Premier.

The premier of "Three Sisters Laundry" will be on the 26th of this month with a red carpet event at the Colorado Film Festival. I hope I can make it due to some work related things that weekend with a world professional dancer. I will give you all an update if there will be a trailer or even if the movie will be shown online.

Oh the life. Play piano, dance, teach, choreograph, travel, act, sing and most importantly, sleep in. Amazing.

The Highest Title.

Yes. I did it. I auditioned for American Idol.

Try not to laugh. It was hard for me to keep a straight face watching all the crying faces that didn't make it past the producers.

The day went like this:

Wake up at 4:00am to be at Invesco Field at 5:00am

Wait in line for ninety minutes with 8,000 hopefuls till we finally got into the stadium

Spend another hour doing camera footage

During this hour, learn a Carrie Underwood crowd song for everyone to sing to be used for the show. The song is called 'Last Name' which has the most ridiculous lyrics ever. Ever, ever, ever. The story line behind this song is about a girl getting wasted with a bit of poison (alcohol). In the end, she marries some guy and does not even know his last name. Which results not knowing her last name either. I wish I could write something that well. *coughcough*

Finally the auditions are about to happen. On the other side of the field there are twelve tents set up for the the producers to audition a bunch of hopefuls. Four at a time audition just for the producer. You don't even introduce yourself or what you do for a living, you just get up there and start singing until they put a hand up. The very talented and not so very talented singers that are good for the camera went on to face another round.

One hour into the auditions they had a surprise guest to be revealed. So they halted the auditions for one hour so Ryan Seacrest can make a special appearance. Wow, a waste of time.

Finally, after ten hours of waiting in the sun. It was my turn. I sang for twenty seconds and was so relieved to be done with the day. I still had to get to work and teach a few dance lessons. I didn't care about moving onto the next round, the whole idea behind this show is ridiculous.

It was amazing sitting there for ten hours and people watch. The biggest disappointment is that all these people can come together to try and make it onto a silly t.v. show, but this many people can't come together for cause that is more important to the world. I feel sorry for the people that live for this show. People should live for something that really matters.

Steps in my Mind.

When I have been waiting for the bus or lightrail, I find myself doing all these different dance steps without thinking about it. Then I walk by a store that is playing music and bust into some type of dance. It must make for an interesting sight.

I am currently at work right now on my lunch break. I'm so glad they use Macs here!

My feet should hurt a lot more than they currently are. I have twelve dances under my belt, both lead and follow. I get to be tested on Monday to see if I know ten of them. Then I will be certified to teach beginners. I've been doing mock lessons with fellow instructors and it has been a great learning experience. The dances that I have picked up thus far are: Fox Trot, Waltz, Tango, Rumba, Triple Swing, Cha Cha, 2-Step, Mamba, Merengue, Samba, Salsa and the Hustle. Many more to come also!

When the weekends come, let me know if you want to dance. Seriously.

It is interesting to think that I dance for a living. Wow.

Job.

Finally.

I start training as a ballroom dance instructor at Arthur Murray studios in Lakewood, CO on Monday. It is going to be an amazing experience and opens up so so many doors down the road. Get to learn ten different styles of dance from the get go and more to come as well.

I shall post a first week on the job and let you know my experiences.

Wow.

Amazing.

Water Aerobics and Evolution.

Let's just say, I'm never making fun of all those old ladies at the public pools. I'm currently taking two course during Jan-term. Evolutionary Biology and Water Aerobics.

I have never had a good teacher in the subject of science, so it is nice to have a refreshing look into science. It is a very interesting class discussing evolution in all it's forms and theories. Currently, we are discovering different religious ideas with evolution. There is this girl in my small discussion group that reads the bible very literal. I never actually met or argued with someone that is that literal with the bible. She doesn't believe there should be women pastors and she also believes that the Earth is 6,000 years old. It turns out she dropped the class yesterday. It is unfortunate that she wouldn't be able to back up her faith even more by learning all the details about evolution. It seems like quite a few Christians are ignorant to the world around them by not even take the step to understand why people believe what they believe, instead, they just drop the class.

Water Aerobics is intense. Sums it up in one word. I feel rather ridiculous running around in shallow water doing all these different exercises that look really foolish. My back is sore, my calves burn, my pecs hurt, but it feels great! This will be the most intense three weeks with science and working out in the water everyday. So I decided to set a goal and head to bed by 11pm each school night. Actually, I have gone to bed at 10pm already this week. Water Aerobics wears you out!

