Grease Is The Word.

First of all, I have to say that I am so beyond blown away by the talent at NWSS. And I'm not just talking about the students, though of course they are amazing, but I mean the teachers and staff as well. They are all miracle workers. Every production or performance I have ever seen or been involved in at N-Dub has been phenomenal. And Grease was no exception. With powerhouses in every role and stunning choreography, sets and costumes, how could they go wrong? Having been apart of previous performances and Grease being a personal favourite of mine, I went in with high expectations and a strong bias. But the show exceeded every expectation I had in my head. They truly went above and beyond. Not only were their main characters, Sandy and Danny, played to perfection, but each and every secondary character had life and personality bursting out the seams. There were times when the leads were most definitely upstaged by the antics of other characters. And the harmonies! By golly, were they ever tight! Nothing better. And goodness gracious, the dances? They had me itching to jump right out of my seat and join right in! The show was so stunning it gave me chills (no pun intended) I was so overwhelmed, I spent the duration of the performance with my hands on my face, pushing back tears. All in all, a fantastic show. Words cannot express how tremendously proud I am of everyone involved! Congratulations!

But seeing Grease last night has filled me with such an overwhelming surge of nostalgia. I want to be in a show. I miss that. So so much. There's an indescribable feeling when you step out on that stage. Not to mention the incredible camaraderie when you've spent countless hours together in rehearsals. The friendships made and memories formed are impossible to replace. I miss you all. I wish I could go back and do it all over again. But for now I will continue to return to NWSS to watch every upcoming production as I'm sure they will be fabulous.

A quiet day...

My house has been so quiet today. It's been so nice. Instead of listening to music or watching TV, I've just been sitting here... quietly... contemplating life? I don't even know. But it's been kind of... nice. To just be here with my own thoughts. I can't say as I've had any major breakthroughs, breakdowns or epiphanies, but I've just been thinking.... I've been applying for jobs recently. I want a new job. Something different, something closer to home, something... better. I'm applying for another tomorrow morning. I've got a lot of things planned for tomorrow... I'm writing this blog entry while simultaneously having a conversation on facebook chat. There's so many things I'm thinking about... so many thoughts running around in my head, chasing each other, vying for my attention and desperately trying to organize themselves at the same time. Summer, future, jobs, choir, dreams, life, love, music... what do I want? what do I need? Everything seems so hazy right now, distant. And nothing makes sense. If it weren't so damn cold and dark, I'd go for a walk to clear my head. I keep worrying that my sister is about to come downstairs and turn the TV on in the room next to me and break this silence, forcing me to either put some music on or crawl into bed and watch a movie like I've been planning to all night...

It's rare in my house to find quiet. Normally, between the dogs barking, the TV blaring, my family arguing, there isn't a moment's peace. Maybe that's why I'm enjoying it so much... because it's so rare. I'm not trying to drown anything out. I can just... be.

I need to attend a dance party. Stat.

Sooooo... I've been thinking...

I need to dance. I need to host or go to a dance party.

Guuuuuuyyyyyyyssss, who has a house that would work for hosting an epic dance party?

Big open space (preferably with no carpet, makes for better dancing) a sweet sound system and very understanding neighbours.

Things that would be absolutely necessary at said dance party:

• Ridiculous outfits (spandex anyone?)
• Glow sticks
• Cheesy 90's music
• Various pop music from other hilarious decades
• Copious amounts of silly dance moves
• A spontaneous, fully choreographed dance routine.

I JUST NEED TO EXPRESS MYSELF THROUGH THE ART OF DANCE.

who's with me?

Also, I just posted the most ridiculous video on youtube. I may regret this in the morning. In fact, in a couple of days when I come to my senses, I might just take it down. But for now, I have decided to throw caution to the wind and just goooo with it. I realize I've used this word multiple times already, but, I am in a ridiculous mood. Perhaps it is time for sleep, before I do something else embarrassing and post it online...

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A collab channel with my bud Laura called

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Currently, there are no videos on there.

However, there will be.

Next week.

Sunday.

Possibly Monday.

And definitely Tuesday.

And then again on Friday.

If all goes according to plan...

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comfortable silences, giggles and good tunes.

I have some amazing friends in my life and for that I am blessed. The past couple days have been amazing and it's nice to know I have true friends to turn to when I need them.

I've just been thinking about friendship lately. Actually, it's something I think about quite often. The different types of friendships, the layers of friendships, the complications of friendships. I think there are many kinds of friends.

I'm a true believer in the phrase

"Friends for a reason, friends for a season, friends for life."

