Turning 20/worries

I have tried to write a bit about my worries about turning 20. I don't know if this is what you wanted Vanessa but I can always change it if its not.

Turning 20-

I have never really thought about turning 20 before. I’ve put it off as long as possible if I’m honest. I suppose I have only put it off because being 20 means to me that I am no longer the child I once was? Not that I’m considered as one now at 19 even though I like to think that I am. There are so many things I am worried about turning 20 such as time which is a scary thing to think about anyway as it goes so quickly but I also think it’s the step of no longer being able to get away with being a child or a wannabe Disney princess. Even though I will always find a way to being one and I’m not changing that regardless of what age I am be that 20 or 70. I always thought as a younger me (younger me being the age when you think its ‘cool’ to be older) that 1.it will be cool 2.I’ll be older 3.independent and 4.able to do whatever I want which isn’t the case. Yes you have these ‘luxuries’ but it’s not as easy as that. I think aging is one of them things where you no it’s going to happen to you but you live in denial about it, you think it will take a long time coming or in some cases it won’t even happen to you at all like you are the one exception to it like a real life Peter Pan which is never the case unfortunately. As I've grown up I have put off thinking about aging. Being a 20 year old is weird to me somehow like any older age is I just can’t imagine it. This whole aging thing has snuck up on me completely. I see being 20 as you are now an adult. I'm always going to be a child/wannabe Disney princess though and no one can change that I don’t care what age I am. 20 is just a number at the end of the day (how cliché) and just like turning any other age will be fine I’m sure. It’s just weird because the more I think about it the more I have realized 20 is the one age that I have been dreading and I genuinely think this is because of this responsible ‘adult’ name that looms over it. Everyone talks about it like you will be this adult and you must live up to it and that is some scary shoes to fill.

video

Hello all, a video for our show. possibly.

https://youtu.be/KdKVQNrgJZg

The future

Hello all,

please make sure that you are on the Facebook alumni page. i'm putting more opportunities there for your future including more volunteering opportunities for the fringe that you might be interested in.
it's northbrook alumni, and if you're not on it already, just ask to be on a Facebook request and i will add you.

Also, please add any short bits of script that we have used for the show on the google docs document. We need the little paragraphs about grandparents advice for the solo movement pieces. Also, please do go on it and edit/rewrite any of your work to make it stronger. Dan, the script you were mentioning to me on your last rehearsal day is not there and needs to be too.

Thanks
vanessa

Conversations with my Grandad/30 steps to turning 20

Hello everyone so this is some stuff I have done for the Fringe so far this holiday. I have written down some random conversations I have had with my Grandad as I thought this would be easier as I don't think he really likes the idea of being recorded or filmed so I wrote them down instead. I do warn they are random and nothing to do with aging particularly just random things he has said to me. I recorded my nephew also talking about ageing but they wont upload to the blog for some reason so I will email them to Vanessa instead. I also found three pictures on twitter of someone explaining their idea of what they learnt turning 20 in 30 steps which I thought was really interesting. I don’t know how relevant they are or if they have any truth to them or even if anyone can relate? but on twitter people seemed to like it so I might quote it in a tweet on our show twitter page as well as posting it on here for us to see.

Grandad conversations-

Advice-

*In a restaurant*

Dad: We should really leave the waitress a tip shouldn’t we

Grandad: Yea I’ll do it! *We were all shocked as he doesn’t say that often* My tip is always ALWAYS look both ways before you cross the road

This is one of my favourite pieces of advice he has ever given honestly made me chuckle so much

How old are you conversation- This conversation about how old we are happens no joke EVERY time I see my Grandad bless him he’s adorable!

Grandad: How old are you then?

Me: 19

Grandad: 19?? *like shocked*.....How old are you then Willie (This is my little not so little brother by the way)

Willie: 16 *I start singing 16 going on 17 from the sound of music of course*

Grandad: 16 going on 17? god *thinks about it*.......so you are 19 aren’t you Willie??

Me: No I’m 19!! William is 16 going on 17

Next conversation we had-

*Me singing along to Wicked*

Grandad: Has she (meaning me) had singing lessons??

Dad: Yea (I haven’t can I just add it’s just easier to say yes sometimes)

Me: I don’t need singing lessons *joking*

Grandad: Oh right ok.....Shut up *I start singing louder* what is this? I wish she'd shut up...she sounds like a cats being strangled (This isn't about me by the way it’s the person singing on the CD)

Me: Well why don't we turn it up louder then (I was joking) *silence* she’s on Broadway in Newyork Grandad how can you say she isn’t good she’s one of the best on Broadway and one of my favourites

Grandad: On Broadway??? Well you could have fooled me Christ......Charlotte will be 20 this year wont she? (to my mum) god that’s crazy 20...20 years old *thinks about it for a bit*....she’s really blossoming now isn’t she?

