cami

my new friend, michael.

2011-01-04T15:18:00.001-05:00

this post is dedicated to a wonderful young man, michael don glauser.

it's probably weird to hear me call my brother my "friend," but quite frankly, that's the best way i can describe it. this christmas break has been about shifting my relationship from "older sister" to overall friend, and it has been more than wonderful.

even though michael is one of the closest to my age in the family, we have, unfortunately, been the most distant. growing up, he's mainly just been the annoying younger brother that would rap and make up gibberish words. just recently, however, ever since he's experienced his first semester in college, things have changed between us--he has grown up, and so have i.

apart from myself, he is the only other glauser that has ventured out of Utah to continue and further his education (college wise). he is currently going to school in Irvine, CA and golfing in division 2 of the NCAA.... the first of us glausers to be playing sports on a collegiate level! pretty amazing!

anyway, ever since he has been home for christmas break, him and i immediately sparked a new bond with one another. whether it was because we're both going to school away from home, or we just needed to grow up a bit, it doesn't really matter. all i care about, and that i am grateful for, is that i have a new friendship and deeper love and appreciation for my little brother, mike :)

love ya, bro ;)

this is a picture and him and i venturing together to an open agency call, ProScout. isn't he just cute?!

STG winter wonderland

2011-01-03T13:54:00.003-05:00

i thought i could get away from the snow on my christmas break.... i guess not....

oh well! c'est la vie!

ebel skeibers

2011-01-02T22:02:00.002-05:00

yes, that's the actual name of this Welsh breakfast food...

making some "vision boards" tonight too :)

i share my world this way, with a picture each day: 2011

2011-01-02T01:29:00.003-05:00

for some reason i am just giddy about 2011! when i think about all the potential it holds, i just get excited! i haven't felt like this about a new year in a really long time, so that makes it even more thrilling!

my new project: "i share my world this way, with a picture each day" is my way of documenting each day of my life this year and taking a picture of something that stands out everyday! this will also help keep me updated with my blog and keeping friends and family informed. it's not so overwhelming :)

Jan 1st:

it was "night in with the family" including... yoga, enchiladas, games, and writing down our intentions/goals for 2011. so fun and motivating!

i just love my family. :)

happiness

2010-03-02T14:24:00.002-05:00

for some reason, yesterday i was just happy—everything was joyful. i feel like i usually am a happy person most of the time, but this time there was something a little different. i can’t quite put it into words, but it was just joy, pure joy… inside and out.

the little things that usually annoyed me at work or just frustrated me (people not tipping, or unpleasant people that were just mean for no reason), they weren’t getting to me. very easily, i was able to brush these off, put on a smile and move on to the next table. it was so nice and it worked out because i had many other tables that were very pleasant, so the silly stupid ones were drowned out.

after work, i came home dancing. i was singing and excited to watch the finale of The Bachelor. i made some homemade oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and gleefully shared them with my friends. though i was disappointed with the outcome of The Bachelor, i quickly accepted his choice, moved on, and went to bed reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

i think the difference between this happiness was that it was coming from me—no other outside sources (friends, family, school, work, boyfriend), from me. my soul. the inner workings of the joyous spirit inside me.

it’s beautiful and wonderful to feel JOY.

i want to feel like this everyday… so i’m going to! i choose to be happy, joyful, loving, and spirited!

:-)

belle

2010-02-27T20:31:00.001-05:00

dear universe,

i will play Belle one day…. just wanted you to know.

thanks for setting that up for me.

much love,

cami

the universe works in mysterious ways...

2010-02-22T23:47:00.001-05:00

as a waitress i make a lot of observations… mostly about the people that i serve. some are nice and some are mean. some want everything in certain way and some are easy going. some are loud and some are quiet. some are great tippers and some leave without paying a dime. some won’t let the other person talk and has to order for them and some can make decisions for themselves. some like to talk a lot and some like to be left alone. some like to complain and some are content… it’s really interesting and it’s actually one of my favorite parts of my job—to observe all the different kinds of people in this world. it’s almost like i’m getting a tiny glimpse into the everyday lives of all the guests that sit in my section. i really enjoy it.

