Well, we can't all come and go by TURTLE!

Sat, 18 Feb 2006 18:15:02 GMT

Yesterday was SO FUN!!!!

Guys and Dolls rocked! Everyone was so into it and yes, ad libbing does make a performance better!!!!! Rudy was HILARIOUS!! OMG! HE ROCKED!!!

Sarah: What Obediah means is...
Nathan: Obediah?
Sarah: We wish you every happiness.
Nathan: What's an Obediah?

I had to work so hard to keep from laughing there!! And the Lt. Brannigans were doing James Bond/Charlie's Angel poses! And Hannah, oh hannah you rock, one of her ad libs as she walked on stage was "Just keep taking the medimucil (sp?) and you'll stay regular! Oh hi Sarah!!" Yeah, it was a pretty awesome show. I hope tonight's is just as fun!! And that mom let's me go to Nicolette's house for her party.

~Devin~

Guys and Dolls

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 01:10:56 GMT

Last couple of performances of Guys and Dolls were pretty awesome. It's really fun and I swear I'm gonna cry when it's all over.

I was in a good mood today, but once I went out in the crappy weather, my mood dropped. Damn weather. Hopefully I feel better tomorrow and school's good tomorrow. Also more peoples are coming to Guys and Dolls tomorrow so I gotta do good!

~Devin~

Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:59:26 GMT

OMFG! Only 2 more days til Guys and Dolls "opens"!!! I'm so excited, but nervous that we're gonna suck! And I'm gonna strangle a certain girl who has invited herself to live in our dressing room. I'll kill her I tell you. She keeps complaining that she doesn't want to be there and she wants to go home. I was so close to tell her "then GO HOME!" She said "I'm not gonna be in the play next year or in theater tech." To which everyone responded later that night "good, now we don't have to deal with you next year." We're so mean, but she's driving us all insane. She's way too much of a diva. I do not like divas. Can you tell?

I'm actually in a good mood. Doesn't look like it but I am. Can't wait for Wednesday! Gonna take some awesome pictures!! WOOT!

~Devin~

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 02:40:09 GMT

I'm in a much better mood today for some strange and unusual reason. The run through of guys and dolls was horrible, but it could've been worse.

Eh, not much new so I'm gonna go back to eating my ice cream.

See ya.

~Devin~

Overload

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 03:35:54 GMT

I think I'm gonna go through with it, quit skating...It's a hard descision, and I wouldn't at least til I finished the ice show and took my next USFSA test. It's heartbreaking to leave Jackie, but if I'm gonna be in a musical every year in High School and keep missing all these skating practices, I'm gonna either have to stop skating or stop ice shows and/or stop usfsa tests and competitions. And if I have nothing to work towards, I see no point in skating. Don't get me wrong, I love ice skating, it's just, I can't handle it anymore. It's more of a stress factor rather than a stress reliever. Because of skating, I've had to turn down a lot of things I've wanted to do. I want to do something and the first question that my parents ask is "will it interfere with skating?" Of course the answer is always yes. Skating is no longer a priority. I would rather be in theater or chorus rather than skating. And no, I'm not gonna start skating in the morning just so I can do theater because I'm not going to overwork myself like that. Theres so many new things I want to try. So many new things I want to do. But because of this stupid sport I've been trapped in for nearly 9 years now, I can't do anything new. I know I've had this rant several times, but right now between school, skating, and guys an dolls, I'm feeling the overload a lot. Eh, I just need a break and sleep. But until guys and dolls is over, I can't have a break. At least theres a three day weekend this weekend AND next weekend.

~Devin~

Rent and Guys and Dolls

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:18:43 GMT

Guess what?

TODAY I GOT TICKETS TO RENT!!!!!!! WAHOOO!!!!!!!

That's pretty much all that's been happening.

Oh yes, I've been madly looking for Kristy Cates and Stacie Morgan Lewis pics for a new banner I want...but I can't find any I like.

