Thursday, December 1, 2011
Capre diem!
Dear Friends,
I can't put what I want to say in words so I am just not going to say it right now. So much has happened since I have last blogged, a whole world of things, it's hard to grasp. Since April, I've moved out of New Jersey, made some incredible connections, gone on a lot of auditions, made new friends, had life threatening experiences, and learned a lot.
I have been back in Ohio since August, right before the hurricane (Irene?) I can hardly remember now, hit the east coast. Lydia and I made it a whole year, it was a really great, long, strange, tough, unbelievable year. I moved back to finish High School at home. I am doing 2 shows while I am home. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, and West Side Story. Narnia opens... TOMORROW! Which is absolutely insane! I am a Dryad and Adult Lucy. I sing through out the show with some music that was added, do some set changes, become evil as a cloaked dryad, and I am Adult Lucy at the end. It was a very fun show and I think it will be pretty good, fingers crossed. It's really great to be back at the theater working with old friends and just being silly and having fun. I am doing West Side Story, which opens at the end of Jan. I am Anita, which is beyond exciting, it is going to definitely be an awesome role for me, different than I am normally cast, instead of the sweet, demure, innocent one, I get to be a bit sassy and on fire! I am excited about that as well! Christmas is also coming up, and I LOVE christmas so that will keep things busy! I'm also hoping to get a job while I'm home, I have applied a few places, and no luck but thats why the hunt continues!
John Degrazio from Captiol Records, whom I met at the ARTS back last summer, called me just before Thanksgiving, I missed his call which is oh so unfortunate, gave him a call back but got voicemail. Very busy man I presume, and I just have to keep contacting him. Besides the fact it is super exciting he did give me a call, and I really hope I can get back in touch with him! I also took a visit back to New York, when my manager got me an interview with Carson-Kolker Agency, now freelancing with them and excited to see what comes of it!
The trouble I have now is being back in Ohio, I can't wait to finish school and have it off my back, but I also am just trying to enjoy my time home as much as possible, but I need to get on the ball with my career. I turned 18 in October, so finally I am legal, I don't like the thought of being so old, (even though 18 is very young) but it does make a lot of things much much easier! What I wanted to say in the beginning, keeps coming up and its that I always catch myself at times thinking I really need to get rolling with this or that. For example this blog... I am not a blogger, I don't do well with keeping up to date with it, but there are things like this and facebook, and twitter, and youtube, and just general marketing skills that you have to keep up on. Thinking about things like that make me crazy, because I know they need to be done, but golly I only partially know how to go about doing it.
I think what I have come to realize, is that everything is just a bit jumbled, and I think that is because of the place I am at right now. I need to little by little work on all these little things to prepare me for when I really get going, because at this point, I can only prepare, but not being in the city, means I can't only do so much. But you know what... I can do something, it even if I keep coming back to saying this and then falling behind a bit it, it is time to get moving, and if I only move forward a little bit, then I am a little bit closer to where I want to be, if I wait to say its not to get moving, or don't because I know I'll fall behind then I've already moved backwards 10 steps.
So, now that I have pumped myself up by my own cliche, motivational speaking.... I have one thing to say..
CAPRE DIEM!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
busy is best
Dear Bloggies,
Look! I am getting better! There isn't much to talk about mostly because.. I've been sick! yuck! I started getting sick like.. Wednesday, what a pain. I've just been laying around, it got so terrible, today I couldn't stand it, so I left and went for a walk. It really was such a good thing though, I haven't been on a real walk in a long time, and it was really nice. I went to a cute little park and it was really nice, perfect weather, and I just had my sweat pants, and a sweat shirt on. I do believe I probably looked quite silly, but I don't think anyone cared. Anyways, It was really nice to just relax, get fresh air and think. I talked to my brother Seth on the phone and we had a really nice conversation, he is a great older brother! Now.. the other two gotta step it up. :P It was a nicer day than my other sick days, and maybe that is mostly because I am almost all better! Also, I think I am excited I will be busy the next few days and I am MUCH better when I am busy, I believe most people are. After all.. "An idle mind is the devils workshop."
Tomorrow, or technically today I am first heading to church and then straight to a Model Call, for designer Thomas Lavone, I modeled for him for New Jersey Fashion Week back in... gee some months ago, So I am going to check it out and see how it goes, hopefully very simple and painless, then I will be off to an audition for a movie, exhilarating! hahah. that should be fun I hope! It shall be exciting, and see how things go, lets hope good things!
