Wow... I'm super busy and haven't blogged in FOREVER!
Well, quick updates:
-I now have a pen name: Michaila Curtis. Like me on Facebook if you haven't already, please!
-I'm currently failing NaNoWriMo. As much as Calista wanted to come out of my head, her story wasn't fully developed. That, and my life is insane. Remind me later to tell you about car troubles.
I'm composing stuff! Trying to figure out what songs and pieces to send in for a composition scholarship, so I shall post those that I have on Noteflight here: (beware, many of them are works-in-progress)
My latest project: Rain's Dream/Rain Dreaming/Storm Children:
"Princess at Heart" from my musical Twice Upon a Time
"Please" (just a start...need to finish notating)
"Perfect Mystery/Under the Stars" love themes from Twice Upon a Time (just melodies)
"A Day in the Life" from Twice Upon a Time (just look at the end part...first part makes me cringe)
Yeah, so that's about it. I still have "Changes," a piano piece, "Chasing Mountains," a horn duet, and "The Promise," a clarinet/violin (part can be played by either), flute, and piano trio that need to be entered into Noteflight and/or re-notated. I also have a guitar piece called "Daydreams"...need to remember to do that.
Showing posts with label Twice Upon a Time. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Twice Upon a Time. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
School...and I'm in pain
So, 3rd day of school. I'm awake! I'm alive! Now I know what I believe inside! Sorry, have been listening to too much Skillet this morning.
So, I had my first day working yesterday- I'm a writing tutor at my community college, and I tutored my first student! I think it went really well. And that's all you'll get out of me because I have to keep confidentiality, so yeah.
I'm taking Intro to Theater, Nutrition, Ancient and Medieval World History, and Environmental Ethics and Career Development online. Spent an hour and a half outlining yesterday for History and only got through 5 of the 20 pages in chapter 1. yikes. Haven't even looked at Ethics or Career Development yet, but I did finish Nutrition.
I went riding for the first time in a very long time on Sunday. Horseback riding. It was fun, though the horse I usually ride, Angel, is limping, so that's sad. My neighbor has horses and she lets me ride them sometimes. Anyway, the saddle I usually used when I rode more was broken, so I had to use a different saddle. Well, the reason why I used the one particular saddle was because it was the only one with the stirrups shortened enough for me. Well, the saddle I used Sunday had one of the stirrups (the right one) short enough, but the left one hadn't been shortened enough. I could still reach it, but it was harder and I could only get my toes in. So whenever we galloped, I lost my left stirrup and ended up holding on for dear life, bouncing all over the saddle. I've also been having issues with gripping things-I played one song on the guitar and my hand just about killed me it hurt so bad. I also had an issue writing half a page of Calista's character profile. Yeah. I don't know why. So, I'm gripping the pommel or horn of the saddle and my hand is protesting in pain. I knew I was going to get saddle sore, but because of all the bouncing, I bruised my legs and may or may not have done something to my lower back.
That pain may have more to do with my 23 pound backpack. (Yes, I weighed it) So now just about every part of me hurts. I feel like an old lady.
In good news, I finished Twice Upon a Time! You can like my facebook page, www.facebook.com/3kingdoms2girls1fate My mom was visiting her mom last weekend and my grandma had just finished When the Stars Fall. So my mom told her about me finishing my screenplay, and she was really impressed. She says to me, "You know, my friend knows Dan Disney. When you get it edited, I could see if he'll take a look at it"
ME: OoO or something like that. Trying to keep myself from screaming in excitment. Hello, DREAM. COME. TRUE.
Everything's extremely iffy so I'm not getting my hopes up too far, but still- MY GRANDMA'S FRIEND KNOWS DAN DISNEY!!! What?????
Yeah.
I got a laptop. I found a mac (I need one for the music program at Concordia if I go there) for less than $500, so yeah. It was about $370, but my dad wanted to get a warranty, so we got a 2 year warranty for $105. It's coming Tuesday and I'm so excited.
Oh, am Disneybounding as Flounder today. Having too much fun with this. Tried to get Elli to be Ariel, but she was too lazy to figured it out. Thinking I'll be Terence tomorrow and Marie (from Aristocats) Friday. I have a flourecent yellow and aquamarine striped tank top on right now with a blue shirt thing over it. Two of the three items I own from Aeropostale. My mom decided I needed to get them. Didn't realize at the time how perfectly they'd work for a Flounder Disneybound.
