Music Man.

We are starting our second week of Music Man, and I'm having a lot of fun. My feet are hurting constantly from standing four hours straight, but it's worth it. All of the leads are really good, and so are us ensemble people. I think it's going to be a really good show. The girl who plays Marian, Nora, has a fantastic voice, and so does Alex, who is Harold Hill. Bennett, who plays Winthrop, is the cutest little boy you'll ever see.
So far I have one solo and one duet, neither of which are very impressive. My solo is in Rock Island, the very first song. I get to say "and the pigins," and in Wells Fargo Wagon I sing "or dishes" with my friend from Oliver, Ellie. I'm playing a guy, (again) and will probably have to get a haircut, which is good because I've been planning to cut off all my hair for a while now.
The music is very difficult, it took a whole week to learn all of the music. In Oliver it only took... four days. Heh. And I have to Google a lot of words that I've never heard before.

Merchant of Venice.

I read this book yesterday. I really liked it, but it made me realize how very anti-Judaism Shakespeare was. I also noticed this when I was reading Oliver Twist last summer. I also wonder if our culture's prejudices will be as apparent to future civilizations through our "classic" books.
Just a thought.
Anyways, it was very good, not as good as Macbeth, but better than Romeo and Juliet. I think I'm going to read King Lear next.
Shylock was a pretty nasty character, but Jessica was cool.
This is my favorite qoute from it:

Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? The villainy you teach me I will execute, and it shall go hard, but I will better the instruction.

Prince Caspian

I saw this for the second time the other day and thought I'd rant about it a little.

Good things:

Peter.
Google image him and you'll see what I mean.
*sigh* <3

Reepicheep.
imagine Capitan Jack Sparrow.
As a mouse.
good, huh?

Edmund.
My all time favorite Narnia character.
He does a few good stunts, and has a great scene with the king.

Lucy.
Adorable!

It's Susan's last movie!
Yay!!
She's so annoying...

Good battle scenes.
Very action packed and bloody, just the way I like them. :)


Bad things:

It wasn't true to the book.
That needs working on. They killed my favorite scene. :(


All in all, I think it's worth the admission price.
And I want to buy it when it comes out on DVD.

I think I know how to post photos!

Here are some images I've messed with.
Are they any good?
I have a lot of fun with these. I have like a bajillon I'll post some day...
Beware...

Edit: Socks seem to be a crowd pleaser, so here are some more socks and shoes. :p

What's this?

I'm going to use this blog to post snippets from my book, random thoughts I have, some photos I've edited, good books, and videos. Feel free to comment if you want.

Here's a video of me and my friend Mark being spies.
We're very sneaky.


You gotta love us.
More later.

Books.

As I'm sure you know, I really like to read, so I'm going to make a list of books that I fully expect you to go out and get.
And read.
And love.

Best book of all time:
Macbeth by William Shakespeare.
Truly beautiful language, and a fascinating story. I've read it WAY to many times. (I think I'm addicted. XD)

2nd best:
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
See a theme? More beautiful language, but I don't like the story *quite* as much.

3rd best:
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
I really hope you've read this one all ready...

4th:
The Giver, Gathering Blue, and Messenger, by Lewis Lowry.
Very thought provoking. Possibly a glimpse of the future.

5th:
Lord of the Flies by William Golding.
Also quite thought provoking, but not for the weak stomached.

6th:
Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
Amazingly funny.

honorable mentions:
Twilight by Stephine Myers.
A sweet vampire love story. :)