Saturday, October 3
Thursday, October 1
The Branxton Joker!
Amy Edwards. Herald. Newcastle, N.S.W.: Sep 30, 2009. pg. 12
AT the tender age of 15, Branxton school girl Aprill Miles is about to go where even the most seasoned entertainer would fear to tread.
The year 10 Singleton High School student will take to the stage at Comedy on the Rox in Sydney next month to contest the finals of a stand-up, all-age comedy competition.
Comedy on the Rox is a regular haunt for stand-up comedy greats such as Judith Lucy, Julia Morris and Carl Baron.
Aprill is no stranger to the stage, enjoying theatre work since she was 12.
"Of all the performing arts, stand-up comedy would be the most nerve-racking," Aprill told Herald reporter Donna Sharpe.
" It's an added pressure being funny. You can't hide behind a script, a prop or a guitar. You feel really raw and if people don't like the joke then they pretty much don't like you."
Aprill has always aspired to a career in the performing arts.
"I've had a bit of a talent for making people laugh," she said.
After recently completing a comedy workshop in Newcastle, she received a "highly commended" evaluation.
"That spurred me on and I did some research about competitions and came across Comedy on the Rox," Aprill said.
Aprill travelled to Sydney two weeks ago where she competed in some heats, scored second place and landed herself a spot in the finals.
She lists among her comedy idols Julia Morris, Robin Williams, ventriloquist Nina Conti and Ross Noble.
Aprill said that to prepare for her routines she writes a "skeleton" of what she wants to say.
"When I get on stage, though, my mind is usually pretty blank and I do whatever comes out. Most of it is improvising and pretty much about my life observations and living in Branxton," she said.
"I rip myself off a bit. At 15 you have to be politically correct and can't cover a lot of topics the older people do."
AT the tender age of 15, Branxton school girl Aprill Miles is about to go where even the most seasoned entertainer would fear to tread.
The year 10 Singleton High School student will take to the stage at Comedy on the Rox in Sydney next month to contest the finals of a stand-up, all-age comedy competition.
Comedy on the Rox is a regular haunt for stand-up comedy greats such as Judith Lucy, Julia Morris and Carl Baron.
Aprill is no stranger to the stage, enjoying theatre work since she was 12.
"Of all the performing arts, stand-up comedy would be the most nerve-racking," Aprill told Herald reporter Donna Sharpe.
" It's an added pressure being funny. You can't hide behind a script, a prop or a guitar. You feel really raw and if people don't like the joke then they pretty much don't like you."
Aprill has always aspired to a career in the performing arts.
"I've had a bit of a talent for making people laugh," she said.
After recently completing a comedy workshop in Newcastle, she received a "highly commended" evaluation.
"That spurred me on and I did some research about competitions and came across Comedy on the Rox," Aprill said.
Aprill travelled to Sydney two weeks ago where she competed in some heats, scored second place and landed herself a spot in the finals.
She lists among her comedy idols Julia Morris, Robin Williams, ventriloquist Nina Conti and Ross Noble.
Aprill said that to prepare for her routines she writes a "skeleton" of what she wants to say.
"When I get on stage, though, my mind is usually pretty blank and I do whatever comes out. Most of it is improvising and pretty much about my life observations and living in Branxton," she said.
"I rip myself off a bit. At 15 you have to be politically correct and can't cover a lot of topics the older people do."
The End (Of School) Is Neigh!
I SOOOO CAN'T WAIT TILL HOLIDAYS!!!
Even though it'lll mainly be me cramming as much study as i can becasue ive spent most of this (and every other year) drawing or sleeping in all my classes... Still looking forward to it though.
MADD night was interesting... The band were deffo the best and the set looked pretty awesome!
There was cool looking cake too...
Ooo! And shelly looks AWESOME(r) without braces!!!
ATM I'm looking for awesome ways for us to get to the formal.... BUT ALL I CAN FIND IS LIMOS!!!
Which are wanky and suck. lol.
Ugh! our VD websites are due today so i totally have to cram this lesson and we're NEVER going to get though all our english thingys! EVER!
And on a sad note... I have my last guitar lesson EVER at St Josephs today... =(
Feel like i should get Mark a ard or something! lol.
Only two days left of this term.... and counting!
xoxo
♥Aly
Even though it'lll mainly be me cramming as much study as i can becasue ive spent most of this (and every other year) drawing or sleeping in all my classes... Still looking forward to it though.
MADD night was interesting... The band were deffo the best and the set looked pretty awesome!
There was cool looking cake too...
Ooo! And shelly looks AWESOME(r) without braces!!!
