It's not just about where your dreams will take you. It's where you take your dreams.
People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.
As we become more urbanized, we've lost this connection with the natural world. The further away we get from the wild, the less we understand it. ~Wade Davis
Sometimes the most powerful ideas come from simply combining two existing ideas nobody else ever thought to unite. ~Daniel Pink
Almost nobody dances sober, unless they happen to be insane. ~ H. P. Lovecraft
ABBA's timeless music continues to inspire me. It's joyous. Standing still when you hear ABBA is impossible. When I started recording my 'Confessions On A Dance Floor' album, Stuart Price and I played their music constantly. 'Hung Up' is my homage to their contribution to music. ~Madonna
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Friday, December 21, 2007
After a weekend of theater!
WINTER BREAK continued...
After a weekend of theater, I found my wake-up call. Luckly, I had to report to the job at 12 noon so it wasn't all that bad.
Monday December 17th was my first day ever 'Substitute teaching'. My duty was to be the timeout/disciplinarian at a local elementary school. It was quite interesting, cute, and fun. The cute part about it is when dealing with the children with the problems that were sent to me was that they first didn't want to admit why they were seeing me. I talked things through with them, and did my best to set the troubled youth back on track - trying to change the youth of today at age 21... oh geez. I just was laughing inside in how simplistic the incidents seemed, it was a big deal in the Elementary School spectrum, and I just knew I couldn't tear a kid apart. As I said, I did the best I could with each case.
Tuesday, I was called in to be a Teacher's Assistant in the Special Ed department of the High School. Working in the High School was a breeze for me and quite akward - working among my former High School teachers, and family friends... for my parents are educators. On the way into school - driving with my mother who worked in the building, I mentioned that they should come up with another name for 'Special Ed'... like for instance Innovative Learning. I just felt it sounded so much better for the good of things. I basically just sat around... I had to attend Mr. O'Kane's English 11 class... in which I was in that same classroom doing the same exact work 4 years ago. The whole class was in a daze, some sleeping... just how I felt as a student of his. Re-visiting his classroom, I had a whole different perspective on his teachings. He's passionate about what he does, and tries his best to motivate the students and I just wanted to slap the students across silly for not appreciating what a great teacher he truly is.
Friday, I was back at the Elementary school being Mr. Disciplinarian, on the day before the Holiday break. I thought it was going to be a quiet day... but some kids were on that naughty list of Santa's.
After a full day at the Elementary school, I went shopping with my mother. I hadn't had a nap and here I'm still going. I have no idea if a career in Education is in my future but I'm fortunate to be substitute teaching and getting a little feel about it while working on my degree in Dance. I won't be able to do theater and dance all my life. I need to find my other outlets of interest and Education could just be it, after all having my mother and father being educators ... it just seems like a good fit for me to fall into. Who knows...
That's all for now.
Ciao.
After a weekend of theater, I found my wake-up call. Luckly, I had to report to the job at 12 noon so it wasn't all that bad.
Monday December 17th was my first day ever 'Substitute teaching'. My duty was to be the timeout/disciplinarian at a local elementary school. It was quite interesting, cute, and fun. The cute part about it is when dealing with the children with the problems that were sent to me was that they first didn't want to admit why they were seeing me. I talked things through with them, and did my best to set the troubled youth back on track - trying to change the youth of today at age 21... oh geez. I just was laughing inside in how simplistic the incidents seemed, it was a big deal in the Elementary School spectrum, and I just knew I couldn't tear a kid apart. As I said, I did the best I could with each case.
Tuesday, I was called in to be a Teacher's Assistant in the Special Ed department of the High School. Working in the High School was a breeze for me and quite akward - working among my former High School teachers, and family friends... for my parents are educators. On the way into school - driving with my mother who worked in the building, I mentioned that they should come up with another name for 'Special Ed'... like for instance Innovative Learning. I just felt it sounded so much better for the good of things. I basically just sat around... I had to attend Mr. O'Kane's English 11 class... in which I was in that same classroom doing the same exact work 4 years ago. The whole class was in a daze, some sleeping... just how I felt as a student of his. Re-visiting his classroom, I had a whole different perspective on his teachings. He's passionate about what he does, and tries his best to motivate the students and I just wanted to slap the students across silly for not appreciating what a great teacher he truly is.
Friday, I was back at the Elementary school being Mr. Disciplinarian, on the day before the Holiday break. I thought it was going to be a quiet day... but some kids were on that naughty list of Santa's.
After a full day at the Elementary school, I went shopping with my mother. I hadn't had a nap and here I'm still going. I have no idea if a career in Education is in my future but I'm fortunate to be substitute teaching and getting a little feel about it while working on my degree in Dance. I won't be able to do theater and dance all my life. I need to find my other outlets of interest and Education could just be it, after all having my mother and father being educators ... it just seems like a good fit for me to fall into. Who knows...