There are the friends who are there for a time, to teach you something, to show you something you've never seen, do with you the things you've never done before. They teach you their lesson and you remember it forever. These are the friends that shape you, change you, form you, in whatever way. Friends for a reason.

There are the types of friends with whom you share an inexplicable, sudden and strong bond with, but are only around for a short time. These are the friends you have something in common with and it brings you together, but when that common bond is lost, often times, so is the friendship. And it's a blast to have these types of friends. The ones you think back on and think, "Wow, that was a great.." summer or year or week or whatever. Friends for a season.

And then there are the friends who you turn to when something major happens. The friends you text just because you feel like it. The ones you want to share everything with and you feel perfectly comfortable doing so. The friends who understand your personal boundaries and you theirs. The friends who you can spend nearly 24 hours straight with, and somehow, you don't want to kill each other. The friends you can sit in comfortable silence with for lengthy periods of time, nothing to say, nothing needed to be said. Friends for life.

And I think there are many friends in between. There are the friends you're only friends with out of obligation (ie. your parents are friends or you've known each other so long it seems strange not to be), there are the friends you go to when you need a good laugh or some cheering up, there are the friends who are only really your friends in specific situations (ie. in high school, the kids you were only friends with when you were in *insert class here* but barely spoke to outside of that), the ones who you rarely see but always know you can count on, the ones who you have nothing in common with but somehow still manage to forge a friendship, the friends who you fight with more than you laugh with, the ones you can go forever without seeing and yet it feels like no time has passed when you meet again. And endless amounts more.

I don't know if I believe in the idea of a "Best Friend" simply because it's hard for one person to fully encompass all of the things these many different people provide. There have been times in my life, as recently as last week, when I have thought "Yes, definitely. So and so is my best. friend." But I also sometimes feel in a lot of ways that is an immature way of thinking of it. Why must a person have one best friend? Sure, the idea of it seems desirable, and it's certainly portrayed enough in the media that this is the norm. But isn't it possible for a person to have more than one "best friend" and a few good friends or close friends or whatever else?

I think every friend serves a different purpose in your life and you should love and respect them equally for who they are and what they have to offer.

Maybe I'm crazy. Maybe I'm tired (because, I mean, it is past one o'clock in the morning) but this is how I feel. And I may change my mind, because I tend to do that. This really wasn't what I had come on here to say initially, but I'll go with it. What I really wanted to say was that I had a really lovely night with a really good friend and that I thoroughly enjoy those comfortable silences and listening to a really good playlist. But I went on a bit of a ramble here that I've kind of been sitting on for quite some time, though I may have posted about this before... Anyways. I in no way intend for this to be hurtful to anyone, so if you think I am speaking about you somewhere in here in a negative way, I can assure you that is not my intent and I do not devalue any friendships I have had in my life time. I treasure and value every and all of them and I hope you believe that.

Good night.

VEDJ is over

This is weird. All day I've been wanting to make a video. Feeling like it was necessary.

However, it is no longer January and therefore no longer required of me to make a video every day. I know a few VEDJers have decided to continue into February and beyond (lol)

I thought about this. But ultimately I decided against it, for many reasons.

However, I'm not giving up video making by any means. I intend to make several videos a week, maybe three or four with any luck. So keep your eyes peeled for Alphabetically Me on Thursdays, the Supernatural Saturday Segment and whatever else I happen to feel like posting whenever I feel like posting it :)

Moving on!

I dyed my hair and it turned out a funny blonde/gray/whatever/blah colour, so tomorrow I will be dying it over again D: hopefully I can fix it this time...

If not, well, I guess I'll be going dark a lot sooner than I had anticipated...

I bought a canvas at the dollar store today because I feel like being artsy and painting a picture so eff y'all. Unfortunately... I didn't buy paint. So for now it's just a pencil sketch until I make it colourful and purdy.

I cleaned and reorganized my bedroom yesterday and it's already looking like I barely touched it. How does this happen in just a day? Huff Puff!

I am listening to the Tangled soundtrack right now because it is amazing and fun.

OH OH OHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Panic! At The Disco have released their new single and preorders for their album/deluxe box sets etc and I'm COMPLETELY OBSESSED AND EXCITED.

For like, a week I've been listening to The Ballad Of Mona Lisa pretty much nonstop. And when I saw the new promo pics? My God, it was embarrassing. I was fangirling all over the place! Luckily, I was in the presence of someone awesome and very understanding of my nerdy, dorky, fangirly self. Whew!

And lastly, I'm thinking about starting a new project whereby I take a picture of myself every day (or maybe just every so often, when I'm feeling particularly "fashionable" or something) and call it What Did You Wear Today. Thoughts? Opinions? Yes? No? Stupid? Maybe...