Yesterday, I had an audition for model print, for Invisalign. I was kind of thrown off because I wasn't informed it was commercial print and not commercial copy. but oh well. lesson learned from experience, and besides the fact it went well. I then was headed to Capezios to get myself some new Tap shoes, so I can start tap. isn't that AWESOME! On Monday I am planning on taking my first class here.. kinda scary. I took tap in the past for a year or so. So, I am not completely oblivious to it all, but with these people basic is 0-2 years. duh cuz they are professionals, but it shall be fun! I am excited! I am also going to be taking my ballet class, which might I add I love! The teacher I have been taking from, Joy, is the best! She is from Cleveland.. yeaa represent! and She is just so sweet and really good, everytime I think to much about it or take the class it kills me though because I want to be like absolutely incredible at it! don't worry.. one day! :P Monday I will also hopefully take another class, but I am still deciding on that one, hopefully a jazz class. Tuesday I babysit. Wednesday I have Ballet and a Voice Lesson, and Thursday I babysit and theennn.... I come HOME! yes, I am heading back to Ohio, for my April, Easter visit! how exciting! I am excited! it shall be lots of fun!!
Well, thats about all for now, I better get to sleep, I have a busy day tomorrow! We will talk soon and have results on how things go!
So long!
Look! I am getting better! There isn't much to talk about mostly because.. I've been sick! yuck! I started getting sick like.. Wednesday, what a pain. I've just been laying around, it got so terrible, today I couldn't stand it, so I left and went for a walk. It really was such a good thing though, I haven't been on a real walk in a long time, and it was really nice. I went to a cute little park and it was really nice, perfect weather, and I just had my sweat pants, and a sweat shirt on. I do believe I probably looked quite silly, but I don't think anyone cared. Anyways, It was really nice to just relax, get fresh air and think. I talked to my brother Seth on the phone and we had a really nice conversation, he is a great older brother! Now.. the other two gotta step it up. :P It was a nicer day than my other sick days, and maybe that is mostly because I am almost all better! Also, I think I am excited I will be busy the next few days and I am MUCH better when I am busy, I believe most people are. After all.. "An idle mind is the devils workshop."
Tomorrow, or technically today I am first heading to church and then straight to a Model Call, for designer Thomas Lavone, I modeled for him for New Jersey Fashion Week back in... gee some months ago, So I am going to check it out and see how it goes, hopefully very simple and painless, then I will be off to an audition for a movie, exhilarating! hahah. that should be fun I hope! It shall be exciting, and see how things go, lets hope good things!
Yesterday, I had an audition for model print, for Invisalign. I was kind of thrown off because I wasn't informed it was commercial print and not commercial copy. but oh well. lesson learned from experience, and besides the fact it went well. I then was headed to Capezios to get myself some new Tap shoes, so I can start tap. isn't that AWESOME! On Monday I am planning on taking my first class here.. kinda scary. I took tap in the past for a year or so. So, I am not completely oblivious to it all, but with these people basic is 0-2 years. duh cuz they are professionals, but it shall be fun! I am excited! I am also going to be taking my ballet class, which might I add I love! The teacher I have been taking from, Joy, is the best! She is from Cleveland.. yeaa represent! and She is just so sweet and really good, everytime I think to much about it or take the class it kills me though because I want to be like absolutely incredible at it! don't worry.. one day! :P Monday I will also hopefully take another class, but I am still deciding on that one, hopefully a jazz class. Tuesday I babysit. Wednesday I have Ballet and a Voice Lesson, and Thursday I babysit and theennn.... I come HOME! yes, I am heading back to Ohio, for my April, Easter visit! how exciting! I am excited! it shall be lots of fun!!
Well, thats about all for now, I better get to sleep, I have a busy day tomorrow! We will talk soon and have results on how things go!
So long!
Monday, April 4, 2011
It's been a while
Well Hi,
Clearly, it's been quite sometime, and I also not very good at blogging. Kinda like journaling, people keep telling me to, and I have sooo much going on to write about and remember that I really should, but some people love it, and I write too much. But lets see.. it seems quite a lot has happened.
Since coming into the New Year, coming back to New York, was its usual, hard to do and took a lot to prepare mentally and physically, especially because I was home for a little over a month, the night before we were going to leave, we got hit with a really bad snow storm and stayed longer, which was good, because for me, it prepped me better and I was ready to go back, this time coming back has been....