Me: Blossuming what do you mean blossoming??

Grandad: Yea well really like coming out of yourself you know it’s really good and you cope well *gestures to his arm meaning I cope well with my Diabetes* *smiles to himself*

Completely different conversation but it made me laugh. This is on Easter day as well may I add.

Grandad: What shall I give all you lot for Easter then?....Right some money how much?....What about 3 pounds yea I’ll give you 3 pounds each

This made me laugh as obviously bless him he thinks that 3 pounds is a big amount of money to give now a day’s whereas it isn’t really. It’s cute though and I am obviously very thankful for it bless him.

I’ll write down more conversations I have with him and I’m going to start asking him more questions as from these conversations I am really interested in what he thinks is good music as he obviously doesn’t like my choice of listening to Kristina Chenoweth from Wicked!.

30 steps of what someone learnt turning 20-

Back to Uni?

Hey guys I was just wondering when do we do go back to Uni? Is It the 13th of April? Let me know ASAP thanks 

Charlotte

I wanted to write something about Charlotte and I thought maybe this could be performed either by standing on stage while Charlotte is miming something or maybe it could be said as a duo-log (if there was another piece of writing about her but maybe from one of her family members?) or even as a voiceover. Please have a read and let me know what you think about it.

Charlotte

This is Charlotte and she is my best friend. We love to laugh about stupid, silly, little things and we always look ridiculous when laughing. We both find it humorous as we think we look like seals when laughing as we flap our arms around and sometimes clap in between while howling in fits of laughter – and that’s when you know we cant stop because we can laugh about something for ages and not get tired of it. Sometimes when we are having a convocation one of us sparks up a time when we did something bizarre and that keep us entertained for the rest of the day, or week, or month or the whole year. Charlotte is one of those people that no matter what you may be feeling she will always make you smile by singing a Disney melody or doing impressions from a movie or even mimicking what you are doing, which never fails to put a smile on my face.

I don’t think I will ever forget the times Charlotte says on a numerous occasions of how she thinks things work and how she explains it in such a fun, imaginative way which makes us all think “why is it not done that way?”. While she does this there is something all of our class have noticed she does, the ‘Charlotte arms’. A movement of the arms: she brings her hand to her shoulder and is one slick quick movement her arm is extended with the palms of her hand facing upwards. She is a fun, bubbly girl with loads of energy and there’s not one thing I would change about her. Of course we talk about girly things as well, but we cant tell you that sssshhhh but we love to reminisce about or game of Snapchat hide and seek, still laugh at “I didn’t even twist my Oreo!” and recreate animal Vines. Personally I believe Charlotte can do the best animal impressions like the monkey, turtle, lizard, the funny white fluffy fox (which to us looks like Yoda) as well as the lama but the best impression she does is the meerkat as it never fails to crack us up! Because we do drama together I think in everything we do is over exaggerated so we sing “I will always love you” but change it to “I will always love food” but with a twist of trying and I mean trying to sing it in a deep mans voice, its pretty funny. She’s a lover of songs from all different genres and years but she has a thing for musicals especially Wicked and together we don’t just sing – we perform all the songs like we are standing up on stage in fount of hundreds of people with all the moves and facial expressions with a huge round of applause at the end.

Charlotte and I call ourselves ‘Homepeas’ – don’t ask why it’s just our thing – but we always say it to greet each other and my day wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t talk from the moment we both woke up to the moment we Snapchat saying “goodnight”. Charlotte and I have a bond that I don’t think anyone will fully understand, we talk, sing, giggle, eat, walk funny together and we don’t care if anyone looks at us weirdly now when we sing at inappropriate times or dance oddly around UNI. I think it’s a good thing to feel that with someone who shares the same feeling because you can be crazily mad with that person to become a pair of extraordinary, curious, fantastic, bubbly beings.

Urban Dictionary: Charlotte;

A girl who is known for being beautiful both inside and out. Usually on the shy side, they can come off as boring. However, once a Charlotte opens up, she is charming, kind, intelligent and funny. Usually have great smiles. The girl that all the guys are secretly in love with. Said to be very good in bed. Charlottes are fun-loving and enjoy being around people. Loves to party but is very chill, most Charlottes are not wild and crazy. They have a good sense of the world around them and love their family and friends. Anybody would be lucky to have a Charlotte in their life.

Guy 1: Yo, man, that girl is a Charlotte. 
Guy 2: Damn, your right, I wish she would notice me. 

Happy Easter

Happy Easter all, hope you are having a good break.
this on soon, verbatim and a good opportunity to see the space which you really need to do.

https://www.otherplacebrighton.co.uk/1489/pyramids-of-margate-and-annoying-the-neighbours

Happy Easter