Just Don't

blouse: H&M, vest: Express, capris: Lululemon, socks: DKNY, boots: Blowfish from DSW, accessories: Relic watch, orange diamond earrings, gifted crest necklace

I wore this to my early-mid shift on Tuesday, then to voice lessons and eventually to yoga before heading home and absolutely crashing. Had a loverly day off yesterday where I did absolutely nothing until I headed to yoga at 5:30 last night. Also, found out that my latest possible new roommate bailed on me, so here is my craiglist ad: http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/roo/2754778969.html If you know anyone who may be interested in an apartment soon or someone who may know someone who would be interested, please PASS IT ALONG. I need someone ASAP.

Reaching New Heights

turtleneck: H&M, trousers: Express, belt: Uniqlo, shoes: Sperry Top-Siders from Nordstrom, accessories: Charlotte Russe necklace, Relic watch, Marilyn earrings

Wore this to my early mid-shift today. And then to my voice lesson. Done.

Super Sensitive

tee: The Ballet Studio from American Apparel, sweater: Express, jeans: BDG from Urban, belt: Uniqlo, shoes: Tom's from Nordstrom

I wore this out to my voice lesson and PT appointment on Tuesday.  Feel better (both vocally and physically), but seriously, the PT kicked my ASS. He found this SUPER weak muscle in my core and just made me work on it for about an hour. Yesh. Yesh. My ass still hurts...

Intolerance

blouse: American Apparel, skirt: H&M, tights: Spanx from The Rack, knee socks: DKNY, boots: OTBT from Nordstrom, accessories: Relic watch, gifted crest necklace, Cost Plus leaf earrings

I wore this to my opener this morning.  Now to nappy before I head to my voice lesson, PT appt and then a show! Yay! And tomorrow, another opener followed by some shootin' and then a callback. Thurs is my final opener of the week (day 5 in a row...yesh!) and then I have a massage and my show... Said it was a long week. LOOOOONG week.

Turning Point

blouse: H&M, jeans: BDG from Urban, belt: Kenneth Cole Reaction from The Rack, clogs: gifted Danskos, accessories: Relic watch, gifted crest necklace, pearl drop earrings

Worn to my long-ass shift today. Sucks working this much on a Sunday, but... le sigh. It happens. And all the rest of my shifts this week are super short (and all openers...yesh!)... Just waiting until Friday. I have a day off on Friday...

This whole week is effing insane. I open tomorrow and have a show tomorrow night. Open on Tuesday, with a voice lesson that afternoon and possibly a show to go to that night. Open on Wednesday, spend another day shooting, callback Wednesday night. Open on Thursday with a show that night. Also trying to fit in a little yoga, PT and massage smattered throughout the week. Then, Friday off with a show that night. Saturday is a shorty shift 1130-330 with c.1993 recording and then a show. Sunday is shooting for Night Zero on the ghost ramps on the 520... Yesh. This is a week... Let's hope I can get some good naps in there...

More Than Anything

thermal: borrowed Pink from Victoria's Secret, jeans: borrowed Citizens of Humanity, oxfords: Pour la Victoire, accessories: Relic watch, giant gold disk earrings

Wore this out to meet Justine for brekkie in Madrona and then out to my voice lesson.  But after breakfast and before the lesson, I went ahead and finished up my Halloween costume.  And lemme tell you, that 3-hour long wig curling, totes worth it. w00t! This costume is pretty epic! I heart it a LOT. Super excited to rock it out three times this week. Done and done.

You're My Favorite

tee: Fossil, tank: Costco, sweater:  Halogen from Nordstrom, jeans: Levi's, shoes: Sperry Top-Siders from Nordstrom, accessories: Relic watch, gifted rings, curled silver earrings, gifted mini-heart necklace

Good rehearsal tonight.  One short scene, so we were able to run it three times and really focus it in, honing it and making it better and better each time.  Plus, then we found my last song... Blearg. One more to learn... I think I sing 7 now? It's gonna be a Gina-singing show, so be prepared.

I get a little respite for early morning work for the next three days (working tomorrow at 8, off on Sat and Sun at 930) before I start an entire Mon-Fri of 430am openings... Yipes.  A little nervous for that one...

Had a loverly voice lesson today (more pop work--finally getting the swing of it, I think) followed by a loverly massage.  Both made me super happy.  Short work days make me happy. Not having to wake up at 3am tomorrow makes me happy.  Having a day off on Saturday makes me happy... Yes, happy times. Followed by five 430am openings in a row... Blearg-a-licious...

