Taking Chances

"But what do you say to taking chances,
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
Never knowing if there's solid ground below
Or hand to hold, or hell to pay,
What do you say,
What do you say?" -Celine Dion

I must say this school year has been an exciting one thus far. I have started many new activities and one can say I have taken chances. With expanding my extracurricular involvement and moving my studies towards a less scientific education I seem to have found where I want to go with my life. Of course I don't have one path I'd like to follow, but I have narrowed down the possibility.

I would love to pursue writing in some way, whether it be journalism or another profession. Writing is something that relaxes me, especially when it is not required by school, which is why I started my blog. During summer of this year I never would have been able to answer whether I'd like to take a science approach to college or, considered by some, to be an easier route and choose to major in a liberal arts topic. I can now answer that question with a firm NO to science.

That response is not related to the fact that I dislike the subject, in fact, I love science and find it very interesting but I realized that I would not enjoy a career in science as much as a job where the conditions greatly vary day to day. Although there are very exciting scientific opportunities, I feel like my high school experience is pointing me towards a world involving writing.

And this brings me to my next point, sometimes the most seemingly unfortunate situations can turn out on top in the long run. In my case, I do not have a science class this year due to my difficult array of classes but it made me focus on what I want to do and opened my eyes to the Journalism class at my school. It is amazing how things always have a bright side to them with some positive thinking.

Back on track, with more "artsy" classes such as Play Production, Dance and Journalism I can now firmly say I would love to do something more towards that field but can almost rule out being a professional actor.

Now onto the topic of "Taking Chances", let's see if I can come up with a few instances where I have done this recently.

-Choosing to take Dance regardless of what others opinions would be.

-Staying true to myself despite others constant critiques.

-Letting my voice be heard and not being afraid of speaking out.

I guess I haven't necessarily taken THAT many chances but now I shall sum up the whole point of this blog post.

When you take chances, it almost always works out best for you in the long run. I seem very satisfied with my life right now and my outlook with the next two years in high school. Of course, one must always remember to expect the unexpected but I have faith that it will all work out for me.

One Geek,

Grant

Rehearsal Update and New Look?

Alright, I haven't posted one today but I have been hard at work on the blog to improve the look. Of course, I enjoy simplified, clean images so I think I'll keep my blog nice and easy-to-read. I added a few new pages at the top and tried adding a poll but didn't like the look of it so I deleted it. Look for some possible changes to be coming soon as I have time to see how Blogger can really work its magic!

REHEARSAL UPDATE TIME! (LESS THAN 48 HOURS UNTIL WE OPEN!)

Sunday: This rehearsal was long but it was great to be able to really see the show come together seamlessly. I was amazed at the work everyone has put into making the production a success and seeing how far we have come in so little time. The run thru has shown me that we have a great cast this year and I cannot wait for the musical!

Monday: Today's rehearsal was full dress! Girls had to do their hair and makeup while boys only needed to do hair since the black box requires no make up at all! (YAY!) I enjoyed seeing the girls take an hour to do their hair while I took about a minute. The advantages of being a boy. But on a side note, the girls look fantastic! Another run thru with another success. It makes me look forward to Wednesday night even more. People have really stepped up their games and give it 110% while leaving it all on the stage and having no regrets. My hope is that every show we can all work together so that we are completely satisfied with the experience we've provided our audience with.

So as the week goes on, let's look at my schedule:

Tuesday 11/16: PREVIEW PERFORMANCE! Call Time 3 PM, Performance 3:45 PM

Wednesday 11/17: OPENING NIGHT! Call Time 5 PM, Performance 7 PM

Thursday 11/18: Call Time 5 PM, Performance 7 PM

Friday 11/19: MATINEE! Leave in the middle of 5th period for a 3:30 PM Performance. Afterwards stay in the drama room for pizza and have another show at 7 PM.

Saturday 11/20: CLOSING NIGHT! Call Time 5 PM, Performance 7 PM. CAST PARTY!

With such a busy schedule I have no idea if I will have time to blog, it just depends on my homework load! But I will try to blog as much as possible!

One Geek,

Grant

Goodbye 4-Day Weekend

This weekend was amazing, such a long weekend filled with so many great experiences. There was never a dull moment! Usually my weekends are pretty boring but this was a great exception.

Let's go into a Day-by-Day recap! Sound good?

THURSDAY (DAY 1)- Went to Disneyland which was awful. As many of you know I LOVE Disneyland but it can be the worst experience when it is crowded. Today is was one of the most crowded day I have ever seen at the parks. I feel bad for the people who go once a year and they go on a crowded day. Next we had dance practice at Ports of Call Restaurant and as you can read in a previous post, did very well.

FRIDAY (DAY 2)- Friday was a very fun day, and very calm as well. I stayed home for the first part then we had a rehearsal at the church for the entrance and exits. I also had a great dinner and dessert at The Counter and Yogurtland so make sure to read about that!

SATURDAY (DAY 3)- Yesterday was a one-of-a-kind day. It was a day I will cherish and remember for years to come. Being in a Quinceañera was a highlight that I will never forget. The cultural experience I took out of the ceremony was huge and I feel like I understand why these parties are such a big deal in the Mexican culture. Since I didn't write about my day in a dedicated post I'll write some right now.

I arrived at the house and my friend Angela was going to tag along with the court for the day.

We all left in a limo after being photographed and videotaped numerous times at the house. I soon realized that I would have to grow accustomed to this. We were photographed at least a thousand times throughout our journey and awkwardly stood waving to a video camera.

The church ceremony was very brief, to my surprise. We also had a great Laker themed limo which surprised the family that ordered it. I guess they didn't really ask for a Laker colored limo but that's what they got so we dealt.

The reception was absolutely beautiful. Every detail was amazing and refined. The cake was GORGEOUS. I would be satisfied if that was my wedding cake as it looked professional and tasted delicious.

At the end of the night I went home tired and grateful that I got to be a part of someones big day like that. Now onto TODAY!

SUNDAY (DAY 4)- Today I woke up and went home to do the dreaded homework that I have waited to do. I've done a little bit here and there but I decided to sit down and do the rest this morning. I'm taking a lunch/blog break right now and am currently watching SNL. On a side note, I am very excited by next week's SNL lineup which includes ANNE HATHAWAY and FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE! Two great artists that I cannot wait to see.

Tonight I have a pick up rehearsal for the play which I will try and blog about tonight but I can't promise anything, but you'll for sure get some sort of recap eventually!

One Geek,

Grant

Schedule 11/13/10 YAY!

Just thought I'd update everyone (anyone?) with my schedule for today. I basically just wanted to write a post today but couldn't really think of anything since the day just started. I didn't want to NOT post today since I'll be home after midnight, so here you all go!

11:00 Meet at the House

11:00-12:30 Limo Ride to Averill Park

12:30-1:45 Pictures at Park

1:45-2:30 Travel to Church

3:00-4:15 Church Ceremony

4:15-4:45 Pictures at Church

4:45 -5:30 Travel to Ports of Call

5:30-6:00 Final Dance Rehearsal Before Guests Enter

6:00-6:30 Formal Entrance/Waltz

6:30-7:00 Dinner

7:00-7:15 Cumbia

7:15-12:00 Party!

As you can see, I have a long day ahead of me and I woke up way too early. I feel like I am going to be wiped out by the end of the night with all this. And I have to wear a Marine's outfit (FML!) so I know I am going to get sweaty if it's hot so let's all pray that it isn't hot!

Hope you have as great a day as I hope to have!

One Geek,

Grant

Chicken Burgers and Red Velvet Yogurt

Today's post will be about my dinner :)

It was very odd. First I went to The Counter then I made my way over to Yogurtland.

