I think, but some people study like that anyways, or having a good time, or putting in a workout. Otherwise, I use Pandora, because everything that they play is through a simple search of the type of music that you like and they will most likely have a station for it. You can even search your favorite band or movie if it has a soundtrack, and add those to the mix, and if you are in a musical most of the time you can find the musical on Pandora as well to listen to some of the songs, and see how it sounds.
I found this to be really nice especially since the directors said that "Hello, Dolly!" was a really complex musical to learn the blocking and songs of because there was so much going on, and there were so many people singing in some cases and doing different things at times that it was so hard to learn. I got lost myself there at first, but Pandora made practicing at home easier for me because I was able to hear what it was supposed to sound like if we or I in that case was getting it done the right way.
Oh, and call me weird but I prefer reading books that have endings where you know what was going on when it ended and you could kind of duck tail off of it, or books in a series because I hate when things just drop you off, even though I sometimes drop off my thoughts, it just bugs me when it happens in books, especially if the book that you were reading was really good and dropped off just as things were getting intense. I know that the author usually gives a preview of the next story if it is in a series but it is only a preview and most of the time, those previews don't do much because the author wants you to read the full story in order to find out what happens.
Anyways, that was that for you and I hope that you enjoyed it because I honestly stink when it comes to making recommendations on things. I hope people don't take this post too serious because I honestly could have done a better job explaining things or so I think because there would be a lot of things that I would have questions on but as of right now, I am going through a minor brain problem because I have a migraine and I cannot seem to focus or think clearly.
Friday, November 8, 2013
My Favorite After School Activities
Hey, blogettes! Here is the post that had the second most votes, on the poll about what posts you would like to see on my blog and get some use out of or get to know me better by reading them. Don't worry, if you missed out on this poll I will be posting other polls about other things that you can take part in. That is one of the perks of checking out this blog often, because there is a limit of how many days a poll can be active and I was at the max amount for days that it could be up, so I am sorry if you didn't get to vote. I promised you I would write posts about these whenever I had the chance to. I am going to save the other one which has been released until a later date because that one needs a little more thought. After all it was the one that you all wanted to know about, and yes, I know you are probably dying to figure out what my favorite organizing tools are so that you can use them too.
Anyways, I am pretty busy after school especially when I have a sport. Since I took this season off to focus on getting ready for track and doing the rest of training so that I can go into cross country next year and continue to kick butt on a team with a runner up title and two time state champs people which ended this year sadly, I want to go out there and still show those people that we have what it takes to be threats especially since we all want that state title badly and be on top at every one of our meets. Anyways, cross country was alway one of my favorite after school activities and yes, it was after school because our coach was a teacher over at the school that hosted us on their cross country team so we couldn't have practice until she was done teaching and the kids that were from that school got out because sports did not count as part of their school day.
I liked cross country because I learned a lot about myself, and it allowed me to challenge myself and get in shape. I felt amazing at the end of the season when I ran despite the painful shin splints. Every time I would finish something it would feel amazing, and our team was so tight with each other. We were family and we had fun together. We supported each other and it didn't matter your running abilities everyone still supported you and treated you like you belonged and were an important part of the team. There were a lot of injuries this season and that also made us stronger because we had something to fight for. We did have a few people that were able to rejoin the season once they were recovered and cleared by the doctor that treated them in the first place, and thank god it was in time for the meets where we were split into girls and boys and then what grade we were in because there would be no way that we could have ran and placed with the amount of seventh grade girls we had. We went out there and gave it our all for the people whose seasons were cut short.
I also liked cross country because it taught me skills that I could go out and use in real life as well as teaching me how to be a better runner. I also learned a lot about myself because most of the time, I was alone on the runs. It was just me and the course, and then the Lord of course, and if it was a meet the people watching. The meets I liked a lot too because you met people from all over.We raced at the class 2A, 3A, and 4A level and sometimes if there was a really good class 1A school they go to the meets at our level too. I made a lot of friends from different places. Another best part is that everyone supported everyone out there. It didn't matter what school you were from everyone cheered and clapped for you and shouted positive things. Sure you knew who were from your area because they called you by name and they did the cheering even louder.
