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Yesterday, when I was driving with Carson, he suddenly said, "Wow, look at those clouds. I hope it rains." It didn't. It's not. It won't. I haven't explained it here, but I have this connection with rain. I know it sounds stupid but whenever it rains, something good happens for me. I didn't get into UCSD and now I completely doubt I'm getting into Irvine, SB, or LA. Caitlin, if you were here, I would tell you to hold me and pet me and tell me everything is all right. Go ahead and do it virtually.
There isn't much else to say, folks. I'll find out from SB tomorrow at 3. Can't wait. That was sarcastic. Hm... Yeah, that's all I've got to say I think.
-Big Failure
Lol...
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Hola Mi Peeps!
Well, I just kinda felt like blogging!
So, I find out from colleges at the end of the month! I'm pretty excited, especially since Riverside asked me to apply free of charge last week! Mucho cool-o. Also, we're working hard preparing for state. There are a lot of hater comments on IV Press Online! Geeze, we won, we're the best, get over it. And I'm working on recovery. I saw The Other Boleyn Girl and was ho hum about it. Not the best adaptation, but an okay movie. I loved the book and I'm reading the prequel right now.
In other news, Renee was down for the day and we hung out. And while we were hanging, I got a call from Chistoso saying Annie Altimorano was down! So they came over and we chilled until very recently. We had amazing conversations about sixth grade assemblies, Brawley scandals (including the married mother hairdresser's affair with the married father pastor of a church!), and teenage pregnancies. There are always teenage pregnancies to talk about in Brawley.
I saw Charlie Bartlett on Thursday with Dulce and loved it. "DADDY, I THINK I'M SLUFFING!" is a new catchphrase of mine. Not much else to talk about... I'm tired and weary. I shall end it here. Hey Caitlin, break a leg in your gender-blind Shakespeare!
-Big D
So, I find out from colleges at the end of the month! I'm pretty excited, especially since Riverside asked me to apply free of charge last week! Mucho cool-o. Also, we're working hard preparing for state. There are a lot of hater comments on IV Press Online! Geeze, we won, we're the best, get over it. And I'm working on recovery. I saw The Other Boleyn Girl and was ho hum about it. Not the best adaptation, but an okay movie. I loved the book and I'm reading the prequel right now.
In other news, Renee was down for the day and we hung out. And while we were hanging, I got a call from Chistoso saying Annie Altimorano was down! So they came over and we chilled until very recently. We had amazing conversations about sixth grade assemblies, Brawley scandals (including the married mother hairdresser's affair with the married father pastor of a church!), and teenage pregnancies. There are always teenage pregnancies to talk about in Brawley.
I saw Charlie Bartlett on Thursday with Dulce and loved it. "DADDY, I THINK I'M SLUFFING!" is a new catchphrase of mine. Not much else to talk about... I'm tired and weary. I shall end it here. Hey Caitlin, break a leg in your gender-blind Shakespeare!
-Big D
Friday, February 22, 2008
WE WON!
Yes, we won! It was an awesome trial and Sophia and I were both ON! It's for you, Sam.
And I just have to say that I was so glad walking in knowing that Central was at the other counsel table. They have helped our team grow so much and to be able to share finals with them was wonderful. Allison Collins and Ashleigh Zambata (sp) are truly queens of the courtroom. So I guess that makes Sophia the Goddess of the Courtroom! But seriously, I felt for Central. We couldn't have done this without them. They truly rock. And they're Spartans, so yeah.
This post is short, I know, but I wanted to add for Caitlin (Hey, baby!) 's sake that I will hear from UCLA by March 31st. AND I got an email from UCR saying they would like me to send my application to them FREE OF CHARGE!! I feel very cool.
Until next time, kiddos...
-Big D
And I just have to say that I was so glad walking in knowing that Central was at the other counsel table. They have helped our team grow so much and to be able to share finals with them was wonderful. Allison Collins and Ashleigh Zambata (sp) are truly queens of the courtroom. So I guess that makes Sophia the Goddess of the Courtroom! But seriously, I felt for Central. We couldn't have done this without them. They truly rock. And they're Spartans, so yeah.
This post is short, I know, but I wanted to add for Caitlin (Hey, baby!) 's sake that I will hear from UCLA by March 31st. AND I got an email from UCR saying they would like me to send my application to them FREE OF CHARGE!! I feel very cool.
Until next time, kiddos...
-Big D
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
We Goin' To Da Finalzzz!
Just as my friend Jasmine Epps joyfully proclaimed in the most ghetto of song, "We Going To The Pro-Bowl", I must proclaim, "WE GOING TO THE FINALS!" Yes, for the first time in... like... ever, BUHS is going into the finals for Imperial County Mock Trial!! It's us vs. Central! Winner goes to state. STATE!!!
I know that this summer, we kept saying we'd do it for Sam, and now, by God, we are. I don't know if I really believed it back then, but it's happening, and I couldn't be happier. It's like... crazy! Zaniness major! Lol, that sounded like something that Zenon girl would say.
So I just wanted to drop in and let you all know that! I'll report back soon, hopefully we'll know Friday by 11! Ahh!