And Guys and Dolls is finally somewhat starting to come together. Hopefully the rehearsals with the orchestra (or pit band as elise insists on calling them) are better than last week. Yeah, last week, orchestra rehearsals were BAAAAAAD!!!!

Lets just hope this week is somewhat livable. I'm getting sick and can't afford to get sick anytime soon. Maybe after Guys and Dolls.

~Devin~

Sun, 29 Jan 2006 20:56:35 GMT

Oh, the world is so entertaining. Especially useless and mindless fights. But what makes it even better is that people take those fights personally and it escalates so much that even the people who are supposed to control these fights, cannot. But isn't that what all fights are like? I'm finding it easier to control myself so I don't get involved, even though my soul is screaming to say something. Because I have gained this sort of control, I am able to find the funnier and entertaining points in such uselessness.

It's funny, how something that would've made me furious a month ago and would've gotten me into trouble for wasting my time on such a pointless issue, entertains me now and is more of a stress reliever rather than a stress factor.

Oh and the IRONY! THE IRONY in what some people say! It's so entertaining on how some people use such useless arguments to support themselves and don't even realize how stupid they're making themselves look...

Okay, I'm done now, lol.

~Devin~

Wicked Wicked Wicked!!!

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 02:23:19 GMT

Wicked rocked...no, it was awesome! No...it was AMAZING! No...screw words! Words can't describe it. I was crying during For Good! I didn't even know it til I tried to talk and I realized my voice was shaking and I couldn't breathe normally. You know, crying breathing. Especially since Ana and Kate couldn't even finish it! *sobs* Deary me...they will be missed. I have a review on WitchesofOz, but I don't feel like rewriting it, it was really long. But I must point out Defying Gravity (I couldn't breathe after listening to that) and As Long As You're Mine (wow...wow...that's all I'm gonna say) Oh and No Good Deed (Chills galore!).

So Finals are okay, I think I did okay on them. Probably should've studied a bit more...but I'm too lazy. I think I did fine.

~Devin~

Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:28:41 GMT

TGIF!!!! I'm so happy it's friday! I'm already freaking out about sunday. The whole cast of Guys and Dolls now knows that I'm going to see Wicked on sunday...I'm such a horribly annoying fan...

Speaking of Guys and Dolls, rehearsal was REALLY fun today! I was all into it, everyone was really into it today! I got the whole background acting and reacting shit done and it felt good.

I also figured out my Drafting final so I should pass with a B...hopefully...and I'm sure I passed my biology test. It was really easy!

And there was a stupid comic in the newspaper about Brokeback Mountain and it made me mad. If it was just a normal comic, it'd be fine, but this is a political cartoon strip that's in the regular comics section. I hate that it's so conservative and really rude. I'd rather read the Boondocks!

American Idol was hysterical this week...but I prefer Skating with Celebrities, lol. I know it sounds mean, but it makes me feel better about my skating. These people are on national television doing basic moves and being treated like they won the gold medal in the olympics, if I was there showing off my non-existent double salchows, I'd be a god! lol.

So now...off to eat and get hyped up for my loverly weekend!

~Devin~

Mindless Rambling

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:49:24 GMT

Well, I was feeling apologetic for a while. Felt a little guilty, wanted to make things better...but nope! Not anymore! Oh and I'm in such a happier mood right now! I don't get how everything works right now...

Okay, mindless rambling, I'm going back to working on that *cough* research paper. *grumble*

~Devin~

Winter/Spring Stress...a condition we should all relate to

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 04:19:05 GMT

So what's been going on in Devin's fantabulous life? Nothing...my mic doesn't work anymore...no more recording crappy versions of No Good Deed, I'm Not That Girl, I'll Know, and Adelaide's Lament.

I also have a research paper due on thursday. When was this assigned? Last thursday. Yes, one week to do a research paper. And, oh yeah, get this, we can't check out any of the mythology books to help us with this paper until tuesday, after school. Oh yeah, we're all gonna do GREAT on this paper. And I have guys and dolls shit. I'm not gonna have time to write a f'n research paper in 2 days!

