Monday and Tuesday: Class. About half were canceled, thank god. I was in holdiay mode since Sunday, so going to class was pointless.
Wednesday: Got up early, packed, and went home. We, as a family, put up the Christmas tree the day before Thanksgiving... Whatever. It was nice, fun family time.
Thursday (Thanksgiving): I stuffed my face. End of story.
Friday: Got up early to go on the 18+ men only fishing trip. Drank, fished, and slept.
Saturday: Left the fishing trip to do homework. Dinner and party with the gang at Dani's. It was definitely one for the books.
Sunday: Work (singing at the cathedral) in the morning, recovered from Saturday (it was so nice to just sit at home and not do anything), packed, and moved back into my dorm.
Now for a slightly random rant:
PERSON #1: I've told you straight up. I do not like you. I don't know why you haven't before, but take a hint.
PERSON #2: If you don't want people to see you in a state that you think isn't suitable for others to see, don't put yourself in that state or situation. Simple as that. I get that you've had some hard times, but don't be stupid.
I have some random pet-peeves that I want to tell you for no reason at all. I hate:
-hearing about people's life and drama, and then read about it on their facebook or twitter. [Sometimes I love it, though]
-stupid people
-people who are too down on themselves or put themselves up too high
-the fact that i can find reasons to hate good people.
On a lighter note: I gave Hannah a copy of "Disney's On the Record," and she let me copy her Lady Gaga CDs! I'm so excited about it!
Also I've really been getting into Christmas. I have never really been like Mr. Christmas or whatever, but I'm really excited for it this year. Idk what has changed, but I love that I'm in the holiday spirit.
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This popped up on my "Recommended for you" section on youtube. This is pretty fierce. I'm almost positive that every person seen in this video is just the 1 guy.
This is a video to get you in the Christmas mood. This is a few leading ladies (Heather Parcells, Yuka Takara, Mara Davi, and Chryssie Whitehead) from the revival of A Chorus Line that opened in 2006 singing a jazzy version of "O Come All Ye Faithful" that they recorded for the Broadway's "Carols for a Cure" CD.
BAM!!
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Sketchy Motivation
Hey blog!
I know that it's been a little while. Life's been busy. I blame school and all other school related things. I just starting having free time this past weekend where I didn't really do anything. It was pretty amazing.
So I got this kick early last week, and by kick I do mean motivational kick. This semester I have had a variety of things that have motivated me to do better, like opera auditions (that was an experience to learn and grow from), master classes from a few different professional (working) musicians, an inspirational movie ("Every Little Step" - buy it now!), and some great performances (youtube Sarah Jane McMahon and Brad Benoit -both of whom are Loyola grads [represent!]). So all of these motivational moments have kicked in at the right moments after the previous one has worn off. Thankfully none have completely worn off. What am I motivated for? I am motivated to be the lead in a Loyola opera, to be one of my voice teacher's star students, and to be the best fucking Tenor at Loyola University of New Orleans or the best Loyola has ever seen. A combination of any of these would be great, but I'm aiming for it all.
I just recently started sketching again. I have sketched only a couple times in my life, and they weren't bad. I'm finding this helps me chill after a long day. I kind of want to make it a regular hobby because outside of singing, school, and friends, what do I do? Not much. So I'm adding sketching to the list. Here are the 2 that I've done this week so far. I can't sketch from my imagination, so I sketch pictures, objects, or scenes. I'll post the pictures I modeled the sketches from, too. My sketches are mirrored from the original because of the camera on my computer. I'm not backwards, I promise. Feel free to comment. I'm open to hear what you think. Here they are:
That's all for now, blog. More to come later.
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This is Kristin Chenoweth singing "Glitter and Be Gay" from the 2005 "Live on Broadway" production of Candide. This also features a little cameo of Patti LuPone in the beginning. I just want you to know that although she makes this so easy, this is one of the hardest arias a soprano/coloratura can sing. Kristin know how to make it look easy and make it look good. That is real talent. Enjoy!
BAM!!
I know that it's been a little while. Life's been busy. I blame school and all other school related things. I just starting having free time this past weekend where I didn't really do anything. It was pretty amazing.
So I got this kick early last week, and by kick I do mean motivational kick. This semester I have had a variety of things that have motivated me to do better, like opera auditions (that was an experience to learn and grow from), master classes from a few different professional (working) musicians, an inspirational movie ("Every Little Step" - buy it now!), and some great performances (youtube Sarah Jane McMahon and Brad Benoit -both of whom are Loyola grads [represent!]). So all of these motivational moments have kicked in at the right moments after the previous one has worn off. Thankfully none have completely worn off. What am I motivated for? I am motivated to be the lead in a Loyola opera, to be one of my voice teacher's star students, and to be the best fucking Tenor at Loyola University of New Orleans or the best Loyola has ever seen. A combination of any of these would be great, but I'm aiming for it all.
