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Grade: 100

Yay for not having to do a full journal the days we stay after. Funny, I was at school for twelve hours and I'm only getting tired now, after I've been home for three. I usually pass out on my couch when I get home on tech days. It's an oddity.

My grade is a 100 today because I'm finally getting the hang of the IPA, I think I chose a good monologue (which I'm already doing analysis of) and because of all the work I did while staying after. I smell like the catwalk. It's pretty gross. But a heartwarming kind of gross.

It's good to be back.

Love Always,
Daniel Baker

Note to self

Movement: 20 minutes
Voice: 20 minutes
Reading Out Loud: The Taming of the Shrew - 20 minutes
Grade: 100

This is a silly play. Shakespeare was such a rascal. Hehe. Rascal. I'm really glad that I've gained a better understanding of his work. I feel enlightened, like I've discovered some big secret that everybody's been keeping from me all of my life.

Today we didn't do much because of the half day. We took headshots, did our yearly goals, etc. etc. I don't remember how my headshot came out. Whatever. I deserve a 100 today because I finished everything I had to do.

I really like post-it notes.

Love Always,
Daniel Baker

Dance the dance of the fallen lovers

Movement: 20 minutes
Voice: 20 minutes
Reading Out Loud: The Taming of the Shrew - 30 minutes
Grade: 100

So, I didn't make it to the library this weekend. But, turns out that I had a copy of Taming of the Shrew lying around. That's pretty sweet. I still really want to read Comedy of Errors though. I don't even know what it's about. I just like things with eye catching titles. And for some reason, that title appeals to me.

Today I deserve a 100 because I crawled around on the floor and got one of my favorite shirts dirty for those drawings on the drop. It's looking so vicious so far. I love it. Sandman is going to be really interesting.

I need to get my portfolio stuff together... Aaaaah.

Love Always,
Daniel Baker

Elephantitis

Grade: 100

I believe today was a good day. I don't remember.

I deserve a 100 because my people and I cleaned up the wing very well and I think I did a good job leading them. There was such a difference between the cluttered mess and the final product that we got. I was actually quite proud of that. The paint cabinet, however, is an entirely separate matter to be dealt with at an entirely separate time.

That's all she wrote. See you next week, folks!

Love Always,
Daniel Baker

Put your hands up

Movement: 20 minutes
Voice: 10 minutes
Reading: Midsummer - 10 minutes
Grade: 100

Goin' to the library this weekend. Yay. Not in the mood to be witty today... I'll keep this short.

Today I deserve a 100 for my table work contributions for Dvorak's drunk driving thing. Put my two cents in a lot, sometimes it helped us with the script. I get to play a Latino, somehow. Interesting... Today's acting widget was pretty easy though. God damned facial tension. I feel it shall forever haunt me. Oh well, at least that's the only place I've got problems.

Short journal entry. Sorry.

Love Always,
Daniel Baker

Gotta have faith

Movement: 10 minutes
Voice: 10 minutes
Reading Out Loud: 10 minutes (Midsummer)
Grade: 100

Rope burn makes typing a very ambitious endeavor. I've got Seasame Street and Barbie band-aids though! That's life, for you. Get burned? Here, have a pretty band-aid. If only Elmo and Barbie's dream van could patch all wounds.

So as I sit here and eat my chicken panini, I must wonder what kind of heavenly occurrence it was to have writing and tech on the same day. My two favorite aspects of theatre (with acting at a close third) mashed into one super happy funtime. According to FireFox's spellcheck feature, funtime is an actual word... Cool!

I feel silly today.

I deserve a 100 because I did one hella awesome analysis of Cinderella with Katelin, Matt and Monica. I also led the youngins in taking down the cyc... Maybe I didn't think things through as clearly as I should've (yay rope burn!) but I think I did a fine job. I must make my parents proud. In fact, I know I do. When I got home, the first thing my father said to me was "what the hell is with the band-aids?" and I smiled and said "I got rope burn working to make you proud, dad!"

