ODT Picture Day

Two days ago I had to go and take picture for the poster for the spring concert for ODT. This spring ODT will be performing High School Musical K-12. They had to had the k-12 part so that they younger kids could also participate in the show. In concert is always interesting but that's not what I am writing about. When I first started dance I danced with the older girl because I was so good. So this year I am a junior and all of the girls I have always danced with our seniors. Even though I have been dancing for a lot longer than some of them I am always pushed to the back because I am not a senior. It was really upseting because I had put in a lot more time into dance then some of the girls but since they are seniors this year they get to do everything. I knew that this day was coming when there would be a clear dividing line between me and them but I just didn't know how much it would upset me. There is only one other junior who dances with me and she wasn't even there because she also plays golf. It is almost as if I was alone. I did get in the front for some of the pictures and it did upset a few seniors. Should seniority really count that much? I believe ability should come before everything. This year it is going to be a rocky year for me because I am just a lowly junior. If there weren't some many seniors (there are seven of them) then it wouldn't be such a big deal. The dance teachers feel compelled to give all of the seniors a good part in all of the productions even though they may not have that much talent and have only been dancing for a few years. How is that even fair someone that has only danced for three years could get a better part than I could get and I have been dancing since I was two years old. I just have to get through this year with my head held high and learn not to be upset when a senior starts screaming,"I want to do that because I am a senior" Another favorite is "I have been waiting for fifteen years for this" or even better "I don't have to come to class today because I'm a senior but I better still get a solo" Starbucks is amazing!!!

advice for someone new to starbucks

Venti Iced skinny cinnamon dolce latte is what I order at starbucks. Many people don't know this but there is a correct way to order your drink at starbucks. If everyone followed the formula the line at starbucks would move a lot faster. However there are many people you don't follow the rules so I have decided to educate those of you who don't know what you are doing. When you order a latte you must always start out with the size of the drink. A tall is a small. A grande is a medium. A venti is a large. The next information you need to give is whether you would like the drink iced or not. So if you want an iced latte or an iced mocha you need to say iced after your drink size. If you want a hot latte this step isn't neccessary it is just understood. However be mindful that all of their drinks come iced in the summer unless you specify that you want it to be hot. The next think that you need to do is state what kind of milk you would like in your drink. By default 2% milk is used but if you would like skim milk to be used you would say nonfat. They also have the option of using soy milk. After you have specified your milk type you next need to say what type of syrup you would like to be used. They have sugar-free options also. For a shortcut if you want nonfat milk and sugar-free syrup to be used just say skinny and the flavor of syrup you would like. For example I order a skinny cinnamon dolce latte that means that skim milk and sugar-free syrup is used. This is the correct form of how to order a latte. So go out to starbucks today and try to order a latte the correct way and I promise you the people waiting in the line behind you will be very appreciative that you know what you are doing. Starbucks is amazing!!!

RIP starbucks cup :(

Sadly today I had to throw away one of my most loved possessions,my starbucks insultaed clear cup size venti. Me and that cup had been through a lot together. I will never forget the day that I first spotted in the Starbucks in Kroger. It was almost like fate because I knew that it would be perfect for me because I loved iced coffee and of course I am addicted to starbucks. So the next day I went to starbucks and bought the cup and ever since then my life was complete. This whole summer I had used it every day. I would chill a venti cup of coffe and then add four splenda for the perfect start to my day. However yesterday was the start of the downfall when one girl knocked over my cup and the lid cracked but lucklily it would still work and my coffee was saved. However today I was in IB biology and somehow I knocked over the cup and it split in half and coffee went everywhere. Lets just say that the biology room had the wonderful aroma of coffee. It was a sad day today but my life will go on. However have no fear I will still get my coffee I will just have to use a different cup. I love coffee!!!!

Company Auditions Part 2

So here are the results of the ODT company and apprentice company auditions. Twenty girls made company and 16 girls made apprentice company. In case you don't feel like doing the math that is a total of 36 girls that made it and only four didnt make it. I don't know what they were thinking. There is no way that 36 girls are going to be able to fit inot the dressing room. For those of you who have never seen it the dressing room it is about the size of the box. I personally believe that the dance teachers have become to soft. They would have never have put that many girls on the apprentice company three years ago. This year they didn't want to make anyone mad so they put almost everyone in the company or apprentice company. Now to get to the part that you all have been wating for, the drama. When I went to the studio to see the list of who had made it I decided to stay around for a little while so that I could see some of the reactions. In walk these two girls who were on the apprentice company last year. They are good friends who came together to look at the list. I had already looked at the list and saw that one of the girls had been moved up to company(I'll call her happy) while the other girl was still in the apprentice company(I'll call her depressed). Well depressed started jumping up and down and told happy that they had both made the company. For a second I was confused and so I looked at the list and depressed's name wasn't there. Well depressed looked at the list again and said wait a minute my name is under the apprentice company list. All of a sudden depressed's face looked sad and she had to ride home with happy who had made the company. I can't imagine how awkward that car ride was. Overall I wasn't happy with the results of auditions at all but I might as well be because there is nothing that I can do about it. I <3 coffee!!!

ODT company auditions

Yesterday auditions for Owensboro Dance Theatre's company and apprentice company were held. Forty girls auditioned for the company and apprentice company. It was kind of annoying that I had to audition because I know that I am going to make it since I made it last year. However I still had to go to auditions and be stuck in a crowded room full of people. It was so hot that within the first few minutes we were all sweating buckets. The studio was so crowded that I could barely even dance. I do love dancing but not in a crowded room full of people who don't know what they are doing. When I woke up this morning it was so nice that I wasn't worried about whether or not I was going to make company. I felt really sorry for the poor girls who could barely sleep last night because they didn't know if they were going to make. I remember when I barely got any sleep and everything I had done wrong in auditions ran through my head because I was afraid that one mistake would cause me not to make company. The next day waiting at school was the worst because the minutes literally felt like hours. However when I saw my name on the company list it was the greatest feeling in the world and no one could take the smile off my face. I can't wait to walk into the studio today to look at the results and see all of the drama. There will be some girls who will shout for joy and others who will go home and drown their sorrows in a tub of ice cream just because they know that my dance teacher would be so mad if she knew that they had ate the whole tub. Some friendships will probably be broken because one girl made the company and the other girls didn't and the girl who made the company will all of the sudden become the outcast. Some girls will feel like they are the best while others will contemplate whether or not they should continue. It's just another normal day for me no excitement or dissapointments. I am just waiting till in the morning so that I can have my venti iced coffee with four splenda :)