Filed under: A Little Me | Tags: blog, mikael short, mikaelshort.com, mikshorty, new things, titanic, website
“I believe you may get your headlines, Mr. Ismay.”
– Cap. Edward Smith, Titanic
MikShorty.com has struck an iceberg and will be going down on September 27. That’s one month from today in case you don’t want to do the math (and who ever does?).
That’s the day my domain name expires. Finally seeing the light and becoming all smart with my monies, I’ve decided to trim out things that cost me money that I don’t necessarily need (Hulu being one of them too… byeee!). So I guess you could call MikShorty’s iceberg, “budgeting.”
So what’s going to happen with my blog? I’m so glad you asked…
MikaelShort.com will become my permanent home for everything that I do on the web. While it’s been great to have both, I’m molding them all into one. All in the name of being economical, concise and not repeating myself.
Since I have you here, go over to MikaelShort.com now to subscribe, bookmark, and all that other magical stuff that will keep you up-to-date on all my shenanigans on stage, occasional advice/ insight, and otherwise. Bigger and better things are coming and you don’t want to miss them. ;)
While I’m sure I’ll get called Mikshorty from time to time (mostly from my boss), it’s time for that ship to sail and for me to have one online identity for good.
“I love waking up in the morning not knowing what’s going to happen or who I’m going to meet, where I’m going to wind up… I figure life’s a gift and I don’t intend on wasting it. You don’t know what hand you’re gonna get dealt next. You learn to take life as it comes at you… to make each day count.”
– Jack Dawson, Titanic (because, you know, he totally existed!)
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Filed under: A Little Me, On Stage, Plays/Musicals | Tags: centerpoint legacy theatre, centerpoint theatre, hairspray, joseph, joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat, mikael short, on stage, performing
You brought this on yourself, you know?
The exhaustion, the pain, the fast food, all the hairspray that is surely clogging up your new bathtub drain, a cold sore and even the sinus infection. Yep, your fault.
It’s all because of you. You and your stupid want to have to be a in a theater production. You didn’t know it would be this stressful, huh?
But guess what? The 30 minutes up to a show, the show itself and (potentially) the couple hours after make it all worth it. I’m not exactly sure what it is–adrenaline, sheer excitement, what have you–but that is the time when everything else just flies away, and I can focus on putting on a show.
One of my favorite parts of the show are the few minutes where the show is beginning and I’m sitting behind the third curtain on stage left, watching the story start to unfold. I feel like that’s my moment of getting into character, so by the time I get up to dance, I’m rarring to get my show going.
Performing is my jam and I’ll be damned if I don’t put on a good show, regardless if my sleep suffers or if I do three shows in a row. I will give it 115% every time despite anything else going on. Every time. Guaranteed. (Buy tickets to Joseph here or by clicking the photo.)
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday (plus some Saturday’s), my hair goes through a disastrous amount of hairspray, my face is exposed to more makeup than anyone should ever have to put on, and then the costume changes… oh, the costume changes. Luckily, I have a process now so it’s easier, but we have some super quick changes, one even involving a wig.
Pulled double duty on Saturday as I did both the matinee and evening performances. My body is still hating me. I get to do it again this Saturday since my counterpart is up for a full-ride scholarship to college and can’t be there. So I’m not complaining… it’s nice to see the other cast and catch up since we haven’t all been together since rehearsals.
Oh, wait… going out to eat with the cast after some of the shows could be a culprit to the exhaustion too. The cast has got to bond, yo–and the food doesn’t hurt. Ever been in a high-energy show? You’re hungry by intermission. Curtain closes and it’s a rush for the nearest restaurant. Almost. After we say hi to the audience first.
But then someone in the other cast finds your “emergency stash” of Muscle Milk, efficiently leaving you out of sustenance without your knowledge the following night. Yeah, that happened. I about wrung the poor guy’s neck.
And I’ve had my fair share of costume malfunctions already too. Such as my sandal coming off of my toes and whipping around my foot as I danced The Song of the King. Yeah… that was fun. And kind of hilarious. I got a lot of props from the “brothers” watching from backstage for that one.
It’s been exhausting (and at times, aggravating) and painful but I’m loving every minute of it. Even if that means catching up with friends over text/FB, watching my addiction shows while doing my makeup or eating breakfast, writing this blog in five minute bursts (it’s taken me two weeks–don’t judge), or resorting to not washing my hair for three days simply because the curls will hold better on dirty hair.
But I’m doing what I love so I’m good. Put on a happy face and dance! :)
Oh, and an update on #AllTheHairspray–finished one bottle a little over a week in, but my new bottle (Aussie) is a little bigger and seems to do more with less. You still have a week to guess how many hairspray cans I’ll go through, but I’m anticipating no more than 4 max.
PS: Joseph got extended to April 2! If you want to come see, you can buy tickets online here.
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So that’s why I’ve had very little time to blog this month (and also missed Blips of February–oops). Bear with me. I have big plans that are brewing. It’s going to be an epic year.
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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, Music, On Stage, Singing | Tags: avatar, blondekel13, cover, i see you, jake sully, leona lewis, me, mikael, mikael short, na'vi, neytiri, omaticaya, pop, power pop, see, Singing, song, theme, theme song, through your eyes, walking dream, you, youtube
Here is my epic project 4 months in the making! The theme song from Avatar, I See You, originally performed by Leona Lewis. I absolutely love this song and it was a true challenge to sing. Took me nearly two months just to get my voice up to par, I’m tellin ya! Haha! Well, I really really really hope you enjoy this! I worked so hard on the vocals, you have no idea.
Remember to comment, subscribe, and “like” it if you feel so inclined.
Oh and please check out KHII who designed the video! It is used with his permission =)
http://www.youtube.com/KHII
All rights belong to the original creators only. I claim only my voice. This was made for fun and demo purposes only. No copyright infringement intended.
MikShorty 