ATM I'm looking for awesome ways for us to get to the formal.... BUT ALL I CAN FIND IS LIMOS!!!
Which are wanky and suck. lol.
Ugh! our VD websites are due today so i totally have to cram this lesson and we're NEVER going to get though all our english thingys! EVER!
And on a sad note... I have my last guitar lesson EVER at St Josephs today... =(
Feel like i should get Mark a ard or something! lol.
Only two days left of this term.... and counting!
xoxo
♥Aly
Tuesday, September 29
tuesday: it happened on tuesday
Helloo,
well my article didn't come out today and i have bindi sting in my hand from when the photographer from the herald told me to sit down. fuck it hurts.
I had my interview yesterday at recess too and one of the questions i was asked was
"how long have you been standing?" and i said "oh about 10 minutes now"
i know what she meant but i just couldn't help myself. i hope i didn't sound like a complete dick.
you know when you have a real interview you want to sound all deep and meaningful but you can't help being stupidly blunt about everything.
going to the guys madd night tonight. i really want to dress as satan or something.
but i don't know maybe i'll just wear something nice with docs
i'm sure that'll be cool.
well thats it till i get back :P
namaste
aprill
well my article didn't come out today and i have bindi sting in my hand from when the photographer from the herald told me to sit down. fuck it hurts.
I had my interview yesterday at recess too and one of the questions i was asked was
"how long have you been standing?" and i said "oh about 10 minutes now"
i know what she meant but i just couldn't help myself. i hope i didn't sound like a complete dick.
you know when you have a real interview you want to sound all deep and meaningful but you can't help being stupidly blunt about everything.
going to the guys madd night tonight. i really want to dress as satan or something.
but i don't know maybe i'll just wear something nice with docs
i'm sure that'll be cool.
well thats it till i get back :P
namaste
aprill
Monday, September 28
OMG
HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today I say was a wonderful day, a Monday, in which, I had my braces got taken away.
HA. that sentence was SOOO crap. I ate one apple. I'm allowed to chew gum now. :)
Tomorrow is Tuesday, THAT IS, MADD Night. I'm not really excited for that. Only excited to shoot Amy and play Starlight. I think it'll be okay.
I CAN'T STOP LICKING MY TEETH TODAY, IT FEELS INCREDIBLE I MUST SAY, ON A MONDAY TO HAVE MY BRACES TAKEN AWAY.
Please feel free to comment my bad poetry skills.
Shell
Today I say was a wonderful day, a Monday, in which, I had my braces got taken away.
HA. that sentence was SOOO crap. I ate one apple. I'm allowed to chew gum now. :)
Tomorrow is Tuesday, THAT IS, MADD Night. I'm not really excited for that. Only excited to shoot Amy and play Starlight. I think it'll be okay.
I CAN'T STOP LICKING MY TEETH TODAY, IT FEELS INCREDIBLE I MUST SAY, ON A MONDAY TO HAVE MY BRACES TAKEN AWAY.
Please feel free to comment my bad poetry skills.
Shell
OMG!
Just did gym after singing - i now cant move! lol.
Ooo and we got a puncture coming home so i got to jump steps to keep warm while i waited for the tire to get changed - FOR 45 MINUTES!
Ouch.
MADD Night tomorrow.... Hope it works out!
xoxo
♥Aly
Ooo and we got a puncture coming home so i got to jump steps to keep warm while i waited for the tire to get changed - FOR 45 MINUTES!
Ouch.
MADD Night tomorrow.... Hope it works out!
xoxo
♥Aly
Sunday, September 27
I do Declare!
just read the other posts. they all had something in common.
noodles!(of some kind)
so now i am declaring sunday noodle day.
since there's pants off friday, shirts of saturday and noodle sunday i just need to think of something for every other day of the week.
namaste
aprill
noodles!(of some kind)
so now i am declaring sunday noodle day.
since there's pants off friday, shirts of saturday and noodle sunday i just need to think of something for every other day of the week.
namaste
aprill
Sunday 27th September 2009
HI.
Today was pretty crap.. Woke up, had a choc chip muffin, got changed, had some fucking awesome noodles that my grandma made for me, then nothing, played piano, then watched old dancing videos of when I was 7 and then went to work, then back had a shower had dinner and now I'm here and also playing Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook. FUCKING AWESOMEST GAME EVER!!!!!! :) I should also be doing Food Tech homework and practising my speech for the English assignment and writing my short story due AGES ago but I seriously cannot be bothered to do any of that shit.
WOW. next important thing is that:
I'M GETTING MY BRACES OFF TOMORROW. :) No more train tracks for the rest of my life. :) I can't wait.
