Things that make you go, "hmm."

Creativity. Hmm. This is a hard one. I'm not certain how creative I am. Dramatic, yes. At least that's what my family members always say. But, I find it to be a compliment. I figure, if I'm going to expend the physical energy of conversation, I might as well make it worthwhile. When I think about my creativity, I have to take it all the way back to my teenage years.

One year, coincidentally, my dad won Teacher of the Year for the island we lived on and one of his prizes was a camcorder. Remember those? This was 1999, so I'm talking one of the big ones. Well, my siblings and I decided that we needed to put it to good use. We recorded everything! And by everything, I mean ourselves. On the weekends we would make little productions. We'd sit down, talk up a script and then get to acting. When it came to the talent there was always a hierarchy. My brother and I were always the actors. Our younger sister was an extra and our older sister was the audience (her acting skills were a bit...lacking. Let's hope she never reads this). This was one space where my dramatics were welcome. I remember one production in particular. It was a Friday night and my sister was in charge of running the youth program after church the next day. She needed to come up with something, so my brother and I jumped in to help. We decided to make a video about peer pressure and the dangers of drinking and driving. We had about three scenes. Even a car scene and wardrobe changes. I'm not being biased, but it looked professional and the attendees at the youth group got a real kick out of it. It also opened up a great discussion.

My siblings and I all live in different places and it's hard to get all of us together very often. But, even still when we do get together, it's always a production. :)

Yesteryear. Cast and Crew (including my sister-in-law)