| So its been aaaages since ive updated ...but i dont have time to go back to my place and i have a scene rehearsal in a half hour...so here is what i have been up to recently:
This summer was amazing! For the most part! Although there were some stressful things happening..i was able to learn a lot about myself and what i want out of certain areas of my life. I started the summer waitressin at the Pic then by they end of June i was up in Vermont doing " Tale of the Mandarine Ducks" with an amazing group of people. One of the funnest summers ive had! Unfortunately The summer kind of ended on a sad note ( with the passing of my little grandma O.) which really sucked. It was very sudden and incredibly sad...and in fact i think it has just really hit me hard the past couple of days...and it was a few days before my birthday...so my birthday was pretty low key this year. At the very very end of the summer...the weekend before i movied into school... i went to Maine with PH and his family..that was a nice escape from the previous week :)
Getting all my classses figured out and everything has been incredibly stressful due to all this pressure to graduate when i want to so i can afford to be here, but im trying to take things one step at a time.
I am in two shows right now and having simoultanious rehearsals...which is keeping me really busy. I have also been doing these bootcamp workouts 3 mornings a week with our technical director who was just recently sent home from the Army...so he is very hardcore...and i am very achy! :P
I also just started the South Beach Diet...so we will see how that goes. Its really hard to do this diet when you are on the go all time ...especially Phase one...where u basically eliminate ALL carbs...so no gronola bar or fruit on the go. So its hard but im pretty commited...so we'll see what happens.
On the unhealthy side of things...I woke up today feeling like crap. I was sick about 3 weeks ago and was diagnosed with Strep B..(non contagious) but i took the medicine for it...Now i feel ten times worse...my throat is killing me...i feel neausous...and i feel like i have a wickedddd high fever...so hopefully all this goes away by next weeks BFA Juries.
Speaking of Auditions...I am going crazy trying to find 4 all new monolouges...2 for juries and 2 for the spring shows as well as 2 songs. So i have to spend all the rest of this week and weekend trying to get better and rehearsing monolouges...AND i have so much paper work to do for Script Analysis...this is definitly the most stressful part of the semester...i wish they would space auditions out a little bit..but no they cram it all into this short little period...:( Half the reason im sick is prlly stress... :P
In other news...things with me and patrick are really good now..we had a little lapse for a couple weeks...cuz i needed to figure some stuff out ..blah blah..but now we are pretty much it for the long hall! :P haha we are madly in love and cant get enough of eachother awwwww.
Its two months till our 3 year anniversary! Craziness!...and we are getting an apartment together very very soon!! So hopefully all this works out!
Well thats it for now...
Also i love project runway...smallville...House....and im not embarressed to say it FLAVA FLAV!!!
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| Well very very sadly the play and my time here in VT. has come to an end. The show was great and sooo much fun and i can't wait to get it on DVD! I am really struggling with leaving these people. I have gone on a lot of internships and summer programs and to new colleges and with each one comes a new group of people, but i have never in my life felt so attactched and so fond of a group of people. I hate that everyone lives so far away...when people leave they will be going to missouri and michigan and NY and JAPAN! Who knows if we will ever see each other again...
I am glad that i will be able to see some of them in a couple of weeks when i come to see the next show...plus its also my birthday weekend so i told them they have to throw me a suprize party! :P I'll forget im old.
Next weekend ill be going to NY for the week to visit my dad that will be really cool and then ill be back here to vermont, then maine, then ill be moving back to school into my new apartment with my love graceipoo! Cant wait! and i will be starting rehearsals for the fall show! :)
It sucks because as much as i want to write about all the happy things i have to look foward to i cant help but dwell on all the things ill be leaving. Im so pessamistic somtimes. These past few weeks have been very challenging, and mind blowing, and fun, and scary for me in my personal life as well as career and acting wise. There is soo much that i just want to write about and share with everyone, but i cant. It will forever be bottled up inside me...but it is something i will never forget... | | comments: Leave a comment |
| Sooo the show opened thursday and tonight will be our 5th show! All in all it went pretty well!
Here is what the reviewer had to say about me : "Side-splittingly funny, though, were the two KoKen, servants who served as commentators, played charmingly by Erica Miethner and Hiroko Sawaki."
soooo yay! That was really cool especially since this guy is the nazi of all show critics! So I was really excited to see that!
