Here's an original tag by the author of "Oh crud!", "The Whoops Factor revisited", "One, Two, Go!...and there's just one thing", " 'Hysterical Laughter' is my favorite quote", "CRUNCH is the new normal", "For the Win!", "Nom-nom", and other sundry works of genius: in short, none other than Bethie.
Please feel creepily compelled to steal this tag.
Remember: Bethany knows where you live and she may hunt you down, and POUNCE....and then ship you off on a freight train to Detroit.....
So!
Funniest moment: good grief, one can't really choose, can one? Likely something to do with the movie:
- "Ahem! Audience, quiet please, we are about to make a major mistake!" (Joseph)
-"Dallan, stop talking on two! That's Bethany's job!" (Sophie)
-Adriel's enthused gestures in the background: "Sorry! I was explaining something!"
-Phillip trying to whip around in the climbing-out-the-window scene, when Eva enters, and catching his pistol on the table while his vest pops up in the back :D
-The Key Episode (hehe Eva! :P )
-of course, the oar snapping off when Eva tries to push off from shore, while the crew struggles helplessly in the blackberry vines
-"You're trying to make it look like I actually LIKE her or something!" (Joseph)
then there were other priceless moments at rehearsals for Top Hats:
-Eva's impersonation of the 'dozen bored dancers', combined with my mention of "we'll cut out the 'charming little pieces' line"
-Dallan's infatuated grin, chin on hands, whilst gazing at me across the table on stage
Other funnies:
"Zesty mint flavored fake blood! And Tic-Tacs..."
"Here's an opportunity to sound lame, let's not take it"
"OH CRUD"
"There is rain puddled right under my sleeping bag." "Well you'll have a water-bed!"
"Oh right, I'm supposed to act shot now!"
classic Epic Times: surreptitiously handing off stage weapons before Top Hats, the Hazelnut Incident, 46 hours without sleep during NaNo whilst blasting music successively louder, swimming in a mountain lake, filming a scene after midnight, seeing a bison walk down the road towards us, trying to prop up the tent for the movie with a twig, white-balancing with the back side of a sheet of music for the score for the film using the light from a candle!
FIRST: program successfully written and compiled, mp3 player, Macintosh (LOVELOVELOVE), film shown at film fest, feature-film accepted to film fest, time to read Hitchhiker's, play directed, all-nighter, theatre audition, time at public school, time liking math, BIG birthday party, physical manifestation of anger on unrelated inanimate object, novel almost completed, friend's novel published, song to mean something personally, standing ovation, tip for a waiter out of own pocket, really nice pocket knife, time in semi-finals at robotics regionals
Most nostalgic songs: the entire soundtrack for Road to Freedom!
Best group hug: at the end of my birthday party, or maybe after filming the ball scene.
Favorite memory: TOO MANY!! birthday party, premiere of Road to Freedom, cast interviews day, RenFaire, Halloween weekend.....
Major Hits: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Eddie (laptop), raw tofu, trenchcoat, Gaelic Storm, folk dance, Montana, C++, goats, robotics, t-shirts, ivy, blogging.
Showing posts with label end of the year. Show all posts
Showing posts with label end of the year. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
2009 in review!
Here goes for the epic review of the year 2009!
January--April: I, with a mostly-highschool-aged cast and crew from C-town filmed the epic movie 'Road to Freedom'. I wrote the script in the fall of '08, but we wound up adjusting lines down to the last shoot :P
Historical costumes (Revolutionary War-era), an elaborate plot, lots of sets, and other such things made this truly a 'life-work', hehe.
Huge amounts of good times, and memories of unrestrained hoots of laughter as actors tried to remember their lines, the oar snapped, the lamp went up in a blaze of light, the camera was forgotten, the candles burned down over many-hour shoots, people forwent important engagements in order to get to the shoot, the hapless boom-rigger let the microphone droop into the actor's face, the long-suffering actors 'died' again and again as the Director grew ever pickier, the actress tried to remember which costume she ought to be wearing, the cameraman climbed on top of a podium with the $1000 camera to get the best shot, the dancers rehearsed their dances (to their own humming, sometimes), people dragged themselves to shoots whilst on the verge of death, the cast and crew battled rain, cold and hail (and irritating sun) to film the outdoor shoots, actors spilt root-beer over their costumes ("I thought it was EMPTY!"), and other pleasing little adventures occurred.
February: half the cast including myself came down with flu, we filmed the first major scenes of the movie, I 'pulled a Bethie' and added in a 24-hour fast-film competition with the local film festival, and participated in robotics competition (über-geek-out).
May 1st: we filmed the ball scene for the movie, which involved about a dozen extras in addition to most of the cast and several crew members. As the Director (me) was one of the dancers, another facet of interest was added to the few days of craziness in preparation for the epic scene.
