Overheard Dialogue at the Bangor Mall

    Amy, a twenty-something petite blonde woman with stylish clothes and a friendly smile, walked into Victoria’s Secret one snowy afternoon slightly anxious. She had a to do list a mile long and checking things off of it was taking more time than she had anticipated. After walking around the store aimlessly for several minutes she decided she’d be better off asking one of the sales associates for help. So Amy approached Allison, a gorgeous brunette with a helpful persona, and told her what she was looking for today, the perfect bra to go under her wedding dress. Allison suddenly felt the pressure upon realizing that this sale was not going to be just a normal sale. She needed to make it right. As they discussed the excitement of the upcoming wedding Allison picked up several bras she thought might work and they made their way to the dressing room. “So you just decided two weeks ago?” asked Allison slightly surprised by the speedy planning.
    “Well, we've been engaged for a while but he’s in the military and he just found out he’s getting deployed in March,” replied Amy with a look of both excitement and worry on her face. “We decided it would be best to get married before he leaves.”
    “Oh, well that makes sense,” said Allison with a smile, slightly taken aback and not knowing exactly how to respond. “So where are you having the wedding?”
    This was a good choice of topic change for now Amy began to get excited, “We decided to have it at the Winterport Winery.”
    “Ooh,” replied Allison pleased with herself, “That sounds like a nice place to hold a ceremony. So, have you thought about getting something a little sexy for the wedding night?”
    “Yes,” Amy responded with a smile, “I’ll be needing your help to pick that out too.”

Bust a Move

 

Today I woke up in the mood to dance. After finishing some homework that I had put off doing the night before and had woken up early to do, I decided that putting on my Rockettes shirt would be an appropriate choice of attire. I've seen the Rockettes perform their Christmas show three times and watch them every year on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I love watching how well they all synchronize their movements. I've always thought how cool it would be to be one of them. Last year though, I found out that due to genetics I would never be able to become one. The height requirement is a minimum of 5'7'', and I am only 5'3''. So much for that dream!

Every once in a while I get in one of those happy moods where all I want to do is dance. I had a very busy day consisting of four back to back classes, a singing rehearsal for the musical, and then a real rehearsal. Backstage when there wasn't a whole lot to do I'd start doing really ridiculous dance moves. I've danced pretty much my whole life and sometimes it's just in my nature to want to bust a move. Although it's been a couple months since I've actually really danced choreography sometimes it's fun to just turn on some music really loud and dance around my room, and when I got home from rehearsal that's exactly what I did.

Oops! Almost forgot!

So it's almost 1AM and I was about to go to bed when I remembered I hadn't posted anything yet. Today was a really good day full of fun enjoyable people. I also played guitar a lot. The thing I wanted most this year for Christmas was a new guitar so I could really improve my playing, I had been using my mom's old guitar that she got for her birthday when she was really young and it just wasn't cutting it. Even though I'm not that good at guitar I love teaching myself how to get better at playing. I took a class last year in high school to learn the basics, but for the most part I have been teaching myself. I'm weird though in that I really don't like playing in front of people. I think I have reverse stage fright. I'd rather sing, dance, act, or play something in front of a huge audience than just for a few people. Anyways, I played with my boyfriend on Skype as well as my roommate listening in, which was good enough for me. I'm hoping that soon I'll be able to write a song, but we'll see about that. I'm horrible at writing songs. I'm exhausted so today's entry is going to be a short one. But here's a bunch of pictures I took of my guitar today!

Goodnight!

One of those theater kids

Today was cold. Negative twenty-five degrees to be exact. Bundling up in a flannel shirt, heavy sweater, winter jacket, wool socks with small socks, boots, gloves, and of course my mad bomber hat. Other than that I really have no complaints about the day, in fact I had a really good day.

After leaving rehearsal tonight I was smiling. I realized how happy I am to be in the musical production I am in. I am making a lot of really good friends. Although we did not spend a lot of time on stage today, I spent the majority of the rehearsal backstage talking with the other members of the cast. There are three people in particular that I have become close to and it just so happens that all of them have been students here for four or five years. Each of them are so confident with who they are and know their place in the world. I love talking to them because they always have something interesting to talk about. I also love how easily they have accepted me as someone to talk to. Dillon and I will make fun of each other back and forth, always exchanging witty comments. I also love just listening to Sarah and Sarah talk about their pasts and their experiences in past shows at UMaine. They're incredibly interesting people.

Aside from these three, I have made new friends with many of the other people in the cast. I have always been drawn to hanging out with people involved in band and theater. There's just something about these sorts of people that make me feel comfortable to be around. I feel as though I can be myself around these people and not be embarrassed. Theater and band people have always seemed more accepting and open. People involved in theater also have this air of self assurance that I love. It makes me feel more comfortable in my skin. Also, they usually have the best sense of humor. I find myself laughing the hardest just listening to a bunch of theater kids talk, there is rarely a dull moment.

