YOU NEVER CALL, BABY, WHEN YOU SAY YOU WILL...

It's hardly late enough to deem myself 'exhausted,' but I may decide to do so anyway.
The eternal summer of graduation has hardly begun to sink in, and, dare I say it, I wish to find my way back into the hallways of ritualized servitude.
Oh, to be a geek.
Sunday allowed for a sleek visit to the Enzian, one of my most favored cinema locations. And, I must say, Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room lacked in the emotional dynamite its reviews ensured me of, yet was thrilling nonetheless. In total and complete honesty, the Lou Pai sequence with gratuitous stripper footage was only rivaled by Jeff Skilling's retort to a Harvard professor inquiring if he was "smart":
"I'm f---ing smart."
Sheer brilliance.

AN ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF PARENTS.

Mine, in particular.
A laptop for college (and general misbehaving) was my gift to end all gifts, on top of the promise of a new coat of paint and a de-accident-ification of my darling little automobile.
Life is beyond amazing.
Further impressive is my newfangled ability to "borrow" internet access via the pre-installed WiFi card deep within my darling little cadeau.
Which I happen to be doing right at this second...

C'EST FINI.

It is astoundingly nice to be done with high school.
Completed.
Finished.
Grad-u-at-ed.
I managed to crawl into the house somewhere around 6:10 AM, slept for a few meager hours, and am now celebrating my first--genuinely--free day as a human being/adult/college-bound graduate.
It feels kind of nice.
And I am so bloody exhausted.

JUST A REMINDER...

...Call time for the Gala is 4:30 PM for all of my Lyman kiddies.
Here's to no sleep and prom attire!

OH, EM, GEE.

I literally just walked in the door after the 12:00 AM showing of "Star Wars: Episode III."
It was fan-diggity-tastic, if I do say so.
And I do.
It totally made up for the last two crappy episodes I was forced to sit through. Seriously.
I still adore Yoda, Ewan, and (what the hey) Frank Oz for continuing to voice Yoda.
That's about it, but trust me: It's worth forking over cash to watch.

"EXCEEDINGLY BORING," SAYS GOD.

I made the mistake of asking how my life was going.
Stupid Kelley.
My day is perfectly wasteful as far as content goes- needless attendance in classes I am completely finished in. A joyful thought? Indeed. But one that makes me wish I was at home in a down comforter.
Ahh...

IN OTHER NEWS...

I like to consider (to at least some degree) that I stand separate from my own existence: you know, the foolish notion that I have a fate only so far as that I can control said fate and dictate its movement (incessantly negating even the notion of fate by my obvious fault in logic).
I suppose I'll never let go of that nagging resolution, and rightfully so. But, in some deep-rooted portion of my mentality, I acknowledge that there is certainly something dictating the way I live; not dictating, however, so much as allowing me to move in the directions I choose, as long as I follow the general course of action required to get me wherever it is I need to go.
As a theatrically-oriented person, it makes all the more sense: we stand as actors, taking cues and directions from The Great Script Of Life, which requires that we go through proverbial piles of crap to get to the denouement. And, ultimately, we should be better off for it.
If we're not, my theory is completely and entirely wrong, and I should not be allowed my own Blogging capability.
That being said, I sit to ponder where it is my life will end up in the next few years. School is one rather obvious direction, but mentally and physically, I'm beginning to question whether or not my past experiences will provide me with any tangible guidepath to begin upon, or whether or not I'll have to begin my own quests over again.
Quests?
What quests?
I feel as though I'm the most boring human being on the planet. And I probably am.
As Oscar Wilde has forced me to say before, "my first impressions of people are invariably right."

PUTTING THE WORDS IN MY MOUTH.

Five monologues to be recalled and recited at the whim of Mrs. Backel.
Freaking halarious.
And nearly impossible.
But I shall try...

WHILE YOU WERE REVEALING...

Bill Pullman in NBC's "Revelations" = Seriously Hot Old Man Factor.

I AM THE MASTER BUBBLER.

At this moment in time, my life feels like nothing more than an Exam: the ten-minute breaks wedged between one-hundred multiple choice questions and four essays with six sections apiece.
Thank God, they give us a granola bar.
I'll feel blessed as soon as this drastically tiring week has passed, but even moreso once I have the energy to wake myself back up and enjoy it.
Two more weeks.
Not enough time, if you ask me.

