Argh! Grumble, grumble, grumble...
My stupid phone company screwed up my phone lines, their fault, but I don't have a phone - therefore no internet, which is the real problem - until Sunday! What the *!*@*$? No internet, chatrooms or e-mail until Sunday! Whimper. I seriously don't think I'm going to be able to handle this. I mean, the whole reason I have a phone (since my cell has free long distance) is so that I can use the internet. Grr... Maybe I'll get a lot of writing done this weekend.
Another thing that's annoying to me? When it's practically impossible to get a real, live person on the phone to talk to about problems with a bill, applying for a new credit card, whatever. And to top it off...they're converting our phones at work to a new voicemail system which isn't supposed to go into affect until the 12th. Except that, for some reason, I can't access my voicemails so I've had this blinking green light on my phone at the corner of my eye all morning.
Deep breath.
In good news... I kicked butt at my audition last night. It was a tough one, too. First she taught us three counts of eight of a more balletic piece to "Many a New Day." They split us into five groups (there were a lot of girls there) and had us run it twice. Then they called out names - forming new groups - and whittled us down. I made it to the last group ;)
Of those of us that were left she taught us this really fun, HARD, can-can piece. Hard because it's fast, she taught it to us quickly and didn't give us many times running it before splitting us into groups. Think starting off with a high-kick, swizzle walks, this fun "drawing up your skirt showing your garter" pose, step-touches up three times, three step turn to the right with another high-kick, two quick poses to the left with a prep, then a stag jump :P (I'm proud to say I was the only dancer who hit it on the counts/on time), into a lunge, double pirouette hit a pose arms in tenth. Whew! I'm tired just typing it ;P But I made it to the last group on that one, too. Some of the girls couldn't even do a double, which surprised the heck out of me, I mean, not to be mean, but why are you trying out for a *dance* position if you can't do a double pirouette? Man, I was sweaty by the end of it! They had all the stage lights on, which made it really hot up there.
So I think I have a good chance of getting a spot as a dancer. Possibly the lead in the dream sequence, which would be awesome, because of those of us who made it to final cuts only one other girl was at my level. Oops, that sounds conceited, doesn't it? :P Okay, how to put this...only she and I had the technical skills to dance the role. There, that better? ;) But I'm not getting my hopes up because the other girl has danced with the choregrapher before, so the chances are good the choregrapher will pick someone she knows. But at least I feel like I redeemed myself somewhat from Monday night's "worst-ever" audition, and felt good walking out of there.
I forgot my sister's birthday last week. I truly, truly suck. I called her last night and she picks up the phone with "Well, I guess my sister finally remembered my birthday." Eep. I feel pretty awful about it, all things considered, because I called her six days late! :( I don't even know why I forgot it, unless it's because I'm generally bad with what day it is/she was here the week before. Sigh. Must go buy belated b-day card in vain attempt to regain status as member of human race.
Tonight I have a charity banquet with friends, then Friday out with other friends, then my whole, long weekend without the internet. Gulp. Blockbuster, here I come!
- D
My stupid phone company screwed up my phone lines, their fault, but I don't have a phone - therefore no internet, which is the real problem - until Sunday! What the *!*@*$? No internet, chatrooms or e-mail until Sunday! Whimper. I seriously don't think I'm going to be able to handle this. I mean, the whole reason I have a phone (since my cell has free long distance) is so that I can use the internet. Grr... Maybe I'll get a lot of writing done this weekend.
Another thing that's annoying to me? When it's practically impossible to get a real, live person on the phone to talk to about problems with a bill, applying for a new credit card, whatever. And to top it off...they're converting our phones at work to a new voicemail system which isn't supposed to go into affect until the 12th. Except that, for some reason, I can't access my voicemails so I've had this blinking green light on my phone at the corner of my eye all morning.
Deep breath.
In good news... I kicked butt at my audition last night. It was a tough one, too. First she taught us three counts of eight of a more balletic piece to "Many a New Day." They split us into five groups (there were a lot of girls there) and had us run it twice. Then they called out names - forming new groups - and whittled us down. I made it to the last group ;)
Of those of us that were left she taught us this really fun, HARD, can-can piece. Hard because it's fast, she taught it to us quickly and didn't give us many times running it before splitting us into groups. Think starting off with a high-kick, swizzle walks, this fun "drawing up your skirt showing your garter" pose, step-touches up three times, three step turn to the right with another high-kick, two quick poses to the left with a prep, then a stag jump :P (I'm proud to say I was the only dancer who hit it on the counts/on time), into a lunge, double pirouette hit a pose arms in tenth. Whew! I'm tired just typing it ;P But I made it to the last group on that one, too. Some of the girls couldn't even do a double, which surprised the heck out of me, I mean, not to be mean, but why are you trying out for a *dance* position if you can't do a double pirouette? Man, I was sweaty by the end of it! They had all the stage lights on, which made it really hot up there.
So I think I have a good chance of getting a spot as a dancer. Possibly the lead in the dream sequence, which would be awesome, because of those of us who made it to final cuts only one other girl was at my level. Oops, that sounds conceited, doesn't it? :P Okay, how to put this...only she and I had the technical skills to dance the role. There, that better? ;) But I'm not getting my hopes up because the other girl has danced with the choregrapher before, so the chances are good the choregrapher will pick someone she knows. But at least I feel like I redeemed myself somewhat from Monday night's "worst-ever" audition, and felt good walking out of there.
I forgot my sister's birthday last week. I truly, truly suck. I called her last night and she picks up the phone with "Well, I guess my sister finally remembered my birthday." Eep. I feel pretty awful about it, all things considered, because I called her six days late! :( I don't even know why I forgot it, unless it's because I'm generally bad with what day it is/she was here the week before. Sigh. Must go buy belated b-day card in vain attempt to regain status as member of human race.
Tonight I have a charity banquet with friends, then Friday out with other friends, then my whole, long weekend without the internet. Gulp. Blockbuster, here I come!
- D
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