So please don't judge people that are evolutionists or water aerobic extraordinaires unless you have already dived into the depths of each.

Theatre Major.

I did it. I switched to a theatre major. I will be theatre performance once I get it approved. I'm not doing away with music, I'll will still keep a music minor. People ask, "Why the sudden switch?" A simple answer could be that it just feels right. I find my joy in theatre. It is amazing the joy that it brings.

Tonight I have the first of two performances of 'Beauty and the Lonely Beast', the second performance is tomorrow. It is a children's musical directed by a senior for her final project. I am playing Beast. It is a great role to stretch my abilities and be someone I am not like at all. He is an interesting character because it seems like his has four different moods. The angry beast, the lonely beast, the happy beast and the charm of a prince. It's fun working with a lot of facial expressions. I might post some pictures soon.

The two one acts I am in are more of the adult version plays this year. "Opposites Attract" by Bruce Kane is an abstract performance in which just about everyone has to play three different characters. The theme of this one act is that people want each other and the way they tend to fill the need is through sex. Interesting dialogue and scenarios. That will be performed Dec. 2nd.

The second one is called 'Life Under Water' by Richard Greenberg. An interesting story where my relationship with my mother is not the greatest. I end up running away staying with two girls down the shore and getting to know each of them, but feel terrible after sleeping with one of them, then eventually the other. I end up finding comfort at home with my mother after all. Will be performed Dec. 4th.

It is quite an interesting shift from the Sterling theatre. More risque plays can be done here. Sex, Alcohol, Cursing is all accepted at Whitworth. In 'Life Under Water', it calls for me to walk nude across the stage, but that's the one thing Whitworth won't allow. I was totally for it, it will stretch me as an actor, but I guess we will improvise. If I didn't make the switch to Whitworth, I don't know where I would be and what I would be doing.

I found joy.

Un Nuovo Mese.

One more month exactly till classes start up at Whitworth. I'm actually excited to get focused and start school. Due to the high enrollment rate at school, there was no room for me to live on campus, so they asked me to find a place off campus. Thankfully Katie Petitt was able to put a good word in for me to the house she is in for the summer. I'll be living in a seven person house one block away from school. It will be really convenient because I won't have a car and that my skateboard will only go so far. I also think that the music building is really close by, which will be extremely beneficial because it will basically be my second home while at school. It will be interesting adjusting to Whitworth's standards and seeing in full what is expected of me. I have to prepare 30 minutes of memorized music this spring for my Junior recital. So I'm sure that four hours of practicing a day will be expected, but I'm excited and ready to dive into more repertoire. I'm also going to take a look at the theatre department and see what they are all about. I would like to get more experience on stage and it will help with the performance aspect of the piano. It seems that being away from home and the busyness of work, I'll have more of a focus to write more music and lyrics this fall. My mind has been in so many places the summer with the whole transferring process and with work. It has been extremely difficult to focus on music that I want to create but lack the motivation to compose. All I have left to say is that I am ready for this new place. I honestly can't wait.



Goods (All In Your Head) by Mates Of State

Quiet, Until it is Time.

Silence is best. This silence is needed in order to grow. This silence is needed for understanding of what needs to be accomplished. Silence is needed to be accomplished through thought, through lyrics, through melodies and through discoveries. Please, just give me some silence. With this silence, I will show you much more. Silence is best.

Dear Spokane,

Thank you for being a city. A city that lets me grow. Hopefully I will see you soon.

Oscars

I have never really been that excited about the Oscars before. I haven't really cared too much about the whole entertainment world because of the idea of putting people on a pedestal and making a person's life the center of attention/news/gossip/etc. But this time there was a category on the list that I really was interested in seeing. I was interested in watching Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova with their performance of "Falling Slowly" from the movie 'Once" that was nominated for Best Original Song. I have seen the movie multiple times, but there is something about the music that makes me continuously want to watch it or hear it. Being a movie, everyone has their own critiques and opinions about it, so needless to say, not everyone liked it. Anyways, I was able to catch their performance and also the category for Best Original Song in which "Falling Slowly" ended up winning. I just find it rather amazing that independent artists can make a name for themselves, but most importantly, their art. Being an artist, it just rewarding to know that art can affect people and create meaning, but I believe the affect must always happen within the artist first. To me, it makes life even more enjoyable.