Bengal Tigers and Supporting Roles

Right now I am reading "the Life of Pi' It's about a 16 year old boy that gets trapped on a life boat with an orangutan, a hyena, a zebra with a broken leg, and a 450 pound adult male Bengal tiger. Now you are probably going 'how in the world did this guy get trapped in what you would think to be Noah's ark??'

Now Pi Patel was born in India, and his father owned a respectably big zoo. But when times got rough and the government went corrupt, the family decided to immigrate to Canada. Pi's father sold all the animals to various zoos around the world. But a few they kept on the boat so they could drop the animals off in America, on their way to Canada. The boat never made it. Somehow Pi was put on a life boat with all those animals. His brother, mother, and father, didn't make it in with him.

At first Pi thought that Richard Parker, the Bengal tiger, was thrown overboard. The hyena eventually killed the zebra and the orangutan. The zebra held on for a long time though, that thing would just not die. After 2 days with a gaping hole in its abdomen it finally died . . . ouch. Next to go was the orangutan, again killed by the hyena. And last but not least Richard Parker finally came out from the bottom of the boat and killed the hyena. Now it's only Pi and Richard Parker, 450 pound mass of 4 inch long fangs and four feet that each have claws the size of daggers in them. And here's Pi Patel, with only the knowledge that he has learned about these animals through the zoo his father owned, and a few belongings in the life saving locker that held all the survival gear has to face a Bengal tiger. Or not face him. This is what really cracks me up. You are stranded in the middle of the Pacific with a tiger in the same boat. You would think your only option would be to stay in the boat right, especially since it is shark infested waters. No. wrong. Pi was able to make a small raft built out of a buoy, a few life jackets, and some rope, and for the majority of his so called 'adventure' he stayed on that flimsy little thing being towed behind the life boat. He would rather be vulnerable to the heat, cold, wind and rain, than be in the boat with Richard Parker. Now that I come to think of it, I would too. Pi only went on the boat only in need of food and supplies from the survival locker. Apparently he survived like that for seven months.

 

OK in other news, I had my audition for CYT Bridge to Terebithia on Friday. I did well in the singing and dancing segment. I got a call back for Character and/or vocal callback. That was yesterday. At the beginning of call backs they put me in with the school girls. (Which happen to be 2^nd, 3^rd, and 5^th graders. . .?) I was one of the oldest ones there. . . .By then I am like. . . "Why am I in with the little people?. . ." So I said, oh what the hay, If this is where they want me, I might as well do good here, so I can get a good part, well I read from the script, but it just so happened that I was called back for three different things, the sisters of Jesse Aarons, the school kids, and Janice Avery. I did my absolute best in reading the scripts for all three parts. I had only 5 minutes to look at the Janice Avery script. I stayed until the very end of callbacks, which is apparently good, because the longer you stay, the more chance you have of getting a good part. I went to the padre game last night and wasn't able to focus. What was real awesome was that my little sister was chosen as the play ball kid, so I got to go to the field and watch her say "those two words we all love to hear!"

But though out the entire game I was thinking "What part what part what part?" As soon as we dropped of Sierra (one of my best friends) off at her house, she came to the game as well, I ran into the house to check the cast list on the internet. Nope nothing yet. I got into my PJ's and started reading. We got a phone call from my friend Sierra ten minutes later. My dad answered the phone. He said that the cast list was up. I immediately went onto the website, yelling into the phone "DON'T TELL ME!!!" I opened the page and scanned my eyes down the list, I didn't have to look far. On the sixth line read 'JANICE AVERY Sonja Cash' I screamed. I was bouncing off the walls, I was SOOOOO happy. I was tired a minute before, but I didn't get to sleep last night until about one o'clock. When I read for Janice, I loved her character, I didn't know I wanted to be her until I read the script. But yes. . .I am soooo looking forward to Friday's rehearsal. Well anyway, I g2g! Love you all and God Bless!!'

Sonja Cash

Janice Avery- the school bully- can I pull it off?