So Tuesday was the NACA day of all NACA days.
1. Presenting - 8:50 AM, with 100+ people in our room for a presentation that was a little rougher than the one at regionals.. but it still went great, I think people really enjoyed it, and actually people said they did afterward, and quite a few people signed up to receive our powerpoint & points system, so that is good.
2. Ed Session #2 turned into Conversing with Matt and Kelly.. people had stayed to talk to us about our session, so we didn't want to be rude going to another session really late, so we worked on some PC stuff, and got a lot accomplished, so that was good.
3. From 11am - 1pm there was a showcase, and for some reason all I can remember was the Emcee, Tig Notaro.. Female comedian, made fun noises with her mouth, and was also very dry but there was something about her that just worked.
4. We had lunch with some people from a school who's name I can't spell (Quinnipiac?)
5. Last Ed Session of the NACA - Kelly and I went to this thing called REFLECTION. I thought it was interested, we just sat there, listened to music, and wrote down things about ourselves to reflect, which was kind of nice because it's not something you always take the time to think about, but at the same time, I was exhausted and it made me sleepy.
6. CHICKEN OR BEEF! Enought said. Michael Miller is offically my hero (as if he wasn't before)
7. Checking out + Matt Falling + Old Ladies Yelling + Trying to get back for the PC Meeting + Meg almost dying in the car which = me almost dying in the car.
I've yet to unpack my suitcase.. and with that, NACA, until next year my friend.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
NACASACA
NACANACANACA!
here's the scope on the other days at NACA:
Monday Ed. Session 1 - 8:50-9:50
So the Ed. Session I went to was called "The Seven-Day Work Week Club - Keys to Success, Survival and Scheduling for Weekend Programmers" now that's a mouth full. I was really looking forward to the session and it really let me down.. The lady said about 3 words to us, broke us up into groups, and we talked amongst ourselves about the programs we put on & our budget and kind of traded ideas.. but I was in a group with schools who had a budget of $385K and MORE andddddd they were wet campuses and they were like "ya we have bar nights" and I was like "ya we have Wii nights" but, I still think our weekends rock so, whatevs crazy people.
Next upppppp
Club Showcase 1 - 10:00-Noon
So the Emcee was Na'im Lynn, and he was pretty decent; he's been on a few TV shows, but I don't really think there was anything too stand out about him.. just another comedian.
The Andrew Ripp band played after, and I really liked them. It reminded me of being outside and peaceful.. They played Kazoos which I think was the greatest thing ever. They had a song that was called "Savior" that they said was about beauty, and I think everyone should give it a listen on YouTube or something.
Ernie Halter and James Reunion were both musicans/bands. Ernie played a cover of Baby Bash's "Cyclone" it was pretty interesting. I think James was the one that did Pants on the ground.. which was the first time I ever heard it.
Kalai was this crazy man and boy did he have some pipes! He just went straight up crazy wailing out on everything. Definitely eclectic.
Sabrina Jalees was a comedian, and I wasn't really in love with her.. she told some funny stories about her dad and how he always embarrassed her cause he was pakastani and he would blast the bollywood music when he'd pick her up from school.
Stacy Clarke... eh. singer/songwriter, and eh.
Then it was time for the good ol Box Lunch & of course a Starbucks break for me! The lunch was a crazy wrap, orange, crackers, cheese, chips, cookie, maybe other things? I feel like they realllly packed that bad boy up. Venti Caramel Macchiato with Soy upside-down for me!
Mainstage Showcase 1:30-3:30
KT Tatara was the Emcee.. he was funny, but he kept doing this wickeeeeed creepy smile in between every punch line. Like really, that thing freaked me out. I also suggest YouTube-ing this one.
The Arkanes was this sweet band from the United Kingdom.. their sound was definitely a little different.. and from the audience I swear they all had the same hair cut. But they were all cute, and had nice accents.. even though it disappears when you sing, which is the strangest thing. They said they traveled three-thousand and a half miles, and we debated if they meant 3,500 or 3000.5 miles.. what do you think?
Baby Wants Candy was the performance I was reallllly looking forward to. They were AMAZING. They do this Improve Comedy-Musical. Someone from the audience shouted out Sarah Palin so they did a whole one on her and one of the guys was a polar bear the whole time and it was just so great.
Then GRO (Green River Ordinance) came on, hopefully you all caught them at Springfest last year, if not, then you should work on it, cause they were great. And are from Texas, so they also had cute accents. They got the whole audience singing "Goodbye LA" which was about their van breaking down in LA. I liked them.
Natasha Leggero came on after, Comedian, and I can't remember anything fantastic about her. Scratch Track was on next, they were a reggae/rap group with a little Jason Mraz pumped into them..
Then, the Finale! David Garibaldi! He was FANTASTIC. I'm pretty sure he's been on Ellen before, and I'm pretty sure he is coming to Bridgewater. He does these crazy paintings in like 5 minutes all well dancing and he really makes a show out of it. He did Michael Jackson and then Albert Einstein... and he did the whole painting upside down!
