Almost Almost Christmas

Yes! Three days until Christmas! It doesn't feel like it though. Yikes. I feel like I'm running out of time with people, but honestly I've only been here a week and leave exactly a month from today. Soooo. That's actually a really long time. I'm happy to be home, but it did take some readjusting. It's awfully boring here, so when my friendsies are off doing whatever they enjoy doing (aka work) then I'm pretty much sol. It's not easy to entertain yourself here.

So what do I wanna talk about? Well I suppose I can talk about a little epiphany I had yesterday. See, two of my best friends have guys in their life. This makes me really happy because both of them are happier than I've maybe ever seen them. Plus they're both really adorable about it. I was talking to Katie about this, and we both had a breakdown because we feel like we're getting old so quickly. I know it sounds ridiculous for a 20 and 21 year old to say that, but Katie turns 22 in April and it sounds so much older that 21, doesn't it? It's like we have to be real adults. We'll be college graduates in a year and a half, and then we're both planning to get our master's. She'll be 24 when she gets hers, and I'll be 25. TWENTY-FIVE. Now, this sounds like a great age and all, but what about my life? I may seem like a jaded man-hater sometimes, but I do want to get married, and not sooner than 25, but...well, it's hard to explain. I just don't want all the important things in life to slip away, you know? I admit that I want it all: an amazing career, a wonderful husband and kids in my 30's, and I just hope that I can achieve all that once I get out of school. I don't need to worry. I know. But the truth is that's what I do.

Aaaaand now that you see that I'm absolutely crazy...I'm going to go get ready to see my dear friend Mac who just got back today from Basic.

Peace,
Bree

Almost Christmas

Thank God it's almost Christmas.
My roomie and I made the mistake of going to Rockefeller Center last night. Let's all be glad that Bree and Jamila aren't in prison for killing people today. SOOOOO many people. We were naive to not even think that it would be like that. We couldn't even walk. Now, I never like being crowded by people, and I just like to speed walk and get places, but last night I noticed that I was particularly on edge. So I'm thankful I get to go home soon. It will let me slow down, and de-stress. I'm so high strung here; I need to get out of the city for a while. Don't get me wrong. I ADORE it here, and will miss it dearly while I'm in Kalispell. But everyone needs a break every now and then.

I also need to get away from the people here. Like, my friends and stuff. I'm not angry or upset with them, nor am I tired of them. In fact, it's mostly just one person who I have to leave and clear my head so I can figure out how I'm going to deal with him. This is hard shit right here.

I'm most excited to see my friends back home. My life isn't complete without Sasha, and I have been ready since the day I left to get back to her. She's a huge part of what's keeping my heart in Montana. What you have to understand is that Sash and I are like sisters. She's basically part of the family. We do everything together. Example: It's 12:30 at night, I text Sasha, "I want cake. Walmart?" Sasha text Bree, "I'll be right over." We live across the street from each other. We hate going places alone, and we always had each other to tag along, but now we're over 2,000 miles apart. Imagine how hard that has been on us. Truthfully, we're pretty much the same person in two different bodies, the only big difference is that she's a hopeless romantic where as I am somehow quite jaded and care more about my career than finding my "true love" right now. Plus I just don't trust guys. They're teases and I want to punch them...but not always. And never my gay boys because I love them. I can have a soft spot for guys, but they really have to prove themselves to me. I'm a lot to handle because of my independence, and sassiness, and intensity...I think I have a mindset of a guy and that scares them. But that's also how I weed them out; if they can't handle me now, NEXT. haha. I don't need them, I'm my own person, and I'm proud of that fact.

Anyway, going back to going home...I'm also excited to see all my other friends-Katiekins, and Jackie, and Aaron, and Shaneypops, and Mac too! Mac just got out of Basic for the Airforce, and I'm very excited to see him. My friends are soooo important to me. They know that. I'll love them until the day I die.

I'm also excited to see my family. I miss them a lot, and I can't wait to spend Christmas with them. It's probably my favorite day of the year because my entire family gets together and we're all happy. Most of the time. haha. I just can't wait to hug them all.

