Morph

HiHi!!

We FINALLY finished with the last

Stunts & Combat Short Film!

The Final Piece was Originally scheduled 

to be recorded the same weekend of 

"All the Right Words,"

However, we got rained out.

Originally, Javon, our Director,

wanted us to do a Power Ranger themed shoot.

Instead, we changed it to a 

Video Game!!

Since we changed the movie,

we were able to shoot all of the fights 

separately in a span of a month.

 Our Fighters:

Tiffany - The Classic Nerd

CJ - My Big Brother

Javon texted me:

"Dress Anyway that'll make you

look like a little girl."

Ended up in Pig-tails, hat, a T-Shirt, & a colorful skirt

for my "Tacky-Tomboy-Little-Girl"

~Easiest Director's Note EVER~

To Be Honest,

the more I got to work on making these films,

the more I realized how much I loved it!

I don't know....

I'm a Theatre Major,

but maybe I wouldn't mind working on other,

bigger projects????

o(^ ^)o

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

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Culture Week

HiHi!!

Apparently, there's one week every year

where UNT celebrates various cultures around the world. 

As always,

I just happened upon a number of festivities,

but I did make it a point to visit

both the Japanese and Korean Festivals.

Kana, my friend from Theatre,

ended up being the ONLY 

Japanese Representation During the

Culture Parade!

(>-<)

They set up a number of booths

for the Japanese festival,

ranging for gaming to travel-

I was surprised how many people showed up!

I hate how easy this game looks,

but after a few tries,

I got me a Balloon!!

Also tried on some Yukatas!

The Korean Festival, sadly,

ended up being smaller than the Japanese one,

but they did have yummy food 

& a lot of fun games!

Kana & I got our Faces Painted!

I can't wait till I get back to studying my Japanese!!

The better I get,

the more I want to learn other languages,

Korean Included!!

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

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Birthday Surprise!

HiHi!!

For 2weekends in a row,

I decided to make the 4-6hour trip home.

Last weekend, 

I visited for the Easter Holiday;

This weekend,

I decided to surprise my mom & little brother

for their birthdays!

April 7th seems to be a very popular birthday!

I can count 7people I know that share it!

This year,

my mom was turning 41

& my brother, Nicky, was turning 13!!

Neither of them knew that I was driving up for the weekend,

I spent the whole day with Suzette preparing a cake.

& Before the night was up, 

I was walking into the house with their surprise:

Me & a Cake!!

It's Become a Sort of Tradition

that when I return home,

I become a Personal Cora Photographer:

Coraline Trying to Sit

in the Big Girl Chair

Making Faces With Grandma

Cora is Going to be Such a

Girly-Girl!

Sister Time with our Boy, 

Muhddy-Bear!

Cookie Cake for the Birthday Boy & Girl!

Courtesy of Rochelle & D.J.

When the 3 Sisters are All Together,

We Can't Stop Laughing!

I Love Being Home

& Having Dinner with just the Family!

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

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All The Right Words

HiHi!!

We finally filmed the 2nd Stunts & Combat short film!

The film, "All the Right Words," 

is basically about a group of cheerleaders

beating up on a bunch of guys,

or as our director put it,

"Attack of the Cheerleaders!"

It was a long 8hour shoot

and a bit exhausting due to all the repetition,

but overall, it was a ton of fun!!

&, of course, 

this post would be incomplete

if I didn't have a butt-load of 

behind-the-scenes photos!!

It was an easy 10minutes in the make-up chair,

thank goodness our director, Justin,

is an actual coach at this gym!

Here's how the Eyeshadow looked!

It was super glittery 

& I was nervous about how I was going to get it off!

&&& the Final Product!

Hair super high up, super intense cheer eyeshadow,

& a simple tank with our symbol,

Go, Wilson Koalas!!

 Finally getting to relax after

a few hours of shooting!

Cast Photos

Meet the Janices!

You don't know how HARD it was

to keep a straight face with all of their ridiculousness!!! 

Sound Check
(^-^)

Recording in Process:
QUIET ON SET!!!

I've Always Wondered What it would be like 

to be a Cheerleader

............

Never Again

(-w-)

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

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Poke'mon TV App

HiHi!!

I've been so busy these past few weeks!

But one thing I've made plenty of time for:

The new Poke'mon TV App!!!

Anyone who's a Poke'mon fan just has to get this app!!

Ever since the day it was released,

I've been HOOKED!!

I'm always checking the app 

to see if there are new episodes loaded! 