Meets were always tough for me because the gun and then the mass of runners, and then the course and everything just made my head spin and I got lost in the moment a lot because it was a lot to take in and it was really amazing. Every time I finished I looked back and I thought did I really just do that, and then I see my time and that makes it even more shocking that I did something and I did finish. I said I would never do something that big, or do something that intense because I wouldn't be able to finish or I wouldn't be accepted on the team because I was no where near being in shape when I joined and got to see how the other people did. I guess that didn't matter and throughout the season I could see myself doing better and giving it my all. I could see the things really changing inside of me and me growing and getting better. I was the slowest girl on the team but I wasn't the slowest person anymore. I fought to get better, and I trained even outside of practice after we put in a run I would go home and go for another one sometimes. I felt like that is what I needed to do for the team and in order to get better if we were all going to the state meet which I found out now that was a choice thing because it was no longer related to a school even anymore. Now I know that anything is possible if you just train and believe that you can do it. You have to at least be willing to give it a try. You'll never know if you never try it.
My next favorite after school activity would have to be my youth group because my youth group is amazing. We meet every Wednesday night unless there is a break, or school gets canceled or there is something big going on at school. We have learned a lot about how we can use our faith to help the things going on in the world to stop. We even watched a movie that hit close to home for a lot of people because a lot of people in the group saw at least one thing in the movie actually happen. It hit close to home for me because I went through some of the things that were in the movie. I have become a better person through this youth group as well, and it has helped me grow deeper in my Christian faith and not be ashamed of it when I am out in public because I should shine my light brighter then because there are people who may not know about Christ, and then you have those that do know but are too afraid to show it because they fear that it might bring them down in school, or get them in trouble, or get them to be talked about or get unwanted attention.
I also enjoy acting in the school's show whenever they ask for middle schoolers to be there either to help out or really have a role even if it is a small one. Sure it is a lot of stress at times, but it is also great to have a show under your belt when you get into high school so you kind of know the drill and what to expect and what things are like. I have helped out with shows ever since fourth grade but I have just started being in shows in like sixth grade. I like it because the high schoolers, well most of them anyways are really funny and supportive. All the people in drama are just so amazing.
I also enjoy hanging out with my amazing friends even though we don't get to do it very often, and write posts for this blog. I enjoy writing on here, and I enjoy getting your feedback, so keep it coming because it is helping me make the blog what it is and keep it going so that it is amazing and fun for everyone and that there will be something for everyone on here at all times and always. That's it really for this post. I hope that it makes what you thought you people would be getting and if not I can write another post explaining better.
Anyways, I am pretty busy after school especially when I have a sport. Since I took this season off to focus on getting ready for track and doing the rest of training so that I can go into cross country next year and continue to kick butt on a team with a runner up title and two time state champs people which ended this year sadly, I want to go out there and still show those people that we have what it takes to be threats especially since we all want that state title badly and be on top at every one of our meets. Anyways, cross country was alway one of my favorite after school activities and yes, it was after school because our coach was a teacher over at the school that hosted us on their cross country team so we couldn't have practice until she was done teaching and the kids that were from that school got out because sports did not count as part of their school day.
I liked cross country because I learned a lot about myself, and it allowed me to challenge myself and get in shape. I felt amazing at the end of the season when I ran despite the painful shin splints. Every time I would finish something it would feel amazing, and our team was so tight with each other. We were family and we had fun together. We supported each other and it didn't matter your running abilities everyone still supported you and treated you like you belonged and were an important part of the team. There were a lot of injuries this season and that also made us stronger because we had something to fight for. We did have a few people that were able to rejoin the season once they were recovered and cleared by the doctor that treated them in the first place, and thank god it was in time for the meets where we were split into girls and boys and then what grade we were in because there would be no way that we could have ran and placed with the amount of seventh grade girls we had. We went out there and gave it our all for the people whose seasons were cut short.
