Just went to the Dollar Tree to get hangers for my closet. When I went to check out, my card didn’t work for some reason. The lady behind me in line ran out to the parking lot and told me to come back in. She payed for my stuff. I felt bad because I was so embarrassed that I didn’t know what to say to her and couldn’t really look her in the eye. I’m so glad that there are people like that. All she said was to “just do something nice for someone next time you have a chance”.

♫ Cuz the world keeps spinning round and round ♪ And my heart’s keeping time to the speed of sound ♪ I was lost til I heard the drums then I found my way ♪ You can’t stop the beat ♫ HAIRSPRAY

♫ If I start writing now ♪ when I’m not really rested ♪ it could upset my thinking ♪ which is no good at all ♪ I’ll get a fresh start tomorrow ♪ and it’s not due til Wednesday ♪ so I’ll have all of Tuesday ♪ unless something should happen ♪ Why does this always happen? ♪ I should be outside playing ♪ getting fresh air and sunshine ♪ I work best under pressure ♪ and there’ll be lots of pressure if I wait til tomorrow! ♪ I should start writing now ♪ but if I start writing now ♪ when I’m not really rested ♪ it could upset my thinking which is… ♪ No good at all… ♫ CHARLIE BROWN

I have the coolest girlfriend ever. Hitting the sack, back to school tomorrow after a nice Fall Break.

“Holy is the Lord God Almighty. The Earth is filled with His glory!”

I wish I owned the Owl City album “Ocean Eyes”…or The Fray’s new album.

Seven Updates

7 :: New Blog Theme. I have been afraid to try something new because it would mean sacrificing my nifty banner, but since I haven’t been updating it much anyway, I decided to change up the layout around here. This new, Twitteresque style is promising so far. You may find me posting short, snippy, tweet-like posts rather than drawn out articles like usual.

6 :: I spent most of June traveling. Kicking off the month was a trip with my family to New York for two days, followed by a cruise to the Caribbean. Two days after we got home, I left for Portland with CYT Anderson’s Improv Team. This year, we were the Squawk Squad (playing off of Taylor Davis’ Tourette’s). This was my second year at the CYT Improvathon and we had an awesome time. We were eliminated early, but overall we felt like we performed better than last year. The competition was way more intense. It was extremely relaxing and exhilarating at the same time.

5 :: Carlie and I have been dating for 3+ months. It seems like a lot longer (not in a bad way; we have been “talking” since March, after all!). I am so in love with her. I don’t know what else to say, other than I am so extremely happy and thankful for the huge difference she has made and will keep making in my life.

4 :: Started my sophomore year of college. I’m almost positive at this point that I am going to change to a double major between Graphic Design and Theatre. It would take an extra semester and consume all of my elective hours, but I am positive that it is humanly possible. I know that if I don’t take this opportunity while I have it, I will regret it for the rest of my life. It is way easier to spend one extra semester now than to have to go back to college later in life. Now, I just I have to convince my parents!

3 :: Titanic at ACT. This one really merits its own post, but let me give you the quick summary here. While I was off traveling, Robb held auditions for Titanic the musical. When I came back, I went to a rehearsal and was immediately thrown into the show. I had never heard of the Broadway musical Titanic, but it has become one of my top 5 favorite musicals of all time. The experience of being in the show was extraordinary. I didn’t think it could get much better than Beauty and the Beast, but Titanic blew me away. The true-to-life story and crazy score are just inspiring. It was by far the best show I’ve ever been in and the best show that has ever been in Anderson. I’m not blowing smoke when I say we had one of the most talented ensemble casts ever. Not to mention we had a two-story ship that sank, dropping 6+ feet on one side, and a grand piano that slid across the ship during the finale every night.

2 :: Auditioned for Fiddler on the Roof at school. For a few weeks there, I shuffled between Fiddler and Titanic rehearsals. Fiddler is another one of my favorite musicals and I couldn’t pass up the chance to audition. It was definitely a spur of the moment decision. The show opens in under two weeks – running October 22-24 at Anderson University’s Henderson Auditorium.

1 :: j.noah.taylor photography. I have officially started my own photography business. I have been taking pictures for a while, but it wasn’t official. I do senior portraits, family pictures, weddings…anything! E-mail me at j.noah.taylor@gmail.com for detailed pricing information. See my fan page on Facebook!