So that's my "I can't wait to go home" blog. haha. But, really...it'll be sooooo nice. :)

Peace,
Bree

Beginning of Diciembre!

Happy December!

Only 23 days until Christmas and 19 until I go home! Yay! So bombing excited.
I may or may not have made up that expression, but I'm gonna stick with it and make it popular...but of course, do not say it in an airport or in high security areas.
In fact...I am probably now going to be placed on a terrorist watch list.
Aaaaanyway.

I made a pretty big decision today that I am very excited about. In fact, I nearly cried. You see, though I have known I wanted to go into theatre since I was a sophomore in high school, I haven't ever really been sure what area exactly I wanted to go into. I decided a while ago that I would become an artistic director some time in my life, probably after years of auditioning and acting. My main goal is to open up my own theatre some day, then I realized "why don't I not, and get on that sooner? I looked into what it takes to become an artistic director, and I got very excited because it sounded,truly, like the perfect job for me. I'm an excellent planner-it's impossible for me not to plan, so there's that. Then I would get to have control, and I would be able to make decisions. I would also be involved creatively as well, and get my hands into that stuff. Then once I open my own theatre I'd be able to do whatever I want-including design, directing and acting when if I wanted to.

So my plan now is to go to graduate school and get my masters in theatre management. I've started researching schools, and I think I'll probably stay in the city. I love it here, and there's unlimited amount of possibilities here. I am open to other options though, but probably only in California or other states here in the North East.

So that's what I'm so hyped about today. I'm ready to embark on my life. (also, I'd really like to get out of student housing and get my own place asap, but that's another story.)

As a reminder, I'm still doing my 30 Days 'Til Christmas Christmas Song spectacular. Tomorrow is Day 8, and I think you definitely need to check it out! I'd love feedback!

Peace,
Bree

Bree's experiment

Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know about this little experiment that I'm doing. It is tentatively called "Bree's 30 Days 'Til Christmas Christmas Song Spectacular," but only because I haven't really thought of anything else to call it.
So far I've posted an explanation video, and my first video today for the Little Drummer Boy. I did it in one take, and I'm bummed because when I uploaded them the sound is off from what I'm actually saying. But I just know that I have to use something besides photobooth to record now. :)
You can check out my channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/Breeisms?feature=mhsn

So follow me, friend me, watch me. Whatever. :) It's just a fun little thing that I'm doing.

Also. I'd like you to know that it's 30 days until Christmas, and 25 days until I go home to Montana and see my bestie frienzies, and my PUPPIES and my family. :) So excited!!!

And in 2 months from tomorrow...I'll be 21. Wooohooo!

So I don't really have much to say. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I went to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I froze to death (or my feet did), but it was really neat to see.
So have a great rest of October!

Peace,
Bree

Musical Influences

Ok. Guys. You really need to know who April Smith is. Remember how I said I was going to her concert? She's amazing! She sounds like she does on the cd-none of that autotune shit. Example, I love Katy Perry and her music, but she CANNOT sing live. Holy cow. SNL anyone?



But I still love her because her lyric style is very similar to mine, so she's been very influential to me. And I mean, I have to give her props. At least she DOES sing live. Too many just lip sync anymore.

Let's see. Other influences of mine would be Lily Allen and Kate Nash who also have that same kind of sassy, tongue-in-cheek style. But I've always looked up to Christina Aguilera. Her best songs aren't her singles, but the ones near the end of her cd where she just lets go. My favorites are "Keep on Singin' My Song" from Stripped and "Mercy on Me" and "Save Me From Myself" from Back to Basics.







I mean, let's be honest here. No one can out sing Christina. If I wrote one song in "Keep on Singin' My Song" or "Mercy on Me" style, I'd be happy.

Idina Menzel is another woman I look too a lot as well. Her own music is stunning, and real songs. They're funny and emotional and everything real. She wrote for herself, not what others would want, which is nice to get as a listener.



Obviously I've been influenced a lot by showtunes, but I don't usually bring that into the music I write. It's easy to separate them out, even while performing. I don't "act" when I sing outside of a theatrical setting. I mean, it's a different persona than who I am somewhat. Basically, it's me magnified and more stagey. If that makes any sense at all.