MADD Night I think will be okay for what we've done but it can be WAY better than what it is now.
That's all I can think of to say at the moment.
Shell
Today was pretty crap.. Woke up, had a choc chip muffin, got changed, had some fucking awesome noodles that my grandma made for me, then nothing, played piano, then watched old dancing videos of when I was 7 and then went to work, then back had a shower had dinner and now I'm here and also playing Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook. FUCKING AWESOMEST GAME EVER!!!!!! :) I should also be doing Food Tech homework and practising my speech for the English assignment and writing my short story due AGES ago but I seriously cannot be bothered to do any of that shit.
WOW. next important thing is that:
I'M GETTING MY BRACES OFF TOMORROW. :) No more train tracks for the rest of my life. :) I can't wait.
MADD Night I think will be okay for what we've done but it can be WAY better than what it is now.
That's all I can think of to say at the moment.
Shell
Rock and Roll!! the everyday life of a commedian.
So what did i do today?
basically nothing. i woke up at 8 and thought that it was way too early since i had nothing to do today.
so i went back to sleep then got upat 1 and walked out to the loungeroom. dad hired what he usually hires at the video shop one z grade horror movie and a stupid western. so i went back to my room and put on the life of brian. i forgot about some of the stuff in that film:P
then i actually decided to have a shower and get dressed. i was thinking 60's today but i couldn't find a white singlet top to go under my thingy ma giigy i bought in newie.
then i went to make some ramen and the phone rings. martin just says who the fuck is that. somehow the thought came through my head that maybe the person ringing had psychic powers and could have heard it :S so i picked it up expecting it to be for mum or dad or martin. hardly anyone rings for me on the house phone. and no it's for me!
someone who i can't remember the name of from the herald rang me about doing a story on me :)
(tanks to my wonderful ''PR manager").
so now i've got photographers comming tomorrow at 4.30 but i get home at 4.20 so i'll have the most minimal amount of time to get changed and i need to find an empty room to use tomorrow at 11.30 when the herald rings me for some quotes. yeh rock n roll getting interviewed during recess. apart from that i have two two hour tests tomorrow. so no classes and think there's an hour long break between them.
so apart from all that i'm trying to dowload some indian music. i love the colours and music of india. i really like the language too. i might just be a naive foreigner but things about the culture deffinetly interest me. it's one of the places i want to travel to.
India, Greece and Scotland. those are the places i want to go.
anyway i'm being boring. although i do have to say this before i explode. i was watching this doco on yellow stone national park and there was a bit where it showed you a fire that happened because lighting struck some dry pine trees and the narrator was like "fire, destruction" look man if it's not freaking arson then it's not really destruction it's fricking nature. it's just the shit part of cycle.
namaste
aprill
basically nothing. i woke up at 8 and thought that it was way too early since i had nothing to do today.
so i went back to sleep then got upat 1 and walked out to the loungeroom. dad hired what he usually hires at the video shop one z grade horror movie and a stupid western. so i went back to my room and put on the life of brian. i forgot about some of the stuff in that film:P
then i actually decided to have a shower and get dressed. i was thinking 60's today but i couldn't find a white singlet top to go under my thingy ma giigy i bought in newie.
then i went to make some ramen and the phone rings. martin just says who the fuck is that. somehow the thought came through my head that maybe the person ringing had psychic powers and could have heard it :S so i picked it up expecting it to be for mum or dad or martin. hardly anyone rings for me on the house phone. and no it's for me!
someone who i can't remember the name of from the herald rang me about doing a story on me :)
(tanks to my wonderful ''PR manager").
so now i've got photographers comming tomorrow at 4.30 but i get home at 4.20 so i'll have the most minimal amount of time to get changed and i need to find an empty room to use tomorrow at 11.30 when the herald rings me for some quotes. yeh rock n roll getting interviewed during recess. apart from that i have two two hour tests tomorrow. so no classes and think there's an hour long break between them.
so apart from all that i'm trying to dowload some indian music. i love the colours and music of india. i really like the language too. i might just be a naive foreigner but things about the culture deffinetly interest me. it's one of the places i want to travel to.
India, Greece and Scotland. those are the places i want to go.
anyway i'm being boring. although i do have to say this before i explode. i was watching this doco on yellow stone national park and there was a bit where it showed you a fire that happened because lighting struck some dry pine trees and the narrator was like "fire, destruction" look man if it's not freaking arson then it's not really destruction it's fricking nature. it's just the shit part of cycle.
namaste
aprill
Dusty Days....
On Wednesday we had a DUST STORM....
It was Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!
xoxo
♥Aly
It was Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!
xoxo
♥Aly
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