Operas and Finals and Dresses Oh My!!!

Recently in English, we've been studying this CreeperMcCreeperFace: Yes, Edgar Allen Poe, was a genius, but he also creeps the heck out of me!!!

Anywho, to end our unit we were assigned to do a Poe Parody.

We could write a story, make a movie or write a song.

Geiser said that if we sing we get extra credit.

So what did Jessica, Sammy, Sarah, Suz and I do?

We turned The Masque of the Red Death

into

The Masque of the Red Death: An Opera in Five Parts

If you've never read the story, basically its during the time of the plague and a selfish bratty prince named Prospero gathers all the courtiers and they all hide out in an abbey until the plague is gone. At least that's the plan. During their Masquerade however, a hooded figure enters and once revealed, it kills the Prince and everyone else present. You can run but you can't hide from the plague.

Well we wanted to spice this up so we turned it into an "opera."

We split it into five parts and wrote a song for each part and each person sang (or rapped) a song.

The first song was

Can You Feel the Death Tonight?

(Can You Feel the Love Tonight? Lion King)
And it was all about the pains and evils of the plague.

Then came

Prince Prospero's Rap.

(Thug Story-Taylor Swift)

Talking about the Prince's selfish plan to hide out.

Seven Rooms

(Seven Things by Miley Cyrus)
Prince Prospero's Suite had seven rooms, one of every color.

Then we took Viva La Vida by Coldplay and turned it into a song about the clock.

During the Masquerade, the people would stop their festivities every time the clock chimed a new hour. It had an ominous tone to it that tripped everyone out.

And for the climax, we rewrote What is This Feeling from Wicked.

Instead of Loathing, it was Deathly, talking about when the plague appears in the form of a person and kills everyone.

This was pretty much the most entertaining project I've ever done!!!

In other news:

*Our Evening of Excellence for YW's was last night and it went fabulously! The theme was Daughters of a King so it was all about princesses!!!! LOVED IT!!! Can you tell that I helped plan it? The best part was that my AMAZING yw's president MADE ME A BELLE DRESS!!!!!

OH MY GOODNESS IT IS AMAZING!!!!!!

It looks JUST like Belle's!!

I'm. In. Love.

*This morning in seminary we had our Christmas conference which was AWESOME!! Students spoke and did musical numbers all centering around Christ and Christmas and the spirit was SO strong!!!

*My two hardest finals (trig and anatomy) are OVER!*

*TOMORROW'S THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR 2009!!!!!!*

SING PRAISES!!!!!!

Alyssa Kellogg

Miscellaneous Madness

Yes, yesterday I sounded like a Negative Nelly.

(Scroll down for exhibit A.)

But the truth is,

life is pretty swell right now.

Today was my last full day of school.

My big sister is getting hitched tomorrow to her own personal Prince Charming.


Therefore, we have alot of great family in town AND...
Summer is just around the corner!

Never mind

the fact that I have two finals tomorrow that I am extremely nervous about.

Never mind

the fact that I'm blogging instead of studying.

Never mind

the fact that I'm going to miss my sister VERY VERY much and will probably ball me eyes out all day tomorrow.

Fact:

Kris Allen is the foxiest thing since George Clooney.

Fact:

Adam Lambert scares me.

Fact:

I RatalieNose officially suffer from this condition:

OBD

Obsessive Blogging Disorder

Sad.

But true.

Well not really sad....

I personally love it!!!

Letter:

Dear Two People Who Selected the Last Option On My Poll,

If I don't know you:

I'm sorry that that is your opinion of me....

if there's something I can do to change it, let me know!

If I do know you and you're joking:

Haha you're so funny.

If I know you and you're serious:

SAD DAY!!!!

Love,

RatalieNose

To My Husband

Dear Prince Charming,

I've waited a long time to find to you. You've been on my mind for what seems like forever. I think about you constantly, what kind of man you are, how our life together will be. And you know what? It makes me so happy! Because I just know that you're everything I'll ever want. I can't wait to start our forever together.

So I feel like I need to thank you. Thank you for keeping yourself clean and waiting for me. I've always dreams of being taken to the Temple by a worthy priesthood holder, and now, here you are! Also, thanks for being willing to put up with me for Eternity. I know it won't be easy. I can be a difficult person sometimes but as time goes on, things will get easier, I'm sure of it.

