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The show draws near

2009-12-01T09:53:00.004-05:00

Showtune opens next Friday and already I can't wait for it to be over and done with. I mean, I can't complain, I've had it pretty easy this semester. I learned all my stuff very quickly so it's not like I had to spend so much time working on memorizing or anything. The other class I took was really fun because it was just about writing plays, which I wrote one called It Happened with an Almond. Have I mentioned that I'm directing it next semester? Well, I am!

The professor is allowing for us to direct our plays and show them to the school by enrolling in a studio theater class. That's friggin' awesome and I can't wait for that course next term.

Thanksgiving came and went. I must be honest, it was pretty darn boring. My family doesn't throw the big parties they once used to have many years ago when I was a kid. The food was good, the turkey, in particular. It was so good there was no left overs for me to take home. Damn!

We drew our names for Secret Santa and I ended up getting my little cousin, whom I've already had twice before. So what was I to do? Well, I snatched my niece to a corner and exchanged with the one she got, who turned out to be her own mom - the one who usually buys the gift for her daughter's Secret Santa. Surely I wasn't going to allow for my sister to buy her own gift! So I did what I did :)

Such a loving brother, ain't I?

Well, let's see how my show goes. Hopefully it will go good. Three guys and myself have a tapping number and we JUST got the tap shoes yesterday. I'm going to have to do some serious practicing in the next couple of days. Did I mention I'm directing a scene that consists of 7 songs? Hmm, maybe I should look back to my previous posts. Never mind, I'm to damn lazy. I'm a little nervous because the guy who usually gets our props usually doesn't.

The things I need for my number? Director's Chair, Megaphone, An old school looking filming camera preferably on a tripod, a movie clapboard, and a scrim. I already bought the 6 popcorn bins for a buck each at Target so I'm good in that portion.

I'll keep my fingers and toes crossed!

P.S.

As you can tell, I definitely didn't participate in NaBloPoMo this year with the only 2 entries I posted in November, LOL.

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Premiere night

2009-11-08T22:37:00.007-05:00

There is only one way to describe the premiere of Rough Winds this past Wednesday, November 4th: Magical.

Yes, it was extremely nerve wrecking for me because I always cringe upon seeing myself on camera, but it was a great experience. The movie itself was FANTASTIC and so beautifully shot I'm not even lying. There is no doubt that the Director, Andrea, and the Cinematographer, Matt, are very talented film makers and a force to be reckon with.

I will be honest, I wasn't as satisfied with my performance, but then again, I've only seen it once. Perhaps if I watch myself in it more than once I will grow to like myself in the movie. The rest of the cast, though, did an AMAZING job. The three main actors were incredible and not to mention one of the supporting characters, Christina, who's character I enjoyed each time she appeared in a scene.

My family went and so did my two best friends, Rudy and Nina. They were very supportive and I'm glad that they were there with me - even though we ended up separated because there was reserved seats for the actors and crew to sit together.

After the movie there was a Q & A where the audience asked us questions - thankfully I didn't have to answer anything, the one who did all of the talking was our director, Andrea.

I took a few photos with people and even signed autographs after the film during the "after party" where free pizza was served at the Cinema Paradiso's courtyard; it was bizarre knowing people wanted my autograph but a feeling I welcome with open arms.

Many people complimented my acting and my character, telling me that they loved my characterization of Steve and some even expressed that he was their favorite character in the whole movie. One of the most amusing moments of the night was when two italian (or Jewish) sounding older women held me hostage for 5 minutes because they wanted a photo with me. They tried to take one with their camera phone but it didn't come out so well, so one of the nice ladies then proceeded to look for her husband and get him to find their camera. God bless them! LOL.

