This past Monday, I watched a mini-series that was two episodes, each two hours. It was called Alice and it was the most amazing thing I've ever seen in my life! I LOOOOVED it. It's a whole new retelling of Alice in Wonderland. But do not be fooled, this is not the same Alice. The story takes place 150 years after the original Alice went to Wonderland. When Alice Hamilton finds herself captured and taken to a world called Wonderland. I loved EVERYTHING about the movie/show whatever it was. Andrew Lee Potts, who played as Hatter, did a fantastic job! He was hilarious and is one of the greatest actors I've ever seen. I've never seen someone with such good facial expressions, and he has a British accent that will make you melt! The lead girl playing as Alice, was gorgeous and played a great Alice. I absolutely loved the White Knight, Charlie. His character had me laughing through the entire movie. The actor was a comedic genius!
The story consisted of most of the original characters. The Queen of Hearts, Walrus Dude, Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dum, the White Knight, (not-so-mad) Hatter, the Jabberwocky, the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, of course Alice, and many others!
I have to say that one of my favorite scenes is when Hatter and Alice are in the woods and are almost attacked by the Jabberwocky. It was sooo funny. The scene ends with them meeting the crazy White Knight.
So I have to say that Alice is my favorite movie at the moment.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
I need to vent so I am going to talk about my friend issues:
This year, I am struggling to know if my friends are really my friends. I've come to realize that a majority of my friends are not good ones. Like for example, I have quite a few friends that only talk to me over text or IM, but in person they don't give me the time of day. Sometimes it feels like I have some kind of virus and its not okay to be around me. I keep asking myself, "what do I keep doing wrong?". At school I'll go up to them and try to talk to them, but then they hardly say anything and go off with someone else. It confuses me because they will text me or IM all the time and we will have great conversations, then they don't want to be around me at school. I have a couple of friends that do this to me... One at church has always been one of my best friends and now this year, he won;t even talk to me hardly. It's highly frustrating.
And then there are some friends are obviously not friends. I realize that. These are the ones that come like a package with some friends (if that makes any sense at all). But these so called friends always seem to be the mean ones that like to put you down. But they always do it discreetly, so it just looks like they are joking or something. I know they aren't though.
This year it also seems to be that I am also the center of ridicule quite often. Not as much now, as at the beginning of the year though.... Thank goodness.
One thing that REALLY irks me is that I find myself constantly ignored. I will be in the middle of a story or something and then the person will just walk off or talk to someone else. Then I end up talking to myself and being like "okay... and no one is listening now...". Even adults do it to me too. It's very upsetting. I wonder if I am just that boring of a person or something, either that or I suck at telling stories. haha. And what I've told you about my friend problems isn't even the half of it.
But, I won't bore you with my friend issues anymore. This was just kind of a venting post.
And then there are some friends are obviously not friends. I realize that. These are the ones that come like a package with some friends (if that makes any sense at all). But these so called friends always seem to be the mean ones that like to put you down. But they always do it discreetly, so it just looks like they are joking or something. I know they aren't though.
This year it also seems to be that I am also the center of ridicule quite often. Not as much now, as at the beginning of the year though.... Thank goodness.
One thing that REALLY irks me is that I find myself constantly ignored. I will be in the middle of a story or something and then the person will just walk off or talk to someone else. Then I end up talking to myself and being like "okay... and no one is listening now...". Even adults do it to me too. It's very upsetting. I wonder if I am just that boring of a person or something, either that or I suck at telling stories. haha. And what I've told you about my friend problems isn't even the half of it.
But, I won't bore you with my friend issues anymore. This was just kind of a venting post.
Chapel
So today I sang in chapel... it was quite the surprise. Here I am, walking into the sanctuary and about to head up to the balcony to do sound, when I look at stage. There I see Mr. Dalton and Ashley Podo waving at me to come up to the stage. I allowed the look of puzzlement to take over my face. When I got to them they asked me to sing.
