So we did our Hamlet scenes this week, and let me tell you, it was terrible. All but a few people did really bad (Rory, you sir are in the "few" category). Even I did shitty. I wasn't acting, I don't know what I was doing really, I suppose I was just trying to get it over with. Redemption, thy name is Tartuffe!!!
I'd like to have some grand excuse for this...erm....lapse, but I'm not sure what caused it. I suppose I just never made time for it, which is stupid of me because it's three needed credits so I can graduate. But I had two major projects, the play, moving, and Japanese homework to do, so I guess that's what slowed me in wanting to learn. Oh and I just started my second job again working at 4 am, so I'm "readjusting" my life so to speak (Hey! that's not as bad of an excuse as I thought!!!)
Anyways, Tartuffe is up and I'm determined not to fail. I will do this, I have to do this. I will be better, just as soon as I write Terry's journals and essay.......(fuck).
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
All Things Baseball...and Yellow Stockings...
So it's been a while since I really made a post here, oh where oh where do I begin?
The Brighton Beach Memoirs is going quite well. I was so impressed by how everything just sort of "snapped" together at the last minute and disorganized as we were, the whole cast and crew really put on their A game last Thursday for opening. It was so beautiful I almost cried.
We just have one more week left of the production but if you get the chance seeeee itttttt! It's amazing. I'll be there on Thursday and then I'll be AWOL for the rest of the production, only to hand back props at the beginning of next week to their respectful owners.
Despite the huge amount of stress that accompanies a performance, I'm really glad I got to be a part of it and even more so that I was able to see the whole thing through to the end without going bald! (I like having hair...)
I just hope the momentum carries us into next week where we can wrap this production up and worry about the next one in January (of which I will be auditioning for) :)
As for class, we did our Twelfth Night scenes today. Let me tell you, I would have much rather preferred we did them last Thursday. I was very tired, not in the mindset of the character and oh baby did it show like a hookers butt cheek. I still got a good grade but had I been in the "zone" I would have been much more apt to receiving a better grade. But what can you do? I still did good...just not great.
But at least it is out of the way. I can begin focusing on my third play, Hamlet. Ugh, how I hate your iambic pentameter Shakespeare, how I hate it. It's difficult to work on, but I will get it down, or at least I'll give it my best shot.
On a complete side note I am so glad this term is coming to its dramatic conclusion. I'll have a degree. I'll have a life again, and most importantly of all, I'll have money, money that I can use to do my most favorite drug in the world, heroine! (It's actually travelling, just in case you were getting worried).
-ﾄﾏｽ
The Brighton Beach Memoirs is going quite well. I was so impressed by how everything just sort of "snapped" together at the last minute and disorganized as we were, the whole cast and crew really put on their A game last Thursday for opening. It was so beautiful I almost cried.
We just have one more week left of the production but if you get the chance seeeee itttttt! It's amazing. I'll be there on Thursday and then I'll be AWOL for the rest of the production, only to hand back props at the beginning of next week to their respectful owners.
Despite the huge amount of stress that accompanies a performance, I'm really glad I got to be a part of it and even more so that I was able to see the whole thing through to the end without going bald! (I like having hair...)
I just hope the momentum carries us into next week where we can wrap this production up and worry about the next one in January (of which I will be auditioning for) :)
As for class, we did our Twelfth Night scenes today. Let me tell you, I would have much rather preferred we did them last Thursday. I was very tired, not in the mindset of the character and oh baby did it show like a hookers butt cheek. I still got a good grade but had I been in the "zone" I would have been much more apt to receiving a better grade. But what can you do? I still did good...just not great.
But at least it is out of the way. I can begin focusing on my third play, Hamlet. Ugh, how I hate your iambic pentameter Shakespeare, how I hate it. It's difficult to work on, but I will get it down, or at least I'll give it my best shot.
On a complete side note I am so glad this term is coming to its dramatic conclusion. I'll have a degree. I'll have a life again, and most importantly of all, I'll have money, money that I can use to do my most favorite drug in the world, heroine! (It's actually travelling, just in case you were getting worried).
-ﾄﾏｽ
Saturday, November 8, 2008
"Obama Is Unkind Perdy".....
Since SOMEBODY! cut my internet at my house, I'm at a coffee shop writing this so I'm going to make this quick.
Acting class has taken a turn for the better! I've been able to successfully complete my messenger speech (twice mind you!) and soon will be presenting my and Rory's scene from Twelfth Night (hence the title).
