Filed under: A Little Me, Blips, Dreams, Imagine, Music, NaNoWriMo, On Stage, Plays/Musicals, Remembering, Singing, Song Writing, Try, Writing | Tags: 2012, audition, fiction, hes not there, mikael short, music, nanowrimo, performing, recap, reflecting, Singing, single release, Song Writing, theatre, writing
Can you believe 2012 is almost over? I know for sure that I can barely believe it. Each year passes and I feel like more and more happens each time a New Year comes around.
Memo to Father Time: SLOW DOWN! A girl needs a chance to figure out what’s going on before she can go forward!
For me, 2012 turned out to be the year of picking passions, finding what those passions truly are and getting out of my shell to go after them. Inspired by one of my blog crushes, here is my “Eff Yeah!” list for 2012 in a reflection of what’s happened:
I started the year with four part-time jobs: Production/Social Media Intern at PCTV, Production Assistant at ABC 4 News, Communications Intern at the Salt Lake Chamber and I held down my monthly newsletter gig at Sinclair Oil Corporation. It’s okay my romantic life was in complete shambles because I had all of these to keep me completely occupied and distracted for nearly 70 hours a week in five days. And then spending every available moment with friends. And I effing owned all of my part-time jobs–to the point where PCTV and ABC 4 were both sad to lose me. One to the end of the internship, the other because I felt restricted in following my performing passions.
Performing totally trumps TV aspirations. They came first and I love it more, just saying. There are other ways I can do what I love without working in the news biz.
So I started auditioning at Hale Centre Theatre for every single show after I quit at the news station. It’s my “big fish” theatre. I will perform there one day. My time just hasn’t come yet.
In July, I was promoted to Communications Coordinator at the Chamber, and I’m still thrilled about it. My job is so much fun! It’s all writing, editing, research, social media, building websites and emails, and–get this–a magazine. Cool, right? Plus, it’s all deadlines and we all know how much I heart those. I work with some incredible people, and that never hurts either. It’s just a good gig all around.
Thanks to that promotion, and the kick-in-the-pants motivation that participating in VEDA (Vlog Every Day in August) gave me, I knuckled down in finding my own place. As luck would have it, I managed to rent the second master suite in a gorgeous town home from a super chill girl for six months (in my third currently). Moving out of my parents house is most definitely an “eff yeah” moment! Now I’m looking forward to having my own place in 2013!
As far as virtual life goes, I’m nearly done with my 365 days over at Something Write (will wrap up just after the New Year, but will likely continue to post something on there every day–I like it), I completed VEDA in August, and finished over 51,000 words of my dragon novel for NaNoWriMo. I’m a winner! :)
And then music? It’s gone better than getting into a show… I’ve been working more on the music aspect rather than lyrics, so I’ve laid down or composed more music for a handful of songs in the works. Just a couple of weeks ago, my single “He’s Not There” was released on practically all of the music distribution sites you can think of, like iTunes, CD Baby, Amazon MP3, Spotify, etc. It’s pretty rad. Go have a listen! :D
Along the lines of that, I also started a new “performing” website for myself. It’s going to be one of a couple that I will go into more detail on in my next post. ;)
To cap off several auditions at Hale, I finally decided to start auditioning for other theaters back in October. Figured it would be good experience and odds weren’t bad that I could get cast in other theaters (breaking into Hale is a bee-yotch even when you know someone in management)–because hey! I’m pretty talented and I know it (cue LMFAO dance). And now I’ve been cast in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Centerpoint Legacy Theatre, to show in March! Auditions can pay off if you stick with it and keep trying!
Even though things got rough when my step-sister passed away last month, that encouraged me to do everything I want to do as soon as I can do it, and also to give and share as much as possible… because you really never know when your time will be up. It was hard on Christmas Day when I realized I wouldn’t hear her voice again. Though we did have our differences, she was an incredible, intelligent and very caring woman.