And, hello to Caitlin! I'm still here.
-Big D
PS: The Big One is coming!!!
I know that this summer, we kept saying we'd do it for Sam, and now, by God, we are. I don't know if I really believed it back then, but it's happening, and I couldn't be happier. It's like... crazy! Zaniness major! Lol, that sounded like something that Zenon girl would say.
So I just wanted to drop in and let you all know that! I'll report back soon, hopefully we'll know Friday by 11! Ahh!
And, hello to Caitlin! I'm still here.
-Big D
PS: The Big One is coming!!!
Monday, February 4, 2008
I can type again! Hey guys, I'm ALIVE!!! Yep, I crashed the bug...
Not much more to say... It's hard to type as well, so I'll just leave you with the articles!! The second one is a bit wrong... I was driving TO the Chamber Singers. And to the person who wrote the comment: The Timothy's are badass!! Just know that they are the HAGENS. Their son's name is James Timothy HAGEN. JT. Go Hagens!
http://www.ivpressonline.com/articles/2008/01/26/local_news/news03.txt http://www.ivpressonline.com/articles/2008/02/01/local_news/news03.txt
-Big D
Not much more to say... It's hard to type as well, so I'll just leave you with the articles!! The second one is a bit wrong... I was driving TO the Chamber Singers. And to the person who wrote the comment: The Timothy's are badass!! Just know that they are the HAGENS. Their son's name is James Timothy HAGEN. JT. Go Hagens!
http://www.ivpressonline.com/articles/2008/01/26/local_news/news03.txt http://www.ivpressonline.com/articles/2008/02/01/local_news/news03.txt
-Big D
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Dylan Auditioned For UCLA And Now He's Gonna Tell You About It.
Yes he is. Because soon he will tire of telling the story over and over again. Mmm yes. Mmm kay. SO, let me start off by saying nothing in the valley would have ever COMPLETELY prepared me for yesterday. Nevah. No. But I am so so SO glad I did it.
The day began with me waking up at 5:50 AM to get ready. My untimely cold was pretty meh, so I scrounged for some Tylenol. Okay, so I tried to eat... didn't really work. We were staying at the UCLA guest house about a 2 minute walk from McGowan Hall. My mom and I walked over around 7:05. Got there and signed in. Met a very cool down to earth Junior Transfer auditionee and started to warm up my crappy voice by talking to her and her supportive roommate. While we were turning in our stuff, I really noticed how GHETTO I was! The website said to bring a resume and a recent photo. People had these beautiful, glossy, professional 8x10 color head shots and I, being ghetto naturally, had printed out a picture Alex took of me two days earlier from the computer in a black and white only printer. Ghetto dance!
Then we watched a short info-movie thing in the theater. I SAW TAYLOR STERNBERG! Go TS. Anyway, then some important guy gave us the "stomach acid" list of reasons we may not want to go to UCLA for musical theater. Y'know it's the second most rigorous program behind ENGINEERING?? Crazy! But so SO exciting. Then... our parents left and we learned the dance.
BUM BUM BUMmmm! Remember that scene from Miss Congeniality where she's trying to keep up with the dancers? I was so much worse. The dance started out fine. I was like, "Okay, this is cool." Then we got to the weird twisty-turny- sashay jumpy-leapy-things. I was totally bumping into people left and right. Ba-a-a-a-d. But I was having a lot of fun laughing at myself! And they said don't worry about it if you didn't dance. You could always learn. Well, when we started to dance WITH the music... it got worse. It was "Do You Love Me" from Dirty Dancing, y'know? Such a quick tempo! Maybe just for me, but c'mon, I sucked out loud. We only rehearsed it like three times with music. And then we performed in groups of three. AND there were three 8 counts that we were supposed to free-style... show what we wanted them to see... I even screwed those up! I stared late and I'm sure lost any chance of looking like I had the tiniest slither of rhythm. Again, smiling from laughing at myself. I even made the guy sitting in the middle of the panel laugh. I walked offstage, still smiling... and then downed my water like a camel and puffed my inhaler like an addict.
K, worst part's over, right? Yes. Okay. So next was monologues. I think they went REALLY WELL! (Holy Crap, I just heard that Heath Ledger died. Oh my gosh. It's weird to keep writing now... I'll try.) The guy was nice. Interview went really well I think. Singing too... I don't have any connection or like or dislike of HL, but IDK, I just don't feel like typing. I'm tired.
Not much else to say, but the odds are pretty slim. Out of 2-300, 16 to 18 will be accepted. YIKES!
TTYL,
Big D
The day began with me waking up at 5:50 AM to get ready. My untimely cold was pretty meh, so I scrounged for some Tylenol. Okay, so I tried to eat... didn't really work. We were staying at the UCLA guest house about a 2 minute walk from McGowan Hall. My mom and I walked over around 7:05. Got there and signed in. Met a very cool down to earth Junior Transfer auditionee and started to warm up my crappy voice by talking to her and her supportive roommate. While we were turning in our stuff, I really noticed how GHETTO I was! The website said to bring a resume and a recent photo. People had these beautiful, glossy, professional 8x10 color head shots and I, being ghetto naturally, had printed out a picture Alex took of me two days earlier from the computer in a black and white only printer. Ghetto dance!
