Life musings, off-the-wall subjects, and serious cases of "open mouth, insert foot".
Monday, April 25, 2005
weekend in review...(in BRIEF!)
* Applied for the marriage license Thursday--my hand was shaking so bad I could barely sign my name to the piece of paper! Picking up the actual license tomorrow...
* "Anything Goes" at DB Friday--really good show, knew several of the "kids" in it that had done "Pippin" w/ the alums last summer. Out to Hot Shots afterward for some drinks w/ Cliff, Dave, and Teri; Bull met us up there as well.
* Went picture location scouting w/ mom (for after the wedding) & to the antique mall on Tesson Ferry Saturday morning / afternoon. Then to lunch at McDonald's. Some type of variety show / review at Queen of All Saints that night--it was cute; seemed like everyone in it really had a good time up on stage. Sherri (she works @ QAS) was trying to convince me to join their variety guild--don't think I can push 4 shows a year again, though. Bull, Red, & Colleen came over until about 3 a.m.--drank, played NHL 2001 & Trivial Pursuit on the PS 2.
* Did massive amounts of laundry Sunday afternoon--after sleeping in until noon, thank GOD!--then to Dylan's to play poker at 3 & 6. I did horribly in both tournaments, but oh well. Can't play the champ's tourny anyway; we'll be in Chicago. Ran to Target, used some gift cards for necessities. Home to discuss bills, money, etc. then to bed.
Days / nights / weekends getting busier and busier. Can't believe we have no free weekends until the end of JUNE!
Yikes it's getting closer and closer! All the little stuff is starting to get finished--decorations, dress alterations, flowers, etc. Today I'm taking off work at 4 and we're going to apply for the marriage license--talk about making it feel REALLY REAL. I can't believe how quickly all of this has gotten here; we've been engaged since June 2003, but with all the planning and stuff that's gone on since then, it seems like forever ago. But it also, in a way, seems like yesterday. Weird how that happens...
Ok, well I'm rambling so time to "buckle down" to work. Gotta keep busy today so I don't slack toooooo much...
Yay! I made it into the show! So, what part did I get? Dancer. But as long as I'm on the stage, I'm in my element, at home, and having a blast. I do miss the days of having actual roles in a show. Granted those were straight shows (non-musicals) and I haven't done one of those since my senior year of highschool; however, I've had minor speaking parts in musicals, too. (The very first being Ms. Cratchitt in "Gypsy" my sophomore year of highschool.) You know what, though? I'm not going to bitch one bit because as much as I miss actual speaking acting, I LOVE dancing. Thanks to Mary M., I can actually consider myself a dancer. That woman works miracles, I swear. (And, even when she can't, she's patient and gets a kick out of me 'faking' my way through shit.) "42nd Street" deal is two weekends in July with DB's alumni theatre group. I know I said this after auditions, but I didn't realize how much I really cared about and missed those people until we were all brought back together again. We went out to Sports Zone after our meeting tonight--where Mr. L announced the casts and crews--to eat, drink, and be merry. They're all such neat people, it's amazing. All ages, from classes of 1985 up through 2004. And what's so great about it is that we all treat each other equally, acting as if there are only a few years difference among all of us. Hell, the people I became closest with last year are in their 30's or a bit older. (Sorry, Cliff; you never did tell me how old you are!!!!) But it doesn’t matter--that’s what I love about this group. Ade and Teri never looked down at me like, "You can’t be our gal pal bc you’re a youngin," and Bob was never like, "I’m not going to be friends with you bc you’re 7 years younger than me."
Ah, what a family we have all become. To anyone from the Guild who reads my blog, here’s to another fabulous show, a kick-ass summer, and many more wonderful memories than we ever could have dreamed of!
First tap "number" we learned was super simple; the second one, however...not so simple. Required a LOT of faking on my part, I must say. (But Mary did tell me I'm a great faker; I told her, "I figure if I just shuffle my feet and make noise, I'm alright!")
Singing auditions are the worst--always. I choke. I can't help it. I'm not tooting my own horn, but people have told me I have a good voice. Yea, maybe singing along w/ the radio or just belting out some Broadway show tunes and goofing around. But when it comes to auditions, can't do it. Ah well. Hopefully one of these days I'll gain some more confidence...
Several of the crew from last year's show, "Pippin", were there, also. Man, I almost forgot how much fun those people are and how much I miss them! What a great group we had last year! The sad reality of it all is that we will NEVER be able to top (or even match) last year's group, show, etc. Mostly bc it was the inaugural production of the alumni theatre group, but I guess that's understandable. Those of us 'veterans' who are returning from last year are definitely still a very tight-knit group, though; after auditions a bunch of us went out to a bar--which is the norm for our circle. And, I'm proud to say, we can still drink the quantity (at the same rate, nonetheless!) and with the same quality as we did last year. I can't wait for rehearsals for this show to begin; it always happens around this time of year--I don't just get bitten by "the bug"....I get eaten!!!
Auditions tonight at DuBourg for the 2nd annual alumni show... "42nd Street" Time to break out my tap shoes for the first time in years and put my dancing feet back on. Know nothing at all about the show, except for the fact that it is a show about...a show. And "Lullaby of Broadway" is the big "show-stopping" number. Wish me luck!
