Glee Open Audtions!

They were finally announced today (after they started teasing that they would be officially announced and would commence in February)! The auditions are completely on MySpace, which sucks because I just deleted mine about two months ago, and they entail a one minute bio and then a song. You get to choose from ten of the songs they've already performed on the show, which kind of helps because you don't have to stress about searching for the "perfect song"

I need to go and check out the list of songs on their actual website, but I think I'm going to do either "Don't Rain on My Parade", "True Colors", or "Keep Holding On". Those are definitely on the list (as long as the numerous places that I've read it on are telling the truth). I think that those options are going to be the best for my voice. I might try to do the tape while I'm in San Diego, because then I can film it in one of the practice rooms. I don't know where I'd film it in Monterey... Hmm, I should think about that, just in case I'm not ready to film it while I'm in SD.

And tomorrow is hair day! I'm so excited, I can't wait to have new hair (well, just new colored hair...)!

Hair.

Soon this is what my hair will look like that... hopefully.
I also would not mind that outfit :) How she makes sweater clips look so amazing, I will never know, but she does.
I've never had my hair red before (I had a dark auburn once, but we did it at home, and it turned out really brassy... never doing red at home again) so I'm pretty excited about it.
I'm going to call the salon in the morning and make appointments for me and Mom (I don't think she's going red though).

I'll post a picture when it's all done!

Frustrating.

Being unemployed is frustrating.

Ideally, this unemployment would end with a job in theatre, but nothing is coming from any direction.

There are people all around me that are hopping from show to show to show, while I couldn't even audition for anything because I didn't know where we would be for the summer. At least I now know that we're going to be in Monterey, so if anything else pops up for the summer I can go for it.

There are things that I can do to further my prospects, I think.

I want to get into better shape, because that would definitely be helpful for acting. I could stand to lose about ten more pounds, and to tone up.

I want to keep taking care of my acne, because it's definitely getting better, and if I keep trying maybe I can get it completely gone.

I want to brush up monologues so that I can have a dramatic and comedic ready.

I want to also have a ballad and an uptempo ready at any time for auditions.

I want to go to every audition possible, even if I don't think I'm right for the part offered, because they might think that I am.


These are all things that I have control over, things that I can do! So, tomorrow morning, the journey begins.

I'm going to do this, and do it good!

In the High Desert for the week.

Been home for a few days, and my allergies are not really acting up (yay!)

I'm probably going to go out and go shopping with my sister in a little while, so she has some clothes when she comes to visit me in Monterey. Hopefully I'll get to do some hanging out with my friends up here during the week. Mom and I went shopping yesterday and I got some cute stuff at Target.
Time to go, so far, a good visit home!

I Love: Cath Kidston

Cath Kidston has shops all over the U.K. and her stuff is AMAZING.

The first picture is of one of her lines of dishes, called Provence Rose. I would adore having these in my kitchen, they are too cute.

The second picture is of one of her pairs of plimsolls. Plimsolls are, obviously, what they call sneakers (but only the canvas types, at least to my knowledge). These would not really match much, but I would still wear them all the time. Because I just can't resist them!

The third picture is of my absolute favorite item: the London handkerchief. This is such a cool handkerchief! I went to the places on it while I was in London, and would love to have this handkerchief as a reminder of those places that I could also use as a daily practical thing. I love handkerchiefs in general, and this one would be the coolest.

Time for me to go jump in the shower and then head off to bed!

Peach Dump Cake- Not gross at all, despite the name.

That's what we're having for dessert.
I'm pretty much done packing for my trip to the parentals. I just need to add a few more things in tomorrow.
Over the break I need to start working on my costume ideas for my costuming project. I'm pretty excited about it, I get to completely design a show (I chose "Barefoot in the Park). I'm going to get fabric swatches and everything; I'm going all out for this! It's costumed in the style of the fifties, which is my favorite clothing time period!

Sometimes I like to write about a bunch of different things in my blogs because it drives Nathan nuts.

We love each other like that.

Right now we're just relaxing and watching "The Office" and we're about to eat Peach Dump Cake. It's a good night.

Tomorrow morning I have ballet class, and then I get to make my face into that of a mime for my make-up class, and then we're jumping in the car and heading to visit mi familia!

Oh my goodness, it's been DAYS!

