The King of Hotdogs

Wednesday night Lin had a volleyball match in Murray. I finally didn't have school or work and was able to go and watch him play. After the games we were both really hungry. I was, oddly enough, craving a real, good hot dog. Lin suggested we go to Weinerschnitzel but then said it was, "the McDonalds of the hot dog world." I said I would rather something else because I wanted a great hot dog. We remembered passing a place on State Street on the way from Provo to Orem called The Hot Dog King. We got there number and I called to see if they were still open because it was now 8 PM. I ask how late they are open or when they usually close and the guy says that their hours say 7:30 PM, but they usually just stay open until people stop coming. I asked if they would still be open in about 30 min. He said, "yeah we will stay open, even just for you." So we went and got hot dogs and they stayed open for us. It was a great dinner. I thought it was really funny that they just stayed open for us.

The Figure

Shadow
. . . Shadow
. . . . . . Shadow

I feel the need to protect and be brave
. . but am terrified inside.

Sinking


Sinking


Sinking feeling.

Blank mind but yet, racking my brain to find a way out.

. . . .it's so
shadowy
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shadowy
. . . . . . . . . . . shadowy

The trampoline giving way,
not solid beneath me.

i scream.
Scream!
SCREAM!!

Birthday Wishes from my team :)

Well today my folk dance team sang Happy Birthday to me. Yeah for that. Then our TA Mike comes over to me and tells all the boys to get over here while that is going on he picks me up and then proceeds to tell them about a tradition in Poland when they celebrate. (Right then I knew what was going to happen and wasn't sure how I felt about it). We are doing a Polish dance for the Christmas performance so I guess he felt it was a good experience for us.
Anyway they then all gathered around and counted to three then threw me up in the air. It was hilarious and terrifying at the same time. I wasn't scared of them dropping me I was more scared I was going to hit the lights or the speakers in the ceiling. That is how high I was going and each time I went higher and higher. They threw me three times before setting me back down. Anyway it was really funny and a great memory of my team.

Major decisions

Well I think I have found my major. . . .. .. . drum roll. . . . .. Public health with emphasis in Health Promotion. It is only 55 credits so that is good and many of the classes look interesting and I think it will work with my desires to teach dance. I start classes this Winter so we will see how I like it.

:(

Well I didn't make the dance major, worse than that I got cut after the first round. It is so hard do know why you got cut when it isn't always judged on your technically abilities. I feel like maybe the Lord is wanting me to go in another direction, but I don't know what that is. I am pretty frustrated that I didn't even get invited to show my solo. Only about six people didn't make call backs. Everyone else either got called back to perform their solos or they got accepted straight out. I am just annoyed that they really couldn't let the six of us who got cut do our solos would 10 more min have been that big of a deal. Anyway I am now spending my night trying to figure out where I go from here. I am going to minor in Folk Dance because I still really want to teach it, but unfortunately I need a major in order to graduate.
Any suggestions?

Halloween Utah Symphony

Lin and I went to a special Halloween Utah Symphony performance. It was so much fun. They played some "Scary" music like In The Hall of the Mountain King. It was a costume concert so we dressed up. We are supposed to be the two old men on the muppets, but really we just look like old men. It was really fun and pretty funny to see ourselves bald.

SPAC

HURRAY!!!! I got invited to audtion for SPAC. The Folk Dance SPring Performing Arts Company. They are the back up team. Auditions are on the 4th of November. If I make it I will have a class this coming winter semester and we will have our own show. Then after the semester is over we will tour around to the elementary schools in Utah County and do shows for them for a few weeks. It would be so much fun. I really hope I make it. Plus one of my closest friends from Folk Dance also got invited so hopefully we both make it.

Well I was going to post a video of my solo, but I can't get it to work. It takes too long and blogger times out.

Dancing. . .

So I audition for the dance major on the 30th of October. I am soooooo nervous. If I don't make it I am not sure what I will do. I want to teach dance, mostly clogging and possibly some Folk dance stuff as well and to teach in a studio I don't technically need a degree. I want to get one though just to have one, because I think they can be very beneficial. The problem comes in if I don't get in the dance major. I thought about transferring to UVU but if I want to teach Folk or clogging they don't have any classes that will help me. I have been exploring other majors at BYU but I feel I already have my generals done and a lot of dance classes just to help me feel ready for the audition so I will be heading on another two to three years if I change to another major. Plus none of them even remotely interest me. I will probably end up in Family sciences or something just to get a major. :( So wish me luck...... I may need it.

Modern Dance

So I got my scores back from my Modern dance class. I was kinda bummed because I only got a 77% on my technique test. Today I found out that most people felt like they did well and then got a really low score so I don't feel as bad. I think my teacher just has very high expectations of what a A or B student is. So I thought I might be really struggling to pull an okay grade in the class. I also have a composition class right after that one (they are taken together) that I had a solo test in. Basically we had to choreograph a 2-3 min solo using movement that we naturally like to move in and then movement that is not in our comfort zone.
I was really worried about mine, but after she gave me a lot of good comments; more than she gave to everyone else. When I got my score today I got a 25/25. She really liked it. I don't know how I got a perfect score on it but I was amazed, especially because some of the other people I would have expected to get really high scores didn't. I don't know what she saw in mine, but it was a real confidence booster that maybe I can do this.