Oh yes, and I have to go back to the goddamn ice rink tomorrow. Really, skating is now just in the way of my life. I don't care about the ice show. I don't want this anymore. Someone take my step out and get me out of this hell. I'm in a crappy mood, can ya tell? It must be just end of semester stress and stuff too. Finals...research paper...Guys and Dolls...Ice Show...okay, winter/spring stress in general.

I don't get it, I was in a good mood today and yesterday, but suddenly I got all mad and annoyed. grrrr...I hate my mood...

No school tomorrow so life should seem better tomorrow, maybe.

~Devin~

annoying forums...LEAVE ME ALONE!

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 03:58:30 GMT

Bye bye UL!!! I loved ya, but now some of you people are annoying me, and in order for me not to start a fight, I'm going to settle down and not go back for a while. I don't like forum fights, but I hate holding in what I really want to say, now the poor readers of my xanga shall be forever forced to listen to my rants.

I'm only gonna say that the battle off the forums started...all because someone supposedly "Yelled" at someone for not spelling something right, and he's dyslexic, which offended him. He left that forum, came to a new one and said the old forum was mean. Then some people from the old forum came over to the "new" forum and claimed that "they had a whole thread saying we were mean!" I'm sorry, but the topic of that thread was "who's from UL?" innocently just to see how many ULers were out there. Well, of course, dear old "mom" went over and defended us, and started a mini fight because of some people's *coughcough* inability to let things go and find other, nonoffesive way to let out your anger, such as a journal or a livejournal! lol. So here I am ranting, if any ULers read this, I don't hate you, so please don't think I do, it's just the fights that start over stupid little things that make me mad.

So now, I'm going to bed, because I'm late...again...should be asleep right now...HA!

Sat, 07 Jan 2006 22:58:03 GMT

Last weekend before going back to school...it could be a good thing though...I'm gonna be constantly doing something that the next two months should go by pretty fast, I hope... I'm afraid that a TON of drama's gonna break out in Guys and Dolls. Nothing has really happened yet. I mean there are "cliques" but not really strong cliques or anything yet. But by february, we're probably all gonna hate each other, not a good thing. Maybe we'll be too busy getting yelled at by Mrs. Hanson and running through everything over and over and over again that we won't have to worry about fights, we'll be too busy trying to do everything right.

Almost done with my biology project! Only have to make my parents do a survey and I have to make a cover page. Why I haven't just gone forward and done the cover page remains a mystery.

Took down the christmas lights finally, so we don't look too much like hicks. The neighbors were getting worried. My house seems so boring now...Next holiday? MLK Jr. Day...nothing fun about that day, 'cept I get to miss school. Then...valentines day? Not much fun...probably waaay to much shit with freshie girls mooning over other boys, and crying when they're still single on v day. Oh well, SUCK IT UP! I DON'T CARE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND!!! Okay done with that...

~Devin~

Oh the Joys of Optimism

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 01:31:30 GMT

Lalalala! Even though I still have two projects to finish before I go back to school in ONE WEEK! AAAAHHH!!! I am feeling very optimistic. I'm very happy for some reason. I don't feel like the world's going to crash down on me if I take one wrong step...don't ask me why...