AND YOU'D THINK I'D BE CONCERNED ABOUT A.P. EXAMS.

As if I didn't have enough excitement in normal, everyday livelihood, we've just received the nominations for the Cappies (Critics and Awards Program), that Kelley is happy to say she's helped foster into toddler-esque form.
How exciting; how very, very exciting.
So, without further halting:


THE 2005 CENTRAL FLORIDA CAPPIES NOMINEES

Male Critic
Nominees:
Brian Dowling, Cypress Creek High School
Benjamin Rush, West Orange High School
Dany Shaffer, Cypress Creek High School (Regional Team 1)

Female Critic
Nominees:
Valerie Marks, Cypress Creek High School (Regional Team 1)
Asha Singh, Timber Creek High School
Kelley Smith, Lyman High School

Critics Team
Nominees:
Cypress Creek
East Ridge
Lyman
Timber
Creek
West Orange

Sound
Nominees:
Ricardo Colon, Kevin Little, East Ridge High School, Little Shop of Horrors
Alex Hewitt, Matt Willis, Timber Creek High School, Musical Comedy Murders Of 1940
Andrew Terry, West Orange High School, Man of La Mancha

Lighting
Nominees:
Patrick Akers, Mike Osborne, Timber Creek High School, Musical Comedy Murders Of 1940
Disney Bolin, Rickey Burke, Brianna Johnson, De-Lyn Williams, Lyman High School, Diary of Anne Frank
Matthew Cox, West Orange High School, Man of La Mancha

Sets
Nominees:
Jamie Davis, Nicole Ellis, Stephanie Lister, Anthony Testa, Lyman High School, Seussical
Aaron Godwin, Asha Singh, Timber Creek High School, Musical Comedy Murders Of 1940
Benjamin Rush, West Orange High School, Man of La Mancha

Costumes
Nominees:
Jackie Albright, Jamie Davis, Nickie Ellis, Jasmine Fonseca, Crystal Johnson, Stephanie Lister, Stacey Marchant, Reenie McDonough, Meghan Miller, Katy Moore, Allison Schnoor, Ashley Stockwell, Anthony Testa, Lyman High School, Diary of Anne Frank
Kate Osterloh, Ashley Small, Timber Creek High School, Musical Comedy Murders Of
1940

Make-Up
Nominees:
Michelle Olimpo, Heather Strickland, Timber Creek High School, Musical
Comedy Murders Of 1940
Tina Oquendo, Harmony Pelletier, Angela Pimpinella, Kelley Smith, Anthony Testa, Brianne Willett, Lyman High School, Seussical

Stage Crew
Nominees:
Jaime Frank, Aaron Garcia, Cypress Creek High School, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Stephanie Krupp, Lyman High School, Diary of Anne Frank
Jessie Reed, East Ridge High School, Dracula

Props & Effects
Nominees:
Geneva DeTommaso, West Orange High School, Man of La Mancha
Kate Maguire, Vanessa Bittner, East Ridge High School, Dracula
Chelsea Mock, Brendan Kingsbury, Garrett Jablonski, East Ridge High School, Little Shop of Horrors

Ensemble in a Play
Nominees:
Loonies, East Ridge High School, Dracula

Ensemble in a Musical
Nominees:
Bird Girls, Lyman High School, Seussical
Muleteers, West Orange High School, Man of La Mancha

Cameo Actor
Nominees:
Robert Jones, West Orange High School, Man of La Mancha
Jeffrey Stiles, Lyman High School, Seussical

Cameo Actress
Nominees:
Jamie Davis, Lyman High School, Diary of Anne Frank
Destiny Jones, Cypress Creek High School, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Emily Juhl, East Ridge High School, Dracula

Male Dancer
Nominees:
Chase Davis, Lyman High School, Seussical
Jordan Maxwell, East Ridge High School, Little Shop of Horrors

Female Dancer
Nominees:
Jessica Morales, Lyman High School, Seussical
Jessica Reed, East Ridge High School, Little Shop of Horrors

Male Vocalist
Nominees:
Shawn Hebbeler, West Orange High School, Man of La Mancha
Jimmy Reichle, Lyman High School, Seussical
Francisco Santelli, Cypress Creek High School, Godspell

