birthday wishes

Every year, people ask me what I want for my birthday. I don't really "need" anything. But I get paid by meridian on the 24th so I thought I would cash my check and probably treat myself to a few of these things: (not everything of course)

I HAVE A WINDOW!!!

Every job I have had to this point at BYU has been in the basement of a building. Not anymore! I am on the fourth floor of the Tanner Building (Marriott School of Business) and I have a great window view of the south valley.

I think i deserve it.

i think private school really means:

ability for parents or even other teachers to take students out of your class at anytime multiple days in a row.

that's what i think private school means.

sweeney auditions

When: Friday, Sept. 19 5-8 PM

Where: BYU HFAC E-251

What: Bring 32 bars highlighting your abilities. An accompanist will be provided.

Callbacks will be held Saturday, Sept. 20 1-3 PM HFAC D-341

Cast members from previous castle Sweeney productions need only come to callbacks
The show will be Directed by Mindy Nelsen and Music Directed by Korianne Johnson.
The roles of Sweeney Todd and Mrs. Lovett will be played by Neal Johnson and Barta Heiner


For more information, Please contact Nick Stone by email or phone:
nickcstone@gmail.com 801-367-6538

www.castletheater.org

i don't know what the actual job title for this is, but i would be content to be this guy:

"oh crap, everything is going wrong. there is no way everything will get done ...... " or something like that.

to where my name is thrown around as the guy to call.




"you should call nick stone. he can work miracles."


love it.

please come to my show.

please.


www.castletheater.org

multi-tasking

i know that we are all busy in our own sense.


but i'm not quite sure that many of those around me actually have a clue of how many different projects, activities, assignments, trips, etc, etc, i actually have going on. i think most would probably want to pass out and quit.

me too! but you know, i think what keeps me going right now is actually being able to see graduation. mmmm....graduation. (then what?! haha -- not thinking about that right now.)

i just turned in two dvds of a video and a cd with some radio ads i edited for the marriott school. i don't think they realized that the time leading up to their completion involved some castle errands, teaching two classes yesterday, going to one of my night classes, reading for humanities, helping julie get ready for her shoot this afternoon, and AND being in class.

let the games begin.

the beginning. of what should be the end! (finally)

well first things first. i bought an iphone. yes. it is done. i tried the verizon version of the iphone, but it's not syncable to my laptop, so i have been frustrated. i plugged in the iphone and BAM all my contacts, email addresses, calendar, and favorite music ready to go! it's pretty much awesome. there i said it. and i will be paying about 40 dollars less a month (yes really 40 dollars less.) so within 5 months the phone will basically have paid for itself. i named her beyonce III.

secondly. my classroom is finally ready. (thanks to emily and wald.) it has a beautiful red wall to accompany the other three gold-ish walls. it's a very warm and inviting room now! and it no longer has nasty purple trimmed doors and windows. it still needs some decorating, but i think i am going to have an activity where i have the students make their own "cover album" on old LP jackets, and then we'll hang those up around the class. i'm looking for some other cool posters and such, and maybe i'll have the awesome new art teacher come start a collage or something. him and i are new best friends. him and his wife own a really AWESOME clothing store in provo. it's called mode. i would love to work there a few hours a week just to get a discount or something. he's an awesome guy and i'm really excited to be working with him. remind me sometime to talk about how everyone thinks i'm too young to teach. more probably because of the way i dress. i bought some new khakis today. and for my birthday i'm hoping to get some new clothes from mode.

thirdly. the beginning of my "real" senior year has begun. and truly it will be my senior year. i have had some really romantic thoughts about being done with school by now, but realistically it was near impossible. (i just wanted to think that in some way it was doable. well that's not the case when you still need 30 credits combined of GE's and other classes even though all my major courses are completed). i have a not necessarily extra hard classes ahead of me, but i do have a full plate this semester. and next semester.

fourthly. i've been trying to figure out where my "next step" will be after this year. i want to head east to be closer to my older siblings. or at least closer than now. i think my first choice would be to get an apprenticeship with this theater. it would be a paid apprenticeship and it would give me a chance to live in the city where i am thinking about grad school. the application isn't due until starting in late may, and they encourage prospects to come and visit sometime the year they apply. so i can go visit jon and his family for a weekend and also visit the theater.

fifthly. i'm really proud of merry wives. i was having a conversation with tracey the other night and i told her that i was really appreciative this year when i would ask her things and she would respond with "what do you think is best, you are in charge." and i sat back for a moment and really thought about that. -- yeah i am in charge. i get to make the decisions i want. (mostly.) and whether the show turns out good or bad has a lot to do with me. usually i'm just there to help out the person who is really in charge, but this year that was me! and i've decided that i'm actually pretty damn good at it. yes, i have a lot to learn, but for me it has been a challenging experience with great rewards. although after this rainstorm from the weekend i'm scared to go see how the set looks.....

sixthly. i have the feeling that i am going to be really tired this year. really really tired. haha. i know i always say that life couldn't possibly get any busier, but i think i have just blown all of my old records out of the water. i am going to be busy, but i am going to try and blog more as well. because even though my site tracker says no one reads my blog (probably because i don't update often enough haha) i am going to blog for my own person journaling. as always. that's what it's always been.

i wish i had some pictures. i will soon.