Labor Day Weekend!!!

Ok, week one down. Not too bad.
This weekend though, was/is going along very nicely. I had the Meryl-thon with Lindsey. We watched 11 Meryl Streep movies in about 36 hours. It was really amazing. She is so amazing. Both Lindsey and Meryl. I only hope to have a chance to meet/thank the woman someday. If I could act with her that would make all of my dreams come true! Anyway the order went as follows:

The Manchurian Candidate
Death Becomes Her
Dancing at Lugnassa
Defending Your Life
Postcards from the Edge
The Hours
Mamma Mia! the sing along
Sophie's Choice
Marvin's Room
A Cry in the Dark
Bridges of Madison County

We had a great time. However, I am not extremely tired.

I am home now, hanging out with the family. Working on a few things before having to go back to school tomorrow afternoon.

SIDENOTE: For those of you who emailed me to tell me you read this, thank you. I am glad someone does read this. And, for those of you who want to comment but don't, please do not worry about it.

OH: When we went and saw Mamma Mia! the sing along.... We had such a blast. It was Lindsey, Jessica and I and we went all out. I mean everyone sang, but quietly. We, however, sang at the top of our lungs, dramatically/emotionally, without looking at the screen for words, just enjoying ourselves. Which is funny because we cannot sing very well but we didn't care. At the end when they roll the credits they play music..and....we happened to be sitting all the way at the top, so we danced our way down the stairs to the front of the theatre and performed for everyone. We skipped around the theatre, sang, danced, and everyone loved us. afterwards we were driving with the windows down, blaring the songs, singing at the top of our lungs, and a woman who happened to be in the movie drove by and waved and laughed. One of the highlights though, was when a police officer came into the theatre to see what was going on (he just seemed curious, because we were told to sing, hello it is a sing-along) Lindsey sang to him and he just laughed at us.

Well I have some other stuff to do, so I will go for now.

Bon Appetit

Em

The long day wears on...

I honestly do not think anyone ever reads this, but I will continue to post anyway, for my own sake.

Today was the longest day. Normally I would have one class..a break...lab....break...math...done. But NO, not today. My english teacher gave us an assignment to go to a given area an take in depth observation notes...so I had to fit in time for that because I have english bright and early tomorrow morning. In between lab and math I only have an hour and a half to spare, so I bought some lunch, read a play, and checked my email. Normally I would not complain, but I live in the desert where the wrath of the sun is upon us. BUT, lazy me did not want to have to walk back and forth, so I found a shady spot to sit, it was only like 6 degrees cooler. While reading I feel this pinch on my ankle, I look down and to my dismay I see a swarm of ants attacking me. It sucked. Math was exhaustively easy. I found it hard to focus because I was so many steps ahead of the teacher. I like her but her explanations are very difficult to follow, I get them because I know the subject matter (I feel bad for those who have no idea what is going on). THEN, after math, I had to go check my mail, which is pretty much, not out of the way but out of the way....if that makes any sense...if not, sorry....

But, I am finally back at my dorm. Tomorrow is Friday, YAY! Especially YAY because this weekend is Meryl-Thon!!!!!!!!

Well I have some homework to attend to so I will retire to that and leave you all with this sentiment...

Bon Appetit

Emily

New Developments

Today I went to my english class, she gave us our assignment, and then dismissed us. Five minutes I was there....
So, I went and got a smoothie and just sat and enjoyed observing the sound of the morning rush of students, the sight of a cloudy morning, and the smell of a full garbage which I happened to be sitting down wind of. So, I moved.
In biology, we were lectured on the scientific method and how to apply it critically to life. His example, the many species of the tiger beadle, which he had studied for 15 years! He is a hard core scientist...I would have killed myself to study a beadle for 15 years!

After that mom came with the sibble and we spent a few hours together. I got my laptop!!!!! And when they left I went off to a meeting.....

THE MEETING:

My acting teacher is a grad student and has a project she is doing.
It is like The Larame Project, which is about the interviews and backstory of a boy in Larame who was murdered because he was gay.
In this case, she took the Amber Hess story ( a girl who graduated from Gilbert High, who was murdered my 2 latinos), and is using the same concept. There were only 4 of us at the meeting, including herself. She told us her vision and said the project is a working process and is open to feedback and changing. She made it seem like those involved would help put it all together. And I believe I am in because she stated, "We will get together again next week, if we can get a few more people to join us great, if it will just be us 4 that is great too."

I think it is safe to say I will be in a play! It will be in the end of November. Also, if she can talk her "bosses" into it, she wants to take it to a few high schools. The only problem being, it is a fairly recent event (summer 07) and it might be too soon to go into high schools with it, because it happened to a high school student. But the message is not to just make a story out of the ordeal, but to rather inform that this does, is and might continue to happen; some cases never being solved (Hess' case was), for all we know many have gone by undetected.

