Method Of Acting

So,here I am again. It's kind of late,but that shouldn't stop anyone from blogging, so why should it stop me?. Things have been kind of busy lately, with school and whatnot. School is going pretty good, I have a jam packed super busy week coming up, between fun things, like the music dept banquet, and not so fun things, like my gigantic supreme court presentation. More on that after it happens, lol. I'm sure I'll have alot to say--Heh,heh.Hm, My concert is also next week, so yeah,things will get a little sweaty. In english, we're reading Hamlet(which is great so far ,btw.), and I'm reading the part of the Queen (not entirely by my choice,haha, but I really don't mind--Apparently I'm a much better reader/"actor" than I think I am.). Sometimes i wonder why people are so afraid to do certain things,like reading aloud in class. Nerves, maybe?. When I'm reading aloud,though,I get a little nervous.Not really about what everyone is thinking about me, but more along the lines of how I want to do a good job and not disappoint anyone. All in all, so far, its been interesting, in a good way.

In a way, though, I guess we are all actors. Day to day we live our lives, some of us pretending, or hiding our true emotions and true selves. Sometimes, though we can relate and find people of who we can see their true selves, and vice versa. Groups of people can put up a front, to hide behind who they really are. Maybe its out of fear, worries of rejection, or maybe in most cases the acceptance of others around us. Some can ask:Why do we want to deny ourselves..ourselves?. Acting , in its many different ways, is among all of us each day. Whether its at work, at school, or with people.Confidence and knowing who you are is something that doesn't come overnight, but rather growing slowly over time. In the end, to simply put it, It's best to be yourself.

~Melissa

Impressions

I really don't feel like doing homework yet. So why not write for a while? (I can't think of any reason not too anyways,lol) Last night I had NYSSMA around 8:15, and , I'm really curious to see what my scores will be. What a day it is outside. Cold, a strange gray hue, and peculiarly windy. I wonder if its going to rain. It probably will. But who knows. Stranger things have happened. All I know is, the clouds and sky give me an impression that it might rain.

Impressions are a pretty interesting thing, arent they?Each and Everyday we are bombarded with so many impressions from different sources: events, the media, and, what I feel to be most important, actually, people. Sometimes I don't think that we completely realize how often and profoundly our lives are effected. Or, conversely, how we can impact the lives of others. Sometimes a person leaves on us a negative impression- onset forth on us to make us stronger throughout our struggles with the individual. Sometimes, though, people can have such a positive effect on us- From these people we can learn from, about life and sometimes can even make us look beyond ourselves and push us in a way to things that we aren't even sure we can accomplish at first. These impressions are from people who will always stick out in our memory, are a part of us as these people leave in us footprints that can't be washed away. I'm sure everyone in their lives has atleast one person (or, maybe even a few) in their lives. Maybe its a close friend, a great teacher, or family member. Someone who inspires or believes in us. The heart of this idea, is ourselves. Little do they know how much they have impacted our lives, these impressions are within each and every one of us. You might not know it, but we don't realize how much we can influence others every single day. It can be something as simple as a smile that can make all the difference in the world. Everyone has the power to make a difference, because, just as silently as others are positively impacting and inspiring our own lives, we are impacting and inspiring the lives of others.....

~Melissa

Life Through A Fisheye Lens

I guess this will be my first official entry on blogger.com. Lets see how this site works out for me. Wow,It sure has been awhile,lol. So here we are again, about 2 months and 2 weeks later. A few things have happened, and didn't happen since the last time that Ive updated. Lets, see. Well, I had my birthday about 2 weeks after my last entry. It was a good day, Its kind of hard to believe that I'm 17 already (I can only imagine what my parents must think,ha ha.) I had a nice time at Gasho-the japanese restaruarnt where they sing and cook the food in front of you, lol. Lets see, what else has been going on. After that was St. Patricks day (which can be summed up as corned beef+cabbage+potatoes+carrots+irish soda bread=one very happy happy day) lol. Then I had my college planning day with my parents and guidance counselor. So I guess i can kind of elaborate on what happened then. Well, my counselor said that I was on the right track, being that I had already registered for the May SAT (more on that later). But, Im really not so sure. I mean, soon, I have to start looking at colleges and careers. It seems so daunting and overwhelming sometimes I guess. But, of course I know Im not the only one going through it so I guess that can make it a little easier. I guess this summer I will start looking into it a little more.Once testing and everything has died down. After that awakening, I had my SAT a few saturdays later. It wasn't as bad as I had thought it would be, I get my scores some time next week. So we'll see how that goes. After that was my AP US test, but I wont know about that until July. Next week I have NYSSMA, which should be very entertaining,lol. Ok.Well, enough about those kinds of things,lol. Now onto more fun stuff in the life of yours truly.

Junior prom was last night! And my oh my what beautiful weather we had,haha. Geez, I was freezing my butt off walking into the gym. Overall, It was a fun night. One of my major beefs was the DJ-For like the first 2 (out of a four hour shindig) they played this crappy music that I had never heard of which was like virtually impossible to dance too. Go figure. At the end of the night though, it turned out to be fun. So i can't complain that much really.

Awhile ago I started thinking about how one minute you think you have things figured out and then out of the blue so many things can change. And, when looking at the new situation and reality that you have in front of you, things seem kind of strange and you are kind of in a state of disbelief. (I guess you can say that in a way,Its like looking at Life through a fisheye lens) Woah, when did this happen? Or, hm, I guess things are going to be different now. Then, sometimes we start to wonder: Is the situation itself making us feel kind of wacky? Or is it our own selves, thinking that a new situation will somehow change our own worlds and relationships? In the end, I think its a combination of both. Its just a matter of pulling will and effort to adapt and more forward. Ultimatley,thats all you can do.

I guess i'll write more later. Hopefully I'll try to update this more often. Until next time
~Melissa