Politics and Auditions....

A very historical day after a rollercoaster of emotions yesterday. Last night I hung out with some friends here for dinner at my favorite watering hole on 49th and 9th called Pam's Real Thai. Not only does this place give you a good portion, BUT IT'S CHEAP!! The food is phenomenal (especially since Pam was there herself last night in the kitchen). She has 2 locations. One is that one we went to and the other is on 47th and 9th called Pam's Encore. I particularly like the one on 49th the best even though it's smaller and noisier. Pam's Encore sprouted after I went to sea and I just favor the other one better. After eating with my friends last night they said that somehow the food tastes better, it has larger portions and smaller prices at this one too. After we spent a good 2 hours there we decided to walk the avenue and hit up a Japanese Dessert bar that one of the girls was curious to try. Kyotofu was the name of that place and it was a gem of a find. A fabulous date place. The menu is so eclectic that you would really find out some interesting traits about the person you decided to take there. The desserts are phenomenal ranging from tofu ice cream to warm miso chocolate cake. Nothing had any dairy in it and it was all fresh, new and tasty. The atmosphere was so warm and hip at the same time. It was an adventure for the senses. Afterward we bid adieu to two of our friends and headed uptown to watch the election unfold. It was a night of nerves, cheers and tears. As we watched the sea of blue take over the country, relief came into our hearts since we knew the country would now be in good hands. The emotional pinnacle came when states that would normally vote Republican swayed Democrat and McCain gave his concession speech. It was a very heartfelt speech congratulating Obama on his achievement of winning the white house. The crowd was not so forgiving, but McCain's message stayed on the right path with no slander against Obama's race and it was touching. Obama'a acceptance speech was moving. He still vowed to fulfill his campaign goals. He made a promise to listen to the people (unlike Bush). It was so moving to see we have finally made a change in our historical path. One change leads to another so I feel our country is now headed in a positive direction.

After the excitement of last night, today didn't start off too well. I set my alarm for "too damn early" in the morning. I was used to living a life of getting up around 9:00am and THAT was early. I needed to be up today because there was a chorus call in the morning and for chorus calls you should be there a half hour beforehand. Well the alarm went off and I slapped it instinctively and told myself that I would just lay there in the warmth for a bit before exposing my comforted muscles to the air. An hour later I rolled out of bed and in a little bit of a frenzy. I scrambled to pull myself together and get prepped. It seemed like there were obstacles at every turn. I tried to print my resume directly onto the back of my headshot (that was the stick paper I got for the shot so I could do that) and the printer kept jamming up. I was wasting time trying to do that so I just figured I would staple for now. Only in my current situation I could find no such item. I was a little befuddled. Nonetheless I got ready and dressed as fast as I could and now 20 minutes off schedule. On my way to the audition I stopped at a check-cashing place to get a stapler. I was lucky only the paper I had cut from the pervious day didn't match up. Shoot!! I stapled anyway and darted into the subway. The subway took an hour to get to the Public Theatre on Lafayette & Astor Place in the lower west side. I was off by half an hour. The auditions weren't closed yet and I was still only 38 on the list. Whoa!! I was milling about trying to get situated and then my book swung open and al the paper in my folder spilled to the floor in a huge spread as paper does when it glides to the floor in one huge clump. I was suddenly embarrassed and began to quickly shuffle it together. My number was called so I had to get into that area of waiting. All these signs this morning seemed to be trying to keep me away from the theatre. I went in to audition with my book and I looked at the pianist to give tempo and to get the first chord. He said I must have the wrong chord and he proceeded to TRY and find it on the piano. I somehow got the feeling I was in trouble now. I started off and cracked the first note. Woops. The rest seemed fine until the ending. My nerves kept showing here and there making breathing difficult. The end I sang the final melody and the chord was supposed to come in. Either he or I hit the wrong notes and I tried to slide up to the correct note at the end. Nada. I was so embarrassed. I left feeling a little defeated, but I knew I had one more to get to today. I decided to take the train back to the apartment, refreshen and practice a few before heading right back out again. This tie for a 50's show called Hula Hoop. I did okay in that audition. Nothing spectacular though. I came back to catch up a bit on some e-ccounts. Boo. The rest of the day was pretty laid back after that.