how far we've come
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS? I cried a little... :'(
A truckload of stuff happened these past two days, but I'll try to be brief about it. :)
Guys, it's done. I sent off the Draco/Asteria one-shot, so I guess that makes it official. callarose, open_atclose and starduchess made it possible! ♥♥♥ I am so excited to read what everyone else has written for the big bang! Also, now I can fully concentrate on finishing up the Reverse Challenge story. Yay for that.
-Draco Big Bang.
2000/2000 words. 100% done!
--Reverse Challenge.
1274/2500 words. 51% done.
word metres by accio.nu's word counter.
As for the rest... Rehearsal on Wednesday was amazing, but I am surprised I made it out all in one piece. Started earlier, around five thirty (it was supposed to be at 5, but the director was late) and I finally left around eight fifteen... I had a lot of fun! :) We re-rehearsed the flirty scene with the right actress and I had to walk her through it; it was patchy at first, because she has a boyfriend and she sees pretend-flirting with Werewolf-guy as a potential deal-breaker. We had to adapt accordingly, but I think it'll turn out fine, although I can't see this bearing well for the finale, where the Werewolf and Red Riding Hood end up in bed together. We didn't rehearse my death scene, thank God, but Werewolf-guy kept bringing it up and the whole group would just burst laughing at random times. The other werewolf in the play showed up, so I had to explain to him how we had decided to set his scene and try it out with in backstage while "Puss in Boots" was being rehearsed - why did I ever agree to be AD? :/ More actors were missing so I also played: "Vampirella"'s grumpy governess, Mrs. Beane (pun intended, we think) and the gamblers in "Puss in Boots". They're not my play so it's all improv on my part because I refuse to really get to know the script for those two, mainly because I'm afraid I'll get confused, but also because I don't like them half as much as "The Company of Wolves".
IELTS exam was yesterday and I don't want to come across as arrogant, but it was so much easier than I expected! O_o The listening part was purposely tricky because the characters were clearly Australian, stressing their accents soooo much. Oh, quick question: is it 9 litres? I mean, is litre like metre that changes into meter? Yes, that's how boring the exam was if I started asking myself such silly questions. Anyway, the reading part was slightly more challenging, but only because of the limited amount of time we had (1h) to read the three long news articles. The first one was about biomimicry, the second one the allegedly extinct Tasmanian tiger (which is not a tiger at all) and the last one the strategies supermarkets employ to make customers spend more; yawn, with a side of yawn. Okay, okay, I'm sorry, but I was really under the impression that it'd be super-hard! The writing part was fun, at least, because I had to write 150 words on working men and women percentage that was given to me and 250 words on whether success in sports is due to strength and good shape or mental attitude. ^^ What are 250 words when you're writing a dissertation? But the speaking part... that was the most disappointing of all. It was all recorded and Helen (my interviewer) told me she couldn't take part in the conversation, so she would ask the question, tell me I had a couple of minutes to talk and then on to the next question. :( At least the main topic was hobbies, so I just talked about writing (coughfanfictioncough) for fifteen minutes straight!
Aaaand I went out with my best friend last night. :) I had to change in the car because I was coming straight from the exam, but what the hell, we never see each other outside of uni so I wasn't about to waste an opportunity because of the dull IELTS thing (seriously, they held me captive the whole day!). We ate at a Brazilian restaurant where they served us TEN different dishes of meat! I gave up at the sixth, I just couldn't stomach another... Three of her friends were there too and it was nice to be out and about with people, even if they speak Italian and I have to think about what I want to say because the words would just come out in English if I didn't. It was strange to be without a car though, brought me back to my teenage years. Good times.
Last but not the least, tanning booth today! I am very very pale by nature, so right now I look sort of normal, healthy even. :) I was afraid I'd get burnt (that's what usually happens when I use the booth), but it worked and it felt good. I feel pampered, tbh. And I have a new phone because my old one basically died; it's pretty nice, a Nokia 2700. My family and I are Nokia addicts. :P
I'm going to cook myself dinner now and watch the penultimate episode of Lost! Is it going to be epic? Stupid question.
