Open-ish Auditions

Who's into voiceovers?
Like working for a good cause?

So, for a final project (meaning, due in 2 weeks) I'd like to make a digital audio recording/podcast of the entire play of Romeo and Juliet. It will be used for high school audiences and not require British/Shakespeare accents. If you are interested, and are happy to work for pizza and booze (well, if you're old enough)...please let me know. I'll be recording in the Atlanta/Decatur area. I'll get some semblance of a schedule together for anyone who's interested.

Oh, if you know of someone I didn't tag and you think would be great, let me know too! agauthier@agnesscott.edu

Oh, if you know anything about recording and would like to share advice, that's always welcome, too.

Thanks in advance! :)

Adrienne (Miss G.)

Note to self: don't change for anyone

“Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’ ”

Katy likes this quote I think, it's Kurt Vonnegut...I like it too. I just came across it and I like the "hello babies" part because I don't feel patronizing when I call my high schoolers babies. I don't mean immature, I mean, babies, like I think my giant stinky dog is a big baby. I mean, seriously, I adore her...so, yeah. Whatever. My head hurts today...pretty much has all day...and it's kind of spinning from hearing a friend relay some of her life experiences. Lemme tell ya, Arleen is something else. I knew she was "balls of steel" senior...but oh, my god, she's been through hell. Oh, and when google makes suggestions when you type in "Kurt", Cobain comes up before Vonnegut. That's kinda sad.

On an unrelated note, I finally bought Ryan Adams' Rock and Roll cd-- mainly because Em keeps forgetting to set it on fire for me. haha. SO, I think my favorite song is "Wish you were Here" because of the openning--

Cotton candy and a rotten mouth
You know you're so fucked up
You know I couldn't help but have it for you
It's all a bunch of shit
And there's nothing to do around here
It's totally fucked up
I'm totally fucked up
Wish you were here...

I love that..."cotton candy and a rotten mouth" I LOVE cotton candy. In Arleen's words, "Girl, you cuss like a sailor, worse than me! What is the good God in Texas gonna think?" Dunno where I'm going with this...but I like it. The other Ryan Adams song I like is "So Alive"---Always on your side--I'm on your side--And so alive it isn't real...again, not sure where I'm going with this...but it feels self-affirmative.

Had a nice chat with John last night...he is one of few people who can bring out a genuine (not Scarlet Ohara, not Redneck Randy, etc.) Southern accent in me. Funny. I do wish he was here...hmmm. Maybe the circle is complete...(taps fingertips menacingly!)

Okay, I'm loopy, still feeling this headache, and have much too much to do tomorrow. Peace!

Writing Down the Bones

Natalie Goldburg's book on Freeing the Writer Within...

Comments on it

Where you can get a copy of your own!

A "real" review

Cool quotes and a picture

Writing ideas inspired by the book

Certification

SO, in Georgia, there is this teacher certification test called the GACE. Everywhere else, it's the PRAXIS. The Georgia one is supposedly easier so that more people pass it, so I hear. It was kinda long and boring and I didn't even know what some of the words meant on it...and they don't give you your scores unless you failed it. Put it this way....I GOT NO SCORES!

I PASSED! I can be a teacher in Georgia. This deserves a YEEEEEEEEE-HAW!


Oh, in other news, Grandpa Bill is in the hospital after a head-on collision (not his fault, the license-less 16-year-old's) with a shattered knee, bumps and bruises to the head, and torn rotator cuff. Please pray for the sweet old guy. He's such a charmer-- his oxygen is monitered through his trachea and they keep fussing at him because he's talking too much and taking the oxygen tubes off in order to cover his trach. He's got a good will there!

'Cause love doesn't hurt so I know I'm not falling in love
I'm just falling to pieces

And if this is giving up then I'm giving up-- Anna Nalick

Once upon a time I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do -- Bonnie Tyler

These are words I'm thinking about. I'm lame. :-P
Happy Thanksgiving all...

Dear Al Gore

Dear Al Gore,
I'm a liberal environmentalist but I don't believe in global warming the way you think we all should. Duh, if the polar icecaps were melting, we'd have water in the Chattahoochee River in Georgia. I think Sam drew a better reason for water issues: http://www.explodingdog.com/title/ineedtomove.html
Love,
Adrienne

PS-- You should get a fuel-efficient car and stop taking tons of limos everywhere.

Pictures for fall...

Agnes Scott had a big turn out for the Atlanta AIDS walk in November. GO, SCOTTIES!
Laurel was my team captain. She's also a lovely Luchsinger Soprano!
My dog (Bella) is the cutest on the planet.
Allison and I were good team-workers at the Amnesty International cookie baking party for Guantanamo Bay. 86 to "86" People!

Nephew Baby is adorable. He is the rosiest-cheeked little muffin. He's almost as cute as Bella. Well, I think he might know a few more tricks.