DEATH CAB- HOT!

Last night I scored the extra ticket to go and see Death Cab for Cutie with jer - it was a bit of a gong show because he was working all day and I was teching at the theatre all day and we didn't leave Abby until 630 and the concert started at 7pm in Vancouver - luckily we got there in time for the mainstage events and had a kickass time. The lights and sound were amazing and there were sooo many people there havin' goodtimes. Would go see them again anyday!

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So I didn't make it - this time...

I just got a letter on my bed from the Abbotsford School district... if you can read the small print it says thanks - but you didn't make it. I will not be a TOC in Abbotsford this fall. Well - I guess it just means that God has BETTER plans. Travelling it is:) Who knows - well, God, I'm here, I'll just wait for what's up next.

"And, as in uffish thought she stood"

Hmm, I wonder

Why is the sky blue?

Can my Daddy fly his kite this high?

When will my nose stop itching?

Sigh - I love being outside.

Hmm, I wonder

Why is the world so big?

Will my Daddy fly this kite so high?

When will I fly like the wind?

Sigh - I'm scared of the world outside.

Hmm, I wonder

Why is the world so small?

My Daddy flew my kite real high.

When will I land in the ground?

Sigh - I will rest in the world outside.

2 points for anyone who can tell me where the title quote of this entry is from.

UCFV Theatre Geek is on the loose

So the bottom line is, if you want to see me this weekend, or even for the next several days, you're going to have to catch me at one of 5 shows that I am teching for the UCFV Director's Fest out in Chillwack... I spent the day there today, making sure all the sound was coming out the right speakers, and definitly testing out the volume, ec with Jamie, using the very highly scientific and tediously meticulous process known in the tech world as the "interpretive dance-o-rama" process. Don't tell anyone that I told you though, I could get in a LOT of trouble. Here are the plays, in no particular order...

"Naomi" "Frugal Repast" "Boundaries" Studio 58's "Duck Variations"
Mystery Play

http://www.ucfv.bc.ca/theatre.htm

Becky at the lake today...
Sunshine/Sonshine is
the cure-all for everything

Boundaries and Naomi...

Tech rehearsal tonite again and it was a BLAST! I think that it really is true sometimes that the tech people get to have the most fun... we played several songs from "The Wedding Singer" and got to have a great dance party while they were figuring things out with the set to "Video Killed the Radio Star," "You Spin me Right Round Baby," etc. GOOD TIMES! There were a lot of sound cues for those two shows so hopefully it will all come out all right, but what they hey - it's gonna be good!

Oh, and Jamie, it's all about the middle name:)

Twangy Pop it is...

Been listening to Josh Gracin on repeat today - somedays I just LOVE a good country beat and today is one of those days. Have had such a relaxing day so far - woke up late and leisurley, got some errands done, went for a LONG swim at the pool and got some wireless internet hooked up at the house so I can use my laptop wherever - which is good.

So last night Jamie and I went to the tech rehearsal for one of 4 (or is it 5) shows that we are teching for the UCFV Director's Festival. This one was called, "Duck Variations" and it was basically two old men sitting around talking about ducks. Even though I had my face glued to the sound cues half the time, trying to figure everything out, I laughed several times and really enjoyed it - it's going to be a good show. I would recommend it. Incidentally, the Director's Festival is at UCFV Chilliwack from April 28th - the 30th. Shows are only $5 or 4 for $15 - good deal for some high quality theatre. Hope to see you all there!

INTERVIEW STATUS: Complete

Please proceed to the next level.

In the next week or two, someone will be contacting you to let you know about the status of your application with the Abbotsford School District. Thank you for your application.

Excerpt: "Tell me about yourself"

"Well, I think that I have a great sense of humor..."

"Let's hear a joke then"

Oh shoot, he just asked me to tell a joke. What do I do? I can't think of any on the spot, it's more of something that just flows. And even if I could think of a joke, I don't think that any of them are repeatable - especially in a job interview. Well, I'm just going to have to smile and laugh. Smile and laugh.

"Ha ha! Well, it's not a 'tell a joke' kind of humor, just something that comes out... haha"

Oh crap, he's looking at me funny now. Why did I say that right off the bat? Why couldn't I have just said that I was really nice or something? Nice is easy - just smile and nod, but I have a good sense of humor? Now he's going to expect a regular laugh riot. What if he doesn't think I'm funny? So he'll go back to his meeting today and be like, 'Well, I was thinking about hiring this one gal but then she told me she was funny and she wasn't funny. I told myself, if this girl can make me laught= 3 times, then it's over - she's hired. I think I only managed a chuckle and a slight gaffaw so I wrote her off...

J/K! I think that it went well and I'm hoping for the best - it's in the Lord's hands now. So as I'm writing this I'm realizing how much I miss creative writing. Perhaps I'm going to have to turn this blog into some sort of little saga - like the many adventures of Missy Pumpkinhead or something like that and everyone will read it and I'll get rave reveiws and make millions and then live on a beach in Thailand drinking pineapple margaritas all day and people will phone and I'll have my people call their people and we will do lunch. Sounds like a plan. I'm in:)

What is with this lately?

