I like shenanigans. They're just so much fun. I've kind of been up for group shenanigans, like exploring Blacksburg on foot and finding all the cool places that no one knows about. And climbing things. You can't have good shenanigans unless the following criteria are met:
1 - Something is climbed, be it a wall, building, or tree.
2 - There is some sort of suspense, like "I think we aren't supposed to be here." or "Dude, wouldn't it be kinda dangerous to go that high?"
3 - (Kinda optional) - Abandoned buildings are explored. Especially those that have been gutted of all furnishings and whatnot, and just have the occasional piece of rubbish.
So let's go do shenanigans. Like these guys.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Michele Bachmann can be funny, too.
Politics stink. I'm devoting a lot of time to my political science courses lately. More than my theatre courses, which is a weird change. Usually theatre takes all my time and I have to cram the papers in between rehearsals. Not so now!
In other news, election day is approaching. I recommend voting, if you're old enough. It's kinda fun and makes you feel important for an hour, which is useful if you're not feeling important. Or just want to partake in your rights.
Michele Bachmann stinks too, by the way. But, if she actually spoke like this? I'd vote for her and her sister's Sasquatch neighbor.
In other news, election day is approaching. I recommend voting, if you're old enough. It's kinda fun and makes you feel important for an hour, which is useful if you're not feeling important. Or just want to partake in your rights.
Michele Bachmann stinks too, by the way. But, if she actually spoke like this? I'd vote for her and her sister's Sasquatch neighbor.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Mike Posner at Virginia Tech
Just got back from the concert. Must write a blog about it.
So, it was pouring rain when I got there. Mary and I had to run through it, and by the time we got through the doors we were completely soaked. My buddy Rankin joined us shortly thereafter and we went in.
DJ Rhetorik was on the turntables, and my friends Kelly and Spencer were already at their seats. Rhetorik spun some great warm-up beats, and then Travis Porter Music Group (TPMG) came out and started their set. They rapped over their own music, which was kinda weird, but then again, they freestyled over some of their hits, which was great. TPMG was great. They handed out their new mixtape to the audience during the set.
Then, Mike Posner.
He walks on to incredible lights and his Brain Trust producing music behind him. Keyboard, synth, piano, drums, and turntables. Bass is pumping. I'm jumping, 1st row. The whole place is going crazy.
Mike sang a lot of his hits, and he always kept coming back to my side of the stage, looking at me, and grinning. He's a really engaging performer! He played a cover of Oasis' Wonderwall, Ginuwine's Pony, and Adele's Rolling in the Deep. He also played a teaser of one of his songs off his new mixtape (The Layover, dropping November 20th).
He left stage after his set, and then came back once we started chanting "POSNER!" to play "Cooler Than Me". As soon as that was done, he looked at me, jumped off the stage, and ran a beeline to me to give me a bearhug. He said "Thank you" as the crowd mobbed him and kept grinning at me in that bearhug. IT WAS AWESOME. He literally had jumped off stage and ran to me, because I'd been there in it the whole time. Such a cool guy.
After the show, Mary and I met up with Rankin, Spencer, Kelly, and another friend Dylan and ran to where we could see the tour buses. Henry Strange (a member of the Brain Trust) came out first as we waited (IT WAS COLD). He signed my Mike Posner shirt, which I had bought before the show. We waited around for almost 2 hours, and finally Mike came out. He walked up and said to the little group of people there that he was going to say hello to everyone individually. When he got around to me, he came up and gave me another bearhug and said "HEY MAN!" and we talked for a bit. I reminded him my name was Noah Downs, and he said he kind of remembered me and that he remembered tweeting me a few days before. Then I got a few pictures with him and he signed my shirt and ticket. He told me I had been his anchor during the show and that I was one of the reasons the whole show was so great. It was a great moment for me, personally. Then we got a group picture with him, he listened to my remix of "Cooler Than Me" and loved it, and then said to send him stuff.
Mike Posner made my day. I couldn't be happier right now. Go see him live.
So, it was pouring rain when I got there. Mary and I had to run through it, and by the time we got through the doors we were completely soaked. My buddy Rankin joined us shortly thereafter and we went in.