~Devin~

Families, can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 02:22:16 GMT

Well, life sucks right now. My cousin was reading my xanga, which is perfectly fine, I have it set on public for a reason, for people to read it. But aparently she told her parents what I put and she overexaggerated and made me sound like a bitch. (and yes I can be a bitch on my xanga, but it's my f'n xanga!!! COME ON!) Then I guess my uncle got all pissed off at me and started yelling at my mom saying that I was an ungrateful bitch and that I thought I was better than everyone else in the family and that I said that I hated my family and that I didn't like family functions and that "nobody knows me." Which I know I never said because I'm the one who always preaches "don't say 'nobody knows me' because someone somewhere in the world will understand and know you." Its such an emo thing to say and I hate the emo cult. So my cousin's pretty much being a bitch, and if she finds my lj too, good for her. HERE! MAKE ME LOOK LIKE MORE OF A BITCH I DON'T CARE! My uncle's just plain mean...i'm sorry, what I heard my mom say what he said was just wrong and mean. He's always "mr. family, nobody hates anyone" and he goes and does this to me and my mom. He's lucky my dad didn't go and murder him. I was hysterically crying today...they have no idea how much that hurt me...but whatever now, I'm just mad at them now. *Shakes head.* My crazy family, always gives me something interesting to write about.

Wed, 28 Dec 2005 00:30:21 GMT

What the hell is wrong with dad. He just yelled at me for just giving him these directions for my biology project that's due Jan. 13. He was actually yelling at me, my mom was even trying to reason with him, and she was someone who would yell at me for that, not dad. Is he that blind that the reason I didn't give it to them because even if I did I wouldn't have had time to do it til break, and I would have lost the directions by now. The only reason he's mad at me is because he has to actually DO something in order for me to finish the project. Honestly, Dad is the laziest person. In order for him to shut the fuck up, mom had to tell him that she'd take me to do it and he can stay home and sleep. Thats all he fuckin' does. Sleep, he gets up at 5 to go to work, he gets home at 11, talk about a "job" then he sleeps. OH and god forbid he works til 2, then he acts like he's been working for 36 hrs straight. He's got all fuckin' day to sleep. And then when he actually does something, he acts like he climbed mount everest and deserves the nobel prize. He's such a blind, oblivious, idiot, and I hate it.

Happy Christmahanukwanzakuh

Tue, 27 Dec 2005 04:21:10 GMT

Well, christmas rocked. I got my iPod Nano! Yay! It's so perty! I got some clothes and tons of socks and some other stuff. And I finally got my RENT cd! So now the rest of this week is going to consist of sitting around and doing nothing...AWESOME! So yeah, that's my fun and interesting life. I really don't know what to write.

Oh yeah, I cantored at church on christmas eve. It was awesome. I did good, but screwed up several times, lets just leave it at that. Crazy Fr. Bart embarrassed me in front of the whole church saying "who would have guessed that Devin could cantor like that!?" And everyone's all "What a shocker!" So I felt happy and giddy. Yeah...my life sucks, lol. Nothing interesting ever happens.

~Devin~

Christmas is coming but not soon enough

Wed, 21 Dec 2005 03:38:27 GMT

So life's been somewhat okay. Quite entertaining but I keep having this gut feeling that everything shouldn't be happy for some reason, even though it's christmas and I want to be as happy as possible. lol. This week is going by really slow. God, it's only tuesday! It should be thursday by now, lol. So yeah, two tests tomorrow...loverly, then holiday assembly thursday, and fifty gazillion parties on friday. I need to bring euro food for world studies but i'm not sure what to make...I shall ponder it in my sleep. I'm freakin' tired, so I shall go to bed and try not to think that there's something wrong.

Sat, 17 Dec 2005 03:37:02 GMT

Today was pretty cool. But guys and dolls rehearsal wasn't as fun today as it was yesterday. We had to sing songs with the orchestra. I only sang 3 songs but I was forced to stay for 3 hours. Not cool. The orchestra's pretty good, but we suck...not good. I cracked really loud too. I'm losing faith in my voice too. I tried to sing follow the fold today at home and it sucked! So I sang some of my christmas music and it also sucked! So now I'm gonna suck when I cantor at church...not cool...not cool at all...grrr stupid cantoring with a horrible voice.

