Well I have come to terms with the fact that I am going to be a COS for 4 more semesters. I have 22 classes to take and that does not include math classes, aka Trig, Pre-calc. I have decided to keep my Business major instead of changing to a math major. And it's NOT because I can't do it... it's because the only thing I can do with a math major is teacher math, and if I teach math I DO NOT want to teach middle or high school math, I'd want to teach college, maybe my mind will change. But for now, a business major is more practical, guess I am cursed with that "practical over want gene" at least to a certain extent. I mean, I could still do it... but as much as I love math, just like singing... it does not matter how much you want it, if you don't have it, you just don't have it. Granted I could work super hard, but I am just not a super math kid. So, I am a Liberal Studies and Business major. I am going to streach the remaining class over 4 semesters and still take extra math classes, so if I ever change my mind, I will have those classes under my belt.
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As for theatre... my 2 week break was GREAT! Going back was like going to Wal*Mart after you have already been there 3 times, but still managed to forget SOMETHING.
I am supposed to prompt...let me repeat that: ASHLEY is prompter: Director, Writer and DIT, keep your *!*&#*&^!%*&^#%*&!^%*@&^!@#*&^#*&^ mouthes SHUT.
Apparently, every person who is not on stage feels the need to help me. If you have ever been on stage and called for line it is REALLY annoying to have more than one person call it...and if you've ever prompted, it's even more annoying to wonder who you are going to have to yell over.
The first night I confronted the director and he told the other to let just me do it... then last night everyone jumped in again, I was so uptight about it I just left.
To add to the frustration I am not going to be able to run the show from either front corner of the stage because he has the grand curtain down and everyone can see right backstage..That ALSO mean I have to really limit my red light use to keep it from spilling out,.... And to put the icing on the cake... I am not going to be the one moving sets...
So, I can't have proper stage room to run the stage and manage the actors... i can't have enough light to see backstage... though I am more worried about the actors, I can see just fine in the dark, its the actors coming off stage from bright lights that I am worried about... I don't have time to clean up blood or stress about replacing an actor when someone really does "Break a Leg"....
We open next Friday... I am still promtping...lights are not done, the set is not done, costumes are not done...and actors a not memorized on several parts... Ahh... the makes of a 4 star show... and to top things off, it's the world premier of this show...
ONE more show...just one... I think...
I applied for a job at the YMCA summer camp as a counselor. I think I have a chance... I REALLY hope I get the job... its good pay and I get to do something I love... It's similar to SCICON.... If I get the job I will not be able to do the last show... Boy will MnE be suprised when they ask me to Stage Manage....and I say NO. I will be a little sad... I have been looking forward to this show ALL year! Oh well.
Thats all for now...
Techie
I will be there for over 2 months... I will have to pack like... my entire closet and dresser! PLUS bathroom stuff and laundry detergent and everything... wow...
The Adventures of "Smart Ash"Just me and my occasional ramblings!
Friday, February 24, 2006
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Well, my math teacher was out today... AGAIN... but the teacher she shares an office with came in to teach the class. His name is Mr. Bryan... I don't know exaclty how we got into it, but after class I talked to him about learning and teaching math. He told me that in college, he never understood things on the first try, so you try and re-try until you get it right, it does not mean that you are dumb or not supposed to do it...
That got me thinking... if he can do that, why can't I?
Just because you don't get something on the first try does not mean you won't ever get it... It just means you need a different perspective on it.
So, after talking to him, I felt confident and went in to speak with an academic counselor about changing my major and what classes I still needed to take for both of my majors. Well, when I got in and sat down and explained to her what my plan was... she laughed at me!!! Well, not an out-n-out, HAHAHA. But you know that kind-of scoff, haha, yea, whatever, type laugh guesture some people do when they think your stupid or incapable?
THAT is what she did... Then she said something like, "Wow, you must really like you math teacher." and I said "Yes, I do, she's awesome, she has a really good teaching style." then she said "Well, your going to end up changing your mind again after you begin all the math classes, but you'll know for sure after you take trig."