Another "highlight" of the evening was ... my shoes. My damn shoes started to fall apart during the night, LITERALLY! I stepped on a puddle of water when I arrived and I felt a little dampness in my right shoe. I shrugged it off and kept going. When I entered the theater the heel on my right shoe felt VERY odd, so I looked down and was mortified to see that the heel had somehow torn off completely. To make a long story short, chunks fell off from BOTH of my shoes during the night and by the time I got home the bottom of my shoes looked as though vicious animals had eaten them; the rubber soles were completely visible. I laugh now at the memory when during the Q&A when the actors and crew were asked to go to the front of the theater to answer the questions how I spotted a chunk of my shoe right in front of us in the center of the theater. Luckily the room wasn't too brightly lit and my pants were long. It was very awkward to say the least!

Anyway, tonight I received a text from the director telling me that the film had won Best Florida Film! I'm so happy to hear that. I also learned that the movie is having a special screening this November 21st at 7pm, a Saturday.

I hope that this movie opens a few doors for me. I love acting in films and only wish that I will have more opportunities to keep acting in them.

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1 Day left for the premiere

2009-11-03T11:08:00.003-05:00

And I've had my share of "nightmares" the past few nights about the movie's premiere tomorrow night.

One of them consisted of a few scenes not working well, so the crew got all of us cast members in those particular scenes and dragged us off to re-shoot the scenes while the audience waited (bizarre, huh?

The other one, which I had like a night ago, was of the premiere being held inside of a tiny garage storage room.

I'm so nervous! Tomorrow is the day!
Gonna feel awkward to have my family and friends see me in a sex scene ... not only that, I just can't stand watching myself act!

Lord have mercy ... :)

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Look ma, I'm on TV!

2009-10-22T11:07:00.002-04:00

I woke up this morning to seeing clips from my movie on the local news channel. It was so bizarre to see some of my scenes on TV, but oh so thrilling!

The movie is finally premiering on the fourth of November and even though I'm fine now, I can't imagine how nervous I'm going to be when I'm in that theater watching the movie with the room full of people and my family and friends.

It is an event I'm both looking forward to and getting nervous about!

Halloween is in a few days and I purchased a Sweeney Todd wig from Amazon. I was thinking of buying a costume but immediately discarded the idea because of two reasons: the first being that I am not rich and the second being that I can simply wear some pinstriped pants, a white buttoned up shirt with a vest over it. Throw in a bloody handkerchief, along with some brilliant eye shadows and make up and voila, I'm Sweeney Todd and I saved a bundle of money without switching to Geico.

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The cold is here! (For now)

2009-10-18T08:56:00.002-04:00

Give me a "Woot, woot!"

I woke up this morning and it was freezing outside!

Last night the air began to grow chilly and I got really excited. What did I do? I quickly turned off the A.C. and opened up ALL of my windows. After all, a college student who is paying the electricity needs to seize the moment to save some $$$ when the opportunity arises.

I'm sipping some coffee right now and I couldn't ask for a better morning. In a bit I will be going out with my best friend to a few thrift stores to see what we can find for Halloween so we can save some cash and our wallets have something in it other than frustrated flies trying to escape when we open them.

This weather is perfect. Right now it is 75 degrees and it is PERFECT. It isn't too cold but it isn't warm either.

Just thought I'd update and share a little of my glee with ... well, whoever reads this. Which I'm sure is only two or three people ... as I've mentioned before.

Good day!

Changing Weather

2009-10-01T09:22:00.003-04:00

It is a beautiful day outside this morning. The sky is gray, the breezy air feels wonderful when it brushes against my face and through my hair. Those who prefer the shining sun and bright blue sky would call this day a gloomy one, but I see it as an ideal day to be out with close friends walking around the beach, through a park, or going to the movies.

Unfortunately, I'm stuck at work!

I am inside a chilly office, my calming gray sky is actually these boring gray walls that stand around me, and the only thing brushing against my face and hair is the dust particles from the old AC vents - I'm surprised I haven't gotten sick.

Currently the thought of getting a new job is very tempting. I don't want to work in this department anymore. I'm over it, it is boring and I feel like I am wasting my time. The bad part is that I'm not sure if I will find another job where they will work around MY schedule. If I go to another job I will have to pick my classes according to the schedule the new job assigns me. And while picking classes that fit around the employer's schedule doesn't really phase me all that much, I cannot do that this semester or the next because I have the musical class that only has ONE time block.

