5 HOBBIES THAT SOUND FUN

a) water skiing

b)swimming

c)bungi jumping

d) sky diving

e)competitve eating

5 CLASSESS THAT SOUND FUN

a) ceramics

b) home ec

c) pottery

d)medical

e)vetnary

5 THINGS THAT I WOULD PERSONALLY NEVER DO THAT SOUND FUN

a)bungi jumping

b)sky diving

c)competitive eating

d) bull race

e)racing boys (to increase speed)

5 SKILLS THAT WOULD BE FUN TO HAVE

a) incredibly smart

b)super speed

c) artistically talented

d) musically talented

e) socialable (increasingly socialable)

5 THINGS I USED TO ENJOY DOING

a) reading

b)going out everyday

c)cooking

d)cleaning

e)fighting

5 SILLY THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO TRY ONCE

a) running around campus naked

b) coming to school as a clown

c)eating with my face

d)playing in the mud

e) race a dog

I am a smart athlete.

I have the ability to be an athlete and be smart.

I am ACADEMICALLY and ATHLETICALLY talented.

Being both academically and and athletically capable is a gift i accept and is able to understand.

My abilitlies inspire others.

My abilities are loved and appreciated.

I now treat myself and my abilites with more respect.

I now accept myself and my abilities with more love.

I share my intelligence and my athletics with everyone around me.

I now accept hope and faith.

I now accpet powerful recovery and healing.

I now believe everyone is able to love an intelligent athlete.

Ok so Spring break is officially over and what does that mean??? We are back in school….GRRRREEAAATT (said with sarcasm). Well today was an easy day seeing how it was a green day and all. Period 1 did classwork and no homework. Period 3 No class. Period 5 we did an activity which was kinda pretty cool.

Ok so Koller had us write some words on separate sheets of paper. These words were FRIENDS, FOOD, FAMILY, MONEY, SEX, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, and WORK. After that I had to place these words in an envelope. Then I had to randomly select one of the topics. Once I chose a  topic you had to write 5 things about that topic that occurred to me or has drastically changed me due to that topic, or the results of getting involved in that subject if I have never experienced it. Some of the topics I chose I could relate to like work and family. Other like drugs i had to think hard about because i have never gotten involved with it. It actually helped me open my mind to the potential dangers of these things or the pressure that goes into some kids trying them. Fortunately for me I ended up picking 7 different topics and writing 5 things about them. My most difficult topics were drugs and alcohol; cause of course everyone knows the basic dangers of those deadlies. But when I had to sit next to someone that had repeatedly picked the same ones, it brought more thought to me than the regular thought I would normally have if someone asked me about them. By enhancing my knowledge of the deadlies, it provided a whole new meaning and understanding to me. Because yes they can affect me but looking at it as a big picture it can affect the people around me. Other topics like food was easy for me to talk about. But after listening to some of what other had listed, it opened my eyes to the dangers of food. An intense desire fore this could develop into gluttony which could develop into obesity which then turns into all possible ways of an easy death. Just by knowing this, it helped keep me in line as far as eating health and knowing that there is such a thing as too much.

On tuesday. we watched the remaining video that we hadn’t finished last class. The 2nd Act was completely different. It started off with the cast describing and talking about what kind of guy George was. Then his a biography was given on him by his grandson and the woman who had previously loved him but in the end didn’t end up with him (but i don’t remeber her name). But anyways, the lady ends up passing away but the storyline continues with his art being posted for everyone to see one of his known paintings.

On thursday, i got to view 2 IB orals.  Ben and Lauren presented their theatre experiences ebginning from their junior up until their senior year. Ben described his “want” of being in front of an audience. He claimed that he thought about auditioning for Sweeny Todd and in the end he regretted it. He used a comparison of the background cast to a air plane. You see he said that the audience tends to overlook the background cast such as the people on lights and sound,  and the make-up people. But these are people that makes this show happen. Each person has a part in which they take part in. IF one of the parts were missing then, like and airplane, they would fall apart.

Lauren, compared her Theatre experience t an egg that hatches into a chick and evolves into a chicken. Basically she’s saying that when she first began she was an egg and as she began to learn the different parts of theatre she hatched into a chick and absorbed all that she learned. The more she continued to learn, she slowly grew into a fully grown chicken. This idea brought the fact that she had learned alot in theatre. Such things such as using the stage well, projecting one’s voice, and learning the different sides of the stage.