I have been having a really good time up here...ive made some really good friends and it will be really sad to leave them at the end of the mounth. I think i might come up again for my birthday weekend..to hang out with them....i cant believe im gonna be 22...craziness.
Anyway the only downside of all this is....patrick. He is so far away and i havent seen him in forever....he's coming down next saturday which will be good but it has been really hard without him. For our anniversary he gave me this kick ass digital camera...he spent way to much money as usual but it was so nice. It takes amazing pictures!
My dad came up for a few days this week and that was fun...he really liked the show which was good...he saw it on preview night which kinda sucked because that was by far not our best night...i mean it wasnt bad..it just wasnt as good as it is now..o well. He brought his new dog patty. Sooooo cute!
Next weekend is cabaret and im wicked excited! I have a voice lesson tomorrow so im gonna work on my song...and i think me and melanie are gonna do a duet..but im having trouble thinking of one with two females....so if u have any suggestions let me know! :P
And Rueben wants to do seasons of love....so will see if that happens.....but im so excited that my aunt and uncle and cousins who now live in PA are coming to see the show that weekend so they will be able to see the cabaret...and they havent seen me anything since highschool ...so that will be very sweet.
Time is going by pretty fast....and i know before i know it ill be back at school and in rehearsals for the fall show.
Sometimes i feel like i really need to stop and really look at how good things are somtimes...that way when the bad shit happens it wont seem like the good times were just illusions...or something haha... | | comments: 1 comment or Leave a comment |
| Well if you don't already know I am in doing a show up in Vermont until the end of July. It was an unexpected turn of events. I got the call last thursday, quit my job Friday, and came up Saturday Am and went right into rehearsal.
The show is really cool. It is based on the award winning book and Japenese Folktale " The Tale of the Manderine Ducks". It involves learning lots of Japenese to be able to sing Japenese songs as well as speak some of it in the script. We are also learning Japenese Taiko drumming....which is insane since musical instruments are not my forte'...but also very cool.
The show has two versions. One longer adult version and a childrens show version. So we willbe doing the childrens show 3am's a week and the Adult version five nights a week for three weeks.
I love the interns and the other actors here. Everyone is very nce and there dont seem to be any really big ego's, and Im learning a lot about the Japanese culture since two of the young women actors are from Japan.
I am livig in Berlin ( a couple towns over) with this woman Denise and her cat kiki. Both are very nice haha. The only downfall is her house is in the boonies. Its up this huge scary dirt/gravel road...half the road is corroding away on the sides and the trees all cave in which makes the night drive realllllly creepy. I get no internet service, no phone service, and only channel 3 and 5 up there. So that kinda sucks. But i brought my dvd player and my collection of Sex and the City DvD's. And i spent most of my time in rehearsal or at the gym. So things are alright.
I miss PH and my friends and ma daddy....but im seeing them all soon.
well gotta go ...going out to dinner now... : )
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| SO the summer begins...
So far things have started all right. Its nice to have my own space and the work out stuff downstairs so i can get in shape again.
They are doing Chicago next spring and there is no way im wearing a leotard until Im a little more in shape...so this summer is gonna be bootcamp haha.
Hopefully ill be starting work tomorrow or wednesday...then ill also be doing some acting and directing.
I really want to know find out when Company is coming out on broadway again...i cant wait to see it...I love that show!!
I cant wait for this weekend...im going to VT with Patrick. Its so beautful there this time a year...and there are Maple Creamies! mmmhmm
So in other news...Im so pissed because I did really well this semester all A's and one B+ equaling a 3.7 gpa....all i was missing was my history grade and then it comes in and im expecting a high B low A...but noooooo what do i get a fucking D-...Im like youve gotta be kidding me...We were graded on 3 things a midterm, a paper, and a final. I got an A- on the Midterm, a B+ on the paper....and i thought i did at the very least B work on the final...and i tried to get in touch with a bunch of different people about this...and no one has gotten back to me ...so im really aggravated ...this could ruin my chances at this scholarship im in the runnings for...that fuckin D- brings my GPA down to a 3.1
Also so bummed Elliot got voted off!!! He should have WON! Taylor's good but doesnt have half the voice Elliot did. Kat has the voice but the personality of a spoiled rich bitch....so i guess ill be voting for the soul patrol leader!