Nathan's parents and siblings were here (except Becca), which I posted about before they came.
We had a great time all weekend with them, especially our afternoon at the aquarium! Nathan's parents even upped our tickets into year passes!

Now Nathan's at work during Enrichment Week, and I'm getting ready for my midterm in costuming tomorrow. I need to study a bit more, but I definitely needed a break for a little while...
I'm studying the Elizabethan time period for my midterm, which I do enjoy a lot. There's just a lot of vocabulary to look at and try to pinpoint exactly what it is. Like, a jerkin, for example is very similar to a waistcoat or a doublet. In fact, it's pretty safe to say that they are the same, just with a different name! During my break, I'm also watching an episode of The Tudors, so it's kind of like I'm studying still :)

I have everything I need (I think) outlined, so hopefully I can just keep looking over that outline and be ready for tomorrow. The most difficult thing is going to be the terminology from the chapter, but hopefully I'm over thinking it, and it will be much easier than I'm thinking it will be.

This coming Thursday we're headed down to visit my family, and then Nathan will come back Sunday and I'll stay for the week and fly back from San Diego the following Tuesday. I think it's going to be a lot of fun, especially if I can keep my allergies at bay.
Well, back to the books, and hopefully tomorrow will go well!

Swaptree is Awesome!

Nathan and I have been using a website called Swaptree for the last month, and we love it!
What you do is this:
You add all the books that you have and want to get rid of.
You also add a list of all the books that you want.
(You can also do DVD's and CD's, but we mostly do books)
Then Swaptree matches you up with people to trad with.
All you have to pay for is the shipping to send your item out (which generally amounts to about $2.80 with delivery confirmation).

We've only really had one problem with it so far, and that was that we didn't get one of the books that we traded for, but we filed an 'item not received' report, so hopefully that will be taken care of very soon. One of our books also arrived a little mangled, but that was a mail carrier error, not a Swaptree user error.

If you have any books you don't want anymore you should definitely try it out!

Getting ready for the in-laws to come and visit!

This Thursday my sister-in-law will be flying in to visit us, and then on Saturday my mother-in-law, father-in-law, and brother-in-law will be driving here too! I'm not sure what all we're going to do while they're here. We'll definitely walk down to Fisherman's Wharf and sample all the clam chowders :)

I know for sure that I'm going to make lasagna one night (which makes me super nervous, because Nancy [my mother-in-law] makes AMAZING lasagna and well everything else she makes is equally amazing), and probably peach dump cake for dessert (I got the recipe from KT my sister-in-law). I might make some scones for breakfast one day too!

I'm very excited for them to come and visit.

Then, the next weekend we're driving up to visit my parents for the weekend, and I'm actually going to get to stay for the week! Yay. Dad's going to take me to San Diego the following Friday (where I'll get to spend a couple of days with my Point Loma friends) and then I'll fly back here to Monterey.

Is Very Excited!

I'm going to be in San Diego over Easter weekend! I get to visit with friends that I haven't seen since we moved here to Monterey!
I'm also going to get to spend a week with my family before that, which is also going to be awesome! I haven't seen them since we came home for Christmas. So it's going to be nice to relax there and just hang out :)

I won a book the other day from the author of my current book series that I'm reading (The Secret History of the Pink Carnation), which is awesome. I had just been getting them from the library to read because they're hardcover, and therefore more money then I should spend on a book. But, because of this contest I will now have a signed copy of the first book of the series! Whoopie!

And I entered in another contest of her (Lauren Willig) website, to name her next book in the Pink series. And if they pick my title I'll win an ARC (advanced reader copy) of the book!

Time to have some AMAZING peach dump cake. Good night.

Why I Was Probably Born in the Wrong Era...

These aren't in any particular order.
1.Suitcases- Old suitcases are way cooler than new ones. The only downside to the old ones is that you can't roll them. Everything else = better. The beautiful lining, and mesh pockets, the hard exterior...
2.Wedgwood engagement ring- I came across a few of these beauts on ebay, and wow. They are gorgeous. They're so feminine, and so beautiful. The few that I've seen have all been the daisies line of Wedgwood (which they recreated in the 70's I believe). Don't get me wrong, I love my engagement ring, these are just so different from what you usually see. Plus, they're Wedgwood which means they are awesome.
3.Aprons- Women used to wear aprons all the time, and it wasn't because they were in the kitchen, it used to be a staple clothing item around the house. And these aprons were gorgeous, they were delicate and floaty. I love me some vintage aprons.
4.Books- Those books that we now call "Classics" how cool would it have been to have them when they were contemporary? I submit that it would have been AMAZING. I would love to read a chapter of "Great Expectations" a week in a periodical!

