Halloween, London Style...
No pumpkin carving party for me this year. :( Truly a sad thing. However, we still managed to spice up this not-so-popular-in-England holiday! We had a Halloween partaaaay this past Friday night and it was a good time. We decorated the joint and dressed ourselves up as well - hotness was the name of the game! ;) Here's a pic of Me, Gemma & Helen:
This past week we were back with Brian, our acting teacher from the first week. It was so nice to be back with him - he's lovely. We worked this week on not thinking. Yes, not thinking. Going with instinct and believing in the power of your gut reactions. It was freeing, in a way, and terrifying in another. I think we all did really well with the challenges set before us and I was so proud of our group of 11 brave souls! It's not easy to put it all out there. This is a unique opportunity that we have here - one in which we can really focus on ourselves and truly figure out who we are. What an amazing thing.
We also tackled purple this week with Marcio. If you followed my yellow-ness last week, you will understand. To be honest, yellow kind of pissed me off. I came away from that class sort of angry and annoyed - most of my group did. I don't know why. Maybe it was that yellow is exhausting and we were over it by that point, I'm not quite sure. But purple. Well, purple ruled. It IS my dad's fave color, maybe that had something to do with it. It was sensual, calming, and ritualistic. In general...cool. Who knew?
I also took my theatrical education into my own hands. I decided to have a day in London on my own. I headed to my favorite place in London, the National Theatre, in hopes of finagling my way into one of the sold out matinees. It worked. They had one seat left for the new David Hare adaptation of Brecht's The Life of Galileo. It starred Simon Russell Beale in a 3-hour and 15-minute production with 2 - 15-minute intermissions. Long? Yes, but every second was passion-filled and intense. I am so happy I went. I had a day of movie moments. Walking across the Charing Cross and Waterloo Bridges, I just soaked in this city. Looking out over the Thames, I realized for the first time, I ACTUALLY live here. ME! I live in London now and I can go to the NT any time I want! That is incredible to me and I don't think it will ever get old. Dr. Samuel Johnson once said, "When you are tired of London you are tired of life." I have to agree whole-heartedly. *sigh* (Thanks to Gilmore Girls for that quote.) :)
posted by Eli @ 12:55 PM
3 Comments:
I had no idea Samuel Johnson was on Gilmore Girls. I'm glad you're getting yourself a fancy edjacashun so's you can tell us these things.
Dr. Johnson died, quite a long time ago, proving nothing. Hitch your wagon to a living icon, say, The Donald or someone with a better do. Did you ever see that movie, 'Waterloo Bridge?' Now that's a tear jerker for you, if you want to go on crying. Crying is good, it washes the eyes and cleanses the soul. As soon as I get them I'll Email you a couple of pix of Val in her Haloween "Crazy Hat Contest" at work; I'm sure you'll chuckle, to say the least (she got first place.) We passed along the contents of 9 candy bags, the most I ever doled out, barely leaving a bag of Kit Kats for home consumption.
Hi Eli, I am a friend of your Mom's at AHA. I always ask her about you and she told me about your London Adventure. I enjoyed your BLOG!! I was a voice major at college. In my 20s I did a lot singing. I developed vocal nodules and had to go on total vocal rest for a month!!! I couldn't even clear my throat!! OY VEY Luckily I know how to sign and so does my whole family so that made it much easier for me that most others on vocal rest. Your program sounds packed full of demanding and exciting activity. I would love to do something like that but right now I have two teenage sons who need me. I spent a month in London when I was 23 and then bummed around Scotland with a friend. Great fun. AH Youth. You sound like you are enjoying yours.I love the picture with the panties on your head. One never know what one will see on the tube. Be well Gina ;D
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