Going to FIU or any other school after Miami Dade isn't exactly my favorite plan. I want to move out of Miami, get an agent, and go somewhere else to start working towards making a career. I want to explore new areas of the world and meet new people and have new experiences. I know my family (well, my mom, actually) will make it extremely difficult for me to leave but it is something I just have to do if I ever want to grow as a person, become fully independent and learn how to take care of myself. My mother says I would never be able to do that because I need her too much, and while that does seem like something vindictive to say, I feel she says it out of fear. Because she knows that I have that determination to leave the state to pursue my dreams - something all my siblings have failed to do and instead have stayed in Hialeah to become parents. Perhaps my mother says those things because she wants to find a way to weaken that determination that is burning inside me so that I won't leave and she won't feel so alone.

But I need to move. It has to happen, MILLIONS of others do it and I'm no less than anyone to not be able to do it. Yes, I'm scared of the thought, but that is only natural ... especially to someone who has never left Florida at all.

I know it's hard, but she's just going to have to learn and accept the fact that she needs to let her youngest child leave the nest and spread their wings, before it turns into a rusty cage of imprisonment.

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Ah, fall

2009-09-28T21:21:00.003-04:00

Where is the chilly air hiding?

I'm anxiously waiting for those days of fresh holiday air to get to Miami and chase away the mugginess of the Summer's heat.

Today was the first song auditions for Showtune, the musical revue we're doing at my campus this term. Yes, Another revue ... I'm pretty much sick of them but what can I say. I want to have fun this semester and not get stressed out over silly things.

Fall has arrived, and the heat is still here.
I hear a cold front is coming soon, but who really knows when that will be.
They say potato, nature says po-tato.

My rant is over.

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Math, you are DONE in my Life!

2009-09-07T13:20:00.003-04:00

At last I got the math waiver at my school to exempt me from having to take the classes. This means that next semester will be my final one and then I finally graduate from MDC. After that, who knows, I'm guessing I ought to try going to a University. Then again, I don't really need any diploma in theater to book actual jobs. Casting directors don't look at that stuff, unless I graduated from a fancy artsy school like AMDA or Julliard.

Instead of taking the 2 math classes I will have to take a Critical thinking class next semester. That should be fun.

This semester I am only taking a play writing class, and the musical class. We're not sure which musical we're doing this year, but I've been told it will more than likely be another revue... GRRR.

Next semester, though, they're thinking and hoping of doing Cabaret. That should be a fun show to do.

Everything is fine here at the new place. We're adjusting pretty nicely, just need to finish organizing the place. Like I said in the previous post, my mom has A LOT of stuff.

Have I totally abandoned this blog? I better not!

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Moved & Festivals

2009-08-16T03:29:00.003-04:00

It's 3:29am and now it is when I had the chance to stop and take a breather.
I've spent the last 3 days or so moving stuff out of my old apartment and into the new duplex my mother and I moved in to. We're finally moved.

The place is BIG but my mother, being the pack-rat that she is, has WAY TOO MANY STUFF! So we are left with a cluttered living room that nearly drove me to tears a few hours ago. It's still there.

I love my room, it is bigger than the tiny room I just moved out of and even bigger than the room I had at the previous duplex I lived in before it went into foreclosure.

My room is still a bit messy but compared to the rest of the house, it is the most organized.

The backyard is humongous and I'm so happy to finally have a place for my washer and dryer again! I can do my own laundry again, yippy!!!

In other news, I am proud to announce that my movie ROUGH WINDS got accepted into TWO FILM FESTIVALS!!! One is a prestigious film festival that is well known being held in Europe and the other is in Ft. Lauderdale and is screening November 4th. You can only imagine how relieved my family is to know this, they were beginning to suspect that I hadn't filmed a movie at all because it's taken so much time.

