Thursday, November 19, 2009

IN-N-OUT, A Taste of Home

IN-N-OUT in Orem! I was in the drive-thru for 1 hour, but it was worth it for taste of home.





Saturday, November 14, 2009

The Oscars 2009

The night we'd all been waiting for finally came. That's right, BYU 83rd Ward's third annual Oscars Night and my final activity as ward activities co-chair. A few people have told me that I saved the best activity for last as it went off without a hitch, with special thanks to the committee and Sis. Meservy, the Bishop's wife.

Oscars Night is an opportunity for members of the ward to create movies together and get to know one another's talents and share them. It is a semi-formal/ formal activity, with dinner, movies, voting, dessert, and dancing. We had a red carpet, paparazzi, and great music. The lights were low and excitement was high as we met together to watch and vote movies made by our very own friends.

This year we had nine movies turned in, which is the most we've ever had. These movies were also the best quality movies we've ever had. There was great competition for best movie this year and that was fun. Each FHE group was asked to make a movie that was no more than five to seven minutes long. People were also allowed to make movies separate from their groups. They turned the movies into me and I put them onto one DVD to be shown on Oscars Night. After the movies were shown, they were given time to vote for the movies in eleven different categories on papers provided at each seat. My committee and I tallied up the votes and announced the winners. We gave each winner a certificate and a trophy. The trophies were actually random stuffed animals and other objects from DI. My co-chair and I were the MC's for the night, so we were running around making sure everything went smoothly and it did! We did finally get to dance for the last hour of the night and that was really nice.

My roommates and I were involved in three movies this year. My FHE group's movie was called "The Hodgepodge of Horror" and that is exactly what it was. It was a collage of creepy and kind of funny horror-esk things. The more I watch it, the more I love it. The second movie was called "Der Erlkonig" and was based on a Danish tale about an 'Elf King' who's living in the forest whose touch is lethal to mortals.  It was really fun to film. I was a minion to the 'Elf King.' The third movie was called "The Minefield"and was based on a comedy routine done by one of my friends. It demonstrates how dating is like a minefield. In this one I was the girl that got the guy out of the minefield. Too bad that hasn't really happened yet!
Here are some of my pictures. My roommate took a lot more and better ones, but I don't have them yet.

My co-chair and I


 
My roommates and I. I really didn't sit down all night... only long enough to take this picture.


Tallying the votes

Teaser picture for Der Elkonig


This is NOT real. This is a creepy part of our Hodgepodge of Horror.

And the Winners are...
Best Movie: Funkademic
Best Director: Lafe Peavler, “The  Minefield”
Best Editor: Tyler Brinton, “Brett’s Game”
Best Actor: Brett Peterson, “Brett’s Game”
Best Actress: Savannah Woods, “The Hodgepodge of Horror”/
             “Der Erlkonig”/ “The Minefield”
Most Creative: Funkademic
Funniest: Perfect Situation
Best Costume Design: The Hodgepodge of Horror
Best Soundtrack: Funkademic
Best Sound: Perfect Situation
Best Visual Effects: The Hodgepodge of Horror