In Which John Counts Down the Days

On Wednesday, I had no class, so I walked through the Botanical Gradens. It was cloudy.

On Thursday, I had Media discussion. There are only 9 people in it out of the 250 in the whole class. Rarely anyone talked, so I spearheaded the discussion.

Afterwards, I auditioned for the upcoming play. It's made for new students, and there is a 99.9% chance I'll get in. There are four short plays, and I had to audition for each. I got along well with the auditionees and the auditioners. It's a lot less formal than at UMD. We were all just standing outside and reading our pieces wherever we happened to be standing.

On Friday, there was a meeting for the theater group. I had a chance of getting a position on the board of executives, but I didn't get enough votes (probably because I'm only here for a semester and it'd be unwise to put me in the committee for a short time). I met two of the people in charge of the brand new improv group on campus. They were impressed with my background (since very few people do improv here) and I'm basically an automatic member/workshop leader. Hopefully the meeting and show times don't conflict with classes too much. We had a picnic, and I got to know the members better. I learned that the musical group (which is different but basically the same as the drama group) is doing an adaptation of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.

That night, I went out with my roommates and their friends and got to know them better. Australian girls talk about the weirdest stuff. I also realized that not only have I been rooming with a different nationality of people, but I think I've been placed into a different clique. Kind of like the girls on Bel Air 4. We're friends, but I don't really go out with them. But now, I have to go out with these kind of people. I'm slowly adjusting.

On Saturday, I spent a long time getting acquainted with the musical. I also saw Ghost Town. Did you know that in Australian movie theaters they have assigned seats?

On Sunday (today), I auditioned. For someone who sings poorly and rarely, I sang very well. Unfortunately, the director has made it quite clear that he thinks I'm perfect for a bit role as the newscaster. So, it's good that I have a high chance of getting into the show, but it would be a lot more epic to play Dr. Horrible (especially since I impressed myself with my audition song).

And now, a note about the bird noises I constantly hear:
- Some sound like velociraptors
- Some sound like Tickle-Me-Elmo
- Some sound like injured children or dying cats
- All of them terrify me