Monday, April 19, 2004

Mr Hitler makes Exceedingly Good Cakes

We listened to Eddie Izzard in the car on the way into college this morning. He's absolutely hilarious, heh. Anyway, today started out alright; but waking up in any bed other than your own is always a little disorientating, especially a place with Harry Potter illustrations covering the walls o_o; They're nice, but very... very. The time had come for me to take a shower, so I did, in perhaps the most awkward shower in the world. There was no curtain- instead there stood a folding plexiglass window thing that you folded out of the wall, that wouldn't fold properly- it either lurched back into an odd angle that restricted you from moving anywhere in the cubicle or launched itself outwards to fill the entire room with its watery spout-ness. There wasn't a window screen to stop people from looking in, either (the fact that the window was on the third floor above all houses and pointing out to sea is irrelevant; I still felt more than vulnerable), and on top of that the water wouldn't water it's way onto me in the right way: It sprayed only from the middle of the spray-thing, leaving all but my head very very cold. But it was mostly my hair that needed washing anyway, so it wasn't a hugely huge problem. But I washed my hair and managed to style it rather nicely. The downside of that was that I cut my thumb rather deeply on the little plastic thingy that you slot into the pot to stop the liquid concrete from escaping. It's quite odd explaining to people how I managed to cut my fingers on hair gel. Anyway, today was billed as all-day Haroun rehearsals, and the dreaded Holland Audition!!! ...well, it wasn't that dreaded. Just mildly dreaded. Play it again, Sam? We auditioned individually, which was quite a relief. I was nervous enough as it was, without having lots of people watch me try and sing Japanese. I started with the poem, and then proceeded to load my 'X-Japan on Piano' CD into the CD player. It kind of went downhill from there. I was in a bad frame of mind to do it- something snapped and I asked John if I could skip straight to the English section, and he agreed. It was only by the time that the song had finished that I was really gaining enough confidence to belt it out in a good tune. I'd have been ashamed if X-Japan were watching >.> I've no idea how well I did, or whether I'll be chosen. John probably has an idea about who he wants and'll probably take them anyway, but we can only take up to 15 people. Thing is, John had to put through the names of whoever was going today at the latest, and only fourteen people auditioned. So, whether that means I'm in or not is anybody's guess. I'll find out tomorrow. Crowd-surfing vs Swimming Haroun rehearsals went alright, but rather painfully. I really get thrown about doing this. There's a part quite late on in the play where I have to leap onto four people's arms, who brace me and rock me about as if I'm swimming. All that while performing lines, too. Fun, but a little precarious ^_^; Part-way through, John came in holding a sheet of paper. I assumed it was the decisions about Holland, but... ...they were the results of the LAMDA exams. They're read out in front of the whole class. Everyone sat down in a position where they could easily brace themselves from shock or not fall off in surprise, and listened attentively. The LAMDA scoring system goes: 110- Pass, 120- Distinction, 130- Honours. Anything below 110 is a fail... There were lots of Distinctions being handed out. Having never done anything like this before I had no idea what to expect. Finally, my score was read out. I got a hundred... ...and twenty-three ^_____^ I am so pleased, heh. My first year of proper Drama schooling and I come out with that. I guess I actually do rock ^_~ I have to write out some RPG replies today, at some point. Probably after Smallville. This is your bruised, happy and tired (and still a little apprehensive about Holland) Solo signing off for tonight ^_~ But not before I do a few Shout-Outs: DDG: Digimon Rumble Arena 2's out for all 'next-gen' (i.e. X-Box, PS2 and GameCube) consoles. Molly: Just as well, really ^_^; I've broken one leg once, I don't really want to do it again. DeathBug: This computer I'm using right now has ME (as in Windows edition, not to the disease). It crashes often, but that's probably more because my dad puts so much yuk onto it. My other one has Windows 98 SE and works beautifully... mostly. Sara: I got your letter today ^___^ SamSandy: I love the look of the XP big buttons, heh ^_^ They're much nicer than the boring standard normal ones. But I have my personal computer (the Win98 one) on a slightly different colour-scheme anyway, so it's less boring ^_~ XP does look mocking, too. I guess Bill Gates doesn't exactly have to worry about that though. He can afford to do that >.> Azure: Kudos for reaching the slightly more easy to find first page list ^_^ I knew you had it in you, hehe. Mitch: I know you're there. Can't escape me, you know. Same goes for James *nods* Ben: You better yet? Coz if you aren't... *shakes fist* Lady Kei: *hugs* You're too cool for words. Pyrophobic: I owe you serious PMmage. Lady Asphy: You too, heh. Although perhaps slightly less serious maybe. Thanks to everyone for all your lovely encouragement. It really means a lot to me *big big hug and thumbs-up* ^_^

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