Catching up!

Well, well, well..
It has been a while since I have written here so I'm going to try to catch up to all the events that went on!
To start, I'm also writting this for my friend Jacques, who left with his family to Québec for three weeks. He missed his exam, lucky but only had one, and is going to have do it after he comes back.
So, the day after Jacques left, we were presenting our FTJ play once again. First time, in the after noon, was a pretty big fail, and it was in front of only one person, a camera-man.. He was filming it for... some reason.. But like I said, it was not really good. At one point, me and Jhonny were on stage, waiting for the lights to go on, and they did, after 6 seconds and they weren't even on us. Just a light on centre stage with no one there. YEAH.. But when we presented it that night, it was way better!! We so nailed it. But yeah, that was the end of FTJ, but with that, some of us had made bigger links then we would have thought.
Cédric started asking me about this... Liz Pops. I know her from judo, I used to fight her brother. But she had added Cédric on Facebook after she had seen our play, and Cédric, being too nice, accepted and that's how it started. Now they started texting and next thing you know, he's hanging out with her in Winnipeg.. And inviting her at his grad. I will speak of grad later on.
At our school, we had a ceremony for our principle that was leaving us this year. She cares a lot for this school and you could see it. At some points you saw a tear come up to her eyes, but she forced it down. A strong women.
Exams... Man.. I did pretty well, but it was just a pain. BUT NOW I'M FREE!!! Feels weird but great! I will be very busy this summer so not really free... Junior Nationals, a 2 week judo camp in Ontario, a 1 week judo camp at the Peace Gardens, a 1 v-ball camp at providence!! Not time for a job.. But I plan to study hard Japanese language, read lots and make bracelets and something else but I can't remember...
Now GRAD! The ceremonie was awesome! Cédric's speach was awesome! He made it in form of a poem!! IT WAS CRAZY!! He got 4 prizes and 4 scholarships!!! I really want to do the speech for my grad and I have to beat Ced lol. That's just me. The dancing was fun! I didn't get to stay very long which sucked.. But it was fun. A little awkward with Liz Pops being there but cool. Lots of good memories. I wish Jacques had been there so he could have added to those.
And that's pretty much it. Peaces!!!

FTJ! FATIJE! MERDE!

Wow! Amazing! Let's start from the begging.
Well, to tell the truth, I wasn't so pumped about FTJ this year. The practices weren't well organized and they kept on cutting lines off of me. I was really getting mad and yeah. The teachers cut our experience of it by not letting us go on Friday or Wednesday so I felt out of it. But I was a little pumped cause I would get to see Maxine Curée. Ok ok no I'm not completely over her. I will in time. But for now, no harm done!
So Thursday, we get there and I first talk to kids from Léo-Rémillard that say their play went well! We didn't see it because it had taken place on Wednesday. I also find out that the first play of the day that we missed was triple shit compared to the 2nd one that I did see which was already very bad... Then we go watch a few more groups which are both comedies, both very good! Then I went 1 hour early to eat lunch and didn't even get to eat it except for like 2 hours after... We had a dance competition/show with the host in front of everyone and I even beat boxed while the host danced to it! SUCH AN AMAZING FEELING! I wanted to see Rhéal-Bérard but our play was next and Alyena Fredette insisted on me staying with the troupe. Oh well. Guess I'll never know what Maxine had as role for her play. Apparently their play was about bulimia.
So we go back stage! I talk to Maxine and help get our stuff out! Everything, during our mini practices, was going crazy! Techniques was sucking. Talking and shouting here and there. Everyone panicking.. We aren't even done going through the end of it and we are told that the doors must open.. SHIT!
Everyone is nervous and you can feel it in the air. I hear the host call us in. I see people through the cracks of the blinds. And off we go... Good start! I'm almost shitting my pants I'm nervous! The host is smells so bad! So I go on stage and I do pretty well. My monologue is captivating and I'm not afraid of the crowd. I was enjoying it! Then we I reappear in my next scene, I'm a little more nervous because I really don't know what to do but when I go to comfort Alyena, in the play, they crowd gets it and they start going ooooo..ooo lol I felt bad cause that's so not me. The funeral goes well. At the begging of the play, there was a humorous mood. Not anymore. No one in the crowd is talking. Unbelievable. Then I change in time and Mathieu, Christianne and I make in on stage! Goes well. Change back and once it's time for the salut, Merve and I go out and our emotions are down, just as we were told to. When we step up, and start to grab hands, I notice that everyone in the crowd is standing up! WE GOT A STANDING OVATION! This never happens at FTJ! Wow! Unbelievable sensation! After the salut, we get backstage and in a huddle, half of us cry, the rest cheer!
To the judges we go! THEY DIDN'T SAY A SINGLE THING WE DID WRONG! Except for our transitions with the black. We have it. I knew then, we had it.

- GALA -
Friday, Ced and I missed the last class of the day to go see the movie Thor! It was pretty good! I liked it and so did Ced. Started out weird and too cheesy but it was good also for it's moral! Then we were supposed to eat but then my dad called saying that my mom's car had broke down. So we didn't eat, I hadn't eaten lunch on that day either, and headed to pick up our stuff! Got our stuff and straight to the CCFM! Crazy. And we get there, everything goes chaos! My clothes aren't in the bag, my dad is yelling at me, because I have to change, I miss the dance that host did. I could hear it happening, I recognized the song that the jabbawockeez used (Final Countdown remix). Sucked but Cédric kept on telling me it was fine. I guess it was.
Our costumes ended up great! Everyone commented on it. When Cédric got called up for GOLD for Meilleur Comédien, Max and I went up and garded the stairs! It was so cool apparently and when the lady came to the stairs, she nodded to use and I nodded back and we walked away! Was awesome!!!
Our school got a lot of prizes. Pré-Secondaire got a few too including Maxime getting silver for Meilleur Comédien! Runs in the family I guess. "Ton frère", our play, got many: Gold for french speaking and respectfull, Mension for "Message", Gold for "Meilleur Text" to which I participated ;-), Cédric got gold, Jean-Marc got 2nd in the same category, Alyena got 2nd for "Comédienne de soutien" (If she is "de soutien" I wasn't even close), Gold for "Prix du Publique" AND GOLD FOR "PRIX DES JUGES"!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE GOT THE TROPHY FOR THE 2ND YEAR IN A ROW! Not that we didn't know... lol Amazing! The 2nd year in a row!!!
After screaming like crazy, I was panicking cause I lost my ride but I got an other one. I was with the Smiths and we headed to go pick up Chloe at her recital of Opera, which I say yesterday and it was amazing! Because of her recital, she couldn't be at the Gala! MAN!!! I had a great conversation with Vaun about music programs and Playstation and all that stuff and Illusion! Anyways.. Émélie and I tried to hide it as well as we could and when she was the trophy we jumped/cried/yelled/squealed and smiled at the same time! She was so happy! lol She was out of it the rest of the night! We walked into Tim Hortons, where all the rest of the group is waiting for us and Chloe smokes the door entrance with the trophy, almost breaking it. Our whole school goes nuts as we enter making lots of nose in Tim Hortons! Good time in there, our tradition! I didn't eat much because I had to keep my weight down for Kenora Open. But I met all the Québec exchange students, plus I talked to Max and Alexis and Millène and the parents and everything! I got a ride back with the Morier-Roys (Rita, Cédric, Émélie and her partner, Audré). Got convos!
Unbelievable memories.. I hope I can join next year.