Ed. Session 2 - 3:30-4:30
I went to "Utilizing Campus Athletic Events to Program and Build School Spirit on Your Campus" It was suchhh a great Ed Session. I came up with like a million great ideas, and I'm going to try to put together a "spirit team" (with a different name than that, obviously) with hopefully, SGA, RHA, and PC. I'm in the middle of working on a proposal now.. so hopefully this will all go well and we can increase our school spirit :)
Sampler Showcase - 4:40-5:40
We got lost on the way to this one, but pretty much it was all these crazy random weirdo's (kinda) and Steve Moakler <3<3<3 superskinny. Also, there was this hilarious comedian Phil Hanley. He was very very very dry, but so good. We went to CAMP and Meg and I got tons of good stuff at this one, then we went to meet up with Kyle Dooley, Ana Takahana, Mohamed and Erin Roberts at this place called Cactus, which was wicked good mexican food... I got AVOCADO FRIES. simply amazing. When we got back it was time for another... Mainstage Showcase! 8:20-10:50
Emcee was Sonos - an acapella group.. who was at Regionals, not really my thing.
We got there a little late, but Butch Bradly was on, Comedian. SO Funny... then Beast came on.,. and ehhhhh they are from Quebec, kinda strange. So Matt and Kelly and I left to prepare for our Presentation the next day. There was also a Marketplace where I stalked Snookie, but never found her, and was depressed and sad because Cindy Kane and Kyle Dooley and just about everyone else and their mom found her, and not me. Sad, Sad, Sad, Sad, day.
here's the scope on the other days at NACA:
Monday Ed. Session 1 - 8:50-9:50
So the Ed. Session I went to was called "The Seven-Day Work Week Club - Keys to Success, Survival and Scheduling for Weekend Programmers" now that's a mouth full. I was really looking forward to the session and it really let me down.. The lady said about 3 words to us, broke us up into groups, and we talked amongst ourselves about the programs we put on & our budget and kind of traded ideas.. but I was in a group with schools who had a budget of $385K and MORE andddddd they were wet campuses and they were like "ya we have bar nights" and I was like "ya we have Wii nights" but, I still think our weekends rock so, whatevs crazy people.
Next upppppp
Club Showcase 1 - 10:00-Noon
So the Emcee was Na'im Lynn, and he was pretty decent; he's been on a few TV shows, but I don't really think there was anything too stand out about him.. just another comedian.
The Andrew Ripp band played after, and I really liked them. It reminded me of being outside and peaceful.. They played Kazoos which I think was the greatest thing ever. They had a song that was called "Savior" that they said was about beauty, and I think everyone should give it a listen on YouTube or something.
Ernie Halter and James Reunion were both musicans/bands. Ernie played a cover of Baby Bash's "Cyclone" it was pretty interesting. I think James was the one that did Pants on the ground.. which was the first time I ever heard it.
Kalai was this crazy man and boy did he have some pipes! He just went straight up crazy wailing out on everything. Definitely eclectic.
Sabrina Jalees was a comedian, and I wasn't really in love with her.. she told some funny stories about her dad and how he always embarrassed her cause he was pakastani and he would blast the bollywood music when he'd pick her up from school.
Stacy Clarke... eh. singer/songwriter, and eh.
Then it was time for the good ol Box Lunch & of course a Starbucks break for me! The lunch was a crazy wrap, orange, crackers, cheese, chips, cookie, maybe other things? I feel like they realllly packed that bad boy up. Venti Caramel Macchiato with Soy upside-down for me!
Mainstage Showcase 1:30-3:30
KT Tatara was the Emcee.. he was funny, but he kept doing this wickeeeeed creepy smile in between every punch line. Like really, that thing freaked me out. I also suggest YouTube-ing this one.
The Arkanes was this sweet band from the United Kingdom.. their sound was definitely a little different.. and from the audience I swear they all had the same hair cut. But they were all cute, and had nice accents.. even though it disappears when you sing, which is the strangest thing. They said they traveled three-thousand and a half miles, and we debated if they meant 3,500 or 3000.5 miles.. what do you think?
Baby Wants Candy was the performance I was reallllly looking forward to. They were AMAZING. They do this Improve Comedy-Musical. Someone from the audience shouted out Sarah Palin so they did a whole one on her and one of the guys was a polar bear the whole time and it was just so great.
Then GRO (Green River Ordinance) came on, hopefully you all caught them at Springfest last year, if not, then you should work on it, cause they were great. And are from Texas, so they also had cute accents. They got the whole audience singing "Goodbye LA" which was about their van breaking down in LA. I liked them.
Natasha Leggero came on after, Comedian, and I can't remember anything fantastic about her. Scratch Track was on next, they were a reggae/rap group with a little Jason Mraz pumped into them..
Then, the Finale! David Garibaldi! He was FANTASTIC. I'm pretty sure he's been on Ellen before, and I'm pretty sure he is coming to Bridgewater. He does these crazy paintings in like 5 minutes all well dancing and he really makes a show out of it. He did Michael Jackson and then Albert Einstein... and he did the whole painting upside down!
Ed. Session 2 - 3:30-4:30
I went to "Utilizing Campus Athletic Events to Program and Build School Spirit on Your Campus" It was suchhh a great Ed Session. I came up with like a million great ideas, and I'm going to try to put together a "spirit team" (with a different name than that, obviously) with hopefully, SGA, RHA, and PC. I'm in the middle of working on a proposal now.. so hopefully this will all go well and we can increase our school spirit :)
Sampler Showcase - 4:40-5:40
We got lost on the way to this one, but pretty much it was all these crazy random weirdo's (kinda) and Steve Moakler <3<3<3 superskinny. Also, there was this hilarious comedian Phil Hanley. He was very very very dry, but so good. We went to CAMP and Meg and I got tons of good stuff at this one, then we went to meet up with Kyle Dooley, Ana Takahana, Mohamed and Erin Roberts at this place called Cactus, which was wicked good mexican food... I got AVOCADO FRIES. simply amazing. When we got back it was time for another... Mainstage Showcase! 8:20-10:50
Emcee was Sonos - an acapella group.. who was at Regionals, not really my thing.
