Dorkboy

One time my musical director told me how as I worked my way into professional theatre I would find myself always being typecast as a certain type of character. Today I learned the role I’ll be playing for years to come. Today I learned that I will be playing myself. Last winter I was cast as Dorkboy in The Real Me. As the name suggests, I was a playing a dork. But I was playing so much more than a dork, I was being myself on stage. I was Dorkboy and Dorkboy was me.

This winter I’m playing another flirty dork. I’m once again basically playing myself. And honestly I think it’s the best kind of character out there for me. It’s a very comical character who gets the best lines, just like me. It’s the character who you just want to see get the girl for once, but you know he never will, just like me. I get to play myself and it’s the greatest thing because I’m able to bring that character to life like nobody else could. 

Of course from time to time I get to perform as completely different characters, but I have become every role I’ve ever played. So even when I’m not Dorkboy, I still very much connect with who I’m supposed to be.

Love For a Day

We sat together by the warm, lit fire and let our problems melt away

I liked you and you liked me but that only lasted one day

As the flames flickered our hands entwined 

And the night belonged to us

But the very next morning left me cold and alone with nothing really to say

I liked you and you liked me but that only lasted one day

As the sun awoke it began to shine

And the feelings we felt were hushed

Midday came and I went for a stroll to find a field where I could lay

I liked you and you liked me but that was not true on this day

As the cool breeze blew I had a lot on my mind

And the dreams I dreamed were crushed

A Turn of The Tide

Firstly, I am partaking in a Blog Year in which I attempt to write something meaningful, creative, thoughtful, personal, whatever. However, I know putting them all here would be an overload as I share these posts. So I will only be sharing the posts I feel are worthy.

 Before I begin, I feel it is important for everyone to understand the way the last three years have worked. In 2009, frankly, my life sucked. I was not happy and things just weren’t going my way. New Year’s Eve was approaching and I knew only one thing: 2010 could not be the same as the past year. I decided that even though I couldn’t know what was ahead of my life, I could help shape that future. I declared before it even began that 2010 would be my year. And you know what happened? It was. It became the best year of my life. 

2011 followed in its footsteps. I knew there was no way that 2011 could ever be the same and it was difficult to imagine it being as good, but I knew that it was still going to be nothing less than awesome. So BAM! It was decided that 2011 was the Year of Awesome. And awesome it was. My whole life on the internet began in 2011.

Although it was nothing less than awesome, I knew from the start that 2012 would be a year like no other. My final semester of high school ever and my first term of college. With those two events taking place there could only be one title. Anything Goes. But I was wrong. This year claimed many titles. 2012 was my year part 2, the days 2010 left out, and ultimately 2012 won the title of the best year of my life.

Three years I have made these predictions about what the year would be like and three years I have been nothing short of correct. So the question was “How am I possibly going to make 2013 just as good?” It seemed pretty impossible. It took me some time to figure this one out but as the title states, 2013 is very much going to be a turn of the tide. 2012 was amazing, but it went on a week or two too long. A low tide you could say. 2013 is a turn to that tide. Starting that year on a high tide. And every year has its ups and downs, but 2013 aims to turn that high tide into a tidal wave and ride through the year on a good note. 

Two years have claimed to be the best year of my life and all three have been awesome, and anything that could go, went. But this year. This year is slightly different. With that high tide, 2013 is the Unstoppable Year. 2013 is the year that Matt Johnson couldn’t be stopped; a year of success. I have no doubt in my mind that this could give 2012 a run for its money.