The scene took seven or eight hours to film, although most of the cast peeled off earlier than that: the insane crew of about six people gave a standing ovation to each of the others as they left......Without aid of caffeine, in fact on the effects of adrenaline only, I managed to bounce with energy throughout the whole grueling shoot. We wound up with a group hug and (at least on my part) a profound sense of 'freedom!" hehe.
I finished up editing in May, and on June 6th about a hundred people were treated to the world premiere of Road to Freedom.
Middle of June: I became part of the blogging world!!
At the end of June we went off on our road trip to Montana and Wyoming, coinciding with my 'style change' to Western.
Various incidents on this trip have been posted about at length here on the blog, for your reading enjoyment :)
Of course we have a few ongoing things, like folk dance, 4-H, and the continuing Education Saga. In September (two days after school starting), I registered at the local high school for a few classes, to the eternal surprise of the die-hard homeschooling part of me.
At the end of the summer I embarked on yet another theatre business project: 'Two Top Hats and a Spy', as written by my compatriots. Rehearsals for that took all the fall through Nov. 21st. It was my first time being director of a theatre production rather than a film, hehe. We produced a very nice show positively imbued with 1930s atmosphere.
In November I was crazy enough to participate in National Novel Writing Month: 50,000 words in 30 days. Note: do not attempt to do NaNo in the same month that you have a show! It tends towards insanity. I got within about a thousand words of my goal: my stats page showed an exponential growth in the last few days of the month: I pulled a few all nighters (46 hours without sleep, I do believe). A snapshot of me at the end of November would feature me tapping madly at laptop as 1930s French swing music played on iTunes (a holdover from Top Hats).
In December, with my life returning to sanity, I decided to go for the gusto and add in another class at CHS: Advanced Algebra, in hopes of being able to transfer to College Algebra by the next semester. The catch being that I had missed 3/4 of the semester-long class! This resulted in some classic geek-out moments, like a few days when I was trying to work through the math book (to catch up) at the rate of four hours a day.
I also auditioned for Romeo and Juliet at C, and got a part as a dancer in the ball scene. Plans to participate in robotics in between rehearsals are still looming large for the new year.
Somewhere in the fall I decided that computer programming would be a good thing to acquire, and promptly got a few imposing volumes out from the library. Have not gotten very far with that, but programming remains one of my favorite hobbies.
The second style change came (subtly) in the fall, and Bethie now sports a rather darker image with overtones of extreme geekery. Trench coat and lots of important stuff in pockets.
Ongoing projects include trying ever harder to make people laugh, attempting to become still more geeky, mostly failing to rendezvous with buddies, and taking pride in keeping everyone guessing about what is actually going on in my head.
January--April: I, with a mostly-highschool-aged cast and crew from C-town filmed the epic movie 'Road to Freedom'. I wrote the script in the fall of '08, but we wound up adjusting lines down to the last shoot :P
Historical costumes (Revolutionary War-era), an elaborate plot, lots of sets, and other such things made this truly a 'life-work', hehe.
Huge amounts of good times, and memories of unrestrained hoots of laughter as actors tried to remember their lines, the oar snapped, the lamp went up in a blaze of light, the camera was forgotten, the candles burned down over many-hour shoots, people forwent important engagements in order to get to the shoot, the hapless boom-rigger let the microphone droop into the actor's face, the long-suffering actors 'died' again and again as the Director grew ever pickier, the actress tried to remember which costume she ought to be wearing, the cameraman climbed on top of a podium with the $1000 camera to get the best shot, the dancers rehearsed their dances (to their own humming, sometimes), people dragged themselves to shoots whilst on the verge of death, the cast and crew battled rain, cold and hail (and irritating sun) to film the outdoor shoots, actors spilt root-beer over their costumes ("I thought it was EMPTY!"), and other pleasing little adventures occurred.
February: half the cast including myself came down with flu, we filmed the first major scenes of the movie, I 'pulled a Bethie' and added in a 24-hour fast-film competition with the local film festival, and participated in robotics competition (über-geek-out).
May 1st: we filmed the ball scene for the movie, which involved about a dozen extras in addition to most of the cast and several crew members. As the Director (me) was one of the dancers, another facet of interest was added to the few days of craziness in preparation for the epic scene.
The scene took seven or eight hours to film, although most of the cast peeled off earlier than that: the insane crew of about six people gave a standing ovation to each of the others as they left......Without aid of caffeine, in fact on the effects of adrenaline only, I managed to bounce with energy throughout the whole grueling shoot. We wound up with a group hug and (at least on my part) a profound sense of 'freedom!" hehe.
I finished up editing in May, and on June 6th about a hundred people were treated to the world premiere of Road to Freedom.
Middle of June: I became part of the blogging world!!
At the end of June we went off on our road trip to Montana and Wyoming, coinciding with my 'style change' to Western.
