Tennessee and the Number 50

This my 50th blog post. Oh thank you, thank you. No need to applaud.
I have enjoyed writing every blog post I have and thank you for reading them.
My whereabouts are currently in the beautiful state of Tennessee. For those of you who live here, I am envious. Do not listen to our commercials when they say theres more than corn in Indiana; they're lying to you. The trip down was not that bad. I slept in the back of my moms new Jeep. Only let me tell you, it is cramped in the back-back. First of all I was getting a tad light headed being taller than the rest of the car because the seats go us as you go back. Then the floor was the same level as my seat. Can you say that's awkward?
Why didn't I switch with my brother Matt? I am not sure. I think I wanted to have my own air control, which you can not get in middle seats.
About 7 hours into the drive, we stopped at a hotel for a short cat nap. Then headed out to our final destination. Our first stop was the worlds largest knife store. My father had bought a few throwing stars and such. I bought candy and tutti-fruity jelly bean flavored syrup.
Then we headed to the place I was meant to be. The Titanic Museum. It was absolutely amazing. We were not aloud to take pictures but I didn't worry about that once I was inside. I thought it was going to be cheesy but it wasn't at all. The workers were trained and acted like they were from that time period. Only the coolest part was that once you entered you were given a boarding pass with a person who was really on the ships name and story. Then at the end you could find out if your person lived. I was Gladys Cherry. The workers had told me she was the ships drunk.
The museum had amazing real artifacts. Plus I thought I had already known everything about the Titanic but I learned so much. They had recreated a lot of rooms in the actual size. Like the hallways for third and first class passengers. Then they made the best thing in the world.... they recreated the actual grand staircase from the original blue print. It was how the real thing would be. I walked in and cried. It was amazing.
I felt like I was really there in 1912 being a passenger. I was overwhelmed with an extreme happiness and it was beautiful, so I cried.
At the end I found out that Gladys the drunk had lived and gotten on lifeboat 8. The museum was an experience I will never forget. I am defiantly going back there or going to work there when I'm older. When we were leaving I brought a book with a ton of facts about Titanic and a book of all the passengers. The cool part was that the author was there and he signed it for me.
Now I am chilling the cabin, which I will post pictures of when I get home. It is wonderful. The view is great because were kind of up in the mountain and we have a hot tub on the deck. I am in heaven. I love Tennessee.
Love,
Madi

Theater People

So much has happened over the last few weeks, which is why I have not been able to blog. It was alot of theater and a goodbye to cheerleading. Oh, and did I mention that I now am 15 years of age?

First thing I want to talk about is theater people. Theater people are the greatest people in the world, in my opinion. If you feel down I say go talk to someone in theater, because we can be quiet funny. Like, everyone says oh the jocks or class-clowns are funny. No. They are inappropriate funny or they have to make fun of someone else for you to laugh. We are just straight up comedy.

I have spend the pass three weeks with only theater people. I had hell week, which is where we stay after school two nights during the week till 10:30 and go through the show twice and have a big dinner together. It was actually really fun. On Wednesday, we, the costume girls, snuck out for ice cream at cold stone. It was great to just sing with friends in the car and creep on Blake Zolfo's bill board. The bill board story is a long one that people who are not involved in Crown Point theater or other things in CP would never understand. Then Thursday was my 15th birthday. Thank you, theres no need to applaud, it was two weeks ago. I had gone to school and part of hell night that night, then my parents took me out to eat. They got me tiramisu and pasta; my favorite things are Italian. I then got some Marilyn Monroe movies and makeup as my presents. I later cryed when I found out my grandma got my tickets to see Glee live again.

Friday was opening night and it was amazing. It was alot of fun doing the boys hair and makeup then helping with quick changes and being a part of it. The cast party was fantastic. I hopped into Hayley's car, she was the senior and the lead, to go to her house. We had a great time playing games and dancing till midnight!



