What I wish someone had told me.

Life Lesson #44: I am not very photogenic.

The Antics are doing a Ladies Night, in which all our female troupe members will perform and all ladies will a dollar off admission. That is all fine and good, but then someone had the bright idea to get nice pictures of us to use for advertising and promotions for the show. I learned in that little photo shoot that I don't know how to genuinely smile for a camera, and that I have a weird face. I wish someone had told me that I don't pose for photos very well before I went through the trauma of every other girl having some nice fun pictures, and I just looked like the messy-haired idiot who was too lazy to wear make-up that day. Here is my proof:

I was also too lazy to stand up apparently...

Or have any kind of good posture. Also, I wasn't showing my teeth...
I suggested we do a fake laugh picture because then I wouldn't have to really smile...
I don't even know what I was doing in this picture...I'm not sure I knew we were taking a picture...

I think smiling or pretending to smile had become too difficult by this point...

And this is what I look like when I laugh. I wish I'd known my face got all lopsided when I laughed, I would stop thinking things were funny just to avoid the embarrassment of this facial expression.

It's not fish, it's SUSHI!

Life Lesson #43: The secret to happiness in life is SUSHI!!!

A couple friends and I went to a sushi restaurant yesterday because they do half price Tuesdays. After a 30-40 minute wait, we began the most amazing dining experience I have ever imagined. six different sushi rolls, each one more amazing than the last. It cost each of us about 12 dollars, and I have never walked away from a meal feeling more satisfied.

They are only doing half price Tuesday till the end of the month. I intend to go every week as long as the deal lasts.

And for any of you people who are remotely interested in what I do up here in Logan, here is The Antics intro video we used for our Halloween show (There were 140 people in the audience for that show) I think the video is funny, and it'll introduce you to a few of my friends and their craziness!

The Antics' Halloween Intro [HQ]

Does anyone own a season of Fresh Prince??

Life Lesson #42: Themed Movie Marathons = Awesome.

It started back in October. Obviously, we were only watching Halloween movies the whole month. This includes children's seasonal movies, horrors, suspense, thrillers, Hitchcocks, MST3k, Vampire flicks, Slasher flicks, or anything involving Stephen King. In connection with this, we started the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Now it is November, and we continue to watch Buffy. I decided that this series falls in a broader category of film: 90's Movies. November is now 90's Movie Month. We can watched such favorites as Ernest Goes to Jail, The Mummy, Galaxy Quest, Independence Day, Wayne's World, and Adam Sandler.

Inspired by my ingenious plan, my friends are now planning the next few months based on the kind of audio-video entertainment we will indulge in. December is obviously for Christmas movies, January will probably be Sci-Fi month. In February I suggest we do half a month of Musicals and half a month of Kung-fu.

To help us prepare for the year ahead of us, what are some genres of film we should watch in the future? And, to help with this month, what is your favorite film from the 90's?

Halloween III

Halloween I: The Antics Halloween show on Friday night. We gave away prizes, dressed up in costumes, and made lots of people laugh.

In this picture there are several favorite characters such as Earl from my name is Earl, Dr. Zoidberg from Futurama, April O'Neill and Casey Jones from TMNT, and Finn from Adventure Time. There is also a Fairy, a Moth, a Dog, a Sith, Lady Gaga, and me: a Devil. For the especially observant, every body's favorite unobtrusive beanpole is in the picture as well. The question is, where IS Waldo?

Halloween II: The party at my place on Saturday night. We had more snacks than anyone should ever eat, a super rad dance party, but we were all exhausted by midnight.

I figured after being a Devil, I should be an Angel to make up for it, so here is my angel costume.

Halloween III: Actual Halloween. We were tired, feeling especially lazy, and it was raining all day. We made pumpkin soup, pasta, and watched "Let the Right One in" a pretty creepy movie. Well, I would have been creeped out if Lee Phillips hadn't been squeamish enough for all of us. All in all, Halloween was a lot of fun.

Now it's time for the season before Christmas music, but after Halloween movies: early November. And what do we do in early November? Listen to the band, The Early November!!