Headin' Out

Got a short one today, guys. I suppose I just wanted to brag about the fact that I'm going to New Orleans on thursday with my high school's concert band! I play the alto saxophone, and I've been looking forward to this trip for months. I promise photos when I get home, and if you don't get any, nag me :P Anyways, that's all I really had to say.

See you Sunday!

-Charlie



The Return of Ms. Mermaid

Yes, go ahead....punish me. I'm terrible at being consistent. I wake up every morning and usually think something about posting, but then I get caught up in the wonders of the day and, what do you know, it's over. Actually, I SHOULD be sleeping right now, but you'll all come to learn that I'm somewhat of an insomniac. At least my life hasn't been boring while I was away, in fact, just the opposite! Second semester started at school, bringing with it a rearranged schedule, a new teacher, and a lot of new friends. I really am starting to love going to school, even if I am still just a lowly freshman. Now what else happened? Hmmm....well...let's think.....OH YEAH! I got into Grease! My audition went smoothly, along with the callbacks, and I landed myself a role in the ensemble. Disappointed? Not in the least! There were no freshmen cast into roles outside the ensemble, and I'm perfectly content with being in the background for most of the scenes, singing, and dancing. Even if acting is my forte, it's only my first year of high school. Gotta start somewhere, right? Anyway, it's pretty exciting. I would invite you all to the show buuuuut that would entail giving away the name of my high school, and that's not something that was neccessarily on my agenda. Perhaps when I'm rich and famous ;)

On another note, I thought I would go ahead and blog a little about the movie that I FINALLY got out to go and see today! I'd been wanting to see Black Swan since the minute I read a magazine article about it, and I will say that it most certainly lived up to my expectations.



The movie follows ballerina Nina as she is cast as the Swan Queen in Swan Lake, and proceeds to "become" the Black Swan as her character does in the show. It was a psychological thriller, which is definately one of my favorite kinds of movies. Being an avid horror movie lover, I enjoyed the suspense and darkness that was present throughout the entire film. It's one of those stories that bounces in and out of reality, where you can almost be driven crazy just by watching it. I won't say that it didn't have me cringing at some of the bloodier parts (I have sensitive nails, ok?), but it was definately worth it. Not to mention Natalie Portman was FANTASTIC.



The Black Swan costume was gorgeous; I won't deny that I've always been a fan of ballet dresses. Tutus make regular appearances in my every day outfits :)

I love the fact that something so terrifying spawned from something so beautiful- it made the whole movie much more enjoyable in the visual aspect