I just recently started sketching again. I have sketched only a couple times in my life, and they weren't bad. I'm finding this helps me chill after a long day. I kind of want to make it a regular hobby because outside of singing, school, and friends, what do I do? Not much. So I'm adding sketching to the list. Here are the 2 that I've done this week so far. I can't sketch from my imagination, so I sketch pictures, objects, or scenes. I'll post the pictures I modeled the sketches from, too. My sketches are mirrored from the original because of the camera on my computer. I'm not backwards, I promise. Feel free to comment. I'm open to hear what you think. Here they are:
That's all for now, blog. More to come later.
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This is Kristin Chenoweth singing "Glitter and Be Gay" from the 2005 "Live on Broadway" production of Candide. This also features a little cameo of Patti LuPone in the beginning. I just want you to know that although she makes this so easy, this is one of the hardest arias a soprano/coloratura can sing. Kristin know how to make it look easy and make it look good. That is real talent. Enjoy!
BAM!!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Hello stranger. It's been awhile.
So I just got back from seeing the national touring cast of CATS. HERE is a link to a youtube video of a montage of the show of the cast that I saw tonight. Now CATS is one of those shows that either you love it or you hate it. My thought? I loved it. It's a hardcore show. It had some great talent. Most movies and shows with lots of dancing makes me want to be a dance, but CATS, on the other hand, didn't. Well, it did but not as much as the other things like the Fame movie remake or Center Stage. What it did do was make me want to become a part of a touring show. I miss the stage, and the dancing, and the large number of theatre people that I loved being around all the time. Being reminded of what I love is a great feeling. It's helps motivate me to do more, too. I haven't felt like this in a while. It feels so good. It's a nice change from my recently boring life of school and choir. So, my plan: try to incorporate more musical theatre into my life. Maybe this will help make MTO kick it up a notch this year.
OH! Btw, come see MTO's underground Halloween show on Friday at 9pm!
More to come later. Promise.
Even though one of them is only a draft blog that I'll probably never post, Happy 75th Blog, blog!
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It's kind of eery how appropriate this is. This is "How Could I Ever Forget" from Broadway's Next to Normal. This is my favorite song from the show. So love it or die!
BAM!!
OH! Btw, come see MTO's underground Halloween show on Friday at 9pm!
More to come later. Promise.
Even though one of them is only a draft blog that I'll probably never post, Happy 75th Blog, blog!
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It's kind of eery how appropriate this is. This is "How Could I Ever Forget" from Broadway's Next to Normal. This is my favorite song from the show. So love it or die!
BAM!!
Monday, October 5, 2009
I hate Mondays
Maybe it's just today, but in general, Monday's suck. I know most would agree with me on this one.
My first class today was cancelled, so I was able to sleep an extra hour. I woke up feeling so good this morning. It was wonderful. I don't know why, but 2 people asked me if I was ok. I thought I was energized, feeling good and legitimately happy for once. Did I some how come off sad? upset? tired? Idk. I'm confused about what was up with that.
Then, I head to my first class of the day, Theory 3, which is usually enjoyable. Today, on the other hand, it was long, complicated, and extremely frustrating. [Btw, for those of you who are academically advanced, don't shove it in other people's faces and simultaneous prevent them from learning and understanding what the hell is going on. Think of it as a courtesy to others in the class, and we will give you the courtesy of not beating the hell out of you and making your life a living hell. :D ]
Then, my English class was cancelled because my professor didn't want to have class on his birthday. Love that guy. He also gave us out papers back. A C on the first paper isn't bad, especially when we can rewrite it. So we decided to take that free time to get lunch because rarely do I get the chance to eat lunch at a decent hour during the week. Then, of course, the Orleans Room (our version of a college cafeteria) was packed yet again.