I decided i want to have the best summer ever...so lets get it on!! Also i cant believe im gonna be 22....im over the hill. :P | | comments: 2 comments or Leave a comment |
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| Updatin on my brand new laptop...woot!
Went to the NETC's yesterday and it was pretty good. Hung out with DJ most of the time. It was fun to kind of show him the ropes. My audition was really good. And i did really well in my callbacks, i think. Except when this woman asked me to read the role in a cockney accent cuz i totally ended up doing it southern style..haha. O well...maybe she didnt notice...maybe? haha.
Anyway im just glad thats over now i have to wait to see if anything comes from it. Plus i have so many other things to concentrate on...Country wife, finals, etc.
Spring break's over. Back to school tonight...but first going to see The Lowel Lockmonsters with my baby and beth and daN and Kathy & ROb. Good times. Then its back to school to do some last minute hmwk, etc.
"Damn Natalie, you some bad ass chick"
Laterrrrrrrrrr.
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| TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Erica
Birthday: 8/21
Birthplace: Mnt. Kisko NY
Current Location: Salem, MA
Eye Color: Blue- Green
Hair Color: Redish-Brown
Height: 4'11..shorty in da house :P
Right Handed or Left Handed: Righty
Your Heritage: German, Irish, Polish, French, Spanish, Trinidadian
The Shoes You Wore Today: my cute little black heels with the pink and black bows
Your Weakness: chocolate, procrastination, Reality TV
Your Fears: Basements, death, averageness
Your Perfect Pizza: white pizza from Jimmy's IN nyc
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Deans list again, and a good performance in the CW, and something good for the summer from NETC's
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: haha
Thoughts First Waking Up: so much to do...ugh
Your Best Physical Feature: eyes,smile, skin, boobs.
Your Bedtime: 12ish...depends on if i am rehearsing a show or not.
Your Most Missed Memory: my life in NY
Pepsi or Coke: coke
MacDonalds or Burger King: WENDY's haha
Single or Group Dates: um..single?
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Nestea
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate all the way everyday ..:P
Cappuccino or Coffee: mmm....Chai Tea
Do you Smoke: nope
Do you Swear: sometimes..
Do you Sing: always
Do you Shower Daily: most definitely...sometimes more than once
Have you Been in Love: Fo show : P Right now!
Do you want to go to College: Well since im already here i would have to say yes
Do you want to get Married: i think so..
Do you belive in yourself: most of the time
Do you get Motion Sickness: not usually
Do you think you are Attractive: Yes...i have flaws i pick on about myself, but id have to say yea why not..
Are you a Health Freak: not really...i diet alot though..but i like exercizing
Do you get along with your Parents: my dad yes....mom rarely
Do you like Thunderstorms: yes! they can be romantic
Do you play an Instrument: little piano
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: yes
In the past month have you Smoked: no
In the past month have you been on Drugs: no
In the past month have you gone on a Date: yes lots of them haha
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: yes..love it!
In the past month have you been on Stage: yes
In the past month have you been Dumped: no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: haha little to frigid for that i think
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: nope
Ever been Drunk: i dont remember : P
Ever been called a Tease: yeaaaa...im a flirt i can't help it
Ever been Beaten up: nope
Ever Shoplifted: nooo
How do you want to Die: i dont. : P
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: I already am what i want to be, but i aspire to be an even better actor, singer, director.
What country would you most like to Visit: Austraila
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: i love my brown eyed boy...but i also love green eyes
Favourite Hair Color: medium brown
Short or Long Hair: short definitely.
Height: taller than me...which is very easy to do...maybe around 5"11
Weight: i dont care as long as your not skinnier than me...or to big to get off your ass
Best Clothing Style: um whatever your comfortable in....but i kind of like a guy with a little bit of prep in him
Number of Drugs I have taken: none
Number of CDs I own: over 100.
Number of Piercings: only ears
Number of Tattoos: none
Number of things in my Past I Regret: everything has turned out ok...but everyone makes mistakes
So many things to do....i have 2 auditions coming up this month : BFA's and NETC's, I have two tests next week...im gonna go crazy...i was nominated to be on the STE board but i denied it..i felt bad, but i just cant handle it right now. I will definitely run next semester, but if i did it now i would crash and burn.
