Yesterday, we (my stage group) put on a show, after a week long course in which we worked our asses off getting a show ready. We’d start at 10:15 at finish around 5 ish. It was a long day, but it was engaging and brilliant fun.
We began at 7:40. The director said a few words, and we began with the pirate scene. They did well, and 10 minutes later, the dance crew took over with Dirty Dancing’s “The Time of My Life”.
My act was the third one. The interval was just before mine began, so I had plenty of time to bring my props on, etc. We were all in position with five minutes to spare, so the guy acting opposite me wasted no time in engaging me in polite, calm conversation about how funny it’d be if the curtains, the lights and the catwalk all fell down at the same time. Wouldn’t it? Tell me your opinion in a comment.
I had one of Mom’s medical books, a sheet of paper and a stolen pen (The fact that it was stolen had no bearing on the story, but I found it on a chair and needed it, so I took it) For my first victim patient, I needed a nail box, which was impersonating a box containing a bell, a slip of paper that in the script was 3 feet long, but for the show was closer to 3 inches and a paper bag. One of the biggest laughs of the night came when they guy walked off trying to hold everything.
With thirty seconds to go, he wasted no time in telling me how he fully planned to jump into the crowd and ride it as an exit and I was still chortling as the curtains opened.
As the director later said, I topped the 4 acts with the most number of laughs, at 17
Roight, time is of the short, so I shall be quick.
On Friday night we went to bar bruchetta (my best effort), complete with lots of ridicule from Patrick for getting confused between that and Brocca.
Onwards, on Saturday, I gots myself a dog. He’s a cute little bugger, 6 weeks old, (7 tomorrow) all black apart from a streak on his face and the socks on his feet. I spent most of Saturday with him asleep on my lap, curled up in a cute little ball. This payed off later in the way that he always knows me as it’s supreme owner, even if there’s someone else with food on them.
His personality is fabulous! He’ll happily curl up in your lap and fall asleep, which is nice. The even nicer part about that (if that could exist) is that he’s quite fussy about where he does his little doggy business. He needs a steady, even surface, which means you’ll never e admiring just how cute he is, and then feel the gentle dribble of liquid as it streams hot n’ fast from…well, you can guess.
Yup! I is finished! No more school for a whole 2 months. Two months of drumming (If only Pa would get up), two months of France, two months of laughing at the poor english sods who have to stay in school until the last week of July.
Pa is home, he came home late last night. Dad and myself had set out a nice little party for him and Mom, (complete with wine for me :P), no, complete with hors d’oeuvres and grapes, and crappy blueberries. And some nice bread and hummus.
Yesterday we went on a nature walk in school down by UL. I never knew there were so many awesome pathways around UL. (and not just the marked/paved ones!). In fact, I was so awestruck, that myself and dad decided to do the walk again, and awesome it was, again.
I finished House: season 2. Very good. Hugh Laurie is awesome.
I’m listening to a lot of music I have, but haven’t listened to in a while. Klaus Bedelt is actually on par with John Williams. He’s fantastic. Other things I notice is that the Dropkick Murphies are very… je nous se quoi … typecast. Baba O Riley by the Who is also the best piece of music ever.
If you aren’t sweating after playing drums; you aren’t doing it right
Drums is all about passion. I struggle to think of another musical instrument that requires passion. Sure, violin has soul (Nearer my god to thee; Titanic; 1997) as does the Sax, in fact, most Jazz instruments have soul. But none need a fiery passion inside that you need for good drumming.
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They are of course, A drum kit, and Gregory House
As I twittered a few days ago, when I began watching House; that my transformation into my brothers is almost complete. Namely Pa. As in, we both have red hair, we both are interested in technology, and macs. We both aren’t very religious, we both love music, we both can play musical instruments, even if one of us doesn’t do it often. We both idolize House. That’s 7 things in common. I’m not saying that John and I are polar opposites, only that Pa and I are quite similar.
