Hola, February – I’ve managed to get myself here to write another post! Methinks this is actually going to be a bit long (because of the many events in the past week) – but eh, let’s see how I fare.

I guess the main highlight of this month has gotta be Jerry turning 15. Seems like only yesterday he was my lil’ kid brother (there’s a 2-years-and-7-months gap) asking for a tickle-fest – he was only a toddler then.
Now, he takes every opportunity to remind me of how much shorter I am compared to him (even though he’s my younger brother, pah!) It’s pretty obvious that I love the guy to bits; so have a good birthday on the 28th, Jerry! It’s a shame I’m 6800+ miles away when that happens, but you know what my present for you is already

In other news, I’ve been “signed on” to choreograph (along with my friend Gem) some numbers for the Lower School Play (11 to 14-year-olds) this summer. It’s awesome because:

• They’re doing “Bugsy Malone”.
• I get to work with a bunch of juniors I already know – and personal experience has reminded me that I can work with/handle juniors better than those doing the Senior plays. xD
• It’s dancing – so it’s a breather from the technical/backstage stuff I usually do (generally, as a behind-the-scenes production member, I light + provide sound + keep basic admin stuffo in check.)

Rehearsals have started *already*; owing to the extensive amount of choreography that goes into Bugsy (as opposed to something like Macbeth.) In about 4 weeks, Gemma and I have successfully completed the routine for 1 song (Fat Sam’s Grand Slam), are partway through another (Bad Guys/You Give A Little Love) with the help of the boys’ improvisations, and will be collaborating with some of the girls on another (Tomorrow.) Pretty impressive, I must say! We’re also going to let the boys devise their own dances for So You Wanna Be A Boxer…well, as much as they can do. The play’s a ton of fun; especially when you have a bunch of Year Sevens attempting to look flirtatious with a Year Nine boy (our Bugsy, that is) – and failing. xD

Whilst we’re still on the line of performing arts, the annual Dance Show has also just wrapped up. I was called in at the start of term to assist with backstage flow, and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. Mrs B (the teacher in charge) reckons I should actually get involved properly next year; but we shall see…after all, I didn’t participate in this one because I could -never- make the lunchtime rehearsals. Poo. -_- Still, good ol’ Mrs B and the dancers gave me a nice gift of Cadbury chocolates at the end of it all. Shame Cadbury had to be taken over by Kraft…

Options Evening for the Year Eleven students (11th graders) was last night as well – this is when we seniors in Year 12 + 13 set up booths and talk to them about the subjects we do at A-Level. The young un’s have choices to make, owing to the fact you can only do 4 subjects at AS level (Year 12) and at least 3 at A2 level (Year 13 – you can drop 1 if you want.) We saw a host of people, ranging from those who had a finger in every pie to those who were hard-up because they weren’t up to scratch (they would’ve struggled with anything they picked. Poo.)
A few of my friends (and myself) were running round like headless chickens from one subject booth to another; but only because some teachers asked us to multitask. Apparently it’s to show off how well-rounded we were in our subject choices – but I think it may have left the parents feeling like we were stalking them and their kids. xD

Life’s busy; but it’s also good – because the past week also opened my eyes to who those “thick-or-thin” friends around me were. Jenny (the linen lady), who usually looks after me during the half-term break, was hard-pressed to do it this time because of crazy family living arrangements. I would’ve been “stranded” had it not been for Bex and her family, who offered to let me to bunk at theirs. It’ll be the first time that I stay over at a friend’s for an extended period of time, so it’s well exciting

Alright world; it’s time for me to skip out and tidy my room, which is a constant reflection of the state of my mind (read: messy; because I’m -always- busy thinking of something! xD)

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