The Pressure

 

 

 

So last night was our first attempt of a costume run for Shout! legend of the wild one!, and my goodness the stress and panic that overcame me was amazing.  I have been in a lot of shows before and they all require quick changes but who ever wrote this script has literally given no time for change what so ever.

 

The whole cast has some pretty quick changes and some very extravagant costumes.  I myself have a total of 25 changes some of which we have literally 15-20 seconds to change from head to toe, amazing!  The costumes do  look great, and there are still a lot of bits and pieces to be added.  But I have all faith that this is going to be my best show yet.

 

Be prepared to bump it up a level people.!

 

Exciting News Laurence On World Tour

 

There is very few words to describe how excited and nervous I am about the huge change that recently has come in to my life.

 

Lundie, had entered in to a radio competition on Nova to win tickets to the Nova-rectomy party at the Paramount on the 9th May 2009.  Which he won, only getting one answer correct he was only able to bring along one extra person with him, which he rightfully chose me.

 

On the lead up to the party we were hardly in the mood to go, I didn't want to drink, and Daniel felt tired, plus we could not find any costumes any where that resembled a doctor to tie in with the theme of the night. But one thing kept us thinking we should go...

 

Needless to say we have rocked up to the party and were instantly teased by the producer of the show that we weren't dressed as doctors.  The night went on and as we downed disgusting champagne and mingled among 600 nurses and doctors I was getting quite drunk and quite tipsy. All I wanted was for the draw to happen so we could get out of there!!  And then it was time.  I got this weird feeling over me like I had something lifted off my shoulders as they bought the big bright yellow sulo bin filled with little medicine containers in which contained all 600 of our names.  They were shaking it so much but I couldn't help but feel that the name that was going to be drawn out was not mine,  but Lundies.

 

Nat, from Nathan, Nat and Sean did the draw and pulled out the name from the little medicine bottle.  She announced that the winner was Male, I got a little excited, she then stated he was from south of the river, my heart thumped a little quicker.  She then went on to say his first name began with D, then A, then N, then I, the E  then L,   At this stage my mind was going at a 100 miles an hour trying to piece those letters together... IT SPELT DANIEL!!!!!  I wasn't quick to jump up and down but then she read the last name.... Lundie, and from then everything was a blur!!!1

 

You see that one thing that made us actually go that night, was a clairvoyant named Rhiannon.  She had told me a matter of weeks ago that I would be offered an around the world ticket and I could not refuse this.  That is why I knew it would be Lundies names pulled out of the hat, weird huh!! Then before the actual draw we were speaking to Nat and told her of the premonition, when she read out the name he face went pale at the realisation that Lundie had actually got it!!!

 

It still gives me shivers, so needless to say my quiet night turned out to be huge and late next year myself and Lundie will be visiting, New York, Los Angeles, Los Vegas, Tokyo, Paris and London in a short holiday, then back to work. CAN'T WAIT!!!

This is for you

I haven't blogged in a while and my lovely partner has been bugging me all week for one.  This is for you pookems!  Love you love you long time! 

 

x  

 

 

Disgusting Behaviour

 

ANZAC day is a day we pay respect to our fallen men and woman who have risked lives in keeping this country free.  When it comes to ANZAC day I make sure I attend my local ceremony, be it the dawn service or the 11am march.  You see my father was in the Navy, my grandad served in WW2 and my brother has recently been accepted into the Air Force,  I always hold my head up with pride and make sure I pay huge respect to the diggers and their families in the parade, also to the service men and women of today.

 

However....

 

What gets my goat is, after the ceremony the service men and women of today head off to the local watering hole to continue a long tradition of saluting the fallen with a drink or 10, or more.  This is fine as it is what us Australian's do!  even death is celebrated by getting drunk.  However when walking through Fremantle on Saturday I couldn't believe my eyes to see 12 or more navy men walking the street (in uniform) staggering around and calling themselves and others, c*nts and fags and carrying on like teenagers at a party.  I was astonished that they are meant to be representing Australia as our protectors and they are allowed to act like this in public and on all days ANZAC day, I was disgusted.

 

If you want to get excessively drunk and behave like that, at least remove your uniform boys.  My father hangs his head in shame when he see's the Navy men of today acting like fools especially on ANZAC day.  It is all about respect and I think a lot of them need to be taught it.  I worry about their behaviour at the best of times and now I am just astonished.

 

I know it is not all Navy people that act like this and this was a small minority it is just a shame they let a whole lot of people down.  I did see a few in the streets helping out the buskers shows and being quite pleasant to everyone.  Well done boys! show them what it is all about.

Bad News on waiting for the good news.

So today, I was meant to find out my future. 

 

But once again this was cancelled and now I have to wait ANOTHER WEEK! AHHHHH!, I  understand putting back a couple of days but a whole week is torture.  At first I was playing it cool but now I think I am just getting tired and need to know some form of an answer.  There is a lot of uncertainty in the air and if you know me well enough I hate that. 

 

It is not that I am thinking it is going to be the good news I am waiting for, I just want to know the outcome!  If it is good then great I can prepare and move my way into a new life, if not then that's okay at least then I can move on and chose my other options.  But as they say patience is a virtue I guess.