OK, gotta go. Class in an hour and I need to read through some history.
My random project of the weekend: a mock-up cover of Beauty is Blind:
So, I had my first day working yesterday- I'm a writing tutor at my community college, and I tutored my first student! I think it went really well. And that's all you'll get out of me because I have to keep confidentiality, so yeah.
I'm taking Intro to Theater, Nutrition, Ancient and Medieval World History, and Environmental Ethics and Career Development online. Spent an hour and a half outlining yesterday for History and only got through 5 of the 20 pages in chapter 1. yikes. Haven't even looked at Ethics or Career Development yet, but I did finish Nutrition.
I went riding for the first time in a very long time on Sunday. Horseback riding. It was fun, though the horse I usually ride, Angel, is limping, so that's sad. My neighbor has horses and she lets me ride them sometimes. Anyway, the saddle I usually used when I rode more was broken, so I had to use a different saddle. Well, the reason why I used the one particular saddle was because it was the only one with the stirrups shortened enough for me. Well, the saddle I used Sunday had one of the stirrups (the right one) short enough, but the left one hadn't been shortened enough. I could still reach it, but it was harder and I could only get my toes in. So whenever we galloped, I lost my left stirrup and ended up holding on for dear life, bouncing all over the saddle. I've also been having issues with gripping things-I played one song on the guitar and my hand just about killed me it hurt so bad. I also had an issue writing half a page of Calista's character profile. Yeah. I don't know why. So, I'm gripping the pommel or horn of the saddle and my hand is protesting in pain. I knew I was going to get saddle sore, but because of all the bouncing, I bruised my legs and may or may not have done something to my lower back.
That pain may have more to do with my 23 pound backpack. (Yes, I weighed it) So now just about every part of me hurts. I feel like an old lady.
In good news, I finished Twice Upon a Time! You can like my facebook page, www.facebook.com/3kingdoms2girls1fate My mom was visiting her mom last weekend and my grandma had just finished When the Stars Fall. So my mom told her about me finishing my screenplay, and she was really impressed. She says to me, "You know, my friend knows Dan Disney. When you get it edited, I could see if he'll take a look at it"
ME: OoO or something like that. Trying to keep myself from screaming in excitment. Hello, DREAM. COME. TRUE.
Everything's extremely iffy so I'm not getting my hopes up too far, but still- MY GRANDMA'S FRIEND KNOWS DAN DISNEY!!! What?????
Yeah.
I got a laptop. I found a mac (I need one for the music program at Concordia if I go there) for less than $500, so yeah. It was about $370, but my dad wanted to get a warranty, so we got a 2 year warranty for $105. It's coming Tuesday and I'm so excited.
Oh, am Disneybounding as Flounder today. Having too much fun with this. Tried to get Elli to be Ariel, but she was too lazy to figured it out. Thinking I'll be Terence tomorrow and Marie (from Aristocats) Friday. I have a flourecent yellow and aquamarine striped tank top on right now with a blue shirt thing over it. Two of the three items I own from Aeropostale. My mom decided I needed to get them. Didn't realize at the time how perfectly they'd work for a Flounder Disneybound.
OK, gotta go. Class in an hour and I need to read through some history.
My random project of the weekend: a mock-up cover of Beauty is Blind:
I love the black background- it really shows her living in darkness. And the purple text is perfect-am not a fan of the font, but Createspace doesn't offer much for fonts. And the painting is one by Diego Velázquez so it's now public domain since he's been dead for a long time. I'm still going to credit him. It's called "Portrait of a Blind Woman" and it looks EXACTLY like I imagine Calista. The only thing I don't like is the fact that her eyes are closed so you can't see that they're purple, but still. It's perfect.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Random Quotes During the Past Few Days
Analyzing Dave and the Giant Pickle on Sunday over Elli's birthday dinner:
Dad: He must be a dill, because he sure isn't sweet
and
Elli: He's a giant pickle! What's not to love?
(Elli once got a jar of pickles for Christmas. Pretty sure it was her favorite present. Not lying. Just to give you some perspective)
All the while, I'm wondering "What if VeggieTales had stuck closer to the original Bible story and had Dave cut of Goliath's head? Kids would just think someone cut a pickle. But it's Nightmare Fuel for the Veggies. Think about that from a Veggie perspective *shudder* On second thought, don't, if you're a vegetarian!!!
Elli playing with bubbles during a severe thunderstorm watch and there's 4 bubbles sticking together.