Even though they both had a great performance, the bothe preformed under 30 minutes which in IB isn’t really a good thing. Hopefully when it comes my time to preform i will have enough information of my experience to last at least 30 minutes, to fully get my points for IB.

FCAT WEEK !!! AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS!!!! 2 DAYS OF RELAXATION!!!

But first had to go through Monday to get to my mini break. Monday, of course, was another day that the cast practiced their lines. I didn’t get a chance to watch but personally I’m guessing that they are getting better at the memorization of their lines. I was, on the other hand, in the costume room with Toni, Jelise, and Lauren. We were once again looking for clothes that could fit that era. It was actually pretty fun cause i watched as Lauren dressed up in some of the clothes and posed in the mirror. Most of the clothes she had lost had been recovered so the work wasn’t so hard.

Wednesday, I didn’t go to school. That was the 2nd day of my mini break. I gotta say it wasn’t as relaxing as I thought it was going to be but i did get my contacts which I’ve been waiting for over a year for. THANK GOD!! So now I have to start a new routine which i actually don’t mind; as long as i don’t have to glasses.

Friday, the class watched a movie of an artist that invented pointism (i think thats how you say and spell it). Personally his art is pretty cool. Because he creates his art a point at a time instead of brush strokes. The movie was somewhat of a musical. The stage seemed to come down from the ceiling and from the floor and from the sides. It began with the main female role being positioned so that George can draw her. But the coolest but weirdest thing happened when her dress seemed to come off of her and stand there, while she dance around in a back up outfit underneath. Then she just walked back into the dress and it seem to snap back on her like it wasn’t removed. It was actually pretty funny though because of the facial expressions and the words which was emphasized by their actions. However we haven’t finished watching it so im guessing we gonna finish it next class..to be honest i actually can’t wait.

This week we only had 2 days since the days were dominated by White days.

But anyway, on Tuesday we headed on to the auditorium once again to practice the lines. Since Toni wasn’t going up to the rafters, our feet were kept planted on the ground. Lauren needed help looking for some clothes for the cast so her, Jelise, and I headed on to the costume room too look for clothes that would match the time period of the story as well as the characteristic of the characters. Laureb told us that she had previoulsy made a rack of clothes that she thought about using for the cast. Each piece of clothing she chose we would give pros and cons about to then a final decision was made. Most of them, however, were not chosen. Later Toni came in and we started discussing various subjects while working (TOK for example). When the class had 10 minutes left we headed back to the class to wait on the bell to dismiss.

On Thursday, as we headed to the room, we found that someone had came in and had pretty much destroyed the room as well as the clothes that Lauren had chosen for the cast. So once again she had to go back and searh for the clothes. Unfortuantely since she knew what she was looking for she said that out help wasn’t needed. So Jelise and I left and let her take care of her buisness. ABout 20 minutes later, everyone began telling us to head back to the class although there was more than 10 minutes left in class. When we got back in there, Koller put in this video that should several people acting out given roles by the director. It was funny because the director began criticising the cast; plus the part they were given  were funny when it came to acting them out. I couldn’t help but to laugh. Watching it gave the cast some kind of idea on some ways to use the stage as well as bringing life to the character’s role

On Monday, once again we practiced the Anne Frank play. Since Nicole was out sick i took over her part. This time around she didn’t really have much lines so i was actually kind of bored. To be honest the cast didn’t really do much either to keep my attention on stage. The only person that seem to get any of my attention was Morgan. She was so perky and so into her character that she kinda brought some life to the stage that some of the other characters weren’t really doing. We ran lines all through class until up to 10 minutes to the bell, then we transferred back to the classroom.

Wednesday: Since there was a test being taken in the auditorium, Koller decided that we would practice in the room. But before we did that he showed us a video of the play of Anne Frank from Youtube. At first he wasn’t going to show it to us but from my knowledge he kind of wanted for the cast to see somewhat of how to use their presence to bring some life to the character; to show how the actors really responded to certain situations. After briefly watching some clips it was time to get back to work. I got to say after so many days of memorizing lines the cast is getting much better at knowing their lines. But i still think that they can bring some kinda excitement or capture the audiences attention a little more.