High Standards

shirt: Old Navy, trousers: Express, shoes: LA Gear gifted, accessories: pink leopard spot earrings, gifted mini-heart necklace, Relic watch

Whew, although it was nice to have a night off, I sleep so well last night and then there was some work drama (shift supervisor slept in, so we opened the store a half-hour late and had to set everything up suuuuper fast), but it was all good.  The shift went by quickly and now I am gonna relax a bit before heading out to voice lesson and massage this afternoon before rehearsal.

Napping is imperative, so I am gonna make some foodzies and then nap for a bit before I have to leave for my afternoon appointments...

Fly Away Home

tee: Threadless, jeans: H&M, flats: Asos, accessories: Relic watch, gifted rings, Charlotte Russe necklace, silver curve earrrings

Today is my day off and I am honestly not sure what I am going to do after I have my voice lesson in a little less than an hour.  I am gonna be in the U District, so I might just find a park and read, enjoying the sunshine, or I might hit the Metro and catch some movies.  I am bringing my ballet stuff just in case I end up hanging out down there for a long time...

I also called my Dad and am hoping maybe we can get together or something today?  It's really up in the air... In reality, I will probs to my voice lesson, do a little (window) shopping and then head home and hangout on my own if I don't hear anything from the fah-zha...

Very happy I don't have to be at work until 10 tomorrow... One more day of sleeping in before I try my hand at my first (of many, I am sure) opening shift...

The First Day

blouse: Express, trousers: Express, shoes: Sperry Top-Siders from Nordstrom, accessories: black circle necklace from Express, Relic watch, black hoops

Well, today was officially the first day of my training and I kicked it off looking like a waiter.  I spent most of my day in the back room reading different training cards and watching random videos for the two "modules" I completed today.  I did get to spend some time on the floor observing what went on behind the counter (noting things I would notice were I "the world's most anal-retentive customer", as my manager explained to me) and what the issues were...

After four hours of this seemingly mind-numbing monotony (reading, watching, writing things that we had mostly gone over already.  Everything is changing and I am the guinea pig--w00t!), I went shopping for more white and black options and found a ridiculous amount on sale at Old Navy, of all places.  Now I have 4 more top options (or "top-tions" as I just said in my head!) and some new workout clothes ("workout-tions"?  Nope.  Doesn't work . . . out. Hahahahahahaha) for on the cheap.

And now that I have (new) clean workout clothes, methinks I will hit up some yoga tonight after I eat the foodzies (left over pizza!) and maybe take a power nap (but my room is CLEAN).  Lemme tell you, the wedding weekend took it outta me.  Exhausting.

I have a day-off tomorrow (voice lesson--yay!) and then work the same mid-morning shift Wednesday before my first day opening on Thurs... Sleep is a necessity at this point...

Start Over Again

tank: BCBG from Nordstrom, blazer: Forever 21, jeans: BDG from Urban, flats: BDG from Urban,  accessories: Charlotte Russe necklace, gifted rings, black hoop earrings, Relic watch, borrowed zebra bracelet

Had a revolutionary voice lesson today (seriously, revolutionary, I kid you not...).  Basically, at last week's audition I realized that it's not that I am not what people want, it's that I don't have the skill set to GIVE them what they want.  So, now I'm working with my teacher to learn how to sing pop songs--w00t!  rockin' the non-legit (or soon I will be)!

Then I met up with la mama and Lindy to celebrate la mama's bday, Lindy's leaving for grad school in a few days (DON'T DO IT! I MISS YOUZ ALREADY!!!!!!!) and me GETTING A NEW JOB!  I start at the Starbucks on 3rd and Pike on Wednesday!

All around, an absolutely great dinner with a great day on top of great people.  I want a sundae made of that at least once a week! (Let's work on that!)

Take Away

tee: Express, capris: Eight Sixty from Nordstrom, belt: thrifted, shoes: Linea Paolo from Nordstrom, accessories: Relic watch, gifted rings and medallion necklace

Today was errand day.  Voice lesson this morning followed by a little trip to the Apple store to grab a new powercord (AGAIN).  It's just getting ridic.  Now it's like I show up, tell them it's not working, tell them I'm doing everything correctly and they gimme a new one in about... I dunno 5 minutes or so.  Done and done. But annoying none the less.

Then I ran around taking pictures of dresses for ideas for Pam (I will send you pictures and links as soon as I upload them from my phone) since she still hasn't found a dress for Jacki's wedding and grabbed some makeup stuff I've needed from Sephora.  Then hit up Kinko's to make copies of my resumes and songs from voice.  Ran to Jamba Juice for lunch and sat outside for a little Vitamin D kick (PS can we just have this weather until June, PLEASE?).  Then I headed home.

