Week One

The Ole Miss Ole Miss football season is starting up Saturday and I'm psyched. As most of you know I am a die hard Rebel and I bleed red (as so many do) and also blue. :) But the main reason I'm posting is because throughout this season, I intend to post some of my football predictions (mostly SEC but probably other big games as well)! I've always predicted, but never publicly, so if i screw up, feel free to laugh and point.

WEEK ONE PREDICTIONS---

OLE MISS VS. BYU
Home team: Ole Miss
Line: BYU -3.0
Rebs win this one fairly easy, for fear of another Jacksonville state moment. Plus, the home team advantage will he helpful. Also, BYU will tire out more quickly because of the Southern humidity.
31-24, Ole Miss on top.

(2)ALABAMA VS. KENT STATE

Home team: Alabama
Line: ALA -38.00
Alabama demolishes Kent State... Kinda obvious... If I'm wrong, I'll gladly eat my crow.
52-13, Alabama on top.

(20)MISSISSIPPI STATE VS. MEMPHIS

Home team: Memphis
Line: MSST -29.5
I think that state will pull a win outta the hat... But it won't be as lopsided as everyone thinks...
21-17, MSU on top.

KENTUCKY VS. WESTERN KENTUCKY

Home team: Western Kentucky
Line: KY -18.0
Kentucky is an SEC team (barely)... WKU is not. It's that simple...
17-7, Kentucky on top

AUBURN VS. UTAH STATE

Home team: Auburn
Line: AUB -21.0
Auburn is coming of a National Championship win. War Eagle.
41-21, Auburn on top

TENNESSEE VS. MONTANA

Home team: Tennessee
Line: NA
Tennessee wins... I have nothing else to say.
20-17, UT on top.

(22)FLORIDA VS. FLORIDA ATLANTIC

Home team: Florida
Line: UF -35.0
Florida has had some QB issues in the past but i think those issues won't be too distracting to beat Florida Atlantic. Frankly, FLAT falls a bit flat... :)
37-3, Florida on top.

(12)SOUTH CAROLINA VS. EAST CAROLINA

Home team: East Carolina
Line: SC -20.5
South Carolina dismantles the East Carolina defense with relative ease.
42-17, USC on top.

(15)ARKANSAS VS. MISSOURI STATE

Home team: Arkansas
Line: NA
Easy game. Woo Pig Sooie.
28-6, Arkansas on top.

VANDERBILT VS. ELON

Home team: Vanderbilt
Line: NA
Vanderbilt usually has trouble in beating football teams... except Ole Miss... I have them barely winning this one.
14-10, Vanderbilt on top.

(4)LSU VS. (3)OREGON

Home team: Neutral (Cowboys Stadium)
Line: ORE -1.0
Easily, the game of the week. Oregon is a good football team, but won't be able to compete with the SEC... They choke in overtime.
41-38(OT), LSU on top.


(5)BOISE STATE VS. (19)GEORGIA

Home team: Neutral (Georgia Dome)
Line: BOIS -3.5
Hm... This one, to me, is the most tricky...Boise State is a great football team and Georgia just can't keep up with Boise's offense. Boise edges out in the end.
28-24, Boise State on top

Headed Into the Woods

WELL HEY EVERYONE! I know it's been a while since I've really blogged and for that, my apologies... But seriously, I don't see how I will really be able to blog more often with school starting soon... (I'm sure i'll have a TON of Zoology and AP World History homework...) Also the fact that i've been cast in one of the most difficult and artistic musicals that the genius, Steven Sondheim, has ever created doesn't help either...
Yep that's right! I'VE BEEN CAST!!! WOOT! I'll be playing the part of Jack (as in Jack and the Beanstalk) in the outstanding masterpiece, Into the Woods presented by The Center Players. I've already given a brief discription of the show in an earlier post but in case you missed it, you can check it out here. ANYWAY, I will be acting alongside a marvelous cast that includes The Hippie as Rapunzel and The Critic as Cinderella! We are so excited to have the opportunity to perform in such a critically acclaimed Production. The show will be directed by a close friend of ours that also directs our other Theatre Troupe, Crosswise. The Trio 2.0 has become quite attached to the show and have been counting down the days to our first rehearsal, tomorrow! I'm so excited about the potential of this production! The show will be performed on September 15-17 at 7:30 PM and on September 18 at 2:30 PM. If you would like to know more details about coming to see The Critic, The Hippie, and I in this, sure to be great, production, such as the venue, ticket prices, or any other aspect feel free to email me at michaele@bellsouth.net. But in the meantime, I added a clip of the Broadway cast doing one of the musical numbers from the show (and also one of my favorites): Moments in the Woods. Enjoy. :)

