War Horse. Amazing.

Today I returned from the very fabulous, very busy, and VERY HOT New York City. There, I sweated through three shirts and all my jeans. Yummy. However, a MAJOR highlight of the experience was seeing the Tony-winning play War Horse. This story follows a young (Scottish? Irish? Well, anyway, the accent was brilliant) boy named Albert who acquired a horse named Joey just before World War 1. I wont give anything away, but Joey gets taken into the war as a riding horse and a wagon puller. The play follows Albert heart wrenching journey fighting in the war to find his beloved horse. This story is amazing, the acting was fantastic. However, the true amazing-ness of this show comes from the horses themselves. Now, of course, War Horse wouldn't have a REAL horse on stage and control it. This is were the puppets come in. However, not a simple muppet puppet, but rather a giant lives size horse -like structure controlled by three people. The movements are SOOO life-like that at times, you forget that this is not a real horse right in front of you!...they are so lifelike that my mother (on the aisle) decided it was a good idea to actually pet it as it exited through the aisle. Oh, Joey. Such a charmer. But seriously...If you are in New York and you have a chance to see War Horse, GO! It with LITERALLY leave you breathless.

Plus, Matt Doyle and Seth Numrich are in it...AND HOTTTTTTTTT.
(sidenote: Seth Numrich, who plays Albert, was th eyoungest person ever to be accepted into Julliard at the age of 16. Holy. Crap)

Hey! Didn't See You There!

I'm back....from my blog hiatus. When school finished, I went to a visual arts program at Boston University and learned a lot. I have been so swamped with college, portfolio, common app, and essay crap that I have to do so SOMEONE ELSE can MAYBE let me into their college. Annnnnd, after one day of new blogging, I am leaving for New York to see shows and that AMAZING Alexander McQueen exhibition lovingly blogged about back in May.


At this program, this song played OVER, and OVER in my head. It's called "Shoop" by Salt 'N Pepa. That's right, not "Salt and Pepper," but rather "Salt 'N Pepa." I enjoy it. And below is a video of Ellen (yes, Ellen DeGeneres) rapping in her "whitest" fashion this beloved song. LOVE! Here I go!

The amazing original below....filled with 90's goodness!

Very Busy Day.

Normally on my blog, I write down a funny story, weird insight, complain, or posts a video that amused me that day. However, today was all over the place. So, I woke up today to the sweet sounds of 10 AM and promptly went to my desk to study for my history final...which I complain about CONSTANTLY to my review packet...and to people on Facebook.

Then, later in the afternoon, my mother went and came back form the library with a movie I had requested, "The Day After Tomorrow." I took a break for lunch then, and popped in the movie for a little teaser before I go back to studying. The movie is essentially about...the world ending through extreme weather conditions. I suddenly thought...I could TOTALLY plan my essay while listening to this movie...cuz I'm an EXCELLENT procrastinator. However, as I was watching...it put things in perspective. "Look what these people are going through....if they can survive their world coming to an end...I CAN SURVIVE THIS ESSAY!!!"...And I did.

Then....we went shoe shopping. Just cuz.

We came home, had an early Father's Day dinner (I don't know why) and in that dinner., my parents start talking about how they want to update their will. This. was. so. awkward. They were wondering about custody if they died. My brother would get me. Awk.

Then, my brother proceeded to give me some weird advice. Did you know that if you have acne, if you put toothpaste on your whiteheads...your acne goes away? Well, I'm trying it now...and I feel extremely stupid for having dried toothpaste on my face...but it feels like its working. Who woulda thunk it?...Apparently my new parental guardian. Yikes!

A weird day indeed.

Phabulous.

Phosphorus. Phat. Philadelphia. Pharmacy. Phantom. Phase.

I had my Chemistry Final today. Never again will I have to work with the PH scale.
This was my homage.
I'm Phree!

SpiderMonster: The Musical?

Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark had its opening night on Broadway on Tuesday and as I stumbled through YouTube, I found this little gem. Sesame Street spoofs Spiderman and the well publicized falls and injuries that have occurred. It's hilarious....there's a muppet dressed like Bono. C'mon.

That Time of the Year.

Finals are approaching and I'm so blinded by the fact the we have finals, that I cannot even appreciate that tomorrow is our last day of school. It doesn't feel like summer. It doesn't feel like this year is over. It doesn't feel like there is a sense of resolution of this hellish junior year. Plus, there's nothing that you receive at the end of this year show what you've been through,and how you got through the toughest year in highschool. Well, here it goes. The BEST WEEK EVER....starts now. great.