However the play production is really coming down to the wire. I can't believe we are actually going to present Thursday. We don't even have all the props, people aren't memorized, the stage is coming together nicely though....But yeah, high stress environment. Several things are still hanging in the air so I'll just keep my fingers crossed that it gets completed successfully. But where there's a will there's a way I suppose.
Okay this is the only time I'll say this, and I promise I'll never use my blog for writing about this again, but I am sick and tired of everyone having so much faith in Obama, or as I like to call him, Obamarama. He is a politician, and being such he's a goddamn liar. Everyone has so much faith for him to "fix" the economy, to "fix" Washington, and to make America great again. But what they don't realize is that it's not up to a President to fix the economy, that's the whole point of Free Trade. It's up to us, business owners, lenders, and consumers. Only we can turn around the economy and only we can change the outlook of this now looming recession.
I'm going to end this little complaint on this note: I was listening to the radio several days ago, during the night of the election, and a lady had called into Mark and Dave on 1190 KEX radio station. She was glad Obama won but she was worried that Obama wouldn't take office in time to help her. She is unable to make a payment on her home and her car and the bank is going to repossess both if she doesn't come up with enough money to help pay it off, and I'm sure many Americans are feeling this pinch. So she needed him to take office now so he can help her from losing those things.
Another lady was upset because she was unable to make her student loan payment. Obama said to her that it's okay, we'll find a way to help you pay off your loan.
Both examples are of people living beyond their means and as a result are suffering because of the choices they made, and not doing what they could to get around that.
Does someone making low wage need a house and a new car so bad that they're willing to pull themselves severly into debt?
How foolish can the student be for not pursuing other options such as financial aid and scholarships? or instead going to a community college her first two years, or possibly going to school instate and not choosing to go to that private school that's five times as much?
So according to Obama only people making over 250,000 will have to pay for these people right? http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/senator_obamas_four_tax_increa.html read that and find out.
And even if that is so, does it make it right? If I made poor choices and ended up owing a large sum in student loans should someone I've never met have to suffer the consequences for my poor decision making?
Should I be responsible for the woman callers house payment and new car payment while I'm living within my means making smart choices and driving an old junker?
No, it's not fair, it's not right, and if the founding fathers both republican and democrat heard this they'd be rolling in their graves.
This is only part of my guff with Obama and I could go on forever but I'll stop with this. Next time you look at Obama, look at what he's voted for, approved of, and who his contacts are. You'd be surprised.
Okay one more thing, look up his idea of a "civilian corp". Another leader had this same idea, out of Germany, in the 1930's.......
Prove me wrong Obama for the love of God prove me wrong.
Acting class has taken a turn for the better! I've been able to successfully complete my messenger speech (twice mind you!) and soon will be presenting my and Rory's scene from Twelfth Night (hence the title).
However the play production is really coming down to the wire. I can't believe we are actually going to present Thursday. We don't even have all the props, people aren't memorized, the stage is coming together nicely though....But yeah, high stress environment. Several things are still hanging in the air so I'll just keep my fingers crossed that it gets completed successfully. But where there's a will there's a way I suppose.
Okay this is the only time I'll say this, and I promise I'll never use my blog for writing about this again, but I am sick and tired of everyone having so much faith in Obama, or as I like to call him, Obamarama. He is a politician, and being such he's a goddamn liar. Everyone has so much faith for him to "fix" the economy, to "fix" Washington, and to make America great again. But what they don't realize is that it's not up to a President to fix the economy, that's the whole point of Free Trade. It's up to us, business owners, lenders, and consumers. Only we can turn around the economy and only we can change the outlook of this now looming recession.
I'm going to end this little complaint on this note: I was listening to the radio several days ago, during the night of the election, and a lady had called into Mark and Dave on 1190 KEX radio station. She was glad Obama won but she was worried that Obama wouldn't take office in time to help her. She is unable to make a payment on her home and her car and the bank is going to repossess both if she doesn't come up with enough money to help pay it off, and I'm sure many Americans are feeling this pinch. So she needed him to take office now so he can help her from losing those things.
Another lady was upset because she was unable to make her student loan payment. Obama said to her that it's okay, we'll find a way to help you pay off your loan.
Both examples are of people living beyond their means and as a result are suffering because of the choices they made, and not doing what they could to get around that.
Does someone making low wage need a house and a new car so bad that they're willing to pull themselves severly into debt?
How foolish can the student be for not pursuing other options such as financial aid and scholarships? or instead going to a community college her first two years, or possibly going to school instate and not choosing to go to that private school that's five times as much?
