So we had an AWESOME Saturday down in good old San Antonio. Had lunch at the Botanical Gardens, went to the pool for a while, got some of the best Tex-Mex in town, and then I headed off to a great performance of You Can't Take It With You. Prospective students take note, PLENTY of things to do around here. But we were fooling around the pool and decided to do "model" shots. My friend and I were sitting watching and she said we should act like judges on America's Next Top Model and she decided to be Janice Dickinson. As soon as the "shoot" started, she said "Pull your arm up, you look like an amputee." After only 2 shots, we had already lost it.

As good as the weekend was, the week around it was HEINOUS. It is that time of year. Where the projects pile up, the papers catch up, and the finals take over the school. Again to prospective students, don't let this turn you off from the school. You will be dealing with it wherever you go. Welcome to college. But I have been busy busy busy other than even school work.

You Can't Take It With You had a FANTASTIC opening, having one of the best non-musical opening night attendances in Trinity history. It is getting wonderful reviews from the audiences and we are having a blast on stage. To those interested, the 2008-2009 theater season has been chosen! In the following order, the shows are: Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead by Bert V. Royal, Booth: A Play About Theater by Austin Pendleton, Icarus's Mother and Action by Sam Shepard, and The Misanthrope by Moliere. A very dramatic season, but it looks like it will be a good one!

Mozart's Requiem is coming up in a week for Choral Union! Then choir is out for the year. Should be a good concert, and we are also doing a Vaughan Williams piece, so try to come out if you can.

Momentum, Trinity's dance show, is hard at work in rehearsals. My dance is coming together very well and should be ready to go soon, although I must admit I'm getting very nervous. It's a bit kitchy (my fault) and I need to clean it up a bit.

Other than that all is well and I'm getting things together for the summer and beyond.

That is all!

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I learned a little about the military this weekend. One of my best friends and suitemate is in ROTC and one of his ROTC friends, he, and I were hanging out and talking about... life... yeah... Anyway, I learned about some of the required etiquette in ROTC, one of which is related to use of language. Many phrases have some sexual connotation to them (container, rocket, etc.), some of which are a little ridiculous, but require you, when saying them, to follow it up with "so to speak." See, to me, that's just "That's what she said." with a fancy cover up. So whenever I can, I am going to say "so to speak" when I deem necessary. You should join in. We will start an epidemic. It will be the new "that's what she said" or "awkward turtle".

Been a busy past two weeks. Homework is starting to catch up with me and I am beginning to drop back, but I am getting everything done. I need a break every once in a while, some Smash Bros. or some simple hang out time, but I am doing alright.

I went to several people with my summer job issue for advice and came up with some good thoughts, but not much. I decided to take action and recontact all of my theaters to see if anything popped up. THANK GOD I DID. I have two offers to my name, one of which I am taking: Canterbury Summer Theatre in Michigan City, IN, where I worked last year. I will be Nick in Bedroom Farce, Laurie in Little Women, Billy Crocker in Anything Goes, and a performer in I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, maybe more (w00t!). Thank God this is all finally working out.

Choir is busy busy busy lately. Chamber Singers have a concert this Friday which seemed to have snuck up on us. I think we will be ready, but we need to pick up the pace a bit. Trinity Choir is working on Mozart's Requiem (LOVE IT) for the end of the month. Come to either if you can.

This weekend is Family Weekend down here at Trinity, which means it's time fooooooor Trinity Spotlight! Trinity Spotlight is our talent show at school, where whatever acts who wish to can compete for a cash prize. Last year the Trinitones won with "Hooked on a Feeling" (because we pretty much rock) and this year we are competing again with... well it's a surprise, hehe...

Next weekend is opening for You Can't Take It With You. Please come down if you can to see it because it is freakin' HILARIOUS. You will have a grand old time. April 18-26 (see Trinity's Drama webpage for details on times, etc.).

Can't think of anything else to add on to that, so carry on through thick and thin.

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