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Name: Aidan
Country: United States
State: Virginia
Metro: Loudoun County
Birthday: 11/3/1988
Gender: Male
Interests: I'm really interested in law and government, so I'm pretty involved with that. I enjoy hanging out with friends, going to movies, clubbing...<_<;; Okay, so not the last one.
Expertise: Um. Yeah. Expertise. Right.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Law, eventually.
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Member Since:
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| Well, actually, I hate the morning after closing nights. It's depressing to realize "I'm not going to go to Town Hall tonight and rehearse with the cast" and "I'm not going to the Green Room at 4 to play loud music, complain when people change it, and dance like an idiot in front of some of my best friends in the world." Why is that? Three months ago, I barely spoke to some of these people. Some of them I didn't even like--for mostly stupid, arrogant reasons. Now, the thought of not interacting with them on a daily basis makes me upset. I feel like a drama queen. Why get emotional over this? It's not like we'll never see each other again; we still go to the same school.
I think being part of a cast is a unique part of friendship. It opens up a level of people you don't usually get to see. Plays are exhausting. You see people come in with dark circles under their eyes, hair messy, and grousing loudly. You see people continually mess up the same darn line, forget to take off props, and miss their cues to enter. You don't really have any illusions about the people you work with in a play. You see them as real people, and you forgive them the constant shortcoming because you're doing it right along with them. There's not a lot of room backstage for egos when you're coordinating a cast of 35 people. When egos get taken out of the equation, friendship can really get strong.
So, here's a few notes to my fellow castmembers:
All, I love you guys so much. You are all amazingly talented, and I literally cannot imagine the play succeeding without every one of you there. I'm really going to miss the Green Room, fighting over the music, and backstage, pantomiming all the leads during their solo numbers (sorry, Scott, Kelsey, Guido, Caleb, Kirsten, and Daniel =P). Come to think of it...you all probably pantomimed me too. *GASP* Anyway, I am going to miss seeing you all and hearing "1775" or "The Goodnight Quartet." Although, I have to say, I'm not really going to miss the many mumbling mice. Mighty aggravating, if you ask me.
April, you are a fantastic directress. I absolutely love how you directed the play. You were so kind and considerate of us as your cast, and you bent over backwards to make this easy on us. You even let us go to debate the weekend before performances, and you barely blinked when I came back with no voice. You have been the soul of patience and care for us during the entire process. Thank you so, so much.
Scott, you are just so much fun to act with onstage and just as much fun to talk to offstage. You make me laugh so much. I am seriously going to miss running the English Trial with you (maybe not so much the "Find yourself a woman!" scene). But! We still have another year. Let's make sure to keep in touch. =P And by touch, I don't mean...yeah, nevermind.
Kelsey! You are by far one of my favorite actresses in the world. Like I said last night, there was never any other Therese Defarge for me. No one could have pulled it off half as well as you did. I am constantly impressed with your skills, and you're just as amazing offstage. I'm totally looking forward to being in more Eden Troupe productions with you (maybe as an actress or something more!).
Kirsten and Caleb, you guys kind of go together. I have a hard time separating the two of you. =P But you guys are absolutely amazing. I could never imagine anyone else pulling Darnay and Lucie off quite as well as you two did. Your voices always leave me completely jealous. And Kirsten, I've decided to get over being mad at you and be just in awe of your ability as a musical writer. Wow. I am so proud of you!
Mari, I <3 you. A lot. You are by far my mostest favoritest castmember (sorry, all, but Miss Pross > j00). You are always smiling and laughing, and you have the greatest voice I've ever heard. Yes, I'm going to embarrass you repeatedly. Your acting abilities leave me green with jealousy, and I cannot get over how fantastic you are as a person. You win. Tehpwnz0rz.
Justin, you managed to avoid being put to death about 6,000 times during the play. I don't know if that's a good thing, but despite all the death-threats, I'm glad you were there. You make a terrifying Jacques.