Dinner-

Order: 2/3 lb Chicken Burger w/ Cucumber, Sprouts, Tomatoes and Feta Cheese

Review: The chicken was amazing! Moist, perfect and most importantly delicious. I only had half the bun as it would have been too filling. I also liked the Tzaziki (sp?) sauce I got with it. I give it a 4/5 and I would definitely order it again!

Dessert-

Order: Red Velvet Yogurt, Cranberry Yogurt/Choco Mix with Reese's

Review: Although it sounds really weird this combination was delicious. I needed to get the Red Velvet because it is delicious but I usually just get the fruity tart/choco mix with Reese's. It is my usual from Yogurtland although I do prefer the Blood Orange yogurt over this new cranberry one. I'm quite sad this flavor fell by the wayside :( 3.5/5

Overall: Great food night and looking forward to the quinceneara tomorrow! Look for a recap!

One Geek,

Grant

Let's Waltz!

One, two, three; One, two, three....... that is all I hear in my head during the never ending Quinceañera rehearsals I've attended over the past few weeks.

The event is for my friend's sister and I happen to be the Chamberlain (pronounced CHAM-BA-LON?) of Honor, go figure! I have to wear COMPLETELY WHITE.... keep in mind I am the only Chamberlain with pure white dress....

Also, we have TWO dances we're doing for the reception. Not that these dancers are by any means difficult but some people are slower learners than others and it seems that while some partners get the steps right away we are forced to do it again for everyone else. Maybe I just need to have some more patience, who knows!

So the first dance is the waltz and since I have to dance with the birthday girl, I also have a four foot diameter dress to deal with...... we'll see how that works. I find this dance incredibly easy and the hardest part is just moving in a circle and staying on count because whatever song was chosen for this dance has CRAZY HARD counts. It goes from six counts, to eight counts, to a three count....

The second dance is a Cumbia (sp?) and I really like it. We get to have more fun and individualize the dance for our experience level. We changed our solo up a bit tonight and I'm having more fun overall.

Tomorrow we have a rehearsal at the church then Saturday is the big day! Expect updates daily :) Maybe pictures? Who knows!

Why not comment your thoughts on my blog? Comment below and catch up with my daily happenings below!

One Geek,

Grant

STG Rehearsal Countdown: 1 WEEK, T-Minus 3 REHEARSALS

This show has come so far in such a short amount of time! The progression this cast has made in since Monday is amazing since we did a full run through today with little, if any, line slips that were noticeable; where as on Monday it was not THIS clean!

So our rehearsal was really broken into two parts, dance and a run-through.

For an hour and a half we worked with out choreographer, Chris, for a little surprise dance somewhere in the show (You'll have to come see the show to know when!)

He taught us a bit and we did the best we could with the new material we had. By next Wednesday, this dance shall be audience ready and rock solid!

The run-through, as I said above, went very smooth. We added lights today which made the show seem a bit more impending than it already was. Everyone handled the pressure and we did the best we could! We all took out notes that are given to us after every rehearsal and executed them as well!

Today was just a success in my book and I look forward to the pick up rehearsal scheduled for this Sunday! We open in one week and I cannot wait!

In the meantime, I'll be spending my lovely four day weekend preparing for a quinceanera that I am dancing in. Joy!

One Geek,

Grant

SAVING THE GREEKS!

OUR PLAY RUNS FROM NOVEMBER 17-20!!!!

ONE WEEK! It feels like I just got the role of Messenger and now I am going to be performing with an amazing cast in just a few days.

I can't wait and I think this show is going to be amazing. I've made a bunch of new friends in such a short time and although I sometimes feel like I take it too seriously, I hope nobody holds that against me. I just want us to put on the best show possible.

With that, we're off to a four day weekend with a pickup rehearsal on Sunday.

From here out I will post a daily rehearsal/performance recap up until Closing Night! Hope you enjoy!

One Geek,

Grant

Homecoming: The Recap

Okay I absolutely loved Homecoming. I wish there was another dance ASAP.

We started out the night by going to Buca di Beppo which was good but a bit anticlimactic and the service was sadly very slow. We took pictures near this turquoise wall which nobody would have guessed was the back side of a fast food shop though!

We got to the dance and there was a HUGE line outside. It took us almost an hour just to get in. The wait was comparable to that of Disneyland, minus the screaming toddlers. We get to the front and there are security guys frisking EVERYBODY down.... I felt as if I went to a ghetto school but I do understand that it is really for the best.

The dance itself started out a bit slow, but as the night went on I really let loose and had a ton of fun. The DJ was alright, but my date and my friends were awesome. We "danced" all night and I couldn't have imagined a better way to spend my first high school dance.

Afterwards we went to In-n-Out for some food and the night was over. I went back home and slept the night away. I was TIRED! Now I have two dance rehearsals (one for the dance show and one for a quincenera) AND homework to finish! I'm off!

One Geek,

Grant

HOMECOMING!

Tonight is Homecoming and I am pretty excited. I have a date and I am looking forward to my first real high school dance. Will it live up to my expectations? Will I be disappointed? Will I even know WHAT to do once I get there?

I'm going to Buca di Beppo for dinner then to school for the dance. Our theme is "Up, Up and Away" so we'll see if it's decorated to fit.

I'll try and remember to post my experience and write here more often!

I have plenty more to update you about but right now I must go and get ready!

One Geek,

Grant

Futureless Guy

You.

You were all I thought about. You were like that girl that I had those same feelings for two months ago. And she was like that girl I felt the same for a year ago.

A nonstop process. But why do I do this?

Maybe I like the idea of you. I like what we could become.

Why though? Why?

I need to find out why. Right now I feel like I care for you more than anything else, but isn't that how I felt for the last girl? I always feel this is special.

Right now I say this is the MOST special and the MOST I've cared for someone. But is it?

I say it is. I say this is different. Check back in a month.

One Geek,

Grant

Sorry

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. I just feel nobody reads this and my life hasn't really been too interesting for awhile....

So we just started school and I really enjoy my schedule this year. I love Play Prod and Dance. IT seems like this year is gonna actually be fun, strange, huh?

That's all I can think about for now but I'll leave you, well me, with a question to ponder....

Why do I care what other people think? Why can't I be myself without worrying how people perceive me?

One Geek,

Grant

Goodbye July, Hello August

My July 2010 in Torrance, CA is winding to its fateful end. It feels like yesterday when that final bell rang and freshman year was over. Why does summer go by so fast? Well tomorrow I'm leaving for BSA Jamboree 2010.

For those of you who don't know what BSA stands for or don't know what their Jamboree is, then go Google it and educate yourself a little bit. Actually, since this is the age of laziness (well, for me anyways) I'll even give you a link: Click this if you want to be educated about the BSA Jamboree

Well now that you know what that is I can talk as if you are fellow BSers as I like to call it. We leave tomorrow at 11:55 PM and you can kill me now because I have to wear my uniform in the airport, on the plane, and everywhere else we go before we get to camp. But I know I'll love it (the tour, not the uniform).

I'm gonna see my grandpa who lives in NorCal and my Filipino family who lives back there. It's weird how my grandpa and I meet across the country when we live in the same state...

But this Jamboree is really important to me because I've invested over a year to this. I'm ASPL (ass-pull <--- not really) in Troop 819, which is Assistant Senior Patrol Leader. That means I don't have to be in a patrol and people get to cook for me. Basically, all I do is really "supervise". I hit you with a lot of BS lingo in there (BS stands for something appropriate, duh) so you better figure it out if you don't know BS well.

So once I get to jamboree I get to "supervise" and do whatever I want. There is literally billions of things to do there (look at the website!) so I'm expecting craziness. Anyplace that has over 35,000 boys at the same place is bound to get crazy... We'll see if I try anything adventurous like mountain boarding.... DOUBT IT, I can't even ride a skateboard, but the thought makes me laugh.

