Quotes from the semester...just a few

We took to writing down funny things and i present them to you in electronic form, maybe i'll include stories too, if needed:

"We are a match made in the Bishopric's office." -Mark Evans, my FHE husband referring to our coupling

"Argggg! Knives! Scary part down!"-Alice, after cutting herself while unloading the silverwear

"It's the angry tap dance number."-Natalie, referring to Forget About the Boy in Millie

Alice: How does a man handle chicken?
Jack: We throw around and cut it any way we want

"I smell so good I'm turning myself on."- Alice

Alice: (knocking on the door) I have to tell you something.
Natalie: just a minute
Alice: well in a minute I will have put pants on

"I wanna stalk ____!"-Natalie

"The next time you see me my face will been ravaged by tears."- Natalie

"And then I decided all I really want in life is Keri Russel."-Lane

"You don't expect to stay clean when you're fighting the scum of Gothom."-Daryl

"I don't want a snowball named scott."-Natalie

Thayne and Ben: Your hair looks nice
Alice: Really? Cause I feel like I have Trailer trash bangs

"I had a dream I was Harry Potter...it was a stressful night."-Natalie

Natalie: My Dad is like 6' 1"
Alice: Hot!

"Marriage is the key to sex-I MEAN SUCCESS... success...marriage is the key to sex- I MEAN SUCCESS!"-Thanius

"She just keeps my hands warm. I want my whole body warm." -Ben-jammin'

"Did you just punch me in the face?"- Natalie

"...and then I thought to myself, "What are the benefits of bulimia?"-Alice

"One time we lost our fish down the disposal... we couldn't save him."- Natalie

"Coco-motion, you never let me down. (Silence) EFF!!!"- Suzanne

"It's the terrorism bell." -Natalie

"Let's ruin patty's life." -Natalie

"That's the point of Christmas to seduce people."-Suzanne

"What?! I'm a prophetess! Brother Thompson was right." - Alice

"Why are poeple having fun?"- Natalie

"I can see you marrying someone with a hat like that."-Alice

"Ya if we're playing Tornado Tounge Twister that's gonna arouse my passions."- Ben-Jammin'

"I don't like how he's good...it's bad."-Lane

"Look @ you. It's all wifey in here."- Suzanne

"I feel so silly right now, but really cool."-Natalie

Blasts from the past

This friday my best friend's(Sarah's) parents came into town for Matthew, her brother's graduation. Imagine my glee when i recieved an email from her dad asking if they could meet up with me. Yesssss! They called fridayand took me to Five Guys. This is so fitting because the last time I went to Five Guys was with them in Virginia.

I could not have had a better time. I didn't even need sarah there to feel comfortable. We laughed and laughed. To be honest i was surprised how well i knew them all. I could laugh at inside personality jokes and most of all I got to talk about sarah with the people who know her the best. We talked about how her little brother has removed everything from sarah's room and claimed it as his. I can just imagine sarah's reaction to this and joked with her mother about who would be the lucky one to tell her. I guess it will take place sometime during the Mother's day call.

We made fantastical plans (at least for me) about going with them to pick her up in Italy. I am going to use eevrything in my power to make this come to fruition. I just can't express how good of a time i had. It was so great to see them. It was seriously to the point where i got a little choked up whensaying goodbye. I knew it would be a year. And most deeply i knew that they equalthe closest thing to sarah that i can have. I love her and seeing family was sooo great!

My First Play Review Mention.

Tada! Here is a review for As You Like It!!! Mentioned in the Deseret News! Check it out! Come see! come See!

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705298805,00.html

"AS YOU LIKE IT," Hale Center Theater Orem, 225 W. 400 North; now through May 23; directed by Christopher Clark; phone 226-8600 (running time 2 hours 20 minutes, with one 10-minute intermission)

OREM — From the moment of entering the theater and getting a glimpse of the beautifully painted forest on the walls, you know this is going to be interesting.

Add that to the introduction of "Brownie" the bear in a Chuck E. Cheese-type outfit, and you get a good sense that it's not going to be Shakespeare in the traditional sense of the word.

However, that's not to say this production departs from the Shakespearean mode so dramatically that those who love the Bard will be unhappy.

The story line — convoluted as it is — follows Rosalind and Celia through their various adventures quite accurately.

The fun comes from the delivery of some of the lines and the posturing of many of the characters, particularly those in masks and animal costumes. (The pigs, the sheep, the goats, the horse, the dog and the snake all add comic relief.)

It's a step outside the usual for Hale Center and a bit of a risk to take with audiences who generally are over 50.

he story is introduced and re-introduced after the intermission, so people unfamiliar with "As You Like It" can keep track as the Duchess kicks out the Duke, keeps Rosalind as a companion for her daughter, banishes Rosalind, who disguises herself as a man and consorts with her beau Orlando as a member of the opposite gender, returns to her father and resolves all the couple issues — a story that twists and turns on its ear with various subplots and characters running through it all the while.

The individual characters are very well-developed and played with depth throughout.

Rosalind, played by Becca Ingram (MWF cast) is outstanding and creates a very sympathetic character. Celia, played by Becky Witham Walling (also MWF cast), is also a choice casting.

Page Petrucka, playing the part of Audrey the shepherdess (MWF), is wonderful and very funny, as is Alice Johnson who plays Phebe. Watch her woeful face as she realizes in the end where her fate in love is cast.

The men playing Orlando (Jason Sullivan, single cast), Jacques (Alex Ungerman, TThS cast), William (Jason Evans, single cast) and the Duke (Eric Glissmeyer, single cast) are also very good.

Davey Morrison (usually in the TThS cast) deserves special mention, as he takes on the role of Le Beau, as well as numerous animals. He is so uninhibited.

The only exception to the rule is Mark Oram (single cast as Touchstone), who needs just a little more mellowing into his role as the fool.

Everyone handles the Elizabethan dialogue well. The lines are understandable and clear. There is no hesitation, no misstep.

The musicians, who are on stage the entire time with a cello and a violin, add a nice touch.

The blocking and choreography is well done for the small stage, especially since movement never stops.

There's clearly been an effort made to keep this show upbeat, light and fast-paced, so people don't lose interest.

In addition, the costuming is — as always — gorgeous. The masks add humor and interest.

So does the interaction with the audience.

This is a show that ought to be given a chance.