I also liked cross country because it taught me skills that I could go out and use in real life as well as teaching me how to be a better runner. I also learned a lot about myself because most of the time, I was alone on the runs. It was just me and the course, and then the Lord of course, and if it was a meet the people watching. The meets I liked a lot too because you met people from all over.We raced at the class 2A, 3A, and 4A level and sometimes if there was a really good class 1A school they go to the meets at our level too. I made a lot of friends from different places. Another best part is that everyone supported everyone out there. It didn't matter what school you were from everyone cheered and clapped for you and shouted positive things. Sure you knew who were from your area because they called you by name and they did the cheering even louder.
Meets were always tough for me because the gun and then the mass of runners, and then the course and everything just made my head spin and I got lost in the moment a lot because it was a lot to take in and it was really amazing. Every time I finished I looked back and I thought did I really just do that, and then I see my time and that makes it even more shocking that I did something and I did finish. I said I would never do something that big, or do something that intense because I wouldn't be able to finish or I wouldn't be accepted on the team because I was no where near being in shape when I joined and got to see how the other people did. I guess that didn't matter and throughout the season I could see myself doing better and giving it my all. I could see the things really changing inside of me and me growing and getting better. I was the slowest girl on the team but I wasn't the slowest person anymore. I fought to get better, and I trained even outside of practice after we put in a run I would go home and go for another one sometimes. I felt like that is what I needed to do for the team and in order to get better if we were all going to the state meet which I found out now that was a choice thing because it was no longer related to a school even anymore. Now I know that anything is possible if you just train and believe that you can do it. You have to at least be willing to give it a try. You'll never know if you never try it.
My next favorite after school activity would have to be my youth group because my youth group is amazing. We meet every Wednesday night unless there is a break, or school gets canceled or there is something big going on at school. We have learned a lot about how we can use our faith to help the things going on in the world to stop. We even watched a movie that hit close to home for a lot of people because a lot of people in the group saw at least one thing in the movie actually happen. It hit close to home for me because I went through some of the things that were in the movie. I have become a better person through this youth group as well, and it has helped me grow deeper in my Christian faith and not be ashamed of it when I am out in public because I should shine my light brighter then because there are people who may not know about Christ, and then you have those that do know but are too afraid to show it because they fear that it might bring them down in school, or get them in trouble, or get them to be talked about or get unwanted attention.
I also enjoy acting in the school's show whenever they ask for middle schoolers to be there either to help out or really have a role even if it is a small one. Sure it is a lot of stress at times, but it is also great to have a show under your belt when you get into high school so you kind of know the drill and what to expect and what things are like. I have helped out with shows ever since fourth grade but I have just started being in shows in like sixth grade. I like it because the high schoolers, well most of them anyways are really funny and supportive. All the people in drama are just so amazing.
I also enjoy hanging out with my amazing friends even though we don't get to do it very often, and write posts for this blog. I enjoy writing on here, and I enjoy getting your feedback, so keep it coming because it is helping me make the blog what it is and keep it going so that it is amazing and fun for everyone and that there will be something for everyone on here at all times and always. That's it really for this post. I hope that it makes what you thought you people would be getting and if not I can write another post explaining better.
Friday, November 1, 2013
The Votes Are In!
Hey, blogettes! This post is going to be short, sweet, simple, and quick. The votes are in, and I just thought I would release the information in this post. I would like to thank the four people that voted in this poll, and played their part as blogettes for my blog. Now, it is completely optional if you vote or not, but voting allows you to have a say about what goes onto the blog for you to enjoy. Anyways, the results are about to be released, so drum roll please! I can't keep you waiting any longer than I have to right, because I know when I hear results that the suspense pretty much kills me.
You ladies wanted to know what my favorite after school activities and organizational tools were. Someone also left a comment since I unblocked anonymous commenting again that I should do my favorite hobbies, but I don't know about that one. I'll let you ladies leave a comment stating what you think I should do with that one or if you agree with that person. Anyways, be looking for these topics in posts that should be coming soon. I am far too busy with the musical things to be writing detailed posts as of right now. After the musical and when I get my room cleaned up is when the magic will happen and some of the first posts that you ladies have ever recommended will pop up. That means be viewing my blog often as I have no clue when that will be.
