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Hey, look who's posting in his journal! Last time I wrote I wrote a review of Act I of the tour of Rent. I never got around to writing up my thoughts on Act II and avoided posting in my LJ because I felt sheepish about not finishing my review. Anyways, I feel it's been long enough for it to be acceptable to post again.

So, it's Fourth of July, happy Independence Day people! I had to work today, but it's ok, because none of my friends or family had plans anyway. For those who don't know about my job, i work at the local fruit market as a cashier (primarily, but we take care of anything that needs done in the store) and for the first few weeks I really didn't like it. The produce and flowers don't have prices on them and we don't have a scanner so it's necessary to learn the prices by heart or look them up on the list, but the customers get impatient when you do that. Plus the prices are changing constantly and it's nigh impossible to keep up. The schedules aren't posted until Friday so I never know when I'm working in advance and can't really make plans, and worst of all was the manager Kim.

Kim has, according to my friend who worked there last summer and hated it, worked at the fruit market for twelve years and judging by her attitude she wasn't happy about it. She was always in a bad mood, acted like I was inconveniencing her if I asked a question, got mad at me if I didn't know what I was doing, and basically treated me like an idiot and a nuisance no matter what I did.

BUT!

This past Tuesday was her last day! I no longer have to see her or deal with her attitude and I seriously can't describe how much better work is now that she's gone. For those of you who are familiar with the musical The Wiz (and if you haven't you should. Don't let the craptastic movie fool you, it really is a good musical) all I could think of on Wednesday, my first day of work without Kim, was the song "Everybody Rejoice!" which the slaves sing after Evilene is melted. It was such a good day.

In other news, I saw Legally Blonde the Musical twice while it was in Pittsburgh and it was phenomenal. Becky Gulsvig is on her way to becoming one of my favorite Broadway stars and I'd love to see her as Glinda some day. Also I will be going with my mom to see Les Miserables this Tuesday and Kate Loprest ( aformer Glinda) is playing Cosette, so I am super excited. It's my mom's first time seeing the show after three years of longing. :)

That's about all people!

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It was just an intro. Kinda rambly, all about me (hobbies, music, the stuff I'm into, all that jazz)

Anyway, I'M SEEING RENT THIS SATURDAY!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

*is slightly sad about the whole "Farewell Tour" whatnot, though*

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Philosophy of Education:

 

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And that last post was a meme :O

Anyways, I've been unexpectedly busy lately. Schoolwork before Christmas break, family stuff over break, and OMGMORESCHOOLWORK after break, but for now I'm a little free.

I've begun practicums again for Art Ed. This term I'm in a high school (Mercyhurst Prep) since I'm taking Secondary Art Education now and I like the teacher much more than the last one I had to work with. She is much mre respectful of her students and treats them better. The students areso far pretty good to work with, not as much fun as working with the younger kids, but it's still a good experience. I'm thinking that when I graduate I'll probably look for jobs in the elementary schools, but I do enjoy working in the high school. It actually reminds me a bit of Quigley, except with more kids and more money.

Also, I just finished my second teaching lesson and it went very well. I ended up being late (yikes!) because I had to run off copies of my handouts and stuff, but it still went well and I got a "B". I'm now much more confident in my choice to be an art teacher, whereas last year, and even until about mid-term this year, I wasn't so sure.

Nothing else is really going on right now though, except that we've begun rehearsals for Sweet Charity and I've gotta be honest, I'm not so in love with the show. The Fosse choreography is fun (but painful!) but I find the show as a whole to be a little boring. I watched the movie last night and while I'm sure it will be different live, I couldn't help but think "This would be so much better if they weren't singing" and you all know me, it's pretty rare that I would say that about a musical! It just seems that the songs do very little for the story and just kind of interrupt it, rather than help it. It also has a horribly unsatisfactory ending, for me, in which

!!!!!!!!SPOILER WARNING!!!!!!!! 

the main character, whose life has been crapped on throughout the show, is dumped by her fiance, spends the night crying with no home to go to without telling her friends that her mariage failed before it even began, and it just ends with the words "And she lived hopefully ever after".  WHAT THE HECK?? Charity has not shown any real strength, other than her ability to live in denial, and we're just left with, basically, she's still miserable and unsatisfied, but she remains as in denial as ever? I hope to God that that was just one of those times where the movie version took a severe departure from the stage version and the original piece gives a much more satisfactory ending.

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Hey everyone. I haven't updated in a while, and I don't actually have time to be updating now but this is too important for me to not tell everyone about.

There is a piece of legislation called the "Freedom of Choice Act" (if you could see me you'd see me adding air quotes around "Choice") which, if passed, will establish abortion as one of US citizens' fundamental rights (you know, like free speech and voting) and will override any and all laws providing restrictions on abortions, such as religiously-affiliated hospitals refusing to perform abortions, not allowing tax dollars to support abortions, etc.

This act is so radical I can barely comprehend it. Not to mention hypocritical. Apparently supporting "choice" doesn't include allowing people to choose NOT to support abortion.
 
Please read the expert analysis by Americans United for Life (AUL) and sign the Fight FOCA petition at:
http://www.FightFOCA.com

 

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