The Mutherf**cker With the Taps

I mentioned last night that our beloved Sutton Foster won her second Tony Award for her portrayal of Reno Sweeney in Cole Porter's musical "Anything Goes." During the Tony's, the revival performed the title song of the show and after which, I literally jumped out of my seat shouting things like "YESS!!! YOU GO GURRRLLL!!"

Watch below and you will fall in love.

P.S. Her vibrato on the last note is PURE GENIUS. 

And here is her speech. We'll miss you Julian.

"Tony Tony Tony Tony Tonyyyyyyyy."

SUTTON FOSTER JUST WON HER SECOND TONY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
'nuff said.

In Love with Levers.

So, you know that Broadway star Sutton Foster? The person who I've blogged relentlessly about about? She was on Sesame Street,another thing I've blogging countlessley about. She sings an amazing song about levers...and how she is IN LOVE WITH THEM. Genius.

SHE SO EXCITED ABOUT THE LEVERSSSSS!!!!

Thank You For Being A Friend...

I have never seen this show, or know any of the characters' names, but I do know that this show has been called an American treasure. I am talking about "The Golden Girls." Betty White, Bea Arthur and Rue Mclanahan...C'MON!! Now, I have heard this theme song many a time, and most recently it's been stuck in my head. Jealous? I think you should be.

It's kinda just a FABULOUS song.

Adorable.

Where Did I Put That?

Losing things is LITERALLY the most annoying thing in the world. I was working on a math review packet for a test on Friday...I took a break from t for about fifteen minutes...and now I can't find it. It disappeared. It's frustrating. Blargh.

Delusion

Today, I thought school was over...I thought it was Friday and summer had almost begun. I full heartedley believed this as I was walking, or striding, out of school today. I was wrong. It is Tuesday.

Tuesday.

I can't believe it. I currently have 6 more days of school, until the hell week of finals. That's a total of 11 days of learning in my high school. And boy is it coming slowly.

You know that song that goes "time goes by...so slowly"?
Well, soundtrack of my life, when I want it to be "Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go right now!"

BUT THE JUDGE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND!!! SHE HAS TO GOOOOOO!!!!

Babs + Coco + Barker = Genius.

I stumbled across this while poking aroung my FAVORITE supermodel, Coco Rocha's, blog. Now, Coco was participating in a project by Nigel Barker of America's Next Top Model fame. Nigel is a famed photographer who decided to put together a look-book called "RAW," which depicts simple images of people being completely natural and well...raw. Coco was asked to be a part of this, and OF COURSE she had her own twist. She models fiercely....whilst lip-syncing to her Barbra Streisand playlist...especially the song "Don't Rain on my Parade." The photos are genius and so is this backstage video of the blessed event. Watch it by clicking the below link and you won't be able to get tha tsong out of your head....but totally worth it:

yfrog Video : http://yfrog.com/3uj75z - Uploaded by cocorocha

A Motion Picture's Worth A Thousand Words

Recently, I've watched a couple documentaries about the education system in the United States. When I normally think about the hardships about school, my mind goes to essays and tests. However, some of these kids in Los Angeles, Harlem, and Washington D.C., are dealing with extreme poverty and gang violence, on top of their school work. The first documentary that essentially has changed my way of thinking was the critically acclaimed "Waiting for 'Superman'," a PHENOMENAL documentary that actually left me crying at the end. If you have not seen this documentary, turn off your computer, go down to the library or video store, or whatever and WATCH IT. It is such a powerful film that tackles an issue that we do not like to face: we are failing at our job as a country to educate those who need to be. This documentary delves into the very real problems. Problems and levels of unfairness that are apparent in lesser wealthy cities. Rent it. Get it. Watch it. Now. It will change your life.

The second documentary I feel in love with was called "The First Year," and although a smaller documentary, it captured the essence of how hard a teacher, especially a new teacher in their first year of teaching, has to work in one of these inner city class rooms dealing with little children brought up in gangs or poor neighborhoods. These teachers work to hard and sometimes there are things they cannot control. I was actually very inspired by one teacher in this documentary: Mr. Nate Maloney. He taught the fifth grade and was super hands on in his practicing. He would work one on one with students and help them out of class too. He would take some fishing, some to lunches, and just plain ol' visit some at home if they were sick. I was actually so inspired that I looked up more about him, and found out that he has since become the principal of the elementary school. I shot him an email explaining my gratitude for his involvement in bettering the lives of those who society might label as hopeless. "The First Year." Watch it. Now. It will change your life.