#Twitter

@MedwardsMusingsWell, I've finally done it...
I'm now on Twitter... #Quitpesteringmenow
It took me a while to actually get on because i was a strong believer in Facebook and thought that was enough. #cynicatheart BUT with constant reminding from @ThatsmyQue (AKA the Critic), i finally gave in... #quiteapersistentgirl I don't quite know exactly what i'm doing yet but i'll get the hang of it soon... #hopefully BUT anyways! The point of this blogpost is to get some of my internet blogger peeps to follow me! #youknowyouwantto #onlyoneclickawayfrompurejoy
SO! I'm talking to all you Tweeters out there in Bloggerland.
FOLLOW ME.
@MedwardsMusings
#youwontregretthis #maybe

Ode to The Trio

DISCLAIMER: The events depicted in this scene are fictitious. Said events are not factual (namely, The Freak is not an ax murderer, only.. well, crazy; The Emo is not actually emo; she is only sad and scary, and The epileptic does not actually have epilepsy... he merely has spaz attacks aka "seizures"). BUT it IS factual that the characters depicted ARE leaving their best friends.

THE TRIO.

THE FREAK.

THE EPILEPTIC.

THE EMO.

This is an ode to three of my very best friends in the world. I recently attended the graduation of the Epileptic and the Emo and will be attending the Freak's next week. This is bittersweet. The sweet part: They are done with childhood, leaving the nest, and moving on to bigger things and different people. The bitter part: They are done with childhood, leaving the nest, and moving on to bigger things and different people.

I know. sad isn't it?

Anyways... Yeah. These are the people that helped shape me into who I am today. They legitly (thats a word.. it is. trust me.) contributed to the life that is Medwards. Really.

So.. im trying to figure out how to write this. Im not really great at sentimental stuff but im going to attempt to anyway.

The Critic is my very best friend. She is opinionated and she's gonna do things her own way... She is also my very best friend, but it wasn't always that way... We used to hate each other. Like, really. We hated each other's stinkin guts. I saw her as mean, arrogant, and condescending. She saw me as immature and rude. It wasn't until around 7th grade that she and I really got along. We had a common friend and eventually saw that we were both stupid and should get over ourselves. Now we have completely different views of each other. Its weird how perspectives change once you view things in a different light. So SYNOPSIS: we hated each other. saw we were both really dumb. Grew really close. and now shes my best friend. It's strange how things work out that way...

ANYWAY. Now i can begin the ode.

The Emo and I have been friends for the longest out of the three, but it didn't start out that way. In the beginning, i was scared of her. Yep. Scared. As in afraid. She was really quiet, older than me, and really tall. These are three frightening things to a young Meds. Truely. But eventually the Critic introduced me to the Emo and I got to know her. It took time, but i got over my fear (and im glad i did... cuz it would be awkward if i was scared of one of my best friends... Just sayin') and we grew really close. And I thank the Lord for THAT! :D

Soon After, the Emo introduced me to her friends, the Freak and the Epileptic. The Freak and I bonded really quickly (probably because we are seriously alike...) but the Epileptic and I kinda took some more time to get used to each other, I guess. But I am getting ahead of myself.

The Freak is this great chick that I sometimes have a hard time dealing with. (again.. because she is exactly like me... Seriously. Its freaky. ahahahaha no pun intended...) But I love her to death anyway... She is loud, grand, and the life of the party. (All traits that i value...) She and I have this thing about silences... Im worse about it, but she is still pretty bad... The rest of the trio has no problem sitting at a dinner table and just eating... In silence. no talking. All you hear is clanking silverware and a slurp of a noodle or gulping of a drink every now and then. We cant stand it.. and i also don't know how they can... Its unnerving... So, we feel that its our duty to keep the conversation moving along with an awkward "soooooooo...." every now and then. Oh yeah. Me and the Freak. We Rule.

So that brings us to the Epileptic... Oh there is so much to say.... He and I really didn't click extremely well in the beginning... I mean, we didn't dislike each other... We just didn't really pursue any further relationship than a "hi" or a "sup?" Then eventually I realized that I was really great friends with everyone of the group except the Epileptic... I guess I made a subconscious decision to change that... idk... but all of a sudden I decided to pursue a more real and deep relationship... and It really has gotten to be one of my closest friendships that I have... If not THE closest... So I mean Im glad we finally got things going! Oh... and the seizure thing... Well I forgot to mention... this kid is weird... like really. He has these INSANE facial expressions that i cant even attempt to comprehend. He brings them out quite often, mostly when something is said that is freaque (pronounced free-kay... just sayin....), and we have slowly noticed that his expression looks a lot like a seizure... so we say that one day hes gonna be showin off the face and hes gonna have a seizure and no one will be able to tell the difference and he will die. really.