Me: Oh look, it's a baby!
Elli: ????
Me: That's what babies look like like two seconds after they're conceived. Don't you know any biology?
And this, rather embarrassing gem:
Me: Look! It's a multicellular organization!
Elli: Organization?
Me: I mean orgasm. (realize what I just said) No no NO! I meant ORGANISM!!! ORGANISM!!!!
(Elli is not mortified enough to have comprehended this)
Me: Do you even know what an orgasm is?
Elli: No.
Me: Oh. Good. I didn't say it. Forget it.
Spent the weekend camping with my family and my aunts and uncles and my cousin- oh, and three of Elli's friends from heart camp. (she has a pacemaker, and Camp Odayin is a camp for kids with heart problems.) If you want something funny, watch The Secret World of Arrietty with a bunch of heart kids. (and Arrietty- what a beautiful name!!! Wish I could use it. It's like a fancy Aria) Anyway, lots of fun, lots of skeeter bites. I HATE getting them on my fingers and feet. Guess where I got them? Yep. *wrinkles nose and scowls*
I'm 17 and a half- officially. Elli and I are exactly 2 and 1/2 years apart, to the freaking hour. Not kidding. December 10th, 1994, 6:54 pm=me June 10th, 1997, 7:02 pm=her. Kinda scary when you think about it.
Umm... just wasted most of the day watching versions of fairy tales on Youtube. Do you know how many versions of Cinderella there are? Seriously, it's the most over-re-told fairy tale out there. My favorite? Ever After. Seriously. Love it.
Had a mission meeting today. I'm going to an Indian reservation in ND to run a residential VBS camp for 1st and 2nd graders. I'm on the skit team, and our theme is "Love Never Fails" So we're doing "The Lion King" and having Timon and Puumba teach Simba and Nala how to love and be friends. Since our skit team is 2 guys and 2 girls and we have 3 guy parts and 1 girl, I ended up being Simba! Haha! Makes me happy. Apparently, the kids there love the Lion King and that movie was watched like 5 million times last year. Wouldn't know, cuz I wasn't there. But should be fun!
That's it for now.
CAMP NANO UPDATE: 12,000 words.
SONGS:
"A Day in the Life"- don't ask. >( One verse is a major accomplishment.
"Princess at Heart"- FINISHED!!!!! I have finished my first song!!! WOOHOO!!! The tune is my own original that I rediscovered yesterday and set to rediscovered lyrics. The tune was 4 measures long and aptly titled "Unexpected Triumph"
"That Girl" - mostly written, lyrics are pretty much done, just need to add them to my Noteflight thing.
"Under the Stars" Connie and Nolan's love theme. Chorus is done, both music and lyrics. Need to write a verse or two.
"That Girl (reprise)" more done than the first. Just because the lyrics are done and the tune's the same. (villain's song)
"Under the Stars/Perfect Mystery" a mosh of both love themes. Here's the start I've got:
That's it for now
Dad: He must be a dill, because he sure isn't sweet
and
Elli: He's a giant pickle! What's not to love?
(Elli once got a jar of pickles for Christmas. Pretty sure it was her favorite present. Not lying. Just to give you some perspective)
All the while, I'm wondering "What if VeggieTales had stuck closer to the original Bible story and had Dave cut of Goliath's head? Kids would just think someone cut a pickle. But it's Nightmare Fuel for the Veggies. Think about that from a Veggie perspective *shudder* On second thought, don't, if you're a vegetarian!!!
Elli playing with bubbles during a severe thunderstorm watch and there's 4 bubbles sticking together.
Me: Oh look, it's a baby!
Elli: ????
Me: That's what babies look like like two seconds after they're conceived. Don't you know any biology?
And this, rather embarrassing gem:
Me: Look! It's a multicellular organization!
Elli: Organization?
Me: I mean orgasm. (realize what I just said) No no NO! I meant ORGANISM!!! ORGANISM!!!!
(Elli is not mortified enough to have comprehended this)
Me: Do you even know what an orgasm is?
Elli: No.
Me: Oh. Good. I didn't say it. Forget it.