So rounding back to April Smith. I have added her as one of my influences. She's remarkable, and also has that same sassy, somewhat snarky attitude I put into my songs. "Stop Wondering" is what started this love affair. So watch and fall in love.



Absolutely amazing, right? Now go to iTunes and buy buy buy!

I hope you enjoyed all those videos :) Happy you have now expanded your musical tastes? Good.

Peace,
Bree

Chilly Weather

It's already November! Holy cow! I've been here almost 2 and a half months now, and I'm still loving it. It's been getting cooler here in the city, and I'm loving it because now I can wear all my cute sweaters and coats and boots and scarves! I just finished working on a show, and so now I get to focus on work and school and having fun. haha.

Today I went shopping in SoHo with my roommate and her boyfriend. It was great to get out, even though that area was heavily crowded (I try to stay away from the heavy areas, and use other streets to get from place to place.) Tonight we're going to a concert in Brooklyn. We're seeing April Smith. She's aaaaahhhhhmazing. Seriously. Check her out. My favorite song of her's is Stop Wondering. I think I like her so much because her lyrics are very similar to my style-kind of snarky, very sassy and lots of fun. Think along the lines of Katy Perry, Lilly Allen, and Kate Nash. All of whom I love.

Speaking of music...I'm taking on a music major since I'm nearly done with my requirements for my theatre degree. It'll be nice to focus heavily on music for once, but also do theatre.
School has been very bueno. Easy peasy. I'm ready for next semester. 19 credits of music and theatre! Yeah-yeah-yeah. I'm in one of those sing-songy moods, hence the weirdness of this paragraph.

So MissT was here a few weeks ago. We went and saw A Little Night Music and Fela! while she was here. Bernadette Peters was fantabulous! We stage doored afterwards for her. It was completely worth it. Life goal: complete. Fela! Was crazy, and very interesting. We also wandered through Central Park to get to The Museum of Natural History. Let's just say thank God for GPS on MissT's phone. We then went to Columbus Circle and Lincoln Center. The library there=my heaven. Hair reunion was fun. 'Twas Me, MissT, Byron, Matt, Ann, Adrienne and Rob. No Fabio, no Eric...sad story. :( But it was so good to see everyone who was there.

In 10 days my mama will be here. Let's just say I'm very very excited!!!!! I miss my family so much, especially mi madre. I also miss my baby puppies, but alas, I have to wait until December 21st. :( Every dog I see makes me miss them more, and I have to remind myself not to touch strangers' dogs. They probably wouldn't be as accepting of this practice as they are in Montana.

So...that's all that seems new I think...I'll try and remember to let you know how the concert goes. :)

Peace,
Bree

Home in New York City

Oh, I have been a horrible, horrible updater-and there have been lots of big things happening it my life! Sheesh.

So, let's start off by saying that Grand Night ran really well. It was absolutely beautiful and the cast was freaking fantastic! They made my job as ASM easy. I did have to miss closing night because what did I do that morning? Oh flew to my new home in New York!

I've been here, what? Almost six weeks? That's kind of crazy ridiculous. I'm pretty much loving it. I do miss my dogs, my mom, my friends and fresh air, but I'm a tough girl and have been handling it well.

I have four almost wonderful roommates-one is grating on all of our nerves. But enough of that. haha.

I live in the Village, two blocks away from Union Square. Super great area. I've eased into the city really quite well. In fact I'm pretty sure I've always meant live in a city rather than...Montana. Not that I don't love home, I just can't do what I want there. I'm so stimulated in this city. I could never say I was bored here. Which is quite different from what I would say at home. haha.

I've seen some good performances since I've been here. The first week, my roommate and I went and saw Bunked! as part of the Fringe Festival. It was so cute. Loved it. Then one of my suite mates and I went and saw Rock of Ages. Loooooooooooved it. The music is still stuck in my head. Then last Friday, I saw my friend Sarah Ann and her band Alien Surfer Babes perform at the Bowery Poetry Club. They effing rocked! I loved seeing her perform. She's an amazing singer!

MissT will be here next week, and then we're going to have a HAIR reunion with all the cast members that live in the city. Soooo freaking excited to see everyone. I miss all their faces. We may all live in the same city, but it's big and everyone's so busy so I never get to see them.

