rhythm nation

puppy

hi there.

the weekend before last was our 3rd trip to boston - this time to help put on NU's musical revue. i put a lot of energy into developing the musical revues during 2009, and i've continued to be involved. here are some videos from the show i directed last semester. this year, in addition to consulting for the show, i directed one of the songs (the "diva" number - it's raining men). it turned out to be my favorite of the 60+ numbers we've done so far.

the song was 5 minutes, 30 seconds - it needed a lot of visual & audio dynamic in order to keep it from getting boring. they started out in these ponchos...

then literally tore them off about half way through to reveal these dresses.

the "diva" number we do every semester is based off a concept created at severna park's "rock n roll revival" over the years. they don't really do it anymore, but the point of it was to put the best talent of the girls together & help them exude as much attitude and audience control as they can...the result is a really exciting live performance. i will post the video here as soon as it's available.

this is the esplanade in boston - dock on the charles river. i used to run around it in the fall, before my knee ruined normal mobility & the whole being a 19-year old with a healthy body thing.

me & lindsay

this weekend, we went to see an off-off-broadway show on friday evening...it was very interesting. unsurprisingly, it appears that NYC has a great abundance of talent, but a major lack of resources when it comes to the arts. on saturday, gretchen came to visit (3rd time!), which was fun as always. it was good to be in NY for the weekend. on sunday, my parents & homer (animal) came to visit (1st time...). they brought me my spring clothes & took away the winter. they also stocked up my fridge & pantry :). we went to see sondheim on sondheim, a musical revue that featured stephen sondheim speaking about his life & works. although i am not the biggest fan of sondheim's music, and although listening to the same types of songs gets tiring, it was very well put together & featured some great singing. for dinner, we went to maz mezcal, a delicious & unique mexican restaurant just around the block from my apartment.

reunited with my animal

random picture of the met...also pretty close to my apartment, right on the eastern edge of central park

but they still turn me inside out

easter basket from my friend katie's mom. i probably should have taken the picture before i tore it apart.

salutations!

it is wednesday april 7 & i am in the middle of my typical work week. typical for me means like 75% usual stuff, plus 25% new stuff that usually either leads to be "moving up" a little when it comes to my co-worker's perception of me, and/or me learning something new. a lot of the time, the "learning something new" is really just me getting better at handling situations, getting stuff done, and solving problems. jared (supervisor) told me this within the first 5 minutes of meeting me in november, and he continues to expect it: he wants to be able to send stuff my way, often stuff that he hasn't himself figured out how to do yet, and have it taken care of, preferably without my asking him a billion questions along the way. i like doing this, and it earns me respect roun' these parts.

in other news, i'm upgrading my microphone soon. possibly to a blue bluebird. guitar center has an awesome program that allows me to put the full amount of my original purchase (mxl .007) towards the new microphone, plus i get to keep the old one. not that i want it though.

this past weekend, i celebrated easter in new jersey with my friend katie. this was my fourth time visiting her house in three months, and i really enjoy hanging out with her family & friends...they all take good care of me. sorry...i only have a few pictures

we dyed easter eggs

we made a BUNNY

i cut the bunny with SCISSORS

original bunny design, wasn't approved

first beach trip of the year

my favorite flowers...forsythias. we had a bush of em on the side of our house & there is a picture of me hugging them on easter (when i was 7ish).

right so this weekend it is back to boston for TGWW's spring revue. even though i've been in ny, i'm still serving as the secretary of the group this semester & i've put a lot of work into the thing. i still feel a little off about leaving nyc so much, but it's always something to look forward to...i love going away to see other people on the weekends.

peace out