 

Hopefully I will be writing the outcome of this all on here very soon.  Let me just say it has been a looooong two months since I rolled this ball.

 

 

 

6am

So, day two 100 grams lighter and my 2nd morning of getting up before 6am to go for a run! Not a bad effort I must say.

I think I enjoy running in the mornings more then the afternoons as it gets it out of the way. Plus the people in the mornings are a whole lot more friendly then the others in the afternoon. Morning exerciser's tend be a lot more courtious with their greetings and keeping to one side of the path. Afternoon exerciser's seems to move from one side of the path to the other and stop all of a sudden to have a chat with a neighbour and then don't even try to move when you come running through.

I really am going to try and stick to the early morning routine as I know I will feel a whole lot better for it, then I get the afternoon off to do my strenght training and have a bit of time to myself.

On another note it is hump day today, and I couldn't be happier that the weekend is creeping upon us, I find out my fate tomorrow with my job, so hopefully it will be a weekend of mild celebrations. Only time will tell for now.

Until then I will keep with my positive approach.

7.9 to go.

Well it has been no secret that from August last year I embarked on making some rather large changes in my life. This was a choice not only bought on by the current show of the time 'AIDA' but for my own self confidence and health.

Well now, 9 months on I have lost close to 30kg and I have never felt better. It is easier to sleep, easier to get up in the morning and yes I have a lot more confidence and energy. I must admit whilst I have stopped the dramatic eating side of the diet, I can afford to be a little naughty with the food and drink I consume, but I am about to kick in phase to of the diet which will see me lose the final 7.9 kg to bring me down to a BMI of 22. Whilst I am already in an ideal weight range, this is my ultimate goal and I plan to have reached it by 19th July 2009. When you think about it that is half a kilo a week for the next 13 weeks.

It is harder then you think however, although over the past 9 months my eating habbits have changed dramatically I am having to step up the routine and cut somethings out... AGAIN! it is going to be so hard, but hearty salads are nice.... they really are!

So I will keep with my 10km runs 5 times a week (including the one I went for at 6am this morning) and I will hitting my goal in no time at all.

Weekend That Was

Saturday morning thunder storm struck a nervous chord with me. Not only had I not heard thunder for a while but it was also the day of Lundie's mum and dad's wedding renewals, it would be a shame to have it ruined by the weather. Needless to say it cleared up and became quite hot for the ceremony. My songs were a little to be disired but it was an experience as I have not sung to an intimate audience in a while (about 20 people). I don't know what it is about small audience's but they make me real nervous!

The ceremony was followed by slushies and a nice relaxed reception at the Lundie household. A few slushies later and I was gone, but a good time was had non the less. That was then followed by an afterparty with friends at our house that ended with a few laughs and a bed collapse by non other then me. I am pushing 24 and I can't seem to keep up like I use to!!

Well that was it, apart from a rehearsal for Shout! yesterday and a mean feed at Sizzlers, I am looking forward to this weekend already!

No Rest For The Wicked

Well, on one of my only nights off and after a extreme workout session consisting of a 10km run, a series of push ups, crunches and isolation movements you could imagine I was buggered. The whole point of the exercise is self explanatory, I am wanting to look half decent in my new show, and come July I will be embarking on a 2 week holiday in Phuket so losing a few extra kg for then will be more then welcomed.

I often find now that on my time off from 'Shout!' I am now working on other things, such as my performance at a wedding this Saturday, and some photo shoot I have on Friday night for a university project. It seems that things are never ending, on top of that trying to balance my personal life and house life it can get quite challenging! I do love it though, I must be doing something right if I am always busy, right? Well I hope that is the case any how. I am welcoming a break after June, for a little while at least.

For now though, I guess what they say is true, no rest for the Wicked!

SHOUT! it out

Ok, I am turning 24 in a couple of months and it seems that my weeks are getting busier and busier with my performing and other social activities.

I am well into my new project playing Johnny O'keefe in 'SHOUT! Legend of the wild one' I must admit when I started working toward auditioning for this role back in July of 08 I knew it was going to be a tough slog, but it is only sinking in now how tough it actually is! Apart from being on stage for 90% of the show, performing over 30 songs (including a 10 minute rendition of Shout!) and numerous costume changes I have to remember that it is just going to get harder over the coming months.

The cast and crew are some of the best and nicest I have ever done a show with and I must admit that whilst I have to be there all the time it doesn't overly bother me as they are all a pleasure to be on stage with.

It is getting to the time now when I start looking for something new and challenging to do and I think it is safe to say, I have done my dash with musical theatre for the time being. I am really looking forward to getting back to drama plays, and even exploring helping out on the other side of the stage, be it assistant director or stage manager. But that is all in the pipeline and no real rush at this stage. I am also in to doing odd jobs at the moment, I am being a model for some phtography gig coming up rather soon ( I must suss out what it is all about) and I am singing at a wedding this Saturday which will be nice, performing as a solo artist is something I have not done in a long time!

Well that is all for now, but in the mean time book your tickets for Shout! at www.manpac.com.au