I'm currently working as an office assistant in my residence hall, and it's super nice because 1) I get to do my homework most of the time, and 2) I just have to take the elevator to get to my room. Along with that and my classes, I'm doing dramaturgy for the school play. I hate it. Ok. Hate is a harsh word. But it's not enjoyable. So guess what I learned from this. I'm not going to be a dramaturg. Oh, well. haha. It narrows down my choices. I mean, I love acting. That's what I want to do. I also like directing though, and I have a very "designer" mind. So that's where I'm headed is that direction.

I've also been getting into more just music area. Aka, without the theatre part. I've been writing lyrics and sending them to my friend so she can compose music to them. I busted out eight songs last week. Majority of which I was pretty proud of. I really, really have a super strong urge to perform. Any songs, doesn't matter, I just want to. So that's my goal. For when? I don't know. But hopefully soon. I need a band first!

So that's what's been up. Probably other things too, but who knows right now. Haha. Just been going and going. I will really, really try to keep you updated more often. Promise.

Peace,
Bree

Mini Update

Hair feels like it was forever ago, but I think it only close a week and a half ago. And now tonight is Grand Night's opening night. It's been a much smoother process but I miss everyone who left after Hair.

And I leave for New York in a week and a half. How crazy is that? I'm ready, but I'm also quite...scared? Nervous? Sad? about it. It's bittersweet definitely. I'm going to miss my family and friends and my puppies so so so so much. I'm also going to miss ATP. You gotta keep moving though, you know? I'm just climbing my way up.

At least I have majority of the Hair cast in New York. I will be able to see them every now and them, which makes me feel much better. And MissT will be there in October to visit, so I'm excited for that.

I mean, I don't have much else new to say. It's still all theatre and New York planning.
I guess that's going to be my entire life though, but that I don't mind a bit. :)

Peace, Bree

One Week Left :(

Only one more week of HAIR. Sooooo sad. Seriously.
We had a fantastic bbq tonight though, at this absolutely incredible house. Gorgeous. And made me completely jealous.
Oh! And Fabio and I found out that we're birthday buddies. We're pretty much the awesomest.
My life has been completely altered in this last month. I have a whole new mind set.
And only 4 weeks from today until I move!

I'm sorry if I seem all over the place tonight, I just have so much going on!

The shows have been going well. But we haven't had one where everything has gone perfect yet. Something always has to go wrong you know? The other night out headsets went out. The only people who could hear each other were me and MissT because we have wireless headsets. But we couldn't hear the booth, which was no bueno. We fucking rocked it though. Even flying the actors turned out spotless. And they didn't even know about it until the show ended. Yes, we are bad ass!

Speaking of Miss T, she's leaving next week too. :( I'm sooooo sad. I heart her. But I'll probably see her in October or November, whenever she comes to New York. I'm seriously getting so attached to the people. Ugh. I hate this part right here. Is it normal to know people for a month, and be completely heart broken when they leave? Or maybe I'm just very attached.

Well. There's not much newness in my life. It's just been a lot of fun and a lot of amazing shows. :)

Peace, Bree

Busy

We opened HAIR last Friday, and it's going really well. I really love this show. It makes me laugh and cry every night. It's really, truly beautiful. I mean, if you think about it, that is really amazing because I've seen it come together and I've seen each song and scene a gagillion times. But I really, truly adore it.
And the people. I love everyone so much. Everybody is super nice and super supportive, even if I mess up and a fly line gets fucked up. The actors are fantastic and so much fun. They know that they can count on me, and that I care about them so they can come to me whenever. My favorite is when I get hugs. It makes me feel good inside, what can I say? I'm already thinking about how they're leaving in a few weeks and I'm going to be so sad. I'm going to miss them terribly. At least Eric, Ann and Jen are staying. They're fantastic. I was hoping Wendy would be staying, but she got offered another job, so boohoo. I know you don't know who these people are, but just know that they are amazing. Sweetest people ever and uber talented. I melt at Eric's voice, he plays Claude in HAIR. He's the type of person you just want to hug all the time. There are a few that aren't staying that I wish with all my heart that they would because I love having them around, but alas, I cannot control their jobs. Hopefully I'll meet up with them once I move to New York in just over a month *cough cough* one month, 5 days. Eeek. So exciting!