We got there a little late, but Butch Bradly was on, Comedian. SO Funny... then Beast came on.,. and ehhhhh they are from Quebec, kinda strange. So Matt and Kelly and I left to prepare for our Presentation the next day. There was also a Marketplace where I stalked Snookie, but never found her, and was depressed and sad because Cindy Kane and Kyle Dooley and just about everyone else and their mom found her, and not me. Sad, Sad, Sad, Sad, day.
Chicken or Beef?
Hello PC friends!
So we've been home for about 42 hours now, and I've had time to reflect, and get a little better.
the last day at NACA was an interesting one. It started with us going to 2 ed sessions in a row, of course dunkin was the first trip of the day. The first ed session I went to was about making meetings more important. Unfortunately, I can't say I really learned too much. I didn't really see how meetings were apart of the Ed session. We talked about the purpose of meetings and finding out organization mantra. One school's was "shut up or show up" quite forward but effective. There were a few activities that the presenter talked about that were interesting like having a game where you give a trophy continuously to a new general member every week, which is a cute idea I thought. Besides that there wasn't anything that I thought applied to PC or what we do. The second Ed session was about how Dr. Seuss taught us about leadership. It was really interesting but we didn't do any activites and only 5 Dr. Seuss books were highlighted. I was hoping it was going to be more interactive. Then we checked out of the hotel and walked over to the showcase. The only interesting act I remembered was Anthony Snape, an Australian, acoustic guitarist. He was pretty funny. The emcee was funny too, her name was tig and she taught us how to sound like a curtain, weird I know, but cool. After that we went to lunch in the food court with some very special people. =) Then on to the third Ed session! This one, was....uhhh interesting. It was about spirituality which in my group was about god...so that was different, needless to say it didn't really pertain to PC. After the Ed session we got another Ed session on Samantha Fox, Chicken and Beef by Michael Miller. SO FUNNY. It was time to leave the hotel/conference, totally bittersweet. On the way to the train we met multiple cranky old women as well as witnessing Matt Miller taking a tumble. The first words out of his mouth were "I hope nothing's broken!" Quite the Acrobat Matt. Then we almost lost him at Quincy Center. We finally made it back to the car and traveled back to PC. NACA was fun, and I can't wait to go to regionals again!
peace, love & naca.
-Katelyn
So we've been home for about 42 hours now, and I've had time to reflect, and get a little better.
the last day at NACA was an interesting one. It started with us going to 2 ed sessions in a row, of course dunkin was the first trip of the day. The first ed session I went to was about making meetings more important. Unfortunately, I can't say I really learned too much. I didn't really see how meetings were apart of the Ed session. We talked about the purpose of meetings and finding out organization mantra. One school's was "shut up or show up" quite forward but effective. There were a few activities that the presenter talked about that were interesting like having a game where you give a trophy continuously to a new general member every week, which is a cute idea I thought. Besides that there wasn't anything that I thought applied to PC or what we do. The second Ed session was about how Dr. Seuss taught us about leadership. It was really interesting but we didn't do any activites and only 5 Dr. Seuss books were highlighted. I was hoping it was going to be more interactive. Then we checked out of the hotel and walked over to the showcase. The only interesting act I remembered was Anthony Snape, an Australian, acoustic guitarist. He was pretty funny. The emcee was funny too, her name was tig and she taught us how to sound like a curtain, weird I know, but cool. After that we went to lunch in the food court with some very special people. =) Then on to the third Ed session! This one, was....uhhh interesting. It was about spirituality which in my group was about god...so that was different, needless to say it didn't really pertain to PC. After the Ed session we got another Ed session on Samantha Fox, Chicken and Beef by Michael Miller. SO FUNNY. It was time to leave the hotel/conference, totally bittersweet. On the way to the train we met multiple cranky old women as well as witnessing Matt Miller taking a tumble. The first words out of his mouth were "I hope nothing's broken!" Quite the Acrobat Matt. Then we almost lost him at Quincy Center. We finally made it back to the car and traveled back to PC. NACA was fun, and I can't wait to go to regionals again!
peace, love & naca.
-Katelyn
Hi PC friends.
I'm going to make this short because i'm dying slowly from this terrible cough. NACA NATIONALS! wooooo! so much more low key than NACA Northeast, but wish our other three NACA NE people were with us. we look for our own food which is a little bit different that NACA NE. the booklets are coooool.
