Matthias Replaces Judas

kay so, it's Good Friday and i got my mom to let me stay home (:
but really, it should be a day we have off to reflect on our year so far, and our sins, etc etc.
and i just thought i'd post this video to one of my favorite songs, that every time i hear it, it has an overwhelming affect on me. showbread is amazing, and this video to go with the song is also very overwhelming. WARNING, it does have some gruesome scenes, but that's part of what makes it so overwhelming and effective to see what Jesus went through for us, and that no matter our strife, He will always be there to pick us up again.


alright, so today i slept for like the first time in so long. everything's over now; the musical, and the beatles concert. both went exceptionally well. wednesday night's concert of the beatles music was beyond amazing. i have never ever in all my years of being in the wahconah auditorium, seen the auditorium that full. every functioning seat was full, people were sitting along the walls, and there were rows of people standing in the back. it gave me this amazing feeling of, people actually care about what we're doing, and that undergoing this huge battle of putting together the entire beatles' sgt. pepper album with the band was well worth it. we heard from some people that our rendition of "being for the benefit of mr. kite" (one of my favorite beatles' songs ever btw haha) was even better than the beatles' original. having someone say you're better than the beatles is like, such a huge compliment. it just feels great that we were able to grab these people in the audience and bring them into a world where stock markets, and money, and troubles, etc, didn't matter. its great haha (:

as for the musical, that went great too. our opening night show deffinitely left something to be desired though; it was for sure not our best. but friday and saturday nights' performances were amazing; so many people came and it was well-received by the public which always feels coolwhen you've been working so hard on something for so long. i cut my ankle open though, that wasn't too fun ahah. and friendly's, and the cast party--what can i say? it's the apollonian players, we're ridiculously fun. bahaha (: and my costume was pretty interesting, especially my feather mullet. i am nooot going to miss it. but i am going to miss everyone in the cast, and crew, and pit band (even if they do eat ridiculous amounts of food in front of us). and even though i see most of them everyday or so at school, it's not the same. the bond that this cast got over the course of this show is amazing. we all grew through this greuling process. i'm proud of everyone <3.


anyways. i just felt like blogging today ahaa. my 1 year anniversary of blogging is rapidly approaching! it seems like yesterday that taylor told me i should start blogging, and i did. amazing (:

COUNTDOWNS!:
1 week until vacation!
1 week, 5 days until possible silverstein, blessthefall, norma jean, before their eyes concert!
2 weeks, 4 days until my 1 year anniversary of blogging!
2 weeks, 6 days until the williamsburg, VA chorus competition trip!
1 month, 1 week, 1 day until my 15th birthday!
2 months, 1 week, 5 days until the last day of school!