Monday, September 8, 2003

Before I forget-
Back up to 17 again! Take that Mr or Mrs Whoeveritwaswhotookmyplace! Yerr!

I'm kidding, by the way. I'm not actually that fussed.
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Intensive College
[Note: Lookjing back at the state of that last post, I am mortified at its incoherence and tendency to miss out words, so I'm being very careful that nothing gets , and also that things can sense as possible make much as.]

So, here comes college, then. Or, here debuts college. I've never ever done any acting classes save for GCSE Drama (which at my all-boys school was noticed about as much as baby shrunken midget gnats), so the processes were rather alien to me, much less the college itself.

When I arrived I had a horrible sinking feeling that I wasn't going to fit in- everyone there seemed to know someone else (and were smoking >_<), so I stood relatively away from them until we were taken inside.

We started off in the Riverside Theatre part of the Acting Block, where the staff introduced each other and basically gave us a very brief overview of their roles. The entire hall-full of people was then led up to a Studio where we sat in a big circle of chairs and listened to John Dryden (great person) tell us about every aspect of the college rules, regulations, internal details etc.

I think we went for a coffee break then (most things told to me have gone straight over my head, heh), whereupon I met up with Ami ^_^ She seemed happy, but relatively lost as she didn't know anyone.

Back to the studio, then. We were handed out a wodge of stuff about our course, and it looks fairly easy stuff when you get to the bare bones of it. The thing is, this is advanced bare bones stuff, so it has to be of a very high quality. John must think there's potential in me to succeed to that level, so I should be able to. And looking at it, there isn't anything that really frightens me (although it probably will when I get down to it).

We filled in a few forms and that was more or less it for technicalities.

Thesbians!
Our class is really quite diverse- lots of people from Denmark and Holland, and one blind girl who seems to do very well for herself, heh. Most of us are aged from 17 to 20, but there's a 'Mature Student' there who's taking part. She said we could call her 'mum' if we wanted, but I feel odd doing that.

Dan was right, too- there are lots of nice people on the course. I wouldn't have believed him this morning, looking at them all being loud and smoking, but once I'd sat down next to some of them at lunch, they were far more amiable than I'd first reckoned. Which is a great relief ^_^

I even found another anime fan, which makes building bridges even easier. He has the entire Evangelion collection, plus movies. Sneaky borrowing rights, perhaps?

Par for the Course
We'll be putting on load of productions this year too, the first of which is Alice in Wonderland. Aparrently it's a big cast, so hopefully I won't be stuck in a role such as The Queen or Alice o_O;

Alongside that, there's Oh! What A Lovely War!, a massive production which will mark the college's 40th Anniversary. And on top of that in the summer term, some of us will be touring Holland to do ABBA songs (amongst other things, heh).

So it all seems very exciting. The main thing that will need accustomising to is the new timetable- I only go in on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, which leaves me four days a week off, time to earn money, practice acting skills/lines or just play around. Although I'm guessing that will be taken up with rehearsals once we start producting plays.

The canteen is possibly the most confusing food court-type structure I've ever seen, too. There's a fair variety of food available, but there's no one long queue. There are about seven mini-queues, and not much space. I spent the first five minutes wondering where on earth I was supposed to start, before realising I cuold cut in wherever I wanted to.

One gripe- their hot chocolate is crap. It smells nice, but once you drink it it's more like brown hot water with brown sand-esque lumps at the bottom.

Well, quite a day. I'm looking forward to going through the course, but I've realised now I've not any ideas for certain what I'd like to do after the course is complete. So hopefully I'll be able to sort that out within a few days. But for now- relaxing.
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Sunday, September 7, 2003

Murder Mystery...
Well, that's the end of anothe re-enactment season gone.

Oh no, there's still Portchester next weekend ^_^ That'll be fun. More hitting people with metal objects always is, heh.

But anyway, I really like doing these murder mysteries. I dress in period costume (either Medieval or Civil War times) and am given loads of information about my character and things he knows about the others, and basically I sit and wait for the public to ask me questions. It's great for improvisation work, but fairly hard ging. I made the fatal mistake of not knowing that Catholics in those times used to gamble horrendously, which dropped me right in it. And this barrister guy who always does them told me that I couldn't be a true Catholic because I didn't know what to reply when he said soemthing in Latin >.>

I was lying through my teeth about what everyone else about me, and no-one trusted me by the end ^_^; I really thought I'd be guilty this time...

I threw them, though, hehe ^_^ I were Innocent.

The main thing that annoyed me about today was the fact that we didn't have lunch beforehand, so by the time we'd finished (about 4-ish), the only thing they had available at the canteen were cakes. Sugary ones. And having those on an empty stomach isn't a good idea if you're me (which you're not, but hey). I felt very very sick when I got back.

