Works In Progress

This semester in drama we are doing the play Works in Progress. It is a play that is just about high school in general. It is confusing because everyone plays multiple characters. Even I, who has been working on this play since August, still do not completely understand the meaning of this play. It is just another general comic play. Even though we have been working on this play so long, we still are not ready. People are still forgetting their line, missing their cues, and skipping out on our much needed rehearsals. We have rehearsal every other day and in class rehearsal on the day that we don't stay after school. It never fails someone either has to leave early, come late, or they just don't show up at all. We were suppose to have a four hour rehearsal Sunday the 7th but a third of our class never showed up; therefore it was cancelled. We had another four hour rehearsal this past Sunday. Our opening night is the tomorrow. I just hope that people will start to show a little dedication with the next play. Whether we are ready or not the show must go on tomorrow. I hope it turns out better than we all think it will.

Ghosts

I don't really believe in ghost. I never really have. But I am the type of person who will listen to ghost stories and end up freaked out, on the edge of my seat listening to every word. I do, on the other hand, believe in spirits or angels. I believe that there is a higher power up there somewhere. My mom has told me that once when she was younger she woke up to see an angel at the foot of her bed. She says that what she saw was her guardian angel. Not long after my grandma died, my grandpa said that one night he woke up and saw her standing by the bed. We all say that she was keeping watch over him. I believe in guardian angels but I am afraid of what might happen if I ever see one. I just don't know what I would do. I would think that I would be freaked out but my mom and my grandpa describe it as a very calming experience; that it brings peace of mind. I believe that my grandma is watching over all of us. I believe in guardian angels but not ghosts. I still get creeped out by the thought of ghost though.

Halloween Traditions

My family likes to follow the same Halloween traditions every year. We always go to my grandma's to trick or treat and eat chili. My grandma's birthday is October 30 so we always celebrate her birthday on Halloween. My family has never been real big on going to haunted houses or wearing scary costumes. Halloween to us is eating chili and trick or treating. The past two years I haven't gone trick or treating because I feel like I'm too old. This year it didn't really feel like Halloween. We still had chilli and all that but Halloween was actually Sunday so it felt weird doing our Halloween traditions on the 30th. Halloween just wasn't the same this year.

Scary Movies

I don't like scary movies. I just can't sit through them. If I watch a scary movie I am going to scream half of the time. I can handle scary movies better than haunted houses though. The scary movies stay on the screen. In haunted houses people jump out and get in my face. I am just not big on the thrill factor. I am starting to want to watch scary movies this year. I feel out of the loop when people are talking about this movie that they recently seen or have seen in the past and I have no clue what they are talking about because I don't watch scary movies. A lot of people can laugh at scary movies but I can't. I am the type of person who covers their face for half the movie and screams the other half. Scary movies just aren't for me.

Thespian Festival

The Thespian Festival was held at Western. We left at 9 on October 22 and didn't get back home until 1. There were competitions, performances, workshops, and a dance. It was so much fun. The workshops were a little boring but everything else was great. It was nice to watch other schools put on a play. It is neat when you know how much work they had to have put into it. When you watch a play you think that it is impossible for someone to be able to memorize that many lines, but you know that when you are working on a play the lines are pretty easy to memorize. Overall it was a fun trip. The best part was the bus ride. We decided that our bus driver's name was Dale, and we started calling Mrs. Berry mom. It was a lot of fun and the memories will last long after it ended.

Haunted Houses

Every Halloween many people love to go to haunted houses. I am not one of those people. I have just recently went to my first haunted house. It was my friends sixteenth birthday so I had to go. When we got to the haunted houses it took all of us like ten minutes to get the nerve to just go in. We went ahead and bought the combo ticket. We first went to the catacombs. We got down there and waited for a big group to come. My friend Brandi (it was her sixteenth birthday, her idea to go, and she was just as scared as I was) and I walked with our head buried in our friends' backs and kept our eyes closed for most of it. Brandi decided when we were three fourths of the way done that she wanted out. She told the guy that was handing out 3D glasses that she was about to have a panic attack and needed out. She drug me along with her. I kind of wanted to finish but our group had moved on and I wasn't going alone. Once we were both outside we were shaking. The others came out and said it was no big deal (they both love haunted houses and walked through it with a you don't scare me kind of attitude). They tried to get us to go through the House of Lecter but Brandi and I just couldn't do it. Looking back I feel that I could have made it through both. I freaked myself out more than the haunted houses did. If my friends decide to go again, I am going to go and make it through both haunted houses. I know I can if I don't psych myself out first.

Homecoming

We finally have a homecoming dance. It's about dang time. The school needs to hold more dances. Sure there are still going to be the same people who don't give a crap, but many students enjoy the dances. My friends and I love them. There's nothing like spending $80 on a dress to go get dressed up to hang out with friends. I love the act of trying on dresses more than actually paying the outrageous amount of money for them, even if it is your parent's money. Speaking of money, I find it quite ridiculous that the girl spends all this money on a dress, shoes, hair, make up, and accessories and the guy gets by with barely paying a thing. Sure the guy pays for dinner but he doesn't have to spend a lot to dress up. Paying for dinner does not amount to buying a dress. Girls really get the shaft when it comes to dances, weddings, parties, or just clothing in general. For dances it's the girl who spends money on a dress. For weddings, the girl's parents cover most the cost. Parties are a little more equal but girls just generally spend more. For clothing girls will always pay more. Girls worry about brands and the type of clothing. Not to mention all the money spent on accessories. Purses for instance can range from $20 to $300. I have to say that I fall in with the girls that spend $100 to $200 on a purse. I just can't help that I love Coach purses. But moving on, I am looking foreward to Homecoming. I can't wait to get dress up and spend hours on my hair just for it to fall. Oh well. It is the memories that makes it worth all the money and time.