"Hey!!! You wanna sing today? We could really use you!", Mr. Dalton said, Podo was nodding in agreement.
"...I guess... Are they the same songs as before?", I questioned cautiously.
"No, but you should know one of them and the others aren't hard. I'm sure you've heard them before, anyways.", Mr. Dalton replied encouragingly. I sighed and agreed. How bad could it be?
He was right. I did know the three songs. Two of them better than the other, though. We started off with one of the songs I knew pretty well. Sadly, we had sound difficulties... The next song was much better. It was Marvelous Night(one of my favorites). Then we came to the last song... I knew the song but not very well; I only knew the words for the chorus. I think I pretty much looked like an idiot. I couldn't see the words because I'm near-sided and can't see far away. Yup, I looked pretty stupid. But in the end it's about praising God, not me.
So after we sang, I quickly got off stage and went up to the balcony. Morgan, Wesley, and Alexa were already there sitting in some of the chairs. When I came over, they were quick to warn me that we were being watched. Sure enough, Dr. Warren was on the balcony too. He was over on the right side. Since he was watching, I didn't want it took look like we were just sitting there doing nothing so I took action. I hopped on balcony camera. *dramatic music from young frankenstein* Yes, balcony camera. Never before had I done that. I was always on floor camera, but this time I tried something new. Only thing is, I don't think I did very well... Though my three techi friends tried to convince me otherwise. Blacony camera was definitely a lot harder than floor.
So as you can see, I had a rather interesting chapel experience.
"Hey!!! You wanna sing today? We could really use you!", Mr. Dalton said, Podo was nodding in agreement.
"...I guess... Are they the same songs as before?", I questioned cautiously.
"No, but you should know one of them and the others aren't hard. I'm sure you've heard them before, anyways.", Mr. Dalton replied encouragingly. I sighed and agreed. How bad could it be?
He was right. I did know the three songs. Two of them better than the other, though. We started off with one of the songs I knew pretty well. Sadly, we had sound difficulties... The next song was much better. It was Marvelous Night(one of my favorites). Then we came to the last song... I knew the song but not very well; I only knew the words for the chorus. I think I pretty much looked like an idiot. I couldn't see the words because I'm near-sided and can't see far away. Yup, I looked pretty stupid. But in the end it's about praising God, not me.
So after we sang, I quickly got off stage and went up to the balcony. Morgan, Wesley, and Alexa were already there sitting in some of the chairs. When I came over, they were quick to warn me that we were being watched. Sure enough, Dr. Warren was on the balcony too. He was over on the right side. Since he was watching, I didn't want it took look like we were just sitting there doing nothing so I took action. I hopped on balcony camera. *dramatic music from young frankenstein* Yes, balcony camera. Never before had I done that. I was always on floor camera, but this time I tried something new. Only thing is, I don't think I did very well... Though my three techi friends tried to convince me otherwise. Blacony camera was definitely a lot harder than floor.
So as you can see, I had a rather interesting chapel experience.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Jon Casablancas Modeling and Career School
I have officially been enrolled to go to Jon Casablancas Modeling and Career School in Carry!!! I will be going every Saturday from 3-5pm. I am so excited and can't wait! How did this happen? Well I'll tell you. On October 1 (yesterday), I went to an LA Talent Scouting. I found out through an advertisement postcard sent to my sister. Anyways, the scouts were looking for actors, singers, models, and etc. So my mom and I decided that we would go give it a try.
See, I've already decided that I was planning on going into the industry, whether it be music or filming. Music is really what I wanted to do, but acting I've also always wanted to do. I figured what do I got to lose? So we went.