On another note, we're getting our christmas tree tomorrow! And leslie broke up with manny...or actually manny broke up with her, lol. Aw poor leslie... Well, I was feeling somewhat "lonely" but not really lonely, you know? I mean it's not that I need a bf or that I even want one, it's just that...Everyone else wants and/or has one and turnabout's coming up and people are starting to wonder who's asking who and I'm just kinda feeling anti-social I guess... I wouldn't know who to ask anyway. I mean, I'm not gonna ask someone just so I ask someone but...I mean knowing I wasn't going to even try to go to homecoming was bad enough...turnabout's gonna completely suck...GAH! STOP WORRYING YOU'RE JUST A FRESHIE AND TURNABOUT'S A MONTH OR SO AWAY!! YOU HAVE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT LIKE GUYS AND DOLLS!!!

~Devin~

Sickness...ew

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:25:41 GMT

I know, I haven't updated in forever...I was forced to stay home from school today. I had the stomach flu last night so my mom went all crazy and said "you can't go out until you can keep food down!" so yeah...I'm gonna get yelled at by many friends tomorrow. I'm gonna fall behind too! Loverly...ugh, I hate missing school...Now I have some homework from monday to do...really annoying homework too. GRRRR! Crazy parents, what am I gonna do with them?

Stuff

Sat, 10 Dec 2005 03:34:24 GMT

You know what's funny? That the power at the Oriental theatre going out and cancelling a Wicked performance made the news this morning, lol. I'm like "wow, that's news worthy?" LOL Anyways...I got contacts today! They suck to put in and take out but they're really cool. I heart them. But I can only wear them for 6 hours tomorrow so I can't wear them during the morning during my dance class and my ice show pics. But that's easily remedied, just take my glasses off during the pics. Aunt Patti is coming tomorrow from Michigan! I'm so excited! She's going to my guitar concert! That always makes me happy.

Guys and Dolls is going excellently. I got measured for my costume on thursday and I blocked my first two scenes this week. Some progress! The only problem is that skating keeps getting in the way of me going to rehearsals. I told Mrs. Hanson that I'd be able to switch my schedule around in Jan. and Feb. but I'm not so sure how true that is...I feel bad for abandoning skating but theatre stuffs is more important to me than skating right now. Eh, I dunno, I'll just go through christmas happily and wait to see what happens.

~Devin~

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 23:43:36 GMT

Well, today I almost got written up for being off campus at lunch. That was fun. The security guard got all mad and said "I'll let you go this time!" lol. So yeah...

I was sick this week, I'm finally starting to get better. I'm not completely nasaly and stoned-looking. YAY! Maybe I'll stay healthy for more than 2 DAYS this time.

It's official, Ana Gasteyer and Kate Reinder's last performances in Wicked are on January 22. It's good in one way because that means I got the right tickets, but bad because I'm gonna miss 'em. :( But go Kristy Cates and Stacie Morgan Lewis for getting to take over!! Can't wait to see them. Now I have ANOTHER reason to drag my friends to the lottery every weekend, lol.

So I'm trying to get into the christmas spirit still, feelin' a bit down for some reason...even though it snowed today and it's the first day of December. Maybe once my dad gets off his lazy butt and puts the christmas lights up I'll feel better. But in order for the christmas tree to last til Jan. 6 (the day we take all the stuff down every year) we need to wait til like Dec. 17 to get the tree.

Happy december everyone!

Sickness and other crappy stuff

Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:41:46 GMT

I'm tired and sick and bored. Mom made me stay home from school today. Now I'm gonna fall behind on everything...loverly. Dunno if I'm gonna go tomorrow, I want to just cuz I feel like I have to in order to reduce the stress that will fall upon me when I return to school and get all my makeup work. I also have my Guys and Dolls rehearsal tomorrow and I'm gonna feel awful if I miss it...I already missed the last two rehearsals. I'm afraid I'm gonna get dropped from it...I wouldn't be surprised...Oh well...*turns on christmas music to feel happy again* That's better.

