He was a boy
She was a girl
Can I make it anymore obvious?
He was a punk.
And she did ballet.
What more can I say?
He wanted her.
She'd never tell, but secretely she wanted him as well.
All of her friends stuck up their nose.
They had a problem with his baggy clothes.
He was a sk8er boi
She said see ya later boi.
He wasn't good enough for her.
She had a pretty face but her head was up in space.
She needed to come back down to earth.
Five years from now she sits at home feeding the baby she's all alone.
She turns on TV and guess who she sees.
Sk8er boi rocking on MTV.
She calls up her friends, they already know
They've all got tickets to see his show.
She tags along, stands in the crowd .
Looks up at the man that she turned down.
He was a sk8er boi she said see ya later boi.
He wasn't good enough for her.
Now he's a superstar slammin on his guitar
Does your pretty face see what he's worth?
Sorry girl but you missed out.
Well tough luck that boi's mine now.
We are more than just good friends.
This is how the story ends.
Too bad that you couldn't see.. see the man that boi could be.
There is more than meets the eye, I see the soul that is inside.
He's just a boi, and I'm just a girl.
Can I make it anymore obvious?
We are in love.
Haven't you heard how we rock each other's world?
I met the sk8er boi
I said see ya later boi.
I'll be backstage after the show.
I'll be at the studio singing the song he wrote about a girl he use to know.
I met the sk8er boi I said see ya later boi.
I'll be backstage after the show.
I'll be at the studio singing the song he wrote about a girl he use to know.




I don't want this to happen to me. In English class yesterday, we had to write a journal about who we feel safe with or where we feel safe, and when does others's ideas of safety cause harm, or potential harm, to us. In my journal, I talked about how my friends's and family's idea of who I should date or not date should not neccessarily be my guide. I need to find out for myself who I want to date. I'm not going to let them dictate that for me. I don't want to lose my sk8er boi, whoever he may be.

This is how I feel sometimes....

Well I'll be damned
Here comes your ghost again
But that's not unusual
It's just that the moon is full
And you happened to call
And here I sit
Hand on the telephone
Hearing a voice I'd known
A couple of light years ago
Heading straight for a fall
As I remember your eyes
Were bluer than robin's eggs
My poetry was lousy you said
Where are you calling from?
A booth in the midwest
Ten years agoI bought you some cufflinks
You brought me something
We both know what memories can bring
They bring diamonds and rust

Well you burst on the scene
Already a legend
The unwashed phenomenon
The original vagabond
You strayed into my arms
And there you stayed
Temporarily lost at sea
The Madonna was yours for
the girl on the half-shell
Could keep you unharmed
Now I see you standing
With brown leaves falling around
And snow in your hair
Now you're smiling out the window
Of that crummy hotel
Over Washington Square
Our breath comes out white clouds
Mingles and hangs in the air
Speaking strictly for me
We both could have died then and there
Now you're telling meYou're not nostalgic
Then give me another word for it
You who are so good with words
And at keeping things vague
Because I need some of that vagueness now
It's all come back too clearly
Yes I loved you dearly
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust
I've already paid





The past is so familiar
But that's why you couldn't stay
Too many ghosts, too many haunted dreams
Besides you were built to find your own way
But after all these years, I thought we'd still hold on
But when I reach for you and search your eyes I see you've already gone
That's okay
I'll be fine
I've got myself, I'll heal in time
But when you leave just remember what we had
There's more to life than just you
I may cry but I'll make it through
And I know that the sun will shine again
Though I may think of you now and then

Can't do a thing with ashes
But throw them to the wind
Though this heart may be in pieces now
You know I'll build it up again and
I'll come back stronger than I ever did before
Just don't turn around when you walk out that door
That's okay
I'll be fine
I've got myself, I'll heal in time
But when you leave just remember what we had
There's more to life than just you
I may cry but I'll make it through
And even though our story's at the end
I will still think of you now and then...

What is Performance Studies?

When most people hear the words “performance studies”, they automatically think of theatre. After all, is performing plays, musicals, and even poetry not the heart of theatre? Yet performance studies encompasses not only theatre, but all areas of life.
To define performance studies, one must first define performance. “The word performance derives from a Latin root meaning ‘to furnish forth’" (Jackson). Performing is an action verb. It is a showing. When thought of in a theatrical sense, it is measured qualitatively, but performance can also be measured quantitatively, as in how well a piece of equipment or person performs its job. Performance has a purpose and an objective, has a clear beginning, middle, and end, is repeatable, and affects people spiritually, mentally, and emotionally.
Performance studies then includes theatre, dance, poetry, personal narrative, culture, identities, political positions, communication, creative expression, audience interpretation, everyday actions, religion, technology, public speaking, literature, and gender studies. Performance studies, then, is a broad, open topic, covering not only the visual arts topics, but also the everyday and international.
Schechner breaks performance down into seven categories. He says, “Ritual is one of several activities related to theater. The others are play, games, sports, dance, and music. […] Together these seven comprise the public performance activities of humans” (6). He then outlines qualities that they all share: time, objects with a special meaning, non-productivity, and rules. There are three different types of time: event time, set time, and symbolic time. Theatre utilizes event time and symbolic time. Other performances, however, also utilize set time (Schechner 6). While it is relatively easy to define theatre, performance studies defies definition because it is constantly being expanded and reinvented. The root word of theatre means “a place for viewing” in Greek, while the root word for performance means “to furnish forth” (Jackson). Theatre, therefore, connotes watching, while performance connotes doing. Performance studies is a way of questioning and exploring the world and discovering more about it and oneself. Theatre is certainly a part of this process, but it can only go so far. The rest of performance studies is required to develop a well-rounded worldview.
Performance studies covers more than merely theatre. It covers every aspect of life, from getting ready in the morning to the presidential election. It helps people see the world in a different light and discover more about themselves.