And every day I make sure to watch 

at least one episode!

I love being able to watch shows from every region,

and I've even gotten used to the 

"new ash"

...well... sort of...

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

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Shay's Story

HiHi!!

Scott Westerfeld has been one of my favorite authors

since I read the Uglies Series back in Middle School.

The Uglies Series is a futuristic world,

where the population is being socially brainwashed.

It's a great series,

 and there's been back-and-forth talk about 

a movie these past few years!

It just so happens,

Scott Westerfeld is a bit of a Manga/ Anime fan as well!

So just last year, 

he released his first Manga 

based on the Uglies.

The Manga series follows one of the main characters,

Shay, and her perspective of the story.

It's fascinating to see the story unfold from a whole new perspective,

as well as getting to see all of the original characters

in a Manga form!

So, if you're looking for a good series

that's a fun and easy read,

I highly recommend the Uglies series!!

((Especially before the pre-movie hype begins!))

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

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Fight!!

HiHi!!

This semester I'm taking Movement III.

In this "Special Problems" class,

the Theatre and RTVF students are teaming together 

to create short films for Stunts and Combat.

The first film to be recorded was "Fight":

based off the film, "Fight Club,"

all the actors were ready for this intensive performance!

Since I wasn't an actor for this film,

I was asked to help keep track of the audio and video files.

And although we were all freezing,

I think I was having more fun filming than the actors!

Then again,

I was one of the few people

allowed to wear a jacket!

It was great learning how a real shoot works!

With all the stunts and throws,

hundreds of takes were necessary, 

as well as a mat or too.

I love how close-knit this group has become!!

Especially after bonding in this weather!

 Things were getting INTENSE!

 Movie Magic!!

 This is the only one of our films

that has blood in it-

so cool!!

Here's a Preview I made for the Short Film:

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

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Picasso at the Lapin Agile

HiHi!!

It's been about a year since I had read the play,

 Picasso at the Lapin Agile, by Steve Martin.

 When it was announced that UNT would be putting the play on,

 I already knew that as a Theatre major myself,

 & knowing the comedy capabilities of the actors within the show, 

this satirical comedy would be a hit!

Picasso at the Lapin Agile takes place in France in the year 1904. 

A young Albert Einstein joins a friendly group of people in The Lapin Agile, 

a bar where artists meet and discuss their futures. 

The scientific genius, Einstein, comes face-to-face 

with the talented young artist, Pablo Picasso, 

& a battle between brain, wit, and skill ensues! 

Although there is a bounty of crazed characters within the show, 

the two primaries are the two historical figures themselves:

 Pablo Picasso, 23, a Spanish painter currently stuck in his "blue period."

 He is a well known womanizer and lover

 in search for fame and beauty in his work. 

Picasso is passionate about every aspect of his life 

and believes that Einstein's scientific formulas have no beauty or purpose. 

Albert Einstein, 25, a German physicist currently developing his general theory of relativity. 

He is fully aware of the potential his manuscript holds for the future of science.

 Einstein is passionate about his work 

& strives to make the others understand the power of science for all life.

 On the outer layers, this play may seem just a comedy,

 but like every other story, this play has a super-objective

 behind all the crude language and laughter. 

In the turn of the century, 

science and art take the lead in development over politics. 

As I had expected, 

I left the theatre still talking and laughing about the play with my friends. 

I really liked the play as a hole,

 especially the use of the character's French accents. 

One of my favorite parts 

was when they broke the fourth wall at the beginning 

and interacted with the audience. 

Overall, the actors did a fantastic job with the play; 

after all, comedy is one of the hardest aspects in theatre to fulfill. 

Picasso &Einstein were fun to watch throughout the story 

& how they interacted with the other characters. 

  My only concern with the play 

would be a few aspects in the design field. 

The set was beautifully done, the actors used the whole space 

& the music was periodical;

 however, some lighting and costume choices were a bit distracting. 

In the script, "The Stranger," or Elvis Presley, 

plainly walks into the bar. 

In this performance, 

a spectacle was made of of his entrance.

 Elvis' costume was also another distraction: 

it was like a pixie had attacked him- too much glitter! 

The only other piece of the performance 

was a little comedy performance after the curtain call. 

Sure, it was entertaining, but not necessary.

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

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Let's Go to Japan!! (Parts 7&8)

HiHi!!

Well, I finally got around to 

making the next two videos for my

"Let's Go to Japan" series!!

In this episode,

we visit the Tsukiji Fish Market!

