American Idiot Broadway

Over this past weekend, I was fortunate enough to go see a Broadway musical!  My cousin had asked me if I was interested in going to see Green Day's American Idiot on Sunday the 3rd.  Eager to see a musical that might actually be interesting, as opposed to others, I said yes!  When we got to the theatre, I was so excited to hear that Billy Joel Armstrong (the lead singer of Green Day) was acting in this performance.  The performance proved OUTSTANDING!  Well worth my time and I am so happy that I got to see Armstrong's acting along with his written screenplay.  Billy wrote this musical to fit his song's meanings, which showed complex throughout the performance.  Although I was unable to follow most of the underlying meanings, I would like to see it again to understand them all more.

Bed Rising Process?

This is what happens when my college friends decide they have a good idea.  Moreover, when my roommate decides she wants her bed higher, like mine.  Please do not judge them because they are so special that I love them.

CH YOU!

A long time ago, in the land of high school gym...there was a class full of seniors who were doing what we like to call "quick stretching".  In our gym teacher's example of "quick stretching", we motioned through all the stretches we normally should do, but in fast motion!  For one of the stretches where you put your elbow over your head...my teacher was not doing the stretch properly.  When I confronted her, she simply told me to.....CH! not shhhh! not stop talking...not scch...but CH! (verrrry very short)....so now Jo, Len, & I will always CH each other randomly when speaking.  One example of the BEST CH ever, was when Len decided to CH me as we both passed in our cars, as I was driving out of school and he was driving into school. Epic moment of silence, then saw him...then hysterical laughter all the way home.

Assassination

Objection: The objection of Assassination is to “kill” the person you are assigned to.  In order to do so, you must find your assigned “victim” alone and say, “Bang Bang ”.  Thereafter, that victim will be “dead” and reveal their name of who their assigned victim was.  From there on out, they must continue to “kill” every other counselor until the very end, resulting in a winner.

YOU CANNOT:

~Physically take a person into privacy to say, “Bang Bang”

~CHEAT: MAKES THE GAME LESS FUN AND RUINS THE ORDER OF KILLINGS

~Be excused from playing 24/7 round the clock

Example:

         Adam kills his assigned victim, Laura.  Laura must reveal her assigned victim, which was Steve.  Next Adam must go “kill” Steve, etc.

REMINDER: Always bring a partner with you so you are not an easy target.  Pick someone you trust because in this game who knows who has you???

My Brother's Eulogy

Gary was a beloved family member to all, but to me he was my best friend.  We were inseperable, we had so much fun together and we would talk about everything.  We were each other's support system through all of the rough times.  On vacations we would have so much fun especially when we were bugging Jessie.  We would spy on her and thought she didn't know we were there, and then she would wind up scaring us instead.  We would always laugh over stupid stuff and could never stay mad at each other for more than five minutes.  So when this happened i could not understand or believe it.  It wasn't my brother.  I thought learning how to drive was the hardest day of my life, but now i realize that was like pulling a band-aid off because this is far worse.  When you left Gary you took part of me with you and i'll never get that back.  I want you to share all your memories of your family and friends with grandpa and please tell him i can't wait to meet him.  I know you are in good hands and i love you little brother.  I will always miss you.

A Story of the Claudsta ;)

I felt my nerves acting up the minute I stepped out of the car.  Shaking feet, pounding heart, and racing thoughts, I made my way to the church door.  As I entered, I saw the familiar hallways and classrooms, but something was different.  It was the first day of Sunday school and I did not know anyone.  My mom walked me over to the door and said her goodbyes.  I opened the door, unsure of what I would find, and proceeded to find a seat.  I sat next to a girl, who seemed to be shy, and whom I would later find to be my best friend.  She didn’t say much at first, in fact no one did, I guess we were all nervous.  I decided to be brave and introduce myself by asking her what her favorite color was.  Hesitantly she answered, her favorite being purple, which surprisingly is mine.  The second she answered I realized we were going to get along.  Oddly enough, the year went by fast, and we grew closer and closer.  Nine years later, Claudia and I are still friends and are more involved in the Armenian community.

Over the years, Claudia had become a friend that I had learned to trust and confide in.  If I needed someone to talk to without fear of judgment, I would turn to her.  As a good friend, she supported me, even if Claudia did not agree with my decision.  After my brother passed away, she comforted me in ways no one else could.  Somehow Claudia understood my pain and managed to console me.  Although she could not relate to the grief I was going through, Claudia always had a way of making sure I was comfortable.  Never did she press the issue of talking, in fact, there were moments of silence where I felt the closest to her.  As a result of the silence, we bonded and became closer.  I believe Claudia’s support helped me tremendously to be strong enough to make it through a difficult time and grow as a person.

For my brother’s service, I had to once again make my way to the familiar wooden door of the church.  I realized I had the same nervous feeling, similar to the one I had on my first day of Sunday school.  As I listened to my priest speak about signs from above, I finally registered that I had one all along.  Luckily my sign was a best friend that I could use to lean on.  Claudia was always there for me, and as a result I learned to be a stronger friend in return.  Now, I know that I will always be there to support her the way she did for me.  While making all these epiphanies, I looked up to the altar, sitting in the pew, and looked to my side to find my best friend sitting beside me.  Just like the first day of Sunday school, which made me feel one choice, as simple as choosing a seat, can be life changing.