So let me start with the people I loveeeed: Derek Hughes-so hilarious, he was an emcee and was knee-slapping funny. There was this group called Elevators they have really funny dance moves but are really upbeat, one of the lead singers looks like the vulture from the jungle book, rachel pointed it out, so funny. Another comedian that was absolutely funny was Steve Byrne, he made Matt Miller cry he was laughing so hard, ahaha. THE CARTER TWINS- it was like the backstreet boys meet rascal flatts. Me and Meg Ryan are in love, they are AH-MAZING. Shaneielle Gabriel was a spoken word artist who was about about loving yourself and not taking anything for granted, holler girlfriend. Another Spoken word artist was George Watsky, he was the white Josh Bennett, so cute & more importantly, so good. Another emcee was Johnny Cardinale- he madde so many jokes with his guitar, it was so funny. RYAN CABRERA- there are no words, yesssss he's like a 3 hit wonder(if that even exists) but i FINALLY got my picture with him, and I still think he has a good voice. (= Kevin "Michael" Shea- so funny, he made so many jokes regarding being short and Japanese, hilarious. Our emcee today was Na'im Lynn- he was hilarious and talked about being in college and having terrible hygiene and eating habits, so true, haha. he was good and really interactive. James Reunion, another back I loveeeee, Meg Ryan pointed out that the lead singer looks like Stephen from Laguna Beach, I'm not complaining. ;) Sabrina Jalees was this really funny Pakistani/Swiss girl who made A LOT of jokes about her ethnicity as well as showed us all her baby dance at the club, SO funny. Some other awesome people were Baby Wants Candy-so funny! They did an improv musical about sarah palin! HILARIOUS. Another person that was absolutely amazing was this guy who paints to music, INSANE. I will upload the video on my facebook soon, so cool, i can't even describe it. And of course, Steve Moakler is awesome, he remembered Meg Ryan, they are in love for sure. =)
As much as NACA is awesomeeeeee, there are some people I was not so fond of: Joberg and Gurner-DISGUSTING, we had to leave they were so gross, I have no idea how people were laughing, I was repulsed. ( i won't even tell you how i really felt. :) ) Someone else who was aggravating was an emcee names Ryan Stout, he wasn't funny, at all. He kept trying to make jokes that were just down right annoying and loud. He did have on a nice suit though. There is only one 3 letter acronym to tell you what I think about Hanne Hukkelberg from Norway: WTFL(what the fruit loops.), I apologize for being so blunt but she was barely singing/speaking english, so weird and not good, AT ALL. I don't want to dwell on the negatives so I'll move on.
ED Sessions! my first one was The Mind Never Forgets What the Heart Remembers- so good. it was just about realizing what some issues were inside our organization and how we work through those and how we can do a little more to make each day better, it was fantastic. (= My ED session this morning was annoying they were unprepared, unorganized and just said what us, as leaders, already know, it was very frustrating. My second ED session today though was so good. It was all about breaking the myths that we have as a campus which is SO important for PC, and I am so pumped about the things I have to bring back to Bridgewater. The tentative sessions for tomorrow for me are: "50 programs in 50 minutes Guaranteed or...", "Not just another meeting" "Dr. Seuss Taught us all we need to know about leadership" (so pumped), "How to make a programming board your future; careers in student affairs", "first-year leadership programs" and a session called "Refletion". So many options, so little timeeeee.
MISC. NACA moments include but are not limited too:Meg Ryan playing super-soaker with her dr. pepper, racing with matt miller at shaws(Ha! i win.), Watching Matt Miller doing a heel-kick, obv meeting Ryan Cabrera, listening to Raz on the train, Taking a picture with buzz and woody from toy story(oh yeah, be jealous.) getting coldstones for the first time, listening to commentary of the speed skating competition by rachel and meg. and having a chocolate covered strawberry in quincy market. not to mention getting asked for money to "help a drunk get smashed" by a homeless man, no sir, I'm lucky that I can afford the $3 for laundry every week, nevermind give you money for some QT with Jim, Jack or Jose.
That is all for tonight NACA/PC friends, it's 130, I'm coughing up a lung as we speak and my fingers are slowing down. I hope everyone enjoys check out the people that I like, they are all awesome!
, 
& 
-Katelyn
I'm going to make this short because i'm dying slowly from this terrible cough. NACA NATIONALS! wooooo! so much more low key than NACA Northeast, but wish our other three NACA NE people were with us. we look for our own food which is a little bit different that NACA NE. the booklets are coooool.
So let me start with the people I loveeeed: Derek Hughes-so hilarious, he was an emcee and was knee-slapping funny. There was this group called Elevators they have really funny dance moves but are really upbeat, one of the lead singers looks like the vulture from the jungle book, rachel pointed it out, so funny. Another comedian that was absolutely funny was Steve Byrne, he made Matt Miller cry he was laughing so hard, ahaha. THE CARTER TWINS- it was like the backstreet boys meet rascal flatts. Me and Meg Ryan are in love, they are AH-MAZING. Shaneielle Gabriel was a spoken word artist who was about about loving yourself and not taking anything for granted, holler girlfriend. Another Spoken word artist was George Watsky, he was the white Josh Bennett, so cute & more importantly, so good. Another emcee was Johnny Cardinale- he madde so many jokes with his guitar, it was so funny. RYAN CABRERA- there are no words, yesssss he's like a 3 hit wonder(if that even exists) but i FINALLY got my picture with him, and I still think he has a good voice. (= Kevin "Michael" Shea- so funny, he made so many jokes regarding being short and Japanese, hilarious. Our emcee today was Na'im Lynn- he was hilarious and talked about being in college and having terrible hygiene and eating habits, so true, haha. he was good and really interactive. James Reunion, another back I loveeeee, Meg Ryan pointed out that the lead singer looks like Stephen from Laguna Beach, I'm not complaining. ;) Sabrina Jalees was this really funny Pakistani/Swiss girl who made A LOT of jokes about her ethnicity as well as showed us all her baby dance at the club, SO funny. Some other awesome people were Baby Wants Candy-so funny! They did an improv musical about sarah palin! HILARIOUS. Another person that was absolutely amazing was this guy who paints to music, INSANE. I will upload the video on my facebook soon, so cool, i can't even describe it. And of course, Steve Moakler is awesome, he remembered Meg Ryan, they are in love for sure. =)
As much as NACA is awesomeeeeee, there are some people I was not so fond of: Joberg and Gurner-DISGUSTING, we had to leave they were so gross, I have no idea how people were laughing, I was repulsed. ( i won't even tell you how i really felt. :) ) Someone else who was aggravating was an emcee names Ryan Stout, he wasn't funny, at all. He kept trying to make jokes that were just down right annoying and loud. He did have on a nice suit though. There is only one 3 letter acronym to tell you what I think about Hanne Hukkelberg from Norway: WTFL(what the fruit loops.), I apologize for being so blunt but she was barely singing/speaking english, so weird and not good, AT ALL. I don't want to dwell on the negatives so I'll move on.