well, this last saturday i came into work with my usual monotonous way of thinking—“another day at work. get in and hopefully leave with some good money.” during the middle of my shift, i had a family of 4 sit in my section—a mother, a father, and their 2 kids. making my usual observations to my tables, i noticed they seemed very nice and were probably not going to cause me any more stress than i had already been dealing with that day. as soon as i delivered their food, and placed it on their table accordingly, they stopped me and said, “cami?”

replying with my immediate response to my guests, i said, “yes, is there anything else i can get for you?”

they sweetly replied, “well actually we were about to say a prayer on our meal today and we were wondering if there was anything you would like us to pray for you about? relationships..? school..?”

i immediately stopped in my tracks and a flood of emotion caught up with me. “you know what, yes. if you wouldn’t mind including me in your prayers… there is something…” i then proceeded to tell them about how i had been patiently waiting (and slightly stressing) to hear back from my college to see if i could be awarded more scholarship money so i could return this fall. they asked me a few questions about school and why i moved here, and we began to share a small part of our lives with one another. it was really nice to talk with them and see that some strangers wanted to pray for me and my scholarship money. it truly touched my heart and sort of put my mind to ease about school stresses.

i returned to their table after they had finished their meal, with tears in my eyes and told them they were suppose to come into my life that day and i thanked them for sharing their sweet spirits with mine.

the universe is so powerful and it really does work in mysterious ways—bringing certain people/experiences into our lives every moment of everyday.

everything happens for a reason.

thank you, Father/Higher Power/Universe/all things. you are sincerely amazing.

life lessons i've learned this week: accepting

2010-02-21T17:07:00.000-05:00

anger, stress, and depression are results of not accepting the present moment.

by accepting things for what they are, rather than what we want them to be, we can live at peace.

accepting = peace and love.

not accepting = fear and anger.

we must choose to accept things as they truly are to live a full life—live every moment.

i choose peace.

i choose love.

i choose acceptance.

…i’ve always known this to be true, but for some reason there is this little bug that likes to crawl into my body/soul/mind and stage as “me.” making decisions for “me” and living “my” life. well, today i realized that i am not this “bug”… i am me. i am cami. i am powerful and strong. i am joy and love. so, i’m thanking the “bug” for coming into my life and showing me this powerful message: to accept all things as they are. now that “bug” can leave and go find someone else to “pretend” to be, because i have re-discovered me today and i’m going to live my life.

emma

2010-01-21T02:58:00.003-05:00

i just finished watching this. LOVE IT!

my sister and i would watch this movie together. it makes me miss her.

it's a good "sunday afternoon movie" mmmm :)

can life please be as simple as Jane Austin intended it to be?

i want to wear pretty dresses everyday, pick strawberries, drink tea, play the piano, go on walks and carriage rides, write letters, and only worry about when the next party is.

oh and did i mention that i want to marry Mr. Knightly?

tumblr

2010-01-16T19:30:00.001-05:00

visit my TUMBLR account!

i'm more active on that blog! :)

tumblr vs. blogspot

2009-12-10T23:42:00.002-05:00

most of the inspirational blogs i've been stalking lately ALL come from tumblr.... so i decided to check it out.

i'm not going to lie, i'm only two posts in, but i'm already starting to like tumblr a lot more than blogspot...

..sorry blogspot...

football pool

2009-12-10T23:28:00.002-05:00

this week, i’m entering my first football pool with 7 other boys. my boyfriend, zach, and my other roommate kanoa, talk about football so much that i feel like i know a good amount about all the teams this year to put in my $5 and choose which team with win each game. i’m pretty confident too. :)

we'll see how it goes!

how to be an explorer of the world

2009-12-07T23:48:00.003-05:00

my most recent amazon purchase.

for some reason i stumbled across this book while i was reading one of the many inspirational blogs that i've been stalking.

i just received in it the mail and i'm excited to explore it. :)

oh where oh where could my camera be?

2009-11-28T00:15:00.003-05:00

i haven't had my camera for the past week or so and i can't seem to find it anywhere!

i really need to do an indepth look for it, but i haven't really had the time for it. hopefully it will turn up soon because that would not be very fun if it's no where to be found...

cross your fingers for me.

grocery store fun

2009-11-23T12:01:00.002-05:00

"tar tar" found some food made just for tar tar...

mmmm :)

this is for becky... her "stylish" snuggie that she wants. haha.

my co-star is a killer whale...

