Bye Bye Birdie

Tonight, I went to see the musical Carousel with Jill and Becca. It was pretty good, but not without its issues. (intonation, mic volumes, lights, etc.) The boy who played the lead reminded me a lot of Ben, Conrad, whatever you wish to call him. In fact, he reminded me so much of Ben that I began to be swept back to my BBB days. Though short, and admittedly not by choice, those days were some of the best of my life. I had the chance to meet so many talented young actors, actresses, singers, and dancers. Tech week was terrible and Sammyantha was the only person who got through but, in the end, putting in 16 hour days at school was worth it.

I don't know what else to say besides that I miss being surrounded by musically and theatrically talented people. I miss the friends I made. And I even miss the pit. Singing every song and mouthing every line without ever even seeing what was going on on the stage. As a matter of fact, I never did get to actually see the play... What was happening above me was left up to my imagination.

Bye Bye Birdie, I'm gonna miss you so. Bye Bye Birdie, why'd you have to go?

And With That

And with that I see what my parents were trying to tell me all along.
Sorry it took me so long, but I'm there now.
Thanks for putting up with me while I figured it out.

Sometimes it's just a single straw that breaks the camel's back. Things are all well and good until that last single piece of straw gets set down and then it all crumbles.
That's exactly what happened here. One seemingly meaningless comment made indirectly at people I actually like and BAM everything crumbles down. Now I don't even want to be friends anymore, not that I thought we were in the first place.

Woo... thank you for letting me get that out. I just had to write it down so I can look back and remember how angry I am at this exact moment.

And don't bother asking what I'm talking about. Because if I wanted you to know, I have already told you.

TFT

I absolutely love Maika, Christian, Jay and Chris.

Someone Please Save Us

I really like this song. I don't really know why...

Someone please save us, us college kids
What my parents told me is what I did
They said "Go to school and be a college kid"
But in the end I question why I did

I'm poor, I'm starving, I'm flat broke, I've got no cash to spend
Sell all my books for front row tickets to Dave Matthews Band
My girlfriend's at another school I know this year will test her
I called, found out she had 3 other boyfriends last semester

And thats why I say
Oh no, not for me, not for me
Call it torture, call it university
No, arts and crafts is all I need
I'll take caligraphy and then I'll make a fake degree

80 grand later I found out that all I had learned
Is that you should show up to take your finals and your midterms
The party scene is kinda mean, I think its sick and twisted
The navy showed up at my dorm and claimed that I enlisted

[Chorus]

Don't get excited, she'll say "no" without a doubt you see
And I've decided college girls just won't go out with me
They make me nervous and they always catch me off my guard
Like cell phone service I drop out 'cause college is too hard

It's time to call my father
Cause it's his alma mater
Good grades aren't what they seem
I think he knows the dean
It's time to call my father
Cause it's his alma mater
He said he's proud of me
But college always was his dream
And I would always say it's not for me

[Chorus]

Phi, beta, delta, kappa
Do what will make you happy
Do what you feel is right
Only but one thing matters
Learn how to live your life

P.S.

UCF FINALLY got my BCC transcript.
Thanks to Landon's friend Shelby and her mom who just so happens to be a secretary there.
I should know in a matter of days if it's UCF or BCC next year.
I don't really have any doubts, so I'm not nervous.
I just want to know for sure.

Working Out

So Lauren and I decided weeks ago that we were going to start working out to get ready for the summer. Today was the first day we actually started. We used the stationary bikes for 40 minutes and I ended up going 13 miles, or so the bike told me. Afterwards, I couldn't feel my legs, I thought my knees were going to give out, and I was really sweaty, but it was actually quite satisying. I didn't realize that working out could make you feel so good. Not to mention, halfway through my second interval, an attractive boy came and sat at the bike next to me. I didn't say anything because I didn't really see any point in it, but it still made me smile.

Along with working out, I decided today was the day to start actually studying. This semester has been a lot more chill than last semester was. My LC is terrible and I despise 2/3 of the professors in it. They don't know what they're doing, EVER. But Psych is fun, so I started to actually read the chapters.

With everything I started doing today, my schedule went as follows:
8- wake up
9-12 - class
12-1 - lunch
1-2 - chill
2-3 - work out
3-4 shower
4-6 homework
6-730 - dinner at Applebee's
8-10 - The Bachelor/ Homework
10- now - facebook/homework/skype

One major thing missing from this schedule... TV. I usually watch at least 2 hours of it a day, but today, I didn't watch a single minute. This is really really good. :)
Let's just hope it all lasts.

One Day Without Shoes

I'm really excited to participate in this day. It's going to be hard to go the entire day without ever putting shoes on, and I'll probably get yelled at by my professors but it'll be worth it if I can get the word out. In America, kids take going barefoot for granted, but in countries around the world, people actually DIE from not having shoes. I've already bought (or rather, received for Christmas) one pair of Toms and I can't wait to buy another pair.

One for One.