You ladies wanted to know what my favorite after school activities and organizational tools were. Someone also left a comment since I unblocked anonymous commenting again that I should do my favorite hobbies, but I don't know about that one. I'll let you ladies leave a comment stating what you think I should do with that one or if you agree with that person. Anyways, be looking for these topics in posts that should be coming soon. I am far too busy with the musical things to be writing detailed posts as of right now. After the musical and when I get my room cleaned up is when the magic will happen and some of the first posts that you ladies have ever recommended will pop up. That means be viewing my blog often as I have no clue when that will be.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Vlogs Won't Work Out, Sorry & We Are Officially A Week Away From Showtime
Hey, blogettes! I am so sorry to tell you ladies this news because I know you were all looking forward to it, but when I tired to import my vlog, it said that it was too long and large to be uploaded to my type of blog. My blog is apparently to small of a blog to have homemade videos on it like mine. I guess what that means is that I need to get more page views and viewers on here everyday in order to open the door for vlogs. On the other side of things, the vlog that I had made was more amazing than I thought my first vlog would be. I adore the way that it turned out and I feel bad that I can't show it to you right away because of Blogger's stupid rule.
We are also officially a week out from the kick off night for the musical Hello Dolly, for our high school's fall production. It has been a challenge to catch up and make the musical look like it does now, and we still have a lot of work to be done, but we do have sets built and props and costumes in finally. Now the thing is, will the costumes fit, and the props work out. The pressure is on and there is no turning back now. It's go time. It's time to make thing happen for the better, and now everything has to be well thought out because there will be no time to make changes. We're going to need all the time that we can get from now on to work on the show. I have even been practicing on my own time so that I can show the directors that they can use me for set building during practice times because I have got the things down.
The main stage still needs to be painted, but you can slowly see the key things that kind of give you hints as to what the show is. The only thing that may delay the show now is the cross country kids since they made it to state which is three hours away. They may not make it back in time for hair and make up which takes awhile causing the show to be delayed for at least ten minutes while they get ready. I am so proud to say that they made it to state because they all worked hard this season, and showed that they all wanted that berth badly. The kids from our school actually dominated the state qualifying meet being the top finishers of the team. I guess we are the school that can really handle a higher level than what we are. We may be small, but we have amazing people who do amazing things.
We work hard, and most people that go to school are involved in other things in the community or school, like fine arts, sports, work, or some people do all three. Since I am not old enough to work yet, I am in the fine arts and sports at school. This summer will be my first summer detasseling and no I am not excited to get up early in the morning and then end up working in the late afternoon, but I need the money, and my older sister said that she earned a lot of money detasseling. I swear right now I am in need of money for college, and to get some things that I need to get by in school.
We are also officially a week out from the kick off night for the musical Hello Dolly, for our high school's fall production. It has been a challenge to catch up and make the musical look like it does now, and we still have a lot of work to be done, but we do have sets built and props and costumes in finally. Now the thing is, will the costumes fit, and the props work out. The pressure is on and there is no turning back now. It's go time. It's time to make thing happen for the better, and now everything has to be well thought out because there will be no time to make changes. We're going to need all the time that we can get from now on to work on the show. I have even been practicing on my own time so that I can show the directors that they can use me for set building during practice times because I have got the things down.
The main stage still needs to be painted, but you can slowly see the key things that kind of give you hints as to what the show is. The only thing that may delay the show now is the cross country kids since they made it to state which is three hours away. They may not make it back in time for hair and make up which takes awhile causing the show to be delayed for at least ten minutes while they get ready. I am so proud to say that they made it to state because they all worked hard this season, and showed that they all wanted that berth badly. The kids from our school actually dominated the state qualifying meet being the top finishers of the team. I guess we are the school that can really handle a higher level than what we are. We may be small, but we have amazing people who do amazing things.
