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WHAT WAS YOUR:
1. Last beverage: Apple juice. Yum
2. Last phone call: Monique!
3. Last text message: Moniquway again
4. Last song you listened to: "Billionair" - Travie McCoy
5. Last time you cried: Um. It wasn't too long ago, I'm sure. It was probably a movie. Yeah. Definitely a good movie.

HAVE YOU EVER:
6. Dated someone twice: Not yet. I'll say I won't, but you never know what might/could happen.
7. Been cheated on: Not that I know of or can remember.
8. Kissed someone & regretted it: Yep.
9. Lost someone special: Not in the "death" kind of way, but yeah.
10. Been depressed: Everyone has those days.
11. Been drunk and threw up: Haha. Yes. Thankfully the throwing up part hasn't been recent.

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:
12: Blue
13: Deep red. I guess you could call it Crimson
14: Black

THIS YEAR HAVE YOU: (2010)
15. Made a new friend: Yes. A few, actually
16. Fallen out of love: Um. Yes?
17. Laughed until you cried: Yes! Good times.. :)
18. Met someone who changed you: Everyone we meet changes us in some way.
19. Found out who your true friends were: Yeah, but I kind of already knew who they were.
20. Found out someone was talking about you: Being in the music and theatre business, it's gonna happen.
21. Kissed anyone on your friend's list: Uh huh. Yep.
22. How many people on your friends list do you know in real life: Most of them. Like 85%... ?
23. How many kids do you want: 2. If they aren't of my blood, I want them to be beautiful Russian kids who just happen to be very talented. With at least a minimal knowledge or talent in some form of musical outlet.
24. Do you have any pets: Josie, my favorite and only mini-dachshund.
25. Do you want to change your name: Thought about it. Maybe one day. Not sure what it'd be though. I'll let you know.
26. What did you do for your last birthday: Rehearsal for Pirates of Penzance and dinner and MARGARITAS at Superior Grill!
27. What time did you wake up today: 10:45AM
28. What were you doing at midnight last night: Lying in bed. Laying? Lying? Whatever. In bed.
29. Name something you CANNOT wait for: Some form of a vacation outside the city of New Orleans
30. Last time you saw your Mother: Sunday afternoon
31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: I wish I had figured some things out sooner.
32. What are you listening to right now: Opera stuff
33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom: Sure have.
34. Who's getting on your nerves right now: No one specifically. I'm pretty chill right now.
35. Most visited webpage: Facebook and Youtube.
36. Whats your real name: Jody Colin. No lie. Jody is not short for anything. And yes. Colin.
37. Nicknames: Jojo Jodaddy, Jody-man, JodyJo, Jodiah, and more I cannot remember
38. Relationship Status: Nothing official. Dating and living life.
39. Zodiac sign: Aquarius
40. Male or female: Male
41. Primary School: Arden Cahill Academy
42. Secondary School: Arden Cahill Academy
43. High school/college: Brother Martin High School / Loyola University New Orleans
44. Hair color: Dark Brown
45. Long or short: Long-ish
46. Height:5'8"
47. Do you have a crush on someone: Only 2 come to mind...
48. What do you like about yourself: The fact that I'm considered the musician of the family even though most my family is musically talented.
49. Piercings: Nope
50. Tattoos: Not yet. Might get one soon. A small one.
51. Righty or lefty: Right-y

FIRSTS:
52. First surgery: Never
53. Piercings: Nope
54. First best friend: Monique and Blythe
55. First sport you joined: Soccer or T-ball. Can't remember that far back.
56. First vacation: Disney world. Don't really remember it much, but the pictures said it happened and that it was fun.
58. First pair of trainers: Training wheels on my bike, I think.

RIGHT NOW:
59. Eating: I had some beignets earlier
60. Drinking: Chocolate milk with the beignets. Apple juice when I got home.
61. I'm about to: Sleep
62. Listening to: Opera stuff
63. Waiting for: Life to sweep me off my feet.

YOUR FUTURE:
64. Want kids: Yes. 2! As I said before if for some reason they aren't of my blood, I want them to be beautiful Russian kids who just happen to be very talented. With at least a minimal knowledge or talent in some form of musical outlet.
65. Get married: Yes. Some day.
66. Career: Singing for sure. Opera? Broadway? Concerts (with orchestras?!)?

WHICH IS BETTER:
67. Lips or eyes: Eyes are fun to stare into
68. Hugs or kisses: Hugs are just a little more fulfilling for me
69. Shorter or taller: Taller, I think
70. Older or Younger: Either, as long it's not a ridiculous difference
71. Romantic or spontaneous: Spontaneous, with maybe a little romance on the side.
72. Nice stomach or nice arms: Stomach, but arms are good too.
73. Sensitive or loud: Somewhere in the middle
74. Hook-up or relationship: Relationship. But my downfall is that I'm picky.

HAVE YOU EVER:
76. Kissed a stranger: Yep... Don't ask.
77. Drank hard liquor: Hahah. Yeah. It's my drink of choice. Kidding, but that is how #76 came about.
78. Lost glasses/contacts: Lost a couple contacts.
79. Sex on first date: Nope. I AIN'T YO HOE!
80. Broken someone's heart: Yeah. Way to make me feel bad.
82. Been arrested: Nope.
83. Turned someone down: We all have.
84. Cried when someone died: *Knock on wood* No one close to me has died yet.
85. Fallen for a friend: That's how it starts for me.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
86. Yourself: Most of the time.
87. Miracles: Yeah. It can happen.
88. Love at first sight: It's possible.
89. Heaven: I have to, or I'll go crazy
90. Santa Claus: How else do the presents get under the tree?
91. Kiss on the first date: Sure. Why not?
92. Angels: I think so.

