The Crazy Things We (I) Do

So, I just got back from the rehearsal for Pirates. Wow! It's going to be fun, but a lot of work. We have two weeks until performance, and we haven't even gotten done with the blocking! However, I am exited for what we have done. I get to do some fun stuff. There's one point where I get to swing onto stage on a rope, and another where, after an exit, I am smuggled back on, and hide in a big trunk until my next entrance. Then I get to pop out like a jack-in-the-box! It's sounds weird, I know, but I think that it will turn out alright.

Carmon

So, I just got back from Carmon. It was a blast! The music was amazing, and the actors were incredible. The only thing was that the lyrics were all in french, so it was a little hard to follow at times. Fortunately there were English captions shown on a screen above the stage. Toni, if you're reading this, you'd absolutely love the costumes that they did, everything was so detailed. Also, the scenery was fantastic. there were times that it was hard to believe that most of it was only a painted backdrop. 2D melted seamlessly into 3D and brought me right into the streets of Seville.

I have also decided that I absolutely detest Billings, at least while we were trying to leave. I believe that there is some sort of hidden magnet there somewhere because no matter how we tried to leave, we seemed to end up back where we started. It took us an hour to figure out where we were going, and we only actually figured it out because we broke down and called a friend that grew up there and knew where to go.

Carmon

Guess what? I get to go see Carmon tonight. For those of you who don't know, Carmon is a very famous Opera. I'd tell you what it's about, but I only have a vauge notion. It's preforming today and tomorrow in Billings. I'm going up with a few friends (all of whom are music majors for some reason). Two of my classmates are in the show, so our choir teacher is paying for our tickets so that we can go support them. Isn't that neat?

Finaly Mine!

At last, the car is mine! Everything is official and legal. Getting everything done was terrifying while it was happening, but I imagine it wasn't really as bad as I thought it was. Everything works well, except the windshield wipers because the driver's side is missing. I it down to Casper for Becky's baptism this weekend, and everything went well. I already love this little thing. The entire trip down to Casper used about five gallons of gas. That's a good thing because the gas tank only holds 10 gallons of gas. As you can see, it's a little banged up, but what do you expect from a 14 year old car you get for free.

No stereo. *sigh*

Also, notice it's a stick shift. The owners neglected to mention this to me. It's a good thing that I know how to drive one.

This picture isn't very clear, but i took it to show the kind of cleanup that this car will need. All of those little white blurs are dead bees.

Car update

So, it looks like I am definitely getting that car. I went over this afternoon to look at it, and I like it. It's a 1995 Suzuki, in good condition. And I am getting it for free. It's little and grey, and even though I was told that it was in horrible need of cleaning, I think it's really not too bad.
I guess the reason that the owner is getting rid of it is that she never drives it anymore. I don't have the car in my possession yet, but that should happen sometime this week or the next. There are a few things like insurance that needed to be taken care of first.

A "new" car

It's official. Life in college 4 hours away from home stinks when you have no car. Especially when the closest Wal-mart is half an hour away as well. Fortunately I just might be getting a car sometime very soon if I'm lucky.

A man in one of my classes yesterday asked me if I had need of a car. Of course I told him yes. He told me that his neighbors have a car that they want to get rid of and they are looking for a poor college student (like me) to give it to. What do you think of that!

I called the owners and talked to them. It sounds like the car is in pretty good condition. I don't know why they're getting rid of it, but if they're going to give it to me, I won't complain. Now the only problem is arranging how I will get there so we can work out some details. We're still trying to work that one out.

Wish me luck!

Model Senate

So, you are now reading the blog of the United State's youngest senator ever! JK.

My government class is holding a model session of congress this semester. I guess it's a detailed simulation that we students have to participate in that gives us a better understanding of the lawmaking procedures here in the US. Each of us is supposedly a "senator". Today we had to chose what committee within the senate we would be in. Somehow I ended up on the committee for armed services. I'm not sure how.

On Wednesday we get to choose which state we represent. Oh boy.

Pirates of Penzance!!!

So, first piece of news. This semester I will be in the college's preformance of Pirates of Penzance. I will be playing the role of Ruth, the pirate maid of all work. I'm so exited. Although Ruth is not a huge role it is one of my favorates. I get one solo, and a a part in one of the funniest
trios ever written. I guess I like this role so much because Ruth is one of the most memorable charactures, apart from the Pirate King of course. The preformances will be in the middle of April.

New Blog

So, I've finally decided to try out this blog thing that everyone else seems to be doing. It seemed like a good idea anyway. Although at the moment nothing else is really happening. I can't say that I really know exactly how this is supposed to work, but I guess through experimentation we'll figure it out. Right?

Mainly this will just be a sight for family and friends to keep up with me. And so I'll get in a better habit of recording the events of my life. Hope you enjoy.