I was like OMFG, are you kidding me? What kind of counselor are you, your suppose to be supportive! Well, at least that is what I would have liked to say....but I bit my tounge like a good girl, and said "Maybe I will, but I think I can do it, and I'm willing to take that risk, I guess I will find out after trig, huh?"
So, that kinda put a damper on my morning... Oh well, some people were meant to do certain things.... being a counselor was not her calling... Hopefully majoring in math IS mine. I'd LOVE to go back and see her and prove her wrong. *smirk*
I still have A LOT of classes to take, see, the first counselor I went to see, only gave me a couple semesters view of classes and I assumed he would do it each semester and I would go good to go after 2 years... well the 2nd counselor I went to see laid it ALLLL out for me and I realized I had A LOT more classes to take than I thought, and I was good to go until I decided to change my major... again... So now, just for fun, i will tell you the clases I need to graudate from COS by the end of next spring:
Speech, English 2, English 4, Linguistics 10, Nat Science 131, Biology 20, Geology, Phsy 5, Psy 6
Math 10, Math 11, Drama 1, History 17, Gov't 5, History 24, Trig, Pre-Calc, Calc 1, Calc 2, Clac 3, Differential Equations.......... 22 classes in 2 semesters.... I don't think that is gonna happen...
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So, no rehearsal until the 20th.... but I do have a board meeting tonight at the Ice House... sometimes they take forever, and once or twice they've only lasted a couple hours....
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I thought about taking a year off after graduating COS to intern at SCICON... I mean, what I would do is apply for admission at FSU, and for an internship, plus apply for scholarships, so if I didn't get the internship I could go to FSU, and if I get an Internship, I could go there and save the money I get for college.... it would be in the neighborhood of $10,000, but I figure about $8,500, will be my total after my vehicle and necessities, (clothing, hygiene stuff, snacks, etc) expenses.....
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Well, I am gonna go watch Sylvia Browne on Montel and then do some homework!
Techie
That got me thinking... if he can do that, why can't I?
Just because you don't get something on the first try does not mean you won't ever get it... It just means you need a different perspective on it.
So, after talking to him, I felt confident and went in to speak with an academic counselor about changing my major and what classes I still needed to take for both of my majors. Well, when I got in and sat down and explained to her what my plan was... she laughed at me!!! Well, not an out-n-out, HAHAHA. But you know that kind-of scoff, haha, yea, whatever, type laugh guesture some people do when they think your stupid or incapable?
THAT is what she did... Then she said something like, "Wow, you must really like you math teacher." and I said "Yes, I do, she's awesome, she has a really good teaching style." then she said "Well, your going to end up changing your mind again after you begin all the math classes, but you'll know for sure after you take trig."
I was like OMFG, are you kidding me? What kind of counselor are you, your suppose to be supportive! Well, at least that is what I would have liked to say....but I bit my tounge like a good girl, and said "Maybe I will, but I think I can do it, and I'm willing to take that risk, I guess I will find out after trig, huh?"
So, that kinda put a damper on my morning... Oh well, some people were meant to do certain things.... being a counselor was not her calling... Hopefully majoring in math IS mine. I'd LOVE to go back and see her and prove her wrong. *smirk*
I still have A LOT of classes to take, see, the first counselor I went to see, only gave me a couple semesters view of classes and I assumed he would do it each semester and I would go good to go after 2 years... well the 2nd counselor I went to see laid it ALLLL out for me and I realized I had A LOT more classes to take than I thought, and I was good to go until I decided to change my major... again... So now, just for fun, i will tell you the clases I need to graudate from COS by the end of next spring:
Speech, English 2, English 4, Linguistics 10, Nat Science 131, Biology 20, Geology, Phsy 5, Psy 6
Math 10, Math 11, Drama 1, History 17, Gov't 5, History 24, Trig, Pre-Calc, Calc 1, Calc 2, Clac 3, Differential Equations.......... 22 classes in 2 semesters.... I don't think that is gonna happen...
