Employed

So, yeah. I got a job.
I'll be working this summer @ Oasis Country Club as a lifeguard. My interview, which I was freaked out about, wound up being an hour of paperwork and a debate between my bosses about which pool they needed me at most. Anyway, it's good to know that I'll actually be making some money this summer. I imagine my parents are happy, too, as it means I'll be asking them for money less often.
In other news, yours truly will be attending the Appalachian Service Project this year. I'm really excited about it, and I can't wait. Only 3 weeks left till we leave!
Anyway, there's not a whole bunch else to report. I hope all of you are having wonderful weeks, and I'll see you later.
Live big, stay classy.
-Dtro

I'm officially out of corny blog titles

So, let me begin by posting a picture. Guys and Dolls just finished, right? Yeah yeah bittersweet boohoo we'll miss the seniors, etc etc. I'm not going to get into the production itself, at least not until I show you this horrid sight. I must forwarn that the faint of heart may wish to exit this screen and choose not to scroll down. Repeat, DO NOT scroll down if you do not wish to be disgusted, shocked, and maybe a little bit nauseaus (I can't spell).

I know, it's pretty bad. The only word I can think of is "atrocious," and even that doesn't do it justice. I mean come on. Metallic blue pants, yellow and white striped shirt, red and yellow vest, red beret thingy, and rainbow jacket? One night I made fun of it on stage by adlibbing that I had won the jacket off an ice cream vendor in a dice game.

Ugh. I hate when hideous costumes detract from my natural beauty. That jacket doesn't deserve to be worn on such an aesthetic form as my own.

By the way, I STRONGLY reccommend reading the book Life of Pi by Yann Martel. I'm reading it in my English class and I can't put it down.

Oh, yeah, and the show went well. Live big, stay classy, all that jazz.

Dudes and Dude-ettes

Yeah, I need to stop having such ridiculous titles for my blogs. That one is my modern translation of my school's musical- Guys and Dolls. Gaburay and Katie cover that a little bit in their blogs. The good news is, unlike them, if you come to the show you will not see me in any yellow unitard. I'll be sporting a nice suit that probably won't fit very well... not many pants come in my size (small waist + long legs = tailored clothes).


This show is going to be good.... I think. We had our first full-cast run-throught today. Admittedly, the songs in which I have a big part were a bit rough, but that's always true for the guys' songs at this point in the production. Hopefully, by opening night, I'll be singing like a pretty little bird- and the other guys will, too.

Here are those dates for you:
March 22 (thurs) - 730 pm
March 23 (fri)- 730 pm
March 24 (sat)- 730 pm

Tickets are selling out fast, so if you want to buy some check out http://www.mariemontschools.org/guysanddolls/
for ticket info. Also on that site, you can see me painting the set like the beast I am. Here it is for those of you too lazy to click a link:

Stay Classy, Live Big.

I put the "Muse" in "Music"

Ok, so that's a REALLY tacky title for a blog entry. But I wanted to write about music, but it's been a long week and it's late.
First, I'll describe my night tonight. My friend Max shows up at 6, asks me to hang out, we go to another friend's house, but he had tennis, so we invited ourselves to another friend's house where we watched tv and played guitar hero (if you don't own it, get it. it's like ddr but for guitar and way cooler). Then we went bowling with a few other people... it was overall a really fun night, and I thought I'd write about it because currently it is the cause of my good mood.
So, back to music.
I have this mucial going on right now. It opens in less than 3 weeks, and I could not be any more nervous. I really hope it goes well, but all signs point to catastrophe on my part. It's especially nerve-racking because this will be the first show that the critics who come see will actually be evaluating my performance.
Then, there's the other music in my life. About a week ago, actually at this exact time of day, I was playing music with Atch and Dustin @ the Famine. It was probably the most sobering part of February for me. We spent about two hours getting lost in playing whatever music came to us, and it was refreshing and uplifting. I got home, and for days I've been writing and singing music. My inspiration has been through the roof. If you're someone who has any interest at all in writing or singing music, it's the cure to any problem you have, from homework to drama- whatever ails you, there's a song for it. In any case, it really has been a reminder for me that God speaks to us in lots of ways. I mean, maybe He's moving in me when I play guitar. (Although, I did lose at Guitar Hero tonight, but that's another story).

As I said, it has been a long week. Leave some love, guys. And know that I love each and every one of you VIers. Live big, stay classy.