Friday was one of the most adventurous days i have had in a long time. After watching the boys measure their butt sizes to see whose was bigger and actually getting myself fitted, Toni asked me become her lights assistant but i didn’t know at the time what i had gotten myself into. After leaving the stage, Toni told me that we were to climb up to the lights that were above the stage in order to test different lighting. You knowthere was so much i didn’t know about the school. Like how this door in the auditorium back hallway lead to a creepy room that lead to some stairs up to a dark and dusty room above the stage. At First it kinda freaked me out but then it became kinda fun. As we made our way, i watched as Toni fitted and judged the qualities of the lights. It was fun actually. On the way back to the ground, I looked over and noticed Toni’s butt was covered in some big clumps of dust in which i took a picture of and showed to Mr. Koller. It was so funny i was laughing so hard to the picture. I have a feeling theirs more of those times to come of this is the job I’m doing.

This week there was only 1 day of class and i got to say it was one of the most intense classes ever. You see there was 3 absent people in class which meant that whoever was an extra in class replaced those who weren’t there; which meant that i replaced Esther and became MRS. VAN DAAN. I knew acting was hard but its even harder when you don’t know what you’re doing, what direction to go on stage, and how to use your voice to emphasize the words and actions. To be honest, i was a good experience, i was on stage under the lights while a mini audience were below watching.

I thought i was hard for me but as i watched the cast members try to remember their lines…i knew my struggle was minor. The director had mentioned the week before that all of ACT 1 had to be memorized. BUT only some were able to handle this challege. Others were using the books that werer on stage to sneak a peek at their lines. What was even more funny was when they forgot their lines me and Jelise would be feeding them their lines..but i’m pretty sure the director and Mr. Koller knew what we were doing.

All in all it was kinda hard cause the set wasn’t fully there so the cast was still confused and their lines were somewhat memorzied. I believe next class its going to be better

This week was a white week so you know what that means there’s only 2 days of class.

On Tuesday when i came in I saw a couple of the students in class with white shirts and black pants. Come to find out they had a gig and Koller and a couple of other students were going to preform, which meant substitute. Koller left the director in charge so whatever she said goes. In the end we ended up doing nothing. Riis became our substitute and we went to the auditorium and just chilled. Riis was talking to Morgan Samir and Ben about their life. It was quite disturbing actually cause they started talking about Gays and just a whole bunch of crazy subjects. I just sat back and played cooking dash on Adriennes I-pod and listened to their conversation. Adrienne and Esther were reading books and Jelise was working on an assignment. That was truly the meaning of doing nothing that day.

Today is Thursday and i came to class a little late. When i walked into theatre all i heard was Ben and Alex arguing about practicing the play and building a set. Unfortunately the whole situation was somewhat funny because Ben was screaming “you’re gonna make me cry Alex..I’m sorry .” But I didnt stay there for long because the PPP were today and to be honest i was still somewhat confused on what to do…so i typed up a pitch and gave it to Koller sometime in the week, and just like i expected it was completely wrong. So now i’m going to pull an all nighter to get this finished..I hope my body is ready for this craziness.

This week was a short week so we only had 2 days of theatre.

Wednesday, the class went into the auditorum and discussed the setting of the Anne Frank Play. This only lasted maybe 20 minutes, then of course it was time for the cast to practice their lines. Sally, was kind of rude though in how she told me and Jelise to get off stage. See one of the cast members had borrowed her little booklet, and when it came time for the cast to began practice, she threw the book at Jelise and was like “Get off stage.” That bothered me but i think it bothered Jeslise more than me. But at the same time that was rude and just cause your the director, doesn’t mean you can treat people anyhow. But anyways me and Jelsie got off stage and sat down in the audence to watch practice.  As we watched the cast say their lines, in my mind I felt like their was no emotion in their lines. But then again they did just start learning. Truthfully, I think only Morgan was the best one up there.  Her lines were so beliveable.

Friday, Koller had us gather around in a circle and discuss the pitch of the PPP. He then gave everyone a handout on the pitch and the neccessary components it should contain and a handout. After he showed the class a video on the Holocaust period. It showed some of the people kept in the camps, and the camps themselves. Just watching that made me feel sympathy and sad because i know the Holocaust was real so just to view how many people lived and suffered saddened me. After watching that, the cast should at least bring in some that emotion from what they saw. They should try to put themselves in the victim’s poistions and kinda understand how they lived, and thought, and felt. I hope next class when they practice they keep that video in mind. After watching that video, the Juniors were kicked out the room so Koller and Riis could discuss the play with them. We were rold to practcie and talk about how to better our lines but of course that didn’t happen. We talked andplayed on Jelise’s i-touch.