Other “Eff Yeah!” moments:
- Having the most awesome friends a girl could ask for. The Amazeballs Trio–any moment with them qualifies as an “Eff Yeah!” moment.
- Reaching 500 subscribers on YouTube.
- Nabbing the Booty Shaking title at the Flamingo Pool in Las Vegas over BiSC.
- Participating in The Middle Finger Project‘s Copywriting Workshop over the summer and learned a ton.
- Watching all three seasons of Vampire Diaries in less than one month. Yes, that is so an accomplishment.
- Surviving a potential bomb situation.
- Getting over my unicorn.
- Conquering the Adventure Rope Courses at the Utah Olympic Park.
- Our CEO liking the speech script I wrote, and also immediately signing off on my text for our holiday card–aka: rocking my job. Booyah!
- Learning to cook!
- Managing to leave an imprint of my sweaty boobs on my friend’s TV. It was epic.
- Trying new restaurants, foods and flavors and enjoying it. For someone who used to only eat ramen and mac & cheese as a kid, this has been quite the endeavor.
- Learning how to properly uncork a wine bottle.
- Reading over 20 books this entire year.
And I kind of feel like I’m a master now. Can I have a badge?
Up next: I’m mapping out my goals for 2013. And I have plenty! You should join me for some. ;)
Who’s ready for an amazing 2013? And what was your favorite thing about 2012?
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Filed under: A Little Me, Good Things, Happy Dance Time, Magic, On Stage, Singing, Song Writing, Updates | Tags: cd baby, centerpoint theatre, diy daily, diy musician, do what you love, hes not there, itunes, joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat, nanowrimo, new single, new song, song on itunes, songwriting, spotify, thorny bleeder, writing, wrote a novel
So a MAJOR update is needed (Blips of November is still in the works–I know, I’m way behind. Busy time, I tell ya).
Things have been crazy busy, but a crap load has happened and nearly all of it has been good.
And I mean so good that I feel like I need to scream it all from the mountain tops.
Photo from gtall1 on Flickr
Yeah, that good.
So here’s what’s up:
This year, I’ve realized that if I want anything to come of music and performing, I have to do something about it instead of waiting for someone to just pluck me out of obscurity (which, even now, probably isn’t that likely). So I’ve been auditioning at Hale Centre Theatre (my big fish), and even started expanding outwards to other community theaters I’d heard good reviews of.
None of them had panned out how I wanted.
And when I didn’t get called back for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in November, I was crushed. It was already a hard time as it was so it’s safe to say that it was one of my lowest points this year (and that’s saying something). So I messaged the director to figure out what I need to be doing to make my auditions better and I got some great advice from him. And it’s from that advice that I got it in me that, even though I’ve been auditioning for a year without a role, I still don’t have to give up.
In my mind, I figured that all these failed auditions were leading up to something great, that they had to be not following through because the cosmos had something better in store for me. Because of that, I couldn’t just lay back and do nothing despite that being all I wanted to do.
And now that maybe true… something better is coming.
NUMERO UNO – Thanks to one of my fave email newsletters, The DIY Daily, I discovered CD Baby. I signed up at the beginning of this month, thinking this could be my chance to take my music into my own hands and start selling it. Within 12 hours of submitting my first completely finished song, the magic happened.
And now my single “He’s Not There” is now available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, Spotify, CD Baby and host of other music distribution websites. AMAZING, RIGHT? My excitement over that has been through the roof. When you add the fact that I have amazing friends and family who either bought it and/or spread the word about it, you can pretty much picture me doing this all over the place:
All the happiness!
So a large thank you and a billion bear hugs go out to everyone who has listened/bought/shared my single. Feel free to continue to do so. ;)
PS before I move on: Working on more songs as we speak! Hopefully I will have a handful of songs done in the spring ready for an EP. That’s my goal for when I’m not working on numero dos (see below).