Im so excited that DJ is going to be there Sat night because and least we will know eachother and maybe things wont be so nerve racking...
Also i love American Idol....MANDESIA all the way!! :P
Tonight = gym, cleaning, and rehearsing monologues ...woot :(
I still cant decide if i should audition for Honk or not... :/...hmmm i love the show, but i dont know if ill be around, plus with NETC's i prlly wont be able too.
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| Oooo i feel like crap. This week has been so sucky...and i just want to sleep the entire weekend. I am excited for the weekend though. Mainly because its a long weekend, but im also going to see the Incredibles on Ice tomorrow. woot! I love spending time with PH and ill finally get to hang out with the INFAMOUS Katie and her bf so that should be fuN!
I got a stupid standby for NETC's again! I really have to stop being such a procrastinator and get that app. in on time next year. Im sick of having to wait around all day... but hopefully some fellow salem staters will be there this year so that will be cool. :)
Well time to be brave and face the weather!
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| TEN random things about me:
1. I am a leo.
2. I hate peas.
3. I used to be obssesed with the x files.
4. Sometimes i am scared of basements.
5. I was named after my grandfather Erich who passed away when i was 2.
6. I want to be proposed to in Disney World. ( Cheesy i know..but whatev :P)
7. I would love to one day own a prowler
8. Im grossed out by big hairy facial moles
9. I hate trying clothes on after i eat.
10. I love to karaoke.
NINE ways to win my heart:
1. Have an awesome sense of humor
2. Don't break my trust or lie to me.
3. Be sarcastic
4. Go on spontanious adventures with me
5. Listen to me and Ill listen to you
6. Be sensitive, and like to cuddle
7. Dont ever take my mother's side in any argument
8. Do cheesy romantic things every so often
9. Be in love with me.
EIGHT things i want to do before i die:
1. See Aurora Borealis aka the Northern Lights.
2. Accomplish my goals in theater
3. Get married to the love of my life and have children.
4. Own a house with lots of land and woods, and maybe over looking some mountains, and also a small summer house near the ocean
5. Go on a road trip accross the US
7. Direct a major movie or play that becomes a big hit.
8. Do something crazy...like jumping out of a plane
SEVEN things that annoy me:
1. Insecure bitchy people
2. Going to the denist
3. Untalented people thinking they are talented and being arrogant.
4. not driving at school
5. not having enough time to get a job and have money.
6. computor malfunctions.
7. Boring classes...and registering, and stupid admin people who dont know what they are doing.
SIX things i believe in:
1. Usually my self and my potential
2. Patrick
3. Certain family members
4. Music.
5. A higher life force.
6. Randy Jackson ..."yea dawg"
FIVE things i'm afraid of:
1. People close to me dying
2. feeling alone
3. child birth
4. basement
5. death
FOUR of my favorite items in my room:
1. my black and white poster of the little boy and little girl dressed up in 40's adult clothes kissing and the only color is the red rose in the boy's hand.
2. framed pictures of patrick
3. my string of lights
4. my erica sign i got painted in NY
THREE things i do everyday:
1. exercize (lately)
2. eat a little bit of something chocolate (haha)
3. Talk to ma bf
TWO things i want to do right now:
1. Go to disney world
2. eat some honey dew melon
ONE person i want to see right now:
1. Either my dad my gradma o or patrick.
Well that wasted some time.
Not much to say ...Last night pat came over and since we are both on diets we went out and got some healthy food then we came back and made brownies but we didnt eat any ( soooo hard) haha. It was fun we just picked up all these random things to make as toppings. We crunched up reeses pb cups and kitKats and M&Ms and nuts and made that a toping then i crushed up andy's mints and put that as a topping. and more stuff. Very crazy messy fun time. Then we took turns giving each other back massages with the awesome new back massager he gave me.
I went to the denist this morning..got novicane for the first time ..it took forever to wear out and it was quite annoying..tradmilled for an hour..later im going to a party tonight with the chicapicante's.
Not too much else going on...memorizing my lines for the spring show and getting ready for another round of School and NETC auditions.
As the saying goes : "So much to do so little time".
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