Although it was closing when we arrived,

we were able to have some real Japanese sushi!!

I was even adventurous and tried some... 

Well, interesting ones...! 

This was one of the best days

because we made some friends 

at a Baylor meet-and-greet!

On this day,

we packed up and rode the Shinkansen

all the way to Tokai City!

There we got to meet our Host Families!!!

Kimie-san is so precious and I miss her so much! 

This day was a lot of fun,

and there are only more to come!

(^-^)

^^I also felt the need to upload this video!^^

It's just 10minutes worth 

of us riding the Shinkansen!

We have some interesting conversations,

from school work to Poke'mon

and whatever other conversations can be had 

while traveling Japan!

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

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The New Normal

HiHi!!

For some reason I've decided that I should start watching more 

American television shows like,

Glee, Pretty Little Liars, etc...

One of the shows I've gotten myself into happens to be:

The New Normal

The show is from the creators of Glee,

Ryan Murphy and Ali Adler,

and you can definitely see it in this new show.

The New Normal is all-around hilarious,

and a lot of fun; however,

if you don't like vulgar language or crude racial jokes,

I suggest you don't pay Nana much attention!

A basic synopsis:

Bryan and David are an adorable couple that dream of having a baby. 

While searching for a surrogate,

Goldie, a single mother who is looking for a way out of her "dead-end" life,

agrees to have the baby for them.

When Goldie's Nana follows her and Shania to LA,

the family's crazy-meter jumps to an all new level! 

Well, just in case I've peaked your interest

into watching one of my favorite shows:

http://www.nbc.com/the-new-normal/

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

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Naruto Shippuden Review

HiHi!!

**Spoiler Alert**

As mentioned in an earlier post:

I'm quite the NaruTard!!

(>v<)

I've already explained WHY I love this show,

so for this review, I'm just going to talk about the series itself

and the feels that I've been having!!

So, without further adieu!

Here's my Naruto Shippuden Review!!!!

The second series of the Naruto franchise 

begins two years after Sasuke deserts the village and Naruto leaves for training.

The first arc involves the rescue of the Kazekage, Gaara, as well as

 learning more about the Akatsuki's involvement with the Jinchuriki.

We get to see Naruto and Sakura's new powers as they take on Deidara and Sasori,

and the strength of friendship between the Land of Fire and the Land of Sand.

>When they found Gaara dead, I was crying....

And when Lady Chiyo brought him back, and his whole village was there!!!

UGH!! .... I was just so happy for my baby, Gaara!!!<

In the 2nd Arc we meet Sai and Captain Yamato.

With Kakashi out of commission, this new Squad 7 

is sent to infiltrate Orochimaru's Layer.

There, Sai is revealed to be working against them,

but Naruto's able to work his magic:

Sai starts believing in this strange shinobi who can change people's hearts.

We also discover why Captain Yamato was specifically chosen to head this team:

once an operation of Orochimaru's, 

Yamato was given DNA of the 1st Hokage's;

therefore, as long as Naruto is wearing Tsunade's necklace,

Yamato-Sensei will be able to create a sealing jutsu 

in order to keep the Nine-Tail's chakra in place.

Naruto takes on Orochimaru,

which makes out to be a GREAT, as well as,

SUSPENSEFUL couple of episodes!!!

But after Yamato-Sensei puts a stop to Naruto's leaking chakra,

the group find their way to the hideout.

After getting past Kabuto,

Squad 7 finds Sasuke.

This whole sequence of searching and discovering Sasuke is amazingly well done!

They used it to open the whole series,

and the use of camera angles and character breathing is fantastic! 

Nothing really happens though.

Sasuke entices Naruto,

but Kabuto and Orochimaru talk Sasuke out of fighting, 

and they leave...

The 3rd Arc is pretty short.

Team Kakashi investigates the disappearances of tombs from a shrine,

and end up meeting an interesting group of shinobi.

One, a lady who can create real-life topography with chakra;

Another, just large man, who uses Earth Chakra to turn his body to stone;

The 3rd, a lady who possesses multiple spirits in order to use every Chakra Nature;

And the leader, a mysterious man who uses lightning chakra 

and the reanimation jutsu.

(At the start of this Arc,

Naruto learns about the use of Chakra Natures

and tries to control his Wind Style).

After defeating these shinobi, for the moment,

Team Kakashi return to the village with a new member- Sora.

^Some of the funniest Scenes of this arc!!!

After Sora has just been accepted by the village,

things turn for the worst.