NUMERO DOS – I’ve just been cast in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at CenterPoint Legacy Theatre as a Wife in the M/W/F cast! Whose wife yet, I don’t know. The first cast meeting this weekend ought to shed some light on that. It performs throughout the entire month of March! PSYCH! Cannot even express my excitement at this point.
So not only is my music starting to get out to a broader audience, but I’m going to be in a musical too! Because of this, I’ve also revamped my website.
Not to mention the fact that I totally hit over 51,000 words for NaNoWriMo for November.
ALL THE GOOD THINGS.
Is it safe to say that success is mine now? All the things I love compiled into three weeks of amaze-ball-ness? AMAZEBALLS! It goes to show that perseverance and determination can really pay off. And working your ass off doesn’t hurt either. Well, it might, but it’s worth it.
I mean, really?
HOT DAMN! I’M ON iTUNES! Buy my song here!
Okay, there’s my excitement quota for the year. I’m finding my stage, both musically and writing-ly. So find your stage and rock it, okay? That’s what this life is for. Life’s too short to not be doing what you love.
What are YOU excited about? :)
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Nearly two hours ago:
Man, I’m so pumped for The Middle Finger Project copywriting course. Couldn’t make it on Saturday so I’m ready for this Tuesday class. Bring it on. Superb idea! Arrive early … wait… class is wrapping up? Did I miss something? A timezone or two? Maybe?
Balls.
Just barely:
Italics indicate me singing/recording Secondhand White Baby Grande. Parenthesis are silent thoughts/actions and bold text is what I said. If you’d rather just listen to what happened, click here for the failed recording.
So now I wake up every day and see her standing there just waiting for a partner to compose…
(cue my mother walking in at 9:35.)
and I wish my mother still could hear that sound beyond compare… to pray ..
(dammit I messed up the words!)
I’m singing. I’m almost done.
(Mom says that my stepdad is already in bed… 25 minutes too early. I will sing quieter.)
Something secondhand and broken can still make a pretty sound, don’t we all deserve …
(mom says to stop again… I heard you the first time but I’m not done yet! The song is almost over, woman!)
It’s almost done!
…room to live. Oh, the words are still unspoken.
(this recording is crap now… thanks)
Balls squared.
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I’d like a better day tomorrow, thanks. And a contract that tells me exactly what time everything is happening so I don’t A) feel like an idiot, and B) not get illogically mad at people for going to bed too early (sorry for the anger, family!).
If only I could afford my own place now…
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Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve wanted to perform. Give me a stage, a script or a song and I’m good to go. I’ve always known that’s what I wanted to do.
Let this be known: I have not always been a good performer, but I’ve never had a problem with nerves. I had the talent and potential but it took a few years for it all to click together.
Once I got into the swing of things, realized that songs actually can have meaning and found that I didn’t need to be afraid to move, my performances improved a butt load. Now I know I’m good–it’s something I’ve worked on and will continue to work on. That could explain why I love it so much–it’s something that I love to improve on.
Since then, performing has been a crucial key in my happiness. Nothing beats being on a stage, touching an audience or giving them an experience to remember. The high is truly addictive and is one of the best things in the world.
And then we have my second passion … writing. Singing was one escape–but when I couldn’t sing, I’d write. I was the girl at recess who would sit in a corner, humming to myself and writing stories about horses or secret clubs. I didn’t really get into poetry until college, but I love it now! Song writing came in the picture around the same time poetry did since they can be similar. A lot of the time, when I wasn’t doing homework, I’d be writing. One of my reasons for becoming an English major was so I could excuse my countless hours writing on something somewhat productive. :D
Of course, because of my studies, internships and whatnot, now I’m basically a writer (for three different companies currently). I must say that it is pretty awesome to get paid for something that I love to do. My experiences have been varied but I can honestly say I’ve loved each and every single one of my writing jobs. Each opportunity has had many lessons and things to learn and adapt to.
And this is where I run into trouble. I feel like because I’ve become so involved in my writing jobs that I’ve been neglecting my number one. That makes me very sad and frustrated.