ED Sessions! my first one was The Mind Never Forgets What the Heart Remembers- so good. it was just about realizing what some issues were inside our organization and how we work through those and how we can do a little more to make each day better, it was fantastic. (= My ED session this morning was annoying they were unprepared, unorganized and just said what us, as leaders, already know, it was very frustrating. My second ED session today though was so good. It was all about breaking the myths that we have as a campus which is SO important for PC, and I am so pumped about the things I have to bring back to Bridgewater. The tentative sessions for tomorrow for me are: "50 programs in 50 minutes Guaranteed or...", "Not just another meeting" "Dr. Seuss Taught us all we need to know about leadership" (so pumped), "How to make a programming board your future; careers in student affairs", "first-year leadership programs" and a session called "Refletion". So many options, so little timeeeee.
MISC. NACA moments include but are not limited too:Meg Ryan playing super-soaker with her dr. pepper, racing with matt miller at shaws(Ha! i win.), Watching Matt Miller doing a heel-kick, obv meeting Ryan Cabrera, listening to Raz on the train, Taking a picture with buzz and woody from toy story(oh yeah, be jealous.) getting coldstones for the first time, listening to commentary of the speed skating competition by rachel and meg. and having a chocolate covered strawberry in quincy market. not to mention getting asked for money to "help a drunk get smashed" by a homeless man, no sir, I'm lucky that I can afford the $3 for laundry every week, nevermind give you money for some QT with Jim, Jack or Jose.
That is all for tonight NACA/PC friends, it's 130, I'm coughing up a lung as we speak and my fingers are slowing down. I hope everyone enjoys check out the people that I like, they are all awesome!
, 
& 
-Katelyn
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
CHICKENNNN or BEEF?!
Hello friends,
NACA is over, and it's very bittersweet! On one hand, I got to sleep more than 5 hours last night. On the other hand, I miss going to the everlasting day of concerts and meeting celebrities and networking and making new friends. I had a blast with Rachel, Kelly, and Katelyn and I am so glad we all got to get the NACA National experience together. :)
On Tuesday, I went to an ED session on how to have a successful officer transtion and retreat. We pretty much do everything that they talked about, but I learned an ice breaker called "entourage" involving the rock paper scissors game. When you lose to someone, you become part of their entourage and have to cheer for them. Ironically, I was cheering "JERRY! JERRY!" for a good amount of time. It was pretty funny :)
Then I want to en ED session on using technology and social media (because...well, you can never have enough!) haha and I learned about the site hoot suite and I actually just registered yesterday for it so now I can do more with Facebook and Twitter. Pretty exciting. :)
We then went to the Mainstage Showcase Number Fiiiive! The emcee/comedian Tig Notaro was really funny. She had very dry humor and was very sarcastic and Matt Miller said if I was comedian, I would be like her, except funnier. That is a possibility...but she was very good at pretending to be serious, so i am going to have to work on that. Thanks Matt Miller! Oh and Tig also showed us how to do an awesome "curtain being pulled up or down" impression. (Just inhale in like three times) lol
We missed a bunch of acts in this showcase because we were chatting but we did see Australian performer Anthony Snape..he was very good and did a great medley of U2's With our Withoout you/Foo Fighters Learn to Fly and I gotta Feelin!'
We Shot the Moon were the alternates for Portable Playback and they reminded me a lot of Jack's Mannequin whom I adore! so I really enjoyed that performance.
Next, I went to an ED session on First Year Leadership Programs thinking it was going to be like Orientation, however it was not about orientation at all so it didn't really pertain to me and i had the hardest time concentrating and ALMOST fell asleep! I guess that's what happens when you're up til 2:30 blogging!! lol oh well.
Thennn, Rachel, Matt, Katelyn, Kelly, Cindy and I got the presentation we had all been waiting for! CHICKEN OR BEEF?! CHICKEN OR BEEF?! Miss Samantha Fox! haha Michael Miller is one of my favorite people of all time. Hands down.