DJ Rhetorik was on the turntables, and my friends Kelly and Spencer were already at their seats. Rhetorik spun some great warm-up beats, and then Travis Porter Music Group (TPMG) came out and started their set. They rapped over their own music, which was kinda weird, but then again, they freestyled over some of their hits, which was great. TPMG was great. They handed out their new mixtape to the audience during the set.
Then, Mike Posner.
He walks on to incredible lights and his Brain Trust producing music behind him. Keyboard, synth, piano, drums, and turntables. Bass is pumping. I'm jumping, 1st row. The whole place is going crazy.
Mike sang a lot of his hits, and he always kept coming back to my side of the stage, looking at me, and grinning. He's a really engaging performer! He played a cover of Oasis' Wonderwall, Ginuwine's Pony, and Adele's Rolling in the Deep. He also played a teaser of one of his songs off his new mixtape (The Layover, dropping November 20th).
He left stage after his set, and then came back once we started chanting "POSNER!" to play "Cooler Than Me". As soon as that was done, he looked at me, jumped off the stage, and ran a beeline to me to give me a bearhug. He said "Thank you" as the crowd mobbed him and kept grinning at me in that bearhug. IT WAS AWESOME. He literally had jumped off stage and ran to me, because I'd been there in it the whole time. Such a cool guy.
After the show, Mary and I met up with Rankin, Spencer, Kelly, and another friend Dylan and ran to where we could see the tour buses. Henry Strange (a member of the Brain Trust) came out first as we waited (IT WAS COLD). He signed my Mike Posner shirt, which I had bought before the show. We waited around for almost 2 hours, and finally Mike came out. He walked up and said to the little group of people there that he was going to say hello to everyone individually. When he got around to me, he came up and gave me another bearhug and said "HEY MAN!" and we talked for a bit. I reminded him my name was Noah Downs, and he said he kind of remembered me and that he remembered tweeting me a few days before. Then I got a few pictures with him and he signed my shirt and ticket. He told me I had been his anchor during the show and that I was one of the reasons the whole show was so great. It was a great moment for me, personally. Then we got a group picture with him, he listened to my remix of "Cooler Than Me" and loved it, and then said to send him stuff.
Mike Posner made my day. I couldn't be happier right now. Go see him live.
Mike Posner at Virginia Tech
Just got back from the concert. Must write a blog about it.
So, it was pouring rain when I got there. Mary and I had to run through it, and by the time we got through the doors we were completely soaked. My buddy Rankin joined us shortly thereafter and we went in.
DJ Rhetorik was on the turntables, and my friends Kelly and Spencer were already at their seats. Rhetorik spun some great warm-up beats, and then Travis Porter Music Group (TPMG) came out and started their set. They rapped over their own music, which was kinda weird, but then again, they freestyled over some of their hits, which was great. TPMG was great. They handed out their new mixtape to the audience during the set.
Then, Mike Posner.
He walks on to incredible lights and his Brain Trust producing music behind him. Keyboard, synth, piano, drums, and turntables. Bass is pumping. I'm jumping, 1st row. The whole place is going crazy.
Mike sang a lot of his hits, and he always kept coming back to my side of the stage, looking at me, and grinning. He's a really engaging performer! He played a cover of Oasis' Wonderwall, Ginuwine's Pony, and Adele's Rolling in the Deep. He also played a teaser of one of his songs off his new mixtape (The Layover, dropping November 20th).
He left stage after his set, and then came back once we started chanting "POSNER!" to play "Cooler Than Me". As soon as that was done, he looked at me, jumped off the stage, and ran a beeline to me to give me a bearhug. He said "Thank you" as the crowd mobbed him and kept grinning at me in that bearhug. IT WAS AWESOME. He literally had jumped off stage and ran to me, because I'd been there in it the whole time. Such a cool guy.
After the show, Mary and I met up with Rankin, Spencer, Kelly, and another friend Dylan and ran to where we could see the tour buses. Henry Strange (a member of the Brain Trust) came out first as we waited (IT WAS COLD). He signed my Mike Posner shirt, which I had bought before the show. We waited around for almost 2 hours, and finally Mike came out. He walked up and said to the little group of people there that he was going to say hello to everyone individually. When he got around to me, he came up and gave me another bearhug and said "HEY MAN!" and we talked for a bit. I reminded him my name was Noah Downs, and he said he kind of remembered me and that he remembered tweeting me a few days before. Then I got a few pictures with him and he signed my shirt and ticket. He told me I had been his anchor during the show and that I was one of the reasons the whole show was so great. It was a great moment for me, personally. Then we got a group picture with him, he listened to my remix of "Cooler Than Me" and loved it, and then said to send him stuff.