My last audition for the Sound of Music at Hale Center Theatre went really well. Even my contact there told me that the directors thought I did great. When I told him they hadn’t called me, he was somewhat taken aback. When I told him my work schedule, then he understood why I wasn’t cast. Yep. My horse was shot down.
I have the talent, I have the drive… but I lack a decent schedule. And I’m not sure I like this picture.
Because of my job schedule (one of my jobs has me working Wednesday-Friday evenings), the odds of me getting cast in any kind of play or musical right now are so slim that it literally makes my heart hurt. What makes it even harder is that this job is one that I really like–I’m basically getting trained to be a TV News Producer and the experience is amazing.
When I think about it, being a News Producer isn’t a lifetime aspiration for me. It could potentially be a job that I would love, which wouldn’t be a bad thing to have at all. My biggest thing is that I need a performing outlet somewhere in my life. If something keeps me from being able to perform, I have a feeling I would grow to resent it. Performing is that integral of a part of me.
It kills me to think that I haven’t even posted anything on YouTube in over a month. I do have a couple things in the works though. Next up: “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” by Pat Benetar (now up!).
So now I’m at the point where I need to decide which is more important to me. How do you pick between two loves?
And then there’s another question–should I move to some place like LA, New York or Nashville where there are more performing opportunities than in Utah?
They say if you want something enough and do everything you can to get it, it can become reality.
Now I guess the issue is … what would be worth sacrificing for your number one passion?
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That’s IT! The bug is killing me. You know… that bug that I completely failed to scratch out of my skin in January. And I just can’t take it anymore! So, I’ve made up my mind.
I’m going to audition for Hale Center Theatre’s Sound of Music next weekend. You can’t talk me out of it now!
Remember when I auditioned for A Christmas Carol at Hale last fall and barely missed the cut? Well, my new job at the Salt Lake Chamber introduced me to that insider that told me aunt who told me that the casting directors thought I did really well. He said I should most definitely audition. So I’m doing it!
Never mind the fact that I work 60 hours a week. Never mind the fact that I work Wednesday – Friday nights (I’m going to see if that’s negotiable). Never mind the fact that I’d like to have a decent social life as well as time to workout.
I need to be performing!
I’m meeting with my university vocal coach on Tuesday for a quick lesson so I’ll be all top-notch ready and everything. Gotta pick a song first though… Can’t decide between “Hello, Young Lovers” from The King and I or “It Might As Well Be Spring” from State Fair. I’m leaning towards the latter, but we’ll see.
So I’m auditioning. And that’s that.
BYE!
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Filed under: A Little Me, Blips, Friends, Pictures, Poetry, RaNdOm, Remembering, Singing
Time to recap the month. I feel like this one lacks a bit in comparison to others largely because my life is consumed with work and friends, but there is still stuff worth noting. :)
February was…
Just… Oh-Em-Gee.
Meeting nice people at coffee shops and other random places. Super Bowl party with Thoroughly Modern Millie gal pals. Sleepovers with lifelong friends… and OMG, the Soul Caliber 5. A close friend’s senior voice recital that I felt like I should have paid to witness (she’s phenomenal). Touring the literal “haunts” of Park City. Awesome Oscars party with the bestest friends ever!
A new writing job. Trying to maintain some kind of social life. Excelling in all new jobs (yay!). Working 60 hours a week = sleeping whenever I can (hello, 3 hour naps on weekends!). Major shopping spree with lots of sales ($713 total for over $2100 worth of clothes/shoes) so I can look good at said jobs.
A swollen throat gland. Murad fail < back to Proactiv. Hidden fall and bruised knees. OMG, the painful bruised and goose-egged knees. Accidental transition to the dreaded Facebook Timeline. Unable to forget, but not really wanting to. Self-control. The rejection letter from one of my dream schools, USC. And not the snow!!!
Candy hearts. Reeses peanut butter cups. Lots of sugar cookies. Spaghetti-o’s. Cutting out candy for Lent (and failing on Oscar Sunday). Then the cravings… oh jeez. And OMG, the Zipfizz!
