May 2008
2 posts
Its been a long time!
Gosh its been a long time! Mainly because I have been doing so many different stuff! That whenever I get in the mood to just let out my emotions I dance! Dance has become my stress reliever, my therapy! To me it is such a gift, I just love doing it so much and just love being able to express myself through it! Do I love dance more than theatre!? It is official that I will be double academying...
What WAS wrong with me today!?
A lot of people today asked me.. “whats wrong tyler?” i didnt really have the strength or knowledge to give the answer. I tried figuring that out myself. Why was I so down today!? I guess its okay! I needed a weekend! I needed this weekend! I have so much to do for school and stuff and I only have little time to complete all of this! I am so scared about this 6 weeks grades and finals!...
April 2008
10 posts
7:20 am
Journey is about finished and almost ready to be performed TOMORROW! ah! Tonights rehearsal is going to be killer! But after Journey is finished I will no longer be accepting anymore shows! Except for Theatre Class in School! Speaking of - that class is getting very good and very bad! I love the assignment he has given us and I tried to choose people that were abnormal. ha! I mean… Most of...
Light in Weight
Ever since I quit Godspell I feel like I have been granted more air to breathe, more numbers on the clock to sleep and think, and more cells in my brain to complete my studies! Thursday and Friday were horrible considering I had a great amount of people asking me why I quit! Yesterday was pretty bad because I was at Target and The Rushs were there! Matthew Rush’s parents and I told them...
Godspell. Reason for Quitting. Message to the...
I have a feeling everyone is going to come up to me and ask why I quit the show! I have that feeling because many people are coming up to me already and asking why! Truth is I dont know how they found out so quickly! But.. I quit because I have done about 5 shows consecutively since school started and I am just very very tired! I just got back into taking dance at Sports & Fine Arts Center and...
Wicked : The Master Class
It was about 8:30 am when the some members of Sports & Fine Arts Center met up at the studio. I drove my car 4 other girls with me. We had an amazing but somewhat long ride to the Davidson Dancers Studio! The Studio is very nice! We get there and the Davidson girls are in black leotards and pink tights! All of us were in solid (COLORED) dance clothes, I in blue pulled up sweats and...
Dearly Departed has Ended
Tonight was the last performance of Dearly Departed! It was awesome! But instead having a break! There is none! I go into Journey and Godspell! In which, yes, I am excited, but its still a lot! I have so many things to do for school tomorrow!
But Tomorrow is going to be amazing because I am going to a master class taught by the cast of Wicked! I am so excited! Ah! Hopefully I do well and just have...
The show is tonight!
Dearly Departed opens tonight! And I’m nervous! Not for anyone else but myself because I’m not confident with my lines! Like I know them but there is no way of practicing them!
Everyone has someone to study with but most of my lines are not directed to someone so I can’t study with anyone! Gosh I really hope we have a good performance!
We are rehearsing act one right now in...
Trying to get serious about school...
How does that work! I really am looking for feedback… It is just so hard to balance school, theatre, work, money, and personal life. The harder one becomes the harder everything else becomes as well! I am at the peak of my school year and I am not doing to well in my classes! Ive been looking for ways to keep serious and just try and become, i dont know, stable emotionally, mentally, and...
What is it like to be Jesus!?
I was casted as Jesus in Central Academy’s musical “Godspell” today! I’m not as excited as I would be if this were being done by say UCPE (UNION COUNTY PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE). Dont get me wrong I am excited but its such a weird role to receive! Especially when I dont believe in him. I guess it would be like playing any other character because to me Jesus isnt real and I just...
Dearly Departed Progress Journal #1
Altogether today was pretty great! I actually was able to pay attention in my classes and the Theater III class was invited to an online video conference with the producer Dorrie Bernstein I believe is her name! She produced Legally Blonde the Musical which is an amazing show and Caroline or Change and old musical which is not running anymore but had great music!
The conference was amazing I...
March 2008
16 posts
Scholarships, Grants, & Prizes!
Today I stopped by Borders to pick up a book with Scholarships that will help me pay for some of my college tuition if not all of it!! I purchased Peterson’s: Scholarships, Grants, & Prizes 2008. And I’ve found a good amount of scholarships that I am interested in applying! I’ve learned that I’m not going to get money handed to me. I am going to have to do a lot of...