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So, no rehearsal until the 20th.... but I do have a board meeting tonight at the Ice House... sometimes they take forever, and once or twice they've only lasted a couple hours....
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I thought about taking a year off after graduating COS to intern at SCICON... I mean, what I would do is apply for admission at FSU, and for an internship, plus apply for scholarships, so if I didn't get the internship I could go to FSU, and if I get an Internship, I could go there and save the money I get for college.... it would be in the neighborhood of $10,000, but I figure about $8,500, will be my total after my vehicle and necessities, (clothing, hygiene stuff, snacks, etc) expenses.....
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Well, I am gonna go watch Sylvia Browne on Montel and then do some homework!
Techie
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Not a whole lot going on in my neck of the woods.
School... I like school... more specifically... I like my math class... Long story short... I think I am going to change my business major to math major.... So I will be double majoring in Liberal Arts and Mathematics. So, basically this semester is a waste because 3/5 of my classes are business... Oh well... I will just work harder... At least I have those classes under my belt in case I change my mind... which is not so far fetched... I use to be sure... now I am so indecisive I'm not sure I was ever sure.
My math teacher is so awesome, I think part of the reaosn I like her so much is because she is close of my age, she is young enough to be my older sister, so she can relate to her students and vice versa... which is a pro and con. It amazes me, because when she walked into class the first day and began erasing the white board... I thought "Huh...I wonder why that student is erasing the board...what if the teacher wanted that stuff up there..." Then she turned around and was like "Okay class, any adds?"
WOW, she's 25, has a kid and a masters degree. That is a miracle all in itself. It takes 6 years to get a masters, so that's age 18-24, then a year of classroom hands on, and your at 25... her daughter is probably... 5-7, I couldn't really tell. (She came to class briefly with her mom.) That is amazing, and I totally commend her on that.
Anyway, she is very good in her teaching and I actually undetrstand the work. Well, I get an idea of the concept and then go to her office for an explanation that I can't get in class. We have about 50 mins, and new concepts and theories everyday, with about 25-30 students, you don't get that one on one time you need. She is good at breaking things down and showing how to understand ideas in different ways. Her tutoring has come in very handy, I have leanred A LOT, and I LIKE...this class... in fact it was cancelled the last couple days and I was dissapointed... How awful is that?
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Last night at rehearsal I told the director if he did not need me for anything, that I was not going to come back to rehearsals until the actors were off book and I had to prompt, because there is no reason I need to drive down there every night to sit in the audience and write down blocking when the actors are putting it down in their scripts anyways! He said that was fine....
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Thursday night 1/2 the cast and 3/4 of the crew for Radio TBS are going to Fresno to see a fellow RTBS cast mate in a show that she is in. It sounds like A LOT of people, but it's only 6, hahaha. See, the cast had 10 people, 5 of those going were in the cast, so 1/2 the cast is going. 4 people made up the crew, and 3 of them are going... E and I double as cast and crew, one girl is only crew and the other 3 are only cast.
We're gong to see "Barefoot in the Park"... it should be good.
Well... I guess that's all for now....
Techie
School... I like school... more specifically... I like my math class... Long story short... I think I am going to change my business major to math major.... So I will be double majoring in Liberal Arts and Mathematics. So, basically this semester is a waste because 3/5 of my classes are business... Oh well... I will just work harder... At least I have those classes under my belt in case I change my mind... which is not so far fetched... I use to be sure... now I am so indecisive I'm not sure I was ever sure.
My math teacher is so awesome, I think part of the reaosn I like her so much is because she is close of my age, she is young enough to be my older sister, so she can relate to her students and vice versa... which is a pro and con. It amazes me, because when she walked into class the first day and began erasing the white board... I thought "Huh...I wonder why that student is erasing the board...what if the teacher wanted that stuff up there..." Then she turned around and was like "Okay class, any adds?"