So according to Obama only people making over 250,000 will have to pay for these people right? http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/senator_obamas_four_tax_increa.html read that and find out.
And even if that is so, does it make it right? If I made poor choices and ended up owing a large sum in student loans should someone I've never met have to suffer the consequences for my poor decision making?
Should I be responsible for the woman callers house payment and new car payment while I'm living within my means making smart choices and driving an old junker?
No, it's not fair, it's not right, and if the founding fathers both republican and democrat heard this they'd be rolling in their graves.
This is only part of my guff with Obama and I could go on forever but I'll stop with this. Next time you look at Obama, look at what he's voted for, approved of, and who his contacts are. You'd be surprised.
Okay one more thing, look up his idea of a "civilian corp". Another leader had this same idea, out of Germany, in the 1930's.......
Prove me wrong Obama for the love of God prove me wrong.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
We're dancing to the beat of nightmares!!!
Well this was quite the eventful Halloween if I must say so myself. The set is being built, my wisdom teeth came out, I saw a Halloween dance thing at Chemeketa, and tonight, tonight I'm going to see Twelfth Night so as to better understand the play, my character Malvolio, and of course to have a good time. I think there's a lot to be looking out for while seeing this play, especially that whole deal about the "fool", that's going to be important.
I don't know what it is but I feel this term that I'm not giving my all so to speak. I mean I'm trying, but I am not seeming to be as successful as I usually am in school. Hopefully I'll be able to overcome that before the term sees it's dramatic conclusion.
It looks like since we've casted Susan the whole production has really kicked into high gear, I can feel the energy all around me whenever I'm around the cast and technical crew. I'll be overseeing the construction of the prop table tomorrow if I feel up to it so hopefully that should be fun.
Anyways, think there's enough time in the term to turn my grades around if I feel that I'm being sloppy. I just have to turn this week into the same energy that I've seen the cast do. Maybe that's all I need is a little good fortune in the air.
-ﾄﾏｽ
I don't know what it is but I feel this term that I'm not giving my all so to speak. I mean I'm trying, but I am not seeming to be as successful as I usually am in school. Hopefully I'll be able to overcome that before the term sees it's dramatic conclusion.
It looks like since we've casted Susan the whole production has really kicked into high gear, I can feel the energy all around me whenever I'm around the cast and technical crew. I'll be overseeing the construction of the prop table tomorrow if I feel up to it so hopefully that should be fun.
Anyways, think there's enough time in the term to turn my grades around if I feel that I'm being sloppy. I just have to turn this week into the same energy that I've seen the cast do. Maybe that's all I need is a little good fortune in the air.
-ﾄﾏｽ
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Sooo.....about that messenger...
Yeah it sucked. It really sucked, and Gabrielle was pissed.....more so than I've seen her before. I can't believe we all got shot down like that. Not one person successfully completed it, well....(self glory coming..watch out!!!!)...I did after about 10 attempts. I'm not sure what Gabrielle was expecting out of us though, I mean, I normally don't read that kind of material so the language is really new to me, and the fact that I did as good as I did was surprising. But I bet if I had one more day I could have been able to do it.
The other person who I thought did good was Louis, had he been able to complete it that is.
Yeah this one's short, I have a hangover so what more do you want from me?
What do you think Rory? I thought it was rough but maybe I'm just the odd man out.
-ﾄﾏｽ
The other person who I thought did good was Louis, had he been able to complete it that is.
Yeah this one's short, I have a hangover so what more do you want from me?
What do you think Rory? I thought it was rough but maybe I'm just the odd man out.
-ﾄﾏｽ
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Oedipus....epidus....eledis....ah forget it...
Soooo we're on our third week in acting two and everyone is going......uhhh.....well....we're all a bunch of slackers. What can I say? I've never done Greek Theatre before, it's challenging, and I also have 16 other credits that need my attention just as badly as this one. So as much as I love reading my monologue, I'm also bogged down with a million other assignments, but I suppose that's how it goes, oh and did I mention my car hates me?
Anyways, Greek theatre is rough. It's so different than what we think of today as acting, and it's something I've never done before, which makes it extra challenging, not sure how the rest of the class is doing, but I'm sure I'll find out Thursday....which reminds me.....Guys and Dolls on Friday!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!
I can't wait to see that show! I think it'll be one of the better performances I've been to and it'll be cool to see a show again since the last one I saw was back in Early September (Water Puppet Theatre, Vietnam).
