National Youth Theatre Audition Time!

Oh my god I was really quite ok about the audition, I stayed up the night before trying to get 20 perfect recounts of my peice without getting it wrong.. got to 6 and fell asleep. :P
But it was really simple, the workshop we did beforehand was all about teamwork so we all worked together or worked in two seperate groups playing alternative harder versions of Grandmother's Footsteps, a childrens game. It was all about trying to work together and observing what the other team did and how they achieved it. It was very enlightening actually. Afterwards we had to wait in turns for auditions, I was first! There was two lists one for the man auditioner and one for a woman, I got the woman, and going first was amazingly good. It went fine, she was really chatty it felt like talking to a friends mum or someone hehe. She asked questions about my subjects in school and about how I got the peice i was auditioning with. And then I did the piece in front of her, she said it was brilliant there was no need for me to try again in a different way as some people had to. I don't know if its good or bad if you get chosen to do it again. But I didn't. I'll get a reply in 4 - 6 weeks time, and i'll post the news! I'm still not 100% sure what being a member will entitle me with, probably that i'm allowed to do courses within NYT, and that putting down that i'm a member or have been, will be good in a job application form. But we'll see. :)

Hey, and guess what? We went to see afterwards.. Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. With Gareth Gates! And you might be thinking, Gareth Gates? The gay one? Why is that awesome? Well for one thing he's married and his wife is pregnant with a baby girl, and second, when you see him up there on stage, in just a loincloth, just a loincloth, he is pretty fit. And I mean gorgeous! If you get the oppertunity, go see it! It was amazing, we all stood and clapped for ages, my hands still hurt, and most of the men in it were fit as! You must see it. :D

Sharnie xx

A Busy Acting Life

Theres way too much going on this week for my liking, probably because i'm lazy but oh well. I got..

1. Tuesday 17th: Audition Practice
2. Wednesday 18th: NYT Audition
3. Thursday 19th: 'Obsessed' Rehearsal
4. Friday 20th: Normal Drama Club
5. Sunday 22nd: Another 'Obsessed' Rehearsal
6. Satuday 28th: 'Obsessed' Performance and Choir Performance

So yeah.. lots of stuff to learn and remember :3 *sigh* I just hope i'll be able too, i've never done a National Youth Theatre audition before, but apparently it's only you and the examiner so it's not so bad. And then we go for Pizza and to watch a Musical afterwards. So it'll be fine! :) I'm not 100% sure what it means to be a part of the NYT. I went on the website and it said about you can pay for acting classes, and things like that. But it never actually detailed what it is to be a member. What does it do for you?

Well actually, I found a sheet here all about my audition. http://www.nyt.org.uk/uploads/nytImages/pdf/2009InfoSheet.pdf

If you'd like to know about the audition i'm taking, or what happens if I become a member check it out! Who knows? I might meet you! (NYT is for the country of England only I believe, thats why it's called the National Youth Theatre.)

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Sharnie.. x

A Sudden Realisation - Twilight

After very careful consideration, and taking into account i've read all of the books, am re-reading the first one, and have seen the movie twice, I have come to realise something. I'm a Twilight fangirl. But unlike the million or so other gilrs out there, i'm not obsessed with Edward. Nor am I with Jacob, or any of the other boys. It's Bella. And no, i'm not lesbian. That's not quite what i'm getting at.. so let me back up a bit for you.

So there I was, stumbling upon Twilight a while back, borrowed it from a friend and got reading. At first I thought little of it, it was interesting i'll give it that, but it was just another teenage American girl finding true love. Oh sorry, forbidden love, blah blah, the usual. When suddenly, I felt myself dive right into the thoughts and feelings of Bella. I don't know what triggered it, what specific part made me realise this, but something must have. I thought for the first time how much I am alike Bella. The clumsyness, the 'never-quite-fitting-in-anywhere', the difference between me and other people, how I over-analyse, over-react, over-think things, how even when thingsa are meant to scare me they don't, how other girls are so.. girly. Not that I'm not, I wear make-up, a skirt, stuff like that. But i'm stronger than the other girls without having any sort of reason for being so, how silly things like hatting me don't make me scream like others. And how I look upon life as an adult rather than the teenager I am meant to be, seeing the world as a whole rather than as the little bubble of our friends in school.
The only thing seperating me from her (apart from name and appearance), is the fact that I don't find trouble wherever I go. Well not usually. (Although Bella never did in Phoenix anyway so that might not be her trait it could just be in Forks)

And as you may have guessed i'm currently, just this minute, re-reading Twilight. Thats why I decided to write this.. stuff.

So I leave you with my strange thoughts there,

Sharnie xx

Busy, Busy, Busy!

<- Taken for photography, I thought it was pretty :)

Omg. Been a busy week so far! With much more to come..

My friends getting a little bit touchy, we need a break I think, and people being annoyed at each other, biktching, then being best friends the next day, it's so silly. I wish we could be more like boys in that way, because boys fight all the time and are still best friends, and i mean real fighting, punch ups, all of that. Girls? No way! Somebody does or says one little thing that another person feels is wrong, and they go mental. Well not literally that bad, but you get the picture. It's insane sometimes. I feel like i'm the only sane one there.. which is saying something because, clearly, i'm not sane at all.

