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Da Real Deal: On a slightly more positive note
So I was walking downtown with my friend and we were taking picture of stuff and shit, and then this car pulls up next to us. He roles down is window and it reveals Morgan Murphy driving the car! For those of you who don’t know, he’s one of the directors up at Plymouth.
Apparently…
fuck you hayden… :)
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.
JC Penney’s new ad for Father’s Day
The text reads:
“First Pals: What makes Dad so cool? He’s the swim coach, tent maker, best friend, bike fixer and hug giver—all rolled into one. Or two.” The text at the bottom reads: “Real-life dads, Todd Koch and Cooper Smith with their children Claire and Mason.”
I’ve actually been thinking a lot lately about the lack of same-sex couples being shown in advertising, so this is pretty damn awesome!
(via princessthermopolis)
But on a negative note
I just found out I didn’t get put on the schedule again this week…
…gotta love my job….
On a slightly more positive note
So I was walking downtown with my friend and we were taking picture of stuff and shit, and then this car pulls up next to us. He roles down is window and it reveals Morgan Murphy driving the car! For those of you who don’t know, he’s one of the directors up at Plymouth.
Apparently he was shooting something up here. It was just so crazy seeing him! I certainly wasn’t expecting it!
So I got an “alert” from Dr. Arecchi today…
Basically she emailed me outlining all the things the voice faculty feel I need to do in order to be more successful, particularly for my jury. It pretty much outlined all the things they said in my jury comments. And then she said if I don’t get these things fixed by my jury next May, I’d be at risk of not passing.
This whole situation is just extremely frustrating. I work my ass off. You can ask anyone and they’d tell you that. I want this so bad, and I am so dedicated, and I work so hard. When I get critiques, I makes sure to improve on them to the best of my ability. Although I know I have a long way to go in terms of improving my vocal technique, I really think I have come a long way since September.
It’s just really hard to hear things like this. It’s like, just when I was starting to move past the disappointment of my jury comments, I get slapped in the face with it again.
I honestly don’t know where to go from here. It seems that no matter how much I try to sing healthy, no matter how much I do all the things that I’m told to do to be a good singer, it’s never enough. It’s never right. It is so incredibly frustrating to give your all and try your hardest and be told it’s still not good enough…story of my life…
I just wish they could see how hard I work and how much I try.
Even though it sucks hearing all this again, I’m not going to let it bring me down. I know I don’t suck. I’m going to prove to them that I am a strong singer. I’m going to prove that I’m a HEALTHY singer. The fact that they even mentioned me potentially not passing my level-change next May scares the shit out of me. I can’t let that happen. I don’t have the luxury of time to allow that to happen. So I know what I have to do. I’m not going to let it happen. I’m not gonna sit around and allow people to tell me I’m not good enough.
I’m just going to kick ass next semester, and that’s that.
(Source: hipstertheatrepictures)
I have a legitimate fear of getting nodes.
Like a serious fear.
It’s crazy the kinds of things Broadway performers can do today and still maintain good vocal health. If I tried to do those things eight shows a week I would be paranoid that I was hurting my voice somehow, no matter how healthy I was being.
The fragility of the voice just scares the shit out of me.
Like I try to be as healthy as possible, but what if it’s not enough?
What if I’ve already damaged it?
How does one challenge and push themselves as a singer and performer without going too far?
It’s a very fine line to walk and it’s very difficult.
It scares the crap out of me, and probably always will.
I just don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have my voice.