This is the human pyramid we made during the party. The cast party was great, and so was the performance on Saturday and the party that night too. I loved getting closer with everyone, which made closing night even harder. The rest of the performances where great and when closing night came it was really sad. First we had cry fest. Cry feast is when all the seniors get to say something to everyone and then you all ball your eyes out. I did. I am going to miss all of the seniors so much. They really were great role models to me and helped me to find myself and help me know what I want to do and be during my high school career. It really means alot that they were the type of people that didn't care that I was a freshman. They still said hi in the hall, or commented on my facebook, and offered me rides when I didn't have one. When I'm a senior I hope that a freshman will think of me the way I though of all of them. I toke pictures with a lot of people and cryed all through the night, they really are my family.

The costume girl senior gave us awards, a picture of all of us, and a little fake pink diamond. I got the award for Most Chipper, which really meant that I made people happy and they like my fashion. I think it was an important award that I made people happy. We had gave the seniors a pillow case with all of our pictures, a little sheep that they could count to fall asleep, and a big diamond (quinky dink much?). I was sick all that night so I went to the cast party for a bit, but then went home because I needed to sleep. I love theater.

This past Wednesday I had my cheer banquet. It was fun to see the girls, because I hadn't talked to mostly all of them in a while with theater. We had received awards. I had got what I believe are the best awards. They might not be about athletics but there about who you are as a person and I'm proud of myself. I got Most Spirit, Best Sportsmanship, and Most Respectful. I really wanted most spirit because I am such a chipper person.

Thursday I had one act auditions. One acts are small plays that are around 10 minutes on average. At Crown Point the senior thespians direct them. I had auditions with Shannon. She is one of my best friends; we met through theater camp in 6th grade and have been super close ever since. So we knew that we would be comfortable together and help each other out. So the whole time she was like that was great, yeah do it like that and at the end I was like they loved you, your totally in. We sounded like models praising each other on not eating the day before a photo shoot, we were so cute.

We went in to audition and our script was barely any words. So we did it the way it would be normally. Then they asked us to do it a different way. They wanted Shannon to be a fortune teller and me to be over dramatic but sweet. So we performed it again and Shannon was really funny. Only as I walked out I felt like I did terrible. I went home to my mom and was just so upset and kept thinking of all the things I should have done.

Yesterday the list went up and I was super nervous. Only as I approached the list I saw my name and I just thought omg I made one!! Then I looked and it was the lead in Paige, a costume girl senior, and Hayley, who I loves, one act! Hayley was there and she goes your my Cinderella!! I was so excited I screamed, and wanted to cry then hugged Hayley. Good news, almost like all of my friends made it!! Such as Shannon, my friend Alexis, and the costume girls: Elizabeth, Maddie, Sarah, Nina, and Anna. I am so excited.

My one act is going to be really funny. I cant tell you anything because I want my momma and daddy to be surprised when they see it and they might read this but maybe I will have someone record it when we perform and put it on here for those who enjoy creeping on my life. After finding out I made it and having a meeting I went on a date with Hayley, Paige, and another girl in my one act named Katie. We went to DQ and got stalked by a creepy man. It was extremely fun and I really enjoyed hanging out with new people. I cant wait to enjoy being back in theater. I will keep you all posted on my daily life activities, and because it is spring break more blog post will be coming to you soon.

Love,

Madi aka Cinderella

P.S. I am so sorry for using the word like alot in this post. I was reading through and I said it when it was not needed only I am to tired to change it. Sorry if it annoys you that  I am not using proper grammar, even though I never do.