Well as I said before I am not good at blogging, I started that post and the left to go to a super bowl party and I am finally getting back! But, good news! I am hopefully going to be doing a Full-Voice 30 Day Challenge for the month of May, it looks like an awesome thing and will be very disciplined and a lot of hard work! But, I think it would be a great opportunity and something really fun to do! I have to post all of basically the evidence on my blog, how exciting! So, now I am trying to iron out it all so I can be prepared for it!
Aside from that excitement, I have been keeping busy and having a great time too! I did an 8 week dance workshop with Bev Brown, every Saturday, doing hip-hop/funk, her classes are really intense, but SO much fun! We had the performance at the Alvin Ailey Theatre in NYC last weekend. It was such a fun experience, I met some really great people, and the workshop overall was very helpful towards my dance, as well! I took a 9 week Broadway Musical Theater Class at ATNY, which was a really good experience as well. I had the opportunity to meet, and show my talents to some great Broadway Casting Directors, and I got a better feel for auditions for musical theater, rather than film and television.
I have signed with Parkside Talent Management and I now have a Personal Manager, cool huh? hahaha, pretty sweet. Although, with this industry, most of it is all on you. If you don't fight for yourself, no one is going to fight for you. If you get lucky to have someone fight for you, no one will fight for someone who wont fight for themselves. So clearly, it takes a lot of work, determination, passion, and you have to know what you are doing, if not, you fake it!
I recently got a REALLY great babysitting job, 15 minute walk, although the mother picks me up, and it is such a blessing! There are 3 kids, ages 1, 3, and 5. The Mother stays home and is pregnant with her 4th, crazy! But, she normally has the youngest with her, and the other two are wonderful, well behaved, good kids, we have fun and it is so perfect to have!
I am excited I will be visiting Ohio again this month for Easter and I am very excited about that! My mom and I are going to paint my old room and it is going to be all redone. Even though I don't live in it anymore it is still pretty exciting! and PROM! beginning of May, yes I am going to prom! I don't know about you but I am very excited!!
Clearly, it's been quite sometime, and I also not very good at blogging. Kinda like journaling, people keep telling me to, and I have sooo much going on to write about and remember that I really should, but some people love it, and I write too much. But lets see.. it seems quite a lot has happened.
Since coming into the New Year, coming back to New York, was its usual, hard to do and took a lot to prepare mentally and physically, especially because I was home for a little over a month, the night before we were going to leave, we got hit with a really bad snow storm and stayed longer, which was good, because for me, it prepped me better and I was ready to go back, this time coming back has been....
Well as I said before I am not good at blogging, I started that post and the left to go to a super bowl party and I am finally getting back! But, good news! I am hopefully going to be doing a Full-Voice 30 Day Challenge for the month of May, it looks like an awesome thing and will be very disciplined and a lot of hard work! But, I think it would be a great opportunity and something really fun to do! I have to post all of basically the evidence on my blog, how exciting! So, now I am trying to iron out it all so I can be prepared for it!
Aside from that excitement, I have been keeping busy and having a great time too! I did an 8 week dance workshop with Bev Brown, every Saturday, doing hip-hop/funk, her classes are really intense, but SO much fun! We had the performance at the Alvin Ailey Theatre in NYC last weekend. It was such a fun experience, I met some really great people, and the workshop overall was very helpful towards my dance, as well! I took a 9 week Broadway Musical Theater Class at ATNY, which was a really good experience as well. I had the opportunity to meet, and show my talents to some great Broadway Casting Directors, and I got a better feel for auditions for musical theater, rather than film and television.
I have signed with Parkside Talent Management and I now have a Personal Manager, cool huh? hahaha, pretty sweet. Although, with this industry, most of it is all on you. If you don't fight for yourself, no one is going to fight for you. If you get lucky to have someone fight for you, no one will fight for someone who wont fight for themselves. So clearly, it takes a lot of work, determination, passion, and you have to know what you are doing, if not, you fake it!
I recently got a REALLY great babysitting job, 15 minute walk, although the mother picks me up, and it is such a blessing! There are 3 kids, ages 1, 3, and 5. The Mother stays home and is pregnant with her 4th, crazy! But, she normally has the youngest with her, and the other two are wonderful, well behaved, good kids, we have fun and it is so perfect to have!
I am excited I will be visiting Ohio again this month for Easter and I am very excited about that! My mom and I are going to paint my old room and it is going to be all redone. Even though I don't live in it anymore it is still pretty exciting! and PROM! beginning of May, yes I am going to prom! I don't know about you but I am very excited!!
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