Actually, I'm lying that didn't happen.

Love Always,
Daniel Baker

It's hard to remember

Movement: 15 minutes
Voice: 30 minutes (I sure do love singing)
Reading: Midsummer - 10 minutes
Grade: 100

I need a new play. I'm gonna go to the library and look at some other Shakespeare stuff. I dunno why, but I'm really interested in Comedy of Errors right now, so I'm going to check that out. I definitely want to read his more obscure works first... So for now I want to avoid Hamlet, Macbeth and whatnot. I'll definitely read them, but I want to read the less popular ones first.

In other news, I've got a stomach ache.

Today I deserve a 100 because I think my Globe Theatre model was awesome. I also participated in the history discussion a lot. Then again, I always do that. You know, a stranger reading this might think I have self-esteem issues, since I always shut down compliments to myself... But I really don't. I think my self-esteem is rather high. Anyway, my stomach hurts. Did I say that already?

Love Always,
Daniel Baker

Pulling a fast one

Movement: 20 minutes
Voice: 20 minutes
Reading Out Loud: Midsummer Night's Dream - 20 minutes
Grade: 100

Finished up Midsummer the third time through today. I really, really like this play now. At first I didn't, but it's grown on me. And lord, I love Shakespearean text. It's so beautifully written. As a writer I aspire to be able to write in a way that makes people think or that inspires beauty in people... I know I'm not at that point yet and I probably won't be for a long time, but I'm determined to make it there someday.

Anyway, not much else happened today... Ran the mile in gym, got a personal best of eight-thirty-something. Well, I think. As you can see, I'm not really one for remembering times I get on the mile run. But I think that's the best I've ever done.

Alrighty. Today I think I've earned a 100 because I was my usual laid-back self (yeah. ha-freakin'-ha.) and I'm trying my hardest to wrap my head around the phonetic alphabet. I feel like an airhead, but I really don't remember most of what we were taught today. I took notes and everything, but they just... Don't make any sense to me now. I'm gonna do some research before I do my homework tonight though, so all is grand. I also think I did an okay audition for Dvorak's teen safety play. I'm pretty excited to start acting again, so I'm actually kinda excited for it.

Off to do the rest of my homework. Peace and love.

Love Always,
Daniel Baker
(no, I didn't steal this signature from The Perks of Being A Wallflower)

poo

Grade: 100

I deserve a 100 today because today we did writing and I was all "woohoo writing!" like I always am. I gave the others advice on their plays and screenplays and whatnot and took advice for my own... I don't know what I was thinking when I wrote my plot, but whatever. I like the turkey farm. Anyway, that's it. Have fun, don't die.

Love Always,
Daniel Baker

Vaccination

Movement: 10 minutes
Voice: 30 minutes (singing)
Reading Out Loud: Midsummer's Night Dream - 20 minutes
Grade: 100

My computer hath been fixed. Thank you Norton Antivirus. All my stuff is saved.

Anyway, today was a pretty standard day... We did yoga in school with the dance class, which was pretty nice. I like yoga. My balance is still a bit iffy. But it's gotten better. So yay? Then we did really basic Meisner with the dancers... that was okay, I guess.

I deserve a 100 for the day because I was very into the yoga and was a good "team leader." Team leader for acting. Yes. I seem to be a team leader for everything now, don't I? Haha. Whatever, I'm not complaining. I feel weird knowing that the majority of the other theatre kids look at me and see an older, more experienced student... It doesn't feel like that long ago that I was a freshman.

Whatever, I'm rambling. I don't like to ramble. Now I'm gonna go play guitar and be a hippie. Byebye.