Loser Like Me

Hello World,
I am currently sitting downstairs waiting for my mother to help me with my homework. Why do I have to know how to identify noun clauses if I'm going to be singer. Its not like they have grammar tests on songs or else half the lyrics to the stuff they call music they put on now would get an F. Every thing is made on the computer, even the singers voices. All I hear is a synthesizer in everything on the billboard charts except for the country music. The topic of music brings me to the new glee music.
Next week glee is premiering original songs, only of course these can be found on a wonderful thing call youtube. Get it Right is like the song of me right now. It talks about feeling if you will ever be good enough. After I didn't make the musical I felt like I was never going to make it in performing and that all of me dreams were over. Only it talks about how I'm going to keep trying and get it right eventually. Then Loser Like Me is the anthem of my life. I love the message that one day I'm going to be big so any person who's ever said something to me doesn't matter. Middle school wasn't fun for me. I also had kids making fun of the something about me and sometimes it was my songwriting and that I wanted to be a singer. Only when I go to high school things changed and that stopped because people matured... finally. The song says that there going to scream my name and wash my car some day so keep saying what they want to because it doesn't affect me. I think it is the perfect song for anyone who's ever been knocked down. It says that its great to be a loser because other just wanna be one too.
I love Glee for that reason, that it says you should just be yourself. Everyone should just be themselves. It is much better to be an original than a copy. Don't follow the crowd. Stand out, like my bright pink sweater, because you get more complements for being yourself than being others.
I am going to finish my English homework now.
Love Madisen Marie.
Thanks for listening, well reading, through my crazy rants, random moments, and things in my life. Something had asked me how I let out my feelings and who I let them out to. The answer was easy; my blog and whoever reads it, because it means alot to me that they care enough to want to know how I feel in some way.

Oh What a Week... Or Two

Oh blog, there have been many instances over the past to weeks were I have yelled, "I need to blog about it!" Well you wanna know something, I have had no time to just sit down on my laptop and type.
In the last two weeks, one had been the worst week of my life, I got sick, had Justin Bieber and my brothers birthday, my last cheer competition, and discovered a top government secret.
My terrible week was indescribable and if I wrote it out, detail for detail, I would have a novel. So I'm going to give you the highlights. I spend my day off for Presidents Day writing a paper to finish before cheer that I would have for 3 hours. Only cheer was canceled right before I left the house. The next morning I choked on my breakfast and didn't get my coffee. Then I got sick at cheer practice. Forgot to do my spanish homework one night. I had some friends issues. Had kids who always make up of me walk in and see me sitting at the Justin Bieber movie alone with my mom. Which there is nothing wrong with going to the movies with you mother, but its not fun when you were suppose to go with a friend. Good news in I had a wonderful last competition.
I enjoyed hanging with the team on the bus for the last time. It's sad because you will never have that same team again. We all really wanted to win really bad.Guess what... We Did!!!! JV, my team, had an undefeated season. We had received first at every competition. Also Taylor Rusak got first in junior jump off, Sierra and Sam got 1st and 2nd in senior jump off, we had girls do good in the duo routines with Sam and Kara getting first, then our stunt teams got 5th, 4th, and 3rd. It was a good day.
Then I had missed school on JB's birthday because I got sick. I did not feel good all week. I had to go back because it was UBD's which are big tests before report cards. I hope I did good on those.
My brothers birthday was yesterday! I love my brother. He turned 12 and we went out to House of Kobe. When the chef did the catch the shrimp in your mouth thing he threw it at me. Only it did not land where it should have.... it went down my shirt.
During this time we have also had student exchange with Roosevelt High, where some of there students came to our school for a day. It was really fun. They only brought 12 students, so I did not have someone to follow me in my classes, but I got to go to the lunch with them. We danced and talked about many topics. In CP we are obsessed with the treat we call Puppy Chow; it has corn chex, chocolate, peanut butter, and powdered sugar. They thought we were eating real dog food.
Also I have uncovered a top government secret.... Okay not really but I have a strong theory. There happens to be about 4 flashing poles around my neighbor that go at the same time. I see these towers every where. So, I happen to think that these are placed around the world and create a blinking ball out in space. The government is using these to signal the aliens that we're here. Why you ask? Well so we know what they really look like when we make them in movies and television. Keep your eyes open people, you never know.
The musical opens next week and I have my 15th birthday, so I will keep you all posted.
Love the paranoid, stressed, and getting a hair cut soon,
Madi