Firstly, of course Chronicles of Narnia wasn't better than Harry Potter. Though I have to say I like Hans Zimmer a lot more than Patrick Doyle, or Charles Doyle, or whoever did the music for the fourth movie.
Lestat was pretty good. Allen Biggs, if I ever meet you, I will not be responsible for my actions. You need to learn that we came to hear Hugh Panaro sing, not you blow our eardrums out on suspended cymbal. It's not your place to challenge Panaro's voice, so back off a little bit. Sure, as suspended cymbal player, you do have to lead the crescendos, but obviously no human voice can get as loud as you, so don't go all out.
On to the actual musical... the good songs were "Make Me As You Are", "The Crimson Kiss", "I Want More", and "Sail Me Away". The others weren't very good. But I don't have a very high opinion of Elton John. He says he wrote Aida. Sorry, Elton, but those rights belong to Giuseppe Verdi.
So Lestat isn't the new Wicked. It's not going to go as far as POTO, or Wicked, or Jesus Christ Superstar. Maybe if they had gotten Andrew Lloyd Webber to do the music, I would've enjoyed it more.
At intermission, I really wanted to go to the first row and talk to Brad Haak. He's the conductor. I also wanted to talk to Hugh Panaro. On the drive home, I had a conversation with him in my head. I want to ask him how it was portraying Erik. What was his favorite kissing scene in POTO? Did he love singing Raoul's part in "Wandering Child"? How was wearing the face applying process? What's his favorite song? How does Andrew Lloyd Webber compare with Elton John?
I couldn't sleep last night, so I dreamed a lot. I dream most when I'm half-asleep. I dreamed that I was directing Lestat, and then when they performed it, I was watching it. And when it was over, I saw Erik, because he was playing Lestat. I was very proud of him, but I couldn't talk to him, so I was sad. James McAvoy was there too, I think he was playing Nicolas. Then I was at this huge house on Balboa Island. Piera was there, only she was Christine. She had lost her memory. I helped her make a turkey sandwich, but there was no whole wheat bread left. It was really random, I know, but that's what happened.
Back to Lestat, I really liked Roderick Hill, who played Nicolas, and Allison Fischer, who was Claudia. She was fabulous! I bet she plays Glinda one day, but I don't know how old she is. She's short, so I'm guessing she's young, but her picture in the cast bio in the program suggests she's older. She's definitely not ten, like her character is. Not that young. I don't think she's got a fansite, so I don't know how old she is.
That's about it, I'm going to leave now. ttyl!
Monday, December 19
Sunday, December 18
Christmas Update
I saw Chronicles of Narnia on Friday. That James McAvoy, he's pretty hot, isn't he? He played Mr. Tumness. It's kinda funny how he and Gerard Butler -- the only two really goodlooking actors I've seen so far -- are both Scottish.
I remembered the dream I had a while ago. I was at this old house with KK and some other people. It was a two story house, with a wrap around porch. It looked like the stereotypical haunted house. It was night, and we all had brooms. We were learning how to fly. KK and I were the only ones that could do it, and she was better than me. Then KK and I flew above the roof of the house and sang 'Defying Gravity' from Wicked. It was so much fun! Except that I couldn't really control my broom. But I got the hang of it eventually.
I went shopping at Nordstrom and I'm so excited because I actually have a lot of pants now. I've got five pairs of jeans! Yay! We're going to go see Lestat, so I have to go. The main character in Lestat played Phantom no Broadway for a few years, isn't that cool? His name is Hugh Panaro. Go look him up. ttyl!
I remembered the dream I had a while ago. I was at this old house with KK and some other people. It was a two story house, with a wrap around porch. It looked like the stereotypical haunted house. It was night, and we all had brooms. We were learning how to fly. KK and I were the only ones that could do it, and she was better than me. Then KK and I flew above the roof of the house and sang 'Defying Gravity' from Wicked. It was so much fun! Except that I couldn't really control my broom. But I got the hang of it eventually.
