CrystalChord

WildChild told me something today. "Tell us about your school, what you are studying, the comedy club news sounds fun. Let us know how it goes?"


I guess I could talk about school and such. It might help me get my mind off of my issues.

I go to a college in a tiny rural town in the Southern Tier of New York State. I swear, the population goes from 5,000 to 50 when both colleges in the Valley are out for the summer! I go to Alfred University, a pretty prominent art college. It's not to be confused with Alfred State (or Tech to older Alumni); if you ask a "Uni" if they go to state, a lot of them get offended that you've insinuated they're a "Stater."

I was going to the school for Fine Arts, but the program was so demanding, that I couldn't handle it. So instead, I've become a Communications major, and I want to somehow get into Journalism if I go to grad school. I was looking at Brigham Young University for grad school, but it's far from my home and I don't think I could go that far away for very long. I might end up going to the much closer and possibly cheaper SUNY Brockport when I graduate.

I'm involved in a couple clubs: Medieval Club and FNL (Friday Night Live). Medieval Club is a small branch-off of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), and basically you suit up in handmade armor and hit people with rattan swords and defend with shields made of old stop signs. I've stopped fighting because I don't like getting hit in the head (which is a legal strike area, and hard for me to defend as a beginner), so I watch and occasionally drum to add some sort of music to the sessions. FNL is a comedy troupe that most of my friends are in. We write our own skits, make our own props, and host comedy shows that are about an hour long. My friend and roommate Colleen is in charge of doing the "News" segment this show, and probably in future shows. I can't wait to see how it turns out! I couldn't participate because of all the work I've got to finish this week and next!

But that's a little about me. If you want to know more, ask and I can post another blog.