GD Must Confess...

Okay. I'm just gonna come out and say it.
I'm..........bored!

This is my first evening off in so long and I don't know what to do! There's nothing on TV and I'm too broke to venture outside of my house. Don't get me wrong, the world of blogging is endlessly fun, but I'm on such an anti-climax!
I just finished doing a long run of a play. Two weeks, which is longer than usual for a drama college play. I must say it was quite interesting to do a run for more than 4 or 5 days, and I definitely miss it. At 7.15 I found myself reaching out for my costume, but much to my dismay, I just found hollow, bitter emptiness :(
......Okay a bit melodramatic but as I'm sure you've gathered by now, I'm a tiny bit over the top, but sure look at Charlie Sheen. He's over the top and he's winning!
....Where was I? Ah yes, hollow, empty bitterness. Or was it hollow bitter emptiness?
Though as much as I'll miss both the play and my character, I'll finally get reacquainted with my good old friend;
SLEEP!
Two weeks without sleep doesn't do the appearance any favours. I have dark circles under my eyes, and my skin is breaking out (Though that may be from the huge amount of make up that I had to cement onto my face each night, but lets not go there).

On that embarrassing note I shall now make my way to my pillow and leave you all with an image of the position I'll be in over the next few hours...

Night night one and all!
GD...:)

Why hello strangers...

Okay, 10th of September 2011, that's a long time ago and that may or may not have been the last time I posted on this blog. I give you all permission to pass judgement on me for the next 5 seconds.
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Done? Good!

Anywho, it's been awhile and you have my sincerest apologies but boy have I had some crazy, jam-packed months and I plan on filling you all in on them over the next few days.

First I'll tie up a few loose ends; 1) I never ended up writing that musical with my two love torn friends, I'm sure you can guess why, 2) I never got to audition for Hair, who knew the schedule of a drama student would be so unbearably full, 3) As you may have just gathered, I started drama college and the past few months have the most tiring and draining yet the best time of my life!
On another note, drama students are indeed dramatic. We have much to catch up on old friends!
Where do I begin? I need to go gather my thoughts then I'll be back ready to report! (And yes, I will in fact be back).

So until then, don't miss me too much!

GD...:)

Let the sunshine in...

I have a new found respect for Gavin Creel...
Recently I've found out that a musical company close to me is doing a production of Hair next spring. HAIR! One of the most iconic pieces in musical theatre history. It defined the meaning of "rock musical" today!

For those of you who haven't heard it of, it's a show based in the hippie-Vietnam era in America. It tells the story of a "tribe" and their search for love and peace. And most importantly...There's a nude scene. Nom nom!

Anyhoo, I thought I better wait to get my college timetable before I apply to audition and release my inner hippie in October. But while I wait I might as well practice some of the songs from the show right?...Well sweet baby Jesus, I don't think I'll be able to talk for weeks to come. How the actors of the Broadway company perform this 8 times a week, I'll never know. Gavin Creel, and all of the other people who have played the role of Claude, I take my hat off to you!

So anyway, I urge you all to join me in completely wearing out our voices until our neighbours call the police. Keep on dreamin' people!

Also, did I mention that it's a mere three short days until I start college? No? Well there ya go, and I won't be able to speak...So worth it!

Guilty Dreamer..:)

How do you measure a year??

Five hundred, twenty five thousand, six hundred minutes....
Yes I am mildly obsessed with Rent, aren't we all?

Hello again my little dreamers! Long time no chat. I was inspired to write this blog when a thought occurred to me earlier today. Its officially 5 short days until I start my dream course in college and I'm so excited, and I was thinking about where I was last year and how crazy this year has been.
This time last year I was starting in art college, I always wanted to perform but I never had the guts to actually make an attempt at it, so I settled for art. Two months in, I got to the stage that if I saw a pencil or a paint brush I would retreat to a quiet corner and bath in my own tears. I knew art wasn't for me and I felt so aimless and as if I had no general direction in life.

It was also around this time last year when my friend persuaded me to join a local drama group. Now, theatre was always something I wanted to be involved in but I was afraid of what people would think. Long story short, joining this drama group was the best thing I could have ever done. It gave me confidence as a performer and as a person. Over the year I have taken part in a successful play with this group, created and staged a musical, written and starred in a play which was featured in the Dublin Shakespeare Festival, and gone on several auditions and got accepted into acting college. I'm a completely different person now, and I never saw any of this coming.
This leads me to wonder where I'll be next year and what I'll be doing. It also goes to show that nothings impossible and don't let other people, or yourself keep you down.

