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:: Saturday, August 30, 2003 ::
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My God, what a past 24 hours. and....I AM TALKING AGAIN! Not speaking for 52 hours really paid off, and so it should coz really that is such a LONG time! I can't exactly sing the most spectacularly but the voice is there. So hopefully it is just uphill till Tuesday!
Yesterday night was Melba Hall Concert night. The usual waiting around till you have to perform and hyper yr 7,8,9, etc, well basically everyone. But this time, I wasn't singing in the choirs like I have for...well since I have been in senior school. And the speical thing was, the people who get Full Music Colours get their award straight after intermission. LOL, and you wouldn't believe it, or maybe you would but of course I would be the one to make an ass out of myself. And this is one of the more serious concerts my school does. Ok, it is my turn to go up and accept my award and we were told that this one girl will start the second line and I was after her so I had to follow her...oh you get my drift. Anyway, all the while I am assuming that the second line goes
BEHIND the first line but no. No. NO. I shake the principal's hand and head for the back and whenI look up there is no one there! I'm thinking "Shit...where did they go?" and there they were, in front of the other line and I had to walk ALL the way round while everyone was tittering and giggling at me. And I am thinking. "Yep, it would happen to me..." I admit, I am not too fuss that I made that "boo boo" but I did get crap for it afterwards. "Yeah Tegan go steal the limelight" *sigh*
Now, advice from me doesn't happen all that often but here is some advice. Never. ever. mime. Simple. Don't do it coz it is unbelievably uncomfortable and I bet you would look really stupid doing it. See, I wasn't going to sing, as i have already mentioned but my music teacher really wanted me to do it coz it was the last Melba Concert I would do so I said yes. Except I didn't realise how stupid and uncomfortable I would feel doing it. so that is why I say don't do it!
Actually right now, I am home alone. I don't think I have never been home alone this year. and I can't even remember being home alone last year even. Mum has gone out with her friends and my dad and siblings are at the footy. And for the occasion, I got dad to borrow "Rules of Attraction" on DVD so I could get all the special features and stuff and then....THE BLOODY THING DOESN'T WORK!!! OMG..I can't believe it, the stupid shitty thing doesn't work..just when I could the peace and quiet of the house and I have to wait till dad gets home and can either fix it or get me another copy from stupid Blockbusters. and I am very happy to tell everyone that Blockbuster has stupid DVDs that DON'T WORK!!!!
Mm, other thought. Yesterday was the last day EVER I will have to wear uniform at school. Interesting. So hard to actually grasp that concept. anyway off now
teegs
:: Caruialiel @ 10:07 pm [+] ::
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:: Friday, August 29, 2003 ::
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Well...what a week. Just so everyone knows I HATE yr 12 with a firey passion. But firstly, how cool is this new layout for Blogger...it is weird coz I don't have this layout for my computer at home, but I hope the next time I write up a new blog I will get one. *fingers crossed* I can't believe I am going to say this but the computers at school are pretty cool, the only bad thing is, they don't have any sound..only the teachers at the front does...well in room 19 for those who know what I am talking about....the IBM room (da da daaaa!)
anyway I am still not talking it is now coming close to 46 hours of no talking. 45 and 1/2 to be exact. Who knew I had such stamina. Coz I love to talk, but it is weird coz when I have made my mind up not to talk, I don't seem to mind anymore and I am quite happy not to talk at all. When I was testing my voice last night, I found it really hard to start talking again. I so could do the 40 hour famine thing now, but not talk instead. I tried it when I was in yr 8. I didn't last at all. But I guess it is hard to start, coz i am scared that all that no talking will be wasted and my voice won't come back normally. I will see my singing teacher today to ask her what she thinks and to see if this no talking bizo is actually doing any good now. She said not to talk for only 24 hours...but I didn't listen as you can see.
I am supposed to be doing my lovely Geog assessment, which lovely Mel has found all this good information for me. Thanks Mel!! You are a superstar! So I will get on to that in just a moment...