Oh! My best friend/wife came and saw the show last night. Got a lap dance sort of thing from Fabio. She enjoyed it profusely. I can't wait for more friends to come see it.

We start Grand Night rehearsals on Tuesday. I'm being bumped up to ASM, so I'm pretty excited. (I'm also really excited because I don't have any props to deal with!!!!) I can't wait to get working on it, so I'm loving not having to work until 6pm every night this week. :)

So that's my life right now, ATP. Thus it's really all I have to talk about.

I actually did, however, have some time to see SHOUT! at FVCC this last weekend, it was pretty good. I was just happy to see my girls. This upcoming Saturday I get to see a whole ton of mis amigos in Once Upon A Mattress there. Pretty stoked.

So theatre...that's all I do. And shop. Haha. I've been preparing for the move, but I know it's going to get quite overwhelming here pretty soon. :/

Oh well! It'll be worth it!

Peace,
Bree

Summer

Today is officially summer, though it doesn't feel like it with this weather.
I know, once again, that I have been negligent, so I'm sorry!!!

So I started my internship; it's been just over a week, and I love it! Long days don't seem like long days, and I love everyone there. Team Stage Management, BitMc and MissT are awesome, which is great because one of my worries was that I'd have to work with real bitches, but that's not the case. Most of the actors, and a lot of the tech crew are from New York, so I'm enjoying getting to know them, and hopefully we'll stay in touch once I move there (2 months!).
We were having a little difficulty with a couple of the actors but things began to shape up after BitMc talked to them yesterday, so that's good. The show is looking/sounding good. They're currently working on choreography. (PS, if I didn't tell you before, we're doing Hair.)
Other than that...that's all I've done that's exciting lately. I do that 6 days a week, and today happens to be my day off. Woot. Woot. Actually, I like being there, but I get to hang out with my friends today, which is nice.

So, I promise I'll really work on getting more of these out. I'll set a goal of at least one a week, alright? :)

So for now,
Peace, Bree

ATP

Hello there!
Again, it's been a little while, but it has been a crazy few weeks. Finals are this week, but I'm pretty much done. Last week was the worst. Ugh. Thank God summer is almost here!

So, I got an internship at the Alpine Theatre Project this summer! I'll be their stage managing intern, which is really awesome. I hear it'll be hard core and I'll be super busy, but I'm ready. Haha. I'm pretty used to spending all day in a theatre, so it'll be alright. I hope. :)

I move to New York in about 3 months. Hooooly Shit. That's kind of scary. haha. Actually, I had a break down tonight because of it. I was at this 10 Minute Play Festival we had at the college and I was watching the play that I directed and I started thinking about how this was my last show with them, and how I'm going to miss my cast-who are really close friends of mine-and all that, aaaand I started sobbing. It was ridiculous. I cried like 3 more times after that too. Ugh. Me and my emotions. I just get so attached to the people I work with in the theatre, and I'm seriously going to miss them all. A lot.

I'm not sure if I have much more to say besides all that. I'll try super hard to keep you updated more often, and I'm sure I'll have a lot to talk about with working with ATP. Eeek. I'm excited!

Hope you're all well.

Peace,
Bree

Negligent

I'm am ever so sorry that I have been negligent to this blog. Evil Dead has eaten up my life. We open tomorrow though, and we've been ready. Stage managing is going well, it's been crazy this last week (tech week), but besides that it's been smooth.

What else is new? Oh yeaaaaah. I got accepted to Eugene Lang! I also sent in my tuition deposit yesterday, so that is pretty fantastic! I.E. I'm moving to New York in August!!!! It seems so crazy. Actually, when I found out I was accepted, I cried. And I was at the theatre setting up for rehearsal. It was pretty ridic. My friend, Jose is what I think I renamed him, thought it was silly that I was crying about it, but what he has to understand is that I've been talking about moving to New York for FOREVER. Now it's finally happening. It's nuts!

