So. I just kinda sorta finished all the homework I needed to get done this weekend. For the most part. Ish. You get the idea. But I thought writing a new blog was much more important, so here goes:
School is chugging along. I’m mostly happy with my classes for this semester. I’m still in Italian, which is getting less and less fun each time I have to wake up at 7:30am to be able to shower, eat, and walk there by 9am. Actually, I’m very ready for Italian to be over. I don’t think I’ll be continuing my studies of this language, unless I go abroad there. But no more learning languages in a classroom. It’s no fun.
I’m in a Global Geography class that I really love. The professor kind of looks like Mrs Kim from Gilmore Girls, so that makes it a little hard to take her seriously, but the class is great. I love geography. Oh yeah, I don’t think I’ve told you this yet but I’m gonna be a drama and earth science and society double major. Yes. Science. I know. But I don’t mind earth science. However, if I take a math class, someone please whack me. K? Thanks.
I’m in the two intro drama classes this semester, and they’ve both been great. One is stagecraft, where you learn how to build flats and platforms and learn the basics of lighting and sound design. The professor’s kinda crazy, but the class is pretty interesting. Everyone had to pick a crew to participate in and I’m on the sets crew, which is awesome because they don’t actually have any sets for us to be working on, so the guy in charge ishaving us make daggers. Mine is amazingly cool. I love it. And I get to play with saws. Fun! The other drama class is all about the production process of putting on a play. It’s been very informative, but very time consuming. I really love it, tho. It’s very creative and as long as you have a reason for what you’re doing, you can’t ever be wrong, which is great.
The last class I’m taking is Philosophy in Contemporary Issues. It’s been quite boring so far, but I think that’s just because we’ve only been studying the different schools of thought, all of which are very impractical and I only agree with parts of them. Hopefully when we start actually discussing the issues it will get more interesting!
Let’s see, other things that are going on:
Fencing: we’ve had three tournaments since West Point. One was at Yale, and I must say that it made me extremely glad there are no frats at Vassar. And that people at Vassar, even spectators, tend to value good sportsmanship. Another tournament was at Boston College, and neither of our foil subs could come, and one of our foilists was having ankle problems, so I ended up fencing foil, which means I’ve now competed with all three weapons. And I won my first Saber bout, which was a great feeling! I wish I’d won a foil bout, but I kinda forgot that foil’s not a slashing weapon… Our last tournament was yesterday at Wellesley, and Vassar was undefeated! I lost all three of my bouts, but I’m not terribly broken up about it.
Choir/Singing: Choir is going really well. I’ve been moved from alto to second soprano, which is great because it means I get to carry on the second soprano tradition! And we’re singing my all-time favorite choir song this semester: Water Night by Eric Whitaker. It’s so beautiful! I’m really excited!!! I also re-auditioned for The Vastards, an a capella group on campus. I was called back this time, which was really exciting (I think it may have something to do with the fact that I made my friend Ben teach me how to sing pop, since that’s all they sing). I didn’t get in, which was really disappointing, but they only let in one tenor out of all the people they called back, and there was really no chance that I could have joined as a tenor, so I guess that’s ok.
Acting: I didn’t get cast in the Drama Department shows this semester, which I was kinda bummed about, but they weren’t doing anything that I was super excited about, so I think everything turned out for the best there. More disappointing was not being cast in Bare, the student-run musical theater production this semester. But it’s a rock opera, and this is before I made Ben teach me to kind of sing pop, so I guess I didn’t really have too great chance to get in. And I just went and did callbacks for three different student-run shows today, so hopefully I get cast in one of them! I really don’t know anything about any of them, but what I read of the scripts at the callbacks was good! I’ll let you know the verdict of that as I find out. Also, another thing that is very exciting, is that the director of Pound of Flesh (the group that I did The Tempest with last semester) has asked me to Assistant Direct next semester, which means that I would take over the group my Junior year, which is a really amazing opportunity. I said yes, of course, but only if I can audition for the Department shows as well, because I can’t really afford to miss those again, especially if I’m going JYA (Junior Year Abroad). Busy busy busy!
Um, I think that’s everything for now…
OH! I’m super, uber jealous of the snow in Wisconsin! We did just get like an inch today, but that’s kinda more pathetic than anything.
And I watched the last minute of the Super Bowl, which was totally worth it, and, despite the fact that it shoulda been the Packers, it sure was nice to see the Patriots lose.
Also, I got my absentee ballot in the mail the other day and I’m very excited to vote! Yeah Obama!
Ok, now I really think that’s everything… yeah. Yeah it is.
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