Although there is a huge possibility that I will switch my major from theater I am sure that I will always keep it in my life no matter what. Performing is something I love to do more than anything, but also, I just love being one of those theater kids,

19 Lessons I've Learned in 19 Years

Recently I've become re-addicted to Stumble Upon. I remembered I had an account a couple weeks ago and have been using it a bunch ever since. One website it brought me to was about the "27 lessons I've learned in 27 years". After reading through what this person had to say I thought it would be do the same thing for myself. Especially over the past year I have come to learn a lot of really good valuable lessons. I have done a lot of growing up and maturing over the past year. A lot of it has to do with the fact that I am now on my own, but a lot of it also has to do with people that have come and gone in my life over the past year. So here it is, the 19 lessons I've learned.

1. Friendship is two-sided. If the other person is not willing to put in the work to maintain it, then you shouldn't stress yourself over it either, because it's not worth it.

2. Do what makes you happy. If this means going against the norm so be it.

3. Everything happens for a reason.

4. Never ever drink pink lemonade and then have vanilla pudding. Also never soak apples in salt water and then eat them.

5. Music can instantly change your mood. If you want to be in a better mood, put on some good music.

6. Kids respect you more if you treat them like equals, but still assert authority over them.

7. Hanging out with a bunch of guys doesn't always mean less drama, it just means a different kind of drama.

8. Talking or crying are the best ways to relieve stress.

9. Just because you have money doesn't mean you need to spend it.

10. Appreciate the little things and never take anything for granted.

11. Surround yourself with people that make you happy. Life's too short to hang around people that make you miserable. Also, surround yourself with people that make you laugh. Laughter is always the best medicine.

12. Stand up for yourself when needed, but also know when to back down.

13. Chocolate fixes everything.

14. The best relationships come out of friendship.

15. Know how to laugh at yourself. It makes the hard situations easier to handle.

16. It's okay to be alone sometimes. It's also okay to sit in a room with someone and not speak.

17. As much as it sucks to admit it, Mom and Dad usually know best. (I said usually Mom... :P)

18. Disney movies and Disney music never get old.

19. Never ever, ever pour water on a fire resulting from bacon grease. Use baking soda!

Today's picture is of my bulletin board in my dorm full of pictures of everyone who's been there for me throughout my life. And now, it's time to watch Anastasia with my roommate and write an Honors paper!

Screwdrivers, salt, sawdust, shopping, and staple removal

Today we had "Load in Day" for the musical. Basically my day consisted of helping move walls, unscrewing pieces off the the floor in the front of the stage, help move more walls, help move a telephone pole in from the snow from the top of a roof, remove staples from a wall, help move a pirate ship, and then help move more walls. I could have opted to paint with many of the other girls, but I've always been one to want to use power tools and stick with the boys during construction projects. In high school I would always get mad when I was put on jobs like makeup or props during the set strike of musicals. Even though I'm tiny I know how to use a drill just like the rest of them! So instead today, I helped to do some of the other tasks. The telephone pole I mentioned earlier was lodged in tons of snow from yesterday's storm on top the roof outside the black box theater. One of the guys in the cast got the idea of using salt water to lodge it out. Like any resourceful college student, this resulted in about five or six of us ripping open salt packets stolen from the Union and pouring them into a cup. The looks on the faces of people around us were hysterical, but it ended up working!

After we were finally dismissed from load in, my roommate and three of our guy friends went to the mall. I spent the gift card my parents gave me for my birthday to get five new shirts and I also spent some birthday money on a gray jacket much to my surprise was only $26.24 instead of the $50 I thought I would have to spend. I definitely also just fell asleep when we went to go see a movie in town! It's been a long productive day in contrast with yesterday. I also got a delivery this morning while I was at load in! Beautiful flowers from "Your Airman" for my birthday!

And now, it's time for bed.

Turning 19!

I've always seen people do a project where they take a photo every day for a year. I've loved photography for a long time now ever since I got a camera of my own, and now I have decided to take on the project myself. The day of my nineteenth birthday seems like no better day to begin this project. Documenting the everyday occurrences of my life should prove to be rather interesting and hopefully I'll get some good shots out of it! I'm excited to see where life takes me. I know some days, like today, will turn out to be lazy ones with little to do, while others I expect I will travel to places I've either never been or frequently visit. I plan to document both exciting days with friends and family or low-key typical days. I've always been one to look at the world around me and see it in a photograph. I've noticed the little things around me and often time captured them to share with others. I look forward to making this a daily thing.