The Green Screen

For The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (the musical I'm working on right now), there is a scene where Susan and Lucy are "flying" on Aslan through the forest. Part of the concept is to have a video above the actors' heads of the flying.

So off we went to the studio up the street. Oh the joys of working on the campus of a University as HUGE as Syracuse University.

It was interesting to be backstage, or behind the scenes during filming. Although what we do is closely related, it is just a world of difference. It took a long time because of the differences in the way all of us work.

The actors got pretty tired of doing it over and over and over again. You'd think they'd be used to that, but not really. It took us 2.5 hours to get a good cut of a 2 minute shot. We were all happy to get back to our rehearsal hall.

In case you're wondering, YES, I still want to work on a film or tv show for my bucket list.

My Bucket List

My day wasn't very productive, but I did get a good start on this, which I think is pretty important as I start nearing 30 (yeesh!).

My Bucket List

· Go Sky Diving

· Run a Marathon

· Help build a house

· Get married

· Raise a child

· Go to all 50 States

· Do something crazy for love

· Be in a play

· Live in a small town (pop < 5,000)

· Own a house or cabin

· Be debt free

· Read all the books on a list given to me by my AP English teacher

· Work on a tv show or film

· Spend a month outside the US

· Spend the 4^th of July in Washington DC

· Talk to someone famous about The Church

· Host a dinner party

· Spend St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland

· Win a huge stuffed animal at a carnival game

· Have a Perfect Day

· Go to a Taylor Swift concert with someone as into it as me

· Teach someone how to do something that changes their life

· Fly First Class

· Order a fancy meal through Room Service without worrying about the cost

· Coach a team

· Serve Thanksgiving Dinner to the homeless

· Take kickboxing classes

· Eat the best chocolate in the world

· Be an extra on a tv show or film

· Win money in a contest

· Build a tree house

Social Networking

Facebook, Twitter, and a blog. I have all of these, and I love it. I move a lot and have friends all over the world, yet I am able to keep in contact with them and know what they are up to so easily. It is a blessing for sure, and I am very grateful.

Most of the time I love hearing about the crazy things my friends' kids say. I love looking at the beautiful wedding pictures, and seeing all of the responses that come up when a mom sends out a plea for advice. I know a lot about teething, play dates, book clubs, the school system, primary programs, crafts, recipes, bigger cars, and bigger houses.

But sometimes I feel that my face is being rubbed in this news so much that my nose is beginning to feel raw. Sometimes another wedding announcement is just more than I can handle.

Today was almost one of those days, until I saw this.

Today, we single folk got to take over facebook for a little while.