the show.

Tonight was the most amazing night of my life, my first performance ever in front of a sold out crowd and it went amazingly well. To start things off this morning I got my giant bag ready with costumes and an entire purse full of makeup. We went to pick up Arlette and my grandmother and then headed off to Las Cruces. We got to the bookstore and went to the bathroom immediately and took two hours to do hair and makeup, but it was worth it! Haha, my sister and I looked so good. Finally we went down the street to the theatre where we froze outside until we got up to the balcony.

At intermission we had to run outside, around the corner to the back so we could get backstage. Just picture it, five of us walking as fast as we can in the dark with crazy ass hooker makeup on. It was funny. When we got backstage the nerves started kicking in, we were all freaking out and talking all fast and scared. Ultimate bonding, yo. Then we had to go down to the stage to wait to go on. Of course it's fucking pitch black behind the curtain and none of us can see anything. I almost tripped over this random slab of wood that's just there. It was hilarious, we were all like reaching for each others faces and asking "who's this?" and just dancing to calm our nerves. My heart was racing by then and I had to keep breathing all slow to try and calm myself down.

When we went on it was like everything melted away though. I had the most fun I had ever had in my life, and I would not exchange it for anything in the world. I was smiling the entire time and I finally understood how life changing performing is. I could see all the people smiling back up at me, and knowing it was because they enjoyed my dancing and the fact that I was loving what I was doing made me feel like I was on top of the world. All I could think about when I got off stage was how much I wanted to do this all again.

After the show we went backstage and changed then we all went for a Burger King run. It was the perfect end to an awesome day, haha. I was so happy that I got to spend it with my best friend Arlette (who did my hair for the show ;]). It was so cool that I got to be with her during such an important moment in my life. 

Oh man.

It's been ages. Apologies, apologies. My life has been busy. Tomorrow will be my first belly dance performance and the show is sold out. I'm excited, yet so freaked out at the same time. But, I can't chicken out now. $75 costume and then another $50 (more or less) worth of makeup. I can't take any of it back now.

I've become obsessed with the show Wizards of Waverly Place, mainly due to the fact that David Henrie is the most gorgeous boy I've ever seen in my life. Unfortunately he's unattainable. That's sadly how things usually turn out for me.

Last week I performed my first "real role" per say. I played Othello in Shakespeare's "Othello" for our class project in Desdemona's death scene. Got to love those gender-swapping roles. It was good considering the day before I was home with a 100 degree fever and the fact that I can't walk or stand like a guy for the life of me. But, really it was a success in my opinion. Bonus, I got to say whore in front of my principal. Now we're reading Romeo and Juliet in English and if I'm lucky I might get to read the balcony scene with the guy I like this Monday. I can dream. 

In other news... I've started learning gibberish. Idigts fidigun. I'm a dork, I know. Well then, I don't know what else to write about other than I think I might faint on stage tomorrow. Wish me luck.