Now, I am not going to lie. When I went to the scouting, I got a real cultural experience... Let's just say that it was very... ghetto. So anyways, I got in line to get my head-shot taken. The line took FOREVER. It was finally my turn when they told everyone in line to get their picture taken should have a seat. One of the ladies who was part of scouting saw that I was frustrated that I had waited and line forever and not gotten my picture taken, and said something that shocked me. She said, "You'll get to be the first one to walk down the runway then." Excuse, me!? No one had said anything about a runway! Sure enough, when my mom and I went and took our seats, at the front of the room was a long platform about 1 foot off the ground that was most definitely a runway. I wanted to leave, but, no dice. My mom wasn't backing out now. In the meantime, the leader of the LA talent scouting spoke to us about the company and what they stood for. They were surely legit and one of the people they discovered was Kristen Stewart of Twilight. Pretty cool.
After that, it was time for the runway. Gulp... So we all lined up, of course I didn't take advantage of my privilage to be first in line and I stayed a few people behind, making me around the tenth person. The runway was surprisingly easy, and not that big of a deal. Not embarrassing at all. I was myself. Not blah, and not over the top (unlike the majority--all-- of the people-- I'm not be over-dramatic either...). It was really fun. Then when I got off the runway I went over and talked to the talent people. They asked me stuff like, how what am I interested in and how long; and what are my grades in school. Pretty simple. Anyways, what they would do is grade A, B, or C. Like in school. A is if you have professional experience and are ready to be signed and etc. B was if you are what they are looking for but need a little more experience and with some training with them, they could sign you. C is if they can't use you at all. And I got the highest you could get without experience and that is a B+. I am so excited! I was then scheduled for a call-back the next day at 5pm.
The call-back was great. I got to sing for them and everything. They LOVED it!!! They then wanted to enroll me in their school. My mom was 100% supportive of it and enrolled me right away. After 2 sessions, I can go to auditions and/or get signed. Now, it's all in God's hands. :) Let His Will be done.
See, I've already decided that I was planning on going into the industry, whether it be music or filming. Music is really what I wanted to do, but acting I've also always wanted to do. I figured what do I got to lose? So we went.
Now, I am not going to lie. When I went to the scouting, I got a real cultural experience... Let's just say that it was very... ghetto. So anyways, I got in line to get my head-shot taken. The line took FOREVER. It was finally my turn when they told everyone in line to get their picture taken should have a seat. One of the ladies who was part of scouting saw that I was frustrated that I had waited and line forever and not gotten my picture taken, and said something that shocked me. She said, "You'll get to be the first one to walk down the runway then." Excuse, me!? No one had said anything about a runway! Sure enough, when my mom and I went and took our seats, at the front of the room was a long platform about 1 foot off the ground that was most definitely a runway. I wanted to leave, but, no dice. My mom wasn't backing out now. In the meantime, the leader of the LA talent scouting spoke to us about the company and what they stood for. They were surely legit and one of the people they discovered was Kristen Stewart of Twilight. Pretty cool.
After that, it was time for the runway. Gulp... So we all lined up, of course I didn't take advantage of my privilage to be first in line and I stayed a few people behind, making me around the tenth person. The runway was surprisingly easy, and not that big of a deal. Not embarrassing at all. I was myself. Not blah, and not over the top (unlike the majority--all-- of the people-- I'm not be over-dramatic either...). It was really fun. Then when I got off the runway I went over and talked to the talent people. They asked me stuff like, how what am I interested in and how long; and what are my grades in school. Pretty simple. Anyways, what they would do is grade A, B, or C. Like in school. A is if you have professional experience and are ready to be signed and etc. B was if you are what they are looking for but need a little more experience and with some training with them, they could sign you. C is if they can't use you at all. And I got the highest you could get without experience and that is a B+. I am so excited! I was then scheduled for a call-back the next day at 5pm.
The call-back was great. I got to sing for them and everything. They LOVED it!!! They then wanted to enroll me in their school. My mom was 100% supportive of it and enrolled me right away. After 2 sessions, I can go to auditions and/or get signed. Now, it's all in God's hands. :) Let His Will be done.
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