Anyway, I'm done. My feet are literally aching from all the lifting and moving I did with my brother today. My sister and her husband showed up later and then my other sister did too once she got out of work.

Now I can't wait for this flipping mess to be cleared from the living room!!!

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Summer school is over

2009-08-06T12:01:00.002-04:00

I passed my psychology class with a B so that means I'm done with the difficult classes. Can I get a "Woot, woot"?

Summer is almost gone and I can't wait for this heat to finally come to an end. My mom and I will be moving soon but it all depends on when these section 8 people go and inspect the new place so they can give us the "OK". I hope it's soon - like this week. I want to be moved already. Is it sad that I'm anxious to do my own laundry again?

I got some very good news that I won't post here yet. But I will soon, once I'm given permission to. Pretty exciting, really.

I'll try to update more often. Perhaps when I move I'll get back into blogging and maybe even filming movie blogs.

Peace out

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Open your world

2009-07-25T20:01:00.002-04:00

That's what my psychology professor spoke about the other day in class. As I was sitting there daydreaming and wanting for the class to come to a conclusion as quickly as possible, the topic steered toward a specific type of people - I'm not sure the exact term for it, though. Anyway, the topic was about how these people are scared of new things, that they have to plan EVERY SINGLE DETAIL ahead in time before venturing off in, for example, a trip to another side of town. These people live in small bubbles and are afraid of opening their worlds enough for them to explore new things, only driving in their side of town out of fear of the "unknown" (another part of their city). It immediately struck me that the person this professor was describing sounded a lot like me, and I was mortified!

As I watched the other students laugh at the professors description of this person I couldn't help but feel awkward, as though instead of saying "a person like this ..." the professor was saying "Albert will never go anywhere outside his hometown ..."

I told myself that I couldn't be like that, I just couldn't! I needed to open my world a lot more than it already was. So the past few days I've been doing little things I would normally be afraid of doing because I simply couldn't fathom being THAT PERSON the professor described in class. And so one day I decided to go put gas on my own because I needed to learn how to, instead of getting someone to be there with me in case something humiliating happened I wouldn't go through it on my own.

Yeah, I know that seems crazy. "So what's so scary about putting gas in on your own?" Well, it was, for me; and that's what I want to change. So I went and put gas all on my own! It may seem like a small accomplishment for some, but it was huge for me, LOL.

Today I went on the highway on my own for the first time to pick up my friend Nina, and I didn't die! As soon as I got into my car I noticed my hands were shaking like there was no tomorrow. I put on my GPS and cursed mother nature for making it rain and thunder, and then I was off.

I got to my friend's house fairly quickly and then we went to Coconut Grove to watch Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Afterwards we went to some restaurant called Moe's - not to be mistaken with the bar in Springfield - and had dinner. Later I dropped her off and was back on the highway. I missed my exit at one point and had to get off on another one. I almost had a mini panic attack, but I put all my faith on G-PeSha (my GPS [yes, I named her]) and continued to follow the directions until I made it back to my home sweet home!

Anyway, now I'm sitting here and I'm proud of myself for doing it and not running away from the fear. Over the past two years or so I've promised myself that when I want to do something that scares me, that I will go on and do it. After all, nobody said opening your world to new things wouldn't be scary, that's why it's exciting and exhilarating.

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Fall Can't come fast enough

2009-07-08T12:35:00.008-04:00

Summer needs to come to its conclusion and fast!

Not only because I can't stand the hot weather down here in Miami, but because I look forward to the days where I no longer have to worry about studying for a science class or a psychology class ... or a math class. Speaking of which, I need to contact that counselor here at the school to see if I can go and retake that evaluation I need to take so I can get exempted from the math classes. If all goes well I will be able to substitute those two required math classes for two other courses. I'll be keeping my fingers & toes crossed!

Lately I've been feeling a little strange. I'm not sure whether it's because I actually passed biology, oceanography, and now psychology, or if it's because I am now driving and not necessarily dependent on others in my family to get around to do what I need to do. It'll be a wonderful change to be able to go to the cast party this upcoming December after my show ends.

