2010

Oh dear. I haven't blogged in a while. Oops. I have good reasons though!
I have been quite busy. Quite.
School-wise, right between the last time I blogged and right now I have been terribly occupied during the day when I wasn't actually in school. I was sleeping.
If you have read the first line of this blog, which you undoubted have you will probably make some kind of tutting/sighing type noise just because I said I had a good reason and while sleep is definitely a necessity for this whole living idea, it probably doesn't sound too good to you.
Well I was in a musical. Yes I tell no lie I was in a singing-dancing musical. It was a school production so it was inevitably a bit crap but whatever. That was basically all we were doing for the past six weeks of school. Between coming back from the Halloween mid-term to right up to Christmas break I have been either rehearsing ALL of the school day or I have actually been performing the like, legit finished production.
I assume you want to hear more about said musical so I will inform you about it. Even if you don't want to hear about it, you will.
My class of 24 were told just before I went on work experience (post uno) that we were going to be doing a musical. This fact was not a shock to us as we had known before we even entered the school year that we were going to be doing a school show of some sort and for almost all of the previous 10 shows they have either been musicals or plays.
The downside to being told this was that we were going to be faced with the awful musical that the teachers had picked. It was none other than The Sound of Music.
For all of you who actually enjoy this musical I can tell you, there was actually a time when I could happily sit down and watch it. Now, not so much. After six weeks of non-stop rehearsals and shows I have definitely become immune to the Julie Andrews charm.
I was cast as the part of Brigitta. For those of you who don't know the von Trapps from the Waltons, the easy way to remember is that if you ever watch the musical you will find me third from the end of the line.
Anyway, I was mentally exhausted everyday from putting up with teachers freaking out about the deadline and learning lines etc etc. Thus falling asleep every night in my living room for a couple hours and then to the internet.
Even though this is also on the internet I was as I have previously said mentally exhausted. I could just about uphold a conversation on Facebook and that consisted of the usual small talk because I really could no longer have been arsed to be interested.
 Anyway, in the end the show was apparently a great success even though it was much shorted than the original production of The Sound of Music because we didn't want people to actually die of boredom during the show. I am happy I took part in it even though I felt like quitting like a million times because of stress etc etc.
After the show was finished with the TYs (a.k.a. My year) basically got from there on off for the Christmas holidays.
On that note of I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and if you don't celebrate it you get an awkward smile and a pat on the back.
I had a mediocre Christmas. I have realised that I don't like Christmas much this year because it is a quite boring day. Oh well. Pretty unreal munch though! :)
Anyways, my post is entitled 2010 so I shall do a recap of my year.

• January:Spent New years Eve 2009 in Jessica's. <3
• New years day munch back home= awesome!
• February: went to Derry, NI for a school trip which was actually unreal fun and very interesting. Started a new era :)
• March:  St. Patricks Day with Clo-Clo was spectacular.
• April: To London with Jessica!
• May: Riverfest was unnatural. End of an era.
• June: Sat the dreaded Junior Cert.
• July: Made some awesome new friends, yes you, Simmy <3
• August: Began a new era towards the end. Looking forward to returning to school.
• September: Back to school and I'm likin' it so far, Junior Cert. results not bad, results night even better!!
• October: Work experience in the Art College <3 <3 <3
• November: Started rehearsals. Trip to the Farm, One World Week in Cork. End of an Era.
• December: Show finished :( Caoímhe and Ornaith's birthday. Has been video recorded dancing. Awh man.

All in all I think 2010 was a great year... But the best are yet to come!!
That's all for now! (Isn't that enough!!)
I wish everyone a Happy New Year.

Peace, Love, Music
Laura
xox