Sadly, that performance concluded our NACA adventure. We took the T home and poor Matt Miller fell down the stairs and it just got roughter after that between the crowded Ts and the me almost throwing up in the car from car sickness!! I am not sitting in the backseat of any car ever again. Sorry for making you queasy, Rachie, and thanks for the gum Kel!! :)
I am so glad that I got the opporunity again to experience NACA. I was able to work on my ability to make conversation with ANYONE, whether it was students from other schools, advisors, performers, agents, or anyone I may have come across in the Marketplace. NACA really is the opporunity of a lifetime where only the people at NACA really know what you are doing and how amazing the experience is. You can come back and talk about it with your friends or other PC members, but you don't really know what it's all about unless you experience it yourself. I want to thank Matt Miller for walking to my desk a few weeks ago casually asking me if I wanted to go (and I want to thank Rachel for telling him too!) and to thank Katelyn for taking an outrageous amount of photos with both performers and in the ocean with the sharks and in the photobooth. I want to thank Kelly for going over to Steve Moakler to get a cd so I could get aposter signed that says "Meg, You rock my socks, Steve Moakler". I had the time of my life and it's sad to be back in the real world, but like the last NACA, I plan on taking everything I learned and applying it to Program Committee and to life in general. Thanks NACA. Oh, and congratulations on turning 50. You kept it so subtle, I almost forgot!!
Have a great day everyone :)
-Meg
NACA is over, and it's very bittersweet! On one hand, I got to sleep more than 5 hours last night. On the other hand, I miss going to the everlasting day of concerts and meeting celebrities and networking and making new friends. I had a blast with Rachel, Kelly, and Katelyn and I am so glad we all got to get the NACA National experience together. :)
On Tuesday, I went to an ED session on how to have a successful officer transtion and retreat. We pretty much do everything that they talked about, but I learned an ice breaker called "entourage" involving the rock paper scissors game. When you lose to someone, you become part of their entourage and have to cheer for them. Ironically, I was cheering "JERRY! JERRY!" for a good amount of time. It was pretty funny :)
Then I want to en ED session on using technology and social media (because...well, you can never have enough!) haha and I learned about the site hoot suite and I actually just registered yesterday for it so now I can do more with Facebook and Twitter. Pretty exciting. :)
We then went to the Mainstage Showcase Number Fiiiive! The emcee/comedian Tig Notaro was really funny. She had very dry humor and was very sarcastic and Matt Miller said if I was comedian, I would be like her, except funnier. That is a possibility...but she was very good at pretending to be serious, so i am going to have to work on that. Thanks Matt Miller! Oh and Tig also showed us how to do an awesome "curtain being pulled up or down" impression. (Just inhale in like three times) lol
We missed a bunch of acts in this showcase because we were chatting but we did see Australian performer Anthony Snape..he was very good and did a great medley of U2's With our Withoout you/Foo Fighters Learn to Fly and I gotta Feelin!'
We Shot the Moon were the alternates for Portable Playback and they reminded me a lot of Jack's Mannequin whom I adore! so I really enjoyed that performance.
Next, I went to an ED session on First Year Leadership Programs thinking it was going to be like Orientation, however it was not about orientation at all so it didn't really pertain to me and i had the hardest time concentrating and ALMOST fell asleep! I guess that's what happens when you're up til 2:30 blogging!! lol oh well.
Thennn, Rachel, Matt, Katelyn, Kelly, Cindy and I got the presentation we had all been waiting for! CHICKEN OR BEEF?! CHICKEN OR BEEF?! Miss Samantha Fox! haha Michael Miller is one of my favorite people of all time. Hands down.
Sadly, that performance concluded our NACA adventure. We took the T home and poor Matt Miller fell down the stairs and it just got roughter after that between the crowded Ts and the me almost throwing up in the car from car sickness!! I am not sitting in the backseat of any car ever again. Sorry for making you queasy, Rachie, and thanks for the gum Kel!! :)
I am so glad that I got the opporunity again to experience NACA. I was able to work on my ability to make conversation with ANYONE, whether it was students from other schools, advisors, performers, agents, or anyone I may have come across in the Marketplace. NACA really is the opporunity of a lifetime where only the people at NACA really know what you are doing and how amazing the experience is. You can come back and talk about it with your friends or other PC members, but you don't really know what it's all about unless you experience it yourself. I want to thank Matt Miller for walking to my desk a few weeks ago casually asking me if I wanted to go (and I want to thank Rachel for telling him too!) and to thank Katelyn for taking an outrageous amount of photos with both performers and in the ocean with the sharks and in the photobooth. I want to thank Kelly for going over to Steve Moakler to get a cd so I could get aposter signed that says "Meg, You rock my socks, Steve Moakler". I had the time of my life and it's sad to be back in the real world, but like the last NACA, I plan on taking everything I learned and applying it to Program Committee and to life in general. Thanks NACA. Oh, and congratulations on turning 50. You kept it so subtle, I almost forgot!!
Have a great day everyone :)
-Meg
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
NACA turned 50... In case you missed it.
Hey there blog-worlders!
It's been a while since we've blogged about our experiences, and I know you've all been desperately missing out on it. Sorry we didn't keep it up for the first few nights of the Conference... NACA takes a lot out of you and when you're shopping for Dinner on Night 1 at 1:30AM at a 24hour Shaw's.. You know it's time to immediately go to bed after you eat your delicious sushi.... because that's normal.
So, a few important things to note before getting into the NACA show antics themselves.
1. Like the title states, it IS NACA's 50th birthday... they celebrated this by letting you know every turn you take here, whether it's on the phampletes (i love that word, even though i probably spelt it wrong), projected onto the walls with multiple big waste-of-energy lighting, or displayed in between every, single, artist, sometimes in the middle of their set, and also made shirts with a too-big-to-have-on-that-spot-on-your-chest logo, cause hey, why not NACA... I like to let everyone know it's my birthday to, so our warmest Happy Birthday Wishes to you NACA.
