What a Life!

This weekend lumped together with Monday has been quite the experience.
Friday we had a final dress rehearsal for the benefit. That was stressful, for me at least. I then came home and prepared the song list and whatnot for the next night.
Saturday night went amazingly well. Every seat was full. We even had to pull in extra seating for people. I would say 100 people showed up? Something like that. It was great. The crowd was really into it. They pulled out their cell phones during Kevin's "Can You Feel the Love tonight". They cheered Ashley as she sang, "Fever". They laughed so generously when Kristen and I did "Follow Your Heart". It was really a great night, and I have to say I was proud. I possibly put on one of the better university events single-handedly. I am not going to say it wasn't hard. It was really hard. I will never, ever, again criticize someone's directorial skills... or at least for another month. That is about the recoup time I need. It will be hard for me to put something like this on again, but I know I will. Being in New York, hopefully in conservatory, I will want to showcase friend's talents all the time, along with mine. I think It is a great way to put yourself out there and have a blast. This was sort of like me on training wheels. Now I think I know what to expect and can handle something a little meatier.
Monday I had comps. Competency tests are essentially tests to measure everything you have learned in your major, ever. It was daunting. Needless to say I didn't get to study until Sunday night/Monday morning. I went in there a little cautious; however, when I saw the test questions I knew I had it in the bag. Basically you would have had to have been dead for the past 4 years to now know that test. It was the big stuff, the stuff that matters to Print Journalists. The tests questions were on: The Penny Press, Kennedy/Nixon Debates and broadcast's impact on Presidential debates, Libel, Uses and Gratifications Theory, and Cultivation. I was totally fine. That was a big sigh of relief.
Then I slept for 4 hours, during the DAY! I never do that, but I was so exhausted! After sleeping I had a presentation to do in my Roman Religion class, which I did ok in... I probably should have prepared a little more, but she goes easy on me since she knows I am not a classicist. I think this is a fair consideration since I haven't heard of most of the terms or cults before this semester.
Last night Graham, Forrest, Kristen, and I made our way out to The Rocketclub here in West Asheville. I think it is a really neat place with terrible trendy-esque seating and cheap drinks. The Asheville Jazz Band plays there every Monday night and Melodie my voice teacher) sings. So we go and here these great orchestrations. It is really a blast. Kristen has taught me some swing dancing moves which are pretty sweet, so we are working all the kinks out. I always have so much fun going there, and it is a nice way to start the week out.
Oedipus for Kids: the Musical rehearsals start up friday. I am going to have to tell the director that I cannot make a lot of the rehearsals. I will make as many as I can, but until things start to lighten up I just can't put anything else on my plate, and we don't open until January anyways. I am really excited about this show though. It will be my first and last time working at NC Stage, so that is pretty cool. I also get to work on a fairly new work. BALIIN'!
Hmmm sooo video of the day, I have no idea what to put up....

.... 20 minutes later... I found this. It is the song "Blackbird" written by the Beatles, sung by Broadway boys. It is short... ENJOY!