My insomnia took advantage of me again last night, but at least I can say I used my time wisely; I've penned out quite a few more pages in my book. I work best at night and in the wee hours of the morning, so perhaps it's actually a blessing in disguise that I can't sleep; otherwise, when the hell would I actually make myself write?
I just remembered that I never posted the photos taken of me from last weekend at a cemetery/churchyard up in Garrison, NY. It is such a beautiful and serene area (that's the real reason I like cemeteries so much, by the way. They're deliciously quiet, since all of their inhabitants are well... you know...)
Okay, so for some reason the audition listing for The Little Mermaid is no longer posted online, keeping me from acquiring the audition location and details, and therefore keeping me from going today!
Pretty bummed about it, because The Little Mermaid was my favorite thing ever as a kid, and I was looking forward to trying out for a part. There will be other opportunities, but still...
The photographer I was supposed to meet with has also rescheduled our meeting to a further date, but is still interested on having me come to work for him, which is good.
So today, I have begun working on two new short story concepts and attacking other stacks of research papers I've collected to get them rolling.
Both involve ghosts and the dead.
Are any of you out there familiar with Ireland's Hell Fire Club and the Black Cat of Killakee? How about Scotland's Glamis Castle Horror, or the Earl of Strathmore who played cards with the Devil and lost? All of my upcoming stories I am working on will be variations of those legends. I have been in love with macabre mysteries since my childhood. I have always been fascinated by the unknown.
I got a letter from High Spirit confirming that they will indeed be printing my story, and they will personally send me my own copy. I am very stoked! I will be returning to college a published writer! :)
Tomorrow, my mom and I are going to take a drive up to these cute little towns called Garrison and Cold Springs, just to take some pictures of their churches, cemetery, and greenery. They are such adorable little towns. It's so funny to think that one could still live a small-town life in a busybody State like New York.
And still trying to get over how great the massage and the champagne were. Check out the inside of the spa I got my massage in:
The resort was absolute NIRVANA. I had been there once before, but now that it's green and lush out there, I got to see it the way it was meant to be seen. It rained like crazy on the way back, but I actually love dreary weather in mountainous settings; it makes the greens and the other colors of the landscape pop out, and it creates kind of a Zen vibe in me.
It was beautiful, and I'm glad I got to share that time with my Mom.
I am not really nervous (yet) about my Broadway audition, but I'm sure I won't get very nervous even on the day of. Tomorrow I have a lesson with Johanna (my voice instructor and friend), and we're going to run through my two song choices for the audition, and I'll finally get a chance to show her the new Lacuna Coil sheet music book that showed up in the mail a while back. I can't wait to see if Russell and I can figure out the songs for ourselves so we can cover them in the future.
I am going to be submitting some glossy prints of myself to Gothic Beauty magazine tomorrow and see if they respond. Still waiting to see if I have a photoshoot lined up with that fantasy-style photographer in NJ on Sunday.
Hope so. His work is fantastic.
And by the way, the Crystal Springs Lodge's golf shop has one of the coolest chandeliers ever:
So, as I write this, I am gearing up for a Broadway audition this weekend, and I may also have a photo shoot with a great fantasy photographer on Sunday in New Jersey. But tomorrow night is all about relaxation: I will be staying in the beautiful Crystal Springs lodge and having a wonderful massage.
Today we have students from Estonia and France visiting, and they're both very nice girls, and we're glad to see they are getting along. I still very much miss Satu, Benjamin, and Tero.
When I logged into my email, I was greeted with an unexpected surprise. A magazine in the UK I had contacted about publishing one of my short stories/memoirs had finally responded... and informed me that they were planning to put my story in their next printing. They had written to obtain photos of me to accompany the article.
Once I know the particulars on how to get a hold of the issue (which, by the way, is of High Spirit magazine), I will post them here.
I am very excited. This is my first hard-copy publication of anything, anywhere.
I will also soon reveal exactly what the story I submitted pertains to...