I went shopping at Nordstrom and I'm so excited because I actually have a lot of pants now. I've got five pairs of jeans! Yay! We're going to go see Lestat, so I have to go. The main character in Lestat played Phantom no Broadway for a few years, isn't that cool? His name is Hugh Panaro. Go look him up. ttyl!
Wednesday, December 7
Lunch at the Paris Opera House
I've got so much to talk about because I've had so many dreams lately but haven't had time to update my blog. Of course, by now I've all but forgotten them all, but I'll do my best. My first dream was crazy, and you probably don't want to hear about it, but I'll talk about it anyway. I was in my room and I was making out with Erik. We were in our underwear for some reason, and Raoul was there, and he was narrating. He was decribing how lacy my underwear was. So it was weird. Then Erik and Raoul left. And then Drew was there. And he wanted to make out with me. And I was like, "No, get away from me!" But he was like, "But isn't the reason why you're in your underwear because you want to make out with me?" Because he didn't know that Erik had just been there. And then I was like, "No, Drew, get out of my room I need to get dressed!" But he wouldn't leave for a long time until he finally did. Then I got dressed and I found out I was allergic to rain. This is because I was reading Wicked at the time. I finished it today. So then my mom, my sister and I went to Grant Avenue to get our hair cut, but the only allergy medicine for rain was for cats, so I didn't know if it would work, so I was nervous to go outside. But then I did and it was okay. And then we had to go to Loma Verde for a school project, I was making a video, but all these kids were there and they were in their pajamas, so I couldn't do it. And then I woke up.
So that was dream #1. Here's #2: I was in San Francisco on a big hill near the top. Like a block or two away from the top before it went down again. It was a street called something like "Chamylile Street" even though that's not a real street name. And there was this van and people jumped out of it and tried to kidnap me. So I ran down the street. Then I was safe. But then it repeated itself and I ran up the street, and then there was this homeless guy and I was afraid of him too, so I started yelling for help. Then Mr. Sinaiko was in a garden in one of the houses on the street, so I ran to him and told him I was scared. Only he was like, 20. Then he let me in his house which was really small but very nicely decorated and he asked me some questions. I told him I was called Robika and an architect and all this other mumbojumbo I made up. Then he was like, "It must be tough for a 15 year old architect to be living by herself" because he finally recognized me from school. But then he turned into Collins from Rent. But only for a second. Then he turned back into 20 year old Sinaiko. Then he said I could stay for a while, but he had to go to this convention, but I could come with him. So I went and Ali was there, but all these little kids were bugging us. I can't really remember this part, except the table we sat at was big and round and had a white lacy tablecloth on it and there was a huge pink Trix cereal rabbit painting on the wall. THen we were back at Mr. Sinaiko's house, except now he was like, 40. Then I asked if he would walk me down the street where I would be safe because I was afraid to go by myself. So he did. But then I realized I had forgotten my shoes at his house, so I went back. So I walked up to the door, and 20 year old Sinaiko came out but he had just taken a shower so all he had on was a white towel and I was kind of creeped out and looked away like a normal person would. I told him I had forgotten my shoes and he made a joke about my forgetting stuff at other people's houses because I had left my purse at someone else's house in my dream. Then I left and woke up.
I can't remember my other dreams, so I'll tell you about my day instead. Since it's Wednesday, we ate lunch in the Lecture Hall, because Improv Club is on Wednesday in the Lecture Hall. But no one felt like doing improv, so Linda, Stina and I went to the Lecture Hall and Stina showed me the new loft things they had put up they were really cool and I felt special because I could stand underneath them without having to bend over like they did. Then Linda and I pretended it was the Paris Opera House and that the left wing was the chapel, and the back stage classroom was the dormitories for the corps de ballet and then we found a trap-door and went in it and found a superterranean lake because it was a table. So we rowed through (around) the superterranean lake and ran through the maze of tunnels and found Erik's lair, which was a broom closet. It was very messy in there and we said that the maid had died. THen we found Box Five which was the sound booth and another closet that had an attic acess in it that I wanted to go up, but I didn't want to get in trouble. Then we found a door and went outside and we didn't know where we were which is a very scaring thing for me because I always know about where north it when I can compare my position with my house, but since I didn't know where I was, I couldn' do that. Then a car drove by on the acess road and we said we almost got run over even though we were 10 feet away from the road. Then we ran around the outside of the Lecture Hall and went in the classroom door and were laughing a lot. Then we went to find Stina, and it was fun because we were trying to hide from her but we couldn't stop laughing. Then Stina and Linda started dancing andf we were all killed because Linda strangled us with her scarf, which was the Punjab Lasso, and Linda died because she danced so much and then we performed the Heimleich Manuever on her head. So that was fun, to pretend to be 7 again and go on adventures like that.
