Tip on the Tightrope

Hi! My name is Jane Hayward. I am an eighteen-year-old senior at William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio. I love to sing and dance, and I'm a member of the award-winning New Directons glee club. If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them here.

[askjakepuckermxn]

It was actually a Scrubs reference, but she’s so fierce so that could work too.

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

I’m totally impressed that you got my reference. I’ve actually never watched Scrubs!

[askthatguyryder]

Maybe, but they do have a point about the whole dead weight kind of thing - which is kind of harshly put but yeah. 

I’m pretty sure the guys just want to be friends with you guys just as much as they want to win so I’m pretty sure this whole fresh start kind of thing could work. That’s the plan, at least for them anyway, I’m totally hoping to start rocking my Letterman jacket down the school halls again.

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

Okay, so maybe some of our members have a harder time with the choreography than others. But have you heard Roderick and Spencer sing? They’re two of the strongest male vocalists in the group. 

You’re not afraid that they’ll make fun of you like they made fun of Madison?

[talktotanalopez]

Re-Watching Greys

Kinda makes me want to take on med school - except I literally couldn’t think of anything more boring to force myself through and I hardly think I could handle that long in college. Plus, I’m way too hot to waste it all wearing some smurf scrubs…anyways, maybe I’ll just work my way to appearing in season 20 of Greys as we all know it’s not going anywhere. 

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

That show almost made me want to go to med school as well. Then I realized I was more passionate about social issues than medicine. Still, it is a great show. I’ll be sure to watch for your name in the credits when it gets to season 20.

[askjakepuckermxn]

Yeah, Sasha is my scooter. 

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

Why Sasha? Is she fierce? I’m just curious.

[askthatguyryder]

Why does everyone have to crap all over the blazers? Like, the guys aren’t going to stop wearing them so you might as well just accept that. I get that the team mentality kind of sucks but the guys just really want to win and are trying to do what they think’s best for the team even if they do come across kind of mean or whatever.

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

I just think it’s rude and unnecessary. 

Look, I guess I don’t have a great history with all of you. I’m trying to fix that - I had a great conversation with...what’s his name...? The one that almost threw his shoe once? Anyway - You could at least swap out the Dalton blazers for the new McKinley blazers.

[askjakepuckermxn]

So my mom found Sasha in the garage earlier, so she just might be making a comeback this week, walking to class is so overrated. 

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

...is Sasha your scooter?

[askthatguyryder]

Yeah. They’re super awesome guys and everything but what if I don’t wear the blazer one day and then they forget I’m one of them and  just stop talking to me? 

Yeah, but what’s your point?

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

I think that would be counterproductive, since the Warblers don’t even exist as a team anymore. You’re all part of the New Directions, now. The blazers make you stand out and...I mean...no one really seems like they’re into the team mentality. We had that before you guys got here.

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

Oh my gosh!

[asktreasuremotta]

That’s crazy! What happened? I’m so out of the loop. Spill the deets. 

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

I don’t actually know! One day she was principal and the next day she wasn’t. And then they aired this news special about her where she pretty much exposed all of her crazy to the world.

[askthatguyryder]

Yeah, no. Getting slushied may suck but I’m pretty sure whatever the guys will do to me if I stop wearing this would be worse.

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

You’re afraid of what they might do to you? 

Really? Wait - weren’t you in the New Directions first? I mean...

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

How long have you been growing out your hair?

I actually had my hair cut right before I started at Dalton this year, but before that I’d grown it for about two years.

[talktotanalopez]

Gotta love Netflix

[talktotanalopez]

I heard all ‘bout that from the others, still seems a little crazy to have the gayblers join the new directions but I guess it works. Of course you are, we’re all pretty epic when we perform…but I’m guessing you just have a little issue with the dancing blazers. You’re the girl who originally tried to join them, right?

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

Well, we’ve got enough people to compete, so that’s a silver lining. I am. I just honestly can’t stand them - they’re misogynistic, they make the male/female ratio of the glee club so uneven that I can feel my ideas being pushed to the side, and the complain about everything not being good enough. Like our dance moves.

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

Oh my gosh! [Private]

[allamericanxgay]

That would be super creepy, I mean more than usual. I know, I know that’s true but it’s just something I’ve been hearing since I old enough to understand. You’re probably the first person I’ve ever met who hasn’t thought I look like Shrek and gone running off in panic.

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

I’m sure no one in glee club thinks you look like Shrek. That’s really mean, anyway - you’re definitely not smelly, or green. 

[askmasonmccarthy]

Uhm.

[askmasonmccarthy]

I’ll somehow put it into mind as a possible Halloween costume and will send you pictures if I end up choosing it. I go through about 5 different ideas of costumes per year but I’ll put it into consideration just because you suggested it. I could be the World’s Tallest Hobbit.

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

You could be Buddy the Hobbit!

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

Oh my gosh!

[allamericanxgay]

That drone thing haunts my nightmares, honestly. Yeah, she had a bunch of other ones, but she loved that one. Yeah, it’s not, but the worst part is I’ve gotten so use to it.

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

Egh. Mine too. One time, I thought it was about to follow me into the bathroom. You shouldn’t have to get used to it. There’s honestly nothing wrong with how you look.

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

A Date (Or Not A Date?) || Joderick; Thursday, November ?

Jane wasn’t one to get terribly nervous over small affairs. She broke a small sweat when she auditioned for the Warblers - moreso from the prominent sexism flaming around her than the actual audition. She wasn’t nervous when the New Directions performed at the invitational, and she wasn’t nervous for the upcoming sectionals.

So why was the thought of tonight giving her butterflies? Perhaps it was the fact that she hadn’t had anything that constituted as an actual date in..well, ever. Or, perhaps it was because she wasn’t sure if this was a date. She’d spent the week trying to figure it out, but she wasn’t about to make things awkward and ask Roderick what he thought. And maybe it was simply because of Roderick that Jane stood in front of Breadstix, unable to stop nervously bouncing her leg. As the first two members of the new New Directions, they’d had the chance to get to know each other from day one - and their friendship had thus progressed into uncharted territory. She wondered if he had similar feelings - she hoped that her curiosity would be quenched sans embarrassment tonight.

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

Oh my gosh!

[allamericanxgay]

No, not the only one. Yeah, she did. Her favorite was White Precious.

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

And that drone thing...so creepy weird. Oh my god, seriously? Roderick, I’m so sorry. That’s not even remotely okay.

[talktotanalopez]

Gotta love Netflix

It’s kinda awesome to have a whole bunch of crap to watch between going all Linda Blair in my bathroom. Yeah, feeling like utter crap right now but I’m pretty sure it’s coming to an end, at least it better be - what have I been missing ‘round here? I’m gonna assume nada but feel free to correct me.

[asktherealjaneh-blog]

Principal Sylvester was fired, the Warblers attend McKinley now, and I’m quite honestly missing alumni song performances because I’ve had just about enough blazer-tude for the rest of my life.