Then we come back (yes, in uniforms) and it's August. Sigh. And I'm missing my mom's 21st *cough*40th*cough* birthday along the way. So I gotta find a present. Maybe I'll make a card tomorrow while I'm at home before I leave. I actually think that's a good idea.

RANDOM MESSAGE: While typing, I am watching TV and I just saw an ad for the TV show "Shaq Vs." and he is competing against Justin Bieber!? Since when is Justin Bieber anything close to a competitive anything. Maybe he'll compete to have the best hair (Wait, Shaq already beats the swooshed bowl cut that Bieber dawns).

Welcome back to our scheduled programming, well we get to fly Virgin America back, so at least I get some kind of technology on my way back.

But I just wanna thank EVERYONE who made my trip to the BSA Jamboree possible. Mom, dad, scoutmasters.

That is all.

One Geek,

Grant

Hawaii and MORE!

Well I am back from Hawaii! And just for all those that are wondering (because I know you are!), I did not forget ANYTHING! That packing list really worked... but of course, I overpacked as always.

Well Hawaii went really amazing. It was all that I thought it was and MORE! Grace (my cousin, DUH!) made it 100000% better. I would've felt lonely without her, but she made it fun and I had some fun company.

Here is my HAWAII TOP TEN! (HTT :] )

10. Appreciating nature for real

9. Going to a REAL Hawaiian Luau

8. Having some bomb meals!

7. Outrigger canoeing and almost hitting surfers!

6. Parasailing near Waikiki!

5. Snorkeling at Hanauma Bay!

4. Spending time with my dad and Jennifer, and of course GRACE

3. Learning how to somehow surf

2. Going to the LOST beach!

.... and #1 at the end of the blog :]

More details later, hopefully.... but since you all know me personally, right? Go to my Facebook page soon for all these pictures! They'll be up soon!

One Last Message:

I try to have a 100% uplifting blog. I don't like to be a negative person, and if I am a negative person then I try to keep it to myself. I apologize for any rants on this page because I want to improve and somehow touch someones life out there. Far fetched, I know, but I try. I don't have anything against my friends who post EVERYTHING they feel, but it makes me sad. But I still love you guys, you know who you are!

AND MY NUMBER ONE IN THE HTT!

1. FINALLY GETTING TO HAWAII!

There you have it!

One Geek,

Grant

HOW EXCITING! MORE SCHEDULES!

This is gonna be a boring post, sorry. I have an updated schedule for this week so I wanted to let the readers (aka nobody) know! Also, I just want this for my reference because I gotta plan the next few days :]

WEEK SCHEDULE:

July 2- Disneyland/HoJo

July 3- Return from HoJo

July 4- In The Heights/July 4 Party

July 5- Pack

World History Schedule:

July 3- Lesson 3,4

July 4- Lesson 5

July 5- Lesson 6,7

The Chosen Schedule:

July 2-Read Ch. 13 and 14

July 3- Read Ch. 15 and 16

July 4- Read Ch. 17 and 18

July 5- Finish reading if behind schedule. Complete DJs

That should put me where I wanna be for when I want to leave for Hawaii! I can move onto the next semester after my busy July and start a new book over vacation (Their Eyes Were Watching God)

One Geek,

Grant

Schedule for this week!!! AH!

Another update, I know I go on blogging binges :/

July 1st- Stay home, watch the little siblings, do 2 lessons of WH, read The Chosen, transfer mom's songs

July 2nd- Disneyland!

July 3rd- IN THE HEIGHTS!!! AHHHH!!! And some reading and WH :/

July 4th- Pack! More reading, more WH

July 5th- Check Packing! Finish reading, finish WH

July 6th- HAWAII!!!

HAWAII PACKING LIST

A blog is long overdue... and since I love my friend Kristy I decided I'll take a bit of inspiration from her and make a blog of my Hawaii Packing List.

I am going to Hawaii in............

D

R

U

M

R

O

L

L

.......

6 DAYS!!!!

So here it is!

Swim Trunks (2)

T-Shirts (10)

Nice Shirts (3-4)

Shorts (5)

Jeans (3)

Nice Pants (2)

Shoes (2)

Flip-Flops (2)

Socks (8-10)

Boxers (10)

Pajamas (1)

Jackets (2)

Sunglasses

Hats (2)

Goggles

Toothbrush

Toothpaste

Wallet With Military ID

Summer Reading Books

Kindle

Notebook Paper

Computer and Plug

iPod with wall charger

Camera

Deodorant

I guess that's all

One Geek,

Grant

Final #1 Complete

I AM DONE WITH CHEM!

Sad and Happy are my emotions, FYI

I have two more big finals to go then I'm done! WOOHOO!

That is all

One Geek,

Grant

Goodbye Chemistry. RIP

I am going to miss chemistry a lot. I don't know why, but studying for the final was really emotional. I have no idea why. I thought I didn't like this class?

Is it because I know it's basically the last time I will EVER use this stuff.

Is it because my seat partner is amazing?

Is it because the teacher was awesome?

I don't know, but I do know I'd take this class again as a TA or something. I wish I could take Chem AP.

Goodbye Chemistry. I hope you rest in peace with you equations and laws.

RIP CHEMISTRY HONORS PERIOD 2. TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2010

One (Sad) Geek,

Grant

My Story

I guess my new endeavor is to write a short story or novel. Not sure which. Here are the first few paragraphs. PLEASE CRITICIZE!

It is sort of based on people I know, but kind of original too.

Chapter 1

“Welcome Back Eagles!”, the voice distinct, “Hope you all had a FABULOUS summer!” I finally realized I’m a senior. I’ve been stuck here for three long years and this final one couldn’t have come fast enough. The announcements whined in the background while I stared at Kaitlyn White. A dirty blonde with hazel eyes, she was a dream.

“Let’s all have a GREAT year Eagles! Talk to you tomorrow!” My trance interrupted. The speaker clicked.

How many more days do I need to listen to that screechy Megan Nelson giving us the “Eagle’s Events!” during my favorite class? I can’t stand it.

“Hey Jason!”

“Oh, hey Taylor.” God I want to kill him. Three years with this kid. Why must he ruin Advanced Acting my senior year too?

“What’s up!” He tries to give me a hug but I back away. I don’t want to catch any of the handful of diseases he’s bound to have.

“Oh, nothing much. Just the usual summer stuff. I went to see some colleges and all, nothing fun. What about you?”

“Same here dude, I think I wanna go to UC Merced!” I laugh in my head. UC Merced. That’s a joke. You’d have to kill me for me to say I wanted to go to University of California at Merced. Who even knows where Merced is? But it’s perfect for him.

“Oh, I could see that.” He doesn’t catch the sarcasm, but it’s okay. I don’t know the last time I looked at him without wanting to stab him. It all started freshman year. He was a player. A major player. He used girls and he used them like toys.

During freshman year he had the nerve to two-time Natalie and this other girl Allie who were sophomores then. Taylor was so oblivious that he thought the girls wouldn’t talk but they did and they caught him. They caught him bad. Apparently he started crying and begged for forgiveness. Does it make me an awful person that it made my day? Sort of.

I would bet they’ve all slept with him and they just won’t tell me. All the girls swoon over him for some reason I can’t comprehend. They’d all trade in their freedom to be with this guy forever. He isn’t even somewhat attractive.

Since I had the pleasure of seemingly being bound to Taylor by fate I have been in six shows with him and I have two more to look forward to. Kill me now. He is loud and obnoxious and overenthusiastic and perverted and he has all the qualities cocky guys have.

