I am a Warrior Goddess.. I wish
Okay so the first half of this is from a couple months ago(italicized), the rest is a continuation from now:
So, this is an update. A much needed update as I haven't even looked at this thing since I was in California. That was when school finished. And now the firsties are almost starting to be secondies... in a month or so anyway. So updates:
Twisted Thing got a WICKED response from NextFest so I am really stoked about the Fringe. Of course, I start rehearsals in a week and apparently all my lines have been changed and we only have a week and a half or so to get the show back up and running. I am really freaked out about that. But all will be well.... I hope.
In other news, Brennan and I got a kitten. His name is Diesel. He purrs like a Diesel engine. And bites like a freakin cougar. He really looks like a wildcat, I hope that he turns out to be a stray from some foriegn land and grow to be huge so we have to move into a bigger place with a giant room just for him and I can ride him because he'll be fast as a wildcat and I'll become warrior Leah and fight evil in my metallic glistening armor with my pet wildcat at my side and then someone will write a book about me and I'll be on the cover in a typical powerful dramatic fantasy book pose..... so apparently I have been reading too many fantasy novels lately.
I'm pretty sure that demons and dragons and mages and kings and magic don't exist. But I really wish that they did. Well, maybe not demons, they are just too powerful and the evil thing really sucks the fun out of that. But, I will be an evil-fighting sorceress who is one with her animal companion and is connected to mother nature and will have to do an epic quest in order to find her place in the world! Yup, that sounds about right.
Honestly, if I could play one role in the whole world, my dream has always been to be some forest guardian or mage-warrior or something like that. Important, you know. And magic just rules too. I like the important characters who don't realize their true potential until they really struggle and in the end have to make sacrifices to find themselves. It makes it awesome in the end, especially because you always knew that they could do it. But you had to wait until halfway through the story. Maybe thats why I've already gone through a trilogy and 2/3 .. I love knowing how all the disaster is going to pan out. And war strategy really fascinates me I found out. But as long as magik and dragons are involved. No tanks and machine guns thanks. Hand to hand, steel to steel. Though war is never pretty no matter what. But maybe sometimes neccessary. I don't really know where I stand on that. But thats a completely different topic for another time.
Now that I have that out of my system, the Fringe has come and gone. My favorite time of year in Edmonton. Truly. I wish that Twisted Thing had toured. We got a fantastic response and a couple of offers to take the show elsewhere. But Jon left Mon morning to go back to school in V-couver. Even if we wanted to be held over, we couldn't because of jons leaving. We tried to convince Talbot to do it, but I guess a day was a
little short notice to learn the whole thing. Scratch that, a single night. But honestly I am very glad to put the show to rest. It was a long summer with only this show on my mind so it has left me at the perfect time. I love the show, we played it out and now it is time to move onto new things. Finally. It was a long summer.
And yet not. Infact, its my anniversary today... a whole year has gone by like that. 2005 fringe - school - xmas - school - roadtrip - nextfest - fringe 2006. Holy Crap.
Well... thats scary...
For now....holy crap
- Leah : Warrior Goddess of the earth and stuff
I am in my Element
or so Brennan said.
Location: Los Angeles California
Weather: beautiful
Status: FREAKING AWESOME!!!
Apparently wearing sunglasses driving down the Vegas Strip where it is unbelievably hot with a huge "Leah - ear - to - ear" smile on my face makes me in my element. Brennan was laughing at me. but I was soooo incredibly happy. This was such a good idea. I love every second of it. Currently we are lazing around Hollywood Andrews apartment watching Tom and Jerry getting ready to take a jaunt around LA.
First night we were here we went and saw the typical sites, walk of fame, chinese theatre, kodak theatre, etc. Then next day was Universal. i've already been, but Brens never even been to california before so it was great for me. Well for everyone, universal is always changing and everyone had a blast. it was hot and fantastic. that night we went up to the hills and checked out glorious houses that i will own one day. Or at least party at.
next day was brunch at ye old famous Mels diner, then to the beach. it actually wasn't that sunny this day but still awesome because we were in the ocean, drinking (illegally i might add) and having a fire on the beach. it was everything out of a marshmellow baileys commercial. Minus the baileys part. and we didn't have marshmellows. But we did have hot dogs!!! Anyway, then back to the apartment after getting lost in LA ... to watch an awsome end to the Oilers series. yeah Edmonton!
