Although I am pretty organized, I find that I do have a bit of messy brain. I tend to not want to throw things away. I find myself keeping things that other people would want to throw out. Small items that seem meaningless can be special to me for whatever reason. It's the first time I did some activity and I had a funny memory about it and I'd like to keep it. Messy brains can be a good thing if you know how to use it correctly. If not, well it's not exactly helpful. Being too organized is not good too, you may get to high strung so a balance of the two is optimal.
http://bigthink.com/in-their-own-words/learn-to-embrace-your-messy-brain
Sunday, December 1, 2013
I Have a Foreign Accent?
Over the past few weeks, I've been told I have a British accent. Now, since I have relatives that are from the United Kingdom, I know for a fact that I have an accent. I still am not entirely sure why I have been told I have an accent but I believe it's because I pronounce every consonant clearly. I don't chop of letters or have the typical Brooklyn/Long Island accent. It doesn't bother me that people tell me I have a British accent. I simply find it funny how I could possibly have one. I don't sound the slightest bit British, in my opinion. But if it means that I have proper diction, I'll take having a "British accent."
Evil R2-D2?
A new robot created for security? A new invention was created after the shooting at Sandy Hook. This could put security guards out of work and violate people's privacy even more. But if it's more secure, is it worth it?
http://bigthink.com/1000-words/meet-r2-d2s-evil-twin-security-guard
http://bigthink.com/1000-words/meet-r2-d2s-evil-twin-security-guard
The Harold
The Harold was a very interesting form of improv. I never considered improv to have form or rules, if you will. Having two four part sections to an improv is something I'm not used to but at the same time it was a new experience and something new that I now know how to do, somewhat. Our instructor said many acting classes spend weeks learning and practicing the Harold and we learned and practiced in about 2 hours. So, we're obviously no where near masters at it but we have the basis of what it's about. It's long. Maybe too long for what I believe improv is but I don't have anywhere near enough knowledge be the judge of that. It's a little more difficult to follow since everything is done in parts but overall, after more practice with it, we'll be able to comprehend it better.
A Cure Finally Found?
I'm not exactly the one to be interested in science, but this is truly amazing. I think this is finally the world's cure to the most deadly disease.
http://www.upworthy.com/doctors-take-a-long-shot-and-inject-modified-hiv-into-dying-girl-the-reason-why-will-amaze-you
http://www.upworthy.com/doctors-take-a-long-shot-and-inject-modified-hiv-into-dying-girl-the-reason-why-will-amaze-you
Kiss Me Kate Closing
Hello Blogger, it's been a while.
Last weekend, Kiss Me Kate closed. They were three fantastic performances. Everything went smoothly. Of course, there were a few mistakes here there. I stuttered a few times on the first night and I switched around some lyrics, but I kept going. Lyric mistakes are only things that I will notice, the audience won't. I couldn't focus on it, I was in the middle of a song so I had to just push through. Everything felt very natural, nothing was pushed. Certain things were pushed but for a punchline to work, that's fine because it has to be done on purpose for the joke to make sense. I ad-libbed a few times for some mistakes that occurred. One night, the meal in the second scene of Act II was missing and half of that scene revolved around the food so I had to go on a tangent about how pissed off I was and then the other actors I was with joined in and kept the scene going. Sure we jumped all over the script but we kept going. The audience didn't notice it and it worked. I was extremely proud of all of us for making that work so well. Ad-libbing can be nerve wrecking but it can be a ton of fun and that was so much fun. It felt extremely natural too, which is my big focus. Being in the moment was something I struggled with because I had years of training of this "acting"that wasn't natural. I'd like to say I have made a considerable amount of progress. Overall, Kiss Me Kate was a wonderful experience and the shows went very well. Congratulations to all those that were in the production!
Last weekend, Kiss Me Kate closed. They were three fantastic performances. Everything went smoothly. Of course, there were a few mistakes here there. I stuttered a few times on the first night and I switched around some lyrics, but I kept going. Lyric mistakes are only things that I will notice, the audience won't. I couldn't focus on it, I was in the middle of a song so I had to just push through. Everything felt very natural, nothing was pushed. Certain things were pushed but for a punchline to work, that's fine because it has to be done on purpose for the joke to make sense. I ad-libbed a few times for some mistakes that occurred. One night, the meal in the second scene of Act II was missing and half of that scene revolved around the food so I had to go on a tangent about how pissed off I was and then the other actors I was with joined in and kept the scene going. Sure we jumped all over the script but we kept going. The audience didn't notice it and it worked. I was extremely proud of all of us for making that work so well. Ad-libbing can be nerve wrecking but it can be a ton of fun and that was so much fun. It felt extremely natural too, which is my big focus. Being in the moment was something I struggled with because I had years of training of this "acting"that wasn't natural. I'd like to say I have made a considerable amount of progress. Overall, Kiss Me Kate was a wonderful experience and the shows went very well. Congratulations to all those that were in the production!
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