Then we watched a short info-movie thing in the theater. I SAW TAYLOR STERNBERG! Go TS. Anyway, then some important guy gave us the "stomach acid" list of reasons we may not want to go to UCLA for musical theater. Y'know it's the second most rigorous program behind ENGINEERING?? Crazy! But so SO exciting. Then... our parents left and we learned the dance.
BUM BUM BUMmmm! Remember that scene from Miss Congeniality where she's trying to keep up with the dancers? I was so much worse. The dance started out fine. I was like, "Okay, this is cool." Then we got to the weird twisty-turny- sashay jumpy-leapy-things. I was totally bumping into people left and right. Ba-a-a-a-d. But I was having a lot of fun laughing at myself! And they said don't worry about it if you didn't dance. You could always learn. Well, when we started to dance WITH the music... it got worse. It was "Do You Love Me" from Dirty Dancing, y'know? Such a quick tempo! Maybe just for me, but c'mon, I sucked out loud. We only rehearsed it like three times with music. And then we performed in groups of three. AND there were three 8 counts that we were supposed to free-style... show what we wanted them to see... I even screwed those up! I stared late and I'm sure lost any chance of looking like I had the tiniest slither of rhythm. Again, smiling from laughing at myself. I even made the guy sitting in the middle of the panel laugh. I walked offstage, still smiling... and then downed my water like a camel and puffed my inhaler like an addict.
K, worst part's over, right? Yes. Okay. So next was monologues. I think they went REALLY WELL! (Holy Crap, I just heard that Heath Ledger died. Oh my gosh. It's weird to keep writing now... I'll try.) The guy was nice. Interview went really well I think. Singing too... I don't have any connection or like or dislike of HL, but IDK, I just don't feel like typing. I'm tired.
Not much else to say, but the odds are pretty slim. Out of 2-300, 16 to 18 will be accepted. YIKES!
TTYL,
Big D
Friday, January 11, 2008
I know, I Know, I KNOW!
I KNOW it's been SOOOOOOOOOOOOO LONG! Sorry to keep you all waiting. Lol... nonexistent people waiting. Well, Cuckoo's nest was amazing. We're actually doing it again... BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! I'm so excited because I can say it ran for two years, haha. I set my audition date for UCLA and I picked my songs and I'm pretty sure I have my monologues chosen. I will NOT disclose my material just to make you wonder. I will soon enough... after my audition, the 21st. I'll have to tell you how that goes.
What's new? Hm, well I was drafted to join the Chamber Singers... not drafted, but that's what it felt like. I like them all, but my first practice was last night. Very nerve-racking. My favorite person in the group is Barb. She's so hilarious. I was so lost... I haven't looked at sheet music in sooo long. I found myself not knowing where the female/male lines are and of course getting lost in the intense harmony. This shall be an experience.
Reina and I... construe that as you like... have written 9 pages typed of our play so far. It's something I'm very proud of. Eesh, just remembered I have a MT meeting today. Our first trial's on the 5th!!!!
I just finished editing the final draft of my research paper, yay. Finally done with that. My group needs to do the Whitehead video ASAP. And... yeah... hm... What else?
Yesterday was a freaking horrible day. I did less well than I thought on my Whitehead quiz... and let me explain! I OVER-ANALYZED a question! I took him for a dumbo... I guess he's not. I got it wrong. SNIFFLE. Then... I realized how much crap I still have to do for MT, craved carbs (I'm on Atkins!), drove less-than-well, got Patty Saracco pissed off at me and... yep. That's not all but it's getting hazy up in here.
Well, I think this is where I'm gonna have to leave you guys. I'll blog sooner than later! Wish me many a broken leg!
-Big D
What's new? Hm, well I was drafted to join the Chamber Singers... not drafted, but that's what it felt like. I like them all, but my first practice was last night. Very nerve-racking. My favorite person in the group is Barb. She's so hilarious. I was so lost... I haven't looked at sheet music in sooo long. I found myself not knowing where the female/male lines are and of course getting lost in the intense harmony. This shall be an experience.
Reina and I... construe that as you like... have written 9 pages typed of our play so far. It's something I'm very proud of. Eesh, just remembered I have a MT meeting today. Our first trial's on the 5th!!!!
I just finished editing the final draft of my research paper, yay. Finally done with that. My group needs to do the Whitehead video ASAP. And... yeah... hm... What else?
Yesterday was a freaking horrible day. I did less well than I thought on my Whitehead quiz... and let me explain! I OVER-ANALYZED a question! I took him for a dumbo... I guess he's not. I got it wrong. SNIFFLE. Then... I realized how much crap I still have to do for MT, craved carbs (I'm on Atkins!), drove less-than-well, got Patty Saracco pissed off at me and... yep. That's not all but it's getting hazy up in here.
Well, I think this is where I'm gonna have to leave you guys. I'll blog sooner than later! Wish me many a broken leg!
-Big D
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