I know! I know!
I'm sorry, I should be punished but here you are, finally an update.
I will try to be better about this kind of thing I will, but I've barely been treading water these days with school and everything. It's been a month everyone is already swamped... Hussling to get everything accomplished. I've been really busy getting ready for ACTF. That's the American College Theatre Festival that's going on at CAL State in Fullerton California this year. Been preparing for about two months for it and it's finally arrived. ACTF will take place Tues-Sat. and I'm quite excited for it. Especially since tomorrow, Monday, a group of us are going to Disneyland! Disneyland in itself is fun and excited but going with so many of your friends is enough to make anyone happy. Tuesday we check in, and the rest of the week is full of plays, workshops, and competitions. Those nominated for an Irene Ryan (which this year include myself) are responsible for choosing partners, and selecting three scenes...well, ish...to perform. On tuesday my friend Alex & I will be performing our first scene, Neil Labute's Land of the Dead. It's a really good scene, we've worked hard on it and I'm excited that we have the chance to do it even. We're also singing a song from Jason Robert Brown's 'I'd Give it All for You' from 'Songs for a New World', and then I'm performing a monologue from Taming of the Shrew. I'm playing the monologue a bit like I saw this last summer when I saw Taming in Stratford-- relying on just the text and performing it-- at as slightly sexist view of Shakespeare. So that's all kept me hopping....we had Night of Absurdism last week where some friends and I performed Beckett's Play, which is a favorite of mine....ever since I've seen it, I've loved the piece and I'm excited to do it. I play the wife.
So I'll be doing that till Saturday and then might join up with my friend Ammon and go to San Diego-- I've never been to San Diego and I wann go. Nothing much new to report, just doing all my course work, (THREE HISTORY classes!) And rehearsals for the show Closer that I'm in. Nothing much else to report, but I'm going to be happy with I can start checking these things off my list.
On a random note....and mostly because I want to store it somewhere it won't get lost, I'm posting this little list of things about me.......It's something that was going around facebook for a while "25 Random Things about Self" and I did it...I'm gonna post it up. On another note, slightly relating to that note-- my friend Hye Soo has asked myself and a bunch of my girlfriends to participate in her piece for Directing II, called Origins. Where the woman rights down things about herself, in particular a defining moment that changed her life...I need to start pondering about mine.
2. I cannot easily put into words how much music has a role in my life. People know I'm always listening to it but- the reason I adore it so much is that I value the connections I have with people, you know 'those moments', more than anything...and with me, music, fits into my world, into my head, into me, everytime. It's addicting, rarely does anyone fill that space.
3. I miss my father every single day. Everything that happened, with that situation, I will be forever grateful for.
4. Is my absolute favorite number. I like the way it looks, how it sounds, I was one of four children, my mom was one of four children, her sister had four children, her brother had four children, and her other brother had four children. I want four children....?
5. I'm always talking. In my head, I'm always going. I never stop.
6. Few people know that when I was young, I had a complete group of people. I would draw them all the time. They had names, hobbies, a world, houses, neighbors, best friends, a school...everything. I had problems sleeping when I was little and I would go through cartoons of them in my head. I draw them every once in a while, but I need to draw them more.
7. When I was in the 5th grade, I submitted a drawing to the Seattle Children's Theatre of a favorite play I'd seen, (Alice through the Looking Glass), it and three other pieces were chosen and woven into a giant tapestry that to this day hangs in the lobby of the Seattle Children's Theatre.
8. My dog saved me. I love that Keemo.
9. I am my own worst enemy when it comes to reckless decisions. Even if I'd want to, my head would follow through and realize it's not the best choice, I just wanna be dumb.
10. I've never been in a position to deal out an ultimatum. I really wish I could once.
11. Coldplay has a song about returning to a place just to burn it down. I hope one day to return to my house in Washington, buy it back, and fill it with love.
12. Favorite scripture: D&C 88:11
13. I hate the word produce. hate it. hate it. I also never want to live in Texas ever. I really don't hate Texas, there's nothing wrong with it Shani...I just ...can't live there......I rarely hate anything to be honest. Movies especially. I can always see where they're coming from.
14. For the most part, I don't lie anymore.
15. I want to name two of my sons Atticus, and Jonas from 'The Giver' (my favorite book).
16. I don't think I'm very smart. Don't get me wrong, one of the reasons I think I make a fairly good actress is because I know I see things differently "learn differently" whatever. But I know I'm not smart, not about stuff most people are.
17. I am so thankful that my family, my mom especially, made it a priority for our family to always be connected, my cousins are so close to me, thanks to Grandma Lil & Grandpa Holly, Canada, and floats.
18. London changed my life. Especially the moment I had with a pigeon. Ask if you're curious. Aren't you curious!?! Every part of me just pulls everyday to go back. I will go back, it's where I want to act. I wanna be Damed.
19. The colors for my wedding are inspired from Lord of the Rings, which changed my life.
20. Two of the best compliments/hopes I was ever given, that I've always thought about and laid upon were given to me by my father and by a guy stoned out of his mind.
21. I don't act to escape from myself, I act to understand myself more. I think trying to escape from who you are is one of the saddest things.
22. A young boy (7) at camp I worked at told me that I'd marry a nice guy, but he'd get bored with me. yikes.
23. I have fear of mental illness, dark windy country roads, and being forgotten. I am so happy I met you.
24. My favorite place in the world is a rusty swing in Southern Alberta.
25. I have a family video (the erf angull bideo) that I value so much. One of those things that you'd grab like in a burning building right? It's what I'd imagine heaven will be like, including the ABBA.
26. I wanna be chosen. Just once.
27. For the most part, I have a lot of peace in my life. I'm really thankful for that. I know everything will be alright for me and for whom I love. My Heavenly Father gave me that peace. When things get hard, I float in that peace. I'm an optimist and a realist....same thing.
This may have been the most boring post I've ever put up here, but at least its something of an update right? And like I said, my head is barely above water these days.
Love to all of you!
Talk to you soon!
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