Do any of you watch Glee? It's my favorite! I've been waiting for forever for it to return and you know I had to celebrate! So last night after rehearsal my friends Lula, Mick and Arty (haha like Glee) joined me at mi casa for a Glee Party! We made slushies and ate pizza and watched the new episode. It was EPIC. Jonathan Groff AND Idina Menzel. Not to mention to regulars. It was a Broadway paradise!!!! <3 And it was an amazing Spring Awakening reunion. Lea and Jon plus my favorite Jenna (who plays Tina). Gah. LOVE.

I am also waiting (seems I've been doing that A LOT lately) for a theatre company here in the Flathead to contact me to see if I get to intern with them this summer. It would be sweet if I did, and they sounded pretty positive that I would be...actually, here exact words were "I'm pretty certain you will me working with us this summer." This excites me to no end. It would be awesome to work in a theatre this summer AND get paid. Even if it's not a lot. It's doing something I love rather than working at a box store. Bleh. Been there, done that. No gracias. The only down side is that I don't know if I would be able to do stuff with the college then. Which would make me somewhat sad because I love them. I know I am going to miss them when I leave in August. It's kind of a bummer.

So yeah. That's been my life in a nutshell. School, theatre, and a little time for some extra fun. I will really try now to update more! I promise!

Peace, Bree

Rants and Raves

This week has started off better. I lost a pound yesterday, and two today. Equally 21 lbs total. Not bad for two weeks, I think. I just need to keep this up for 4 more weeks. Ok, I think I'm getting into the swing of things. And boy, have I drank a shit ton of water. Haha. 64 oz a day. And I was a bad water drinker before. I tried to drink a bottle a day but it usually didn't happen. It's been good for other parts of me too, including my skin and my voice. My singing has become clearer, which is good.

So my best friend, Lula, and I have decided that we cannot wait to dye Easter eggs. She suggested that we post pictures on facebook and tag this guy we unfortunately know in them. See, he's of a religion (I don't know a specific name for it, but it's a mix of beliefs) that is against such thing. He has tried to make a point to us that he believes most holidays are evil because they began as Pagan holidays. Now, I'm all for believing different things but he has issues because 1) he tries to push his religion on others (he says he doesn't, but he has done it to me and several of my friends) and 2) he believes he is absolutely right, everyone else is wrong and what he knows is the "truth." I'm sorry, if I offend anyone, but NO ONE KNOWS THE TRUTH. It's all faith, and faith is believing in something that can't necessarily be proven. He says he goes by the Bible, but honestly, the Bible was written by men-men who have personal biased. Not saying that the Bible is a great tool, but I can't live my life directly by it. The Bible also allows slavery, but we all know that slavery is wrong, now don't we? He just pisses me off because he just knows everything. Bull shit. Also, he brainwashed my friend. He says he never pressured her to change but before they started dating he told her that he didn't believe that they could work out if they had different beliefs. She was smitten with him, and never had dated anyone. She wanted to be with him, so of course that put pressure on her! Then there is the fact that she was going to go to college two hours away, but he is unwilling to ever move out of town and told her that they probably wouldn't work if they were separated. It's TWO hours. Seriously? That's not pressure? So what happens? They start dating. TWO months later, they get engaged. Her parents tell her that if they wait a year, they will help them pay for it. They don't because she wanted to get out of her parent's house (she would have gone to school in less than a month, thus being out of the house) and they get married three weeks after the engagement. RIFUCKINGDICULOUS. Now she has changed completely. She has taken on his beliefs, his everything. She is not even close to the same person. And now she's pregnant even though they live in his parent's house and work minimum wage jobs. They did it on purpose because they knew God would help them with finances. Um. I believe that God will help us, but you also have to help yourself. God can't do a whole lot for your money issues if you can't even support the two of you. Jesus Christ.

Sorry. That is my rant. It really fires me up. Call me a bitch. Call me whatever, but it's just a bad situation. Everyone knows it, but there's nothing we can do about it. I had to remove myself from the situation. I can't be around them. Besides, I don't want religion shoved down my throat constantly.

