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Cedar Lake: badminton, spotlights, and striped pajamas

As you might have guessed from the title, the Cedar Lake's program was quite diverse. And if you have no idea what I'm talking about, you might want to read about last Sunday's trip to Chicago to see Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet . Anyway...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 11:39 AM by BUOlivia

Filed under: show, weekend, review, Sigma Rho Delta, travel, Chicago, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, trip

Chicago, Cedar Lake, and other things that start with C

So I've done a post about things that start with R and one about things that start with B. I realized this post contains words that start with C: Chicago, Cedar Lake, carpooling... Sigma Rho Delta, the honorary dance fraternity (yes, girls can join...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2009 8:13 PM by BUOlivia

Filed under: show, weekend, Sigma Rho Delta, travel, Chicago, fun, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, trip

Studio Dress: a day of wonder and joy

As I mentioned last time , the Dance Department's Studio Dress Rehearsal for The Nutcracker was this past Saturday. Studio Dress is that magical day when we finally put all the bits and pieces of T he Nutcracker together and run the show as if it...

Published Mon, Nov 16 2009 9:53 PM by BUOlivia

Filed under: ballet, weekend, dance department, Nutcracker, rehearsal, Studio Dress, Lilly Hall

Ballet, bagels, and other things that start with B

Studio Dress was yesterday--the Nutcracker has finally been assembled! Now come the daily run-throughs. Maybe I'll put a schedule up of what we did during Studio Dress, but now I want to talk about my friend's birthday and what's going to...

Published Sun, Nov 15 2009 9:09 AM by BUOlivia

Filed under: ballet, food, friends, performance, Indianapolis, birthday, travel, Broad Ripple, Chicago

If the shoe fits...

Pointe shoes. Lots and lots of pointe shoes. In the lobby of Clowes, during the Nutcracker performances, we hold a Nutcracker boutique. Decorated pointe shoes are part of the boutique. This is actually a huge fundraiser, and this past weekend, I helped...

Published Thu, Nov 12 2009 9:23 PM by BUOlivia

Filed under: Nutcracker, Sigma Rho Delta, pointe shoes, Studio Dress, deshanked shoes

Week Two: the uphill march

Week Two. Two dreaded words. But that is two words, and with NaNoWriMo , it's the words that count. Any words. Please let me have words. Week Two is famously difficult. Plots stall, ideas seem not so great, and I'm left with trying to reconcile...

Published Tue, Nov 10 2009 10:39 PM by BUOlivia

Filed under: Nutcracker, NaNo, novel, busy, rehearsal, voice

Hogwarts: we kind of already go there

You might have read Steph's blog called " Sorry Butler, I want to go to Hogwarts now ." Well, Butler's campus isn't too far off the Hogwarts mark, and several places in particular remind me of Harry Potter's domain. I mean, things...

Published Sun, Nov 8 2009 10:09 AM by BUOlivia

Filed under: Butler, science library, fall, campus, Harry Potter, Jordan Hall, Hogwarts, Schwitzer, Ross

Nutcracker Spirit Weekend

Why am I up this late on a Friday night? It's Nutcracker Spirit Weekend, of course! Sigma Rho Delta , the honorary dance fraternity, helps the department a lot during Nutcracker season. When we kept scheduling things for this one weekend that were...

Published Fri, Nov 6 2009 11:37 PM by BUOlivia

Filed under: ballet, China, Nutcracker, Sigma Rho Delta, baking, Friday

A collection of random ideas and pictures

I have not blogged in half a week! * gasp * That's a looong time in the world of electronic stuff. Want one reason why I've been absent? Sunday was lovely, as you already heard. After I posted that day's blog entry, I met Cathryn in the campus...

Published Wed, Nov 4 2009 9:34 PM by BUOlivia

Filed under: dance, ballet, NaNo, novel, Cathryn, summer, auditions

My whirlwind weekend: rehearsal, writing, and Boy Scouts... I should write about Boy Scouts

Writing the words "writing" and "Boy Scouts" next to one another made me realize I should somehow include Boy Scouts in my NaNoWriMo novel. I'm wearing my beautiful new NaNoWriMo 2009 shirt . (Thanks, Dad!) That's right. It's...

Published Sun, Nov 1 2009 12:33 PM by BUOlivia

Filed under: friends, NaNo, Starbucks, writing, novel, Cathryn, BCC, Halloween, costumes

Why I love marshmallows

The weather = gorgeous. Despite the rain, I've been enjoying the great outdoors because it's been warm enough to venture out in jeans and short sleeves. And since the rain held off last night, it was just about perfect for roasting marshmallows...

Published Fri, Oct 30 2009 11:39 AM by BUOlivia

Filed under: food, friends, ResCo, weather, residence life, FIRs, falll

Oh, the places you'll sit

Butler has benches. Butler has a lot of benches. See Sally sit on all the benches. See Sally sit on all the benches under the lovely fall foliage. When I wasn't busy playing with alliteration or doing homework on Sunday, I was roaming Butler's...

Published Wed, Oct 28 2009 4:18 PM by BUOlivia

Filed under: weather, Butler, fall, campus

The bargain book bin

I like to read. That means I like to buy books. That means I have a cardboard box full (a large cardboard box full) of books I need to read. This also means I don't have much money left over to buy the books I want. Enter the Bargain Book Bin at the...

Published Tue, Oct 27 2009 4:28 PM by BUOlivia

Filed under: English, reading, bookstore, books

Goblins and Games... and rabbits

I've done a lot of things in the past two days, and many of those things were not related to the English papers that are due in under a week. Yay? Friday night: Student Choreography went pretty well. I'm so glad I had the opportunity to dance...

Published Sat, Oct 24 2009 6:37 PM by BUOlivia

Filed under: English, cornhole, hrc, weekend, Nutcracker, bike, rabbit, Student Choreography, art, pumpkins, papers

Student Choreography Showcase: throat singing, violins, and lots of drums

October means it's time for the annual Student Choreography Showcase! Students from the Butler Dance Department have the opportunity to choreograph, set, and present short works (no longer than five minutes) each year. They are responsible for creating...

Published Thu, Oct 22 2009 5:44 PM by BUOlivia

Filed under: performance, choreography, Student Choreography, dress rehearsal, throat singing, music

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