So now it's over to you! I'd love to here where you were this time last year, where you are now, and where you hope to be this time next year. I'm challenging you all to make a list of goals and set out to accomplish them, and lemme know! So until I hear from you all with your lists, ciao for now and keep on dreamin'.

Guilty Dreamer..:)

P.S. Sorry, I couldn't resist throwing this in... Measure in love people! ;)

Mystic Momma..

Apologies for once again going AWOL my lovely fellow dreamers. I'm going to have to find some sort of device that will give me an electric shock everytime I forget to post....Or maybe one that will give me ice cream when I do post...Mmm yes, I'll have the latter please!

Anywho, today was quite a surreal day. Now, my mother, god bless her, is quite superstitious and earthy. So she came home from work today with a shiny box carefully tucked away in her handbag. In the box was her new favorite toys, Angel Cards. I suppose they're somewhat like tarot cards. Anyway, after about an hour of having her head buried in the introductory-guide book, she eventually tried out her new-found "spiritual gift" on me. She shuffled the cards, held them to her chest, did some mystic, (and slightly frightening), mumbling and asked me to ask a question in my head...Naturally my question was;

"Will I ever be on Broadway baaaabbyy?!"

So my mother drew three cards and "interpreted" them. So long story short, "I have to trust in destiny" and "Have faith in what will happen". Now, that could mean ANYTHING, but I was liking what I was hearing, so my mother told me to go on the website for the cards...Yes angels apparently have websites now. Anyway my prediction on the website was "Be prepared for a surprise!"

So yeah, I'm not one who would take this kind of this to heart and dedicate my life to it, but hey, it's fun! :D So I thought I would put up a link to the site for anyone who's interested, just for giggles:
http://www.myangelcardreadings.com/angelmessages    
Go on and get your daily prediction, and I'd love to here what some of you got. Let me know and keep on dreamin'!

Guilty Dreamer..:)

Getting A Bit Green...

Hello fellow dreamers!

Today I was walking home listening to my iPod, and I was having "one of those days". You know, those days when you feel like pulling a Britney, i.e shaving your head, and smashing in a car window with a golf club. We've all been there! I blame the fact that my day started off rough, with me not being able to get any life into my flat mess that is my hair whatsoever. Anyway, I was feeling a bit hopeless, (of course I had more worries than just my mop of hair), and had my music blaring and on shuffle. Suddenly, just as I find a car with a window that looks suitable for smashing, THE inspirational song came on, and my mood changed completely. This song has actually helped me a lot whenever I feel down or feel like I need motivation sssoooooo I thought I'd share it with you all....

It is of course (drum roll please)...The AMAZING Defying Gravity from the musical Wicked...TAADA!!

Hopefully if any of you out there are having a day like I was having today this will lift you right back up.

Gooooo Elphie! Have a great day dreamers and keep on dreamin'!

Guilty Dreamer..:)



Stalker Much?

Hello fellow dreamers!
Okay I know I'm a little late catching on, but I have finally caught the Twitter bug! Although I have all of three people following me, (Twitter isn't really that big in the Land of Leprechauns), I have succeed in tracking down most Broadway stars in existence and following them. If only they knew that I shall be spending all day, every day ogling over their pages. I smell a restraining order! I'm just going to say now that if I get one from Idina Menzel then I'm framing it and hanging it over my fireplace...Just sayin'.

On another less-creepy note, it is officially only a mere 21 short days until I start college...again. Musical Theatre here I come. I have been fore-warned by some of my friends who are studying acting at the moment that I will be pushed to tears most days and my feet will be reduced to swollen, red bricks that hang off of my legs. Sounds fun, bring it on! Although at the audition, nearly everybody was a complete triple threat.....And I hate them all....Burning, passionate hatred. Well its more-so jealousy, but potato pa-tah-to.

Soooooo to sum up, I <3 Twitter, whereas most Leprechauns don't, Idina Menzel has a new stalker, and I'm looking forward to being put to shame by the triple threats of Ireland. Everyone following?
Also, I don't know if any of you have seen the new series of The X Factor, but let me just say........

My social life on Saturday nights is once again going to have to take a back seat for the next few months. I'm in love with the new judging panel!

Now I must go and tweet some more, and hopefully catch the attention of one of my stalkees. S'up Kristin Chenoweth?! Until next time, keep on dreamin' babbbyyy!

Guilty Dreamer..:)