Ma Vie

Well, life is pretty typical right now. I'm crazy busy with musical (every night from 6:30 to 9:15), getting ready for Baby Day at church, prepping for the choir trip, and, of course singing and dancing and playing the piano... like usual.

I've also begun to rewrite and revise an old story that I began years ago. You can find it here: http://www.teamo-inluvwitheb.blogspot.com/. If you read it, please comment! Anything you say will make me a better writer.

Je t'aime,
Jade

Elaine Paige- Memory Live (London 2000)

Happy 60th Birthday, Elaine! A tribute to one of the most amazing actress British theatre has produced... Memory.

C'est la vie

Ah, life. It is what it is.... I'm sitting here, finishing a short story, then my essay on ovarian cancer (yikes!), and then essay questions about The Grapes of Wrath. I'm wondering how Nicholynn and Megan and Courtney are doing...

I'm also thinking about musical. Tonight we arranged "There's A Sunny Side To Every Situation." I have to sit on the third level of a three-level structure that creaks and rocks like crazy, sing a three measure solo without a microphone, and look out at the audience through a window that is not technically a window, but rather, a two-way mirror. I tap, I sing, I act... it's all good.

I'm also thinking (worrying) about college. I know what I want to do... actually doing it could prove difficult. I want to act, sing, dance... I want to be one Broadway, and I want to teach high school or middle school French or music. I know what I want. I don't know how I'll make these crazy dreams a reality.

I'm also thinking about the list of baby names that Mom and I came up with the other day. There are some really interesting ones and some really pretty ones. My favorite new name is Serena Regine. The funniest one is Visa Victoria (and her twin brother Victor Vermont). Lol.

Rambling

We got a letter from Megan today. It's so strange to think about her being so far away, as if it's just me imagining things again. Nicholynn at school in Pasadena? Heck, yea. But Megan in New Mexico, thinking about going back to school? I remember her playing school with me, but never being in school. It seems so wrong, and at the same time it seems just... right.

It's weird. Courtney's old enough to get married? She's living with her fiance in Pittsburgh? It seems like just days ago that we were just kids, having sleepovers and later on, going shopping together. Wow.

And I'm sixteen. I can get my driver's permit as soon as Dad takes me. In two years I will graduate from high school and leave everything I've ever known groveling in my dust as I flee to the big, beautiful, scary world of New York City. How is that possible? Two years and I will be an adult. I can vote, give blood, get married if I find someone!

That doesn't seem possible..... None of this does.....

But anyway, if anyone would like to critique my latest short story, it can be found at www.work-inluvwitheb.blogspot.com

Haha, good times...

You know how boring it can get on snow days, right? Well, yesterday was one such day, so the boys and I decided to have a little bit of fun...

Here, available to the public for the first time, is the recording of the Rum Tum Tugger by Jade, Theo, and Ry of the Peach Rings. Tehe, enjoy! It's not as awful as it may appear... watch the real video, we're not that off!

Life

You know, all of my fears and dreams that revolved around Zack... I think I made them up. I know I've done that before. But I think I loved him for awhile, but now that I know nothing will ever work, I seem to just not care. Maybe I was holding too tightly to a dream that I knew would never come to be, just for the sake of saying that I had that dream. But now that it's over...



I've been torn for a while. I have a very close friend that I think I could be in "like" with. But I don't know. I know I don't stand a chance with him, but still... I wonder. A lot.



Courtney, you are so lucky to have your future settled with the man of your dreams!

Districts

Wow, districts was incredible. I had an amazing time after the initial Wednesday shock. Wednesday I was scared out of my mind, and I didn't make regionals because I was so homesick and nervous. I completely butchered my audition, but after that I was fine. I stayed with a wonderful family in Troy, and, thank God, Nikki stayed with me.

Thursday and Friday were both very busy, but they were a lot of fun. Dr. Drafall is an amazing conductor. She feels so much through her music and she passed that on to us as a choir. Every time we did a song, she would conduct it with such passion and emotion that it almost brought tears to my eyes at times. She was so wonderful, and I already miss working with her.

The food was disgusting in the cafeteria, making me very grateful for Mifflinburg's wonderful cafeteria staff. The town itself was pretty and quaint, actually a little smaller than Mifflinburg, I think.

But the experiance of working with Dr. Lynn Drafall was beyond everything the most incredible thing. I'm going to miss working with her. She is beyond amazing, and deserves every ounce of respect and credit that anyone and everyone can give her.

Jinkies!

I have district choir tomorrow, and I'm scared out of my mind! I get to stay with total strangers for three whole days in extremely remote Troy, PA. Pray for me!

gene kelly

A tribute to the best Tap Dancer of all time. Gene Kelly died on February 2, 1996. Rest in Peace, Gene.

