first of all, let's congratulate Xenia for submitting her first college application! HUZZAH!

Hey speaking of college apps eating our souls, I have realized I am even more far behind than I thought I was. I keep looking at new college possibilities when I should have already narrowed down a list and started my essays and asked for letters of rec. It's just that I have no idea WHERE I want to be. I could be content in some small town back east or a big city, or maybe even UCI(which I won't get into, but whatevs). I seem to be very schizo about all of this. One minute I'm thinking "oh yeah I'd love to be in Ohio", and the next minute I'm watching Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind and thinking "ooh I wanna be in New York!", then I think about my family and tell myself that I don't want to leave California. And this certainly doesn't help the application process, which I am at this point in time failing.

So yeah, as said before, I need to get that mess going.

of COURSE there's a rock musical of Hamlet from the 70s. I should have seen this coming!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockabye_Hamlet


p.s.
I. want. this. coat.
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21&category%5Fname=outwr%5Fjackets&product%5Fid=2042055171&Page=2
i've never even been to forever 21 yet I'm still in love with it.

He can simultaneously make fun of Disaster Movie AND chatspeak! Bravo, Roger!
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080911/ANSWERMAN/809119984/1023

Also, apparently Quentin Tarantino wants to remake Faster, Pussycat, Kill Kill! I think Kristen may have told me this and I just can't remember, because this sounds vaguely familiar. The problem with this is that he already tried to make a movie that was a throwback to films like these in a little failed crap-fest called Death Proof. Ah well. Let Quentin do what he wants- no one can stop him or anything.

and one more thing.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i7d59466b16c8ffd1deaf1b03a30c6f85
a remake of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels...um...why? It's already a remake of a remake; people are going to be confused. If Hollywood is so lazy that they can't think of any more ideas and need to use this plot, can't they at least make a movie of the musical?

oh no. that would be logical.

Paul Newman is dead. He died yesterday of cancer. What a wonderful thing to wake up to, eh?

moment of silence?



and in lighter news...
American Psycho the MUSICAL
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/25/arts/music/25arts-AMERICANPSYC_BRF.htm?_r=1&oref=slogin

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844471/

Bruce Campbell and Bill Hader in one movie is already asking for more than enough. But it's a movie of one of the greatest children's books ever.

God's bodkin, I'm excited!

Talking to a therapist about guy problems.

yeah, so that was my day...

Today in Hoeger's class, we were watching Hamlet. Now in this film version, Kenneth Branagh decides to take advantage of being the writer/director/star and add in a flashback sex scene between Hamlet and Ophelia. The best part is, I think Mr. Hoeger either forgot it happened or forgot to warn us, because here we are, watching Polonious yell at Ophelia, and then suddenly, *NAKEDPEOPLESEXEVERYWHERE!" So the class is a bit shocked (and intrigued, obviously), and all Hoeger can do, being the amazing and awkward man that he is, yell "um...DON'T WATCH THIS PART!" Because of course we would all listen to those instructions. The best part is that a few seconds later a kid from the office comes in with a call slip, looked at the screen, and let out a giant grin. Yup, I love English class.

Dad: So who's house did you stay at last night?
me: umm....my friend Erik's.
Dad: ERIK?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!

I'm glad my dad trusts me!.....


So I was not home at all yesterday, and I haven't slept in my own bed since thursday night. Crazy weekend, no? It's great. I love my friends so much. I'm fortunate enough to be able to surround myself by amazing people.

And now, since I actually have money, I am going to finally buy "only you" for five dollars at Albertsons. And Pushing Daisies.

this just in, guys. apparently, "Fight Club" is a cult movie! when did this happen? I've heard nothing of the sort!

http://www.avclub.com/content/feature/the_new_cult_canon_fight_club

gee I'm glad they told me this!

*this post was brought to you by Kate's bad sarcasm*

THIS will be the c division musical scene!

this kind of completes life.



just throwin that out there.

but this is just too important.

