In Love

with acting.  Anything about acting.  Theatre, movies, home plays done in you garage, you name it.  Acting is something that I love, and it is a major part of my life.

When you act, you have the chance to become someone else, no matter if it's for a few seconds, a few minutes, or a few hours.

I don't think I quite realized until the other day how totally and completely obsessed I am with acting.  For the past four or five years now, I've enjoyed putting on theatre productions with the group I'm part of, and having an amazing time.  But just the other day I realized that being an actress is sincerely a career I can see my self enjoying.  I wouldn't want to be an actress in an incredibly popular movie, co-starring with a well known actor or anything, (i.e. Tom Hanks, Natalie Portman) but I would love love love LOVE to be in maybe a low budget, or independent film.  Something quirky and fun, maybe a little scary, with a little bit of romance in it.  Preferably with a cute co-star.. ;)

I only realized my total love of acting after watching the movie Dance of the Dead.  Heard of it?  Probably not.  As of now, it is my favorite zombie movie, and home of my favorite actor of the moment, Jared Kusnitz.  (he is so cute in that movie!)  It's a kinda scary, kinda funny, kinda quirky and kinda romantic movie all in one.  It's awesome.  Plus the actors in the movie don't get too much publicity, which is amazing.  The number one thing I dislike about fame is all of the hatred that comes with it.  Sure, you wind up with lots of adoring fans, but then there are some horrible, mean, hating people who are just trying to bring you down.  For me, being famous isn't worth it.  But having a fun time, scoring an amazing experience, meeting new people, being able to be in  a movie and yet stay out of the limelight?  Perfection.  Absolute bliss.

So who knows?  Maybe someday I'll be able to see my face on DVD.  Otherwise, I'll be happy with my theatre productions, be they at the Nugget, in the school auditorium, or in my garage.

The End.

Jared Kusnitz in the movie Dance of the Dead <3

Another Year Older

Yesterday was my birthday, and I am now fourteen years old.  It's interesting to think about the dynamic of birthday celebrations, and to in your own way observe the shifts in the norm.  When I was two, I doubt I realised it was my birthday, but was probably too happy to care, with the gifts and ice cream given to me.  When I was five, I would look forward to my birthday, and be unable to sleep at all the night before.  I would spend all night tossing and turning, thinking about the surprises of the next day.  That trend continued until I reached middle school.  Then I was too tired to not sleep, and didn't get quite as excited as the six year old me.  This year, I was surprised when people were announcing the fact that my birthday was next week, and I had absolutely nothing planned.  No birthday wish list, no party plans, no menu, no anything.  In fact, I didn't even decided officially what do do until the night before my birthday.  I went to bed late that night, and the next day, on my birthday, I woke up at 7:18.  For as long as I've had the choice, I've woken up at 6:22 every morning of my birthday, because that's what time I was born.  It's been tradition.  This year, I was waaaaay too tired to want to get up before 7:00.  There was no way I could wake up that early.  So instead, I woke up at 7:18, took a shower, and went to sit down to eat my delicious banana pancakes with whipped cream.  Just as I had gotten out of the shower, the phone rang.  It was my neighbor, who needed emergency babysitting and could I please help?  I volunteered to help out, because I didn't want to make life hard for the mom.  So I at my pancakes, brushed my wet hair, and walked down the street to their house.  Then I babysat a five year old and 8 year old boy for the next three hours.  It was pretty exhausting, but not too bad I guess.  Then I came back home, and my mother and I made delicious turkey-apple-chipolte-cheese-spinach-rye paninis.  After lunch, my mom and sister took my dog to the vet.  I didn't want to go to the vet on my birthday (they smell sad) so I stayed home.  My mom and sister came back after about 45 minutes, and then we had about two hours of lazy, do-nothing time.  My mom and I looked through some baby pictures of me, and then she took my sister to her yoga class.  This was about 4:30, and I was waiting for my dad to get home.  He thought he was going to be home at about four o'clock, but it seemed he was running late.  He ended up getting home at about 5:15.  Once my family had returned to me, we got dinner going, a couple of people came over, and my day sped up a bit.  Yummiful pita bread pizzas were followed by cheesecake, and luckily for us we only had one major drink spillage accident! (courtesy of me, whoops..)  We were going to go to an Aces game at seven, but abandoned that plan when it was 6:45 and we hadn't had dinner yet.  Later I got a capo for my guitar (!) a metronome for my piano, and lots of other fun stuff.  Then we watched My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (it was okaay), made popcorn, and went to bed.  And that basically concludes my day.

Overall, it wasn't too bad of a birthday.  Nothing too interesting or exciting, but who says you can only do amazing things on the day you were born??  I plan to do TONS of killer-exciting things this summer, and you just watch me ;)

Luv ya!