We work hard, and most people that go to school are involved in other things in the community or school, like fine arts, sports, work, or some people do all three. Since I am not old enough to work yet, I am in the fine arts and sports at school. This summer will be my first summer detasseling and no I am not excited to get up early in the morning and then end up working in the late afternoon, but I need the money, and my older sister said that she earned a lot of money detasseling. I swear right now I am in need of money for college, and to get some things that I need to get by in school.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Top Hits Right Now(Videos)
Hey, blogettes! These are the songs that I am in love with right now, and they are what I live on when the days get rough, alongside prayers, and support from my email chat buddy, and some other people at school. I hope you enjoy, and I did unblock anonymous comments for now, but the one thing I ask is keep your comments classy, and relatable to what I am talking about in the post. Also think about how you would feel if you were to get that comment. Now, I am not saying that it was one of you girls that were cyberbullying me, but if it was, I want you to know that it was not okay, and you made me disable so many blogettes' voices on this blog because of it.
Anyways with that said and out of the way, I am pleased to show you the songs, or should I say audio of the songs that are my top hits right now. I promise that a vlog is on the way once this full run play practice schedule gets underway and I have my cues and everything for the show done. So you ladies only have to wait a little while longer for the first vlog, and I know I'm super excited to show it to you and make it happen since it has been in the works for so long.
Anyways, now it's video time, also known as the time that you ladies have read this post and been waiting for. These songs are in no order, and all of the videos are inserted off of Youtube, I don't own anything. These are only two but the rest of the videos are on the music page.
Two Weeks Left Until Hello Dolly!
Hey, blogettes! There are two more weeks until we go public with our musical, "Hello Dolly", and there is a whole bun of work that needs to be done still that the show might not be the best show ever because we ran out of time. To tell you how far behind we are, the main set has not been built yet, people haven't tired on costumes or got their costumes in line, and we are still blocking out some seasons instead of rehearsing them like it is the show. It is now go time since we only have two weeks to get things down and ready, and I still have hope that some how we are going to be winners who come from behind, and that this will be the best show yet. It will take practice outside of practice but that is what it takes when it comes to show biz is overtime.
When I am not busy at musical practices I am going to be shooting a vlog for you to enjoy, doing my homework, practicing my parts to make sure that I personally have it down, and sleeping, I might practice the stunt that scares the living daylight out of me if my partner feels up to doing it with me and isn't busy with things. We give a preview and it sounds like the scene that my stunt is in is the preview, and that is going to make me super scared because something could go wrong in front of my friends, and the little kids and then they would be scared, and I would be embarrassed. For that reason I hope that they pick a different scene to do that has me in it, so I can miss out on a little bit of class, and not have to watch the show because I've seen it like a million times at practice.
Since there is a lot to be done they have even scheduled things to be done for the weekend, and they have made the practices longer which would allow me to do the things noted above because they are going to run the full scenes, and act like it is kind of the show now, so that we have an idea of what it will be like and where our cues are at. That means that break time will be longer, and I love longer break times because those are the times where you can start something and finish it, and not be hanging on it and then be lost when you get back from being on stage. These next few practices are going to be hit and miss because they are going to have people who need costumes, and aren't on stage at the time go and try on costumes, and they will have some people be building sets, and doing stuff like that.
We will get things done, because we have been on a tight schedule before, and it is nothing that we can't handle because we can and we will do just fine. The directors aren't freaking out yet, either, because they have just made plans to help make sure that we are ready and everything is ready for the show. It has got to be a lot of stress directing a show with a bunch of wild teens, but they handle it quite well. It's also better when they get us into character on stage because then we all are more calm focused, and manageable more so when we are our normal selves. We are crazy then, and the most randomest of things to talk about just seem to pop up. I guess it is because we are all tired, and have tons of homework that overshadows us from being us, and we just want to take some time when we are hanging out with the rest of the drama people to be ourselves and just chill for a bit.