I told my friend Natalie I had a bad feeling about Taylor during my freshman year. What can I say? I have good senses of losers. Natalie was the most awesome girl you’d ever meet. She kept me grounded and knocked some sense in my head, but now she goes to the University of Alabama, and I’m more alone than before.

“Jason!” I knew it was Kaitlyn’s voice right away. She called me her best guy friend but I’m not proud of that title. “Long time no see!” Sarcasm. I saw her last week when we saw a movie with friends. I was on one end, her on the complete other. Just my luck.

“Kaitlyn!” I yell and I pick her up and spin her around. It’s kind of our little thing we do since she is so tiny. She’s about 5’1, but she doesn’t like being called short. I guess everyone has their insecurities. Taylor’s over-the-top scream echoes through the theatre. “Why does he have to be in this class?”

“Don’t worry, we’ll have fun. We’re finally seniors!” Her voice sounds different than last year, but I can’t decide what it is. Maybe we’re just getting older.

“I know. I’m just ready to get out of this place. I have a bad feeling this year is going to take forever.”

“Well we’ll spend this long year together then! So what do you think about the new kids?”

“Whatever, I could care less about them. They don’t suck, so as long as they don’t piss me off I’m good. How about you?”

“I think that new blonde boy’s hot. Liam?”

“Oh yeah, I saw him last year in drama. He’s.... okay I guess.”

“Yea, we’ll see how it goes with him. I’m gonna go say hi! Wish me luck!” And there she went. Strutting away from me, staring into his stupid blue eyes. Why can’t she look at me like that. She just met him and she would already go in a corner alone with him.

The drama room is full with all twenty-five of us drama geeks, but it’s empty to me. It isn’t like last year with Natalie and all the new college freshman who left, because now I feel alone. Of course there’s Kaitlyn but she’s different. She’s complicated. I’ve known her since freshman year and I’ve always liked her for some reason. It feels like the right time. I gotta make a move this year.

“Jaaaa-sonnn!” Jessica yells at me in her loud voice, “I can’t believe it! Seniors!” I think I should start a count at how many times I’ll hear that I’m a senior today. “Wasn’t that movie last week soooooo funny!?” I have to tolerate Jessica’s obnoxious, but occasionally lovable attitude since she’s best friends with Kaitlyn. She can work magic on Kaitlyn, but she can never get us together. But trust me, she wants to help. “So how’s Kaitlyn?” She gives me an exaggerated wink. She’s known about my high school crush since freshman year.

“She’s already in love with that kid over there,” I stared at Liam and hoped he would disappear but I know he won’t, “It’ll never happen. I’m gonna try and move on.”

“We all know how that worked out last year.”

“This year I will. I just need to realize it’s never going to happen. That she is just too out of my league.”

“Don’t do it yet. I’ll try and work the good old Jessica magic. She’ll like you by homecoming, don’t worry.”

“You know how I am.” And she does. I worry. A lot. I always seem to think of the worst case scenario. I never look on the bright side when it comes to Kaitlyn. Maybe Jessica is right, maybe I do need to think positively for once.

“Ah! It’s the three of us during senior year! I can’t believe it!” Kaitlyn’s back and that brings my senior reminder count to three. She turns to me and whispers, “Oh, and Liam’s nice, but I don’t know. Kind of a douche.”

I smile to myself and I know that’s where I have the advantage. Here’s something you should know about me. I’m the standard nice guy who’s stuck in the friend zone. I’m always the one who is best friends with the girl everyone likes but never, and I mean never the boyfriend. High school isn’t like the movies. The nice guy doesn’t come out on top. “Well that’s uncommon Kaitlyn. Douche bags invading the class. Never would have guessed.”

“Shut up Jason. I just thought he was hot! That’s all.”

“Whatever you say Kaitlyn. Maybe he’ll be your first kiss.” That’s another weird thing about Kaitlyn. She hasn’t had her first kiss yet. She hasn’t even had a boyfriend. That’s not to say there aren’t guys after her, but she’s too picky.

She stares at me with her self proclaimed “death eyes” even though she knows I always return the look. Kaitlyn walks away with her sly grin and goes and talks to Liam. She knows I don’t like it but nobody cares what I think. Jessica just shrugs and follows Kaitlyn. I’m such an idiot. I guess I should start moving on now.

HOPE YOU LIKED IT!

One Geek,

Grant

Update: ONE WEEK

ONE WEEK TIL I AM DONE WITH MY FIRST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL!

19 DAYS UNTIL HAWAII!

I can't believe this year is over, well.... actually I can. It has been a LONG school year. It seems like years when band camp started. A whole year basically. CRAZY. So much has happened. I've learned so much about myself and my maturity. I couldn't comprehend how much freshman year would do for me a year ago, and I think sophomore year will be even better.

I can't even imagine my senior year, but it will be here before I know it. Sad. And guess what's even sadder.... I started looking at colleges. It's depressing. I won't get into a lot of these because I won't take Science APs since it conflicts with Play Prod. I think I would go to Princeton in I got in. That's my reach :/ Notre Dame and Duke would be AMAZING to do as well. Maybe Georgetown too.

I realized that I loved theatre this year.... but I also realized it is something I could never do with my life. It won't support a family and it isn't a worthwhile major in college.

Economics.

Is that what I'll do? Maybe. I looked into it and it seems fun. I don't wanna major in science. Maybe english, but where will that take me? I'd love to do the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown just like mon pere but I don't think I'd get in. Maybe.

SO MANY MAYBES.

These will be the ???? on my mind until I get the coveted acceptance letters....

WHY AM I THINKING ABOUT THIS NOW. STOP. STOP. STOP.

I want a good future. Please God, I am BEGGING YOU.

Okay done with my college visions. what now. what can I talk about.

COLLEGE.

no... not college.

MAJORS

... no not that either

School

.... too similar to college.....

what else....

nothing.

School will do.... I have finals next week. I need straight A's to realize my COLLEGE goals. No I just said college. CROSS IT OUT. COLLEGECOLLEGECOLLEGECOLLEGECEOLLEGE

Blah.

I'm done.

One Geek,

Grant

My AHMAZING Summer!

As you probably guessed, this blog is going to be all about my summer! And this summer is gonna be the BEST EVER!

We'll go over the lame stuff first. Summer classes online. That is a lame thing. I'm working on my first (out of THREE) semesters, but I could really call them trimesters. I'm gonna be working on that a lot.

Also, I have THREE books I need to read for English 2 Honors, which is gonna be a buzzkill to the summertime experience. But good thing I have LOTS of time on planes to read!

Now off to the fun stuff. I have an AMAZING cousin, Grace, who lives in Connecticut, but she is my California buddy. My dad is letting her come along to.... DRUM ROLL.....

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HAWAII!!!!!!!

MY FIRST TIME EVER TO HAWAII!!!! WOOHOO!

We're going to Oahu, and that is also where my FAVORITE show ever is filmed.... LOST!

We are gonna be gone forever!! I'm moving! That's the big announcement.

No... I'm not, I know, you wish I was moving, but too bad.

We are going from July 6th-15th and we're staying at the Hale Koa Hotel, which is a military hotel, but it is actually a luxury hotel where only military people can stay, and that is my dad! So we're gonna stay there and do everything we can do, which will be laying out every day and going to do other fun Hawaiian things! If you've been to Hawaii before, TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD DO!

So yea, that is what I'm doing after school ends, so we leave in like 30 days! Craziness!

Next on my summer schedule is BOY SCOUT 2010 NATIONAL JAMBOREE!

This is another amazing thing that I can't wait for. It is in Virginia, but the week before the actual jamboree, we get to tour the northeast and be tacky tourists. I'm going with kids from Torrance and Whittier, and we're called TROOP 819 and we got a patch with the LA Kings logo on it.