Spent the weekend camping with my family and my aunts and uncles and my cousin- oh, and three of Elli's friends from heart camp. (she has a pacemaker, and Camp Odayin is a camp for kids with heart problems.) If you want something funny, watch The Secret World of Arrietty with a bunch of heart kids. (and Arrietty- what a beautiful name!!! Wish I could use it. It's like a fancy Aria) Anyway, lots of fun, lots of skeeter bites. I HATE getting them on my fingers and feet. Guess where I got them? Yep. *wrinkles nose and scowls*
I'm 17 and a half- officially. Elli and I are exactly 2 and 1/2 years apart, to the freaking hour. Not kidding. December 10th, 1994, 6:54 pm=me June 10th, 1997, 7:02 pm=her. Kinda scary when you think about it.
Umm... just wasted most of the day watching versions of fairy tales on Youtube. Do you know how many versions of Cinderella there are? Seriously, it's the most over-re-told fairy tale out there. My favorite? Ever After. Seriously. Love it.
Had a mission meeting today. I'm going to an Indian reservation in ND to run a residential VBS camp for 1st and 2nd graders. I'm on the skit team, and our theme is "Love Never Fails" So we're doing "The Lion King" and having Timon and Puumba teach Simba and Nala how to love and be friends. Since our skit team is 2 guys and 2 girls and we have 3 guy parts and 1 girl, I ended up being Simba! Haha! Makes me happy. Apparently, the kids there love the Lion King and that movie was watched like 5 million times last year. Wouldn't know, cuz I wasn't there. But should be fun!
That's it for now.
CAMP NANO UPDATE: 12,000 words.
SONGS:
"A Day in the Life"- don't ask. >( One verse is a major accomplishment.
"Princess at Heart"- FINISHED!!!!! I have finished my first song!!! WOOHOO!!! The tune is my own original that I rediscovered yesterday and set to rediscovered lyrics. The tune was 4 measures long and aptly titled "Unexpected Triumph"
"That Girl" - mostly written, lyrics are pretty much done, just need to add them to my Noteflight thing.
There's something odd
about that girl
There's something not
quite right
There's something
strange about that girl
Like something's
changed overnight
I don't know what to
do with her
She's not the same;
anyone can see that
There's something odd
about that girl
There's something not
quite right
There's something
strange about that girl
Like something's
changed overnight
It's like she's
forgotten everything
That we worked so
hard to teach her
What's wrong with
her? It's beyond me to tell
What's odd about that
girl
What is not quite
right
What's so strange
about that girl
What has changed
overnight?
Oh, that girl!!
"Perfect Mystery" Jennie and Micah's love theme. Less done. Have lyrics, but the tune keeps changing so that I can fit it in with "Under the Stars" Also needs verses.
How did this come to be?
How did it work so perfectly?
It doesn't really matter to me.
It's a perfect mystery.
Perfect mystery.
"Under the Stars" Connie and Nolan's love theme. Chorus is done, both music and lyrics. Need to write a verse or two.
Here with you
Under the stars
tonight
Love so true
And it feels so right
When you're here
By my side
It's crystal clear
This night is ours
Here with me
Under the stars
"That Girl (reprise)" more done than the first. Just because the lyrics are done and the tune's the same. (villain's song)
There' something odd
about that girl
There's something not
quite right
There's something
strange about that girl
Like something's
changed overnight
It's got to be more
than just something that she saw.
It's got to be more
than what they say it is.
There's something odd
about that girl
There's something not
quite right
There's something
strange about that girl
Like something's
changed overnight
I know it's more, it
has to be.
She's changed not
once but twice.
It's almost as if
she's two different people.
Ahh...
I know what's odd
about that girl
I know what's not
quite right
I know what's strange
about that girl
Something has
changed overnight
Yes, those girls!!!
"Under the Stars/Perfect Mystery" a mosh of both love themes. Here's the start I've got:
That's it for now
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Epicosity Beyond Comprehension
Yes, I just made up that word. But it's the best thing I can do to describe this:
It's Google Docs- for composition! And it's free. It's called Noteflight and it's seriously the best thing since sliced bread. I can write and compose songs on any computer with internet- anywhere. And it's way easier to use than Finale.
That was a 20 measure snippet of my latest project, a counterpoint duet for Connie and Jennie of "Twice Upon a Time"
I'm not going to win Script Frenzy; I've accepted this happily. I have made great progress. I finished my first outline EVER and it was 2.5 pages long. WOO HOO!!! Nothing I do is ever that short! Anyway, I've had a major plot breakthrough. Instead of the King and Queen sending their daughter away to keep her safe, the bad guy kidnaps Connie, one of the twins, and accidentally looses her. Maybe in the style of how Miss Gulch looses Toto in the Wizard of Oz. Any ideas would be welcomed. She ends up being raised by the Carver family until the day Jennie ventures out in the village and insanity ensues...