New restaurants: Flanagan’s on Main Street, New York Pizza Company. YUM.
New Years Eve with Ameena. The Woman in Black for Valentines. More Underworld, aka: obsession with hybrid Michael. Plus, a new obsession with Smash!
Mockingjay. The Onyx Talisman.
“At Last”, a tribute to Etta James.
Top 5 Something Write Poems from February: No One Waiting, c is for comfort, not worthy, lone melody and my soundtrack for you.
(PS: Project 365 for this is going AWESOMELY.)
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Blips are a great way to remember the little things from each month so I can have something to look back on. Here are the others from 2012:
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Filed under: A Little Me, Blips, Friends, Love, Music, Poetry, Remembering, Singing
’tis Blip time!
This month, I wasn’t the best at documenting things as they happened like I did for previous months, so I hope I don’t forget anything as I scrounge my memory, Facebook page and Twitter account for what happened this month. It was so crazy that my mind was constantly in several different places. Let’s begin, shall we?
January was…
Starting two new jobs at ABC 4 and Park City TV — and loving them more every day. Feeling validated and accomplished in said jobs. Attending the Utes swim meet against ASU. Thoroughly Modern Millie cast party. Lots of Pamper Buddy time before he left to do Disney amazingness in Europe. Getting my baby Legacy back in pretty-ful conditions. Contemplating auditioning for Chicago. Still being able to have a social life amidst three jobs. Creating a Sex and the City-like group to hang with. So lots of girls nights. Soul Caliber V. Dance Trance. Feelin’ like a freelancer!
Returning towels. Forbidden wants. Being “shelved”. Getting lots of male attention… but not the kind I want. Meeting Sundance directors and musicians. Candy hearts! Awesome sushi at the Montage. Cold showers. Facial and hair makeover — aka: looking fabulous! Solar flare mishaps. Getting boob-checked by Stella Artois girls. Amazing dinner with Ameena and Nicole at a new restaurant! Singing and playing the piano at the ABC studio. Recording a ridiculously hard song. Hitting 500 subscribers on YouTube (have you subscribed yet?).
Buying lots of new music with Christmas iTunes gift cards. Hey Monday! Lesley Roy. Imogen Heap. Breaking Dawn soundtrack. Andrew Ryan. Finding solace in songs that fit my love life situation. Hugs and kisses from one of my bosses kids. Buying a pop filter to create better recordings.
Oddly karmic. Forgetting dreams. Signing up for BiSC 2012. Not making UCLA’s graduate program — still waiting on USC! Lots of Zumba and Pole Fitness. Project 365 on Something Write.
Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows. Underworld: Awakening. Once Upon a Time. And of course, Grey’s Anatomy since I’ve felt a lot like Meredith Grey (think season 2) this past month.
Severed (Cloud Prophet Series). Catching Fire (not Chasing Fire as I said a couple times). Struggling through MockingJay. Starting a book club of sorts with my SatC-like girls.
Top 5 Something Write Poems from January: in the way, not at all, Begging Escape, Your Best Friend and just one.
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Filed under: A Little Me, Blips, Family, Friends, Health, Holidays!, Plays/Musicals, Poetry, Remembering, Roam, Singing, Unhappy, Vegas!
December surely was a crazy month. Most of it has been fun, don’t get me wrong, but… dang… a lot of stuff went down and not all of it good. Luckily for you, I like documenting mostly the good stuff. Be warned though: An entire paragraph below will be dedicated to Thoroughly Modern Millie happenings. ;)
December was…
Emotional.