Life Costs Money
I was looking for something to do and immediatley I thought what should go out and buy! That immediatly made me think of all the things I’ve bought and how much money i spend! And How unuseful they turned out to be! Thinking of money made me go back to an essay I wrote for English last semester and I want to share it. The prompt was to state whether money is the most important thing in life....
Being 17
Today is my birthday! But I don’t know if its a good thing or a bad thing! Whenever I have a birthday that means more freedom but a lot more responsibilities! (deep breath) I’m out of things to say other than I’m scared! Like it didn’t hit me till today that I have to be idk careful and responsible for everything! Money, school, college, car, home, health, relationships,...
TBN
I was at the beach when I the email on my blackberry saying i was accepted into Teen Bloggers Network! I’m really excited to be part of this network! Because it is just starting and I really think good things will come out of this! Things I plan to do with my blog: 1. create a new domain name http://www.tymckenzie.com or something like that! 2. meet all the bloggers in the network. Thats...
Character: Reverend Hooker
Play : Dearly Departed (A Comedy By David Bottrell & Jessie Jones) Character : Reverend Hooker My new role assignment is Reverend Hooker! Tyler McKenzie playing a reverend! That makes me laugh because I am the farthest thing from a Reverend. In real life I dont believe in God. I believe in “something” but not someone who everyone has the ability to look at differently. I...
Teen Bloggers Network
I was searching around for a way to get my blog out there to the public! I know personal blogs do not do very well but i really want more readers! So I looked around and went back to my roots! I used to podcast and i think i did very well! I had a wide & huge audience! And i was a part of The Teen Podcasters Network. I stopped podcasting because it was very time consuming and its hard...
Why is my style so complicated?
So while walking around I found a store called Random! Its a great store that many haven’t heard of! And the style of the shirts are awesome and I know I will get a lot of head turns because its just not the normal American eagle and abercrombie style! That’s what I like! I hate huge logos unless it is from a store many people at my school have heard of! I like writing! Like script...
The Sheraton Hotel
Its late…
I’m in the hotel room!
2 bedroom suite!
Its pretty…
Its biggest downfall, the hotel has very slow wifi connection, which makes me jump for Joy to have fast internet on my phone!
Haven’t gone to the actual beach yet! Soon… Hopefully!
The family watched I Am Legend in the hotel room! It was freaky! It was good though! The casting was great! I mean its...
Welcome to the DollHouse
This week is the week before spring break and I knew that I would slack off because spring break is so close! Ah! It sucks! I wish my teachers didn’t assign so much work this week! Don’t they know we don’t work the week before vacation! That’s like assigning work during a break! It just doesn’t work! Seriously! I really hope there isn’t any assigned! Mr.Robinson...
My Blackberry Speaks for me!
I wonder what the symptoms are for BlackBerry Addiction. well my tests show that… 1) I constantly check my blackberry for messages even though i know its on LOUD so I would hear my phone when something was sent. 2) I constantly send emails (JUST TO SEND THEM) because I love receiving emails. 3) My hands start to ache after a long day! Not from work, not from school, but from typing...
The SAT Official: Study GUIDE
About every month I get those weeks when I know I’m going to screw up something. Whether it be with school work, theatre, or personal life. I just know I’m going to screw up! You have no idea how excited I am about Spring Break. Its coming at a perfect time! This week my teachers are loading me up with homework and I have a ton of tests as well! So only have a (4) day week is going to...
its 12:40 am
the time is 12:40 AM EST. and i refuse to sleep… whenever im close to going to sleep… my BlackBerry rings and they’re important emails yeah i check them and put them as “SET AS UNREAD” so i will reply tomorrow! But i just cant DO THAT! so i reply in which takes forever because i like to be detailed… i get these random (TO DOS) in which i must add them in my...
Being a rebel in Theatre!
So I am sitting in theater clas which is fourth period and last period everyday in school! And Mr.Robinson decided for our class to do Dearly Departed! I really do not want to do this show! I find it such a downfall from doing The Diviners! Nobody goes from doing The Diviners to The Dearly Departed! Like Madison walks in and sees these scripts and I can see her face saying “what the...
I switch blogs every year!
Ive come to the conclusion that I like to switch new blog hosts every year! I do not know why but it just ends up being that way! Maybe its because I’m sick of being in one place for a long time! Which is why I do not dance at Steps N Motion anymore and I have been there for about 3 years! I do not go to Weddington High School anymore I’ve been there for 2 years! I do not keep my room...