2009-11-20T16:27:00.006-05:00

SeaWorld San Antonio

this holiday season, i am performing in the Shamu Christmas Miracles show!

i'm REALLY excited :)

here is my wonderful SeaWorld wear....

i look like a maintenance guy. haha.

(i may have been overdoing it a little...)

we have cool "in-ear" things that professionals wear so you can hear your voice and the music better in the your ear.... kind fun :)

i was a little too excited about them....

i was just walking into work and there's just whales hanging out... how cool is that?! love it.

this is the stage. pretty cool eh?

the view from the stage...

rehearsing my solo, The First Noel.

shamu comes right up and i sing to him like he's the baby jesus! haha.

so crazy/awesome that he's so close!

mini-trip to utah

2009-11-18T14:58:00.016-05:00

thanks to my wonderful mom, i was able to come home for a few days. :)

the last time i saw my family was in march, when i met them in disneyland.... so yeah, it's been a while. and this trip was much needed.

it was so nice to finally come home and touch base with everyone and everything.

not to mention, i finally got to see the new house that we moved in! ... i must admit, i was reluctant, but when i was there a few days i started to get the hang of it and really fall in love with it. :)

love my brothers.

my mom's wonderful, deep, bathtub! i could live in here.
i turned on the jets, lit some candles and soaked in the wonderfulness that this bathtub is. :)

this is my mom's cute yorkie! her names sophie and i love her.

landon and kailyn are the cutest. i loved playing with them :) i missed my neice and nephew.

the morning i left, my mom and i walked out to the car and saw this!
my cute sister sara left notes all over the car for me! this is was so cute of her and it made me feel so special!
thanks sara!

the pink one is my favorite. haha.

miss you family. :(
hopefully i will see you again, real soon!

halloween/goodbye williamsburg

2009-11-13T23:53:00.004-05:00

my dear friend shannon and i dressed up as matching m&m's for halloween :)

it was fun having a partner for halloween.

this is my FACE twin. everyone kept getting us mixed up this summer.

she was so fun! it was fun to meet... ME. haha.

the halloween show i was in this fall, called FrankenROCK closed.

it was REALLY fun. i was a crazy vampire. i'm gonna miss it.

we made some cute sweatshirts for the show.

these are my cute girlfriends! shannon and lauren! love them!

i'm already missing them :(

SMITHERS! this was my roommate all summer and fall. he's so fun. he's like my brother. love him. his name is really chris smith, but everyone calls him smithers. he's a cool cat.

"hey ammon, can i get a picture with you?"

.... and this was the result. haha. ammon is such a sweet man. he is really funny too. he was in the marines and loves helping others. he's lauren's boyfriend and my brother away from home. haha. love him.

bye bye williamsburg!!!

here i come san antonio....

emmett

2009-10-28T16:08:00.004-04:00

emmett has become one of my best friends these past few weeks and so i dedicate this post to him.

emmett is cameron's dog. cameron has been one of my roommates for the past few weeks. he's currently living in the living room because he's waiting until i move out. (he's here for the christmas season at busch gardens, so he had to come a little earlier than we thought because of rehearsals.) anyway, so emmett is cameron's dog.

emmett loves to cuddle, and i love to cuddle, so clearly emmett and i get along really well. he has been my best buddy through all my crazy sickness and healing process that i've been going through for the past week. he always wants to come into my room and just sit with me on my bed. just hang. :)

he takes naps with me. he watches movies with me. i take him on walks. we have a good relationship emmett and i, and i'm going to miss him. he's been here for me 110 %.

thanks emmett. i wish i could take you with me. i hope one day i can find a dog as cuddly and as wonderful as you are :) i love you.

i choose me.

