so yeah, yeah, yeah it has been a week but i have a real good excuse... STREP THROAT
so nothing really happened last week. just me and lots of water and netti pottin, mucinexin, claritinin and at the end sudafedin. so lots of druggin. i did not go to the gym i just pretty quarantined myself.
i am doing ok. i am slowly vocalizing and getting back in shape. i have a coaching tomorrow...not at the BIG HOUSE but with a private coach. i need to start gaining my stamina and start singing my auditions arias. audition season has officially commenced.
ok so this was the secret that i did not mention on an earlier post. i changed management. nothing against my old one but the roster with my new management is smaller and i could get some more one on one attention. it has been a little bit of drama but all shall be well.
i went to the gym to lift today for the first time in over a week. i was going to take it easier.it turned into a great session. i lurved it. i have embraced that i shall be fat forever but i shall keep on lifting...endorphins rock.
so i am yet to experience the true night life of nyc. i really should do that huh?
Monday, October 19, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
boooooooogers
so it is a saturday night in nyc and what is hugo doing? he is in his room trying to get well after all of a sudden getting a cold... i think. it all started on tuesday when i woke up with a migrane from hell. at first i thought that it was just the fact that the weather is changing so i did my mucinex-claritin cocktail and my head elt like it was going to explode.
wednesday it didnt feel as bad but still throbbing but i decided to meet up with my bud at the gym and work some arms. we both decided we would take a class. i have not taken a class at the gym in like well...this century but i think it would be good for me. it was an all conditioning class...lets just say it kicked my ass. afterwards we decided to get some food.now as most of you know, i dont like to eat before i work out but also i just dont really eat throughout the hole and yet i still go to the gym and work out...that is bad, bad, BAD!
thursday i had a coaching at the BIG HOUSE and i was just not feeling too hot but it went well and i decided to go work on some werther. i was still not feeling well but i figured i would go do some light cardio for about 35min then sat in the steam room.
it was also a day i would start my new church gig and bought my ticket to greenwich, ct. well lets just say that i got lost on my way there and i had to get on another train and i ended up showing up and hour after we stopped in this town and decided to take a cab.
i think being outside in the cold affected me so friday i woke up and i felt like ass. i cancelled my coaching at the BIG HOUSE and have been just drinking water and netty potting myself to death.
i think i will be able to ake it tomorrow at church and im supposed to do a sing through of boheme but i dont know....
KU won today! barely!
time to look at werther and netty pot!
xx
wednesday it didnt feel as bad but still throbbing but i decided to meet up with my bud at the gym and work some arms. we both decided we would take a class. i have not taken a class at the gym in like well...this century but i think it would be good for me. it was an all conditioning class...lets just say it kicked my ass. afterwards we decided to get some food.now as most of you know, i dont like to eat before i work out but also i just dont really eat throughout the hole and yet i still go to the gym and work out...that is bad, bad, BAD!
thursday i had a coaching at the BIG HOUSE and i was just not feeling too hot but it went well and i decided to go work on some werther. i was still not feeling well but i figured i would go do some light cardio for about 35min then sat in the steam room.
it was also a day i would start my new church gig and bought my ticket to greenwich, ct. well lets just say that i got lost on my way there and i had to get on another train and i ended up showing up and hour after we stopped in this town and decided to take a cab.
i think being outside in the cold affected me so friday i woke up and i felt like ass. i cancelled my coaching at the BIG HOUSE and have been just drinking water and netty potting myself to death.
i think i will be able to ake it tomorrow at church and im supposed to do a sing through of boheme but i dont know....