So, we shall see how far the project goes...as for now it will be performed at least once!

I just finished my calc homework, it wasn't bad, I actually (so far) enjoy math. I know I am a geek! But as for the rest of the evening...I will be playing on my laptop!

Bon Appetit!
em

Day 2

OK. So, day two down (class wise).
My acting class seems like it is going to be basic but a lot of fun. Its small, only about 12-16, so thats nice. The teacher is a grad student but has some experience with local theatres and seems really cool. She is actually putting up a production and the informational meeting is tomorrow evening, so I plan on attending that. The 4 hours in between my two classes I unpacked and made my room more me. Then I went and found my mail box. My math class was really easy, but it is only day one in there. It is brief calculus and I took AP calculus last year with an amazing teacher so I have a feeling that I will do just fine in this class. Now I am back in my dorm getting ready to eat, Burger King Yay freshman 15! My laptop came in today but I will get it tomorrow, so I will be talking about that soon! I am really just looking forward to things. Once I start getting more hw and make friends, my loneliness distraction will hopefully fade.

I am going to go eat. So, until next time...

Bon Appetit!
Em

Day One

It is official. Day one of classes. Today I had Eng and Bio (lecture). Mondays and Wednesdays are fun because I am done by 11:45!
Here is my weekly schedule;

MON: Eng 8:35-9:25; Bio (lecture) 10:45-11:35
TUES: Acting (the fundamentals) 9:00-10:15; Brief Calculus 3:00-4:15
WED: same as monday
THURS; same as tuesday except from 11:40-1:30 I have bio (laboratory)
FRI: same as mon and wed except from 2-2:50 I have an intro to the Theatre and Film dep. class.


So today is done for me. Kind of. Its strange. Going to class makes me happy. Its a familiar routine. As soon as class is done though I get the realization that I am pretty much all alone. Its not like I am walking around campus with friends or on my way home, I basically just came back to my dorm (my empty dorm since the roommate is in class) and got online. I probably should make friends. When I get really bored, which will happen within the next few hours, I will probably go walk around the campus and maybe go find my mailbox or something. I really want to locate the rec center/gym so when I am truly bored (actually I want to to this) I can go work out and get back in shape! But I am finally realizing all my friends are off on their own too. I feel truly lonely here right now. It is definitely something to get used to. I am so glad I got a new phone and can at least text my friends a billion times a day....if I couldn't do that I would be going absolutely crazy!
I do miss my friends but this weekend I will see Lindsey. Yay Meryl-thon!!!!! And when I finally get to see Tom and Kristen and Allison again it will just make our friendship so much stronger and I will cherish those few weeks we will have together forever! I love you guys!

I found an old fortune from a fortune cookie last night that reads, "Treasure your good memories and you need not worry about ending a banquet." And so that is what I am living off of right now. My amazing memories and the thought that our banquet is just beginning. And knowing that they will always be there for me and I am never truly alone.

Sleeping in the dorm last night was fine. Sleeping is sleeping, in a way. I mean yeah I wasn't at home so to speak. But it wasn't bad at all. I feel like I am on an educational retreat. Like a vacation with classes and seminars. It doesn't feel like I have moved out of my home and away from my family. It is a process. And I have the support of my friends and family to get me through it.

Bon Appetit
Emily-Ann

Step One

Okay. I have officially completed step one of college. I have moved in! My dorm isn't what I expected it to be, but it is just fine. My roommate seems nice, we have yet to bond, so-to-speak. My first classes are tomorrow. I have english and biology (lecture). I will be done by 11:40, so thats nice. I have a lot of unpacking to still do so that is very helpful. I will let you all know how my first day went. I am extremely tired and it is only 7:30! What happened to being able to stay up all night?

Oh! For those of you who care.....Not you Tom...
I am semi-obsessed with Meryl Streep. I want to be a working actor and she is the best actor of all time by far. So, I really want to follow in her footsteps. So, Lindsey and I will be having a Meryl-thon this upcoming weekend, Labor Day weekend. I cannot wait and cannot get it out of my head. I just wanted to share that info because it means a lot to me and it may be someting about me that you didn't know before!

Going back to the school subject... I am really excited for tomorrow but at the same time I am dreading the whole routine. Studying, Homework, and all that jazz.

Another quick note: I got a bike because my classes are all over the place and I wanted an easy way to get from here to there. My only issue: I haven't ridden a bike in a really long time. My solution: walk to my classes the first few days, find out where they are and were bike lock up things are, and then this weekend or later this week be daring enough to try it out again. Don't make fun of me! I am referring to you Tom, and anyone else feeling the need to mock this situation.


I believe that will be all for now.

Bon Appetit!

Emily-Ann

Pardon Me....