He overhears tell of Asuma-Sensei having been apart of the

Twelve Guardian Ninja of the Fire Nation,

just like Sora's father.

Sora learns that it was Asuma who supposedly killed his father,

and now the elders were discussing killing Sora as well.

So he runs away.

He meets up with the renegade group from before 

and help them infiltrate the Leaf Village.

They cause a blackout, and send out Zombies to attack

(The reanimation jutsu).

All of the village is sent out to defend its barriers,

Shikamaru heading the attack!!

(>w<)

As Team Kakashi takes down each of the hidden shinobi,

and saving the village,

Naruto persues Sora who had tried killing Lady Tsunade.

We find out that Sora's father, Kazuma, was never killed; 

in fact, he was the leader of these shinobi

and was trying to kill Sora.

Kazuma had implanted small amounts of the Nine-Tail's chakra 

into Sora when he was baby, attempting to create a "weapon."

When Sora loses control of the power,

Naruto is the only one able to stand up and reach him,

the only one able to pull Sora back from the darkness.

Kazuma is finally stopped,

and the village is saved.

The fourth arc is my FAVORITE of what is currently Dubbed.

Squad 10 is sent on a mission to capture two Akatsuki:

Hidan and Kakuzu.

Ino and Choji are in one group,

while Shikamaru and Asuma-Sensei are in another.

It's Shika's team that is attacked.

Although they struggle to do the most they can to stay alive,

they have no chance against the immortal Hidan.

The battle ends with Ino and Choji coming for the rescue,

but not before Asuma-sensei is cursed.

Next Episode,

Asuma-Sensei dies.

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GAH!!!! I was crying for HOURS!!!!!!!

AND MY BABY:

^SERIOUSLY, ME THIS WHOLE EPISODE

!!!!!!!!!!THE FEELS!!!!!!!!!!!!
...........( ; ; ).............

Continuing on:
After having a mental breakdown that had me
bawling and gasping breath,
Shikamaru jumps back with a vengeance.
He gathers Team Asuma
and they head out with Kakashi
to take down Hidan and Kakuzu.

What I love about these sorts of episodes

is that the plans are never revealed

until that final scene where Shikamaru lays it all out on the table for us.

So, because my baby is a fucking genius!!!!

Shikamaru is able to come up with a brilliant plan

to kill the "immortal" Hidan

and to inflict great damage to Kakuzu,

whom is currently in the midst of an intense battle with Kakashi.

And so, with one final blow from Naruto,

this arc is complete. 

Asuma-Sensei has been avenged,

and Squad 10 is at peace.

Shikamaru returns to finally visit Asuma's grave,

there he meets with Kurenai.

After leaving Asuma's lighter as a tribute on his grave,

Shikamaru promises Kurenai to protect their baby with his life.

Because now he understands,

now he knows who the King of the Leaf Village is.

(^-^)

The Next Arc is our Second Filler Portion.

Team Kakashi, joined by Squad 9 and Team Guy,

are sent to find Orochimaru's hideout.

....again...

This time, however, they find a group of Orochimaru's people

who are following orders from Kabuto.

Our team discovers that they have a young boy with mysterious powers.

As they attempt to protect the boy,

they are attacked by the Three-Tailed Beast,

a Giant Sea Turtle residing in the middle of a lake.

While fending off Orochimaru's team,

Shizune leads a group to try and seal the Three-Tails.

In the end, they fail at sealing the Jinchuriki,

and the boy leaves to be with the woman who has 

chosen to take the role of his mother by leaving Orochimaru's service.

The first half of the next arc 

consists of Sasuke building his own team

after killing Orochimaru and absorbing his life-force.

He brings together 3shinobi:

Suigetsu, a big-mouthed guy who can turn his body to water;

Karin, a sensory type ninja who can also heal;

Juugo, who was the originator of the curse mark even thought he's kind-hearted-

each of them worked for Orochimaru.

After hearing of his demise by Sasuke's hands,

they join together to form

Team Hebi (snake).

The Second half of this arc

is all about Jiraiya-Sensei going after the Akatsuki alone.

He manages to infiltrate the Village Hidden in the Rain,

but once inside he meets with 

the Akatsuki Leader,

Pain.

While fighting the 

Six Paths of Pain,

Jiraiya realizes that they all possess the Rinnegan,

a visual juts that one of his previous pupils had as well.

After trying to reason with Nagato,

Jiraiya resorts to his final measure:

Sage Mode.

However, even using his strongest jutsu,

Jiraiya-sensei is no match for all six pains. 