Various incidents on this trip have been posted about at length here on the blog, for your reading enjoyment :)
Of course we have a few ongoing things, like folk dance, 4-H, and the continuing Education Saga. In September (two days after school starting), I registered at the local high school for a few classes, to the eternal surprise of the die-hard homeschooling part of me.
At the end of the summer I embarked on yet another theatre business project: 'Two Top Hats and a Spy', as written by my compatriots. Rehearsals for that took all the fall through Nov. 21st. It was my first time being director of a theatre production rather than a film, hehe. We produced a very nice show positively imbued with 1930s atmosphere.
In November I was crazy enough to participate in National Novel Writing Month: 50,000 words in 30 days. Note: do not attempt to do NaNo in the same month that you have a show! It tends towards insanity. I got within about a thousand words of my goal: my stats page showed an exponential growth in the last few days of the month: I pulled a few all nighters (46 hours without sleep, I do believe). A snapshot of me at the end of November would feature me tapping madly at laptop as 1930s French swing music played on iTunes (a holdover from Top Hats).
In December, with my life returning to sanity, I decided to go for the gusto and add in another class at CHS: Advanced Algebra, in hopes of being able to transfer to College Algebra by the next semester. The catch being that I had missed 3/4 of the semester-long class! This resulted in some classic geek-out moments, like a few days when I was trying to work through the math book (to catch up) at the rate of four hours a day.
I also auditioned for Romeo and Juliet at C, and got a part as a dancer in the ball scene. Plans to participate in robotics in between rehearsals are still looming large for the new year.
Somewhere in the fall I decided that computer programming would be a good thing to acquire, and promptly got a few imposing volumes out from the library. Have not gotten very far with that, but programming remains one of my favorite hobbies.
The second style change came (subtly) in the fall, and Bethie now sports a rather darker image with overtones of extreme geekery. Trench coat and lots of important stuff in pockets.
Ongoing projects include trying ever harder to make people laugh, attempting to become still more geeky, mostly failing to rendezvous with buddies, and taking pride in keeping everyone guessing about what is actually going on in my head.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
first final farewell to 2009! (i.e., there will be more!)
Okay folks, we're going to have some fun stuff going on here at the blog in the final days of 2009 (I just have to figure out what it'll be ;)
First off we have a tag off of Facebook. Feel free to take it! I'm probably notnot going to tag anybody though :)
Later in the week expect an epic-sized post recapping this year's major events according to me ;), hopefully polls, and other fun stuff: feel free to make suggestions!!
2009 IS ALMOST OVER, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
Stayed single this whole year?
Ish.
Were you involved in something you'll never forget?
Good grief yes. Filming 'Road to Freedom' was the biggest...also doing NaNoWriMo! Learning programming! Going to public school... Robotics! Trip to Montana! June 1st, 2009!
Dyed your hair?
Yes actually, henna :)
FRIENDS AND ENEMIES.
Do you hate anyone?
(trying to think: ) I don't believe so.
Do you have any regrets when it comes to your friendships?
Maybe one or two, nothing major
YOUR BDAY
Did you have a cake?
yes i had to MAKE it! (carrot) but for my party Eva baked me one :)
Did you have a party?
HECK YEAH!! Epic party-in-grass-seed-field-at-night! Dancing! Music! Food! 'A nice vintage' (sparkling cider, lol)! Frisbee! Glowsticks! Skipping, 5-in-a-row! Group hugs! Siamsa! "We're-dancing-on-the-cups!"
Did you get any presents?
Yes ;)
ALL ABOUT YOU!
Oh, really now? Really?
Did you change at all this year?
Yes, several times.
Did you change your style?
twice at least! Three times!
Were you in school?
Yuppers.
Did you drive?
Yeah. Right into the flowerbed, hehe
Did you own a car?
No
Would you change anything about yourself now?
Hmm. I don't think so. (ain't I modest?)
Was 2009 a good year?
Oh yes!
Do you think 2010 will top 2009?
Mm.
IN THE YEAR 2009 I CONFESS THAT I...
Kissed in the rain?
No, sadly.
Had your heart broken?
Ergh...I don't think so. Beat up a lot, though :)
Painted a picture?
yes!
Wrote a poem?
OH YES!! Best poem I ever wrote, and only one other person has read it. ' . '
Told someone you were busy when you weren't?
No..not yet....
Lied about how old you were?
Yep! RenFaire, I was trying to buy a knife >:-)
IN 2009 I...
Broke a promise?
Maybe...I don't think so..
Lied?
Probably.
Hid a secret?
Oh yes.
Pretended to be happy?
Dear me yes!
Slept under the stars?
Does camping count? Because I did a lot of that...
Kept your new years resolution?
I don't think I made any last year!
Forgot your new years resolution?
No :P
Met someone who changed your life?