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
94. Had more than 1 girlfriend/boyfriend at a time: Nope.
95. Did you sing today: Why yes I did!
96. Ever cheated on somebody: No. It doesn't count because we were not exclusive.
97. If you could go back in time, how far would you go:
98. The moment you would choose to relive:
99. Are you afraid of falling in love: Sometimes. Giving your whole self to another and them giving their whole self to you? Love is scary.
100. Are you afraid of posting this as 100 truths: Nope!

"Money makes the world go 'round" or so I hear

Constant 75-90 degree heat, constant need for air conditioning, and boredom. It is without a doubt the summer of 2010.

So since the semester ended, I have spent most of my time working at my church job, which is now on summer vacation; at home willingly doing random household chores or being a couch potato while watching TV and movies; or hanging with friends. I don't think I have had this much free time since the summer before Hurricane Katrina. My only problem with my free time is that I don't feel like I have earned the right to do nothing. Here are my arguments for both sides:
- I feel that I have earned the right to relax and enjoy the summer because this past semester has been one of the busiest 5 months of my life (Verdi Requiem, Pirates of Penzance, Wagner's Flying Dutchman, Brahms Requiem, Carmina Burana, Mozart Requiem, L'enfant et les sortiléges, add Duruflé Requiem in addition to classes finals and juries). I also have not left New Orleans for a real vacation since I graduated high school. I'm going kind of crazy not having a vacation.
- I don't deserve this free time because I am moving into an apartment in less than a month, and I have to pay for rent. This means I need a job because I also need to pay for things like food, electricity, and other random things I like to buy (clothes, music, etc). So I don't want to be constantly spending money with no money coming in. I feel bad doing that, plus I know my parents are thinking I'm really lazy. I feel like I am just waiting for all money to be gone.

As you can see, I'm sort of at a stalemate. So, I'm trying to make my summer worthwhile by doing housework, practicing, swimming, working out (sometimes) and trying to spend as little money as possible.

Can you believe it's been almost exactly 3 whole months since my last post? Damn.

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Lady Gaga sings "Stand By Me." This is probably my most favorite song from my younger years, and the fact that Gaga sticks to the originality of the song make it so much better.


BAM!!

I NEED IT

This started off as just a little joke between friends. Go watch how spongebob says it. That's how we mean it when we say it.

Right now, it's totally different. Right now I need results. I need my body to stop putting up retarded barriers keeping me from where I need to be. Coming from a musician, this sounds stupid, but this is my whole life. My body is my instrument, and that is what makes the music. But right now, it's not allowing me to be where I need to or want to be. Depending on the point of view, the choice is different. In my view, I need it. Metaphorically speaking, I need all of this work I'm putting into beating Bowser to WORK(!!!) so that I save Princess Peach and win the game. I need to win something right now because I feel like I keep coming up to Bowser, losing, and starting all over to try to beat him again. I'm getting nowhere! God, Buddha, somebody, can you please give me something? I need it for my sanity. I need to know that I'm not wasting my time. I need to know that all of my work and effort going towards something. I need to know that I'm not wrong about my future and my life because if I am, then everything that defines who I am will all be a LIE. And THAT CANNOT HAPPEN, or I will come up there and put the hurt on somebody something fierce. You have not seen the wrath of Jody fucking Hinkley.

I need something: maybe some kind of growth, a sign saying I am doing the right thing and am heading the right way, something to tell me I'm not wasting my life away.

Also, would it be too much to ask that you don't shove other people's wonderful talents and successes in my face? I don't do it to you. I don't need to know that someone who doesn't show up to class half the time is doing better than me in that same class. I don't need other musicians' complicated performance-ready music blaring through the walls as I try to put together a song. That's like a couple rubbing their relationship and PDA's in their single friends' faces. Not cool. And I definitely don't need someone less experienced, less knowledgeable, less musical, and less musically emotional than me doing what I have been striving for and working on for more than 2 years. That would bring out the wrath of Jody fucking Hinkley. Don't blame me when that person ends up dead because I asked you nicely and you decided it wasn't good enough. It's your fault that person is dead or permanently injured in some way, shape or form. You only think I'm kidding...

BAM!!

Waiting sucks

Yeah. The title says it all. Waiting for audition results are probably the worst. Unfortunately, I have 2 auditions this week. Thankfully (after some painful waiting of a day and a half), I got the results of one audition about 30 minutes ago. My next audition is Thursday, and I have no idea when I'll hear the results about that. So I wait again...

Mardi Gras 2010 season has started up again. So excited!! I go to the Eros ball this Friday! My parade or the parade I'm riding in, THOTH, is on Sunday February 14th this year. I'll let you know the details when I hear them.

Also, Pirates of Penzance at Loyola University of New Orleans is set for Friday February 5th and Saturday February 6th at 7:30pm in Roussel Hall. Check out the Loyola website for ticket information HERE.

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Sutton Foster performs this classic from Funny Girl, at the Actor Fund's Concert back in 2002, conducted and produced by Seth Rudetsky.


BAM!!