Female Vocalist
Nominees:
Crystal Carter, Lyman High School, Seussical
Deryn Harbin, Cypress Creek High School, Godspell

Comic Actor in a Play
Nominees:
Asef Mahmud, Cypress Creek High School, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Michael Moncrieff, Timber Creek High School, Musical Comedy Murders Of 1940

Comic Actress in a Play
Nominees:
Eleise Costello, Timber Creek High School, Musical Comedy Murders Of 1940
Deryn Harbin, Cypress Creek High School, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Michelle Tribbey, East Ridge High School, Dracula

Comic Actor in a Musical
Nominees:
Andrew Bushwitz, East Ridge High School, Little Shop of Horrors
Asef Mahmud, Cypress Creek High School, Godspell
Nick Marrinson, Lyman High School, Seussical

Comic Actress in a Musical
Nominees:
Lindsey Carter, Lyman High School, Seussical
Megan Rush, Cypress Creek High School, Godspell

Featured Actor in a Play
Nominees:
Brian Dowling, Cypress Creek High School, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Brendon Kingsbury, East Ridge High School, Dracula
Adam Reilly, Lyman High School, Diary of Anne Frank

Featured Actress in a Play
Nominees:
Shannon Jennings, Lyman High School, Diary of Anne Frank
Jessica Ordon, Cypress Creek High School, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Kate Osterloh, Timber Creek High School, Musical Comedy Murders Of 1940

Featured Actor in a Musical
Nominees:
Torey Scarbrough, West Orange High School, Man of La Mancha

Featured Actress in a Musical
Nominees:
Kelseanne Breder, Cypress Creek High School, Godspell
Kelly Prince, West Orange High School, Man of La Mancha
Kelley Smith, Lyman High School, Seussical

Lead Actor in a Play
Nominees:
Patrick Akers, Timber Creek High School, Musical Comedy Murders Of 1940
Anthony Cobb, Cypress Creek High School, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Tony DeLuca, East Ridge High School, Dracula

Lead Actress in a Play
Nominees:
Cayla Clifton, Lyman High School, Diary of Anne Frank
Madelyn Grubbs, Cypress Creek High School, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Amanda Riggio, East Ridge High School, Dracula

Lead Actor in a Musical
Nominees:
Brian Dowling, Cypress Creek High School, Godspell
Bobby Grenon, Lyman High School, Seussical
Benjamin Rush, West Orange High School, Man of La Mancha

Lead Actress in a Musical
Nominees:
Jessica Bodine, Lyman High School, Seussical
Kate Gordon, West Orange High School, Man of La Mancha
Amanda Riggio, East Ridge High School, Little Shop of Horrors

Best Song
Nominees:
"Aldonza", West Orange High School, Man of La Mancha
"All for the Best", Cypress Creek High School, Godspell
"Alone In The Universe", Lyman High School, Seussical

Best Play
Nominees:
Musical Comedy Murders Of 1940, Timber Creek High School
Diary of Anne Frank, Lyman High School
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Cypress Creek High School

Best Musical
Nominees:
Godspell, Cypress Creek High School
Man of La Mancha, West Orange High School
Seussical, Lyman High School

Congratulations to all the nominees! And don't forget to catch the 2005 Central Florida Cappies Awards Gala at Cypress Creek High School on May 20th. Visit www.cappies.com for more information.

[Editor's Note: As a post-gala extravaganza, I've made bold our wins from Lyman High School. Neato.]

"THAT'S OUR HITLER!"

I could not have been more proud of Robert Sean Leonard if he had burst out into "Betrayed." But that's more Hugh Laurie-Style.
I was planning to type something witty about preparing for the AP Statistics exam tomorrow afternoon. Instead, I'm going to go "actually" prepare for the AP Statistics exam. Fun.
Uggh.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT IS UPON US...

...And the fires of Hell are just beginning to consume my weakened mortal frame.
Hazaah!
(Which might be considered a variation upon "Hoorah!" or "Umpahh!")
Nah! I'm honestly looking forward to aggravated teachers glaring at us with aggravated faces and even more thoroughly aggravated lesson plans.
It should be nothing more than a tediously-driven inferno of demon-labor.
[Editor's Note: The sarcasm has simply up and left my body tonight. I couldn't be more of a straight-man if I was a straight-man.]
It's amazing.