KU won today! barely!
time to look at werther and netty pot!
xx
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Friend indeed!
so my insomnia is back which i guess means that i am adjusting to new york city life i guess. i often wondered why my sleep cycle, or lack thereof, has always been messed up.
yesterday and today i had the great honor of hanging out with with the infamous kerry gotschall who graduated from ku just last year. she moved up here during the summer and living in the bronx where she is teaching and singing. she has taken the task of brining lawrence to me since i miss it so much.
well today i finally sat down and looked at the opera werther by massenet. i will not lie and say that i am intimidated by it but i think it will be good for me since i have always been careful in the rep that i have chosen to perform and lets face it! with the economy beggars cant be choosers. i also called another great friend and i am having dinner with her and her family tomorrow. this friend goes wayy back to when i was an undergrad and she was singing with utah opera. she was an amazing mezzo then is now an amazing dramatic soprano. at her insistance i have called her voice teacher, the amazing bill shumman to try an arrange a voice lesson. apparently he is one difficult man to get a hold of and need to be persistant and call him alot. i called him today so we shall see what happens.
tonight i hung out with kerry and went to a bar and watched the vikings and packers go at it. it was an amazing game and had a great time.
so tomorrow i am going to sit in on the rehearsal at the BIG HOUSE. i need to go over my stuff and sit there and try and take everything in. i think its important to be seen around the met as much as possible so they know that i exist! LOL
so i am still wondering if i would ever live in this city. i do not know if i can harden myself and just become a new yorker.
time will tell
xx
yesterday and today i had the great honor of hanging out with with the infamous kerry gotschall who graduated from ku just last year. she moved up here during the summer and living in the bronx where she is teaching and singing. she has taken the task of brining lawrence to me since i miss it so much.
well today i finally sat down and looked at the opera werther by massenet. i will not lie and say that i am intimidated by it but i think it will be good for me since i have always been careful in the rep that i have chosen to perform and lets face it! with the economy beggars cant be choosers. i also called another great friend and i am having dinner with her and her family tomorrow. this friend goes wayy back to when i was an undergrad and she was singing with utah opera. she was an amazing mezzo then is now an amazing dramatic soprano. at her insistance i have called her voice teacher, the amazing bill shumman to try an arrange a voice lesson. apparently he is one difficult man to get a hold of and need to be persistant and call him alot. i called him today so we shall see what happens.
tonight i hung out with kerry and went to a bar and watched the vikings and packers go at it. it was an amazing game and had a great time.
so tomorrow i am going to sit in on the rehearsal at the BIG HOUSE. i need to go over my stuff and sit there and try and take everything in. i think its important to be seen around the met as much as possible so they know that i exist! LOL
so i am still wondering if i would ever live in this city. i do not know if i can harden myself and just become a new yorker.
time will tell
xx
Saturday, October 3, 2009
2 in 1
ok so before you attack me... yea i did not right a blog entry yesterday BUTT i have a very good excuse...
ok so as you know i was staying with my bff here in nyc until i could move into my sublease. so yesterday i was going to move out but before that i was going to go to the gym and join up. my bud had a show so he was gone and his roomate was going to be gone by the time i would get back but no worries i have a copy of the keys......or DID I???
well i worked out with my bud and we were supposed to meet another KU alumn who was about to leave for a gig. i was, "NO PROB" i am going to go back to the village, pick my schtuff and take it to my place which is 170 blocks away on the other side of the city. well go to my buds place, went to take the key out aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand no keys... oops left the keys on the coffee table so i was locked out and both peeps were gone. luckily for me i still had the keys for the sublease in my pocket and i did a load so i had some clothes. so of course it took me about 50minutes and got back to my new place. i texted and called my bud and decided i would just pick it up tomorrow.
so i met up with my buds up here closer to where i live. it was good to see them and it was like old times... except in a much expensive city and it dawned on me after i got the food and drink bill...YIKES but aside from that it made me happy.
soooooooooooooooooooooooooo TODAY
i met up with my village bud by lincoln center so i could the keys to his place and have brunch. it was kewl to just sit and talk. my only fear is that now i am 170 blocks away on the other side of the city i wont be able to hang.
i found out that i could sing in the apartment which makes me happy. so went to the gym today and killed all of the hard work by going to mickeys ds.... i know i know! feel free to give me a leture.
chillin..... miss everyone
ok so as you know i was staying with my bff here in nyc until i could move into my sublease. so yesterday i was going to move out but before that i was going to go to the gym and join up. my bud had a show so he was gone and his roomate was going to be gone by the time i would get back but no worries i have a copy of the keys......or DID I???