So today is up in the air we may go shopping i dunno. But I'm having a great time anyway. Promise I'll post again soon
For now, watching Sunset Boulevard 2 mins from Sunset blvd.
I am Shining
This is a blog. Because I haven't updated in sooo long.
It is actually starting to look like spring outside and good lord do I ever love it. Brennan and I went for a jaunt today and right now all I want to do is have a BBQ. It smells awesome (does sign for it) and feels fabulous outside. I can't wait to have a few days where I am not stressing about school and we can go down to the river valley or something and rollerblade or bike or even just walk around. I miss nature soo much. But school is going well. I had so much fun at my cabaret. I am actually quite sad that it is over but I am definitely not missing all of the rehearsal time for it. Now I need to get my act together and actually start really working hard for Emerge.
Anyway, congrats to the all cabarets thus far, for now I'm going to eat.
I am Loving.. and Loved
News of the week: people are dying.
Or they have died. Just in Stony Plain over the last month or so, there have been many losses that I have found out about. Just with people that I knew. And it got me to thinking about all of the people that I have left behind. I wish that I had been a better friend to those still there. I miss so many of them. But life happens right?
Crystals funeral is today, but I have rehearsal. Normally I would go and miss rehearsal but I am not sure how close I was with her. Not really, but I did know her. But then I realized that I have never gone to a funeral other then my grandfathers. I have had people that I have known die and yet I've never gone. I don't understand why. I guess I feel like I don't belong because I wasn’t that close with them and I can't help feeling like it should be for those who are truly in mourning. I don't know. When I die, I want to have everyone there. I'll have reversed seats for my family and close friends, but I want everyone to come. So why do I feel awkward about going to someone else’s? Unsolved mystery. But I do want to stay that I am so sorry that this did happen. To the family and friends of Gardner, Cust, Elsie and Sharpe, I send my sincerest condolences and please Rest in Peace you all.
I am loved and I love so much. There are so many people who mean so much to me and I don't know what I would do if I lost someone that I was incredibly close with. So this email is to say to everyone, I love you so much. I am who I am because I met you and I thank you for that. You should all know who you are. Please take care, I pray for your safety each day. It is the strongest favor that I could ever ask of you. I love you all too much.
For now, I'm going to someone else I love.
I am a Designer Still
I designed my new bedroom and it looks really great. I started and then got addicted and measured almost everything in the apartment and put it to scale and cut out little pictures and I felt so happy. I love projects. I sure haven't lost the designer in me. You never know, maybe I'll pick that up again sometime. But only if I do it on TV. I'm still a performer through and through.
Side note: I haven't exactly posted in a while but if you understand the program than you understand why. Infact, this post is coming on a dinner break between rehearsals for the next show already.
On the Town went over so fantastically. It felt really good to finally be on the Haar Stage. But at the same time, I really found myself in this show. And I am not sure if it is such a good thing. Because I realized how much I missed acting. And singing. I came into this program knowing how to sing and act reasonaably. Dance was unknown territory. But I rose to the challenge and ended up cast one of biggest roles ever in a huge dance heavy show. And I loved every minute of it but it was very easy to put that show behind me. The one that I wish I could bring back was Mad Forest. Because I got to act. And I loved doing it. We are doing Nine now and I love to sing so that is awesome, but I still don't get to do very much right now. Typical actor, always wanting more. But I really really know that I am an actor. Before everything else. I love being put to that challenge. Except when I lose my voice but that is a different story. Anyway, I have no time to write all of the things that I wish that I could express but in short, I have decided that I am just a musical theatre performer. I love doing it, but I love acting first and foremost. Musicals are just a side thing. But anyway, you work where you can get it. So I think that I am going to try out my options for the Fringe before I commit to doing yet another show with Tim. But we'll see.
For everyone in On The Town, I love you all and it was such a great show. We did it!!!
So that is my closing show speech, for now I am taking my instant mashed potatoes back to rehearsal before I'm late.