I'd be cool with doing a stunt but my older sister was dropped on her head during practice when she was doing the pretty much same stunt I was supposed to do, and that is why I am worried that will happen to me. Except for she was a piggy back stunt and I am a shoulder piggy back stunt so I am up just a little bit higher from the ground in the stunt than she is, which makes it all the more scary, because I saw her fall, and what happened, and trust me, I would hate that to have happened to me. My sister also got to be blind folded when doing that stunt so she can't see what is coming. I however, see every detail and feel every detail, and it is super scary. Then when you get up on the shoulders you are like wow this isn't so bad after all and you enjoy it, and then you have to get down which isn't as scary as getting up but scary just the same.
I guess this is what it is going to be like and that this is show biz, and that who knows I might be a flyer if I am a cheerleader so I need to get used to doing stunts. If things go wrong things go wrong. No big deal because mistakes do happen we just learn from them and make changes so that it doesn't happen again. Anyways if you are from the area check our school's homepage calendar for the dates of the shows so that you can come out and show your support for your fellow classmates. That's all I have to say for today, thanks for reading this post, and sorry that it was all about the show, but that was the only thing that I had enough details on to get a decent sized post written. Be sure to vote, and then you will be seeing some of those posts pop up as well.
When I am not busy at musical practices I am going to be shooting a vlog for you to enjoy, doing my homework, practicing my parts to make sure that I personally have it down, and sleeping, I might practice the stunt that scares the living daylight out of me if my partner feels up to doing it with me and isn't busy with things. We give a preview and it sounds like the scene that my stunt is in is the preview, and that is going to make me super scared because something could go wrong in front of my friends, and the little kids and then they would be scared, and I would be embarrassed. For that reason I hope that they pick a different scene to do that has me in it, so I can miss out on a little bit of class, and not have to watch the show because I've seen it like a million times at practice.
Since there is a lot to be done they have even scheduled things to be done for the weekend, and they have made the practices longer which would allow me to do the things noted above because they are going to run the full scenes, and act like it is kind of the show now, so that we have an idea of what it will be like and where our cues are at. That means that break time will be longer, and I love longer break times because those are the times where you can start something and finish it, and not be hanging on it and then be lost when you get back from being on stage. These next few practices are going to be hit and miss because they are going to have people who need costumes, and aren't on stage at the time go and try on costumes, and they will have some people be building sets, and doing stuff like that.
We will get things done, because we have been on a tight schedule before, and it is nothing that we can't handle because we can and we will do just fine. The directors aren't freaking out yet, either, because they have just made plans to help make sure that we are ready and everything is ready for the show. It has got to be a lot of stress directing a show with a bunch of wild teens, but they handle it quite well. It's also better when they get us into character on stage because then we all are more calm focused, and manageable more so when we are our normal selves. We are crazy then, and the most randomest of things to talk about just seem to pop up. I guess it is because we are all tired, and have tons of homework that overshadows us from being us, and we just want to take some time when we are hanging out with the rest of the drama people to be ourselves and just chill for a bit.
I'd be cool with doing a stunt but my older sister was dropped on her head during practice when she was doing the pretty much same stunt I was supposed to do, and that is why I am worried that will happen to me. Except for she was a piggy back stunt and I am a shoulder piggy back stunt so I am up just a little bit higher from the ground in the stunt than she is, which makes it all the more scary, because I saw her fall, and what happened, and trust me, I would hate that to have happened to me. My sister also got to be blind folded when doing that stunt so she can't see what is coming. I however, see every detail and feel every detail, and it is super scary. Then when you get up on the shoulders you are like wow this isn't so bad after all and you enjoy it, and then you have to get down which isn't as scary as getting up but scary just the same.
I guess this is what it is going to be like and that this is show biz, and that who knows I might be a flyer if I am a cheerleader so I need to get used to doing stunts. If things go wrong things go wrong. No big deal because mistakes do happen we just learn from them and make changes so that it doesn't happen again. Anyways if you are from the area check our school's homepage calendar for the dates of the shows so that you can come out and show your support for your fellow classmates. That's all I have to say for today, thanks for reading this post, and sorry that it was all about the show, but that was the only thing that I had enough details on to get a decent sized post written. Be sure to vote, and then you will be seeing some of those posts pop up as well.
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