Next was choir. Oh ho ho... Choir... So, my teacher/professor/choir director went out of town to work with some All-District High School Choir, which is cool since she is crazy talented. So because of this, she told the leaders of each section to hold sectional practices to get a certain very complicated piece into workable shape. So, about the Tenor sectional practice.... There are 2 guys, I pretty much have to help get through this piece. We'll call them T2A & T2B. T2A has a hard time because he is not musically inclined except in his natural ability to sing, which will hold him back a bit and will be something he will struggle with for a while (It's not his fault. Blame the high school Theory classes. Wait. What? No high school theory classes? Maybe that's the problem...?). T2B, on the other hand, just has some problems. I don't really know how to describe him. He kind of has an idea of things, but isn't extremely good at executing what he needs to do. I think I'm a generally well-rounded musician for my age, so they somewhat naturally lean on me for help, which I am fine with giving. BUT! T2A & T2B have stuck me in the middle because they don't like each other. T2A thinks T2B is weird, and T2B thinks T2A can't do anything because of his musical shortcomings. So, that made life a little stressful. Then the tenors and basses decided we would also have combination sectional. Bad idea. The basses are singing on words and are moving slow, and the tenors are counting singing (google it or ask a choir teacher) and moving faster. Then add the uncertainty of knowing your part completely and having others rely on you for help, and having all of the bass section expect you to be perfect. That does not make life easy. Then, of course, we have to have a complete rehearsal, with the Sopranos, Altos, Tenors, and Basses.... :/ The girls were somewhat impatiently waiting for us so that we could run through the song and leave. We ran through it twice, and you know what? We sounded fucking awesome! More so the second time, but that's not to worry about. The only thing I have to say about those 50 minutes of hell is that there shouldn't be so many leaders in one room (Thank God it was only for that 1 class!!), people need to calm down, and they respect others. Ok? Ok.
After choir, I went to the Westbank to get my flat tire fixed. Turns out that it can't be fixed, so they'd need to replace it. Fine. Cool. Do it. BUT! They didn't have my brand of tire, so I'd have to come back tomorrow. TOMORROW! That was the last thing that I wanted to hear, but you know what? I heard it, and I'm going back tomorrow. I'm skipping class to do it. Ha ha, so suck it!
Since then I have cooled off: I had dinner-date with Miki, Katie got me a delicious chocolate chip cookie (the key to my heart), watched and thoroughly enjoyed some Spongebob Square Pants with Katie and Miki <3,and I spent a good amount of time singing in the practice room. So I'm feeling better now.
It's been such a long day, and it's only 8:45PM! Gahh!! I'm chilling out for the rest of the night. I hope my venting didn't bother you too much, reader. Thanks for listening!
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This is "Take A Bow" as seen in the new TV hit, Glee, sung by wonderfully talented (gah! such great acting) Lea Michele! The first few seconds are blank screen because that part of the song is not featured in the episode. Also, you should listen to the full version of her singing "Taking Chances" it is hands down my favorite song on the show so far. Find the whole version on Youtube because they only use about 45 seconds in the actual episode. Enjoy!
This is Josh Groban singing bits and pieces of various memorable TV theme songs at the 2009. My favorite is probably South Park. It's too funny!
BAM!!
My first class today was cancelled, so I was able to sleep an extra hour. I woke up feeling so good this morning. It was wonderful. I don't know why, but 2 people asked me if I was ok. I thought I was energized, feeling good and legitimately happy for once. Did I some how come off sad? upset? tired? Idk. I'm confused about what was up with that.
Then, I head to my first class of the day, Theory 3, which is usually enjoyable. Today, on the other hand, it was long, complicated, and extremely frustrating. [Btw, for those of you who are academically advanced, don't shove it in other people's faces and simultaneous prevent them from learning and understanding what the hell is going on. Think of it as a courtesy to others in the class, and we will give you the courtesy of not beating the hell out of you and making your life a living hell. :D ]
Then, my English class was cancelled because my professor didn't want to have class on his birthday. Love that guy. He also gave us out papers back. A C on the first paper isn't bad, especially when we can rewrite it. So we decided to take that free time to get lunch because rarely do I get the chance to eat lunch at a decent hour during the week. Then, of course, the Orleans Room (our version of a college cafeteria) was packed yet again.
Next was choir. Oh ho ho... Choir... So, my teacher/professor/choir director went out of town to work with some All-District High School Choir, which is cool since she is crazy talented. So because of this, she told the leaders of each section to hold sectional practices to get a certain very complicated piece into workable shape. So, about the Tenor sectional practice.... There are 2 guys, I pretty much have to help get through this piece. We'll call them T2A & T2B. T2A has a hard time because he is not musically inclined except in his natural ability to sing, which will hold him back a bit and will be something he will struggle with for a while (It's not his fault. Blame the high school Theory classes. Wait. What? No high school theory classes? Maybe that's the problem...?). T2B, on the other hand, just has some problems. I don't really know how to describe him. He kind of has an idea of things, but isn't extremely good at executing what he needs to do. I think I'm a generally well-rounded musician for my age, so they somewhat naturally lean on me for help, which I am fine with giving. BUT! T2A & T2B have stuck me in the middle because they don't like each other. T2A thinks T2B is weird, and T2B thinks T2A can't do anything because of his musical shortcomings. So, that made life a little stressful. Then the tenors and basses decided we would also have combination sectional. Bad idea. The basses are singing on words and are moving slow, and the tenors are counting singing (google it or ask a choir teacher) and moving faster. Then add the uncertainty of knowing your part completely and having others rely on you for help, and having all of the bass section expect you to be perfect. That does not make life easy. Then, of course, we have to have a complete rehearsal, with the Sopranos, Altos, Tenors, and Basses.... :/ The girls were somewhat impatiently waiting for us so that we could run through the song and leave. We ran through it twice, and you know what? We sounded fucking awesome! More so the second time, but that's not to worry about. The only thing I have to say about those 50 minutes of hell is that there shouldn't be so many leaders in one room (Thank God it was only for that 1 class!!), people need to calm down, and they respect others. Ok? Ok.