But I'm alright now. Just gearing myself for that first day at college... at 11:22pm >_<

I should sleep. Wish me luck, you wonderful readers of my page, lol.
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Saturday, September 6, 2003

Back to Nostalgia
Ah, the end of another summer holiday.

I always used to really hate the end of the holidays, and I reckoned that I'd be nigh on hysterical by the end of this one, but I'm not. There are reasons why I thought that, but I won't go into them. I always tend to daydream and over-emphasise things. Perhaps next year, heh.

I'm glad to still be around for at least another year. I'm not ready for University. The thing is, the longer I stay here, the harder it might be for me to leave. Mind you, there's a lot of growing up to be done between now and then. I'll be taking driving lessons, meeting new people...

...which also worries me a little. As with any inevitable meeting with Dan, he always asks me why I haven't got a girlfriend yet, and how my love life's going.

^_^;

He tells me I'll meet loads of nice women on the course. Both in terms of looks and character. And he kind of eggs me on in that respect. But... well, whetever happens, it's a rather daunting prospect.
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Change of Heart
Surprisingly, I'm really looking forward to starting at the college now.

I guess the initial shock of not having Dan there actually with me (as opposed to nearby helping at the sidelines) scared me considerably more than a little, but I'm sure I'll do alright now. Up until now, I've always relied on having someone else there with me- I'd wanted to follow Dan and James to college just so I could be near them, although I wouldn't have been in any of their lessons or even on their timetable. I'm glad I didn't, because the A-Level students at the college seem rather unsavoury at times.

I want to break away from that. This will be my first chance to go head-on into something I want to do without worrying about following in anyone else's shadow. And it feels good, because I know I can do well. I know I have things to improve, but that's what I'll do- improve them.

*shrugs* I never stay depressed for too long. The curse of the optimist, I guess ^_^
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Friday, September 5, 2003

Alone again.
I knew something was wrong with this scenario- going to the Intensive Acting course with Dan, where he was going to help me out and get me off my feet. It would be fun ^_^

But Dan isn't doing the course any more. I don't... really know what to think- he's accepted a full-time job offer at the Theatre, and I really am happy for him. But everything I'd been hoping for over the next year's... gone.

He told me he'd be there to help whenever I needed him- I think he felt guilty enough about it anyway. I told him it was fine, and it is really. There comes a time when everyone has to fend for themselves and show what they really are independent of everyone else. I was just hoping Dan would be there with me when I did.

Somebody comment, please. Even if it has nothing to do with the subject, something as inane as 'Hi!'. I'm not bothered about popularity, I just want to feel like someone's actually there. I see the counter rise, but I just... well, I need security at the moment.

Well, I would like to ask for it, and you are welcome to do anything you please.
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Soundtrack analysis
Well, since I have so many I thought I could do a different review each week, but the selection I have isn't actually very broad, so I've kind of decided against it save for just a bit of self-advertisement. There's 3 Zoids, 3 NGE, one Yu-Gi-Oh, 6 Digimon, 10 Pokemon (*coughs* -most I got for the instrumental tracks, there are three English song albums, and the rest are orchestral scores) 2 Mysterious Cities of Gold, 2 Transformers and a decent amount of film soundtracks including Star Wars, Edward Scissorhands, Stargate etc.

See, I can't help feeling I'm boring everyone by typing up a load of incoherent ramblings ^_^; If people are going to check on the website (and I got ten visits last night), I'd rather be giving them something interesting to read rather than wasting their time and effort clicking a link. That, and I rather like my #17 spot, heh.

So... nah, never mind.
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Thursday, September 4, 2003

Inspiration
Wow, I'm finally back on track with re-writing Dark Conflict ^______^ I'm very pleased, heh. Although I've not gotten round to actually re-doing anything yet, it's a good feeling knowing exactly what to be doing next.

RSVP?
Um... yes. I had a rather shocking SMS conversation last night, and I can't believe how much my hands were shaking afterwards.

Still, all is well again. And that's enough.
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Tuesday, September 2, 2003

Beware- this post has a selective audience.
(Read: Only people who've read my fanfic will have the slightest idea of what I'm on about) I'm thinking of re-writing Aidan's character. It's quite a big thing for me, because for so long his character's always been what he is. It's not a massive change, just a character switch. It works better the way round I want to do it. But... bweh, I'm not sure.

Methinks I'll ask Pyro what she thinks ^_^

...and hold posting here for a bit o_o; Time flies by when you've little else to do, but I'll stop bothering people now, heh.
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Enough?
I don't feel much like randomness anymore. Obscure humour never seems to work when it comes from me, probably because I look at thing strangely anyway. This is why I tend not to say much in huge staff chats, heh.

So I got rid of the 'Real Name' thingy I'd put up at the side there. I didn't like it.

...
I thought of something nice and interesting to write in here, but I've forgotten what it was. Damn me and my procrastination [Mina's lodged that word firmly into my head now, but it applies to a lot that I do ^_^;]
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