But anyway, I have bigger buisness to attend too, and so does Haz. Drama club is going well.. in the half term break (next friday is inset day, and the week after we have off), I have about 5 different things to do with drama to do. A practice for an NYT (National Youth Theatre - http://www.nyt.org.uk/) audition, the NYT audition itself, Obsessed Rehearsals, the Obsessed Performance, normal drama club fridays, all of that. I've never been so busy, learning lines, a script in school, school coursework, going to the cinema tomorrow, and learning an audition peice too. I'm really nervous, but it shouldn't be bad at all. It will be okay. And even if it goes horribly wrong, I have the rest of my life to forget about it hehe. :)

Love you all xx

Oh Em Gee. :)

Got back from Kim's, it was really fun! We went for a walk, watched St. Trinian's and she showed me the best song i've heard in ages! Beats Taylor Swift for now.. that awesaome Nickleback song..

Nickleback - Gotta Be Somebody



I love it, it's so me!

Let It Snow, Let It Snow..

- A photo I took on the 1st Feb. Pretty isn't it?

Still got snow, schools still out. On the phone to Em. She wanted to meet me in Burwash near her house, but I'm going over Kim's today! I wont be a loner anymore! :)
We can have a laugh in the snow, and I can finally see her house. You see.. Kim is a year younger than me, year 9. Shes a lovely girl and I met her on the school bus one day. We got talking, and we've talked everyday we could since then. I always sit next to her, when she can get me a seat, and we have a chat about boys, school, home life, the usual! Shes really awesome. She acts and sounds very intelligent for her age, and I like that. She is like me, even though I can be a little crazy sometimes, and not look at all intelligent.
We both have things in common, we're both in the midst of boy troubles, with the boys we both like. And we discuss this a lot together, letting each other know of good bits that happened throughout the day, and bad bits. The trouble for Kim is that the boy she likes is in my year, and she doesn't get to see him much! And for me, the person I like still loves another girl. Whom he asked out a year ago, and she said no. So neither of us really know how to deal with these situations. Both boys are very shy, and so are we!
Fingers crossed though, staying positive. We will find somebody who loves us back.. I wish it could be the one I like but it might not.. Hes gorgeous to me, and really funny. Hes got the most amazing hair, hes shy, creative, and doesn't seem to mind that much that I like him. He still talks to me a little at least, and makes fun of me when I do something stupid. Maybe, just maybe, one day he might realise he loves me...

Invisible - Taylor Swift



That song means a lot to me, it shows how I feel. Taylor Swift is an amazing singer, I love her songs. :) Invisible really fits with my situation. I hope you like it too!

Sharnie xx

And The Beautiful Snow Fell Down Upon Me..

- Tango, My cat.

I went outside.. in the snow. It wasn't as cold as id thought.
It seemed so desolate. Nobody was there. Nothing moved, a few footprints were all that was telling me people had passed this way. The snow fell lightly upon my face, and I smiled. I love the snow. It's magical, and blankets the world for only a time with a thick coat of sparkling flakes. I mean, have you properly looked at a snowflake before? One close inspection and you realise that snowflakes really do have those patterns. That spiky look, like the ones you see on cartoons and drawings. It's real.
How is that done? Is there somebody delicately carving out these wonderful patterns and sending them floating in the breeze down to earth? It's a wonderful thing, snow. Something we should cherish and yet.. I hear my parents, my brother, and even some friends my age complain. Of course when it turns to ice it can be dangerous, but that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying, just one time, walk outside and look around. What do you see? Nothing. Nothing at all. Just white, and it's beautiful.

Five Inches Of Snow..

- My garden this morning.

Hey hey! I've got about 5 inches of snow on the ground, school is closed, and I'm stuck indoors with nowhere to go! Well.. I could sledge on my own but then I'd be alone. And I'd look stupid. And cold.

I mean, snow is great when you got all your friends there having a laugh with. Snowball fights, sledging down hills, snowmen to make then destroy.. its awesome. But i don't live near enough to any of my closest friends. There are people here but.. i don't know them that well. In any case, I have the whole of today free to do whatever, and probably tomorrow, as it's still snowing! It's gonna be really thick tomorrow.



Whats not so great about all this is my Dad has to go to work in his car, and the roads are all icy and its dangerous. Same for the people having to walk to work or school (not that many are), its all icy and anyone could slip over. I have. I just wish some of my friends could come here to my house. I was having Em come round today after school, but it doesn't look like that's gonna happen.. we would have had such fun! Dammit.





Snow - Good or Bad?





Sharnie xx

The Very Beginning

- Me a few days back.

So anyway, here it is. A new blog. I'd searched far and wide to find some sort of website where I can express my feelings, and share them with others. But I couldn't find any that really worked for me. This one is the best I could come up with, and from what I can tell it's pretty popular so maybe some people will come listen to my ramblings. All I wanted was somewhere to post myself. My feelings, my life, friend issues, family issues, boyfriend stuff (if i ever get to that stage -.-), and generally things I feel inclined to discuss with anyone who will listen. It's a space for me, and me only. Somewhere I feel safe to write about myself and not feel scared to do so because people I know may find it and mock me. Although it is still possible it is unlikely.. not many of my friends are this into the Internet and blogs, pod casting, video-diaries, etc. Which is quite useful. I'm basically the only one, and that's great, but sometimes boring. I don't think of myself as being somebody everyone wants to listen too. Despite having this website where I talk almost non-stop. I'm not really doing it to make myself famous, or to find friends even. I'm doing it for myself, to look back on. And for people to learn from my experiences. I dunno.. maybe you want to do acting too? And I might write about what we did on Friday's lesson or something. This is an opportunity for me to display myself as me. In my entirety. Or as close as. So please, don't start thinking I'm a wannabe, or what I write is meant to be offensive. Because it totally isn't. You can say if you feel something I've done isn't to your liking or whatever, it doesn't bother me. Lastly, I love you. Whoever you are. Sharnie xx