Becca, you scare me, but in a good way. Your ability to hook into a character and just dig deep is phenomenal. I love you. And breaking it down in Town Hall = WIN.
Nikki, you make a fantastic..."Evremonde's sister." Uh-huh, yeah...right. Anyway, you look like you were born to wear gowns. I have no idea how you managed to look good in a wig that was bigger than your head, but the fact that you pulled it off leaves me speechless. It was great fun sitting backstage with you.
So, basically, that is the end of my notewriting. I love you all so, so much. It's sad that we don't get to perform any more together, but I will see you all around campus! And we totally have to keep in contact.
And thus ends my "morning after" post. | | |
| Yesterday, the Italian was "available."
This morning, the Italian was "taken by the Asian."
This afternoon, the Italian was "asked out by the German."
Shortly after, the Englishman weighed in, stating prior claim.
Then the Mexican with her food and eternal tan demanded a share.
The Irish chick figured, "What the heck? Can't resist a brawl..." and hopped in the fray.
And then Mexico brought reinforcements.
EDIT: China escalates with the reserves.
Tally:
China: 2
Germany: 1
England: 1
Mexico: 2
Ireland: 1
So there y'are, folks. I am currently engaged in the PHC version of WWIII.
And who said we weren't diverse? | | |
| Theology Class
Dr. Cox: What's that song you sing in vacation bible school? Let it fly? Shine! Let it shine!
Rachel: there are a lot of things that come to mind when you hear "let it fly"
but "little light of mine" isn't one of them
=X
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Dr. Cox: The first time I heard about atonement, I was tripping. Er, let me use a different word. I wasn't out back using mushrooms. | | |
| Towards the end of Spring Break.
Hey, that was kinda poetic. Yay me.
Anyway.
Spring Break has been wonderful, I feel so rested and relaxed and de-dramafied. Yay. However, I'm starting to feel those achey little "Hm, I think I'm missing [so-and-so] right now" and then it grows into "Hm, I'm missing [so-and-so] and [whats-his-face]," and then just today it became, "Okay. I definitely miss [so-and-so], [whats-his-face], [that kid], and [whats-her-name]." So it's good I'm going back soon, I guess. Then it won't be like Christmas Break, which in one week became "AHHHHHHH! I MISS MY PEOPUH-HUH-HUH-HUH-HULL!" ...that's broken sobs for those of you too cool to pronounce what I wrote and hear how it sounds.
I came into Spring Break with three papers on my plate, and three midterms coming. Leaving Spring Break, I will have three papers on my plate, and three unstudied-for midterms coming. And you know what? I don't care. Freedom is a wonderful thing. I'm pulling a Prof. Moger and blowing off something and choosing not to feel guilty about it.
I'm dealing with summer job opportunities now...be praying for me. There could be a Godsend in the mix. Well, actually, there WILL be a Godsend in the mix. There just may be a Godsend that I really, really, really want in the mix. *ahemcough*
So yeah. Happy days, everyone. | | |
| Well, I have just returned from my first-ever NEDA tournament. That's college policy debate. The resolution under debate this year was Resolved: That the United States government should significantly increase the acceptance of immigrants. Each team comes up with a plan to do this. Then in rounds, you debate either Affirmative or Negative; Affirmative presents their case as a way to uphold the resolution (i.e. increase acceptance of immigrants by raising H-1B quotas), while Negative tries to show how the resolution is actually bad (i.e. immigrants take American jobs and lower competitiveness, thus reducing wages for American citizens).
...I think I like Negative better. Disadvantages are way easier to prove than advantages. =P
ANYWAY. My amazing partner and I went 5-1 for the entire tournament. That's pretty awesome, since this is my first tournament and I was competing in Open, where everyone else has done this for YEARS. We got third place overall, and I got sixth place speaker! So I'm feeling pretty blessed.
I have this urge to just stop doing debate right now, so that I end on a high note--but it's too much fun. Besides, I want to get better. =P
Anyway, there's a little happy moment to make up for the not-so-happy moments of the past three weeks. ^^;; | | |
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