Hello my muses,
The last time I was on here, term three hadn't even started yet. Now that we are 6 weeks in, I can happily report that it has gone exactly as expected. I was hit with an onslaught of sacs in the first three weeks which I somehow made out alive, though barely. After that, I experienced the best two weeks of my year because it was finally time to put on our show for production!! I was really lucky in the sense that I had no sacs during the dress rehearsal week and the show week, so I got to live in the moment without too much stress, though missing all those classes definitely made me a lil worried about my academic future. However, I just finished my last sac for the week and it went pretty well which is so shocking since I missed all those classes.
Production
Guys I'm so sad that Shrek is over 😭What do you mean I will never be a part of a high school production ever again?! Our first day of dress rehearsals was a very interesting one and honestly, by the end of the day, we were all pretty worried that we didn't have a show. It was our first run through with costumes and props and we had to stop so many times. Tuesday went a bit better, though they introduced many set pieces that we had to implement into the show. Then by Wednesday, the show was looking pretty solid although we still had to stop and redo some scenes. On Thursday, we had an afterschool rehearsal just to do some last minute clean ups and us year twelves realised that it was our last production rehearsal ever. That was such a sudden realisation for me because I did not clock that. It made everything about this year so real because until now, year twelve hasn't hit me as being my last year. Anyway, we had our opening night on Friday and it went so well for an opening night (and considering it was our first time running the show without stopping...). As the graduating class, we got to lead all the traditions and everything, a moment we were looking forward to since the beginning of the year. Throughout the show period, there were so many little moments and memories that I will cherish forever. I feel like, personally, the production community this year had such strong vibes and I truly felt like I was friends with everyone in cast. A lot of my friends also decided to join band this year which made it feel extra special because everyone I loved was in the same space at the same time experiencing the magic of putting on a show. And finally, the day had come to put on our last ever show. We came to school earlier to have a lil year twelve picnic which was so cute and special especially since the sun was out. During dance and voice warmups, our teachers introduced this thing that they did when they were in year twelve where the whole cast runs in a circle with the year twelves running inside the circle, all while singing the do re mi sound of music song. Afterwards, and after our preshow traditions, we got to perform 'When I Grow Up' from Matilda the Musical for the rest of the cast. This is what got most of us as we ended up crying because of how sentimental and sad it was. It ended with a group hug between us year twelves but then the rest of the cast joined us on stage in a group huddle. I can't express how much joy I felt in that moment, being surrounded by such an amazing cast and all my friends. Such a core memory for me 🫶 Now that production is over, life has felt a little strange. For two weeks, all I've thought about is being on stage, and now it's just over. As sad as I am now, I'm so glad that I had the opportunity to experience this, especially with such a good year twelve group and cast in general. Production you will go down as one of the best experiences of my high school life 💚
Well that went longer than I expected. I'm too lazy to proofread that so if you read all of it without losing your mind, thank you.
Moving on, there has been so much new music lately. First, Conan Gray dropped his new album 'Wishbone' and it is sooooo good. Like the vibes are so summer and sad and emotional and I just love it. It is definitely up there with 'Superache' as one of my favourites from him. Personally, I find 'Actor' to be the best song on the album. That chorus is so addicting and the song is just so good.
Laufey also dropped a new album called 'A Matter of Time'. I was so excited for this one and it blew my mind. The songs had such unique variations from one another but came together to form a cohesive album. My favourite song is 'A Cautionary Tale' because it is just SO GOOD. I don't know how else to describe it but it is just the perfect song.
I know Sabrina Carpenter has a new album coming soon (maybe end of this week?!) so I'm excited for that but I am also lowkey overwhelmed by all this new music. I want to do them all justice by listening to it a lot but there just sooo much to choose from.
We can't talk about new music and NOT mention Ms Taylor Swift (well almost MRS. that bomb dropped today and everyone collectively lost their minds. also the photos were sooo prettyyy). Anywho, I can't wait for the new album!! The concept looks very interesting and I honestly don't know what to expect from the music.
Okay that's it from me. Feels good to be back and sit down to properly write a blog post. I love documenting my memories this way as it allows me to express my thoughts and opinions for future me to look back on.
Thank you so much for reading,
- Jessica
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