All-State

I’ve got a lot coming up. Most importantly, All-State auditions. I’m really nervous, but also excited. I didn’t get the chance to audition last year, so this is my first time. There’s only one of us on each part, so we have to be ready to handle our own part. I’m nervous I won’t be good enough for the rest of my quartet. I want them to make it in just as bad as I want myself to make it in.

            We have to learn seven pieces of music. They don’t have to be memorized, but by that point, we’ll have them memorized anyway; especially because we have a concert before auditions where the music will be memorized. We have to go in prepared to sing any cut of any song. When we get there, we find out what cuts the judges have picked, and have little time to prepare for it. It’s all acapella, and I’m not sure if we get starting pitches or not. I would assume so.

            If you get a callback, it’s very nerve-wracking. The callback consists of only you, singing your part without any help from your quartet. There’s even less time to prepare for the callback. But it’s such an honor to make it into All-State, even if you don’t make it, it was worth the process. It’s so enjoyable to make such beautiful music.  

Quotes

I wanted to share some of my favorite quotes with you, and explain what each of them means to me and why they’re important to me.

 

“Until you get comfortable with being alone, you’ll never know if you’re choosing someone out of love or loneliness.” –Mandy Hale

 

This quote hits me pretty deeply. I’ve struggled with being comfortable with being alone. I’ve had many friends in the past, and due to different reasons, I have fewer friends now. It took me a long time to get comfortable with being on my own, and I’m finally okay with it.

 

“They eat, they crap, they sleep, and if they’re crying, they need to do one of the three and they’re having trouble doing it. Real simple.” –Matthew McConaughey

 

He’s talking about babies here, but I want to take it a step farther. Don’t over complicate things. Life will be so much simpler if you see it like it is and don’t overthink it.

 

“I knew we’d cross the line, so I quietly erased it while you weren’t looking.” –Rachel Wolchin

 

Take a chance. Take a chance on a new hobby, on person, on life. Live for your happiness.

Love

“When someone else’s happiness is your happiness, that’s love.”  I got that quote from Pinterest; more specifically Lana Del Rey, and I think its genius. I absolutely love it. By love, that doesn’t have to be a boyfriend or girlfriend or significant other. It can be a friend, too. At first, I didn’t relate with it at all. I can be quite selfish at times and only concerned about my own happiness. But over time, I’ve found someone whose happiness is my happiness. When they’re happy, I’m genuinely joyous. And that’s love. I don’t love them like a lover or significant other. I love them as a best friend. I found someone whose happiness is close to coming before mine, and I want them to be as happy as possible. That’s one of the most special things in the world.

Be Happy

This is a happy post. People in this world need to be happier. They need to know that they’re worth so much and that they’re loved. I encourage you to compliment somebody. Tell them you like their outfit, or their hair, or their smile. It doesn’t have to be something physical, though. Tell them they’re talented, or smart, or funny, or nice. It can make a world of difference to some people. I just don’t think people understand how many people are sad, and that won’t necessarily be fixed by a single compliment, but it sure as hell could help. A lot people hide their feelings, and know one ever truly knows what they’re feeling. I’m not telling you to try and get them to pour their heart out to you, but let them know you care.

            It’s been said that the funniest people are the saddest. I believe this is true in some cases. Some people are funny without realizing it, some people are funny for attention, some people are funny to mask their pain, some people are funny to make others happy, and some people are funny so others won’t feel the pain they’ve felt. Laughter is said to be the best medicine, ergo, hurt people want to make others smile and laugh so they can live a pain free life.

            We should all try and bring a little joy into each other’s lives. Just watch what it does to the world around you and how it’ll improve.

Play

I have to admit I was disappointed when I wasn’t cast in the fall play. I was overjoyed for my fellow thespians that landed a part, and knew they deserved it. At first, I didn’t like to even hear them talk about the play. About how much fun they were having; what funny things were happening at practice. But now, I’m just as excited as they are. It’ll be weird for me to go see it, because I’ll be on the other side of it. By that I mean I’ll be the audience instead of being on stage. And that’s okay. I rarely get to see shows anymore because I’m always in all of them. It’ll be especially nice because every cast member is one of my friends, and they’re all so talented, it’ll be an honor watching them perform.

            I will have done it all this year then; that is, if I make it into at least one production. I would have been in a production, watched a production, and directed one. That’s awesome. Not making the play is a bitter sweet situation; it’s a bummer, but it allows me to get a different experience.

Celebrities

I want to talk about celebrities. More specifically, celebrities that are famous for their voices. This specific blog post is totally my opinion, and I’m not saying that I’m right in any way, shape, or form. But I strongly dislike certain singers that sing certain kinds of music. I personally enjoy listening to classical music, or old rock and roll, and especially the classics from the seventies and eighties. Today’s pop music just isn’t that great. Don’t get me wrong; there are some pretty kick ass pop songs out there. But some of the artists who sing them have little talent; once again, in my opinion. I’m not going to give any examples, because I don’t want to step on any toes or bash anyone’s idol, but one of the only impressive things about today’s pop singers is their wide ranges, and most of them don’t even know how to use it.

            Classical music; not only singing world, but in the instrumental world as well, is just so much prettier. There’s no heavy bass, no singers screeching out high notes that they can’t hit. It’s beautiful. Smooth, like chocolate and caramel.