The BSA Jamboree is an event where scouts from all over the country come and have fun for TEN STRAIGHT DAYS. Sound nerdy? Heck yea. But it is gonna be a great 15 days total. And it will also be fifteen days you will be without this crazy blog.

What else will my summer bring me? WHO KNOWS! Something amazing hopefully. We'll see and you'll hear about it for sure.

One Geek,

Grant

Random Blog #1

I am kind of into blogging today, so deal with it. I am gonna write about random things in this blog!

I love my friends. Again, I love my friends. They're awesome and amazing. How could I deserve these people? I don't know, I don't think I do. But they're all great when I need them. They never fail to amaze me or let me down. I hope you stay with me FOREVER.

French Class. FUN TIME. That class would be hell without the amazing people I sit near.

Arielle is great AND Filipino, and she has HILARIOUS ideas

Angela, well she's Angela... but still amazing

Melissa is... well Melissa. She is GREAT and funny and she gave me cake today.

Alice is hilarious too. And she has the same birthday as me!

Natalia is so small but so nice, she gives me popsicles too, which is a plus.

Drama is fun, and I learned I have a love for spray bottles.

That is all.

One Geek,

Grant

Pppppppp PLAY PROD!

I hate making these things public, and please, I'm not bragging. I made it into Play Prod, but I needed to say this because it will most likely play a role in my blog over the next year.

There are SO MANY people that made it in, some may say too many, and I would agree. My argument is that Play Prod, or PP, is known as an exclusive class and some people who weren't the best singers and/or actors got in.

I know I'm not the best, which I why I was worried! I was scared I wouldn't get in because my singing wasn't amazing, but I did.

Next year is gonna be great, but trust me, it is gonna be FILLED with drama, and not the theatre kind.

I am gonna have moments where I regret it, and some moments where I want to shoot someone, but I'll get over them, I always do.

The class is gonna be wild and crazy with a whopping (as of now....) 35 people, but some people are bound to drop the class by next September.

I got some great friends in that class and this year will just be amazing, I pretty much know it.

So with that, I'm off again. Three blog posts in two days!? Crazy! But if you're out there reading me.... tell me please, I just feel like I'm talking to nobody. I know there's gotta be one.

One Geek,

Grant

Beauty and the Beast: The Week From Hell

Welcome to my week from hell, but most possibly, the best week I've ever had. I grew close to SO MANY people it was incredible. This is gonna be a long, emotional blog :p Just warning you.

We got into the theatre on Sunday, and the craziness began... we had tech "rehearsal", which isn't really much rehearsing, but rather standing and doing random things WITHOUT costume. The day was fun, but I saw no progress, although there had to have been SOMETHING happening.

The day went by, and there was a girl... I don't know what happened, it was sudden. Then it went bad, real fast. And it never went good. If you're reading this, I'm not gonna say I'm sorry because you'll get mad, but I'm gonna miss you. We need to talk more :]

Then show days came, and went. So much happened. I grew close to people, I grew apart. Well not apart, I just didn't grow close, but now it seems like I'm far from them. I had so many GREAT experiences in the show and I can't wait for Joseph in January. I guess this didn't need its own post.... but I felt it deserved one. There was so much I know, but I either didn't want everyone in the world to know or I just forgot. But if you have any questions, ask me.

I loved this week and everyone involved. I miss you all so much still. I know I probably won't see you guys all summer, and maybe years for some others! Well I'm gonna go and think of things I forgot, and hopefully write another blog.

One Geek,

Grant

Another Month, Another Experience

I feel like blogging has become a monthly ritual instead of daily, but oh well. This WILL be long, I promise. I'll help you out by giving you this blog in FOUR parts: week by week. Here's a summary because don't we all LOVE summaries???

With the help of my best friend who has the best memory (TWITTER!!!) I shall recap.

May 1-8: I went to Olive Garden with my grandma and we saw over a thousand motorcycles on Hawthorne. Exciting? Heck yea! I apparently got a 96% on a math test, so WOOHOO for that one! We had block schedules, which made me want to shank a mini koala.

I finished the AMAZING book "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" which everyone should read. I can't wait to read the next one! I saw the dance show too, which was pretty long, but my friends were in it!

Okay, the next week.... hmmm

May 9-15: I won EVERY SONG Glee has ever released from a contest on Twitter! It was amazing, but it took an entire 9 hours to download.... but worth every minute of it.

FAVORITE SONG EVER! It didn't get released, so I am happy I own it :p

I had Kogi BBQ for lunch one day, which I love. Go to kogibbq.com for more info! I love the Spicy Burrito, it's to die for. Beauty and the Beast was coming up too, so I was busy selling tickets to that, and guess who sold 29 tickets!?!?!? ME!

Okay the next week is really a month in my book, so it'll be LONG and deserves a blog post of its own, coming ASAP! I promise this time!

One Geek,

Grant

Dear You

A whole month, I'm sorry.

I'm busy.

But this one is important.

I'll start with the frills.

I am playing Maurice in Beauty and the Beast. I love Encore.

I got a main character for our drama showcase.

Life is pretty good.

Now onto a totally different topic.

Today there was a hater.

I don't take criticism well, I admit it. But I usually am obsessed with it for a few minutes, then it's gone.

Today it lingers.

I don't know why, but it does.

Maybe because it was from a friend. Maybe because I thought highly of her.

Maybe because I gave her my trust.

Whatever it was, it just caused this insult to linger.

I've been working on my voice for over 5 MONTHS.

I just want to be good, not great, not amazing. Good.

I doubt myself. Always. I'm insecure.

Isn't everyone?

But you hurt me, personally.

No matter what everyone says to me now, that seed of "I can't", will always be there.

No, you can't sweet talk me.

You can't try to make up, I heard EXACTLY what you said.

Don't say you didn't because YOU DID.

Thanks for the bluntness, but doesn't everyone have an off day?

Just say it and be done, don't go that far.

If you think I'm overreacting, you might be right.

But it's my life, not yours.

What you said today, was just rude.

Don't tell me I can't do anything.

I can, and I will.

I'll be the best, or at least I'll give it my best.

So thanks for the FRIENDS who have talked me through everything. Every time, not just today.

That's what friends are for, right?

I owe you, and don't be afraid to tell me that.

I do, I don't deserve you guys.

But you're all awesome.

And when you guys leave me at high school, I think I may shed a tear, not gonna lie.

I'll have a whole year by myself, but I'll see you I think.

I hope.

Well to all you haters, not just my haters, ANYONE WHO HATES ON ANYONE.

Go find WHY you're a hater, and maybe just try not to do it.

Try to be less hurtful, even when you think you aren't.

That's what I am gonna try.

Sorry for the rant,

One Geek,

Grant

Back to Normal

What's normal exactly? I'm not exactly sure. But it feels like my life right now. I go to school, I come home. That's all. It is somewhat dull and unexciting. I don't know what to do with my time, but I live with myself.

Grease is over, and it was awesome. All 6 shows were FANTASTIC, I loved the experience. I miss all my friends I made from Grease so much! I can't even say how much I miss some of you! Even though you are close to me everyday, we never see each other! So sad....

Beauty and the Beast is good, I have only been to like one rehearsal so I haven't been too involved. But so far it is a ton of fun!

Next week is Spring Break! I am doing Six Flags AND Disneyland! WOOHOO! And my birthday, I do accept presents ;] But really, wish me a happy birthday or else I will be forlorn forever.

One Geek,

Grant

Sorry

I haven't blogged for 10 DAYS!!! This is ridiculous. I am home sick today, so there isn't a better time to write another blog.

