Cartagena, Columbia

Just today I’ve already hung out with a toucan, been pooped on by a tropical parrot and now am chillin’ with some flamingos while on wifi for only $5 for two hours. We have our first Decades show tonight where I’ll be singing some Dolly Parton and Lady Gaga. Keep a look out for pictures =)

Twilight Zone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzlG28B-R8Y

You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension; a dimension of sound...a dimension of sight...a dimension of mind. You are moving into a land of both shadow and substance of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into...

The Twilight Zone aka Ship Life

Sometimes time zones are difficult to remember, but today was a particular interesting day. I showed up to rehearsal with my roomie at 9:45 a.m. along with our other cast members. We soon found out that it was actually 8:45 a.m. which didn’t make sense because there was no posting letting us know to set our clocks back. Everyone’s watches were the correct time, but our phones were all an hour ahead.

We break to breakfast since we are now an hour early and as we are eating the news is on...

Newscaster: We celebrate Mother’s Day today blah blah blah...

Me: OMG it’s Mother’s Day?! I need to call my mom!

Roomie: Me too!

Me: Wait...this is March...

Roomie: Yeah I thought Mother’s Day was in May?

Me: Me too. What is happening?! Where are we? I don’t understand!

So yeah, this whole ship thing is pretty confusing. The rest of the day we got of at Huatalco and tried to use wifi while being approached by every Mexican we passed... =)

Cali-forn-i-a and Cabo!

Playboy Mansion Gate

Clown ballerina?

Hollywood!

Hotel Roosevelt

Capitol Records

Cabo!

oh look! hats!

Reid enjoys a nice convo with his new friend

after 45 minutes...back to the ship for rehearsal

Welcome Aboard!

Have you ever seen something so frightening you wanted to puke? Well if not, I guarantee I can grant you that feeling if you opened the door to your shared room and found out it was a closet with bunk beds. Well hello there Ralph, Roy and Huey!

The best part of the room is the “bathroom.” I say “bathroom” because, let’s be honest, it’s not a room. You can’t take a shower without your back being completely engulfed by the shower curtain. Let’s not even get into trying to shave your legs...seriously, let’s just not.

By 5pm we already had our first Muster Drill and I found out that sometimes foreign guests are especially hard to understand when trying to locate their room number on a clip board...

Me: Room number please?

GUEST: Seen fourtew.

M: I’m sorry. Can you repeat that for me?

G: Seen fourtew.

M: No ma’am your room number?

G: I say Seen fourTeeew. You not have it?

M: Oh ok 742? Yes ma’am I just don’t have very good hearing. Please go right ahead and you will be informed of exactly where you need to go.

...Was the excuse I used since I felt like a butthead for not understanding her.

Music Notes

Alright peeps! This was the last day of rehearsal! =O Sunday is final dress and then I board the ship to sail away. I cannot believe how fast this rehearsal process went. There is still a lot to memorize, but hopefully it will sink in tomorrow during my day off. Here are a couple of random pics that really have nothing to do with anything:

cheering on the penguins from afar

rehearsing while running errands

Miceli's: Italian restaurant where the waiters sang

The Electric Bar and Grille

dress up in a wig store

rehearsing in the motel

self explanitory

I'm Going on an Adventure!

And so it begins...

In North Hollywood just chillin' like a villain at this semi-ghetto motel referred to as the "Colony Inn." The weather is not sunny California, but it beats horrid 13 degrees that was NYC. Tomorrow begins the rehearsal process, which should be interesting considering I'm one of two people who needs to learn 900 sheets of music ASAP! The little voice in my head keeps saying, "aaaahhhhhhhh!" But God made me and I am who I am...a big ole procrastinator.

I'm currently headed to bed, so naturally I paint my nails because they won't have time to dry. I've time traveled 3 hours back in time and somehow I still manage to not get any extra sleep. I'm running on 44 hours of no sleep. I think they call this military mode. Anxious, annoyed and I can't even finish this though because I'm too tired. Good night everyone!
<<< this is most definitely what I felt like today trying to catch a cab at 4 a.m., but then add over 200 lbs of luggage! yikes!

I'm Leaving on a Jetplane

I do know when I'll be back again, but now I finally know when I'm departing from NYC! When the dawn breaks, early morn, on February 19th I will be making my way to LA! I feel some major jet lag coming on already...

Leaving on a Jet Plane>>>I love this song!