Mike Posner made my day. I couldn't be happier right now. Go see him live.
So, it was pouring rain when I got there. Mary and I had to run through it, and by the time we got through the doors we were completely soaked. My buddy Rankin joined us shortly thereafter and we went in.
DJ Rhetorik was on the turntables, and my friends Kelly and Spencer were already at their seats. Rhetorik spun some great warm-up beats, and then Travis Porter Music Group (TPMG) came out and started their set. They rapped over their own music, which was kinda weird, but then again, they freestyled over some of their hits, which was great. TPMG was great. They handed out their new mixtape to the audience during the set.
Then, Mike Posner.
He walks on to incredible lights and his Brain Trust producing music behind him. Keyboard, synth, piano, drums, and turntables. Bass is pumping. I'm jumping, 1st row. The whole place is going crazy.
Mike sang a lot of his hits, and he always kept coming back to my side of the stage, looking at me, and grinning. He's a really engaging performer! He played a cover of Oasis' Wonderwall, Ginuwine's Pony, and Adele's Rolling in the Deep. He also played a teaser of one of his songs off his new mixtape (The Layover, dropping November 20th).
He left stage after his set, and then came back once we started chanting "POSNER!" to play "Cooler Than Me". As soon as that was done, he looked at me, jumped off the stage, and ran a beeline to me to give me a bearhug. He said "Thank you" as the crowd mobbed him and kept grinning at me in that bearhug. IT WAS AWESOME. He literally had jumped off stage and ran to me, because I'd been there in it the whole time. Such a cool guy.
After the show, Mary and I met up with Rankin, Spencer, Kelly, and another friend Dylan and ran to where we could see the tour buses. Henry Strange (a member of the Brain Trust) came out first as we waited (IT WAS COLD). He signed my Mike Posner shirt, which I had bought before the show. We waited around for almost 2 hours, and finally Mike came out. He walked up and said to the little group of people there that he was going to say hello to everyone individually. When he got around to me, he came up and gave me another bearhug and said "HEY MAN!" and we talked for a bit. I reminded him my name was Noah Downs, and he said he kind of remembered me and that he remembered tweeting me a few days before. Then I got a few pictures with him and he signed my shirt and ticket. He told me I had been his anchor during the show and that I was one of the reasons the whole show was so great. It was a great moment for me, personally. Then we got a group picture with him, he listened to my remix of "Cooler Than Me" and loved it, and then said to send him stuff.
Mike Posner made my day. I couldn't be happier right now. Go see him live.
Puppies The Size of Soda Cans / MIKE POSNER
Hey all!
So, as promised, here is the link to PUPPIES THE SIZE OF SODA CANS. Get a towel - the cuteness will likely turn your brains to mush.
In other news, Almost, Maine is over, and I feel as though I was extremely privileged to be a part of that fantastic cast. The show that the ensemble built was incredible, and the friendships we solidified will stick around forever. Almost, Maine - I miss you.
As for what I'm doing now - Running around from meeting to meeting like a chicken with its head cut off. Wonderful image, eh? I'll get some downtime soon... after Virginia Theatre Auditions are done at the end of this month. Rest will come then.
TODAY, Mike Posner comes to Virginia Tech.
Here is one of his songs.
Music video by: me.
So, as promised, here is the link to PUPPIES THE SIZE OF SODA CANS. Get a towel - the cuteness will likely turn your brains to mush.
In other news, Almost, Maine is over, and I feel as though I was extremely privileged to be a part of that fantastic cast. The show that the ensemble built was incredible, and the friendships we solidified will stick around forever. Almost, Maine - I miss you.
As for what I'm doing now - Running around from meeting to meeting like a chicken with its head cut off. Wonderful image, eh? I'll get some downtime soon... after Virginia Theatre Auditions are done at the end of this month. Rest will come then.