Ok - so I need to lament for a moment - well, not trulely lament because I don't really feel too emotional about it (1. beacuse it's sunny outside, and 2. because it was awhile ago already) but in the last week 3 people that I really liked and was together with in some sort of romantic fashion have... well put it this way, the most recent one just got a new girlfriend that he raves about, one got married on the weekend, and one just phoned me a minute ago from Brazil to tell me that he too is getting married. Go figure. Always all at the same time.

No Sleep till Brooklyn

Can't get my camera to work still. Can't get my computer to fully work. Can't get many things to work right now. I'm discovering that if you go several days in a row on little to no sleep and weird food coupled with hardcore anit-biotics your body really takes a beating.

So I'm at Easter brunch today at my Grandparent's and she sends me home to bed to get some sleep - so what do I do? Doze for about 15 minutes and then I'm up again - needing to be DOING something. Take a break, Ange.

Rain drops falling on my head...

Today was a day of feeling COMPELLED to do a lot of things - so I did them

1. I woke up and HAD to have this song, "Big Brass Bed" by Josh Gracin so I went to A & B sound to get it and they weren't open until 10am so I had to wait to get it
2. I HAD to see Jamie and she wasn't answering her phone so I went out to UCFV on the way to the lake and helped build some of Andrew's set.
3. I HAD to go to a lake and sit on the dock and put my feet in the water so I did. Me at Cultus lake with my MP3 player and the ducks.
4. I HAD to get my laptop wireless connection up and running and still didn't get it figured out even with a few experts helping me
5. This isn't really a HAD TO, but I enjoyed dinner with my dad telling all sorts of funny stories from his Hutterite days - good times.

This pic really isn't from me - my new camera is already on the fritz so I need to figure it out.

LOVIN- Vacation - Not-so-much lovin' BRONCHITIS

This is me and Cat at the beach last night. After dinner in White Rock for a Camp Tulahead fundraiser ( AWW, Man - the videos really made me want to go to camp!) we all went out for a tailgate party. Which turned out to be a sit-on-logs-on-the-beach-with-lots-of-blankets party until it got really cold and we decided to head back.

On a wierd note, BOTH of my headlights decided to konk out last night... so I had to drive the entire way back with my highbeams on - ridiculous, eh? All of these other cars decided they needed to teach me a lesson and flash me all the way home - with me in the driver's seat going, "I'm SORRY! I can't help it!"

"Do it! Do it now!"

In the words of Jer - "Do it!" man a livin' - today was a bit of a mental gongshow- going on NOOO sleep hardly wahtso ever I awoke to find my world all over the place - strange head spaces all day.. to the point where I just couldn't seem to remember anyone's name.

Work was a breeze - half the residents at the home were on vacation so all I had to do was go out for dinner with the boys and watch some disney.

Headed out to Langely for this concert here - The Februaries, Edmund, and the big hot shots - Doubting Paris. The first two were good, well, maybe not the second band (J/K Jer!) and the third one was alright. How's that for insightful musical commentary.

Ok - so that's'a wrap, folks. Oh, except that we got a call from the Albertan side of the fam today - apparently my Grandma might be passing on in the next few days here - who knows - all in the Lord's hands.

Luckily they are open 24 hours

So last night I didn't go to bed. At all. I can't even remember the last time that I just stayed up the entire night - funny because I have to work today. So Jamie, here's my attempt at code... it was full of adventure and laughing in the rain, cheesy ganster movies and talking for hours and hours and hours... SMILE!

...that's all for now:)

2 more days!!!

1 - the time I went to bed last night
2- the number of days left until I am done my practicum!!!!
3 - the number of bands that Jer Penner played in tonite (SO GOOD!)
4- the number that matches with this month
5- the number that rhymes with beehive
6- the time, plus 30 minutes, that I have to get up tommorow
7- the number of pages (single spaced) of my original final paper for PDP
8- the number of beats in a section of the dances my drama kids did today
9X2 - the number of theme statements I had to mark today
10 - the approximate time I wrote this and will be heading to bed - CHEERS!

"Jesus take the Wheel"

Here is a pic of 28 of BC's Newest Teachers... the Fine and Performing Arts module had our final photo today and our goodbyes said as we learned about all of the nitty gritties of applying to this district and filling out this form and that, etc, etc....
All the best to some ofthe best future collegues that a person could ever want - you guys rock!

P.S. On a more personal note - God is in control. Thanks, Jamie, for the encouraging words - God's got it.

P.P.S. Only 4 more days and this chick is a genuine Highschool Teacher - AHHHH!

"Everytime you close your eyes..."

