The Final Stretch...

  Surprise, surprise- I haven't posted anything in MONTHS even though I said that I would... Well, here we are again, and in a different year. But most importantly, in the final months of my Senior Year at The University of North Texas! 

  Everyone keeps asking whether I'm excited or not- of course I am! I'm excited to finally be DONE with school! After 16years of constant schooling I am so ready to move onto the next chapter of my life! Sure, I may be scared to "grow up" and have to start doing "adult" things like paying more bills and finding a way to live on my own- but I am SO ready for something else in my life! It's been a bit difficult this past year, though, mainly because my heart just hasn't been into it. I never want to go to classes (unless they're my Theatre classes) and I hate having to do my homework. Plus I'm having to juggle all my classes (18hours) and work && labs- it's a whole lot of work & I am exhausted! There's also the added bonus of having easy access to constant distractions (Social Media & Netflix) and my distractions almost always win the battle...! (-u-) 

  Anyways, yes, I am excited to graduate! But what I'm even more excited for is what's happening after I graduate: DISNEY COLLEGE! After all these years of hoping & dreaming of the opportunity to participate in the Disney College Program, I made it in!!! My current roommate, Kassie, also made it- so not only will I be living the dream working at Disney World, I'll be able to experience all of the magic & wonder with one of my best friends!! The program is actually one of the main reasons why I'm back to blogging. Throughout the program I'm wanting to Vlog, so naturally having a blog going alongside the postings would be relevant. I'm not too sure how it's going to work (mainly since I've never Vlogged before) but I'll figure it out! I can't wait to get started- I actually already have the 1st video ready for my to edit & post in the upcoming week! So, here's the beginning of my Disney Vlog Journey, and the continuation of this whole "Blogging Thing" <3 

Stunts and Combat for Film!

HiHi!!

I've posted before about my Movement III class:

Stunts & Combat for Film

And how much fun and hard work it's been.

I found this NTTV Clip to Help explain what we've been doing:

&&&&&

Here's the Final Product:

It's crazy to think that several months worth

of training turned into a 30minute video!

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

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End of the Semester

HiHi!!

It's been a while, 

but thank goodness school is almost over!!

Before it officially hit Summer Break,

I figured I could share some of the last big events

that I got to be apart of this last month of school.

I finally put in my 2weeks at Subway!

Now I'm solely working on

Herbalife!!

I love all of my Teammates!

Walking into the Club is Always

so much fun, since everyone's so

full of energy!

& in just 3Days

I sold 500VP and jumped up to

Senior Consultant!

& On the completely opposite spectrum-

UNT Celebrated Earth Day by giving out

Free Food!

I'm normally not a hot dog fan,

but I can't pass up FREE FOOD...!

We also celebrated 

William Shakespeare's 449th Birthday

in my Theatre History Class!

It was great because we had just finished a show,

"The Lady Revealed,"

the weekend before

and the playwright just so happened to be

my teacher, Dr. Harris!

((the play is about Shakespeare & his Dark Lady))

& just yesterday,

Mandy, Stephanie, Kassie, & I 

(Team Avatar)

took a little field trip to H-Mart,

a Dallas based Korean shopping center.

Their dumplings were so good, 

I can't wait to go back!

Finals Week starts tomorrow for me,

wish me luck!!

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

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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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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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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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New Choreographer's Concert 2012

HiHi!!

I really do love dance. 

I often wonder how different my life would be

if I had agreed to take ballet as a kid....

So, now I get my dance outlet through the Rec Center,

or watching performances.

After last year's NCC, I was pretty excited for this one.

However, not all of the performance lived up to my expectations.

Don't get me wrong, 

the dancers were all fantastic,

there were just a few technical issues I would have changed for the staging.

Of course, this may just be coming from my Techy Side,

but it's not my fault!

There's a reason why, as Theatre Majors,

we are REQUIRED to take tech classes!!

And it just so happened that I'm currently enrolled in Stagecraft,

so as an audience member,

I continued to critique the lighting and sound

and how it played with the music, costuming, and dance.

Here are some Photos of the Performances:

Overall, I was entertained.

But I also realized:

for the rest of my life, I can no longer be JUST

an "Audience Member".......

(~w~) 

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

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A Jazz Dream

HiHi!!

The UNT Department of Dance of Theatre

put on another musical this semester!

I think concept was great,

having Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

in a musical setting; however,

this show has a long way to go before it can reach the big stage.

The show was supposed to be based out of modern day New York City,

and yet that was not very apparent.

The costuming was fantastic and beautiful, 

they played very well with the story,

but again, did not seem very "Modern New York."

After the costumes, the setting may have been my favorite aspect:

there were clear baubles hanging from the ceiling during the ball,

a large pyramid during the final performance,

and a magic-like forest for the fairies.

The lights were also great fun to watch throughout the play's progression.

Cast and Crew

Aside from the technical aspect,

The actors were fabulous!

And that's saying something, since it is Shakespeare.

They all had the language down,

and the singing was good.

Even though I did have some issues with the songs...

But again, this show has a long way till Broadway!

All-in-all,

the show was fun,

but not perfect.

Then again,

no show ever is!

But "A Jazz Dream" has promise,

and you just never know now-a-days.

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

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This is Halloween

HiHi!!

Halloween Day, and I still have to go to school...

But one of my favorite things about being in college,

is seeing all the adults dressed up!!

I mean, we're all about the same age, 

but it's nice to see people who can laugh at themselves!!

Even though we're "adults,"

doesn't mean our Inner Child is gone!

The first person I saw in costume: Superman!

Poor guy, his bike had broken down...

Guess he won't be saving Lois Lane today...! 

Walked by THIS while heading to class!!

If I hadn't been running late, I SO would have played a few rounds!!

Bravo UNT for having Carnival Games on Halloween!!

(>u<)

And not JUST Carnival Games,

Cotton Candy too!

And all for FREE!!

All of the school groups are always getting into the events!

I got so much candy while trying to get to class!

Hehe, my shadow...

Wonder what I am for Halloween??

You know that there always has to be a V on Halloween!

My friend, Wil, trying on my Kigurumi in Movement!

Haha, he's a bit taller than me,

so it looked great on him!

"Willy-The-Pooh-Bear"

(^-^)

I have this thing when I get dressed up:

I have to take a picture!

We're all a bit narcissistic! Leave me alone!

(>u<)

Just showing my love to my Hundred Acre Wood pals!

Pooh Bear, Pooh Bear, && Eeyore!!

Family & Friends back home getting ready for a night of

Trick or Treating!!

I miss them all so much!

I really wish I could be there!!!

(>.<)

Haha, they were "Chollas" for Halloween!

Nico being all Ninja

& my Nicky being Sub-Zero!

(He didn't even know)

& my little Cora walking around as an

Adorable Pink Dinosaur!!

Well, I hope you all had a GREAT Halloween Night 

full of Treats and Fear!

Till Next Time: 

Remember to KEEP IT GENKI!!

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