Thanksgiving

Sat, 26 Nov 2005 18:27:55 GMT

Well, Thanksgiving was okay I guess. My cousin ignored the whole family by listening to her ipod. And the family calls ME rude. Kami was fun though, she's gonna work for MAC cosmetics!!!! Then she'll figure out how to put on makeup without looking like a drag queen. Wow, lots of randomness from me really. I'm going to see HP today again, and RENT tomorrow...my mom wants to go, YAY!!! So yeah, that's my fun life...ugh, really don't feel like doing much of anything right now...

Goths

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:35:25 GMT

Omg, this is so hilarious!!!! Half of it is just plain ridiculous and the other half is what any normal teenager would think of! lol. Gotta love the catholics... (I'm catholic too so I'm not trying to say they all suck. lol.

Body: This is a newsletter that St. Mary's church in Colorado Springs sent out this week:

If Your Child is a Gothic, Reform Through the Lord!

Listed below are some warning signs to indicate if your child may have gone astray from the Lord. Gothic (or goth) is a very obscure and often dangerous culture that young teenagers are prone to participating in.

The gothic culture leads young, susceptible minds into an imagined world of evil, darkness, and violence. Please seek immediate attention through counselling, prayer, and parental guidance to rid your child of Satan's temptations if five or more of the following are applicable to your child:

-Frequently wears black clothing.

-Wears band and/or rock t-shirts.

-Wears excessive black eye makeup, lipstick or nailpolish.

-Wears any odd, silver jewelry or symbols. Some of these include: reversed crosses, pentagrams, pentacles, ankhs or various other Satanic worshipping symbols.

-Shows an interest in piercings or tattoos.

-Listens to gothic or any other anti-social genres of music. (Marilyn Manson claims to be the anti-Christ, and publicly speaks against the Lord. Please discard any such albums IMMEDIATELY.)

-Associates with other people that dress, act or speak eccentrically.

-Shows a declining interest in wholesome activities, such as: the Bible, prayer, church or sports.

-Shows an increasing interest in death, vampires, magic, the occult, witchcraft or anything else that involves Satan.

-Takes drugs.

-Drinks alcohol.

-Is suicidal and/or depressed.

-Cuts, burns or partakes in any other method of self-mutilation. (This is a Satanic ritual that uses pain to detract from the light of God and His love. Please seek immediate attention for this at your local mental health center.)

-Complains of boredom.

-Sleeps too excessively or too little.

-Is excessively awake during the night.

-Dislikes sunlight or any other form of light. (This pertains to vampires promoting the idea that His light is of no use.)

-Demands an unusual amount of privacy.

-Spends large amounts of time alone.

-Requests time alone and quietness. (This is so that your child may speak to evil sprits through
meditation.)

-Insists on spending time with friends while unaccompanied by an adult.

-Disregards authority figures; teachers, priests, nuns and elders are but a few examples of this.

-Misbehaves at school.

-Misbehaves at home.

-Eats goth-related foods. Count Dracula cereal is an example of this.

-Drinks blood or expresses an interest in drinking blood.

(Vampires believe this is how to attain Satan. This act is very
dangerous and should be stopped immediately.)

-Watches cable television or any other corrupted media sources. (Ask your local church for proper programs that your
child may watch.)

-Plays videos games that contains violence or are of a role-playing nature.

-Uses the internet excessively and frequently makes time for the computer.

-Makes Satanic symbols and/or violently shakes head to music.

-Dances to music in a provocative or sexual manner.

-Expresses an interest in sex.

-Masturbates

-Is homosexual and/or bisexual.

-Pursues dangerous cult religions. Such include: Satanism, Scientology, Philosophy, Paganism, Wicca, Hinduism and Buddhism.

-Wears pins, stickers or anything else that contains these various phrases: "I'm so gothic, I'm dead", "woe is me", "I'm a goth".

-Claims to be a goth.

If five or more of these apply to your child, please intervene immediately. The gothic culture is dangerous and Satan thrives within it. If any of these problems persist, enlist your child into your local mental health center.

~St. Mary's Catholic Church

Ahhahahahah! This made my day!

~Devin~