Beauty and The Beast:

I GOT BOOKSELLER, it isn't really a lead but I have lines, so whatever. They have one more lead spot available and I REALLY REALLY want that one. So I am gonna pray.

Grease:

Tonight we are running through the entire show! Scene changes, scenes, songs, orchestra, EVERYTHING!

Life:

It is going pretty well.

One Geek,

Grant

Gosh, It Disturbs Me

TODAY IS MY BEAUTY AND THE BEAST AUDITION, AND HOPEFULLY CALLBACKS!!! I am SOOOO excited to audition and I feel like I want this SO BADLY. I have worked my butt off to have the best audition I can possibly have. I just hope that I don't stumble like I usually do once I'm in front of a casting person :[

My song is Gaston, where the title of this blog comes from. I feel like I could TOTALLY relate to this situation Lefou is in during the song. He is trying to cheer Gaston up because he has finally been rejected, but I always like to cheer my friends up when they are in their emo moods.

WISH ME LUCK!!!!!

One Geek,

Grant

DROIDDROIDDROID

I GOT A DROID!

WOOHOO!

Well, as I predicted, my mom didn't like her new phone. Who called it? ME! Well I am coming home from my Jamboree meeting in Whittier and I get a call. She said, "Do you want a Droid?". What do you think I said??? YES!

So now I have the most amazing phone alive. I am a happy camper.

I have some more big news to share with you, but I will tell you another time ;]

One Geek,

Grant

Attention: 4 Weeks Left, I Repeat 4 Weeks

4 WEEKS PEOPLE!!! 4 WEEKS UNTIL THE CURTAIN RISES ON GREASE!

It feels like we have been moving so fast. Over the past month (or two?) I feel like I've learned so much! We aren't even done with all the dances, but I still see the show coming together. We are practicing on the Pavilion stage and I can already see the show coming together.

This next month will be CHAOS to say the least. You can already see that I'm not blogging everyday, and it will probably get less and less frequent throughout March. Starting the 2nd week of March, we have our NIGHT rehearsals! They go from either 5:30-10 PM or 6-10 PM or 6:30-10 PM. I think it's usually 6:30-10 PM though....

Well I have my classes tomorrow!

One Geek,

Grant

Go Greased Lightning!

Today we finished Greased Lightning. I really like this dance except for a stupid Barrel Turn, or whatever. It's hard for me, I think I look pretty stupid doing it because I almost fall over doing it :/

I am so tired today and I still have homework! So this is a sweet and short post after my last HUGE blog.

One Geek,

Grant

You're SUCH A Beach

I really like my title :p

I just had to say that, well today I went to the beach with Lauren, Kristy, and Jackie. It was SUCH a nice day today, that I couldn't imagine staying home all day doing nothing. So we got there super early, yes 10:30 is SUPER early for me. So we get there and head down near Knob Hill and I am ready to set our stuff down right there. But what happens?

Yes, Kristy is SCARED of getting hit by the surfers in the water. I laughed so hard at that, she was very scared of that. I would say that must be one of her biggest fears ever. She went on to explain that surfers don't care about anyone in their way, and that it is YOUR fault if you get hit. Interesting theory there Kristy.

So we walk and walk, and I learned walking in sand burns a lot of calories. So we eventually set our stuff down after convincing Kristy that she would not get hit by surfers. So we were laying there and laying there waiting for Lauren. Then I get a call and she is lost, of course. So she eventually finds us and we all settle down.

So we are tanning (all except Lauren have NO sunscreen on, make note) and then we go in the water because according the Jackie, it makes you tan better. So we go into the very warm water ;] and Kristy goes under.... that was unexpected. Actually I shouldn't say WE, Lauren stayed out. So then we lay out longer and longer and longer, then Kristy and Jackie start laughing at the birds, if it was actually the birds I have no idea, but that was their story.

I think I then went into the water again, and Lauren came in this time, but she was sick so she didn't go ALL the way in. But that wasn't very exciting :/ Now we get back to laying down and I see Kristy and Jackie playing with a dead fly..... the blood stained Jackie's towel. It was pretty nasty.

I don't know how this next event started, but Kristy showed me these two older women squatting on the strand. So I look, and they are indeed squatting! So Kristy decides to go over there and do squats with them, but they stop before she gets there. That made me sad, UNTIL Kristy asks the women to squat with her. We all could not stop laughing. So she gets back and she said she just asked them, BUT the trainer lady was critical. She told Kristy she was not squatting correctly, which brings me to Rules to Squatting:

Rule #1: Your knees MAY NOT go in front of your toes while you are in the squatting position. No exceptions.

Rule #2: Never squat alone, you WILL look like a loner who has no friends who want to squat with them. No exceptions.

So these women were exercising for like TWO HOURS. It was amazing. At one point it looked like they were doing the Electric Slide. I LOL'ed.

So we go in the water again, of course. And Kristy says I am like Turkey John. I never heard of this guy before, but if you know him, good for you? Oh and I notice this tag hanging off of Kristy's bikini top and I told her because HOW EMBARRASSING to be walking around with a tag hanging out, right? But she was doing that on purpose.... apparently it shows her how tan she got over the day. But the tag is like right under her armpit, so it really has no purpose unless her armpit got some sun. She told me how much she fears having her armpit get burnt because she might not be able to put her arms down. I fear what goes on in her head everyday.

So we were supposed to leave at 1:45, so at 1:30 I decide to lay on my phone. I layed on it so it wouldn't get sand on it, don't judge. So it is like 1:50 and still NO CALL from my mom. Then I come to the conclusion my fat was blocking the service. And I guess it was because my mom kept calling me over and over and over again.

And Lauren was very calm over this whole day, but she was sick so I don't blame her. We collected mini seashells together which was fun, I liked it. I don't know what being at the beach LYING down makes you sooooo tired, but it does.

We get up and everyone HAD to comment on how sunburnt I was, but I told them I never get sunburnt. The irony is that I am not very sunburnt right now, but they are cringing in pain. MUAHAHA Kristy! So then we rush up the HUGE hill. Somehow we get on the topic that nobody could get up the hill if there was flood.... I don't even know why we talk about it. So we get in the car and head home. It was very eventful.

I hope my sunburns don't get worse overnight....

One Geek,

Grant

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

Wow, what a good day today! I got to sleep in and woke up nice and late. Then my dad dragged me to church, eww. I'm not a big fan of church, but I guess no teenager is really.

Well then we ate a delicious lunch afterwards and I came home to my moms house. I got to finish some homework and then I went on a bike ride.

I visited Kristy at the flower shop she works at. I love spending time with her, it's soo fun. We got ice cream cones and then she drank her nasty sweet tea. Then she decided to reenact a break up. ;] It was fun, but then I had to come home.

So I went out to dinner and I guess I am going to the beach tomorrow! I'm going with Lauren and Kristy, and maybe Kristy's friend, and maybe Lauren's friend. I'm not really sure. Now I am watching The Amazing Race. Isn't my life fun?

One Geek,

Grant

Dancing With Yourself on Valentine's Day

So today was another one of those Theater Saturday's. My second to last one :[ I FINALLY FOUND MY SONG! I love this song, and it fits my range really well. The song's "Out There" from Barnum, I feel like I said that already. And the title of this blog just comes from Dancing and Valentine's Day, very clever, I know. Anywho,

Valentine's Day is this weekend? Is there someone special? Well you'll have to ask my to find out hehe. But tonight I am going to the movies with my friend Noelle for her sister's birthday. I think we're seeing "When in Rome", but I'm not 100% sure.

So I guess I'm just gonna go right now because I should probably take a shower. You'll probably see another Grease update this week, probably. OH! And my begging for my NY trip is going so-so, it is still a work in progress.

One Geek,

Grant

Today

Today was not my favorite day ever. It kind of sucked in a way.