These are bits and pieces from their "I want" songs. Connie's first, then they're together, (in a Distance Duet) and then Jennie. I must say, I love Connie's melody. It's so poignant; she's searching for where she belongs in the world. I love it.
Anyway, good night. I have to be at church by 7:45 tomorrow morning so I better get some sleep. Yipes.
(wrote this post at 11:30 last night- coffee is a great thing :)
-Haili
Oh, Elli had her skating show last night. She did "Colors of the Wind" and it was great. I have a love-hate relationship with skating shows: I love them because they're so awesome and I like the costumes and the music; I hate them because I know that I'll never be able to do it. I was talking to my mom about this last night.
When I told her that she said, "What do you mean, you can't skate?"
"I can't. I don't think your skates fit me, and they hurt. Maybe I need arch supports. And you do not want to see me in one of those little skating outfits."
"If you skated, it would be a little skating outfit- skating is great exercise. And my skates are formed to my feet. You need to get them formed to yours. And the place where we get Elli's skates has this oven thing they put the skates in and warm them up, then you put them on and mold them to your foot."
"How much does that cost?"
"It's free. And you guys could do open skate at the Y this summer."
"We should do that then."
I've always felt like I never understood part of Elli's life, like my mom doesn't get my writing or music. So, it would be really neat if I could at least learn to move around on the ice. I used to hate skating because the skates hurt so bad I couldn't wear them for more than 15 minutes, let alone skate on them for more than that long. and then we were always on the outdoor rink whenever I skated and it's hard to learn on that. I also have flat feet like my mom, so I'm sure that doesn't help. I still need to get inserts for my shoes. My mom's trying to find an affordable pair.
Okay, gotta get going.
It's Google Docs- for composition! And it's free. It's called Noteflight and it's seriously the best thing since sliced bread. I can write and compose songs on any computer with internet- anywhere. And it's way easier to use than Finale.
That was a 20 measure snippet of my latest project, a counterpoint duet for Connie and Jennie of "Twice Upon a Time"
I'm not going to win Script Frenzy; I've accepted this happily. I have made great progress. I finished my first outline EVER and it was 2.5 pages long. WOO HOO!!! Nothing I do is ever that short! Anyway, I've had a major plot breakthrough. Instead of the King and Queen sending their daughter away to keep her safe, the bad guy kidnaps Connie, one of the twins, and accidentally looses her. Maybe in the style of how Miss Gulch looses Toto in the Wizard of Oz. Any ideas would be welcomed. She ends up being raised by the Carver family until the day Jennie ventures out in the village and insanity ensues...
These are bits and pieces from their "I want" songs. Connie's first, then they're together, (in a Distance Duet) and then Jennie. I must say, I love Connie's melody. It's so poignant; she's searching for where she belongs in the world. I love it.
Anyway, good night. I have to be at church by 7:45 tomorrow morning so I better get some sleep. Yipes.
(wrote this post at 11:30 last night- coffee is a great thing :)
-Haili
Oh, Elli had her skating show last night. She did "Colors of the Wind" and it was great. I have a love-hate relationship with skating shows: I love them because they're so awesome and I like the costumes and the music; I hate them because I know that I'll never be able to do it. I was talking to my mom about this last night.
When I told her that she said, "What do you mean, you can't skate?"
"I can't. I don't think your skates fit me, and they hurt. Maybe I need arch supports. And you do not want to see me in one of those little skating outfits."
"If you skated, it would be a little skating outfit- skating is great exercise. And my skates are formed to my feet. You need to get them formed to yours. And the place where we get Elli's skates has this oven thing they put the skates in and warm them up, then you put them on and mold them to your foot."
"How much does that cost?"
"It's free. And you guys could do open skate at the Y this summer."
"We should do that then."
I've always felt like I never understood part of Elli's life, like my mom doesn't get my writing or music. So, it would be really neat if I could at least learn to move around on the ice. I used to hate skating because the skates hurt so bad I couldn't wear them for more than 15 minutes, let alone skate on them for more than that long. and then we were always on the outdoor rink whenever I skated and it's hard to learn on that. I also have flat feet like my mom, so I'm sure that doesn't help. I still need to get inserts for my shoes. My mom's trying to find an affordable pair.
Okay, gotta get going.
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