Shama-shama el-mel kamama!

Wow, what a week this has been already! I had a French test on Monday, new Gilmore Girls last night, tons of reading to do, and other crazy stuff.

So, in my theater class this week we are talking about acting and my professor gave us the chance to do a fake audition for her in front of the class . It could be a musical audition or a straight audition, whatever we wanted, and she would give us feedback. When you audition for real you don't get feedback from the director, you just either get the part or you don't so this was a unique opportunity, plus my professor is like this AMAZING actress who teaches at the best university in the state (a little dig at the U!) so her advice is very valuable. So, I decided I should do it. I chose a monologue from Barefoot in the Park when Corie is calling Paul a stuffed shirt. I didn't decide on this monologue until yesterday so I had to memorize it fast, but I was really brave and did it today. It went pretty well until about half way through when I spaced out and forgot my lines, so I just pretended that that was where I meant to end it. I got some good feedback and felt like I really learned something about myself, and how I can improve. I'm really glad I did it.

It's time to talk about the newest episode of GG's ! Last night's episode was not incredibly full of improtant events but did move some of the story lines along. Lane told Zack about the baby, which was pretty funny because they both concealed and then revealed their anxieties about it, Rory and Logan, unfortunately, made some improvements to their cross-Atlantic relationship (gag!), and Christopher expressed his feelings to Lorelai telling her that he loves her and wants to commit! I have nothing against Chris, in fact I think he is a nice guy and that he and Lorelai complement each other well, but when she called him back after he told her how he felt she just didn't seem like her heart was in it. I just don't think she really wants that, she wanted to be with Luke! Grrrrr... I have no clue what is going to happen but I can't wait to find out. The writing seemed better this week, had me laughing out loud a few times. What do you think?

Okay, there is another show I want to talk about- it's a new show on Wednesday nights at nine called The Nine. When I saw the first previews for this show I thought it looked really good and I thought I'd like it so I watched the season premiere last week. I was really excited to see some awesome people in the cast like Scott Wolf and 24's Kim Raver (who I think is the best actress in the cast of this show) and that one girl from that Disney movie Gotta Kick it Up! (did you notice her Bear?) I liked it, it was different from what I thought it would be but I thought it was good and I am going to watch it again tonight. BUT did anyone else feel like it was like LOST re-tooled? The same basic plot elements were there: strangers go through a crisis together, then we watch as their back stories unfold and relationships develop. I don't know, it just struck me as really similar.

Anyways, I have to go practice singing with some girls in my ward (we're singing in sacrament together soon) but thanks for stopping by again! Catch ya later!

Chels

P.S. The YouTube obsession continues, check out this awesome clip of Sutton Foster singing "On My Way" from the musical Violet. It's great! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8GpMTH0zTQ