Nineteen

I just don’t feel 19. In my mind, 19 is like a total adult – the whole shabang! My mom was married when she was 19. She was only a couple of years away from me being born, in fact. And here I am, living with my parents, and honestly, I still feel like a kid. This isn’t always such a bad thing, but it can be a little disappointing at times.

I don’t really want to dwell on all that, though, because I’m sure a lot of people can naturally relate.

As far as birthdays go, if there was a Richter scale for the coolness of birthdays, this would fall around the 9.5 area. You may be surprised, though, because it hasn’t been such an eventful day. I’ve totally loved it though!

I realized today how blessed I am to be surrounded by such great friends and family. I spent the evening with my parents, grandparents, brother and Carlie and we just had a great time together. I got to pick the dinner location, so we went to Fuji, a Japanese steakhouse in Anderson. I love eating there and I haven’t been there in several months, so it was great. Then, we came back to my house where my mom had one of her world-famous Earthquake Cakes waiting .

My parents got me some really cool gifts. It wasn’t anything spectacular, but it was exactly what I wanted and needed. I got a really stylin’ mirror for my bathroom, another mirror to go in my room, a shelf, a laundry basket, a dirty clothes hamper and two trashcans. I think they were trying to tell me I need to be a little more organized and clean! Of course, I realized this already, and asked for most of this stuff. I also got a bad shirt/shorts combo from American Eagle. My grandparents also made a generous contribution to my wallet, which I loved!

After dessert and gifts, Carlie and I played with Micah for a while and headed to Target. I wanted to look for a picture frame for my RENT poster (which they didn’t have), but we made some other cool discoveries. Notably, I found the movie “Catch Me If You Can” for $5 and this awesome, black, pinstriped vest. I’ve been looking for a vest like that for months and finally found one on my birthday!

Carlie was ever-so-anxious to give me her gifts. I really wanted her to wait until Friday, when we are planning to go to Greenville for the day, and have a party for me at night with some friends. But, she begged, and I finally caved – so we both got excited and headed over to her house. I had no clue what to expect. When I opened the first bag, I saw a book. I pulled it out and was so speechless when I saw that it was a book by my “theater idol” Anthony Rapp from the original Broadway/movie cast of RENT. I didn’t even know that he had written a book! So, needless to say, I was happy. Having previously told Carlie that I was not the type to get verbally and/or physically excited when opening gifts, I broke that policy and started saying all sorts of non-cohesive things about how cool it was. There was also a DVD of the Broadway show “Into The Woods” which we both agree is totally cool! Lastly, she went into her room and returned with this awesome street sign that said “Broadway” and under it said “Noah Street”. To give you the background on this, she had been talking about this amazing gift she got at the beach, which I would never be able to guess in a million years. She was totally right. It was great, though, and it’s definitely going up soon!

So, then, we headed back to my house so she could get her car and go home. We were having such a good conversation, though, that we just sat in my car and talked about stuff for a good 20 minutes, if not more. We realized, though, how weird we are. That, however, is a whole different blog post!

On top of all of this, I’ve gotten so many facebook comments from so many people! In the past, this has never really meant much to me, but this year, it meant a lot to be hearing from all of these people – a lot of them, I haven’t seen in so long, and yet they still cared enough to stop by and say happy birthday! Not to mention the people who I see every day, who decided to remind me, anyway, how much they love me. It’s just been a really special day and it has made me really appreciative of all the great things I have going for me right now.

I know this has been a pretty straight-forward retelling of what happened, and maybe not that interesting, but hopefully someone out there has enjoyed reading what I’ve had to say about my amazing 19th birthday! I’ll hopefully be getting back into blogging now that I’ve gotten kick-started again!

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i am sad because i failed
i am sad because i stopped trying
i am sad because i continue to fail
i fail because i am not good enough
i am not good enough because i fail

i am happy
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i am happy because i am blessed
i am happy because i do good
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i am content because i am complacent
i am complacent because i am unfulfilled

i am crying
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i am crying because i failed
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i am empty because i lack
i lack because i am not good enough

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i need help because i can’t move
i need help because i am being consumed
i am being consumed because i stopped trying
i stopped trying because i failed