One Yes

It's been a little over a year since I've written this blog and I really wish I had written more over this year. It's been a rough one. Last time I wrote I talked about starting school at Lewis University, and it really hasn't been the best journey of my life. In the world of theatre I am going to have many people say no to my acting, but it has been a little disheartening to be told no so many times. I know I need a thicker skin, and I am trying, but easier said than done. I've also had an ugly reality about people thrown in my face... THEY SUCK! Not all people suck, just the ones who I thought were my friends. I did however meet a few people who have turned out to be very good friends to me, and I can't thank them enough for that. On a happier note however I am still planning my wedding. I have my photographer, church, reception hall, and wedding theme! BTW it's Doctor Who themed! Shane, the fiance, is wearing the 10th Doctor's brown suit and I am dying my hair blond to be his Rose Tyler. The groomsmen will all have an object that is related to different regenerations of The Doctor. (Ex: Shane's brother Coley will be wearing the 4th Doctor's scarf) Our honeymoon is going to be legen-andIhopeyouaren'tlactoseintolerantbecausethenextpartofthisis-dary! We are going to Disney World and Universal Studios! Shane has never been and I've been at least 10 times over the years. Disney has been a HUGE part of my life. I was raised on Disney films, I basically only watched those growing up. Sharing Disney with Shane is going to be amazing, and then one day I will share it with our kids. This Summer was also pretty amazing. I was cast in a production of RENT my all time favorite musical. I was the bag lady and the understudy for Joanne (I had two shows to play her). Joanne has been a dream role for a long time and getting to play her was indescribable. It's that feeling of being one the stage that makes all of those nos irrelevant, it makes them nothing, because one yes can change my life.What yes changed your life?

Let's play catch up

It's been some time since I've written and well a lot has happened. The last time I wrote was when The Dark Knight Rises came out...a year and a half ago. Ok, let's see... I finally got my butt away from the land called Joliet Junior College and am now a proud resident at Lewis University where I am still studying theatre. Since I last wrote I have done a few shows that I am quite proud of. I was in a production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood where I played The Princess Puffer, an opium dealing prostitute. Now aside from playing Juliet this is my biggest role to date. I got three song all to myself, plus a duet! After that i directed a one act which was a scene from The Matchmaker. This was my first experience directing and It was pretty great. I enjoyed getting to have a vision and make it happen. Over this past summer I was a part of Legally Blonde the Musical at Lewis University where I played Enid Hoops, the lesbian law student. That's right, I played a lesbian, and almost the entire show I had to stare at a girls butt, luckily within the first few days this girl and I became really good friends, as a matter of fact, Rachel has become one of my best friends. I honestly have no idea what I would have done without her keeping me sane this semester. I also worked on a show called She Kills Monsters, which is basically like a huge game of Dungeons and Dragons. For those who know me at all, I love D&D! My fiance got me addicted to it soon after we started dating. Sadly I was not onstage for this show but I was backstage helping with quick changes, one of which involved taking red off of a guys face, and then reapplying it, within 10 min altogether. It was crazy!
Obsession #12
Weddings.
I have a right to this one! I am currently planning my wedding and the obsession is getting out of control! I watch wedding shows like Say Yes to the Dress far too much since I have had my wedding dress for about a year.
Oh well, Allonsy!
Stay Classy Readers!

He Rises

Ok, I know I haven't written in quite some time but now is as good a time as any to start up again. And how shall I start? By reviewing The Dark Knight Rises, duh! For all of you that know me I've seen the movie three times within the week that it has been out, so I think a review is in order.
SPOILER ALERT!!!! Don't continue reading if you don't wanna know what happens.
Ok, let's start with Bane. The first time I saw the movie I was like what the hell is wrong with his voice?!?!?!?! It was so uppity and "Do you want some crumpets with your tea?". However, the second time I saw the movie I actually liked it. Yes it was what I said, but I realized that Bane is a highly intelligent character. If you read Batman comics you know Bane is one of the scariest villains because he is not only physically scary, but mentally he could kick Sheldon Coopers butt at trivia. I did not like that with him being as scary as he is that one blast from the Bat Bike and he was down for the count.
Bruce Wayne/Batman. This movie was obviously about Bruce Wayne's redemption. This was portrayed extremely well, especially with The Pit. Him climbing up the pit, to me, was not only the physically Dark Knight Rising, but Bruce going to his redemption. I loved what they did with the ending of the movie with The Batman sacrificing himself for Gotham. This again was part of the redemption plot.
Selina Kyle/ Catwoman. Ok, I have to admit I was really nervous about Anne Hathaway playing this role. I know she is a very versatile actress, but it is still an iconic role and I couldn't help but worry. She nailed the role. I was so pleasantly surprised. I think one of my favorite moments in the film was in the begining when we see her speaking to Bruce and she goes form sweet and shy to I am so not one to be trifled with.
Commissioner Gordon. The only way they really used The Commissioner was to bring out the truth about Harvey Dent, which yes, needed to come out, but I was sad that there wasn't more of him. That being because I LOVE Gary Oldman.
Blake/Robin. I'd like to start with I love Joseph-Gordon Levitt. He is an extremley talented actor. I liked what they did with the character of Blake. He never gave up hope, and that in itself is amazing.  Plus I enjoyed how Bruce left all of the Batman things for him and basically said "Do with this as you wish".
Miranda Tate/ Talia Al Ghul. While sitting in the theater and listening to Bruce Wayne think that Bane was the child of Ra's Al Ghul I was like, "NO! Ra's Al Ghul had a GIRL!!!! Bane can't be his kid!" I sat there and slowly determined that Miranda had to be Talia. Watching the movie three times I caught a shot that really kind of gives it away that she is not as nice as we all thought. She is standing in a slightly darkened room and it is a close up on the side of her face, she has a slight grin that is almost impossible to notice, but it is completely evil.
Alfred. Alfred ripped my heart out when he left. It just wasn't the same without Alfred, however I think it was a good choice to have Alfred leave and come back for the funeral of Bruce. I also loved that they did do the scene in Florence where Alfred sees Bruce and Selina, living the life they never could in Gotham.
Overall it was a truely amazing movie and I couldn't be happier about how Nolan did this film.