I had plans to hit up Red Light on my way home to check out their vintage dresses to find one for ME to wear to the wedding, but by the 3 my back was killing me from dragging around my computer, giant voice binder and other shizz for four hours... so that's on the list for another day. But I do feel very accomplished and plan to hit the streets tomorrow for another round of handing out my resumes and applying for jobs.

Plans for tonight include yoga-ing and then heading to TOJ to hit up the first two SPF shows I need to see (go Jerick & Terri!).  It's gonna be supes fun!

Seize the Day

xweater: gifted, tank: Costco, pants: Express, flats: Asos, accessories: Express necklace, relic watch

Getting back to the regularly scheduled program by heading to a voice lesson this morning and my Village audition in the afternoon.  Woke up with a wicked crook in the left side of my neck (probs the result of trying to sleep on super-turbulent planes and passing out at 8pm last night and most likely waking up in the same position), so not heading to yoga tonight, as planned, in hopes that a hot bubble bath will do the trick.

The audition went well.  It was very nice to have had a voice lesson beforehand to get me back in the swing of things.  Now just one more general before I get a little break to start looking for a new job.

World Weary

tunic: Michael Star from Nordstrom, sweater: Lux from Urban, jeans: BDG from Urban, boots: Steve Madden, accessories: long feathered black metal earrings, long black beaded necklace, giant flower ring from Nordstrom

Again with the one picture judging the other.  Thoroughly amusing...

Last night was the master class and seriously, I should have picked a different song... Totes forgot how high "Stranger" is and tried to belt it and then overcompensated by flailing around... blearg.  I should have sang "Man"... Oh wells.  She def helped me.  Mostly, to remember to do my homework, which I often ignore after I have a song and a cut I like, and that singing a whole song every once in a while helps give the cut its full meaning. Should give me things to work on once I get back with Scott and also once I start dissecting my SUPER-story telling song in Threepenny.  I just should have been more prepared.

I totally forgot to talk about how utterly brilliant The King's Speech was, PS.  Lindy and I saw it on Sun and seriously it was GOOOD.  Colin Firth is completely heartbreaking and Geoffry Rush is brillz as always, but I was most impressed by Helena Bonham-Carter.  She was so understated and devoted to her husband overcoming his speech impediment and gaining confidence, not so he could become King, but so that he could be the man she knew he was.  Gorgeous.  Firth should totes take home the Oscar for this performance (better than A Single Man, although I hearted that movie too) and I hope that she will as well.

Cannot wait to see True Grit tomorrow with Dani.  I also need to fit in Rabbit Hole and I'd love to see The Fighter, Blue Valentine and 127 Hours too... Damn you, Oscar season!  Too many good movies to catch and not enough time to do it...

I am working though lunch today so that I can pop by home and pick up my package from the deli next door (oh yes, the ENTIRE series of The Wire--OBSESSED!), put the kittehs back in their separate rooms (Tybs REFUSED to stay in my room this morning), change and grab my yoga stuff before heading downtown.  Then to my mama's for dinner (extra foodz--YES!).

I learned an important thing about the kittehs last night (again when Tybs refused to be confined to my room when I had to leave for the master class), I think that while he is territorial it is not about space in the apartment, it is about ME.  They were totally fine when it was the two of them.  I came home and they were both out wandering around, but the second I was there, Tybs started getting aggressive when I paid Frannie any attention... poor girl. I need my roomie to give her some luvin'!  Roomie, come home!  Let Fran sleep with you!  She needs nighttime pets and my kitteh won't share me!

Suspended Motion

So today's the day. Moving day... Yipes! But first, work, voice lesson AND taking apart my futon frame--let's hope I can find my allen wrench.

Wearing my H&M wide leg trousers, black BDG saddle shoes from Urban, teal sweatheart neckline Anthropologie tee and black American Apparel suspenders. Also wearing my multi-colored bracelet and my everyday silver earrings.

PS check out how great my hair looks! Can we all say good hair day? w00t!

C is for Comfy, Casual, Cute, Chic...

Pick your own word for today's outfit, but I really love it! It honestly is all those things and more. Another one of the ensembles mentally imagined during an insomniatic bout that turned out JUST as I pictured (not always the case, trust me. Sometimes I imagine how cute pieces will look together and the end result is...awful)!

Old American Eagle grey leggings, H&M $6 skirt, F21 grey tank with a tiger (panther?) face--the other part of my sister's 80s outfit that she gifted to me, long black Urban Outfitters boyfriend sweater and Chinese Laundry black booties with sliver studs. Also, long black feathered Express earrings, long black beaded necklace and silver and black beaded bracelets.

Today is another LOOOOONG day. Work, then voice lesson then I think I'm gonna go to ballet for the first time since before I sprained my ankle (the first time). Um... 5 months or so? We will see, but I am STOKED!