OHHH... I ALMOST FORGOT THE HIPPIE.

The Hippie's story is more recent... At least It is for me... I met her in about 5th grade... We never really talked. She had a different friend group so we had quite different paths... It wasn't until recently that she and I became close. I really think that our drama troupe has a lot to do with that. We had a few skits together and we really clicked. She isn't hard to get along with and she and I get along really well! She and I also share a love for A Very Potter Musical by Starkid (Its on youtube.) and constant fake slaps and quotes make up our time together. Which is great. :D

SOOOOOOOO...

The Trio is, as i mentioned, graduating... So the Hippie, the Critic, and I, the Diva (apparently Im a diva... or at least they think I am... whatever. I just need a Snickers.) belong to the TRIO 2.0... which will be replacing the TRIO after this summer. I will be the new Freak, the Critic will replace the Epileptic, and the hippie will be filling in for the Emo.

Crazy isn't it?

Anyway... this is longer than i intended it to be.. so, guys... Im so glad to have been apart of your journey to adulthood. I love all three of you and I'm proud to call you my friends.

:)

Giants In the Sky

Hey peeps. I've been wanting to post again for a while but i haven't really had the chance. Life has been hectic and I cannot find enough time to post! I'm currently working on a song to audition for a musical. The Musical is titled Into The Woods. It's basically a mashup of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Baker and His Wife, and Red Riding Hood. It shows how all of their stories mesh and intertwine into one massive epic. I, for one, love it and am super pumped about trying out! I'm going to be auditioning for the part of Jack (the one with the beanstalk. not the nimble one with the candle.) He sings a song called Giants in the Sky. It's all about his experiences in the Sky after climbing the beanstalk. I really like the song but im still working out how im gonna sing it. I can sing, but im not really a professional or anything so im kinda struggling with working it out, due to the really hard musical score.
But anyways, I digress. Jack pretty much talks about how he went up into the clouds and had a grand ol time with this really big giantess when her husband comes down the hall to try to eat him. (thrilling, i know) He really wishes that he could stay there and continue to live freely and happily but he has a mother to feed and steals what he can and takes off. This is when he sings the lines, "and your back again, only different than before." This verse really stood out to me. It really correlates with my relationship with God. After such a huge experience, whether being hit by an eighteen wheeler (as my pastor would say), climbing up a beanstalk and meeting giants, or having a supernatural experience with God, you would be different afterwards. It would have an exponential effect on you. If you don't look the part, are you really sure what happened was real? Or were you decieving yourself? Either way, If God speaks to you, you will be different in the end. You might want to examine yourself. I did. You just might be suprised with what you find.
Anyway, thats just my take on it.
See ya later, Bloggers!
Have a great week!

THE First Post!

Hey Guys! I'm seriously psyched to start this new blog! I'm still working out the kinks, so bare with me...

But anyway, let's start with me. I know if I were you, I'd wanna know who I was reading about.
You can call me Meds or Medwards. I'm in High school. My passion is acting. I plan to go into bivocational ministry and teach drama at a Public School and also become a student/children’s minister. I’m a Conservative Christian and I’m also working hard to develop my relationship with Jesus Christ, my lord and savior.
But I’m not perfect either... Even though I’m a Christian, I struggle with the same everyday stuff that everyone struggles with. The Bible never promises an easy life. It promises life MORE ABUNDANT. And believe me, easy is not the way I would describe a Christian lifestyle. I don’t believe on Jesus Christ, who died for me, because it makes my life easier. I love him because he first loved me and he deserves my worship even though it will never be enough to compensate for his sacrifice that he made for me. Specifically. Me. Meds. The average teenage guy that isn’t the most talented. Isn’t the most handsome. Isn’t the funniest. Just normal, Me. He did it because he created me. And he loves me even though I fail him everyday.

I created this blog to tell about what’s going on in my life. Whether it’s about my walk with my savior, or some new production I’ve seen, or even talking about what’s happening to Ole Miss down in Oxford, It’ll prolly show up on the blog at some point. So come on and get all up in my bubble. See what’s goin on with my life. Idk. Just keep reading.

See ya!