There are days where I wake up feeling happy-go-lucky and like a million bucks, and then there are others where I feel a little depressed or just in the mood for a good cry. The latter is the mood I am currently feeling, and it isn't so nice.

It's something I can't explain. There is no way I can put it into words, written or verbal, so sometimes I am left with the feeling like I'm about to implode any second. The sad thing about it is that I know I have a family that cares about me yet I don't want to share any of this with them. It's ridiculous to say it but I feel alone sometimes, like 98% of the people that know me don't know the real me.

Well, will ya look at that? I actually wrote down what I was feeling. I guess I CAN express this mystery of a feeling in a written form - at least this is as close as I've gotten to describe it.

Chin up, though, I just need to keep moving forward and try to open myself up a little. The past few weeks I've come to realize I have some major trust issues. I've thought horrible things about the two only real friends I have, and I am now putting in jeopardy possible new friendships by doubting their sincerity.

I'm not doing it on purpose.

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I ain't dead

2009-06-15T15:37:00.003-04:00

No updates in a month - how could I?
I've been really busy trying to pass my Oceanography class in the summer term, and guess what? I did! I took the final exam today and got my grade for the class and the test: they were B! I got a B so now I'm finally done with my second science class so I will NEVER have to take another one again. Yippy! (Have I mentioned that I also passed my Biology class this past Spring semester with a B?)

I got my license and I'm already driving my car. I'm still a little iffy about driving to far away places on my own, mainly because I'm scared I might not know how to get back, but in time I am sure I'll get over these jitters. I bought a GPS but even then, I'm still scare of venturing out on my own. One day (soon enough) I am going to wake up tired of this BS and I'm going to force myself to go somewhere so I can get over this.

On a bright note, at least I don't have to walk to and from the train station anymore during hot and rainy weathers!

Any way, I'm going to stop writing. I wanted to make a little update because I've been twittering more than updating the blog. I'm in my office but I need to change to go to the gym (oh yeah, BTW, I've started going to the gym at school).

Next week, the second half of summer begins, which means I start my psychology class again - for the third time - ever since that Nazi failed me for no good reason. Oh my, if I keep it up I should be graduating next May!

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Funny Story ...

2009-05-07T17:13:00.005-04:00

So I totally misunderstood when my mom told me that the insurance was 600 something a month. Yes, I REALLY misunderstood.

It is actually 116 a month, which I CAN afford!!!

So yeah, I'm really getting my car, LOL. I'm so happy & relieved about it!

P.S.

Reading this entry and the one before this one, I've noticed I come off as completely Bi-Polar. I'm not, I swear.

P.P.S.

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Forget the car

2009-05-06T16:19:00.002-04:00

The insurance is too expensive. My sister has connections and spoke to put it under my brother's name and even with that is too expensive. I'd be stuck paying 600+ every month for the car. I only make around 400 every month with my job. I have credit cards to pay and bills at home that need paying. How will I be able to pay for the insurance? It's bull shit, so I'm going to tell my sister to re-sale the car. I have to be realistic.

It just sucks that after I got the car I wanted I would have to give it up. I'm not even going to bother getting my license anymore. Fuck that.

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Great Saturday

2009-05-03T00:27:00.005-04:00

Despite going to graduation and waiting 3 hours to sing the alma mater with the choir, this Saturday has been fantastic. Why? I'll tell you why.

First, because I saw my grades that were posted today and I got A's in my classes and a frickin' B in my Biology class! YAY!!! This makes me so happy after having failed this class TWICE before (first two times I got an F). A "B" is a MAJOR improvement, if you ask me :)

Second, because I GOT A CAR!!! Yes, you read correctly. Albert got a fucking car and I'm SO happy about that, too! Below is a pic my brother sent me while I was at the graduation.

And it's a PT Cruiser - which I wanted all along because it isn't big nor small, it's just the right size for me. Now I just have to have a little more practice (I really, really need to practice the 3 point turn) and then get my license. I can hardly wait to start driving my car. I'll be able to go to auditions, see my friends' plays when they have it, and all that fun stuff!

