A Day at Youth Theatre School

That my friend is a Christopher Turk burn delivered with grace and fierceness.

This is the reason I've been having to cancel plans with a lot of you guys this month. I've fondly been calling it "school" because it's too hard to explain in a quick text. I know, I know, who wants more school?

 

Let me be clear though, the only school worth going to in the summer is theatre school!

Wham! Bam! Slam... Poetry

Warning: major fangirling ahead. Reader discretion is advised.

I can't even count how
 many times I've watched that movie anymore.
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I really love poetry. I mean I have an entire board dedicated to it on Pinterest, it's maybe a third of what I post on Tumblr, and practically everything that fills all my journals. You think I'm kidding, but I have at least eight journals that I can just pick up and start writing things in for any situation.

If you're wondering, yes that is a cowgirl riding a pony on the American flag.
My childhood was memorable. Not to mention I can't even unlock that journal.

 

Now if I'm going to be all informational and maybe a bit educational I have to throw in a definition here and there because you all probably know that...

 

po·et·ry

ˈpōətrē,ˈpōitrē :" literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature."

 

 

Because who doesn't know the sophisticated and wordy definitions like Google off the top of a hat! How many of you know what slam poetry is though? You may have heard of it here and there, seen a few videos like the ones below, but what is it really?

The Many Summertime Struggles

I realized that my summer has already hit it's Midsummer Night minus the whole dream thing. It's the middle of summer, and I'm in a little bit of a crisis. Oh yeah, did I mention that it's July and that high school resumes it's session in August?


Just breathe, just breathe!

I'm not freaking out. I promise. Maybe that's a lie, but hey with my schedule I have a little bit to be worried about. Let's just say the word "honors" pops up by most of my classes, along with the word AP for a few. So I'd like my days to remain class free for as long as possible. Whether that be a month and some leftovers.

Oh barnacles...

So I thought, what else should I write about than the good, the bad, and the oh so interesting summer I've had so far? Recap time!!!

Grace's Guilty Pleasure: Gossip Girl

Okay. I lied, this post isn't going to be about school things related to my 10th Grade Honors English Assignment for the summer. It's going to be something that's a bit more... prevalent in my everyday life...

Gossip Girl

 

Camp Totally Rad

I haven't been too punctual recently, but trust me I have the greatest excuse any teenager can say during the summer... I was at camp. No, no, not the one's I'm working at Egyptian or Swaner, but me physically being a camper at a summer camp. Not only was I staying there for about four days, I was also staying overnight.

Where was this lovely experience taking place you may ask?

Oh maybe just the best place ever...

 

Camp Tuttle

My Two Year Streak

You may or not still be reading this blog, but if you are... Congratulations! We have made it to summer vacation together! In honor of this mystic occassion, I have inserted this beauty for our intellectual pleasure.

So much greatness in only fifty-seven seconds. I personally think that Phineas and Ferb has one of the greatest theme songs of any children's show in the modern day. But that is not my point!

 

My point of all this... is to prove something along the lines of these gifs to you.

 

I am a clumsy person.

It's Olaf's Favorite Time of Year Again

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Yup, you heard me right, it is summer at last. Okay, well not at last I mean I still have three days of school and it's not officially summertime till June 21st.

So close yet so far
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 Since it is nearly summer, I feel that a list of summer goals is in order. Not to mention... Did I even tell you what I was doing to spend my time in the sweet Utah heat? (Ha ha yeah right, more like dry abysmal drought)

Get To Know Grace

We're all goofy goobers yeah goofy goofy goober YEAH!
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This is really late. Kind of super dooper, I'm a goofy-goober late... But for all of you who don't know me, I think that we should get to know one another. I should have done this in September for Pete's sake. Guess Pete didn't win this round... Anyways, I've been spending lots of time on Tumblr recently with a few of my close friends when we started playing a game:

Summer English Assignment 101

Since none of y'all want to listen to me rant about shows half as much as you want to hear about my life, I'm going to tell you all a secret... shh... It's confidential...

I've been wanting to use this one all year.
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This blog is going change drastically over the summer. I know, I'm as surprised as you are. Due to my admiration for the English language, I happen to be taking Honors English 10 (super-nerd sophomore English) next year. It's basically preparation for the Advanced Placement classes, English Language and English Literature. As I'm set on taking both of these classes, Honors English 10 is practically inevitable.

With Honors English comes an honorable task... I must read a book.

I. Can. Not. Physically. Wait.
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If You Know Nothing About Theatre...

I know a lot of you only read this blog because I talk about my own life, a lot, and maybe a bit too often. I enjoy that, it's easy and simple, but that wasn't the intent of this blog. I need to stay true to the theme of this blog, or I'd be a bodacious blogger. I was reminded of this fact by my friend the other day when he complimented the "show" part of "Life As We Show It". Now, what kind of person would I be if I didn't completely geek out about the ten best theatrical shows? Not the Geeky Grace that we both know, GSquared don't roll like that.