Phew. Done. Haha. I can't wait for spring break-two weeks! Well, I guess next Friday (the one after this one) I'm going to Helena for my best friend, Jacerai's birthday. I'm pretty excited to see everyone there. Lula's coming with me. She loves them too. And they love her. :) Then we're going to Dillon to see our friend, Kelly. Then we'll spend the rest of the week dying eggs, and seeing movies and writing music. Sounds like a plan to me!

Well,
Peace.

I can be pretty random, can't I?

So this week hasn't been very good for my diet. Or my will power. Probably was the cheeseburger and fries. Then I stole movie theatre popcorn from my cousin when we saw a movie because it's the best stuff in the world, and then I ate cheerios for breakfast. Damn myself. So I've plateaued. Damn it. Oh well, I'll fix and get my cravings under control. Usually it's just for a pb&j.

So moving on.

Have I told you that I'm in love with Shaun White? He's gorgeous and pretty badass. His hair...well, I'm freaking jealous. I know that's random, but I was just looking at my phone which has a picture of his new Rolling Stone cover on it. Hot. Go get it. :)

So Friday and Saturday I volunteered to run the sound board for this one man show that was coming to the college. His name is Hank Wittemore. The show is him talking about how he believes Edward de Vere is the real author of Shakespeare's, rather than the man from Stratford. It's pretty interesting and makes sense to me. Between him and my Shakespeare teacher, I'm pretty much convinced. It was my first time running board, but it was easy since there was only one mic. R showed me, and J showed me how put a mic on an actor so that I could could be one of their sound techies. I'm really going to miss it there next year. I feel like I totally fit there, and am respected, and am seen as a real theatre person. It's a total 360 from last year at Carroll. It's why I left because I just didn't click in there. I'm not afraid to get involved here or ask questions when I don't know. And I mean, how many other places can you be so comfortable with a teacher that they call you a slut? Haha. R called me that. It made me laugh because I'm not. :) I'm his stage manager for Evil Dead so I can give him a hard time-and I do. I'm really just comfortable there, which is just really awesome. And I love that they appreciate me. I mean, I've proved that I am dedicated, responsible and reliable, so they know they can count on me-which is great.

I wish it wasn't Sunday-don't want to go to escuela tomorrow. It's a long day. First class is at 9, last one ends at 5:20, and then rehearsal and 6. But it's cool, I'll survive. Plus I'm less likely to eat stuff I'm not supposed to when I'm at school.

I hope you all had a good morning-I don't know who I'm talking to...I don't even know if people read this...-but it you do, I hope you had fun!

Peace.

Disney

I'm on a Disney kick today. My friend, Shilo, and I are listening to Disney songs in the green room here at school. They're the best of the best.

I wish I was Jasmine. Not just in a show, but in general. Live my life as Jasmine, with a pet tiger and everything. I guess I'll settle for playing her in a show. There needs to be a musical made for Broadway. Soon, I'm sure. Though I hear they are currently working on turning Dumbo into a show. Um..love Dumbo, but Aladdin would be better. Oh well, it gives me time to move to New York and lost weight so I can look hot in a Jasmine costume.
I also would love to play Belle so I could sing "oh isn't this amazing. It's my favorite part because...you'll see...here's where she meets Prince Charming, but she won't discover that it's him 'til chapter three." That's all. haha. Though I'm probably more likely to play Belle than Jasmine. :( Ariel would be cool too.

So I don't know why I shared that, but perhaps you're interested in my future endeavors.
Since I'm on the topic of who'd I'd like to play...

Ilse in Spring Awakening.
SA is my favorite show, and I could definitely see myself as an Ilse. Her songs are right in my range, and she's such a fascinating character.

Elphaba in Wicked.
What girl doesn't want to play Elphaba? Unless they want to play Glinda. Along those same lines, would play the Wicked Witch of the West in Wiz Oz. Or Dorothy, if I must. But only for the shoes. :)

Rizzo in Grease
She has the best songs: Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee and There are Worse Things I Could Do.

Mimi or Maureen in Rent
Anything in Rent would be awesome, but either of those two would be fantastic. I mean, Maureen is so fucking fun, especially since she gets to sing "Take Me or Leave Me." Which is my soooong. But Mimi gets to sing "Light My Candle" and "Out Tonight." hmmm...