Since I still can't remember my other dreams, I'm going to leave you all in suspense!! Muahahaha! ttyl!
So that was dream #1. Here's #2: I was in San Francisco on a big hill near the top. Like a block or two away from the top before it went down again. It was a street called something like "Chamylile Street" even though that's not a real street name. And there was this van and people jumped out of it and tried to kidnap me. So I ran down the street. Then I was safe. But then it repeated itself and I ran up the street, and then there was this homeless guy and I was afraid of him too, so I started yelling for help. Then Mr. Sinaiko was in a garden in one of the houses on the street, so I ran to him and told him I was scared. Only he was like, 20. Then he let me in his house which was really small but very nicely decorated and he asked me some questions. I told him I was called Robika and an architect and all this other mumbojumbo I made up. Then he was like, "It must be tough for a 15 year old architect to be living by herself" because he finally recognized me from school. But then he turned into Collins from Rent. But only for a second. Then he turned back into 20 year old Sinaiko. Then he said I could stay for a while, but he had to go to this convention, but I could come with him. So I went and Ali was there, but all these little kids were bugging us. I can't really remember this part, except the table we sat at was big and round and had a white lacy tablecloth on it and there was a huge pink Trix cereal rabbit painting on the wall. THen we were back at Mr. Sinaiko's house, except now he was like, 40. Then I asked if he would walk me down the street where I would be safe because I was afraid to go by myself. So he did. But then I realized I had forgotten my shoes at his house, so I went back. So I walked up to the door, and 20 year old Sinaiko came out but he had just taken a shower so all he had on was a white towel and I was kind of creeped out and looked away like a normal person would. I told him I had forgotten my shoes and he made a joke about my forgetting stuff at other people's houses because I had left my purse at someone else's house in my dream. Then I left and woke up.
I can't remember my other dreams, so I'll tell you about my day instead. Since it's Wednesday, we ate lunch in the Lecture Hall, because Improv Club is on Wednesday in the Lecture Hall. But no one felt like doing improv, so Linda, Stina and I went to the Lecture Hall and Stina showed me the new loft things they had put up they were really cool and I felt special because I could stand underneath them without having to bend over like they did. Then Linda and I pretended it was the Paris Opera House and that the left wing was the chapel, and the back stage classroom was the dormitories for the corps de ballet and then we found a trap-door and went in it and found a superterranean lake because it was a table. So we rowed through (around) the superterranean lake and ran through the maze of tunnels and found Erik's lair, which was a broom closet. It was very messy in there and we said that the maid had died. THen we found Box Five which was the sound booth and another closet that had an attic acess in it that I wanted to go up, but I didn't want to get in trouble. Then we found a door and went outside and we didn't know where we were which is a very scaring thing for me because I always know about where north it when I can compare my position with my house, but since I didn't know where I was, I couldn' do that. Then a car drove by on the acess road and we said we almost got run over even though we were 10 feet away from the road. Then we ran around the outside of the Lecture Hall and went in the classroom door and were laughing a lot. Then we went to find Stina, and it was fun because we were trying to hide from her but we couldn't stop laughing. Then Stina and Linda started dancing andf we were all killed because Linda strangled us with her scarf, which was the Punjab Lasso, and Linda died because she danced so much and then we performed the Heimleich Manuever on her head. So that was fun, to pretend to be 7 again and go on adventures like that.
Since I still can't remember my other dreams, I'm going to leave you all in suspense!! Muahahaha! ttyl!
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