I hate being the daughter of sensitive people. Their petty insecurities get in the way of everything, and then they get p.o.ed when I'm not as PATHETIC as they are.

Best male actors of the 20th Century

James Earl Jones - born Todd Jones on January 17, 1931, James is known for his very distinctive bass voice. He has played in movies such as The Hunt for Red October, The Reading Room, The Christmas Box, and voiced Mufasa in The Lion King.

Gene Kelly - born Eugene Curran Kelly on August 23, 1912, Gene is best known for his "old-fashioned hoofing" and his high, thin tenor voice. Gene has been in numerous movies, such as Singin' In The Rain, An American In Paris, and Brigadoon. He died on February 2, 1996.

Colm Wilkinson - born on June 5, 1944 in Dublin, Colm is most famous for being the best Jean Valjean EVER! He is also well-known for his portrayal of Phantom of the Opera in Toronto.

Dick van Dyke - born Richard Wayne Van Dyke on December 13, 1925, Dick is known for such family classics as Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He also spent a good deal of time on The Dick Van Dyke Show and Diagnosis Murder.

Andy Griffith - born Andy Samuel Griffith on June 1, 1926, Andy is best-known for The Andy Griffith Show and the show Matlock.

Sir John Mills - born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills on February 22, 1908, Sir John Mills has a list of credits larger than the perimeter of Mifflinburg. He is (was) an incredible Broadway actor... my favorite Gus the Theatre Cat. Sir Mills died on April 23, 2005, and when he filmed Cats, he was completely blind. Wow.

Best female actors of the 20th Century

Well, I'm bored sinced we don't have school today, so I was watching YouTube and thinking, so here you go... my top favorite female actors (Top 10?). Not necessarily in order...

Dame Julie Andrews - born Julia Elizabeth Wells on October 1, 1935, Julie is famous for Broadway and Hollywood productions such as My Fair Lady (Eliza), The Sound of Music (Maria), Mary Poppins (title role), and recently the Eloise (Nanny), Shrek (the queen), and Princess Diaries movies. Definately amazing!

Elaine Paige - born Elaine Bickerstaff on March 5, 1948, Paige is famous for her many, many Broadway performances. Some of my favorites? Cats (Grizabella), Evita (Eva Peron), Sunset Boulevard (Norma Desmond), and Piaf (as Edith). Elaine is only 4'10'', but her voice is absolutely amazing! It gives me confidence to know that she is as amazing as she is, but she's even smaller than I am! Paige most recently played the title role in the musical The Drowsy Chaperone in London.

Angela Lansbury - born Angela Brigid Lansbury on October 16, 1925, Angela is famous for Broadway and Hollywood productions. A few of my faves are Pirates of Penzance (Ruth), Mrs. Santa Claus (title role), her appearance on the Julie Andrews Hour, and Murder She Wrote (Jessica Fletcher). Her most recent role (at age 82!) was as Leona Mullen in the play Deuce in New York City.

Reta Shaw - born on September 13, 1912, Reta is famous for supporting roles such as the Cook in Mary Poppins, Mabel in the Pajama Game, and as a fellow witch in the television show Bewitched. Reta died of natural causes on January 8, 1982 at age 69.

Carol Burnett - born Carol Creighton Burnett on April 26, 1933, Carol is famous for The Carol Burnett Show, Annie, and her friendships with both Lucille Ball and Julie Andrews. She is an incredible comedian... one of her best clips is "Went With the Wind.

Bernadette Peters - born Bernadette Lazzara on February 28, 1948, Peters is a very well-known Broadway actress. Perhaps on my favorite roles that she has played is that of the witch in Into the Woods. She's also been in Annie (the movie, as Lily St. Regis) and Sunday in the Park with George, among many, many other shows. Probably one of the most risque of my faves.

Agnes Moorehead - born Agnes Robertson Moorehead on December 6, 1900, Agnes is most famous for her role as Endora on Bewitched, but she also played in Citizan Kane, Jane Eyre, and she voiced the Goose in Charlotte's Web. She died of uterine cancer on April 30, 1974.

Lucille Ball - Lucille Desiree was born on August 6, 1911 and is perhaps one of the most famous commediennes of all time. She is most famous for the I Love Lucy show, but I also love her in the original Yours, Mine, and Ours. Lucy died on April 26, 1989.

Kristin Chenoweth - born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth on July 24, 1968, Kristin is perhaps most famous for originating the role of Galinda in the Broadway musical Wicked. She is an amazing coloratura soprano, and an unashamed Christian in Hollywood.

Lea Solonga - born Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga on February 22, 1971, she is the most amazing Fantine and Eponine EVER! She is also well-known for her portrayal of Kim in Miss Saigon.