Do I hear wedding bells?

Yea, wedding bells... I'm a little shocked too. I'm ENGAGED! How crazy is that? A few months ago I was convinced I would be married to my career and be a lonely dog lady, but here I am, engaged to a wonderful man who loves me. When am I getting married you ask? In June of 2014! Two years away, but still close. I am going wedding dress and bridesmaids dress shopping in a few weeks! I am so excited! I want a lace wedding dress. Lace is sexy and completely classy all at once, how could I go wrong? How did he propose? Well, we were at Easter dinner with my family and he was talking about a sermon he had heard in church that morning and it pointed out that things that have to do with Easter represent new life, when all of a sudden he is on one knee next to me asking me to marry him! Yes, I cried, and obviously said yes. Now we are planning our wedding and I can't wait for it to happen!
         In other news, my brother is moving out of state. He got accepted to Boston University where the mascot is, get this, a Boston Terrier! If you know my family at all we used to have a Boston Terrier name Mecko. He was the cutest little dog ever, but we sadly lost him the summer before I started college. I convinced Shane (the fiance) that when we get a dog it will be a Boston Terrier. His only condition for that is that we get two cats, which I have no issues with.


Obsession # 11
SMASH
I have an obsession with the new TV show Smash. It is about people putting together a musical about Marilyn Monroe! The music in it has been phenomenal! Not only have they done a few covers of songs, but the original music has blown me away. The writers for this how know exactly what they are doing. My personal favorite songs are "Let me be your star" and "Second Hand White Baby Grand". If you haven't watched it at all I suggest you catch up before the season finale!

Allonsy! Take care readers!

One Ring to Rule Them All...

Wow, it's been a while since i've blogged. A lot has happened since then... My Dad cam back from his three month business trip in Europe just in time for Christmas! My Mom and I are beyond happy to have him home. I met a wonderful guy who is probably the biggest geek that I have ever met, but that's part of why I like him. I've started to become more of a geek, I mean come on, I bought my first comic the other day. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) I am the costume designer for the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at my college. That's a new experience that i can't wait to have. I started watching Smallville due to the fact that Superman is my favorite Superhero. I love it! I'm just about to finish season 4. I got a bunch of my hair chopped off the other day so I now have short hair.  You like?

My new hair

My brother and sister-in-law came to visit and we had a ball! It was definatly a good visit. Over this past semester I was involved with two shows at my community college. The first was "The Pillowman" by Martian McDonagh. This involved some twisted stories that involved child killings, and me playing The Little Jesus Girl and getting crucified...that was definatly really interesting! The second show was "Dark of the Moon" Which was basically Twilight with witches instead of Vampiers and a sad ending.
My band finally played a paying gig and we kicked some major butt!!

Obsession #10 Lord of the Rings.
Ladies and Gents for those of you who don't know me I have a love of this series. I read the series in the 8th grade and have been watching the movies since they started 10 years ago. (the ten year anniversary was a few weeks ago) Recently my boyfriend and I watched all three movies and I am excited to say he is more obsessed than I am with the series. During the movies he would sit there and mouth the lines and sing along with Merry and Pippin, or whoever was singing. Most girls would have found this annoying, but me? I find it friggin adorable and awesome! Now, due to my love of the series I am learning some phrases in Elvish.   Man lu vin achenitham? which means: When will we see each other again?      Gerich meleth nin. which means: You have my love.
I told ya'll I was building my geek cred.

Geronimo! Take care readers!

Two Women and a Few Weddings...

So, my father has officially left for Europe for the next three months. These next few months are gonna be tough for my Mom and I. My Mom because her husband is gone and they have never been apart for more than two weeks, and me because my Dad and I are really close. I am having trouble imagining life in this house without him and his cheezey sense of humor. I will however have my boyfriend around to pick up the cheezey humor slack that my Dad is leaving, so I won't go completely without it. Still, I miss my Dad, and can't wait for him to be home!

Obsession #9
Wedding Shows
So my Mom got me hooked on watching Say Yes to the Dress. We sit there and crtique the dresses and I beg her to not be too oppinionated when we pick out my dress and then we talk about what kind of dress I want. Now we have also started watching Four Weddings, and discuss again the aspects that we like and what I want at my wedding. Might I add that I'm only 19...

We Never Come Up With Good Ideas on the Otter!

Ever have that feeling like you've been replaced, or somewhat forgotten? I've been feeling that way a bit. When I first came home in the winter from Indiana I had realized that my "little sister" had replaced me and that weather or not i liked it, I wasn't apart of her life anymore. She had replaced me with a friend and i was no longer a member of the family. Now, I feel more forgotten then replaced. After leaving Indiana and some of my best friends, I kind of feel as if I've been forgotten. I still have a few friends whom i speak to on a regular basis, but there are some that I was so close to, that barely speak to me at all now, and it saddens me, A LOT.  I suppose I really can't help that, I try to keep in touch as much as possible, but the ball is in their court now. I try not to be bitter, or upset with them, but sometimes i just can't help it.

Obsession #8
Marshmallow People....
There is a video on You tube that has plagued my movie group, and well, I'll let it speak for itself...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDn2Xp5ctQM