Yes, it started very well and it went very well until AFTER Grease rehearsals. I had such a fun time at Grease rehearsals and THEN I get into the car. So a note to you. When I am tired I lose common sense, I go crazy about every little thing that can be viewed as bad. I think that makes sense?

So I get in the car and I am HOT, I am sweating and HOT. I turned on the AC and I suddenly get in trouble because my little brother and sister could not have the air on them "because it is 60 degrees out and they might have a cough." Give me a break, they aren't getting pneumonia because I turn on the AC for about two minutes! CHILL MOM! So we are driving and I am SO hot so I roll down the window then get in trouble once again because my mom thinks I am leaving it down the whole way. NO I WAS NOT! I NEEDED AIR!!!!

So then I wanted dinner and she didn't bring me what I wanted. I texted her what kind of food I wanted but I never said Combo, so no fries or drink welcomed me when I got in the car... Also, there was no sauce. Looking back, I overreacted, but I was MAD about the AC already and this just pushed me over the top. I was like a big grump on the way home. It was bad. I mean I overreacted, but I am STILL mad about the AC.

Oh, and to ADD to all that, what does my mom show me in the car? Her new phone. FML. She knew I wanted a new phone. She had a BLACKBERRY!! She did not need a new phone! She got a new phone and that pissed me off. I want her BlackBerry, but "I can't have it." NOBODY IS USING THE STINKIN PHONE! GIVE IT TO ME! I know you get charged every month, but I get charged every month for my phone I have now. I just want a new phone. Her reason why she got one, "You didn't decided quick enough." Really? I told you TWO days ago that I wanted a phone, if I decided in TWO days I would be too quick of a buyer for you. I didn't think I needed to decide within 24 hours!?

So see it in my way. First, you are sweating and COMPLETELY overheated. THEN, you find out you don't have what you wanted for dinner. AND FINALLY, your mother buys a new phone when she KNOWS you have wanted a new phone.

Oh yea, and during this car ride you have two oblivious children sitting on either side of you. One is hitting you with a puppet made in his preschool class, and the other is yelling at you and pushing you because you are "on her seat". This day can't get any worse.... I hope I didn't just jinx it....

One Geek,

Grant

BLAH

I am keepin it short. I just at some mint ice cream and I feel sick. Now I am reminded of why I hadn't ate any mint icecream for two years...

One Geek,

Grant

Grease Grease Grease

Okay, I think I am actually going to put some effort into this blog posting, so keep reading through it all. I try not to talk badly about people, and so I am just going to use fake names and titles here.

Grease has been going pretty well. We have learned all the songs, but we are just starting to learn the dances. The songs have gone pretty well and the dances are...... interesting, to say the least. I like them though! So we have learned "Shakin' at the High School Hop" which is Act II's opening and we are in the middle of "Born to Hand Jive".

Okay first of all, I committed to doing something for one of the dance I so regret. Some people may know what I am talking about, others might not. Oh yeah, and for anybody out there who wants to talk to someone. Try not to interrupt them while they are singing a song and then expect them to stop singing immediately to talk to you, then storm off in a fit. It's annoying. Don't do it.

We started BTHJ today and I really like my partner. She's actually fun to work with! And then we are near this cheerleader who is so fun to hand jive with for like eight counts, but whatever. I must say, someone near me had some BAD B.O!! I thought it was me, then I thought it was my partner, but then I found out it was this other guy near me.

ALSO, more drama!!! This one kid is such a player. He two-times THREE of my friends. They never listened to me, but then AFTER he hurts them all they decide to listen. ADVICE to any potential friends, please believe my advice, I usually know what I am talking about.

So overall, Grease is a pretty fun experience. I have met a ton of new people that I would never have met, and am learning how much I love musical theater. I know I'm not the best kid in the room, nor should anyone else think that, but I try my best. I hope nobody thinks I am cocky, so if I come off that way I am truly sorry because I don't try to be. I just really love this new thing I've gotten into.

Other than that, there is a lot going on with life, but more with that on another post. This was all about Grease and I hope you loved it! I am gonna try doing a 100% GREASE DEVOTED post every week, so let's see if I stick with it.

One Geek,

Grant

My Birthday Wish

Okay, I now really wanna go back to NY for my birthday in April to see a few Broadway shows. I am gonna try to convince my dad to send me back there, even if it is alone. Here are the shows I wanna see

First show I want to see is Promises, Promises. I know basically nothing about the storyline, but I have always wanted to see Kristin Chenoweth on Broadway. She is amazing, and I just want to see her live. It's going to be a hot ticket near my birthday so I doubt if I even get out there I would get a ticket, plus tickets are HUGELY expensive....

Next show I would want to see is unfortunately, American Idiot. It took over the St. James but I have a feeling this is gonna be a hit at the Tony's :/ So I guess I kinda wanna see it.

If this happens you don't know how happy I'd be! I guess I should start trying to BEG my father....

One Geek,

Grant

BANGIDYBANGBANG

My friend KELSEY made an awesome blog too! I love how all of my friends are making blogs! So please read it cuz it is awesome of course! Here is the link,

http://bangbangbang-kelsey.blogspot.com/

As always Kelsey, you will always be my lova, heheh.

One Geek,

Grant

Super Bowl

The Super Bowl takes over peoples lives. I feel like every Tweet, every Facebook Status Update has been about the Super Bowl. I am even watching it on my TV, but it is so unnecessary! Why must everything stop for football? Football is such a stupid sport that gets too much funding at the high school level. More money should go towards drama ;]

Well it looks like the Saints are gonna win this, and I am good with that since Reggie Bush is on that team.

One Geek,

Grant

Saturdays

So today was another Theater Saturday. It was pretty entertaining. We had a guest teacher, Chryssie Whitehead and she was AMAZING! I love her, she was pretty great, super nice, and she smelled good. hehehe. I got a new song from Barnum too.

We went out for my brothers 19th birthday to BJs tonight and I love spending time with Paige and Mike. For those who don't know, Paige and Mike are my step sister and step brother. It was pretty fun and they are coming over to our house in a little while.

Today was pretty great and it is a 3DAYWEEKEND!!! Next week I am going up to Carmel to spend time with the grandparents and great grandparents and aunt and uncle and cousins. It should be pretty fun.

One Geek,

Grant

First Time For Everything

There's a first time for everything. It can be good or bad, but usually good. First times hold new experiences and open doors you never thought would be opened. Or they could make your day. Take this how you want to.

One Geek,

Grant

MARY POPPINS!

So today I am going to see Mary Poppins The Musical with the WHS Arts Department. It was only $20 and my friend didn't want her ticket so I bought it. It should be a ton of fun so I will fill you guys in! And I am still listening to the CD I got!

One Geek,

Grant

Finian's Rainbow!

FINIAN'S RAINBOW CD CAME OUT YESTERDAY!!! WOOHOO!

I am going to rank the songs in order of my favorite later! I gotta say the Overture is amazing in itself though. I am a BIG overture fan!

One Geek,

Grant

LOST in the world

This isn't a very deep post as it may seem. I am just very excited for the TV show LOST which starts the beginning of the end tonight. It is very sad, and at the end of the season I may very well be, LOST in the world.

One Geek,

Grant

Grease

So today we had our first Grease dance rehearsal. It was SOOO much fun, I really liked it. This week looks pretty easy classwise because of the CAHSEE, so I am basically sitiing in each class doing nothing. That makes me happy!

One Geek,

Grant

Great Weekend

This 3-Day weekend was amazing in so many ways. I got to sleep, I got to go to Disneyland, and I got to meet someone new. BTW everyone, Kelsey says hi to all of you.