I just want to say to Naomi and Jay, I hope that yesterday never happens again (the depressed day) coz I know, it sucks. But just think positive...well that is at least what I am trying to do....and failing miserably.
teegs
:: Caruialiel @ 12:17 pm [+] ::
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:: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 ::
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Oh man what a day! I saw these past two weeks have been the pits. Literally. Firstly before i get start in my rant, i just want to say thank you to Naomi for her lovely message and comforts, love ya dearie!
Well to top off this terrible week, I have lost my voice! Terrific! Wonderfulistic! Fabtagulous!! Yeah...right... Though I have to admire its timing coz it couldn't have been more worse, well actally come to think fo it, it could. I could have lost it on the day of my recital. now that would be soo very funny! *nervous laughter* (you know what I mean Jai). So if i am in a positive mood, at least I have 5 days to get it back, plenty of time...right? *fingers crossed* So I went the whole day with out talking, and I am still not talking. Now, for people who know me, will know that talking + tegan = oxygen/life/being here! But I surprise all with my resilience! Hee i surprised myself. :) But I am worried about all the singing things that are coming up in the next two weeks! there is heaps:
1. Tonight I was supposed to do a recording thing but I coudn't (if you don't know why then you really are an idiot)
2. Melba Hall concert
3. PE triva night (don't ask. whenever a gig comes up you go for it!)
4. RECITAL!
5. Music Roundabout. (this one should be fun, can't wait)
And the bestest news I had about losing my voice, is the fact that I don't have to do my Indo Oral absolutely immediately! I spoke to the IB Coordinator and she said that I can get "special consideration" for it! Whoo Hoo! So at least I don't have to worry about that immediately. But Ibu Lee did want to have a practice on Monday. Part of me doesn't want to get my voice back and the other does. I wonder which will win out.
Aww you know, I'm talking to the other bloggers out there, how you think up all these good rants and other tidbits to say in the blog but when it comes to actually writing anything, you can't think of what you had planned before or for anything else.. *sigh* coz that is happening right now...
Oh news: FINDING NEMO is coming out tomorrow! (there you go Jai a plug for you)
see i am really searching for stuff to say....I think I am going to have to go and get a notepad to remind myself, but then that would be seen as losery..so i won't. PLus there is also that whole "I can't be f*cked" attitude too. ohwell
teegs
:: Caruialiel @ 9:57 pm [+] ::
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:: Monday, August 25, 2003 ::
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Well the bad luck did continue on, in certain ways. Good news is, the sewerage problem is not our problem but the council's so that means that nothing will be done about it. The plumber unglogged the drain and nothing is smelling festy. And bad news is, I woke up late for school. Well it wasn't my fault coz it's Dad's job to wake me and my sister up but when i woke up at 7:58am, I was still in bed, dad was still in bed and my sister was still in bed. Hee though it was funny to see my dad shoot up into a sitting position and literaly leap out of bed. Surprisingly, we got to school by 8:45 and that for my family is really good. So go Dad!
I finally finished my TOK essay! And now the next big things are my Indo Oral and my music recital! One I am dreading and one I am kinda looking forward to. I seriously don't know how I am going to get through my oral without my skin being ripped from my body in a slow and painsaking manner. I am going to flunk that for sure. So bad..... But wonderful news reached my ears today: MY MATHS COURSE HAS FINISHED FOR EVER!!!, this means that I do not have to learn any new material and only have to concentrate on what we have learnt already. Wonderful! So there have been some good things that have happened.