Frustrations (p.s. I'm Home)

Hello again everybody! :) I missed you!  I had a great time on my trip, and pinky swear that I'll be posting a new ...post here soon, dedicated 110% to Michigan! Until then, I'm venting about online classes.... They are obnoxious.  Especially if they are an online course for Computer Literacy.  Probably the most boing class I will ever take.  Seriously.  It's just a whole bunch of technical stuff, like spreadsheets, and forms, and tables, and data collectors, etc.  Which I'm sure would be super handy for techy people.  But.... I'm not a techy person... so........ Yeah.  How about you guys?  Are you people frustrated about anything?!?!?!??! Huh??!??





Blister In The Sun
Violent Femmes

I'm Leaving Home

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4PFC6bIexo&feature=related

"I'm leaving home, bye byee.."

Yes, I must go.  No,  I shan't be long.  There, there, dry your tears, I know you'll somehow find a way to survive without me for ten days.  Yes, that's right.  Ten days.  No, hush, I don't want to hear it.  You'll make me too sad.  Be strong darling, for the both of us.


Hahahaha, wow, that was weird.  Anyhoo, yes, I'm leaving for Michigan tomorrow morning at approximately 6:30 am.  Sounds early?  It is, but I don't mind.  I love catching the earliest flights, because when you drive to the airport, there's hardly anyone out, and the streets are calm...  It's almost like the type of serenity you can only find in a dream, and it's amazing.  Plus, Michigan is amazing!  I look forward to going every single year, and it's kind of like my home away from home.  I have tons of family there, and I always get to enjoy some sort of new adventure.  Yes sirree, good times await in good ole MI.  However, because I will be in the Land of the Great Lakes, I will not be blogging.  At all.  None.  Zilch.  Zip.  Nada.  So deal with it! (sorry, don't mean to sound too harsh..) Just know that I love you, and will tell you all about my trip when I get home.  Wish me luck, and uu revoir!

Sierra

P.S.  What are you folks up to this summer?  I wanna hear all about it! :)

Block Party!

Today was the Reno Block Party! (actually, it was yesterday, but I forgot to post this last night.... whoops) We went down to Wingfield Park by the river, and it was tons of fun for music lovers and people-watching lovers alike!  I was there with my family and friends to watch Memory Motel, but I also got to see Very Pretty Pigeon (kinda..?)* and The Kanes!  It's great to see everyone come out to hear some great music :)  Long story short, next time you hear about some local music fest thing, or a farmers market, or an Artown, go on and check it out!  Who knows?  You might discover an experience of a lifetime, or maybe, in a few years, you'll be able to say that you saw The So and Sos play in concert before they were big, when they were just a local band.  The possibilities are endless!

* what I mean by kinda is that it was the same group of band members as Very Pretty Pigeon, but they sounded completely different and called themselves Deathly Hallows or somethin like that.. very peculiar.. :)


**I just figured out their name was Deadly Gallows, haha

Today Is Special

Today is Thursday.   So.... Umm why is it so special again?  I don't get it.

Well, first of all, it's about 80 degrees outside.  Proper summer weather if you ask me.

And....?

Well, that's about it.  Other than, oh yeah, almost forgot.  IT'S SUMMER BREAK!!!!!!!!


Yes ladies and gentlemen, once again it's that crazy time of year where the kids wear flip flops, blast their stereos and have crazy dance parties in the street, take over the beaches, go to amazing block parties to see their favorite bands, and most of all just have a great time!  Prepare yourselves for the smell of sunscreen and barbeque smokin' on the barbecues!

Here in Reno, there are TONS of things I love to do when there's no school (if I'm not babysitting my sister that is)
- go to the park
- go to the pool
- go to Tahoe
- go to the river
- go to Artown!
- go to concerts
- hang out with friends
- go to Michigan
- blast music!! (my favourite song of the moment is Bulletproof Heart by My Chemical Romance)
- water fights!
- ... online classes .. :P (computer literacy is the most boring class you will ever take)
- just chillax at home
- walk to Waldens/Yogurt Beach with a wad of cash
- downtown Reno!
- going to the movies
- late night games of tag
- fireworks!
What do my fellow homies like to do during summer?

A Great Song, With A Great Name

Ok, I love this song.  Plus, the name of the song is Burrito.  How amazing is that??  Okay, I know what you're thinking.  "That has got to be the stupidest song ever."  And I admit, it doesn't sound like much at first.  But it's not a song about a delicious Mexican dish.  It's about falling in love.  So check it out, k?

Peter Yorn- Burrito


Other Burrito Songs!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcnpvFqruvE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGzLoHU6eDo

Special Challenge!  Write your own Burrito Song and post it in the comment box!  Whoever has the best is gonna win a spectacular prize of 1,000 brownie points! :)  






Sick Muse
Metric