Both of these documentaries were so amazingly directed my Mr. Davis Guggenheim, who people might know as the director of "An Inconvenient Truth." That's the next one on my list. Thank you Mr. Guggenheim!

Home on the Range.

This weekend, my youth group and I have the amazing opportunity to work on a farm for Heifer international. It's gonna be RATHER fierce, RATHER hot, and RATHER messy....but without Dan Rather....I think it's funny...

All in the Balance.

Today was been a strange day of back and forth emotions.Here's what happened today:

Woke up 2.5 hours late because school started later - Good.
Missed my bus - Bad
Came to school and realized that I only had one class - Good.
Went to Math - Bad
Met with my guidance counselar, and talked about me being on a hiring committee- Good.
Asked to draw a caricature for my math teacher - Good.
Went to meeting of drama department where our next production was revealed - Good.
Came home, then went to a wake for a person I didn't know - Bad.
It was HOT and HUMID out - Bad.
While at a pit stop in Men's Warehouse, tornado warning....eeeekkk - Bad.
The store closed their gates and told everyone to be careful - Bad.
We decided to leave...and actually avoided everything weather wise - Good.
Uber traffic - Bad.
Got home, and drank Diet Coke - Good.

So, the final tally: Good = 7, Bad = 7. Split evenly down the middle. And I feel that way.
I feel like...just...normal....and not in a mood...at all.
Okay.

A Genius of Our Time.

You know how there are those people, nerds even, that can talk for hours about an obscure prson or thing that they are obssessed. Well, I'm one of those people. Recently I've thought about those people that are pure geniuses in their field. Yes, there is Einstein, and all those historic people...but I'm talking about the genius pepole that we know an can relate to. Here are "my" geniuses.

Mr. Eric Whitacre: a contemporary choral composer who is the Mozart of our time. He a truly revolutionary composer who is only a merely 31 years old. He has been put on the same pedestal as John Rutter. Whitacre uses super intricate harmonies and creates chords that boggle the mind. You think, "How the hell does he think of that?" and you have an ear-gasm for a while. Plus, he's not bad lookin' either. This song"Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine" is currently my obsession.

Genius. Pure Genius

Mr. Alexander McQueen: a visionary fashion designer whose groundbreaking designs can only be described as walking art. Alexander McQueen's designs have broken boundaries of what is consion.ed fashion. He comes up with insanely beautiful art pieces that yet again leave you wondering "HOW THE HELL????"

Here are some pictures from his "Savage Beauty" show at the MET.

I leave you in a state of bliss. Don't mess it up.

Time Flies.

My brother graduated from college. COLLEGE. Holy crap. I'm just in awe.
I'm so proud, yet scared at the same time.
That's where I'll be in only five years.

When you think of five years as "half a decade" it seems longer....I'll do that.

The End of the World.

Apparently, it's today. Well, I guess that means I don't have to do homework today. Although, I did wake up and for the first time it was sunny and birds were chirping, and everyone seemed to be in a happy mood...ominous? Well, even if it is that last day of the WORLD, we're gonna party it up PROM STYLE. Toodles.

Prom Eve.

School was a-buzz today, about PROMMMMMMMMM tomorrow night. About what people are planning to do with their hair, and some girls were leaving school to get manicures, and it was just fabulous. However, holy crap! There seems to be so much drama...or "prom-a," as it's been known as. Everyone's stressing about how there is drama with their date. Drama with where "pre-prom" will be. And whose house will allow drinking for "post prom." Now, I'm going with mt group of friends....who might as well be the most practical and innocent group of people ever. We thought very practically. Our corsages are made out of silk flowers (so they don't die, yet look FABULOUS).Corsages are crazy expensive. But with fake flowers that look real...that were made by one of us? Genius. Dresses and tuxes that are borrowed, or reused. Pre-prom = one of our houses...to take pictures...and drink...ginger ale. One of our "group" is taking pictures, then going to a performance she's in, the coming back for the last hour of prom. Genius-ly practical. Annnnnd, we're not renting a fancy schmancy limo or "party-bus," we're taking our OWN party bus...aka the SCHOOL BUS!!!!! WOOP WOOP!!! Here's our equation for our post prom:

post prom = friend's house + disney movies + (sleepover x fun) - drinking

I'm excited. And I've been a total nerd in school for saying that. Whatever.

Corsages are funny things.