This has to be one of the best Strongbads ever. I cannot breathe, I’m laughing so hard. Muchas gracias to Renata for bringing it to my attention. *hearts*
Gleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! The audition went super-well! I really felt that they liked me — they found my audition sheet really amusing, and I didn’t even say anything that funny. :) I sang scales, then a verse and chorus of “Hey Jupiter” for them, then they asked me to sing a bit of “Killing Me Softly,” as if sizing me up for an empty spot in their group. I only knew a few words, but the few words were good, and they understood completely that I just didn’t know the song. “I’ll learn it for you, though!” I gushed. So yayfun! The girls who went before me were all fabulous, though, so I won’t be incredibly disappointed if I don’t get in. There’s always next year, and I still have the Penn Singers (light opera) and the Dining Philosophers (computer science) to think about. And maybe SIGGRAPH. Whatever I have time for.
Crazy fun! Yay!
W00t! I am pumped for a capella auditions! (Theatre auditions are Thurs & Fri). “Hey Jupiter” sounds lovely, and “Cabaret” is very strong, except on the two notes where I risk cracking. Cross thy fingers for me, my lovelies.
Talked to mum, and now feeling a lot better. She really put my priorities in order. :D
“Try out for both, and if it gets to be too much for you, drop the Art History course.”
I *heart* you, mum.
The more I think about it, the more I worry about trying out for an a capella group. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, and I know I’d have so much fun, but because it’s such a huge time commitment (especially if the homework load is anything like what it’s been this week), I think that this year I’d be better off only trying out for one extracurricular, and between theatre and a capella, there’s no comparison.
Or is there? I doubt if I’m going to get a large role in “The Most Happy Fella” as I am a lowly Freshman, whereas I’m on equal footing for a capella. And to be honest, a lot of the time in theatre, those with more prominent roles have more fun. I realize that I sound like a complete Prima Donna here, but it’s really worth thinking about. Gah, I’m having a great time in college, but sometimes I feel I’d do anything to be a big fish in a small pond again. When I think about how I’m probably never going to have another Aldonza-caliber role, it makes me want to cry. Okay, I’m talented, but there are dozens if not hundreds if not thousands of girls at this school more talented and more qualified than I. But you don’t even need that many, really. There area already some twenty or thirty people in the Penn Singers (the theatre group), and that’s all you need to kick me out of the chorus line.
But then should I just give up on theatre and audition for what I know in my heart I’d think of as second-best? Part of me says “Are you nuts? No way! I need theatre like I need oxygen!”, but the more cynical and unfortunately more down-to-earth voice tells me I’d have a better chance for success with a capella, seeing as how there are around a dozen groups to try out for, and there’s only two or three theatre groups that take women.
I’m trying to think about the audtions for How to Succeed, where I didn’t even want to try out because Taylor Cornell had informed me of how many girls were auditioning. I thought I didn’t stand a chance, but I ended up with quite a juicy role and had one of the best theatrical experiences of my life. It was during that show that I realized how much I needed theatre in my life. I was miserable my Freshman and Sophomore years because I had no theatre. My life felt stagnant and uninspiring. But then Mrs. Felice and Jesuit theatre entered my world and turned my life around. And what now? A girl cannot live on fandoms alone. Mrs. Felice and my Jesuit theatre friends tell me that they miss me, but they have no idea how much I miss them.
I don’t want to be a Freshman again. I don’t want to be one of a thousand identical, voiceless, faceless blobs. I don’t want to go to my stupid History of Art class now, I want my life back. God, I want to go home.
I *heart* Photoshop’s “batch processing” feature. I want to batch process its babies.
Tomorrow is a capella auditions. Wibble?
Leaning towards Tori’s “Hey Jupiter,” as it’s mostly traditional-style singing you’d expect in an a capella song, but also has bits where I can show off my head voice. Hurrah.
Dude! Little Show of Horrors is back on Broadway! Huzzah and w00t!
::squeals ear-piercingly::
I just won 4th place in a category of the Texas State Fair Photography Competition! Gleeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!
Went on a day trip with my hallmates to the Farmer’s Market, the King of Prussia (a huge mall with occasional outlets), and a bowling alley. I was tempted by the extended edition FotR DVD, but like Aragorn I rose above its siren call and resisted the urge to aquire the precious for myself. However, I did find (and purchase) PERFECT Nightcrawler pants! Go me! The colors are slightly different, but they’re close enough, and the pants look fabulous on me. W00t! And they were less than $15, so yay. I also found a “Nightmare Before Christmas” shirt at a random store! My geekchic rating has skyrocketed.
Also, I remain 1337 bowling champion of the world. In the second game, I was 50 points ahead of the girl in 2nd place, and almost double the scores of the other two. Beware the groove!