As for drums, I got a new set of sticks yesterday that the shop assured me wouldn’t go the same way as the old wooden ones and either crack in two or shed more than the cat. He gave me a set of carbon ones and so far (about 20 hours in) they’re working fantastic. The floor near the drums is littered with wood shavings, but nothing black, which is great!
In other news, I’m getting ready for next September. Got my new schoolbooks; some of them are great!
English; first page: When should capital letters be used?
SPHE; second chapter:1 a) Is bullying right or wrong? b) Why?
Some, however, are actually very interesting.
Maths; second page: Working with algebra; the new calculator is the shit, it can work out everything
On Monday night, at WWDC, (WorldWide Developers Conference) Steve Jobs announced iPhone 2.0. It’s $200 cheaper, 3G, a flush headphone jack and has higher audio quality. It’s released on July 11th, four days into when I’m in France, so I think what I’ll do is find out what network they’re releasing it in France, and then buy it from them. The problem arises if everyone follows the way of 02 Ireland and refuses to sell the iPhones without signing a contract with the devil for a minimum of 18 months.
If that happens, we first check if any iPhone V. 1s are available still in Northern Ireland. That and hope they don’t get suspicious. I doubt they’d just toss ‘em in the bin, so I expect that they’ll keep them for a week at least. So I need to find out as soon as possible if they can be sold. If they can, I buy in France, if not, I have to hope that they don’t get rid of them of in Northern Ireland before I get back.
By the way, even if I’m right, one way or another, Apple could have fixed the jail-breaking/unlocking ability. ;-)
So, what now? Do I have to change the subject of my posts?
Watching House. John introduced me to it. It ROCKS! He’s so awesome, cold, calculating, and a complete bastard. And he rides a motorcycle! So this is why John wants to start!
Just back from school after being back from Dublin. Medical stuff went well and then went out to aunts. We then went down to the beach and I went swimming. Tried in vain to get Mom and my aunt to join me, put to no avail. So I swam in the Irish Sea.
John went off to Vancouver earlier this morning, after copying some House episodes. Btw, John, if you’re reading this, you promised you’d bring my laptop back full power, and I found it at 60%! 60% isn’t full!
Peoples are voting on the Lisbon treaty tomorrow. If I could, I’d so vote yes.
Just in the office, watching Jay (as he says) pwn people in Battlefield 1942. The reality, however, is rather different. In face, a destroyed plane just landed on his jeep; killing him. Pwnage indeed.
Mom and Dad are gone for the weekend so we’re gonna get sooo drunk lots of sleep. Gonna go into town to get lunch in Eddie Rockets. If I get a chance, I’m also going to visit Easons and FSV to get a book and new ’sticks respectively.
Woke up at 8 AM this morning, checked emails and then decided that seeing as it’s just me and Jay, we were gonna have a load of fun, and it’d be no fun if I was tired, so I went back to sleep. Woke up three hours later at 11:15 and decided that this was a much better time to get up, so I did.
Been watching a lot of Blackadder, is nice Rowan Atkinson is my new role model
As you can see, I’ve found a more original blog title. Unfortunately, it’s only last til…yup, you guessed it, the 10th. Unless I want to go back to “365 Days and counting….”
Great news, as my Black Adder DVDs at last.
Edmund: Quick! They’re coming! Run for the hills!
Baldrick: But! Sir! They’re coming from the hills
Edmund: Oh, oh dear. In that case, run away from the hills!
Once I get some more episodes I’ll start reviewing them. Only halfway through the first episode.
Edmund: And I shall be called… The Black… Vegetable
Baldrick: How about something better like…The Black Adder, m’lord?
Edmund: No! Shut Up! Fool! I have a better one, I shall be known as…The Black Adder!
News announces that Hillary Clinton
CHICAGO – Hillary Rodham Clinton will concede Tuesday night that Barack Obama has the delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, campaign officials said, effectively ending her bid to be the nation’s first female president.
The former first lady will stop short of formally suspending or ending her race in her speech in New York City. She will pledge to continue to speak out on issues like health care. But for all intents and purposes, the two senior officials said, the campaign is over.
Yay!
In other news, I’m watching some old Simpsons episode