well i worked out with my bud and we were supposed to meet another KU alumn who was about to leave for a gig. i was, "NO PROB" i am going to go back to the village, pick my schtuff and take it to my place which is 170 blocks away on the other side of the city. well go to my buds place, went to take the key out aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand no keys... oops left the keys on the coffee table so i was locked out and both peeps were gone. luckily for me i still had the keys for the sublease in my pocket and i did a load so i had some clothes. so of course it took me about 50minutes and got back to my new place. i texted and called my bud and decided i would just pick it up tomorrow.
so i met up with my buds up here closer to where i live. it was good to see them and it was like old times... except in a much expensive city and it dawned on me after i got the food and drink bill...YIKES but aside from that it made me happy.
soooooooooooooooooooooooooo TODAY
i met up with my village bud by lincoln center so i could the keys to his place and have brunch. it was kewl to just sit and talk. my only fear is that now i am 170 blocks away on the other side of the city i wont be able to hang.
i found out that i could sing in the apartment which makes me happy. so went to the gym today and killed all of the hard work by going to mickeys ds.... i know i know! feel free to give me a leture.
chillin..... miss everyone
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Stagnant
stair: approx 545
so today was a slow day of sorts. i decided to thank my friends roommate by buying some chinese food for letting me crash while i move into my sublease.
i discovered something about myself. i learned that my voice is at its best if i sing everyday... well... i mean i am so used to teaching everyday that i am constantly singing and supporting of sorts. these last couple of days i have not opened my mouth and voice feels like crap. i have to keep myself in check and somehow figure out what to do so i can sing at least an hour a day. the problem lies in that there are no practice spaces here in nyc and if there are you have to pay. i am going to have to suck and pay if i have to do this. the obvious question is, is that there must be practice rooms in the BIG HOUSE, but apparently those are hard to come by but i am going to try and find out if i can reserve a room.
i miss my students!
i also learned that even though this is a huge city one can feel quite lonely so i need to occupy myself. i have plenty of music to concentrate on so i cannot sit in front of the tv like i have been.
so today i took my first load to my new place. from where i am staying now to the place that i am going to be staying beginning tomorrow it took about 50 minutes to get there plus another 40 minutes of me getting lost. i found the place and just kept praying that there was an elevator...NOPE but lucky for me it is on the second floor so i can live with that. the location is right by the washington bridge and the neighborhood is beautiful. i am going to take the time and walk around but i already saw the grocery store, dry cleaner, restaurants and a starbucks all within a block which makes me happy.
well i returned and hung out with my friends roomate before he took off for the evening and i stayed and stared blanky at the tv and finally decided to look at some music.
so yea i am writing this kinda late, but trust me i will not forget!
so today was a slow day of sorts. i decided to thank my friends roommate by buying some chinese food for letting me crash while i move into my sublease.
i discovered something about myself. i learned that my voice is at its best if i sing everyday... well... i mean i am so used to teaching everyday that i am constantly singing and supporting of sorts. these last couple of days i have not opened my mouth and voice feels like crap. i have to keep myself in check and somehow figure out what to do so i can sing at least an hour a day. the problem lies in that there are no practice spaces here in nyc and if there are you have to pay. i am going to have to suck and pay if i have to do this. the obvious question is, is that there must be practice rooms in the BIG HOUSE, but apparently those are hard to come by but i am going to try and find out if i can reserve a room.
i miss my students!
i also learned that even though this is a huge city one can feel quite lonely so i need to occupy myself. i have plenty of music to concentrate on so i cannot sit in front of the tv like i have been.
so today i took my first load to my new place. from where i am staying now to the place that i am going to be staying beginning tomorrow it took about 50 minutes to get there plus another 40 minutes of me getting lost. i found the place and just kept praying that there was an elevator...NOPE but lucky for me it is on the second floor so i can live with that. the location is right by the washington bridge and the neighborhood is beautiful. i am going to take the time and walk around but i already saw the grocery store, dry cleaner, restaurants and a starbucks all within a block which makes me happy.
well i returned and hung out with my friends roomate before he took off for the evening and i stayed and stared blanky at the tv and finally decided to look at some music.
so yea i am writing this kinda late, but trust me i will not forget!
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