The last of Thoroughly Modern Millie rehearsals. Awesome opening and closing night cast parties. Dressing room dance parties. Killer dresses. Washing 2 pounds of hair spray out of my hair for days (not to mention the layers and layers of makeup). Documenting the wonderful hairstyles my wonderful friend Ryon made with my hair. Doing a scene all while either being poked by a safety pin or with only one earring. Silently cracking up backstage because of the hilarity on stage. Hearing that I should be making it big from a big PR guy (why can’t a guy hook a girl up?!). A man confessing his love for me after one show. Making friends with the adorable stage hands who brought me Reese Sticks during intermission. Humongous family cheers that made my day–love them! A fantastic run of a fun show with a cast that I fell in love with. Performing!!!
Hilarious moments at our Christmas party. No cavities. Over thinking. Cold sores again. Crooning dog. Ice cream dates with adorable surprises. Soul sisters!Attending a Pagan Yule ritual (so cool!) while trying not to hack up a lung (not so cool… stupid cats). In too deep. Sporadic Christmas shopping. Sub for Santas. Donating every chance I got. New things!
The return of my Double Whammy Saturdays (Pole Fitness & Zumba). Singing duets with awesome friends. Late night chats. New rockin‘ Zumba classes closer to home! Pretty red nails that last! Discovering that I’m most productive at coffee houses. Lots of poems. Happy weight again!
Owning my online identity. Learning and excelling at using a curling iron on myself! Fun audition week at Park City TV to be an intern. Job offer from ABC 4! One kiss to add to the top of the memorable list (should I do an update? that post was a while ago and lots of kissing has happened since)…
Flying down to Vegas for Christmas with my dad. Too much sleep. Too much relaxing. Way too much food. A poolside Zumba sesh. Playing with my puppies. Being introduced to DragonVale. Becoming addicted to DragonVale. Reading The Hunger Games, The Cloud Prophet Series and The Accidental Billionaires. Watching A Christmas Story for the first time. A Venetian Christmas outing. Seeing The Darkest Hour with Vegas buddies.
Fender-benders and flat tires. A kick-ass replacement for Akasha while she gets fixed. Broken Macbook charger. Strange coughing attacks. Inspiration for a new story. Magic in the snow. A private midnight tour of a 5-diamond resort. Awesome recording and mixing times on my newest cover!
Giving my soul sister the courage to get her New Year’s kiss from a stranger. Saying goodbye to 2011. Throwing snow confetti on people while screaming “Happy New Year!”
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Blips of…
July ~ August ~ September ~ October ~ November
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Filed under: A Little Me, Blips, Family, Good Things, Health, Holidays!, Love, My Awesome Internship, Religion? What's that?, Remembering, Singing, Try, Writing
Wow… has a whole year gone by since my first New Years kiss? Craziness!
2011 seemed to be the year of big things and big changes all around (my friend Caryn included a great list of the big news that hit this year in her 2011 recap post) It was also rather impulsive in a few respects.
Let’s see… what happened this year?
~ My step-brother and my best friend got married. Oh, and my adorable baby niece was born too. =)
~ I finished writing not only one but three plays. Varying in lengths, granted. But still… One full-length play was in there and that is definitely something worth celebrating in my book.
~ That college degree I worked on for four years was completed. Yep. I’m a college grad. That means you gotta do what I tell you! Just kidding, but definitely empowering.
~ The most fun weekend of my life at Bloggers in Sin City. A completely impulsive decision to go with absolutely no idea how it would turn out, and I was blown away by the wonderful bloggers/friends that I got to tear apart Vegas with all while experiencing some sweet VIP treatment.
~ I got to experience the world of broadcast journalism with my summer internship at ABC 4 News… and they have extended a job offer for me to be a production assistant. I start this coming week (and my horoscope totally predicted this one dead on… blew me away). =)
~ Auditions for The Voice turned out to be a phenomenal experience.
~ My family and I moved to Park City. Luckily I have an electronically heated blanket for my bed or I’d likely be a popsicle right now.
~ A pool of water washed away any of my previous “sins” when I got baptized.
~ Akasha, my beautiful baby 2012 Subaru Legacy (who is currently in the shop since someone rear-ended me this week), joined my family in November.