Oh I had this whole Australian Idol rant that i prepared in my head during Bio. I was going to rant and rave about how if Ryan got through I would have seriously cracked it! And all would confirm who the little nits were voting...stupid little 10-13 year olds voting for people who can't sing. I was so pissed off last week that "rock chick" got in and that other dude. I was sooooo hoping that Axle would have gotten in. He was cool. But I was sooo happy that Guy got in! YAY!!!!!!! And for these reasons I thought he was good:
1. He has the coolest hair (oh these are not in order of the best reasons, just what i thought of first)
2. He can scat (I heard him do that when he was singing at the last day at the hotel)
3. He picked a oldie but goodie (What a Wonderful World) and jazzed it up!
4. Like Marcia said he has great control over his voice and I would give ANYTHING to have that control
5. He seems like he has a good personality
6. He is Malaysian
I wished that Rebekah had gotten instead of Shannon coz I like how she relates herself to the songs she sings and coz we really need another girl in the final top 10. Shannon didn't do much for me though I can see why he would've gotten the most votes. The Aussie Bloke. Everyone wants to see one of them get far.
oh i suggest to all who reads this to go to Roon's Blog and read her little ficlet there. It is mightly fantastic, brillant writer that one.
teegs
ps: Thank you Naomi, but I'll pass on the stilts.
:: Caruialiel @ 9:16 pm [+] ::
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:: Saturday, August 23, 2003 ::
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Man, the past two days have been "eh". Yesterday was one of those days where everything that happens to you is an extreme. Like for example, one really good thing happened to me, my best friend, Nai gave me her old mobile phone. Now I know that, that doesn't sound amazingly interesting but it's the thought that counts. She didn't have to do that. Plus I lost the mobile I was using over 6 months ago, and since I have no money whatsoever, she gave me her mobile while she got her mum's mobile. Don't you love handmedowns. Personally I hate handmedown clothes, coz there is NEVER anything nice or worth keeping. All that is ever in the bag is the crap that people don't want. Hell, I have even had 2nd hand underwear suggested, eh in your friggin dreams! Anyway it was a wonderful surprise, and I am really happy that I know have a mobile to use, until I can get a job after yr 12 finishes. The only thing is it has no sim card in it, so i can't use it atm. But since I had won this $50 gift voucher from school to shop at this shop called Groove. I thought, "hey why don't I buy something really cheap and then have the rest of the money and use that to buy a new prepaid startup kit." My and my brillant ideas. Well I went to the shop last night and bought a pair of earrings, thinking "yay I can go get my mob to work now" but unfortunately, this "lovely" shop does not allow you to get the change back, even if it is $36! and they were going to give me one of those credit things to come back later and buy more of their stuff! My wonderfulistic plans were going down the drain. bye bye. *sigh* So I just went and bought a scarf (it is actually quite nice and I have been wanting one for yonks) and another pair of earrings and I was left with $4.05. Wonderful and back to the drawing board.
That wasn't the only thing that was not working yesterday. For the first time in my going to school history I have forgotten that my school was have a "casual clothes day". The first time! I couldn't believe it. In the space of a day I had turned into a uniform-wearing loser. And then when I was supposed to be taping my band's songs to show my singing teacher, I would keep forgetting. I had the memory span of a fish...literally. It was so bad. I would think "oh yeah, must remember to record the songs..." and I would immediately forget. And then I double booked myself for lunchtime, having two places to go to at the same time. Trust me to do that. Oh and then I got home and watched my display folder, with all the music I have for my recital go down the drain. You know those really big ones on the side of the street. yep just my luck. Thankfully dad was able to lift the concrete slab and my sister was thin enough to go down and get it for me. yay!
Though I have the feeling that my bad luck infected my family or my dad as well. You see, he knew that the battery on his car was going flat and yesterday it went flat when he was at Chadstone. So he bought a new battery but since this was "lets make the Jones family's lives a living hell" day that wasnt' the only problem so now the car is at the mechanics and we won't get it back till Monday. Plus there is the fee of another $240. Then today, and this is the most disgusting part, the pipe with the sewerage in it, is blocked. and is coming to the surface in our friggin frontyard! Just perfect dont' you think. Now the neighbours are going to hate us coz the problem is in our frontyard. And the plumber isn't to come for another 2-4 hours but you know that is going to turn into 8 hours. Though I wouldn't blame him if he didn't want to come.