Am I weird? I think that the answer is yes. I would love it if some of these things came back into "normal" modern society!

Great Day!

I made blueberry muffins from scratch this morning! (Yummy)
And then we did our weekly cleaning up of the apartment, which went surprisingly quickly.
The library has a book sale every first Saturday of the month, so we headed over to that and bought a couple of books. I found a copy of "Betsy~Tacy", which was one of my favorite books when I was little. I also found a copy of "Angela's Ashes" which I've been wanting to read for a while.
For lunch I had a peanut butter/banana/honey sandwich, a pink lady apple, some carrots, and then some crackers and hummus. It was such a feast! :)
We also found out that you can go into Trader Joe's and get two bottles of water and a banana for less than a dollar! Awesome snack when you're taking a walk around the peninsula.

Now, we're just hanging out and watching How I Met Your Mother. Later, we'll probably read, and then we'll have artichokes for dinner!

I love days like this!

Greasy foods make my stomach feel not so good.

Nathan and I have been eating really well since we got married, and even more so in the more recent times. So, today we decided that we would go out for a lunch date, and we went to the place that has our favorite clam chowder on the wharf. We got a plate of fish and chips, a plate of shrimp and chips, and two cups of clam chowder. After lunch, I was feeling it, and so was Nathan. We haven't had greasy food in so long that it was hitting our stomachs and making them unhappy.
So tonight dinner consists of fruit smoothies (strawberries, blueberries, bananas, apple juice, almond milk, vanilla yogurt, and just a touch of honey) and a great big bowl of edamame.

My tummy says, "Thank you, this makes me much happier!"

Need. Sleep.

Nathan and I go to bed together every night.
Tonight he's still doing homework, and I am butt tired.
I don't think I'm going to make it past midnight, but darn it I'm going to try to stay awake with him!

I like our ritual of going to bed together, it makes me happy.

You know what else makes me happy? Philosophy Shower Gel in the scent of Fresh Cream. It is lovely. It has just the right amount of scent, and it's perfect. I also have the body butter (Thanks Mom!) and I love the way that they smell, and, even more so, the way that they make my skin feel!

I think I'm O.V. (over-tired).

Time to read until bed.

New Clothes!

Nathan and I went to Ross today and I got a few new dresses!
I'm applying for a job on NPS's campus, and I needed some stuff to wear to interviews so we went out looking.

At first it was not good. There seemed to be NOTHING. Then finally, I headed over to the clearance. And, lo and behold, that was where all the goods were hiding!

I ended up getting three dresses: one that is black on top and cream and black plaid on the bottom, another that is gray with a thin black belt (and is totally in the fifties style), and the last is a dark blue one with buttons and ruffles (sort of a Victorian neckline).

I love them.

Tomorrow the application will be in, and hopefully I'll have an interview in the next week!

When it's dark outside and it's cold...

I like to drink hot chocolate! Hot chocolate of the dark chocolate persuasion happens to be the best.

Tomorrow I'm going to go to ballet (as long as it's not raining), come home and eat lunch with the hubby, read my book (another in the Pink Carnation series), go to the farmer's market, come home, make dinner, probably read some more while Nathan does his homework, then hang out with him for a while, and finally head off to bed.

I like knowing what's going to happen, and as long as I stick to the plan in a very general way I'm happy and unstressed.

Time to take a shower and then head off to bed!

Went on a walk last night, and stumbled upon...

California's first theatre!
How cool is that?
We were walking along the Path of History that goes all over the Peninsula, and decided that we would take a different route then we ever had before. We walked through a beautiful garden, and then when we got out onto the street there it was across from us! The only bummer: it was already closed for the day, so we couldn't go inside of it and see all the cool facts and things they had. So we're definitely going to have to go back over there sometime, when it's open, to check it out. I had heard that Monterey had been been the home of the first theatre in CA, but I had no idea that the building was still standing!