Yes. Meh. Lots.
Sat home all day doing nothing?
Sadly yes.
Pretended to be sick?
No. I don't need to PRETEND! hehe
Lost something expensive?
Thankfully no!
Learned something new about yourself?
Yeah....
Tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it?
Well I will try almost anything so does that count?
Made a change in your life?
Yes.
Found out who your true friends were?
I think so....through THEATRE BUSINESS of course! :)
Met great people?
SO MANY!!! I think half of my close friends I met in the past year-ish. I LOVE YOU PEEPS! <3
Stayed up til sunrise?
Natch! NaNo! 46 hours without sleep!
Cried over the silliest thing?
not really silly...haven't cried in a while....and I was enraged at the time, wanted to punch something (and DID)
Had friends who were drifting away from you?
It started before 2009. But yeah. Not many thank goodness!
Had a high cell phone bill?
only during theatre business....
Spent most of your money on food?
a good bit...try buying a chunk of raw tofu for dinner in town! :P
Gotten sick?
Flu twice, a cold, and flu-ish in the summer...
Liked more than 5 people at the same time?
No! :)
Would you start this year over again?
Hmm....knowing what all would happen? Yes, but it would be a lot of work! As in, hundreds of hours of filming and editing!
First off we have a tag off of Facebook. Feel free to take it! I'm probably notnot going to tag anybody though :)
Later in the week expect an epic-sized post recapping this year's major events according to me ;), hopefully polls, and other fun stuff: feel free to make suggestions!!
2009 IS ALMOST OVER, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
Stayed single this whole year?
Ish.
Were you involved in something you'll never forget?
Good grief yes. Filming 'Road to Freedom' was the biggest...also doing NaNoWriMo! Learning programming! Going to public school... Robotics! Trip to Montana! June 1st, 2009!
Dyed your hair?
Yes actually, henna :)
FRIENDS AND ENEMIES.
Do you hate anyone?
(trying to think: ) I don't believe so.
Do you have any regrets when it comes to your friendships?
Maybe one or two, nothing major
YOUR BDAY
Did you have a cake?
yes i had to MAKE it! (carrot) but for my party Eva baked me one :)
Did you have a party?
HECK YEAH!! Epic party-in-grass-seed-field-
Did you get any presents?
Yes ;)
ALL ABOUT YOU!
Oh, really now? Really?
Did you change at all this year?
Yes, several times.
Did you change your style?
twice at least! Three times!
Were you in school?
Yuppers.
Did you drive?
Yeah. Right into the flowerbed, hehe
Did you own a car?
No
Would you change anything about yourself now?
Hmm. I don't think so. (ain't I modest?)
Was 2009 a good year?
Oh yes!
Do you think 2010 will top 2009?
Mm.
IN THE YEAR 2009 I CONFESS THAT I...
Kissed in the rain?
No, sadly.
Had your heart broken?
Ergh...I don't think so. Beat up a lot, though :)
Painted a picture?
yes!
Wrote a poem?
OH YES!! Best poem I ever wrote, and only one other person has read it. ' . '
Told someone you were busy when you weren't?
No..not yet....
Lied about how old you were?
Yep! RenFaire, I was trying to buy a knife >:-)
IN 2009 I...
Broke a promise?
Maybe...I don't think so..
Lied?
Probably.
Hid a secret?
Oh yes.
Pretended to be happy?
Dear me yes!
Slept under the stars?
Does camping count? Because I did a lot of that...
Kept your new years resolution?
I don't think I made any last year!
Forgot your new years resolution?
No :P
Met someone who changed your life?
Yes. Meh. Lots.
Sat home all day doing nothing?
Sadly yes.
Pretended to be sick?
No. I don't need to PRETEND! hehe
Lost something expensive?
Thankfully no!
Learned something new about yourself?
Yeah....
Tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it?
Well I will try almost anything so does that count?
Made a change in your life?
Yes.
Found out who your true friends were?
I think so....through THEATRE BUSINESS of course! :)
Met great people?
SO MANY!!! I think half of my close friends I met in the past year-ish. I LOVE YOU PEEPS! <3
Stayed up til sunrise?
Natch! NaNo! 46 hours without sleep!
Cried over the silliest thing?
not really silly...haven't cried in a while....and I was enraged at the time, wanted to punch something (and DID)
Had friends who were drifting away from you?
It started before 2009. But yeah. Not many thank goodness!
Had a high cell phone bill?
only during theatre business....
Spent most of your money on food?
a good bit...try buying a chunk of raw tofu for dinner in town! :P
Gotten sick?
Flu twice, a cold, and flu-ish in the summer...
Liked more than 5 people at the same time?
No! :)
Would you start this year over again?
Hmm....knowing what all would happen? Yes, but it would be a lot of work! As in, hundreds of hours of filming and editing!
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