Now I know most of that is just small things but when you add them all up all the bad stuff turns into major gross and badness. *ew* oh well, hopefully enough bad crap has happened and fate will turn good again, just have to wait and see.
teegs
:: Caruialiel @ 1:37 pm [+] ::
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:: Thursday, August 21, 2003 ::
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Ahh, as you can see I have finally been able to finish beautifying this stupid blog. We have this love/hate relationship going. I am just so glad that I finally was able to figure out how to work this stupid CSS/HTML thing. And most of it is thanks to the wonderfulistic Vokal! Thank you so much dear! It looks this way thanks to you. (that is a good thing) :P
I have actually been doing homework for a change. Amazing though it sounds. I am still working on this TOK essay which is taking forever to finish. The final due date is supposed to be tomorrow but I figure that some people haven't even started that essay and if they don't, they won't be able to pass yr 12 AT ALL! Surely that is incentive enough to make yourself do the work. But that might just be me.
Oh I called up the VCA today, well the head of improvisation but the guy in charge (again) was not there. And the stupid mobile number he left on his answering machine is wrong. So I figure I will call up the reception to ask the dude there if he could give me the right one so I could speak to him then. I think it must be some kind of cosmic unwritten rule that says any person who is working in the reception business is NOT allowed or has to be stupid, so that they can not help you to do anything. I figured this out at the Melb and VCA open day on Sat. *sigh* And I swear I spoke to the same guy I asked if there was any other sessions on, which he told me that he didn't really know and then just told me what i knew already...retard. But I swear it was him, the guy on the phone had the same slow speaking voice and the same "I can not help you even if it is my job to" attitude. But the reason I am talking about this guy is coz when I saw him on Saturday he had tattooed his eyebrows and hair pitch black. It was the most unusual thing I have seen. (I know this means that i don't go out much but excuse: YR 12!!) Anyway it was gross and made me really worried about the other people who might be at the VCA. Weridos...and since I want to go there, what does that make me? Hmm....that's just leave that statement and move on :)
Oh my little bro's b'day is tomorrow and he is turning 7 years old. There is a WHOLE decade that divides us. Werid. just think of it this way: I am in yr 12 the final year and he is only in grade 1. Doesn't that make it sound like there is a whole lifetime between us coz in school years that is such a long time.
well that is all i can be bothered writing, I am coming down with something. I even felt like chucking in the car on the way home, but thanks to my sturdy stomach I didn't. Though I shoudl really get some sleep, 11:30pm. yes should do that...
teegs
:: Caruialiel @ 11:29 pm [+] ::
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:: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 ::
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My God, that took ALL night! I started changing the layout/template (thanks to the wonderful Vokal I was able to do this and I know the layout is very similar.) I started at about 8pm and now it is past Midnight and I haven't started any homework. And I probably will not since I need sleep. Hopefully people will like this new layout and colours better. I got the Comment thing working on the old one but now i can't get them to work on this one! ARGH...all this HTMLing and CSSing really sucks! But I have been learning and it has gotten easier.
Is it just me or when you get really tired and you don't get enough sleep do you get really bad headaches. Coz i do, its like a signal to say "Tegan, you have not had enough sleep!" It was really bad after lunch when I hate to sing in my Practise Recital. It went ok, I accidently went "aaahhgggllll" when I got to this one note, I wasn't ready for it and screwed it up completely. Thank god it was not my real performance. And luckily for me, I have been remembering my words soo much better. So only 2 weeks exactly till my Recital! *Eerky Music*
Oh my friend Jay and I have started a "Mr Squiggle" book where we take it in turns to draw shapes and lines and get the other person to make a picture out of them. It is sooo much fun and such a good time waster. :D Though I think I am going to have to ban the drawing of fish. Everytime someone has no idea what to draw they draw fish. It is the copout of the Mr Squiggle world. Some of them can get really creative. Lots of fun! You all should try it!
