Spring Cleaning!:)

I've been doing a lot of spring cleaning - both literally and metaphorically.  I did give my apt. a huge scrub down - mainly because I had my TONY party and wanted to pretend I was the epitome of domesticity.  I did not fail!:)  It is also nice to just have a clean place - a sparkling shiny home!:)

But I've also been doing spring cleaning in other ways.  It's always been a bit of a struggle for me - figuring out the friends I actually likecare about and who are the ones who are "good for me" vs. the ones who aren't.  Anyhow, I saw my facbeook had 909 friends and I was getting status updates from people I'm not even sure I actually know, or complete wedding play by plays from a girl who I only spoke to maybe twice in college, and do I really want the music director of WIW seeing pictures of my jumping up and down on my sofa in my pajamas?  Do I want to see pictures of her doing the same?  No.  So I made a new facebooke with a respectable 68 friends - all of whom I actually talk to keep in touch with/ care about/ believe enhance my life in a positive and - I hopefully - do the same for them.

I'm also cleaning out my insides.  I was in a bit of a rut where I was eating one peppermint pattie too many - high fructose corn syrup and artificial ingredient galore.  I mean - they are indeed quite tastey - but - the fact I've had two different throwing up sessions this month makes me think maybe there is something in my body it is not liking.  So I'm trying to eat lots of probiotics and all natural and/or organic foods - none of the processed crap with ingredients I can't pronounce - for a while.  

There are also a few auditions coming up in the next six weeks that I am zero-ing in and super focused on - RAGTIME, MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, DISNEY WORLD HOLIDAY DANCERS, and of course, my beloved - LITTLE MERMAID.  Good news - I played my belting for German dude - he actually LOVED it - he still doesn't like the opera but I think he just doesnt like opera - but I'm THRILLED he liked the belting!:)  Anyhow, I think I've been working in an intelligent and effective way and have been making progress!  I do find it funny that the two people offering the most helpful advice are YODA - the ballet master who is infamous for only talking to ABT dancers and being completely impenetrable to all others - and actually - a theatre dance teacher who I had a HUGE cataclysmic falling out with a little over a year ago...We've been talking recently and I've had some FABULOUS conversations with him about theatre and how to make theatre and how to perform theatre, and I was invited back into his class and it was really helpful and fun.  The world is a funny place - an unexpected place, and can be a wonderful place.

So yes - I've been cleaning up my dancing, singing, and audition approach as well.

I've also had a few fabulous and inspiring conversations with Dave - a guy I met at my last trip to Edinburgh - he's a playwright - he ran into Rovert and said Rovert had nothing but good words to say about me - so that made me feel nice.  Dave was also talking about a play he is working on getting produced, and we bounced some ideas off of one another which was a nice change.  There arent a lot of people around me at the moment I feel I can effectively bounce ideas off of - so its nice to have a compadre.    I also talked to Nathan which was nice - though a little awkward since I guess I've changed a lot since college - and seeing as Nathan is in Canada we dont get a whole lot of time to catch up.  But he is doing well which is great and he is always a joy to talk to.  I also talked to Mark, who is working in Disney currently.  It's always fabulous to get the inside Disney scoop!:)  

German dude and I have been bonding - we've watched a few movies together - including Aladdin and Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightly - Both randomly on tv.  

CASEY AND DAVIN are back in NYC - which is great!:)

And - I bought my little mermaid audition leotard today!  I was gonna special order the colors, but a girl gave me 15% off coupon to Yumiko this morning - and I went to the store with Amanda - and THEY HAD IT!  AMAZING!  I was very happy!  I think I'm addicted to leotards. It's a serious problem.  I wish I could just wear leotards EVERYWHERE instead of real cloths!  lol!

I also discovered - by reading an ad on the side of a bus - that Shakespeare in the Park is doing the BACCHAE (so good) with music by Philip Glass (my love) in August!  HOOOORAH for amazingness in advance.

So those are my random late night thought for today!  Hope you are all well!