Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Is My Niece Headed For The Stage?

There is no doubt about it--my niece is a talented singer. She can carry a tune and has a good range. She has been a member of various singing groups, and had to audition to get in them.

I am hoping that she will branch out now to acting. She has never done that before, so she might need some help to make that transition. I hear there are acting coaches you can get to help you prepare. Not only that, but once you have picked a role you would like to play, you can get an audition coach to help you nail the part.

I used to be part of musical groups, but never ventured into acting--not my thing. But I think she might be a natural, and I would like her to experience it. I am hoping she will try out for a few of her high school productions to see if that is something she would like to pursue.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Watching The Tudors Marathon And Loving It!

I have been trying to watch The Tudors for a while on BBCA, but it has been frustrating, because they don't always air the shows in order. So I have been so confused!

But luckily, they aired the whole 5 seasons over Memorial Day, and I DVRd them. So I have been rewatching them in order, and now I get it! It all makes sense now. I had never seen some episodes at all, so there were gaping holes in my understanding. I am glued to the TV set and am loving it. So very interesting. Very bawdy and gory as well. If you were in the king's inner circle, sometimes you would pay for your good fortune with your head!

Cigar Circles

When I go to my local Starbucks, I get a kick out of watching the guys in the cigar store next door. Many of the times I am there getting a coffee, I see guys sitting in a circle in the store. They are smoking away. Not sure what they are smoking--I am not a cigar expert, but a guy sitting next to me in SB said he thought they might be smoking arturo fuente cigars. I wouldn't know a good cigar from a bad one, but I do like the smell. Sometimes watching the guys in the circle, I wonder what they are talking about? Politics, the city, the weather, the cigars? Maybe a little of all of it. Just a curiosity to me.