His hastily writes an encoded message onto the grandpa toad's back,

and sacrifices his final breath to help him escape.

He was at peace, though, 

having been able to pass his knowledge onto the 

"Child of Prophecy."

And so here was ANOTHER NIGHT

of me CRYING INTO MY PILLOWS!!!

I just never thought I'd see Jiraiya gone!!

My heart was totally broken,

but I was also worried how Naruto would take it!

But, the good news:

there were truths revealed during his flash backs!!

They FINALLY revealed that Minato was Naruto's father!

I mean, I had already known since forever,

but it was SO GREAT to finally have it revealed!!!

o(^O^)o

To conclude this arc,

Sasuke finally reaches Itachi.

And they finally have their own EPIC BATTLE,

and I mean,

EPIC.

All-the-while, Naruto and everyone from the lake

are in pursuit of Sasuke and Team Hebi,

but are held up by Toby.

After Sasuke kills Itachi,

Toby, who we discover is Madara Uchiha,

takes Sasuke for his own.

In their hideout, Madara explains everything to Sasuke.

Everything about Itachi being forced to kill his clan,

his sacrifices for his village,

and his desire to protect his only little brother.

And so,

there goes my heart breaking AGAIN!!!!

Because I KNEW Itachi was so sweet and whatever,

so to finally learn the whole truth!!

Uuuuuugh.... It's just not fair, man...

However, I'm also really just tired and annoyed with Sasuke now!

After everything Itachi did for him,

Sasuke decides that he wants to take his anger out on the Leaf Village.

So, Team Hebi becomes Team Taka (falcon).

And they head out,

under the Akatsuki garb.

At the end of this season,

Naruto and everyone return to the village.

Soon after arriving, 

Naruto is summoned to see Lady Tsunade.

The old toad that had the message engraved in his back has arrived.

He delivers the news to Naruto that Jiraiya is dead.

After a hasty briefing on the battle with Pain,

Naruto excuses himself.

That night, after getting himself some ice-cream,

like what Jiraiya used to to do,

he starts crying.

Soon Iruka-sensei arrives 

and although he gives Naruto some words of encouragement,

Naruto soon falls into a depression.

Now, I'm sure you've already guessed it:

.....I was crying for like 2-3episodes straight....

Whether it was from sadness or from laughter, 

I just kept crying.

Also the fact that I realized that my dub was about to run out!!!!!

I was seriously FREAKING OUT!

After all this time,

YEARS following Naruto and Naruto Shippuden's English Dub,

and I was going to be forced into the Japanese!

( ;___; )

Anyways, ^THIS^ was the face I got to end the season with!!!!

Shikamaru got fed up with Naruto

so he took him to talk with Kurenai.

Shikamaru explained how although both of their Sensei's were gone,

it was now their turns to take their place!

Shikamaru had already promised to take Kurenai and Asuma's child as his own apprentice,

and he helped Naruto understand, that he needed to move on,

and to realize his position in the village.

So, with that,

my two boys set out to figure out what the decryption meant

so that they could bring down Pain and the Akatsuki,

in order to protect their King:

the children of the future.

There you have it!!

My Naruto Shippuden Review!

Wow, that took forever, but it was fun reminiscing about everything!

I've got to say, I'm actually pretty relieved with the Japanese version!

And I LOVE what's already happened!!!

Everything is now so much more intense!!!!

I'll be sure to post about it all as soon as I'm caught up!

Here are Naruto Shippuden's Current Arcs in Order:

The Kazekage Rescue Arc

Sasuke and Sai Arc

Twelve Guardian Ninja Arc (filler arc)

Hidan and Kakuzu Arc

Three-Tails Arc (filler arc)

Itachi Pursuit Arc

Tsuchigumo Kinjutsu Arc (filler arc)

Invasion of Pain Arc

Konoha History Arc (filler arc)

Five Kage Summit Arc

Adventures At Sea Arc (filler arc)

Confining of the Jinchuriki Arc

Chikara Arc (filler arc)

Shinobi World War Arc

The English Dub only fully reaches through 

the Itachi Pursuit Arc,

which also technically includes the 

Tsuchigumo Kinjutsu Arc.

They're currently dubbing 

the Invasion of Pain Arc,

so once that's done,

I'll definitely have to go watch it!

As of this moment though,

I'm almost done with the

Adventures At Sea Filler Arc,

so that means I'm kinda sorta almost caught up!

(>.<)

Well... Whenever I do catch up,

you'll know!

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

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