Over the past weekend I faced an existential crisis when I was hanging out with my friends: what are the best Broadway shows and how do I state them without having my theatre friends rip me apart when we disagree?

I, uh, oh well I guess... I'll shut up
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The answer? Don't say a word. They may sound petty, but a simple discussion over "which show has a better female lead" can turn into World War III with the misuse of a single word.

"The Switch" Review

I feel like I've been talking a lot about my life recently and not enough about the real intention of this blog. The arts. So I'm getting back on track, pulling myself in a new direction as they say in The Addams Family. The other night I watched a fantastic movie, a kind of movie that just has you eating your popcorn (oh wait you're on a detox so you don't have popcorn ha!) and wondering, "How in the world will this end even though I think I know what will happen but hopefully I'm wrong". And thank goodness I was.

The entire movie my friends, this was me... minus the popcorn.
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The movie I watched was called "The Switch" and it was released only a few years ago in 2010. Many of you may know the lead roles from Arrested Development and Friends, and yes that is Rachel.

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Springtime in a Nutshell

Hehe, puns.

I don't know about you guys, but the beginning of May is always such an interesting transition for me. You go from a blizarding behemoth of snow on your doorstep every single day to this muddy yet excruciatingly warm weather in less than two weeks. Of course this does allow for a few random showers and snow storms on your birthday every year or so, not like it got old five years ago. Thanks Utah. Anyways, the dawn of spring is upon us so we must commence the festivities!

A Day to Remember

Hey, hey look what I saw when I logged in this morning? 

Oh yeah, that's right buddy, I hit three thousand views this morning. So as a remembrance of this wonderful day, I shall give you what you have all been wanting and continue to desire even though I promised this blog wasn't all about me: an excerpt of "ma teenage life".

A Horrible Sing-Along Blog Post

I was thinking about writing this blog post a long time ago when I discovered that my favorite show, oh well technically it's a short film, was taken off of Netflix! Now that may sound like no issue to you but what if I told you that this short film in question was Doctor Horrible's Sing Along Blog?!

Exactly.
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Now do you get me? Honestly though, the pain and suffering that I have gone through without beautiful forty-two minutes of pure horrible bliss in my week is driving me insane. And why is this you ask? Because I'm kind of in love with this short-film and it has driven me into quoting sprees (that others can testify to) and I'm falling into an unhealthy relationship with. 

(By the way, I just tried spelling relationship and I spelled relationshop. I'm shopping for those relations am I right ladies? Mmm hmm! Anywho, on with my tale of woe!)

How To Survive A Family Reunion

Over Spring Break I went to Detroit, otherwise known as "Motor City". No, no, I did not go there for the crippling economic times of the city, I actually went to see my family.

If you think that's a big family, I'm telling you right now,
that's not even the whole entire side of my Mom's family.

Scrubs-a-Dub-Dub

I am about to embark upon the hardest challenge I have yet to face... so that means I must binge-watch one of my favorite shows to get Day of Silence off my mind. Honestly, I don't think it's going to be that bad. I really don't, I just get these little thoughts like, "haha wouldn't it be funny if you accidentally spoke and ruined the entire thing during first period". Yeah, so I guess my logic is justified. What show have I been binge-watching?

SCRUBS

I have been waiting to write this for a while.
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Thoughts From A Library

At the moment I should be editing my research paper about Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender rights, but what am I doing? Mentally sobbing that I can't go on Tumblr Mobile (which is sad enough in it's own respect), browsing through centuries of destroyed LGBT pieces of art, and trying to download A Game of Thrones (the book series, you imbecile) on my school computer. That's educational right?

Well, I guess not. But sitting here, in this fantastic public library of mine I can't help but think to myself, "I live in a freaking rad city". Since my mother would beat me with a broom if I disclosed my city, let alone where my bedroom window is positioned, I will say I am in the largest city in a nearly perfectly rectangular state in the West that had gay marriage legal for two weeks. Salt Lake City, if you really had to guess. Take that Mom!

Oh snap, we got a rebel over here.
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Yellin' About Day of Silence

The irony in that title is pure. Hehehe, oh I made a funny. But seriously, let's get down to business (to defeat... the silence). It's time to make a change.

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The Day of Silence is an annual event that occurs mid-April every year to recognize the silencing effect of anti-LGBT bullying and harassment in schools. Students, teachers, and administration members vow to be silent for an entire day to support those who have been made silent due to taunting, ridicule, and harassment.

Happy Holi-Days

Okay guys, you can stop hiding. This weekend was incredibly special to me as even I was a bit nervous about this weekend because guess who had a Region Drama Competition and a Holi Festival to go to in two days? This girl right here.

So that left me feeling one of two ways:

"Oh my squash, hallelujah my day has come!"                          "Nope. Nope. Nopity-nope nope."

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Let the weekend begin!

Radical Whatever Floats Your Boat

You asketh, and so thou shalt receiveth... this is ma life at the moment. And it is all about being...

RADICAL

Throwing it back to Breakfast Club, no biggie homeslices.
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