2. Mattie J. Millionaire is really going to make millions, probably on giving in to his life-long dream of becoming a Boston Tour Guide... perhaps on the Red Trail Thingy? .. At least he will have a chance as long as Megan Ryan keeps on rapping for him.
3. I still hate escalators and public transportation.. especially with luggage... except when Matt gets stuck on a too-small escalator with too-big bags, that is the only exception.
4. Probably more things, like Heel Kicks, Rozz, Michael Miller in general, and Oh The Places You'll Eat (Boston ed.) but who can remember everything all at once..
SO! Now.. on to the NACA part of NACA..
1. Regionals and Nationals are kind of a lot different because Nationals over-laps a lot of things... like there will be a showcase (music/comedy/etc) at the same time as the lecture series... so how do you pick and choose! it's too hard. and because a lot of people have southern accents Y
Saturday Night Showcase - 8:20 - 10:35
Derek Hughes was the Emcee and SO Funny.. he was a magician/comedian.. but so funny, he mooned the audience at the end of his set to reveal the "hidden card," which was actually a really sweet trick.. and I'm not sure why I "quoted" hidden card, because that's exactly what it was, but it's late so, that's okay.
Steve Byrne was HILARIOUS. I think we might bring him? We'll have to set Kelly on that one. His comedy was very man-omedy.. talking about farts and things, but nevertheless, hilarious.
The Carter Twins we're anything spectacular, a couple guys singing their songs and jamming out.. not bad, but definitely nothing too outstanding that I can remember.. although they were good looking.
Shanielle Gabriel does spoken word and I loooved her. She suffers from Lupus (House fans?) and was on a few different shows, but I'm a sucker for anyone who does spoken word, so I'd definitely bring her.
Jay Mattioli is a Magician, who is good.. and definitely entertaining, but the amount of cheese he puts into his show is almost overwhelming.. we only had to watch 15 minutes of his show.. I can't even imagine what he can do in an hour..
Arvin Mitchell was another Comedian, and another funny guy.. he did awkward faces and noises and maneuvers... and held them for an abnormally long time.. which just made them thattt much funnier.
Quietdrive closed out the Showcase.. they are definitely above our price range for our typical performers ($7000 was the NACA Price) but they sang Time After Time by Cindy Lauper, and who does love a throw back to the oldies... and they made me want to take a drive and pop them in the CD player.. which is always a good quality especially for someone who thoroughly enjoys her long drives.
The next day was a treat! Sunday we didn't have to be in session until 10:15!
Sunday Lecture 1 - 10:15 - 11:30
I went to a session on "Living Life with More Time and Less Stress" and I can honestly say the session was basically a waste of time. There was really nothing about time-issues. We did some breathing/relaxation at the end and it really put me asleep so, eh, I wish I would have learned a little more. They did discuss a rule of 8's thing; 8 Hours to Sleep, 8 Hours to Work (school included), and 8 Hours for Leisure.. I want to know who they got this from.. because that is NOT what my schedule looks like.. at all.
Then I think it was lunch time? Meals are so weird here.
Sunday Club Showcase - 1:20 - 3:20
The Emcee was TERRIBLE. I had to leave at one point because the sound of his voice was killlllllling me.. he kept saying things like "OH WELL ADULTS THINK I'M FUNNY.. ADULTS LIKE MY JOKES," great for them buddy.. sorry we're not old weirdos. His name was Ryan Stout and I did not like him
Barefoot Truth - Pretty good,
Joberg & Gurner - Awful, we left.
George Watsky - Slam Poetry.. He was great.. very different vibe than some other poets, but I appreciated it.. He was funny and talked about being a virgin and Star Wars (in the same sense), but I liked him I would definitely like to see him at Bridgewater ($1500 NACA Price)
Megan James - Singer, didn't really care for,
Cristela Alonzo - Girl Comedian.. enough said,
Nathan Angelo.. Singer, I think he was good.
Then we went to Dinner with Jenn the GA, our favorite :)
Sunday Mainstage Showcase - 6:20 - 8:55
The Emcee was Johnny Cardinale, he was a guitar-comedian who started the show by saying his girlfriend dumped him a week ago so he decided to buy a guitar to showcase his emotions.. or something.. Meg immediately criticized him because he's clearly been playing for a long time. He mostly made fun of songs, but he was good at it, and I liked it.
SafetySuit I can't remember particulars, but I did like them.. They are $10,000 though, so I don't think Bridgewater is their best venue.. our PPP (price per person) would be sky-high, most likely.
David Hall is a Magician.. He is the only Magician I know that likes to go by Magic Dave.. if you were one of the unluckly orientation-goers this summer, you got to see him.. if you were lucky you got Magic Pete (just don't call him that to his face). Laura Scalley loves him.. but I do not. He does have nice eyes though.
Maggie McClure who knows. She must not have been awful.. but she must not have been great.. if I go back through my NACA CD's and find hers, I'll update this accordingly.
Hanne Hukkelberg... Okay so NACA is doing this international/cultural/everyone is diverse thing.. and.. Norwegian is notttttt the best way to go. I think "omg awful" is written down in several NACA guides.
Ryan Cabrera.. I just don't get it... but his back-up singer was amazing.
Tommy Johnigan was a comedian and opened up being like "NACA clearly doesn't think of the order they put people in.." and I agree.. why was the Cabre in the middle? he was definitely funny and worth the YouTube ganderings.
Saving Jane, sorry, not impressed
A Monday/Tuesday Combo post will be tomorrow!
