So this morning, I was thinking about a topic to write about- because nothing came to my mind automatically. I think I looked around my room for something interesting for about…10 minutes until I came across the perfect thing. My shoes. But these aren’t any ordinary shoes. I made them. Well…i didn’t make, alright….so basically they were originally white but I got bored with them so I took my sharpies and put whatever I felt like it needed on there. they are Chuck Taylors (Converses) so they have a lot of room to put stuff on. I can’t remember how long I have been wearing converses, but for as long as I can remember I loved them. After I finished that one pair (about 3 years ago) I wore them every day. Then, a few weeks ago, I bought another pair of converses and did the same thing- just more creative and more…me. Honestly- I don’t know why I am telling you about my shoes……I guess they have just a special meaning to me. the first pair I did- It was a spear of the moment kinda thing. then the second pair I did- I had everything special to me on them. One side has all music notes because I love music and I love to sing. On another side- its all Harry Potter (yes im a nerd) like quotes-symbols- ships…(for those who don’t know what a ship is….well….you dont need to know if you don’t know) Then on the other shoe I have all these stars- they represent all the musicals and plays i’ve been in, and want to be in. Then on the last side- a little bit of everything. Quotes from my best friend, musicals, stars, music notes, harry potter what-not, hearts. Well, this is turning into much more than I planned, so I’ll leave you with pictures of my shoes.

The second pair

Other side of the second pair

DUMBLEDORE!! Well, that’s what you would expect to hear from anyone HP fan when you sing the song, but in this case…no.
Alright. Oddly enough, my life is beginning to revolve around Harry Potter once more. So the other day I had this really fascinating dream about, of course, Harry Potter. But this one involved me, Professor Snape, Professor Dumbledore, and Voldemort. Im not going to explain the dream because…well its sorta a personal thing….ok not really,….but it made me realize something I should have realized from the start. All in all, it really changed me. Its silly to think a dream can change you, but if  a dream makes you see what a person is really like, I say listen to it. Alright- lets just say because of this dream, I changed my opinion about Snape. From the start I agreed with Harry and Ron that he was a jerk, especially when he *spoiler* killed Dumbledore * GASP, tear* in Half Blood Prince. Even when in Deathly Hallows he actually turned out to be one of the nicest, bravest person in the book, I still sort of hated him. I really couldn’t get over how he killed Dumbledore, even though Dumbledore asked him to (WHICH WE DIDN’T FIND OUT UNTIL BOOK 7, THANK YOU Rowling!) Yes, my opinion did change, but not terribly. After this dream, It completely changed me. Alright- so getting to what I was supposed to be talking about….The day when I woke up from the dream, I finally got my violin!! I’ve been wanting one, and it finally came! Its a very pretty, sleek, black, mysterious violin, and that’s why I named it Snape. for those who don’t know, Snape is obviously very mysterious, and he has long greasy black hair, and deep, cold black eyes. I don’t know what came over me when I named it, but from the moment I saw it, it had its name. So basically, this post is really only about my violin, but knowing me it turned into much more than that, haha. So, enough of me talking, leave comments! Do you have a violin? Have any of you other strange people like me have random dreams about Harry Potter? Always remember, “After all, death is but the next greatest adventure!” 

My Favorite holiday is definitely Halloween. This is the one night where we can dress up as the most random things and people can’t do anything about it. Plus, we get candy! Every year when I was younger, I would always go around my neighborhood with my sister and we would have costumes that went with each other. For example, one year I went as Mario and she went as Luigi because we love playing Mario. For recent years, I have always been going out with a bunch of my friends. Last year, we all went as Harry Potter characters. I was Tonks, and my friends were Luna, Hermione, and Cho. That was a year to remember. I love dressing up as people and having a great time with my friends while getting candy.

So my question for you is this:What is your fovorite holiday and what are some traditions you have?

Question-
List 3 activities are you involved in after school?
Which one is your favourite? and why?

1) Acting/Theater/Drama (Whichever you feel like calling it)

2) Mentoring Kids with disabilities (Such as Down Syndrome….) 

3) Reading. I loooove to read….although most kids dont….then again im not like most kids….

My Favorite? Thats actually a tough question because I absolutely love doing all of these.  I would have to say……acting. I love to act, it is my life. A bunch of my close friends act also and we all love being wacky on stage and love hearing the applause at the end of every show. 

1) What is the best thing about where you live?

I think the best thing about living in CT is that we probably have the best weather anyone can ask for. We have all 4 seasons and nothing is ever so severe. Of course, temperatures in the summer reach some all time highs, but nothing so bad. Fall is great because all the leaves are changing colors and the temperature is starting to drop. Winter is a lot of fun with all the snow we get, but we haven’t gotten a blizzard in years thanks to global warming (thanks) . Then spring comes around. Leaves start to grow back on the trees, flowers grow, and the weather has perfect temperature and beautiful days. The weather here is absolutely amazing, and I think by-far the best in the country. Spring is the best season in my opinion because its not so cold like winter, and not too warm like summer. Fall is kind of like Spring, but I think its colder.