:D :D :D :D YAY!!! I finally got to see the "kiss" between Greta and Eric. And some people were right, they do over analyise stuff but there were some cute moments when they were analysing...esp Jensen. Oh man, when she had that shocked look on her face, he looked so worried and concern and then he started babbling! hee so gorgeous. And when he was saying how pretty she was...*sigh* I melt. and then *sigh* some more. Oh and FWOAR!!! That kiss was YUM-MY! I can just tell he would be a really good kisser....
anyway school tomorrow and double Indo. and I haven't done any homework for it. Ibu Lee is not going to be happy...
teegs
:: Caruialiel @ 12:22 am [+] ::
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:: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 ::
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Hello! You know I do wonder if people can be bothered reading this, well unless you are my friend, that would make sense if you would want to read it. But YAY! I have started to work out the wonders and annoying habits of HTML...wonderful stuff...except I can't seem to get a nice Heading and it's description. I have figured out how to do the rest, as you can probably see but if you are nice and are willing to help me get that right please help. It would be muchly appreciated. :P
Oh What A DAY! Assembly was boring as usual, actually it wasn't coz my name got read out for getting Full Music Colours...so that was nice. yes, hee i kinda forgot about that. but now that means that i have to go and get my blazer pocket taken off (again) and then I am going to have to sew it back on. :( I hate sewing...(another pet hate).
Yesterday was Indonesian's Independence Day so today we had our Indo Luncheon. And probably the best thing ever to come out of doing Indo for so long is the fact that yr 12s don't have to pay and we get a WHOLE table to just our year level, no sharing. So Lots Of Food + Free Food = very full stomach, to the point where your school skirt is really really really tight. But it was all worthy it. Hmm, yummy food. Oh and hee we were supposed to sing "Rasa Sayang" this Indo song and I forgot the verse I was supposed to sing with a friend. I always forget words...I think I have made that into an art, forgetting words when you have to sing. It really is becoming ridiculous. *sigh* But I have to say that the yr 7s and 8s, when they had to sing, they were CRAP! Well, I can't actually judge them coz they didn't even sing in the first place...I was thinking if it weren't for that one girl in the front row, you would have NO idea what kind of song they were singing. So us yr 12s are "we must do better" hee so mature.
VCA audition prep is well underway and the prep for my recital which is coming up, real soon is not underway. I am supposed to have a practise recital tomorrow, actually I do have one and I haven't even looked at these songs...argh well on that note you won't have to sit here reading as long as you had to yesterday....
teegs
:: Caruialiel @ 1:06 am [+] ::
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:: Sunday, August 17, 2003 ::
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What a day! You know I HATE getting up early. That is probably my pet hate, getting up early in the morning. I swear if I could I would probably sleep into around 12pm. Though if it was a weekday this "Jensen" clock inside of me rings and I zombie out of my bed and set the tape to tape DOOL...yes and then I go back to bed...sleep is a wonderous thing..i love it. The only problem is I can't sleep when I need to. Like at night. That always seems to be a huge problem, esp when I have school the next day. Hee Like now!!
Anyway I think for the first time in yonkie donks I have been out THREE NIGHTS IN A ROW!!! And you want to know what the sad part is! THEY WERE ALL SCHOOL RELATED!!! How nerdie am I? I swear if it weren't for Jensen I would be a complete LOSER...oh wait...that's right he isn't real to me...just a gorgeous face on the tv and computer screen. Bummer. Well I guess I am going to have to realise it some time. I. am. a Nerd. and. a Loser. There I have said it and now it never has to be repeated again.
Do you know what the most cringeworthy thing is in the world?? Well actually there are two things.