Blogging Aimlessly..or so Matt Miller doesn't take my points away!
Hey everyone!
NACA is almost over and it feels like it has just started. It has really been a blast so far and I can't believe we just went to our last Marketplace of NACA Nationals! It was a pretty great Marketplace though because I got both a signed poster of Steve Moakler AND his cd! I'm not quite sure why I love him so much..but if you haven't heard his stuff yet maybe when you give it a listen, you'll see why! Not to mention, he's a cutie. ;)
NACA is almost over and it feels like it has just started. It has really been a blast so far and I can't believe we just went to our last Marketplace of NACA Nationals! It was a pretty great Marketplace though because I got both a signed poster of Steve Moakler AND his cd! I'm not quite sure why I love him so much..but if you haven't heard his stuff yet maybe when you give it a listen, you'll see why! Not to mention, he's a cutie. ;)
The trip here was quite an adventure..Roz from Monsters Inc took the Red Line trip with us! I was so excited for that. We went to the first Showcase and I enjoyed the comedian/magician Derek Hughes as well the group Elevators. Comedian Steve Byrne was pretty great too, and i love love lovedddd the Carter Twins! Katelyn and I got a picture with one of them :)
On Sunday, we went to a club showcase and it was pretty terrible! I will just leave it at that. The Showcase later that night wasn't that great...however I really enjoyed Safetysuit and Ryan cabrera! Later that night on Sunday, we met Jenny D for pizza at the Upper Crust and I got SUPERSOAKED by my Dr. Pepper bottle! Ahh I was such a mess! but the pizza was great!
Today, we saw a comedian named Na'im Lynn who Emceed the show and he was pretty funny. I also enjoyed musical Andrew Ripp who did a nice cover of "Pants on the Ground." The band James Reunion was awesome! We met the band after in the CAMP and the lead singer was so nice and we got a great picture with the band. I really liked the comedian Sabrina Jalees. She made really great jokes about her heritage. "The Terrorists have arrived!" :)
Following that showcase was another showcase! I absolutely loved the Improv Musical group Baby Wants Candy. They were the only ones to get a standing ovation from the crowd! They do improv musicals to anything, and this one was to Sarah Palin: The Musical! I loved it. Green River Ordinance performed as well and they were really awesome and really nice when we met them.
Following that showcase was another showcase! I absolutely loved the Improv Musical group Baby Wants Candy. They were the only ones to get a standing ovation from the crowd! They do improv musicals to anything, and this one was to Sarah Palin: The Musical! I loved it. Green River Ordinance performed as well and they were really awesome and really nice when we met them.
Us with the Arcanes! They're from the UK! So cool!
The sampler was today when I finally got to see Steve Moakler for five minutes! I loved it :) He's so precious. I will be listening to his little cd on repeat for a longgg time.
The last showcase wasn't that wonderful or memorable. No one was that great except for Butch Bradley the comedian.
Anyways, enough about Steve, here's an ED session! It was called "Lovin' the Way You See Your Organization". They did the whole "you have to have a great logo!" shpiel, but it got better after that when we all got to share some great Marketing ideas. One that was discussed was an "all access pass" to give to people who attend our events. They get the pass punched after attending an event. At the end of the semester, those with all access cards get entered into a raffle.
Another idea was to make an official PC video! One organization plays it before every event they hold. It's a good way for people to see what PC is all about and to see if they are interested in joining.
Another idea was to push PC more at Freshmen Orientation and to make sure that PC gets the necessary credit.
We can also create flyers just marketing PC as an organization, with nothing about specific events or anything. We can also make a brochure or a handout and do some table tents promoting PC. On our bulletin board, we can put pictures of the E-Board's faces with little bios to get to know us!
I also talked to Rachel and Katelyn about doing a Member of the Week instead of the Member of the Month! :)
Alright online world, that's all I am going to write for tonight. :)
But before I go, I will leave you with a lyric from my song.
Matt Miller is speeding through the mall,
But we can still see him cuz he's really tall!
Goodnight!
Love,
Meg Ryan
The sampler was today when I finally got to see Steve Moakler for five minutes! I loved it :) He's so precious. I will be listening to his little cd on repeat for a longgg time.
The last showcase wasn't that wonderful or memorable. No one was that great except for Butch Bradley the comedian.
Anyways, enough about Steve, here's an ED session! It was called "Lovin' the Way You See Your Organization". They did the whole "you have to have a great logo!" shpiel, but it got better after that when we all got to share some great Marketing ideas. One that was discussed was an "all access pass" to give to people who attend our events. They get the pass punched after attending an event. At the end of the semester, those with all access cards get entered into a raffle.
Another idea was to make an official PC video! One organization plays it before every event they hold. It's a good way for people to see what PC is all about and to see if they are interested in joining.
Another idea was to push PC more at Freshmen Orientation and to make sure that PC gets the necessary credit.
We can also create flyers just marketing PC as an organization, with nothing about specific events or anything. We can also make a brochure or a handout and do some table tents promoting PC. On our bulletin board, we can put pictures of the E-Board's faces with little bios to get to know us!
I also talked to Rachel and Katelyn about doing a Member of the Week instead of the Member of the Month! :)
Alright online world, that's all I am going to write for tonight. :)
But before I go, I will leave you with a lyric from my song.
Matt Miller is speeding through the mall,
But we can still see him cuz he's really tall!
Goodnight!
Love,
Meg Ryan
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