~ I got the opportunity to perform in a musical for the first time in nearly 5 years. There I made some amazing friends and even a soul sister. There really is nothing like being in a show!
~ Last and certainly not least, but I fell in love. A couple times actually. The love affair with my body fully hit me back in the spring… as for the other “fall”, it took me by surprise and it’s been the biggest roller coaster I’ve ever experienced. Who knows if anything will really come of it? Only time will tell really. Fingers crossed for good things though. ;)
Not a shabby list, all things considered. So many emotions fill these past 365 days… I can’t even list them all. Thinking about listing the names of the books I read this year seems daunting too. I read a butt-load of books this year amidst everything else! The Kindle app makes it so easy…
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Quick! Onto bloggy 2011 stuff before I start going off on books!
Top 5 Most Popular Posts in 2011
- Some Fictional Reading ~ Gargoyle
- The Grobes Experience (where I met Josh Groban)
- You Found Me How?
- One BiSC of a Weekend!
- The Voice Audition
My Top 5 Favorite Posts (aside from those listed above)
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Life goes on and 2012 is just waiting for us to hold on tight before it heads off like those fireworks we’ll all see shooting across the sky tonight.
For me, 2011 was the year of new territory, taking the plunge and embracing everything for all it’s worth.
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What was the best thing about 2011 for you?
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Filed under: A Little Me, Blips, College, Good Things, Love, Magic, Movies!, Music, On Stage, Plays/Musicals, RaNdOm, Remembering, Roam, Singing, Updates
For some reason, I feel like November was the longest month ever… even though it went by really fast. Contradictory, I know. Let’s just say it’s hard to believe that I’ve only known my Thoroughly Modern Millie family for such a short period even though I feel like I’ve known a couple of them for years! (Who’s going to come see it? Tickets on sale at HighValleyArts.org! Runs Dec. 10-22!)
Anyhoodle! Onto this month’s recap!
November was…
Exhausting.
Santa Monica pier and numb toes. A creepily accurate Zoltar fortune. Never wanting to leave the flat I rented for two days in LA. Meeting Skylar Grey— she is amazing, by the way. A USC graduate information session that has me totally convinced that I should attend there (if I get in). Many blasts from the past. Paranormal Activity 3. Having someone to sing with on the ride home–so fun. Getting only 4000 words into NaNoWriMo. First frost of the season.
My new baby Legacy. New addictions. THIS close to happy weight again! Continued obsession with John Boy. Completely memorized for TMM! New part-time job as assistant to a realtor/interior designer and enjoying every minute of it. Fitting into pants I haven’t worn since I bought them two years ago. Attending my first social events with my ward. Feeling the first songwriting inspirational kick in a long time! Polishing up USC graduate school application materials for their Screenwriting MFA program.
Having the greatest friends a girl could ask for. Pulling out the Christmas music (and decorations for Mom) full monty! Late nights of ping-pong, singing and hookah with TMM friends… Dream journaling with far-too-vivid and far-too-strange dreams. New boots! My first day completely being lazy in a LONG time–lots of video game time. Being grateful for my electronically heated bed every single night… and then not wanting to leave it in the mornings. Discovering that my life is/was like a YA novel against my will. Recording my anthem and getting rave reviews on YouTube. =)
Looking for and making magic! An amazing high school production of Aida. Grey’s Anatomy marathons. Breaking Dawn. Lots of Cap’n Crunch All Berries. Being able to watch Netflix and Hulu Plus on a big screen rather than my iPad (AWESOME!). Buying arguably the hottest dress that will hit the stage in TMM. Playing with old Clayton Productions buddies. Reading HoN: Destined. Completely re-making MikaelShort.com while starting an online identity crisis because I felt the need to reserve my real name on Twitter. Attending my first Ute (and consequently, their last) game of the season!
Love. Doubt. Leaving marks. What’s right and what’s wrong. What is necessary in a relationship. Faith.
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Now who’s ready for December?
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Blips of…
July ~ August ~ September ~ October
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