2009-10-27T19:16:00.003-04:00

my loving and supportive sister sent me this picture....

it's pretty simple and so true.

thanks becky.

so now, i choose me. :)

The Artist's Way: Week 1

2009-06-20T22:25:00.003-04:00

i'm finally starting my book--The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. it's a "course in discovering and recovering your creative self."

my lovely sister, amy, has been reading it and she recommended it to me. as soon as she told me kind of what it was about, i became interested and ordered it immediately, except that was about two months ago. i haven't really had the alone time to really dig in and start it (or at least made the alone time for myself). but i knew that whenever i was meant to start it, it would be the perfect time for me. and so now i've started.

what it is, is a 12 week course of certain tasks to do that help build and recover your "artist from within." so it's kind of like a class.... i'm taking a class to discover and become more in tune with my creative self.

cool.

anyway, i just got done reading the exercises and everything for week 1, which is suppose to "recover a sense of safety." by doing this, it says to say and list many affirmations and notice the negative voice behind each positive affirmation and try to figure out where it came from... like if it came from some major past incident or person in your life.

anyway, so it's already sounding really cool, but at the same time be difficult to really dig deep and look at your inside self. i'm really excited though. i have a feeling this will be a big, groundbreaking journey for me.

cool.

1 year anniversary

2009-06-17T23:00:00.005-04:00

zach and i celebrated our one year anniversary today!

we gave our presents to each other last night, which were Nintendo DS's (as you can see)

we were so excited about them that we ended up staying up until 6am playing them! haha crazy right?

we also ate dinner at Longhorn Steakhouse and then played softball for our Entertainment softball team we have here at Busch Gardens. (it's really fun... i'll post pictures next week)

(this was us on halloween as Pocohontas and John Smith)

it was just a second ago when he was wooing me with his charm, great looks and amazing talent... oh wait, he still is.

it's fun to think that even after a year we still have lots of puppy love with one another. we've been through a lot already in just one year, including about 7 months of long distance.

thanks for sticking by side through all the ups and downs zach... i've loved sharing this past year with you in my life. i've learned so much about you and so much about myself. i can't wait to see what will happen next!

i love you.

williamsburg so far

2009-06-06T00:03:00.011-04:00

moving in.

building my bookshelf :)

mini trip to NYC

i went with my friend paul (on the right) to see my former cast mate and friend GREG.

love him!

amazing drag queen that hosted karaoke night at the local gay bar. fabulous.

we passed by this and i thought this was funny. he he.

rob & zach's gig

my friend (and cast mate) rob and zach had a gig one friday night.

lots of fun friends from entertainment came out!

pretty crowded... but that's always a good thing :)

the night was definitely two thumbs up from me and zach.

re-introduction

2009-06-04T22:18:00.003-04:00

i figure not blogging for a little under a year deserves a re-introduction.

Name: Cami Kooka

Birthday: November 29 (not close at all, but i thought i'd put it anyway. haha.)

Hometown: St. George, UT

Current Location: Williamsburg, VA

Occupation: Performing at Busch Gardens

Hobbies: Singing, acting, dancing, breathing, smiling, living, loving, dreaming, doing, listening, laughing, crying, teasing, cuddling, sleeping, gazing, adventuring, accepting, reading, learning, growing, discovering, inspiring, helping, creating, being.

expectations

2009-06-04T20:49:00.004-04:00

okay so i've been wanting to start my blog up again (as you can see i posted over a month ago), and i obviously haven't. the real reason i haven't actually 'started' again is because all of the blogs i've been reading lately (or ever read) are so 'artsy' and amazing and i feel like as soon as i start my blog i have to "out-create" everyone--or at least try to be just as creative as them. but the fact of the matter is, is that i'm not. haha. i mean i sure wish i was, but i'm not. well, let me correct myself again and say that at least not right now i'm not.

(oh but you'll see)

i have been greatly intimidated by these 'expectations' of myself and my blog, but i figure if i don't start now, just writing my thoughts and things, i'll probably never start.

so here it is. my blog. me. starting now.

...in whatever way it wants to come out. (for real this time)

starting over

2009-04-04T03:26:00.002-04:00

so changing a few things on my blog (and maybe calling my sister soon to figure out how to make my blog look way sweeter) is my attempt to starting over and renewing my blog. i'm coming back! yay! i knew i always would come back to my lonely blog when i had some time. well i have a little time now, so i thought i'd re-boost the energy and at least try to kick it into gear.
hopefully this will last...

pittsburgh picnic

2008-09-12T13:19:00.005-04:00

(i love stealing pictures from facebook that my friends took :) this is the only way you'll ever get to see pictures...haha)

the first week we were here, a bunch of us ventured over to the university of pitt's campus (because we have no grassy area in the middle of downtown) and we had a picnic! super fun!

so here's some pic's!