I just hope I get over my nerves about driving. Hmm, I'm going to have to invest on a GPS thing so that I won't get lost!(@_@)

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Another Golden Girl death

2009-04-25T16:06:00.005-04:00

Bea Arthur passed away earlier this morning. I just read it through Perez Hilton's twitter.

May 13, 1922 - April 25, 2009

I'm so shocked, so disappointed, and so sad.
First it was Sophia, & now Dorothy...

... And then there were two.

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The Show's over

2009-04-08T22:14:00.002-04:00

Whoa, the show is finally over. This is both good and bad: Good because I can have some time for myself at last and not have so much stress/workload on my shoulders; and it is bad because I'm sad that it's over at the same time. I really had a lot of fun doing this show with the cast we had this semester. They're all fantastic and made the entire semester fun and made me want to go to rehearsals every day a lot of enthusiasm.

The shows went really well and the audience received it with positive reviews. A lot of us have already been stopped and recognized on campus and it feels pretty nice. It's always cool to feel like a celebrity once in a while ;)

Today the director treated the cast to Chili's and it was DI-LI-SCIOUS! I had these four mini burgers with french fries. I had had a sandwich earlier so I didn't eat two of them so I decided to save those for tomorrow's lunch at work (yummy!).

When I have a chance I will post a video with the photos I took of the show and the after-party, which, by the way, I did attend and had loads of fun at.

In other news, I lost my USB Flash drive last week with my completed novel and the outlines for the sequels and with the new book I was writing for fun that I post on FictionPress. I'm truly devastated about this because that is all of my hard work thrown away. I've looked everywhere, from my room to my office to the theater we were at last week. I googled a pic of the flash drive and added my number to it and gave it to the people in charged of the theater and then I left another copy of it in Lost and Found. I just hope, hope, hope that my cats somehow got it and hid it somewhere after playing with it. That, or I hope a janitor finds it inside the theater and turns it in and that the lady who got my info remembers and calls me. I'll pay WHATEVER it is to get that flash drive back!

I hate to think that someone out there will get my flash drive and have all of my work in their hands.

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Opening Night

2009-04-01T13:57:00.003-04:00

Today is the day ...er, night. All the rehearsals and work we've had and done has led to this night. In about 5 hours the show opens and my cast and I will be performing our first show of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change to people from all over the school and public.

My feelings right now consist of two: Excitement & fear. I'm fearful because our dress rehearsals haven't gone as smoothly as we would have hoped for. The Teching of the show was off,the costume changes were crazy, and not to forget, the backstage was a hot mess when it came to keeping it organized (The backstage in this theater we're performing in is WAY SMALL and only has curtains separating all of us which means that if we spoke, the audience could hear us). But I'm also excited because I can't wait to show off to the public all of our hard work and the content of this funny musical. People will enjoy and see something in themselves in all these wacky characters from the show, plus it's an awesome show to go to with a date ;)

Someone told the Director and I yesterday that bad rehearsals usually meant great shows, so I'm hoping that is just what happens.

After tonight I will still have Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night shows to perform. This is going to be a hectic week for me because I need to study for the fourth exam I have on Monday for my biology class.

Right now I'm on campus typing this up inside my office at work and I feel really sleepy. I started to eat my lunch but I couldn't because I feel to anxious to eat; the last thing I need is an upset stomach before beginning the show.

Wish me a broken leg ...

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Last day of Rehearsals

2009-03-28T09:44:00.002-04:00

It's a Saturday and my rehearsal time today is from 12pm-3pm. It is our last rehearsal focusing on our lines, music, and blocking. Tomorrow we have off and then on Monday and Tuesday are dress rehearsals, which means we run the show as if we were doing so in front of a live audience; we do it with our costumes for the first time, make up, and the lighting crew works on our lighting for opening night on Wednesday.