Love Always,
Daniel Baker

It's viral

Movement: 20 minutes
Voice: 10 minutes
Reading Out Loud: Midsummer Night's Dream - 20 minutes
Grade: 100

My computer has a god damned virus. Just great. If I have to wipe that computer, I'm going to lose everything I have. My scripts, my portfolio stuff, everything... Fucking virus programmers who have nothing to do with their time but make my life miserable.

Anyway, I'm lucky to even be able to on here right now, so this post has to be short. I give myself a 100 today because it was tech day and I did fine work. I was one of the leaders and I delegated to my three people just fine and made sure they were doing stuff and didn't just give them busy work in order to get them out of my hair. Then again, I also had three people who wanted to work. Anyway, that's all for now. Stupid computer.

Love Always,
Daniel Baker

I'm pleasant

Movement: 15 minutes
Vocal: 15 minutes
Reading Out Loud: Midsummer Night's Dream 20 minutes
Grade: 100

Today was history day... Somewhat exciting. I'm iffy with history. Sometimes I love it, other times it bores the hell out of me. Today was pretty interesting though. The medieval times were terrible... Certainly not as fun as Monty Python and Medieval Times made them look.

We also did table work for Midsummer and I understood most of the language before it was analyzed! Yay. I'm proud of myself when I do stuff. Especially stuff that's actually important/stuff that will actually be relevant to me in ten years. My nose is stuffy.

Anyway, today I believe I've earned a 100 because my history outline was pretty good and I participated quite a lot in the discussion and the table work. I think that's a pretty good asset that I can participate in a discussion even when it doesn't particularly interest me.

On another note, I started writing something interesting recently and I've been working on it for a few weeks... It's about a poet trying to meet a deadline... And well, it's a bit complex. But I don't want to talk about it, I want to keep working on it. So I shall.

Love Always,
Daniel Baker

Articulatory Agility and Other Semi-Interesting Thoughts

Movement: 15 minutes
Vocal Work: 15 minutes
Reading Out Loud: Midsummer's Night Dream - 15 minutes
Grade: 100

Kinky cookie, giggle-gaggle...

I'm really proud of myself. Today we were doing articulation exercises in class and my articulation has gotten so much better since freshman year. I used to have "s" problems like nobody's business, but now it seems like those are gone. I still have a bit of a vowel slurring problem though, which is odd, since I'm the only one in the class who has them. But whatever, one problem is not very much to complain about.

Shakespeare is beautiful. Really. I never realized how insanely well-written Hamlet's "to be or not to be" monologue is. Crazy, man. Crazy. It puts doing Midsummer into both a better and a worse place now. Better because I understand the levels of insight and beauty in his work, worse because I don't wanna bleep it up. Oi.

Anyway, today, I've earned a 100 because I participated in the exercises we did, participated in the discussion about Shakespeare and whatnot. I also helped my partner, who is new to the school, with any questions that she had and to understand the exercises better while we were doing them.

Now to continue working on my vowels... And dance the night away. Good day.

Love Always,
Daniel Baker

Hurrah?

Okay, so... This is an awesome way of doing journal entries, legit. Way to go Aladren. Now, if you're just a random person surfing Blogspot, that statement probably confused you a bit, so allow me to explain to you.

I'm Daniel Baker, sixteen years old and a junior in high school. I'm enrolled in a theatre conservatory at my high school and each week, we're expected to do journals that analyze ourselves and our growth as artists and whatnot. My teacher's name is Maria Aladren and she's come up with the idea this year of doing the journals electronically, to save paper and be eco-friendly. She's a proud tree hugger and I suppose I am too, considering I'm actually doing this blog. It's a pretty neat idea and since I seem to spend a lot of my spare time on the computer, so if it'll probably also help me to remember to do them everyday, unlike the past two years...

I suppose this might get kind of interesting. Or maybe it'll just get boring, mundane and repetitive... Either way, it's a great concept and I'm going to enjoy it.

The real posts won't start 'til Monday though... We only went back to school today and the assignment doesn't start until then.

Tata for now.

Love Always,
Daniel Baker