long term goal: 108 years old, isolated from society, referred to by the children of nearby village folk only as “the crone,” holding a sword at all times
July, 2015
“Wow, I can’t believe I actually have money for once!! I’m going to set this aside in case I need emergency car repairs, this is to save up for a tablet, this will be for school supplies…”
August, 2015
> Parking permit
> Textbooks
> Interest rates for new loans
> Remaining tuition costs that loans won’t cover
“Wow, I can’t believe I thought I had money!!”
So i almost got into an accident with some deer tonight. A whole family ran in front of my car.
The worst part?
I saw the first deer staring at me from the side of the road and out loud I said,
“Doe, don’t do it.”
i have so many giant tshirt dresses that are supposed to look cute when i dont feel like putting on a real outfit but i actually just look like im wearing a huge potato sack when i wear them
I bought a dress like that from Forever21 and now I’m not sure how I feel about it because it’s an XS but idk if it’s supposed to look so gigantic on me or not
Try wearing it with a belt or sash to accentuate your waist! It dresses it up and is also more flattering. Plus you can make the belt as tight or loose as you want.
Youre telling me I threw away 10 dollar markers FOR NOTHING
Warning: this will dilute the ink and color quality. If your marker is dried out and it is a deep, rich color, buy refill ink! It’s around $10 and you can refill a single marker about 20 times. If it’s just the nib, buy replacement nibs!! DON’T EVER THROW OUT A COPIC THEY ARE MADE TO LAST!
During a high school production of Beauty and the Beast, where I was
assistant costumer and assistant prop master, our director decided that
we needed to spice up Gaston’s introduction. You know: in the movie,
when Lefou runs in trying to catch the duck/goose that Gaston has just
shot out of the sky?
Originally, the actors were going to stroll
on stage with our Lefou hauling in the really neat (and real!)
taxidermied deer head that we had found in a local thrift store. Now,
two days before opening night, our director wants Lefou to run in from
off stage and catch a stuffed duck that Gaston has just shot. This, of
course, requires two things to work properly as a scene: a gunshot
noise, and a stuffed duck.
The gunshot noise, we had covered.
Blue-collar, redneck school? Guns a plenty to record. The stuffed duck?
Harder than you might have thought to obtain.
Three hunting
stores, two taxidermists, and one Pet Supply Store ™, I’d finally found a
semi-realistic pheasant squeaky toy. What follows is an account of the
ways this dog toy managed to be the nightmare prop of the six show run.
Opening
Night: The stagehand, who was supposed to drop the bird from the
ceiling catwalk, missed his cue and didn’t drop the it. Lefou’s actor
rolls with it and does an excellent job of looking around foolishly
before getting cuffed upside the head by Gaston. The stagehand then
drops the bird squarely on Gaston’s head. Cue laughter.
Saturday
Matinee: Different stagehand throws the bird instead of dropping it and
beans Lefou directly in the face with the prop. Lefou falls over. Cue
laughter.
Saturday Night: Bird is missing during curtain call.
Director hauls the deer head down from it’s place on the tavern wall and
tells Gaston and Lefou to revert to the old blocking i.e. no gunshot,
no bird, just walk in with trophy. During Gaston and Lefou’s
conversation, gun shot sound goes off and a stagehand throws the bird
onto the stage…from the wrong side of the stage. Lefou and Gaston stare
at it in awkward silence for a solid thirty seconds before Lefou makes
off-script, subtle joke about Gaston’s gun going off late instead of
early. Cue adults in the audience laughing.
Sunday Matinee:
Director begs the stagehands to get the cue right at least once. Gunshot
and bird prop go off without a hitch. Lefou accidentally catches the
prop when it falls from the catwalk. He’s so startled that he caught it
that Gaston runs right in to him. They drop both the gun and the bird
props, and grab the wrong prop in their scramble. Gaston spends the rest
of the scene gesturing dramatically with a stuffed pheasant, instead of
a gun.
Sunday Night:
Director is fed up with bird prop, decides that Lefou should just carry
bird prop in after gunshot happens off stage. Lefou accidentally
squeezes the prop during the intro conversation, startling both actors
into silence with the squeaky toy noise - apparently, neither of them
realized it was a dog toy.
Monday Elementary School Show: Lefou walks on stage with the
bird. Accidentally drops the prop during conversation with Gaston.
Gaston doesn’t notice the dropped prop and steps on it. Cue depressingly
sad squeaky toy noise. Cue ten years olds laughing.