TODAY, Mike Posner comes to Virginia Tech.
Here is one of his songs.
Music video by: me.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Almost, Maine
What a weekend.
Today is the opening of Almost, Maine by John Cariani, and I couldn't be more excited. This show is going to be fantastic. Go see it.
We've worked hard for the past 6 weeks and after a long tech weekend, we're ready for you to come see us play onstage. For FREE. So you don't have much of an excuse to not come.
Monday-Saturday, 7:30 pm, Free, T101 Theatre in Downtown Blacksburg, Virginia. Get there a little early to guarantee seating... especially if you come Saturday. Saturday will be packed.
In other news, VIRGINIA TECH BEAT MIAMI 38-35. What a game. It was down to the wire, with Logan Thomas personally rushing in the final touchdown to put us ahead, and then a stellar show by the defense to stop Miami in the last minute. David Wilson had some phenomenal runs as well. Go watch the highlights - you'll be there a while.
In the meantime, here's a story that I think is beautiful. This 29 year old woman was born deaf, and received cochlear implants - and this video is her hearing her own voice for the first time.
Ain't it cool?
Today is the opening of Almost, Maine by John Cariani, and I couldn't be more excited. This show is going to be fantastic. Go see it.
We've worked hard for the past 6 weeks and after a long tech weekend, we're ready for you to come see us play onstage. For FREE. So you don't have much of an excuse to not come.
Monday-Saturday, 7:30 pm, Free, T101 Theatre in Downtown Blacksburg, Virginia. Get there a little early to guarantee seating... especially if you come Saturday. Saturday will be packed.
In other news, VIRGINIA TECH BEAT MIAMI 38-35. What a game. It was down to the wire, with Logan Thomas personally rushing in the final touchdown to put us ahead, and then a stellar show by the defense to stop Miami in the last minute. David Wilson had some phenomenal runs as well. Go watch the highlights - you'll be there a while.
In the meantime, here's a story that I think is beautiful. This 29 year old woman was born deaf, and received cochlear implants - and this video is her hearing her own voice for the first time.
Ain't it cool?
Monday, October 3, 2011
Sometimes, You Just Don't Know What She's Talking About (MANSLATOR)
Hey there, everyone!
Well, it's a new month. And the LSAT's are over. And VT had a minor setback with Clemson. But that's ok - there's a whole season ahead.
Almost, Maine is progressing beautifully. This show is going to be absolutely STUNNING. The cast has created a community that has its own inner workings, problems, sorrows, joys, and celebrations. I think you, as the audience, will truly connect with the show. You might even be tempted to come back for more!
As I was leaving the VT/Clemson game on Saturday, I was approached by this glum-looking guy who offered me $6 to give him a ride home. As it turned out, he lived close to me, so I accepted. I asked him why he needed a ride back, and the response I got was "My ride broke up with me during the game today."
So basically, this guy lost his girl and then the Hokies lost. He was having a bad day. On the ride home, the whole story poured out - she was upset because apparently he just didn't understand her, and she felt he wasn't responding to her. It was essentially a breakdown of communication in the relationship. However, he said that she wanted to talk the day after, and they might get back together.
I hope they did.
But, if only he had one of these:
Well, it's a new month. And the LSAT's are over. And VT had a minor setback with Clemson. But that's ok - there's a whole season ahead.
Almost, Maine is progressing beautifully. This show is going to be absolutely STUNNING. The cast has created a community that has its own inner workings, problems, sorrows, joys, and celebrations. I think you, as the audience, will truly connect with the show. You might even be tempted to come back for more!
As I was leaving the VT/Clemson game on Saturday, I was approached by this glum-looking guy who offered me $6 to give him a ride home. As it turned out, he lived close to me, so I accepted. I asked him why he needed a ride back, and the response I got was "My ride broke up with me during the game today."
So basically, this guy lost his girl and then the Hokies lost. He was having a bad day. On the ride home, the whole story poured out - she was upset because apparently he just didn't understand her, and she felt he wasn't responding to her. It was essentially a breakdown of communication in the relationship. However, he said that she wanted to talk the day after, and they might get back together.
I hope they did.
But, if only he had one of these:
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