Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen ... who also bakes cupcakes!

Wow! It has been forever since I posted, but I have been crazy busy!

We performed Fortress -- which was way a lot of fun, though I did not LOVE being an ensemble member that wasn't allowed to move 98% of the time.
The last night was HILARIOUS!!! It was McKaylie's last night performing with our school EVER, and so she improvised, like, EVERY line. Oh my gosh -- she made me laugh so hard! We took a vow of silence not to tell our director what we did (as he wasn't there, having been at a performance) but it slipped out and he knows. However, he said nothing -- which is good. McKaylie was quite certain she was going to die.

Three days after our last performance of Fortress we had auditions for our school musical "Once On This Island". Those of you who have been following my Blog since forever may recall that I posted about going to it (I don't remember if it was on this Blog or my other one ... all I remember is that the post was called "Poison Mangoes").
Anyways, I was SCARED TO DEATH!!!! Auditions are scary enough under normal circumstances, but I have had ZERO experience singing in front of people, and even less training in Voice. However, I took the chance and auditioned (singing "Santa Fe" from Disney's Newsies). I made it to call backs! I was astonished! They had us sing in groups of four a song from the play and then learn and do a dance. Amazingly, I was on the Cast List!!! I'm only an ensemble member, but at least this time I'll be allowed to move! And a TON of people were cut, so I'm taking it as a real compliment (despite a depressing conversation with the very tautological Paden on how they're just giving us ensemble roles to make us feel good or something). I think we start rehersals Monday -- I'm excited!

I have been theoretically baking lately -- don't ask how you can theoretically bake. Let's just say, the only thing we've actually eaten that I made was from a cake mix. But I'm working on it.
I'm going to try this recpie, hopefully tomorrow, if not, Monday:

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 egg whites from large eggs
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup 2% milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Vanilla Cupcake Recipe Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pans with paper liners.

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, shortening, milk and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Mix at low speed for 2 minutes. Scrape bowl. Add egg whites and mix at high speed until fluffy and smooth, approximately 2 minutes.

Fill liners 1/2 to 2/3 full of batter. Do not overfill. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool 10 minutes in pans then remove from pan, and place on wire racks to cool completely.

Frost and decorate your vanilla cupcakes as desired.

I don't know if they're any good -- guess we'll find out.

I also have a cookie recipe I want to try, but it's really complicated, and I think it's going to have to wait until I'm less stressed out. Yes, I am stressed out -- very. I need to go back to cleaning my room, because I have left it in total disarray and I can't clean tomorrow, it being Sunday.

PSYCH'S OFF 'TILL JUNE!!! WHAAAA!!! When it comes back on, CBai and I are holding a HUGE party -- with fresh pineapple, and pineapple up side down cake, and a pineapple smoothy. HOORAY FOR PINEAPPLE!!!!!!! I miss Psych! And I was SOOO mad at Shaun at the end of the finale -- I just can't wait until it comes back on so I can start loving him again!

Okay, I really am going away now.

Love, cupcakes, pineapple, et cetera.

♥Captain Whitney