1. BAD comedians. Oh they can make you feel sooooooooooo embarassed. As if it is you who is up there making a complete and utter ass out of yourself. Everytime there is a comedian person on ROVE, that comedian goes through this subconsious trial period for less than a minute, where every single person in that audience and at home are sizing this "comedian" out. Is he/she funny? Are they talking about the really mudane stuff (coz that is what i find really funny. I loved it when Jemoine (sp?) was talking about shopping tolleys and how people like to drive them really fast down empty aisles...hee i do that) anyway all these things are going through people's heads. See for me, I please easy so it ain't too bad but some are really mean. So I guess the moral of this story is that I would never want to be a comedian.
2. BAD singers. Oh they are P.A.I.N.F.U.L!! to the MAX. OMG, I think watching Australian Idol was the most painful experience I have ever had watching a show...except for that time I watched some War Movie and saw this woman's hand get crushed by a mallet...that was horrifying but that is another story) I find I am VERY critical about a person's voice but yes a BAD singer is *shudder*
Anyway I will get to the point of this blog. I went to the Melbourne and VCA open days today and spent about 5 hours walking and talking and walking and walking and walking and talking and listening to everything. man my feet KILLED! I went with a guy friend of mine, and I'll say this and I will probably say this again but I really worry about the boy. I think I will be forever waiting for him to GROW UP! Granted he isn't too bad but "shakes head*. I realise 4 hours is enough time with him and I swear he has a concentration span of a FISH. He would go to a stand and if all the teacher people were talking to other people that he could wait. *sigh*
But on the upside the two courses I want to get into. One I only need an ENTER of 89.7, which in my school isn't too high. and the other is based TOTALLY on an audition and interview. WHOOPEE!! And they only accept FIVE people. So to everyone who is bothering to read this. PLEASE I beg you with the bottom of my heart wish me good luck! Thank you! And I was sooo grateful to know that musical theory wasn't the be all, end all! The being able to sing good is the priority...though i guess I could have guessed that but go figure. I wanted to make sure.
Oh and EXCHANGES!! Fun! I want to go the Netherlands and to the US...oh that would be sooo much fun! I can't wait for 2nd year. oh and the coolest bit of the day was when I went to the VCA for the first time and spoke to this lovely guy called Rob and he answered my questions and then when I came back later that day..wait for it. HE REMEMBERED MY NAME!!! That's got to count for something right????!!!! I hope so, coz i am counting on the fact that remembering names of people you only talk to for 5 mins is a good thing.
Anyway that is all from me today. Monday tomorrow and that unfortunately means SCHOOL. :(
Tootles
teegs
:: Caruialiel @ 11:59 pm [+] ::
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:: Saturday, August 16, 2003 ::
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DA DA DAAAAAAHHH!!! The first amazingly interesting blog entry!! Though don't count on it being either amazing or interesting but for all your sakes I will try my very hardest!
Well what did I do today? Well I slept in till 12:55pm (that was very nice) and then had to go to a singing rehearsal at school, on a SATURDAY AFTERNOON mind you...and then had to go to a "Women's Festival" where all these women's choirs sing and we had to sing too. It was pretty good except for the last group who thought they were topshit and sang 6 songs (and they were VERY long) instead of like everyone else who sang about 3 or 4! And the songs being boring didn't help either but apart from that it was ok.
Tomorrow I am going to the Melb U open days and i am very excited!! (see how amazing my life is :P) But then since this is going to help me decide where the hell I am going with the rest of my life after I get out of school..ok this is going to get very boring soon..
hmm..oh everyone HELGZ IS OUT OF REHAB and she is back amongst the living! (that should get the birdies stiring) hehehe
Oh I have read Two Transgenics and a Baby by the wonderful Mel just then and I loved it!!! so here is the link
Baby
and also go and read all her other fic! They are really good!
well I can't think of anything more to write at this point but be sure to pop in and write a little do-da-lacki!
teegs
:: Caruialiel @ 11:48 pm [+] ::
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