A truckload of stuff happened these past two days, but I'll try to be brief about it. :)
Guys, it's done. I sent off the Draco/Asteria one-shot, so I guess that makes it official. callarose, open_atclose and starduchess made it possible! ♥♥♥ I am so excited to read what everyone else has written for the big bang! Also, now I can fully concentrate on finishing up the Reverse Challenge story. Yay for that.
-Draco Big Bang.
2000/2000 words. 100% done!
--Reverse Challenge.
1274/2500 words. 51% done.
word metres by accio.nu's word counter.
As for the rest... Rehearsal on Wednesday was amazing, but I am surprised I made it out all in one piece. Started earlier, around five thirty (it was supposed to be at 5, but the director was late) and I finally left around eight fifteen... I had a lot of fun! :) We re-rehearsed the flirty scene with the right actress and I had to walk her through it; it was patchy at first, because she has a boyfriend and she sees pretend-flirting with Werewolf-guy as a potential deal-breaker. We had to adapt accordingly, but I think it'll turn out fine, although I can't see this bearing well for the finale, where the Werewolf and Red Riding Hood end up in bed together. We didn't rehearse my death scene, thank God, but Werewolf-guy kept bringing it up and the whole group would just burst laughing at random times. The other werewolf in the play showed up, so I had to explain to him how we had decided to set his scene and try it out with in backstage while "Puss in Boots" was being rehearsed - why did I ever agree to be AD? :/ More actors were missing so I also played: "Vampirella"'s grumpy governess, Mrs. Beane (pun intended, we think) and the gamblers in "Puss in Boots". They're not my play so it's all improv on my part because I refuse to really get to know the script for those two, mainly because I'm afraid I'll get confused, but also because I don't like them half as much as "The Company of Wolves".
IELTS exam was yesterday and I don't want to come across as arrogant, but it was so much easier than I expected! O_o The listening part was purposely tricky because the characters were clearly Australian, stressing their accents soooo much. Oh, quick question: is it 9 litres? I mean, is litre like metre that changes into meter? Yes, that's how boring the exam was if I started asking myself such silly questions. Anyway, the reading part was slightly more challenging, but only because of the limited amount of time we had (1h) to read the three long news articles. The first one was about biomimicry, the second one the allegedly extinct Tasmanian tiger (which is not a tiger at all) and the last one the strategies supermarkets employ to make customers spend more; yawn, with a side of yawn. Okay, okay, I'm sorry, but I was really under the impression that it'd be super-hard! The writing part was fun, at least, because I had to write 150 words on working men and women percentage that was given to me and 250 words on whether success in sports is due to strength and good shape or mental attitude. ^^ What are 250 words when you're writing a dissertation? But the speaking part... that was the most disappointing of all. It was all recorded and Helen (my interviewer) told me she couldn't take part in the conversation, so she would ask the question, tell me I had a couple of minutes to talk and then on to the next question. :( At least the main topic was hobbies, so I just talked about writing (coughfanfictioncough) for fifteen minutes straight!
Aaaand I went out with my best friend last night. :) I had to change in the car because I was coming straight from the exam, but what the hell, we never see each other outside of uni so I wasn't about to waste an opportunity because of the dull IELTS thing (seriously, they held me captive the whole day!). We ate at a Brazilian restaurant where they served us TEN different dishes of meat! I gave up at the sixth, I just couldn't stomach another... Three of her friends were there too and it was nice to be out and about with people, even if they speak Italian and I have to think about what I want to say because the words would just come out in English if I didn't. It was strange to be without a car though, brought me back to my teenage years. Good times.
Last but not the least, tanning booth today! I am very very pale by nature, so right now I look sort of normal, healthy even. :) I was afraid I'd get burnt (that's what usually happens when I use the booth), but it worked and it felt good. I feel pampered, tbh. And I have a new phone because my old one basically died; it's pretty nice, a Nokia 2700. My family and I are Nokia addicts. :P
I'm going to cook myself dinner now and watch the penultimate episode of Lost! Is it going to be epic? Stupid question.