For those of you who are reading this, this is just a few corrections to previous posts. The Thomas I am referring to wishes I call him Tom. And this is another little comment for Mr. Tom: I am not an egomaniac.... I say my life would make a great book/movie/play because people have told me it would and who better to write it than the one who goes through it. For those of you who don't know (I might have mentioned it), I plan on writing an autobiography (only if I become known somehow) or a novel based on my life... Hopefully that will be completed someday and if it does please read it. And note the chapter I dedicate to the actual egomaniac, Tom.

Bon Appetit
Emily-Ann

Disclaimer: This is no ordinary post.

I know this is supposed to be to inform everyone what is new with me, how school is going, and what not, but I need to semi-vent while filling you all in.

I don't even know that anyone is reading this, so I could be talking to myself, here I go anyway.

I move into my dorm in about 9 days. I am really excited, but the road to this new beginning is a long, frustrating, annoying one. I have been trying to get a lap top for months ( I am fine using the family desktop for a few months, but I keep getting my hopes up on a lap top). Financially my family is not doing so well, and I understand it is not their fault, but this is just the perfect time for all of this to be happening. It is stressful. My money for school gets disbursed to the school on the 15th and the remainder will get put in my bank account, hopefully, a few days after that. That gives me really no time to do what I need to with the money (like buy my books, things for my dorm, etc.). And the topper on the cake, all 4 of my absolute best friends are moving away for college by the 22nd. So, I have plans to go out to dinner one last time and it is just a lot to handle. Even though I really have yet to get hit with the reality of it all. I kind of just wish I could fast forward a few months, so I can be settled in and used to my classes, have all I need, and can be moving on. Because, I am really excited about college, I am just having trouble expressing it with all else that is going on.
This is supposed to be, like I said earlier, where you can see how I am doing with school. Not a place for me to sing the blues. So, I must move on. To the positive at least.

I am going to Texas the 4-7th of September to visit my Aunt and Grandma! I am really excited about that. I cannot wait!!!!!! I will be sure to fill you all in on that!

Thank you for those who do read this and I love you all.

Bon Appetit
Emily

The new begining!

Well, here I go. Only a few more weeks (app. 14 days) before I move out of the house and into my dorm. And only 4 days after that I will officially start college. You know, when you're in jr. high and what not you can't wait to be through with school. Now, technically I am where I was thinking and I cannot fathom the idea that a whole new chapter in my life is about to begin. I mean, all of my best friends are moving away. Thomas is going to Yale in Connecticut, Lindsey will be down in Tucson, and Kristen is going to California. And I have known all of this for a while now. But, it hasn't hit me that what is happening is, in fact, happening. When will it? When I am at the airpot with Thomas, when I start classes, when I realize I don't have a life on the weekends anymore? I don't know. And, how hard is it going to hut me? That is what scares me the most. But, I know we will stay in touch. I was blessed with friends that I will never forget and that I will push myself to keep in contact with because they are that amazing.
Moving on to a semi-new subject.
As I complain about all my friends moving away, I have already been researching new colleges to transfer to next year. I really want to go out of state. With my major I would love to be in either New York of California (preferably NY). SO, I am already starting to focus on that. It is definitely an interesting experience, and it has yet to really begin. I am, however, excited to the greatest power. I, hopefully, will be a working actress; or entertainment journalist. I have been told that my talent, if I pursue and expand my knowledge on, will take me places. I can honestly say I don't know how to judge myself. For a few reasons. 1) I don't see myself act. 2) When I do act I lose myself in the performance so I don't know how the audience reacts or how it made me feel. 3) I am not modest but I am not an egomaniac, so where does that leave me? 4) I just do it because I enjoy it, not to see how good I can get or how many people like me. So, if I do become a working actress it will be because it is what gets me high, what puts me on top of the world, it is what I run on, it is my drug/my anti-drug, it is who I am and want to be. My talent will just assist me, and get me jobs, and then I can let the inner beast of passion erupt.
That leads me to another thing on my mind.
I am obsessed with thinking about the future. I want to live for today and all that jazz but my mind always thinks of what will be. I want to focus on getting there. Just dreaming about it will make it hurt worse when/if I don't get there. But I can't help myself. So, I write. Nothing worthwhile like novels or plays. I write down ideas and hope putting them down on paper with help me in someway.
side note/Tangent!!!!
I have consulted many people and have decided my life would make a great book/movie/play etc. SO, I have started notes on my autobiography which will only get published if I get published. If I end up as a local journalist...I will turn it into a novel and hope it does the same justice.
SO, if I happen to ever get it out there (hopefully as an autobiography) you should buy and read it...it will be entertaining to say the least. And if you know anything about me or my family you understand.
For my faithful readers who read this entire thing...I am sorry it was dreadfully long. But it's nice to talk to someone, anyone who will listen is worthwhile!

Until next time
Bon Appetit!