Post Number 40

i've just been looking through my old blog.. and i found this post which i thought was quite funny. this is from grade 10. i was so young and innocent then. hehe


"The Wrong Schroeder

I am at an interesting stage in life. I'm not quite sure I want to be where I am right now.
Firstly, my love life. This might be kind of confusing. My school put on the musical Charlie Brown, and there were two casts because the musical only needs 6 actors and they wanted to cast a lot more. So there are two actors for each part. I have a crush on one of the actors. One who plays Schroeder. Now, the big problem is, is that the other actor that plays Schroeder has a crush on me. The first Schroeder(the one I have a crush on), seems to like me, but it's hard to tell because I don't really know him that well... He has been talking to me more lately, and my friend says that he watches me when I play the cello. This is good, except every time I am in his presence, I say or do something really stupid, so he probably has the wrong idea of me. Now the other Schroeder(the one I don't like), is very obviously crazy for me and its starting to get really frustrating. I don't know how to put him off me without being mean. Honestly, after spending time with him, my mood is always really grumpy and I feel like I want to strangle him. What do I do? How can you tell when a guy likes you, and is it okay to for a girl to ask a guy out? (I probably never would. Been there, done that, totally embarresing)
The other thing, is that people are starting to expect a whole lot more out of me. I am starting to feel the stress and pressure of being a reliable, responsible young adult and I like the feeling sometimes but hate it most of the time. This coincides with the fact that the drama director has asked me if I would like to write the sound track, or help write it, for next years play. An adapted play version of Les Mis. My instinct is to cry NOOOOO! but my smart side says, hey, GREAT opportunity. You'll regret saying no. So I am going to say yes, but AHHHHHH!! How can I write a sound track when I have barely written any music before?? Crazily enough, I expect that I am the most reasonable student to ask in our school because I know all about the Romantic period of music and am quite musical enough. I expect my mom will help me a lot. My idea is to take the Romantic style of music, and jazz it up with guitars, cello, piano, flute, drums and whatever other instruments the director wants.
I also need to really get into a routine for running, as I am planning on running the 10k in July.

Maddy - An adapted song written for Liz who came up with the idea, and it fits me perfectly.
Sung by The Wrong Schroeder to music played on the cello by Maddy

D'ya know something, Maddy?
I think the way you play the cello is nice.
D'ya know something else?
It's always been my dream that I'd marry a girl who plays the cello.

At parties she'd play something nice like "April Showers."
I'm sure you could play something nice like "April Showers,"
Or even "Frere Jacques."
Beethoven's nice too.

Just imagine
What would you think if someday you and I should get married?
Wouldn't you like that if someday we two should get married? (maddy shakes head while still playin on the cello)

My Aunt Marion was right, never try to discuss marriage with a musician.


..... so that's my life...."