That's all for now.
Ciao.
A Thought of Emotion
The only way I can be happy is to be myself - not gay, straight, or bi.
Just following my heart the best way I can.
Just following my heart the best way I can.
Winter Break thus far...
My winter break from college officially started on Wednesday December 12th. Previous to Winter Break, the weekend of December 7-9th, I performed with the Ithaca Ballet in their 2007 production of 'The Nutcracker'. I reported back to school late Sunday evening (12/9) to finish up the two academic finals I had and to debut a dance composition of mine. On Tuesday December 11th, my dance composition of 'Yellow' to the familiar sounds of Coldplay was premiered. My sister Brittany, and local Pittsburgh friends came out to show support. It was a great dance concert, which was produced by The Conservatory of the Performing Arts - Dance Program of Point Park University, being a student -run performance. My dancers, Chris Wendorff and Alexandra Till did a great job, and I had a ball working with them. After the performance, my friend Aaron, Brittany, and I went to hit up what is called 'Shadyside' of Pittsburgh. Don't get twisted on the title, I love Shadyside, and it isn't really all that shady. It's one of the cosmopolitan spots of Pittsburgh, I believe. We had dinner at Max & Erma's, then hit the bar - 5801 Video Lounge. 5801 was nicely decorated for the holidays which was very nice. I had a good time and it was the first time out with my sister since turning 21 in March. Here's to the Holiday season and Winter Break!
When I got home, I just lounged around as usual. It takes me forever to unpack at home which leaves my bedroom a mess. My mother's friend, Deb was going on a shopping bus trip to New York City, and she got the word to my mother that there was a couple seats left. I booked a seat, and I was off to New York City for a day - that was Saturday December 15th. It was such a last minute plan that I had no idea what I was going to do. I have friends in the city, but it was so last minute to coordinate anything. I did end up finding my good friend Jeri, at her workplace which was Downtown, near the WTC site. It was nice to see her smile again and to catch up the most we could. I went to Macy's in hopes to see one of my dear friends as Santa Claus... but the lines were so long and I was on a timed schedule... so I couldn't see Santa whom we are pretty close. I ended up catching the matinee performance of 'A Chorus Line' on Broadway, the 2006 Revival. It was one of my Christmas presents on the spot for my parents called in as I was on the bus down to the city to order a ticket for me. I was the 6th row back from the stage which I had a great seat, and it is a Christmas present I will cherish for as long as I can... It was a wonderful performance.
On Sunday December 16th, my mother and I headed to Rochester, New York for we have season tickets to Rochester's Broadway Theater League. The National Tour of Irving Berlin's 'White Christmas' was in town. We stopped at the East View Mall before the show and I bought a snazzy sweater from Eddie Bauer for myself. The show 'White Christmas' was a great performance. It was 2 shows in one weekend for me! 'White Christmas' is perhaps one of my favorite holiday films, so it was nice to see it live onstage.
When I got home, I just lounged around as usual. It takes me forever to unpack at home which leaves my bedroom a mess. My mother's friend, Deb was going on a shopping bus trip to New York City, and she got the word to my mother that there was a couple seats left. I booked a seat, and I was off to New York City for a day - that was Saturday December 15th. It was such a last minute plan that I had no idea what I was going to do. I have friends in the city, but it was so last minute to coordinate anything. I did end up finding my good friend Jeri, at her workplace which was Downtown, near the WTC site. It was nice to see her smile again and to catch up the most we could. I went to Macy's in hopes to see one of my dear friends as Santa Claus... but the lines were so long and I was on a timed schedule... so I couldn't see Santa whom we are pretty close. I ended up catching the matinee performance of 'A Chorus Line' on Broadway, the 2006 Revival. It was one of my Christmas presents on the spot for my parents called in as I was on the bus down to the city to order a ticket for me. I was the 6th row back from the stage which I had a great seat, and it is a Christmas present I will cherish for as long as I can... It was a wonderful performance.
On Sunday December 16th, my mother and I headed to Rochester, New York for we have season tickets to Rochester's Broadway Theater League. The National Tour of Irving Berlin's 'White Christmas' was in town. We stopped at the East View Mall before the show and I bought a snazzy sweater from Eddie Bauer for myself. The show 'White Christmas' was a great performance. It was 2 shows in one weekend for me! 'White Christmas' is perhaps one of my favorite holiday films, so it was nice to see it live onstage.
Monday, December 3, 2007
Giving Google a whirl!
As I just switched up my email account to gmail...
Just seeing how this will work - seems to convient too! So perhaps goodbye to My Space?
Who knows...
~Trent
My email is now - trentontl@gmail.com
Just seeing how this will work - seems to convient too! So perhaps goodbye to My Space?
Who knows...
~Trent
My email is now - trentontl@gmail.com
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