I can hardly wait for the show to be over because I'M EXHAUSTED already and we haven't even done the four nights of performing yet! After this week I'll have no other worries except my biology class, which will be blissful to only have to focus on that. The Sunday after the last night of our show is going to find me studying like a maniac for my fourth exam on that following Monday, so that means I'm not going to be able to go out with the cast (again) for the "after party".

I better get going, I still need to finish getting ready. Walking to the train station on a Saturday really sucks. When the hell am I going to get my car?

Good day!

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Watch out, I'm on the loose

2009-03-22T23:12:00.003-04:00

Today I actually drove on a busy street for the first time. It was both scary and exciting. Turns out I'm not a bad driver; I'm actually pretty good at it. Of course, being a new driver I have my areas that I need work on such as turning without crossing my hands and that horrible three point turn.

But yes, I drove all the way from the place where my brother took me to practice driving, to my sister's house and then to my own house. It was awesome! I really hope I get my car soon and practice some more on the real street. I want my license already.

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Birthday surprise

2009-03-16T22:08:00.003-04:00

My birthday went by fairly well. I got a "surprise" party at my sister's house - even though I already knew because my mother doesn't know how to whisper when she's on her phone - and then came home around 11-ish. I'm kind of embarrassed to say that I was hoping I would get my car as a surprise on my birthday but that didn't happen.

I had found a really cute blue PT Cruiser that I fell in love with but my sister and her husband told my mom that those cars made in 2004 had been built with lots of problems, so they wouldn't want me to get a car that would be breaking down a lot. I hate it, but they're right. I don't want just any car, though, I want it to be decent looking.

Oh who am I kidding? I want an awesome looking car. I really like the mini cooper, lol. I also saw a nice 2001 BMW today on auto trader thats being sold for 2,000. I'm going to e-mail my sister the link tomorrow to see what she and/or her husband says.

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Eighty-Seven, woot, woot!

2009-03-13T21:22:00.004-04:00

Yay! I got my score for the biology exam I took this past Monday and I got an 87! That made my grade in class jump up to a C, which is GOOD GOOD GOOD.

That made me feel a whole lot better. The professor is letting us do some extra credit to raise the first two grades of our first two exams by writing out why it is that the answer for the incorrect answers we got, is. Make sense? Basically we already have the correct answers for all the incorrect answers that we got (we always get back our tests with the answers) so now we have to look for WHY that answer is that and where in the book did we find it.

I'm going to try and raise my 87 up to an A because she is also letting us do the extra credit for this third exam we just took.

Tomorrow is my birthday, but I'm just saying.

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Vroom Vroom

2009-03-10T23:19:00.003-04:00

Yikes, two posts in one day, really? Yep.

I'm pretty sure that for my birthday I'm getting a car. That makes me so nervous! My mom is giving it to me with some of the disability check she got and my sister (who handles the money) asked me to pick one around 2,000 or around that range. So I went to the site she gave me and I picked one out and it looks like I'm getting it. I'm both nervous AND excited! This is going to be a new experience and instead of fearing it (completely) I'm going to embrace it as a new adventure in my life.

Now I just need to get my brother to get me behind the wheel and teach me so I can go and get the drivers license test and pass. I was going to take professional driving lessons but I heard it is WAY expensive so I guess that's out of the window.

But either way, pretty cool, huh?

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Sweet

2009-03-10T09:14:00.003-04:00

Yesterday was my third biology exam and I feel like I passed! I won't know for sure until this friday when we get our scores back. Hopefully my gut feeling is right. I can say that I knew at least 85% of what was on the exam.

The night before I had stayed awake with my friend from high school (he's also in the same class as me) until 2 in the morning studying like crazy through webcam because with my work, rehearsal, and classes and all the classes he's taking (24 credits!), we have no time to meet and sit to study.

I guess there won't be any studying for my this saturday since the Director is calling for rehearsals :( Happy birthday to me, LOL.

Now, we have 2 more exams to go before the end of the semester and I'll be crossing my fingers until then.

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