Here's one for the Paula Miester - the SHAPE OF THE DAY

BIG IDEA: to encourage the student to have a lot of fun doing things that involve a high amount of social activity

PLO's: the student will better understand the meaning of respect and play
-the student will relax in laughter
-the student will listen to insane amounts of indy rock and love it
-the student will catch up with old friends and experience "good times"

ACTIVITIES:
1. Sleep in until 2 pm with the aid of a "sleep mask"
2. Lounge around in pj's and eat M&M's before breakfast
3. Plan a trip to get out and take photos
4. Nix the photo trip and opt for impromtu BBQ at Jo's with the gang
5. Eat steak, samosas and - "What the heck is that?!" potato salad
6. Arrive late for Nexxus and listen to a talk on Disney- the corruptor of young minds
7. Skip over to Ethical Addictions for a London Fog and chat with Becky.
8. Run into ex "special friend" who is getting married next Saturday. Chat. Laugh about the good old days. Wish him good times ahead.
9. Home for a rest - chat again and look up flights to San Diego.
10. Recieve call and go and see a fabulous movie - Inside Man - with cereal box coupons and pal Tomjit.

MATERIALS: samosas, M&M's, a brave heart, and movie coupons

EXTENSION:
1. Use memories of a great day to think back on and smile
2. Take advice from J, J, and Aretha Franklin for a little R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

ASSESSMENT:
- Did the student experience a day of rest? Check and double check!

HERE's to 4 more days left on the practicum!

Building a Bookshelf/ Dance dance revolution

THE BOOKCASE

Yesterday morning I finished putting together a bookcase that I bought the other day. I had this wierd youth pastor moment where all I could think of were all of these little life lessons along the way. For instance, when I had tried to put it together before, none of the pieces were fitting together quite right and I had been trying to force them to fit but no such luck. I had just missed one tiny little box on the instruction booklet that told me to point the screws in a certain way and voila - instant reults! It went as smooth as butter after that. So if I were a youth pastor, I would tie it into one of three sermons:

• 1. Life's challenges - perseverance builds character and hope.
• 2. Timing is everything.
• 3. Sometimes what you think you've been missing has been right there all along.

THE SCOT

On a different note - last night a bunch of us went out to the Blarney Stone to go dancing - it was SO FUN! The last time I was there was several months ago, I think, and I had met up with some scottish dude. Funny story - he was like following me around the place (or maybe this was in Whistler? I forget) and kept making all of these jokes, so of course I laugh. And then he was like, "What would it take to get you to sleep with me tonight?" in his thick, cocky Scottish drawl. It was over before it began. So I think I said something about, "Well, for starters, you'd have to marry me first," And so he gets down on one knee and proposes:) Oh man... the things boys will do.

INTERPRETIVE DANCE-O-RAMA

So back to last night - it was crazy because we forgot about the time change until late and we didn't get out there till about 11pm... and then it was an hour wait to get in and by the time we did we only had an hour an a hlaf to dance so we jumped right in - that is to say that me and Jaimie got right into the interpretive side of things - no holds bar - disco, grade 7, the robot, gangster, you name it , we did it and before long we had a whole gaggle of people around us doing the same thing - I love it when a crowd comes together!

So by the time we get out of there it's after 2 and with pit stop we don't end up getting home until 3:45, which is really 4:45am. Hee hee, I feel like such a rebel:) (Just let me have my own little fun).

THE CONVERSATION- THE WOMAN OF YOUR DREAMS

So on the way home, Tom starts talking about something to do with marriage and wanting to find that certain person and it was pretty much unanimous- high fives all around on wanting "our stories" to happen.

Jamie had told this story about her parents, I think, and one day her dad went to this place and saw her mom across the room and said, "that's the girl I'm going to marry" Now the odds were against him at the time because she was 5 or 6 years older, popular and really wanted nothing to do with him at the time, but he pursued it and asked her out on a regular basis. One day, when she was trying to get over someone else (correct me if I'm wrong J) he dropped the Q again and they went on a date - it was all downhill from there.

Man - sometimes I gotta wonder when does my story start or if it has already? I know it has been going since the beginning, but it is definitely in me to want "the story" where you look back and think - yeah, I remember the first time that we met, you spilled your hot dog all over me, or something like that and then's the part when you get to say, "it was all downhill from there":). Sometimes I have to catch myself when I start to be on the lookout for clues - then I have to sit back and let go and let God. I much prefer the times when I feel strong and confident no matter what - then I feel like I have the freedom to laugh and be silly and be myself and not feel like I'm trying to perform to be a certain way or the way I think someone would want me to be - whatever that means:)

OK - think something is wrong with my computer right now cause I can't upload any pics - more on that later.

They say write what you know...

Today I know about these things...

• lack of sleep increases grumpiness
• on the flip side - the next well rested day is magnanimously better and makes the last day the Socratic, "dust in the wind"
• babaganoush has a whole new meaning - both in the last 24 hours
• ifI close my eyes - I can still type and have it come out making sense
• Friday night is pitcher of long island for $12.95
• Half of my silence is based on assumption, once liberated, it turns into a wonderful laughter and quick wit
• it is almost 3am and I am still awake, and so are 3 other people that are fabulous
• I turned in my application to teach today - and thus marks the dawn of a new era... which brings me to the next point... the loss of one hour this weekend with the time change... NEED SLEEP - Oh sleep, why do you flee from me?