Kent State is doing JANE EYRE THE MUSICAL! and the best part? It's playing when I'll be there to audition. How effing beautiful. Now if only they could have done it if/when I go there.

So I was looking at Penn State's theater website, just for shits and giggles, and I'm reading the intro letter. and at the end, lo and behold, is a motherfucking PIPPIN QUOTE. The best/worst part? THEY MISQUOTED IT!!!1!

( join us )

Kent state requires three years of math, including Geometry. However, geometry is non-existent on my transcript because I got a D in the second semester. I have three years of math, but it's algebra 1 and 2 and Stat.

so basically I'm fucked.

I am so unprepared for college apps. I only have a list of about 5 schools that I'm applying to, and I'll be lucky if even one of them accepts me. I'm also learning that, as Holly said, not many schools have a musical theater program. It would be so much easier to just major in drama, or even forget everything I've ever planned in life and forget theater all together; I could easily major in English and become a teacher, or go to nursing school, or study marine biology. But if I did that, I know that I would live my entire life in regret for not at least trying to do thing that makes me happiest.

So I really need to get on track with this. I'm so behind compared to everyone else (especially Holly, that freak of nature)(I love you Holly). First I need to FIND schools to apply to, then I have to bother my teachers for letters of rec, write shitty essays, and pull money out of my ass to be able to apply to more than 4 schools.

This all really blows. Now I see why so many people go to El Co.

comedy sportz "auditions" were fun today. It was fun being one of the seniors who get to be in charge and explain all of the games; it seems like yesterday I was the freshman learning them all. I have a feeling this year is going to be full of realizations like that.

this has nothing to do with comedy sportz, but Pushing Daisies is on three weeks from today! And believe me, it couldn't come sooner because I have been waiting for this since December, when the writers strike decided to fuck with my life. anyways, isn't it amazing? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INVC8NK7AAQ&feature=related

so since my mom wouldn't let me register for the SATs until today, which is the freaking DEADLINE, I have to take the subject tests at Gardena High School. but at least it's not compton or wherever Kristen had to take the SATs.

in other news, Hoeger assigned us to write about the Byronic hero. now i didn't know what a Byronic hero was until I researched it, and I have learned that it is basically a smilie for every fictional character I have ever been obsessed with. Some of the examples on wikipedia (yes, I used wikipedia) were Heathcliff, Rochester, and Erik. WOW. I'm going to love English this year.

Looks like after all those rumors of him not doing it, Sam Raimi has signed for Spiderman 4 (and 5 I guess). I guess this is good news because people who want money from the franchise were going to make it with or without him, and I don't want some shitty director touching what Sam has done. Plus since Sam's in, so is Toby Maguire (who I have a new respect for after "Satan's Alley").

Now all we need is Bruce Campbell as the villian.

is this monologue good? should I do it in class? I anyone actually going to read this?

http://www.whysanity.net/monos/in_out.html

and um, I will pay someone if they do this Patrick Batemen monologue.

http://www.whysanity.net/monos/apsycho2.html

I'm thinking about changing my monologue, and I'm highly ashamed of myself because I technically found it on the internet. And it's from a movie, which I swore I wouldn't do again (and I don't even know if Mr. Cohen- I mean Professor Bitchin- will even let me do one from a movie). But I found it on that movie monologue website that everyone knows, and it's from "In-and-Out", which is from an amazing movie. It's basically just Joan Cusack ranting the entire time about how her fiance outed himself during their wedding; I just love it because it shows such a wide range of emotions in a short amount of time, and she's such an interesting character. So I'm probably going to change it if I'm allowed to. Plus, I'm afraid that the monologue I have right now will put people to sleep; it's from "Company", and it's this girl telling a story about a butterfly. The upside of doing it is that the last line is "Listen, I'm a living thing too, you shithead!" So I'm torn between what to do. Any ideas, people?