When schoolwork crosses with dessert...

For those of you who were previously unaware of the fact, ice cream is a continuous substance, while M&M's are discrete ones.

And that is your Aristotelian thought for the day.

So...

In the face of all things going on right now, I have developed a romantic attraction to someone. I've had itty bitty attractions here and there over the past 4 years, but none quite this large since then. Do I like it? In a way. What girl doesn't? Yet at the same time I strongly dislike it. I'm usually very outgoing and friendly with guys, but I don't even dare let this particular person catch me looking at him. I blush and quickly avert my eyes. What?! This is NOT the regular Brittany. Also, having his face pop up in my mind while I'm working on a science test is not the best thing. Not to mention that my prayers become interrupted with random thoughts of...*gulp*...him. This is rather normal, isn't it? Well, yes it is, but it's fair to say that I enjoyed life much more when I wasn't attracted to anyone. Jesus was my only Prince for a very long time, and I want to keep it that way. Oh, He still is, but He now shares a space in my thoughts with someone else. I do think that this is an excellent opportunity for me to really, I mean REALLY, cling to Jesus. If I don't, I'm very sure I'll slip and fall down the steep, arduous mountain that I've been trying to climb up this past year. I think it's very odd how I suddenly developed an attraction just as I'm about to head off to a vocation retreat. Or maybe I'm just analzying things too deeply. Le sigh.

Oh, and tomorrow I'm watching the Exorcist with a huge bag of chocolate by my side. Chocolate is very near and dear to me. It has always been there to see me through life's hardest situations. I expect that it will comfort me as I watched a demon possessed girl crawling backwards down the stairs--upside down. Oh dear.

Craziest Day of My Life!

And that's saying something!

So, this morning I was doing my physics like the industrious student that I am,

*looks angelic*

when my mother came down and handed me the phone. It was the stage manager for Alice in Wonderland. She told me: "So...[the girl who plays the Caterpillar/Alice's Sister (who I'm understudying)] isn't feeling well today. They're going to try to get her better before tonight's show, but I just wanted to make sure you were prepared to go on." I was pretty much in a state of shock at that point, so I murmured my "Okays" "Mhhhmmms" and "Of courses" without thinking. As soon as I hung up, I recalled that this was the one night that I had a conflict with the show!!! I had to go to work!

*smacks head*

So, I called the SM back immediately, and told her I had to work(I'd told them about the conflict when I agreed to understudy, so that was all good). But, I promised I would contact work and see if there was any way possible to get my shift covered. I was pretty darn sure the answer would be no. They had told us at a meeting that we wouldn't be able to find subs for the Halloween event-they were short-staffed as it was.

Soooooo....yeah....

I finally got a hold of work, and instead of saying: "Sorry, NO." like I expected her to, my boss said: "Welllllll, I'll see what we can do..." We tried to work stuff out, but we couldn't find anyone who wasn't working that night who could cover for me. Eventually, I said: " You know what? It's okay. I'll just come on in to work as normal." So, I called the stage manager-she was completely understanding, but I could tell she was very, ridiculously, horribly stressed. I felt terrible, but I went off to work.

In the car, my cell phone rang-it was my work. They had decided to let me off, so I'd be able to do the show! So, I went in for the first hour and a half of my shift, then rushed off to do Alice. I've never heard anyone sound as relieved as that stage manager did when I called her to tell her the news!

So, then there was the small task of memorizing lines. Eep. The thing is, I only learned about a week ago that I was understudying this show. And the first and only time I've seen the show was on Tuesday. So, in the car, in between driving and practicing my lines, I was praying my head off. Today was one of those days that I totally felt that God had to be in control. Because I for sure wasn't.

Somehow, thanks to the wonderful, amazing cast, I made it through the show. I'm sure my guardian angel was having the time of his life helping me out! It was just crazy. There was this moment during the preshow when I was sitting on the stage reading a book, and I realized-this was it. This wasn't just pretend. I couldn't put the show on time-out, and run check my script really quick. This was the real deal, and I somehow had to get through the whole thing, no matter how badly I goofed things up. Thankfully, I didn't goof things up too horribly. It was crazy, wild and insane, but somehow God just guided me through it.

I think these are the days that I live for. This is why I love theatre-it's messy and imperfect and ridiculous, but somehow it all works out, and something beautiful is created. It's kind of like life-somehow God makes a work of art out of our confusing, lovely, and often crazy lives. We just have to trust Him and be not afraid.

Another modest clothing website(Yah!)