Oh yeah, back to Oedipus.
I think this piece is clear evidence of a cultural boundary I need to overcome, and if I can do this, then I'm pretty sure any theatre coming my way will be a piece of cake, I just have to memorize the damn monologue, and throw as much Greek stuff in there as possible (Voice, Actions, and commanding a 180 degree stage). Oh yeah...and actually finding the meaning in these jumbled sentences.
Anyways onto Rory, how do you handle this assignment? Is it difficult for you? Or have you done this before? Do you have any advice for me?
I suppose that's all
-ﾄﾏｽ
Anyways, Greek theatre is rough. It's so different than what we think of today as acting, and it's something I've never done before, which makes it extra challenging, not sure how the rest of the class is doing, but I'm sure I'll find out Thursday....which reminds me.....Guys and Dolls on Friday!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!
I can't wait to see that show! I think it'll be one of the better performances I've been to and it'll be cool to see a show again since the last one I saw was back in Early September (Water Puppet Theatre, Vietnam).
Oh yeah, back to Oedipus.
I think this piece is clear evidence of a cultural boundary I need to overcome, and if I can do this, then I'm pretty sure any theatre coming my way will be a piece of cake, I just have to memorize the damn monologue, and throw as much Greek stuff in there as possible (Voice, Actions, and commanding a 180 degree stage). Oh yeah...and actually finding the meaning in these jumbled sentences.
Anyways onto Rory, how do you handle this assignment? Is it difficult for you? Or have you done this before? Do you have any advice for me?
I suppose that's all
-ﾄﾏｽ
Monday, October 6, 2008
FAIL!
So here I am, after a terrible weekend, and a terribly stressful day...defeated....Let me explain.
Last weekend I was unable to fix my car after 10+ hours of trying to do so, the best I could do was put it back into the same shape it was before I even tried fixing it in the first place...and now I have to pay $250 so that way I can have it fixed....boo....How the relates to acting is this: While I was "fixing" my car, I could have been working on my audition, which was for the part of Eugene, and although I feel I did well....it wasn't quite well enough to land me the part.
Two things that are so unrelated but make you feel just as crappy in the end. I couldn't fix my car because I'm not an experienced enough mechanic, and I couldn't land the part because I'm not an experienced enough actor.
However, it was slightly relieving to open my mailbox after today to realize my book for acting class had arrived! Now at least I can start reading the text and not feel so out of touch in class.
Speaking of class, I think we're supposed to read something...and pick a scene...and get a partner...Rory? Partner? Read? Scene?
Last weekend I was unable to fix my car after 10+ hours of trying to do so, the best I could do was put it back into the same shape it was before I even tried fixing it in the first place...and now I have to pay $250 so that way I can have it fixed....boo....How the relates to acting is this: While I was "fixing" my car, I could have been working on my audition, which was for the part of Eugene, and although I feel I did well....it wasn't quite well enough to land me the part.
Two things that are so unrelated but make you feel just as crappy in the end. I couldn't fix my car because I'm not an experienced enough mechanic, and I couldn't land the part because I'm not an experienced enough actor.
However, it was slightly relieving to open my mailbox after today to realize my book for acting class had arrived! Now at least I can start reading the text and not feel so out of touch in class.
Speaking of class, I think we're supposed to read something...and pick a scene...and get a partner...Rory? Partner? Read? Scene?
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Come one come all!!
If you're reading this blog then you know me, if not, then you can call me Thomas Atkins (the British version of Jon Doe), Tom, Tommy, Atty, Kinsy, or any other play on the name you would like. This is being used for two reasons:
1. I'm terrible at writing emails regularly
2. I'm going to talk about my life, primarily, my life in acting and all the mistakes and triumphs along the way.
As a short introduction, or じこしょうかい, I'm a college student, at the ripe age of twenty one. I have no interest to take acting as my major (I'm actually a science major), but I do plan to act for the rest of my days.
So there it is, I hope you enjoy the show.
-ﾄﾏｽｱﾂｷﾝｽ
1. I'm terrible at writing emails regularly
2. I'm going to talk about my life, primarily, my life in acting and all the mistakes and triumphs along the way.
As a short introduction, or じこしょうかい, I'm a college student, at the ripe age of twenty one. I have no interest to take acting as my major (I'm actually a science major), but I do plan to act for the rest of my days.
So there it is, I hope you enjoy the show.
-ﾄﾏｽｱﾂｷﾝｽ
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