After choir, I went to the Westbank to get my flat tire fixed. Turns out that it can't be fixed, so they'd need to replace it. Fine. Cool. Do it. BUT! They didn't have my brand of tire, so I'd have to come back tomorrow. TOMORROW! That was the last thing that I wanted to hear, but you know what? I heard it, and I'm going back tomorrow. I'm skipping class to do it. Ha ha, so suck it!
Since then I have cooled off: I had dinner-date with Miki, Katie got me a delicious chocolate chip cookie (the key to my heart), watched and thoroughly enjoyed some Spongebob Square Pants with Katie and Miki <3,and I spent a good amount of time singing in the practice room. So I'm feeling better now.
It's been such a long day, and it's only 8:45PM! Gahh!! I'm chilling out for the rest of the night. I hope my venting didn't bother you too much, reader. Thanks for listening!
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This is "Take A Bow" as seen in the new TV hit, Glee, sung by wonderfully talented (gah! such great acting) Lea Michele! The first few seconds are blank screen because that part of the song is not featured in the episode. Also, you should listen to the full version of her singing "Taking Chances" it is hands down my favorite song on the show so far. Find the whole version on Youtube because they only use about 45 seconds in the actual episode. Enjoy!
This is Josh Groban singing bits and pieces of various memorable TV theme songs at the 2009. My favorite is probably South Park. It's too funny!
BAM!!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Who's crazy?
I honestly think I should have a psychiatrist or psychologist that I can spill my guts, my secrets and my life to. I feel like if I did, they could tell me what is wrong with me: that I'm crazy, that I'm just being stupid, or that I'm fine. Either way, I need someone to tell me something because I have no idea of what's going on inside of me. I wish I knew. Some information would be nice and could be helpful to fixing whatever is wrong with me. [Shit, I thought all this confusion was supposed to happen during puberty or something like that. Damn.] Sometimes, I honestly think I'm depressed. Or maybe it's some kind of funk. I don't know how I got here or how the hell I can get myself out of it. If anybody has any helpful tips on finding out what's up, please let me know. I'm open to ideas.
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This is Hadley Fraser singing "Again," my favorite song on the album Keys: the Music of Scott Alan. This is simply perfect. What I love most is that he sings it just like he does on the CD. That shows talent. When he hits the high note, just sit back and soak it all in, and take notice how he sings it with such ease.
BAM!!
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This is Hadley Fraser singing "Again," my favorite song on the album Keys: the Music of Scott Alan. This is simply perfect. What I love most is that he sings it just like he does on the CD. That shows talent. When he hits the high note, just sit back and soak it all in, and take notice how he sings it with such ease.
BAM!!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Let's have a little chat
My morals and conscience are a little out of whack right now. I'm not sure why they are because I was raised right and I know what is right and wrong. It's this damn grey area. I'll spare you the deets (aka details). I'm thinking it's triggered by the stress of school, loneliness, and sexual frustration. Blegh.
When I said little chat, I really meant a little chat.
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This video was brought to my attention by Mr. Josh Smith. It is Jeannette Bayardelle singing the 11 o'clock number (big show-stopping number) in the national tour of "The Color Purple." Listen and enjoy!
BAM!!
When I said little chat, I really meant a little chat.
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This video was brought to my attention by Mr. Josh Smith. It is Jeannette Bayardelle singing the 11 o'clock number (big show-stopping number) in the national tour of "The Color Purple." Listen and enjoy!
BAM!!
Monday, August 31, 2009
School, Skype and GaGa
My first class of the new school year starts in 10 hours. I think I'm ready for it now.
After 2 weeks, I finally got to talk with Monique face-to-face (kind of). Thank god for Skype/AIM vchat!
This may be an extremely short blog, but I want to leave you with a video. So, I leave you with a live acoustic performance of Lady GaGa's Pokerface. Shout out to Katie is brought this video to my attention because of her new obsession that is Gaga.
BAM!
After 2 weeks, I finally got to talk with Monique face-to-face (kind of). Thank god for Skype/AIM vchat!
This may be an extremely short blog, but I want to leave you with a video. So, I leave you with a live acoustic performance of Lady GaGa's Pokerface. Shout out to Katie is brought this video to my attention because of her new obsession that is Gaga.
BAM!
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