2) Our school is unique because we are the only school in our area that has the use of technology in schools. We are the only bloggers that blog on a weekly basis, and the only school that has a wiki that is so popular around the world. Thanks to Mr. B, this is why we are doing this right now. I would have never have thought of using technology in school. Our team is so unique in many different ways, mostly thanks to Mr. B. He is very unique in his own way and makes his class so interesting so we aren’t bored and actually learn instead of just sitting in a classroom taking notes from the board and having a quiz next class. I mean, thats so boring.It’s always a new surprise when you walk into Mr. B’s classroom every day.

Oh, the thinks you can think
Think and wonder and dream
Far and wide as you dare…
When your thinks have run dry
In the blink of an eye
There’s another world there.
If you open your mind
Oh, the thinks you will find
Lining up to get loose
Oh, the thinks you can think..When you think about Seuss!

I was waiting outside the auditorium, waiting for them to call my name so I can audition. Trying to stay calm all the while trying to remember my song I had to sing. They call my name, and I started to walk down the side aisle up to the stage. What do I do as soon as I get about halfway down the aisle? I fall flat on my face.

Wow! Where did the last 5 months go? It seems like just yesterday, a bunch of us were waiting outside the auditorium, waiting for our named to be called to go up to the stage and sing our audition song in front of a bunch of teachers. Just yesterday we did our final show! This has definitely been one of the most enjoyable expiriences of my life. Hanging around with all of my friends, doing what we do best, going nuts and singing on stage….

It all started at the end of last year during one of my lessons. Ms. B was working with someone and she told me to go and listen to the CD on her desk. Well, it had a Cat in the Hat..well..hat on the cover of it, and I was entirely confused until I opened it up and the disk said Suessical the Musical on it. Immediately I knew this was the musical we were going to be doing for the next year, and I was really excited because I was the first to listen to it. After a few songs, the ”’lesson”’ - didn’t do much singing now, did I? - was over, and Ms. B came over and asked what I thought, and I was still really excited. Though, she made me promise not to tell anyone what we were doing, so I didn’t. I remember singing one of the songs all the time in the hallway or just randomly and all my friends would give me strange looks, since it’s a very unusual song selection, but also very well designed for creating this from Dr. Seuss. For those who still haven’t figured out what Seussical is, its many different stories from Dr. Seuss packed into one musical with a surprisingly good storyline. It includes stories from, The Cat in the Hat, Horton Hears a Who, Gertrude McFuzz, Horton Hatches the Egg, Yertle the Turtle and other stories, I Had Trouble In Getting To Solla Sollew, McElligots Pool, and Oh The Thinks You Can Think!
Now in this Musical, there really aren’t any small parts, as every part is important in some way. Originally, I tried out just to be a Bird Girl. The Bird Girls are basically the narrators of the story, and are in quite a few scenes, and have to know how to dance and sing. So there I was, outside the auditorium, pacing, singing the song to myself over and over, and dreading when they would call my name. At that moment, they call it and I have to take that walk down that side aisle with all those teachers looking at me. Well, me being me, trip over my own two feet and fall flat on my face. This actually kinda helped get me nerves out, since I of course laughed at myself. I was actually calm and ready to audition. I sang my song well, I though, and then had to act like an animal. I think I was either a monkey, or a penguin…I can’t remember. So for the next week I was all excited wanting to know whether I got a part or not. So on the day the Call Backs were listed, I ran up to the sheet and started jumping around like a mad women. I had gotten a call back! But then I thought, ‘Why would they want to give call backs to Bird Girls? (For those who don’t know, a Call Back is when they think you did really good and you have a chance at a certain part. So they bring back people who they thought did really good to try out again.) So the next week, I stayed after school one day for call backs, wondering why I had been chosen. First, they did Call Backs for Horton, the elephant, even though most of us already knew who it was going to be. Same with the Cat in the Hat- we had known who was going to play that for ages. Next they did Gertrude McFuzz, and Jojo- the Mayors Son. (Obviously going in order for most important) After they had those auditions, they were doing Mayzie LaBird, who is too hard to explain. Well turns out I had gotten a call back for her! I hadn’t even auditioned for her and got a call back! Well I was really excited, but I really didn’t want a lead part. After I had auditioned again, they told some of us we could leave while others stay behind for more parts. I got to go home, and wait another few days for the cast list. As soon as the list was posted, I automatically ran up to it and almost fainted. I had gotten the part I really wanted, which was the Bird Girl, but I had also gotten the understudys understudy for Mayzie! That means that if both Mayzie and the Understudy can’t do a show or rehearsal, I had to! I was both excited and mad at the same time because I really didn’t want a lead, but was really happy I got the part I wanted.

This has definitely been the best musical ever. I got to spend a lot of time with my old friends, and some new ones. We all became such a close family over the last 5 months of hard work, that we were all in tears by the time the cast party was over on Sunday. None of us will ever forget such a great time we had, or all the great memories we shared, and this post goes out to the Seussical ‘08 Cast! <3

Think of nobody here
And the feeling of fear
And the darkness of night
Oooh Oooh…
All alone in your room
As you’re facing your doom
Think a glimmer of light!!
Aah Aah!
But I hope you’re prepared
To be scareder than scared!
‘Cause this ain’t mother goose!

I have contacted a student from New Zealand, Naveen, about what she thinks of when she hears the words ‘US’, or ‘America’. I jsut comment today, so I have not yet gotten a response, but I look forward to see what she has to say!