i WAS bored.

i think my last blog was before Tick, Tick... Boom! opened. WOW. i remember telling sam last year that she can't possibly survive one whole month without blogging.

pauline eats her words.

since TTB closed, i became very, very restless as i didn't have any involvements in the newbie production. the week after TTB, i went home in the afternoon and slept to my heart's content. it was a good 2 weeks that i spent in despair because i got used to having rehearsals til around 10pm and hardly having any sleep because of school work and rehearsals. it was such a shock to be doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING and being just a regular student. it was HELL.

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1. so i asked bym what i could do to be involved in the newbie prod. he made me FOH head. i'm still finding my way around it because i'm quite clueless :| that means i have to take care of ticket reservations and handling the ticket/program sales from sept. 16-26

2. i also told sam to confirm our ushering gig (i headed the last ushering gig so i passed the torch). GAME. i'm ushering from sept. 26 to oct. 17. i originally wanted to usher for all the shows but it's my mom's birthday on oct. 18 and i'm assuming they have plans? so there. i'm kept busy until sembreak! perfect!

3. i also enrolled in voice lessons (i know. FINALLY.) and it's been fun so far. one problem that my teacher notices is that i seem to be a perfectionist. when i flat or when i hear something wrong, i cringe out of frustration. also when we vocalize i tend to look at the piano to see where i'm going and i shift to panic mode when i think it's high. he now covers the piano whenever i look, so i was totally clueless today when we vocalized. i reached Eb3-G6 (Eb below middle C, and the G on the second octave above middle C). so i was like WTF seriously? hahaha.

it's quite surprising that we're discussing meron in voice lessons. yes, the meron that we have been discussing in philo. i also heard him say "danasin mo". WTH. though i guess it's highly beneficial for me in a sense that i'm taking philo101 right now and 102 next sem, so since my voice teacher's been discussing philo and its relation to singing, i may have examples that i could throw when it's time for orals. i love how things serve more than one purpose. oh and i like what i'm experiencing so far. it's only been the second session, but i'm learning so much. i think i'll continue it (i'm not sure if my parents think it's a one-time thing, so i'm saving up for the next sessions because i might need to)
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i've been having amazing discussions in theatre history, philosophy and in voice. what makes it even more amazing is that they're all talking about the SAME things! as in, perfection, meron, death, ritual, being trapped in time and space, the absurd, etc.

i'm learning so much.

and... i'm not bored anymore. i am (kind of) content :D