WOW, she's 25, has a kid and a masters degree. That is a miracle all in itself. It takes 6 years to get a masters, so that's age 18-24, then a year of classroom hands on, and your at 25... her daughter is probably... 5-7, I couldn't really tell. (She came to class briefly with her mom.) That is amazing, and I totally commend her on that.
Anyway, she is very good in her teaching and I actually undetrstand the work. Well, I get an idea of the concept and then go to her office for an explanation that I can't get in class. We have about 50 mins, and new concepts and theories everyday, with about 25-30 students, you don't get that one on one time you need. She is good at breaking things down and showing how to understand ideas in different ways. Her tutoring has come in very handy, I have leanred A LOT, and I LIKE...this class... in fact it was cancelled the last couple days and I was dissapointed... How awful is that?
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Last night at rehearsal I told the director if he did not need me for anything, that I was not going to come back to rehearsals until the actors were off book and I had to prompt, because there is no reason I need to drive down there every night to sit in the audience and write down blocking when the actors are putting it down in their scripts anyways! He said that was fine....
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Thursday night 1/2 the cast and 3/4 of the crew for Radio TBS are going to Fresno to see a fellow RTBS cast mate in a show that she is in. It sounds like A LOT of people, but it's only 6, hahaha. See, the cast had 10 people, 5 of those going were in the cast, so 1/2 the cast is going. 4 people made up the crew, and 3 of them are going... E and I double as cast and crew, one girl is only crew and the other 3 are only cast.
We're gong to see "Barefoot in the Park"... it should be good.
Well... I guess that's all for now....
Techie
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Well, this past weekend I had to work... It's not SO bad... it's just horribly tedious and boring... and occationally painful... I had one large dog jump up on me... and I was SO not ready for it. Now my ribs hurt... Oh well...
We closed Beyond Karaoke on Saturday... we had SOOOOOOOOO many people there! 157 in a 150 set house... Don't ask... Mike and Elicia were hosting... Mike took money, Elicia marked off seats and I numbered the seating on our patrons programs so they'd know where to sit... We started about.... Err... 15-ish minutes late?
Sunday we Struck set aka: Strike... Strike is work...in fact, A LOT of work... one girl hand her hand on sheet metal and had to go to the ER for a shot... ouch...
Monday I began rehearsal for the next show, "Marvel Donagan".... I tried out but did not make the cast, so the director asked me to stage manage... That's fine, I guess.... but it would REALLLLLLLYYYY helpful if he got me a script.... Do you have ANY idea how difficult it is to make changes to lines and write exact blocking on lined paper only to have to transfer it to a script?
The reason is, is that I am getting a binder copy of the script on a small version and they are lazy and have not ran off a copy yet... ugh...
School is good... for some crazy off-the-wall reason, I look forward to my math class... I like math... but I am absolutely TERRIBLE at it...
Well, I have some cleaning and homework to do.... but I am gonna go knock out my pogo badges first....
Buh-Bye!
Techie
We closed Beyond Karaoke on Saturday... we had SOOOOOOOOO many people there! 157 in a 150 set house... Don't ask... Mike and Elicia were hosting... Mike took money, Elicia marked off seats and I numbered the seating on our patrons programs so they'd know where to sit... We started about.... Err... 15-ish minutes late?
Sunday we Struck set aka: Strike... Strike is work...in fact, A LOT of work... one girl hand her hand on sheet metal and had to go to the ER for a shot... ouch...
Monday I began rehearsal for the next show, "Marvel Donagan".... I tried out but did not make the cast, so the director asked me to stage manage... That's fine, I guess.... but it would REALLLLLLLYYYY helpful if he got me a script.... Do you have ANY idea how difficult it is to make changes to lines and write exact blocking on lined paper only to have to transfer it to a script?
The reason is, is that I am getting a binder copy of the script on a small version and they are lazy and have not ran off a copy yet... ugh...
School is good... for some crazy off-the-wall reason, I look forward to my math class... I like math... but I am absolutely TERRIBLE at it...
Well, I have some cleaning and homework to do.... but I am gonna go knock out my pogo badges first....
Buh-Bye!
Techie