Confessions of a Bootless Texan

Another week has come and gone... This week I realized that eavesdropping is my favorite hobby of all time. There is no other pastime quite as fulfilling. You never know the shockingly hilarious things people will say when they think no one else is listening. I'm not a fan of so-called "useless" criticism. I feel like there comes a point when criticism crosses the line and is no longer beneficial to the individual. It ends up doing more damage than good. For instance, I was told my music for my senior piece overpowered my dancers this past Wednesday. It's about two weeks from the show...the last thing I can do at this point is change my music. Instead of working on cleaning my dance, I spent hours upon hours searching for alternative music options. In the end, nothing came close to my original music selection, and I wasted hours upon hours of my precious time. I guess I'll just have to agree to disagree with my professors on this one. I only have 5 more pa...

It's OVER! OK, the week may not quite be over, but I consider it over. Yes, I still have one class left tomorrow, but I've mentally checked out for the remainder of the week. Don't hate! With that said, this week was one for the history books (yet again) I had to have my senior choreographic piece finished by Wednesday. While this doesn't sound like much, it really was. I had approximately 2 minutes of choreography to whip out and teach my dancers in one night. Let's just say things didn't go as planned. I didn't choreograph enough which forced me to come up with something on the spot...not good. With that said, however, I did get a compliment in disguise from Stan. His words exactly were, "Your dance is a hidden gem in the rough." Yep, I'm taking that as a compliment. Don't argue otherwise! This week I also was very productive in terms of yearbook stuff. I e-mailed every single adviser and student leader for all of the organizations...

Hectic. That's how my entire week has been. 1.) I finally finished the ACDFA paperwork. On Monday, I have to take it to the Student Affairs office to be processed. (Yep, I only wrote that to remind myself! Please disregard!) I hope the Repertory Dance Company gets a large grant for our trip to Laredo next semester. I could definitely use the financial support, and in a way, I feel like I'm responsible for the amount we qualify for! 2.) I also ordered my Mentor Ring. I've been putting it off for the past three semesters. It's crazy because I set out to spend the least amount, but I ended up spending way more. I had originally planned to go with sterling siver but ended up going with yellow gold. I originally planned to go with the extra-small design but ended up going with the small design. I originally wasn't going to get the diamonds, but you better believe I did! I must admit it didn't help that the girl next to me kept saying, "Go big or go home!...

It has been quite some time since I've updated my blog. Shame on me! I had planned on writing weekly, but my schedule bacame jam-packed. In fact, I really should be filling out paperwork for the SFA Repertory Dance Company ACDFA trip right now, but I'm writing this instead. Last week was surreal. My name was in The Pine Log once again but not as a byline to a story. My name became a story. To be more specific, my name was thrown around numerous times in a Letter To The Editor. This letter was by a hospitality professor at SFA who wasn't too hospitable. Apparently, I had ruffled her feathers quite a bit with my "Meal plan rantings" piece.  I really didn't think there was anything too debatable about my piece. I guess this is why I was so puzzled by the letter. I mean the food in the cafeteria is awful, 99 percent of the student body would agree. The food is expensive, 99 percent of the student body, yet again, would agree. With that said, however, this p...