Shirley Jones - born Shirley Mae Jones on March 34, 1934 (in Charleroi, PENNSYLVANIA!), I love Shirley for her part in the Music Man (Marianne Paroo), Carousel (Julie), and Oklahoma (Laurie). Shirley is also VERY famous for her time spent on the 70's show, The Partridge Family.

Maureen O'Hara - born Maureen FitzSimmons on August 17, 1920 in Dublin, Maureen is well-known for the many movies that she made with actor John Wayne. I personally love her performance in The Parent Trap.

So, there you have it. The best of the best! I'll post the guys next... when I get another minute or two ; )

Hmmm...

Just kinda randomly thinking... fun stuff...

Let's see: my wedding details.
Date: December 16

Color Scheme: Black, white, and emerald green

Maid/Matron of Honor: Jenn Krell

Bridesmaids: Nicholynn, Megan, Courtney, Brittney

Accompanist(s): Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Rapson

Vocalists: Laura, ?

Flower girl: Jillian?

Ring Bearer: Josiah?

Ceremony: 6 pm, candle-lighting

Flowers: white roses/ emerald ribbons

Dress:

Bridesmaids: satin emerald gown opening onto black train w/ silver embroidery - also black velvet trim

Flower Girl: variation of bridesmaid's dress, minus the train ; )

Yes, I have a tiara veil and tiaras planned as head pieces... also full bouquets of white roses for the bridesmaids, just one white rose for moi.

Guys: black formal tuxes w/ emerald green cummerbunds... of course!

Children's Names

Moriana Christine
Angelina Janel
Elaine Juliana
Lyssa Marie
Jillian Cosette
Aria Nicole
Sylvia Catherine
Elizabeth Margeurite
Kloe Renee
Victoria Lynn
Noelle Elise

Erik Michael
Philip James
Zachary Aaron
Thomas Matthew

Hmm, I could go funeral too, but I'm not ready to die yet... I have to watch Cats a few more times first ; )

Well, it's just me again. Watching Into the Woods, singing, tap dancing, dancing en pointe. Acting, reading, writing. Just being who I am.

But what is that? What am I? Who am I? Am I truly kind or am I truly malicious? Am I honest, or feigning honesty through a tangled web of deceit and lies, fooling even myself? What is this thing that I'm living? A life? An existance?

Hmm. Things to ponder...

Ick.

District Choir is in two weeks. I'm scared. Out of my mind. Jinkies.

Well, Theo and Ry and I had some time on our hands last Wednesday, so we decided to have some fun. Meet the newest members of the cast of Cats: mes freres!

Ugh

I feel like I could die. Or kill someone else.

Zack, my Zack, the Zack that I have loved for the past year and a half... is gay. He has a boyfriend, and he has pictures of them kissing on facebook. I could wring his neck. Now I really want to go back to New York... or as far away from Pittsburgh as possible! (Sorry, Courtney.)

I don't understand how this happened. I don't understand why this happened. How could Mr. Head Honcho up there, the "god of love" allow this to happen to me? Some love that is! He's a selfish loser just like the people that he created, and I am really angry with him. With Zack. With... grr, everything!

Well, life is life. I want to know why I'm bothering. No matter how hard I try, Mifflinburg remains a ditch. A ditch that doesn't give a *bleep* about anything but catching up with China's test scores.

So, I live from moment to moment, class to class, trying not to give a *bleep* about anything other than school. Do you realize how hard that truly is? I couldn't care less about my stupid church, because it's all hypocrisy and politics and poor treatment of volunteers. I care about school more than is healthy, and the same thing with my family. I get so dang close and then they leave me or I leave them. What's the point? I'm going to leave in less than 3 years, and I'm going to try to keep in contact, and they'll never answer my letters or return my phone calls. And I'll wonder, why the heck do I bother?

I'll be a bum on the streets of New York, trying desperately to become good enough to get into the chorus of some random show. And I'll wonder why on earth I left everything here behind. I'll forget that this place is a hole filled with good people and bad people who don't know what they're missing by staying here. I'll come back, and then I'll miss the city. If I stay in the city, I'll miss Mifflinburg and all of its "patheticness."

What an existence.

Life

Well, basically, my bedroom's clean, I counted 98 pair of shoes, midterms are this week, I made the musical (42nd Street) as Ethel, I'm scared out of my mind about district choir in a month, and I'm obsessed with the musical Cats and an incredible British named Elaine Paige. C'est mon vie.
Here, thought you might get a kick out of these:

The cutest kids in town...

Just a few pics of the cutest kids in the whole wide world! Chas, Charlie, Britty, and my bros.