Hello Ladies,

It seems to me that the following website offers well prices and "trendy" modest skirts. This is really the first website I have found that has lots of skirts that I like(most of them look like they are made for younger people). If you have extra time, which I know all of you have in abundance, just google "modest clothes" to get some good laughs. Most of the websites, and unbelievably the most popular ones, advertise new and fashionable modest clothes. Unfortunately, most of their items have not been "in" since the 1800's to early 1950's. However, the Jewish website below has some really cute skirts:

http://www.clothesandstuff.com/home.php

For Juliet

I don't know if you're much of a football fan, but I thought you'd appreciate this:

The Pious Sodality of Church Ladies: Onward to victory!

This is a little late, but.....

...as of Saturday evening, TAC has a new president, Dr. Michael McLean. Although I never knew Dr. Dillon, his reputation is formidable, and Dr. McLean has large shoes to fill. Although I'm sure he'll do just fine :).

There is a nice, albeit brief, piece in a local paper.

Happy Birthday from heaven

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Desdemona, Happy Birthday to you!

If Music Be the Food of Love...

...then by all means, stop the music, burn the pianos, and shoot the composer.

We all have those moments.

When we just feel like breaking down...

When we just want to cry our hearts out...

When love (ha! Love. PUh-LEEZE.) is not helping. It's just. not. helping. It's just tearing your heart to shreds and making your eyes red with tears.

When those times hit, these are what I listen to:

NB: You may notice many of these songs are in the form of Pride and Prejudice fan videos. You will remember my previous comments about my *ahem* extensive researching...

S Club 7! British pop group...I love this song so dearly.


I first heard this when I was performing in PostSecret at Stages. I absolutely loved this song-it played at the dramatic climax of the play, and it fit so well. Ingrid Michaelson is an awesome singer/songwriter-I'm officially a fan.


This song makes me cry with joy. Some music has the power to reduce you to tears-and this is totally one of them!


I do dearly love Leona Lewis-these are my two favorites of her songs:



Hooray for North and South! I will admit that I love this more for the video than the music sometimes. XD

Ummm...what more can I say? This is the ultimate heartbreak song. Again, I listened to this a TON during PostSecret, since the director mentioned to me that this was one of the songs that reminded her of my character.

(P.S. I very, very much enjoy the Disney video that goes along with this song. :D)

A Few of My Favorite Things

When people ask me for my favorite song, I usually get stumped. There are so many songs-how do you ever narrow it down!?!?
These are a few songs, however, that never fail to excite me when I hear them play. They are all definitely on the "Constantly Singing Them All the Time Until They Annoy People and They Get Them Stuck in Their Heads" playlist. I'm thinking that most of you won't be surprised by what's on here-I'm pretty vocal about my love for them!

So, to begin:

I first heard this while riding in a friend's car, and I've loved it ever since. It' from the '70's, I think. It's an oldie. :)


I can't help but admit I love this song. The first time I heard it, I was in Claire's (I'm making myself sound like a stereotypical teenage girl here...) and I stopped dead in my tracks and started tearing up. True story.



This song makes me smile. Most of these songs have a story behind them, but I honestly cannot remember when I first heard this song. But it's one of my long-time favorites!



I love this one! So sweet. I found this one while doing Pride & Prejudice research during the spring. A ton of my character research took the form of watching Youtube fan videos. That's what we theatre professionals call method acting, my friends. It's how the greats operate. How do you think Meryl Streep wins all those Oscars, people? She ain't no improv artist. It's Research. Extensive Research.


I love this song. Like many good songs, it was introduced to me by my sister. I sang this constantly over the summer, after she first played it for me when we picked her up from ND.


You gotta love the Backstreet Boys! This song makes my heart melt.



There's really nothing to say, except that this is one of the most amazing songs ever! When I feel particularly joyful, I start singing it to God-it's a good song to start singing during adoration. Try it sometime. :)



P.S. I love Jason Mraz!-he's super funny, and he's got such a unique voice. I heart him muchly.

And last, but most certainly never least!
Again, you can blame my dear sister for my obsession with this one. I drove my family absolutely bonkers by singing it constantly this past spring. Literally, if I woke up in the morning and I sang just one line from the song, it would be stuck in my head the whole day. I literally could not stop singing it. Not even during rehearsals, as Celia and Portia can attest to!


And, if you want to hear the bestest song ever, click here. Unfortunately, youtube won't let me embed the video... siiiiighhh...

So there you have it! My go-to songs that never fail to make me happy. I love music. It's fantastic stuff.

Coming soon...my Lovesick playlist!