Kate Monster/Lucy the Slut in Avenue Q
Awesome songs. Would be super fun.

Olive in Spelling Bee
Fuuun. Again, fantastic songs.

Also, anyone in Hair

Lola in Damn Yankees
"Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)" is one of my audition songs. It would be super fun to do.

Of course there's probably a shit ton more, but I just can't think right now. But that's a pretty good list. Should keep me busy throughout my life. Plus being in new musicals, and working on my musical career and tv shows and movies and my fashion design projects. Yes. That's the kind of person I'll be. It's not for celebrity, it's doing what I love. I think maybe I'll go to a fashion design school after I get my B.A. hmmmm. Something to think about...

I think that's all for now. Don't want to bore you too much. :)

Peace.

Why, hello

Hey.
Name's Bree in case you couldn't tell.
So I started to blog as a way to just talk I suppose. Maybe seem important, whatever.
I also thought it'd just be kind of fun.
My plan is to take you on my journey. Or journeys, rather.
See, I'm currently on the HCG diet. I eat 500 calories a day of certain foods and give myself a shot of HCG/B12 every morning. So far. In just over a week and a half, I've lost 18 pounds.
The reason why I'm doing this diet is because I have struggled with weight my entire life, and I'm tired of it. I hate when people say they were "overweight" and they were like, a size, 9 or something. Even size 12 or anything like that. I'd die to be a size 12. See I'm 5'9" and, at my heaviest, which was before I started this diet, I was 288 lbs. Ugh.
I have insulin resistance syndrome which plays a part in it, but I also blame my mother because I lost over 30 lbs when I went to school at Carroll last year, but gained it all back, plus some when I came back home this year. Then, of course, I blame myself because I hate vegetables and I sometimes eat when I'm bored. And it's not always bad stuff that I eat. Hell, I could just drink milk. But I just do it and not think about it, thus eat (or drink) more than I should. Not saying I don't eat bad stuff-I love french fries and Mud Pie Blizzards, but I don't chow on those constantly.
On this diet I've had some cravings-mostly for pizza and spaghetti, also pb&j sandwiches and french dips, and let me tell you, it's tough. Not gonna lie, I broke down today because I was in such a bad mood that I went to Wendy's and got a cheeseburger and fries. What I really wanted though was spaghetti and garlic bread. But I'm not a cook and it was after rehearsal tonight, so I wasn't going to ask my mom to make any. So I settled for fast food.

So beyond my dieting, because I don't want to bore you, you should know that I'm a theatre major. Here at home I help out at the high school with different shows they do and I also am involved at the college. I'm currently the stage manager for Evil Dead: the Musical. To be honest, before we started the show I thought it was the stupidest thing...I'm not really into zombies and all that shit-but the music and sexual innuendos won me over. Plus the cast is great. They all love me because I'm amazing. Haha. Just kidding. I'm surprised that I don't hate stage managing. I actually kind of like it. When they first asked me to I said no, because 1) I promised myself that I'd never be a stage manager because it's one of the shittiest jobs in the theatre and 2) I was butt hurt from not being cast. I had felt really good about my audition, but the thing is...I'm not a dancer. Oh well, I'll start taking lessons once I have some free time. Anyway, my friend, who I'll name...hmmm...I have to start thinking of good names for people (and remembering them)...I'll call him Jose. Mmmk. I don't know why, it just came to mind. So Jose kind of seduced me into becoming stage manager. Well. Not exactly, but with his egotistical charm he talked me into it. See. I love Jose, but he can be such a douche. He knows this, so it's not a problem. And he is fully aware that I love him so he can't get pissy at me. But yeah, it's because of him I'm doing this, and thus making people love me more. :)

I know I keep saying that and it makes me sound like a total bitch, but you have to understand that I'm just playing around. If you knew me, you'd know that.

So I will try to wind this up quickly about my New York plans. I plan to transfer to a school in NYC next year for theatre, and I think I'm going to take on a music minor. I'm pretty excited, and I'm just waiting to hear from them...please let them hurry! I'll let you know as soon as I find out.

Peace.