So this week is the first week of dance rehearsals so I'm excited. I'm kinda lazy and I am watching TV right now so I'm gonna go.

One Geek,

Grant

People

I enjoy thinking. It's fun. That's why I'm a geek. I don't like to think of like school and math, but I like to think about people and stuff. People are interesting. Everyone is so different, and some people are so similar and some so different. Some people are perfect for each other, some aren't. I just like thinking about people. It's fun.

One Geek,

Grant

DiSnEyLaNd

So as I said, yesterday I went to Disneyland with my friend Noelle who is amazing. I love going places with her family, I just laugh so much. They're HILARIOUS. So she brings her friend, Adrianne and we had fun too. I seem to get along with peoples friends a lot.

So we had a TON of fun and I was so tired by the time I got home. I kinda had to squirm my way through all the band kids because I had somewhere to be earlier in the day so I couldn't go with them.

Overall it was exciting, and we might hang out again tomorrow. Who knows? But there is bound to be more news from this to come. Oh yea! And it's Theater Saturday once again!

One Geek,

Grant

Fun Times

I am SO TIRED! Just got back from a day at Disneyland (yes, without band). I am tired and I'll update everything tomorrow! I promise, and there is A LOT to be updated on ;]

One Geek,

Grant

Grades Grades Grades

Okay Finals are officially over!!! And that means grades SHOULD be in, right? Wrong, some of the teachers are a bit slow with grading but I'll update my grades for you guys right now.

Period 1: Theater Arts 3 97.4%

This is an easy class and anyone who has a B in it should be ashamed.

Period 2: Chemistry 1 H 91%

Okay, I am OVERJOYED by my grade. And I mean OVERJOYED!!! I thought there was no chance to get an A, but I did it!! WOOHOO!!!

Period 3: Alg 2 H 88.8% (Pending)

Okay so first of all she hasn't put in every assignment AND she hasn't graded absent work. So hopefully by the time she puts in part 2 of our final and our homework and our notebook I will have an 89.5%, which is required for an A.

Period 4: English 1 H 94.8%

I am going to say I have a pretty solid A right here. There is still another essay, but I didn't do that bad where is would lower my grade five percent :]

Period 5: Percussion Ensemble 96.2%

This is lower than I thought. I mean how can you not get a 100%, but whatever, I am done with this class FOREVER!!!

Period 6: French 1 93.3%

I didn't study for the final and still got a high B on it. This class is a piece of cake.

Let's hope that my math grade goes up for STRAIGHT A'S!!!! WOOHOO

One Geek,

Grant

4 DAYS OF HEAVEN!

Okay, I am very excited! I get four whole days of sleeping in. Yes, it excites me. Tomorrow I'm not going in for 5th period since I don't have any finals that period. So I'll be at school from 10:20 AM to 4 PM, which is pretty great.

I have been really lazy today so nothing new to really report. I took a really long nap if anybody was interested in hearing about that. Today was just pretty normal and ordinary.

SIDE NOTE: Okay, anybody ever get annoyed at someone A LOT? Well I do. Sometimes you just don't want them to pat you on the back or breathe down your neck! Well that's how I feel, like this person is literally pretty creeper. And I'll have to spend a good chunk of high school with him, so lame.

Sorry for the rant, but it was so necessary! I will be up late tonight! WOOHOO

One Geek,

Grant

DramaRamaLamaKaDingityDingDeDong

So you all have to know my school is doing GREASE for the spring musical and I am in the ensemble. By the end of this week we will have all our music down and we're gonna start working on choreography next week for a March 23rd Opening Date.

I'm in 7 or 8 numbers (depending if I make it into Greased Lightning). Full Company Numbers are We Go Together, Shakin' at the High School Hop, You're the One That I Want, and Born to Hand Jive. All the guys are in Summer Nights and Those Magic Changes. I am in Grease is the Word with the Pink Ladies, T-Birds and nine other people.

I really like it and it has shown me how much I enjoy musical theater. I like singing, acting, and dancing so it is like a great thing for me. It feels like I finally found that ONE thing I really really enjoy. I've done so much, but it's nice to find something I'm good in and I like. I think I'll stay with drama every year until senior year :]

You'll be hearing A LOT more about Grease the closer and closer March gets. It's a blog about my life and soon Grease will be my life, therefore this blog will be about Grease (yes I had to use math language to say that because I am also studying for my math final!). Well I hope you all like hearing about Grease and other musical theater stuff, because if you don't this really isn't the blog for you! Sorry, but it's true! But please follow me no matter what!

One Geek,

Grant

Friends and Finals

HELLO!

Okay there might be more than one post today so stay with me! I wanted to update you on my finals. I got an 170/200 on chem, which means I get an A if the curve makes it 170/192. I HOPE SO!

Another shoutout to Kristy! She has a blog now too! Here is the link http://behindthescenesofahighschoolgirl.blogspot.com/

So please go read it! She is AWESOME.

Also, any suggestions on future blog posts? Let me know!

One Geek,

Grant

MusicMusicMusicMusic

I am getting through studying by listening to some music! I wanna keep it short today, but here is a list of some of the music I got today:

1. Drops of Jupiter- Train

2. Hey, Soul Sister- Train

3. Footloose- Footloose

4. I'm Alive- Next to Normal

5. 9 to 5- 9 to 5

There ya go!

One Geek,

Grant

The Weekend!

Okay so I really love the weekend. I get to stay up late and sleep in, there isn't any school, it's just an overall nice experience. This weekend was no exception.

So you all know what I did with my Saturday, so now onto my very uneventful Sunday. I woke up and ate (OOO very fun I know), then I decide I wanna ride my bike. And I need motivation to do that, and my motivation is..... yes you're right! FOODFOODFOODFOODFOOD! So I rode my bike with my neighbor to Menchie's Frozen Yogurt on Artesia. I got like this pomegranate/tart swirl with mochi and Captain Crunch. It was very good.

Then we rode back and I got scared by a mannequin that was in from on Aardvarks. This was not any normal, pale white mannequin. This mannequin had a very nice believable tan. And it was dressed in a crazy Mardi Gras costume. I almost crashed my bike when I saw that thing. FREAKY.

Then I ran around my friends house like twenty times. Not theoretically, but I ACTUALLY ran AROUND the outside of the house, I got pretty tired. We then played Apples to Apples. I ate dinner then I was so excited to go to Target and spend my $25 gift card. Of course what happens when I got there? I forgot my gift card on the kitchen table. Of course, just my luck.

Then I finally got home and started studying for finals. Oh yea! And I memorized my ENTIRE monologue, WOOHOO. Then I got distracted by Facebook and the crazy girl, Kelsey, that I talked about in my last post. HI KELSEY. Next I wrote this blog! I am such a geek.

One Geek,

Grant

Theater Saturdays: Week 2

Today was another one of those theater days. So today's dance class was very exhausting. Maybe it was that I didn't really eat much before, but I was like so happy to eat my PB&J afterwards. We learned this Hip-Hop/Broadway combination that I could not understand, but everyone else seemed to. I'm getting way more flexible too thanks to these classes.

The singing class was a lot of fun as usual. I got a new piece, Consider Yourself from Oliver, to perform. There is a new girl too who is pretty great. This one girl, Tess, has such a great voice that I am so blown away by it. I wish I could have the male version of her voice.

Okay back to the topic of Seussical. It was really great, like really great. I mean it wasn't a professional show, but it was way better than I thought it would be. Two of my friends were in it and they did pretty amazing.

The two friends sitting next to me were going crazy over the guy playing The Cat in the Hat. It was pretty obnoxious.

The rest of the day will be spent preparing for my numerous finals. I guess I'll try memorizing the rest of my monologue so I can polish it tomorrow.

One Geek,

Grant