Around 9pm last night--which is well after I'd posted to DreamWidth and scheduled the usual post to LJ--I received a Universal audition results notice.

Sort of.

To sum it up, Universal is hiring through a third party. It's the same third party company that currently hires for their Mardi Gras band. The way this works is, the third party posts ( Read more... )

I was of course very nervous on Sunday morning, up too early before my audition. Had a normal breakfast, sort of looked over the music (I can't practice while Jameson is sleeping), and killed time until it was time to head out.

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Posting a day early again, but after this I should be able to get back on the regular Monday/Thursday schedule ( Read more... )

I dragged myself out of bed at 5 AM, wishing I could sleep for another four hours. But quickly found motivation at the thought of the enjoyable drive ahead, picking up my repaired bass trombone, and seeing Jameson again ( Read more... )

ringsandcoffee over at DW gave me the letter E.

Something I hate: EXPECTATIONS! Especially the subconscious ones that people don't even know that they have. The expectation that a woman should be married or have children are two more obvious ones. When someone is heckling you about "Why aren't you married/having kids?" and you answer back, "Why ( Read more... )

So much happened. SO MUCH.

JANUARY:
Started the year with a layoff from My Fair Lady (I can't believe that tour happened this year?! It feels like ages ago!) During the layoff I got sick with a flu, and so was feeling crappy and on misc medications when I experienced The Worst Travel Day of My Life.

TL;DR: tornado weather in NOLA, and our plane ( Read more... )

Friday morning. My watch sleep app said I'd only gotten about 5 hours of sleep, sounds about right. Always have trouble sleeping after alcohol ( Read more... )

Intentionally posting a day late ( Read more... )

I was able to ride the company charter bus to the airport on Monday. Flights were normal, in Charlotte the tour stopped and stayed because that’s our last city, but many people traveled home for Christmas from there. I had a flight to Orlando which went just fine, and Jameson picked me up from the airport ( Read more... )

After breakfast I got bundled up for the cold and hoofed it over to the nearest Bank of America, about a mile away ( Read more... )