Now there are some things I should warn you about. First of all, I'm a disorganized pack rat. I'll do everything in my power to make our house one of order, but I'm not making any promises. Also, when I get really excited about things, I get a tad obsessive. So don't be worried if I start freaking out about something little, it will pass. Thirdly, you should know that I have quite a temper that is really easy to flare. My death stares have been known to kill. (Pun intended.) I'll do my best to not get mad at you but again, no promises. Well there are many more things I should warn you about, but I think I'll let you discover those one your own.

Charming, I know our marriage won't be perfect. Whose is? We're not always going to agree. We'll probably fight once in awhile, maybe more than that. But we'll work through the hard times, and our relationship will get that much stronger. No matter what happens, I promise that I will always love you. I promise to be a good mother to our children, (I really want a big family!) I promise to cook for you, do your laundry and keep your house as functional as possible. (Notice how the word "Clean" is not mentioned.)

If it's just the two of us, I don't know how long our love will last. But, lucky for us, we have someone else on our side. If we always rely on the Lord, if we do what our leaders ask and if we love the Lord more than ourselves, we should be just fine. He will help our love to grow and flourish and I know that we'll be very happy.

I love you with all my heart,

Natalie Rose

(Your Princess)

RatalieNose from A to Z

A

Amazing!!!!

No I'm not calling myself amazing.

Amazing is the most over used adjective in my vocabulary.

B

Boys

I'm a teenage girl, what do you expect!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

C

CHOCOLATE!

COOKIES!

CHOCOLATE COOKIES!!!!

CAPITAL LETTERS!!!!!!!

D

Death

That's how I've been feeling these last couple days.

Blasted Sinuses!!!

E

EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My english teachers are always getting on me about them.

I don't understand why......

F

I'll give you a hint, it rhymes with shart.

Yeah yeah yeah I'm disgusting.

Sue me.

G

Girl!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes I'm a girl.

And I enjoy it.....

Most of the time.

H

Happy but occasionally hostile.

True story.

I

Immature...

Heck I'm a teenager it's my job!!!

J

Jokes

I don't have any good ones.

K

Kindness?

I have some in my heart.

L

Love Love Love Love Love Love Love

I don't know if you noticed but I LOVE the word LOVE!!!!

I apply it quite Liberally.

But not Lightly.

M

Music!!!!!!!!!

"Sing, Sing a Song

Sing Out Loud

Sing Out Strong"

Don't Mind If I Do!!!!

N

Natalie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes that is my real name.

Who knew?

WhoNose????

O

Open Arms!!!!

I LOVE HUGS!!!!!!!!!!!

P

Princess!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes I am.

Q

Quirky.

That sums me up quite nicely.

R

Rain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's like Magic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

S

Sassy but Sweet....

If you're lucky.

T

Twilight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Need I say more?

U

Understanding....

Yeah, I'll give myself this one.

Being somewhat irrational I can understand other peoples special moments.

V

Villains!!!!

Love them!!!!!!!

W

Westwood Warrior!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My Blood Runs Deep Orange!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

X

Xrays

I've had several of these.

The one I hated the most was the one that told me that I'd rebroken my broken toe and I had to have surgery.

LAME!!!!!

Y

Young.

"Forever Young

I want to be forever young.

Don't you want to live forever

Forever Young"

Z

Zoo

No I don't belong there.

Thank you very much.

NaTaLiE RoSe

Also known as..........

Rat

Filthy, I know.

Noodle

Or Batman

Or Robin Hood

OR...............

MY PERSONAL FAVORITE.................

(drum roll please...........................................)

Belle!!!!!!!!

There are many many more.....but onto more important things.

Like Bravery.

It is a fickle friend, bravery is.

Actually I have no idea what a fickle friend is, I've always just wanted to say that.

Or wait, isn't it like a good and a bad thing?

Cause if that's the meaning, then yes, bravery is quite fickle.

I mean, you're able to do what you know is right.

But you still have to deal with the consequences...

Regardless of being brave or a coward.

But then there's got to be some kind of reward eventually......

In the long journey ahead.

Wow, I feel so philosophical.