oh theatre majors.... :)

some of the roomies (we have yet to get all 7 of us together....)
beautiful sunset too!

we're fun.

its so crazy coming back to pittsburgh and realizing that even though you haven't been together all summer, the friendship you left is still here and still strong.

great friendships never die :)

happy birthday mommy

2008-09-10T13:05:00.001-04:00

she turned..... 29 ;)

she's really 51, but trust me, you can't tell one bit.

back in pittsburgh

2008-09-01T20:09:00.005-04:00

THE BROTHEL

i moved back to pittsburgh probably a week and a half ago, but this time i am NOT in the dorms!! thank goodness!! i'm living off campus, just outside the city. it's a lot cheaper that way AND nicer than being cooped in the gross dorms.

i live in a big house with 6 other girls. so there is 7 of us total. pretty big... i know, right? we all have our own room, 4 bathrooms, 2 kitchens, 2 sets of washers and dryers, and its 4 stories. i'm in the basement all by myself with my own bathroom :) pretty nice actually. it's my own little "nook."
because we have so many girls in one house, we like to call our home the brothel.... which explains the little "subtitle"

i googled "brothel" and this is what came up. we image that this is what our house will eventually look like.

ANTHONY RAPP: WITHOUT YOU

just last weekend i had the amazing opportunity to see this "one man show" (i would call it) for free! because i work in the box office for my school, i was able to get some free tickets.. so a group of us got together and saw the show.
here's a blurb from City Theatre's website about the show:

Without You is adapted from Anthony Rapp’s book, Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent, published by Simon & Schuster. Anthony is best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen in Rent and performing it on Broadway and in the 2005 film adaptation.

he shares his audition for Rent, getting cast, rehearsals, and his view from the stage during the tribute performance on the night after Jonathan Larson’s (the musical director and composer of the show) tragic death. Without You also details Anthony’s achingly beautiful relationship with his mother during this turbulent time.

when i first walked in to the show, i didn't really know what the show was going to be about, but when i left i was a hot mess. a whirlwind of emotions were running through me. it was so amazingly beautiful. you could definitely say that it hit home. right in the middle of home. oh it was so beautiful.

if you're interested, here's the website that explains more and it has a little video clip of his performance.

it was nice to come home and see theatre. i had forgotten how much unique, beautiful, majestic theatre exists in this city. it also made me get excited to start school again. i get to work on and learn more things about what i am passionate for--theatre. like i get to do this for the rest of my life.... ya know? wow! i'm so lucky to go to school for something i love so much! yay i love theatre. and i'm ready to start up another year here at Point Park. sophomore year here i come!

here's some of the lyrics to the main song, which is from the show "RENT"

Without you, the hand gropes
the ear hears
the pulse beats

Without you, the eyes gaze
the legs walk
the lungs breathe

The mind churns
the heart yearns
the tears dry without you

Life goes on
but I'm gone
'cause I die, without you
without you
without you
without you.....

unemployed.

2008-08-17T13:38:00.006-04:00

so my contracted ended. probably like a week ago, but i am still in virginia. i'll be here until thursday and then i'm moving back to pittsburgh and starting another semester of school! ahh!
anyway, so i had to say goodbye to some people who have made this summer so AMAZING. seriously such a fun summer...

"it's the friends we meet along life's road who help us appreciate the journey..."

kinsey and kenny. my wonderful roomies (well the ones that were there most of the time)
so many inside jokes with these two i can't even count.

the only other girl in my cast of 20 guys. lindsay.
i grew so close to this sweet, talented, crazy lady.

my talented partner and one of my best friends here. greg.
he has kept me laughing all summer.

virginia is for lovers

2008-08-15T18:31:00.003-04:00

this tourist 'slogan'--virginia is for lovers-- is sort of ironic considering my case....

so this is zach. yes a boy. a boyfriend actually. i met him at the park (busch gardens... he also works there) he sings and plays the guitar, harmonica, and mandolin. he graduated from Ball State in Indiana and he's just super talented. we've been together for almost 2 months now. i figured i should say something, even though my sister already has....
anyway, he's just a breath of fresh air. i have so much fun with him and can talk to him about anything. he's already my best friend. not to mention he's super cute :)

(below: hanging out before the entertainment banquet... aka "prom")

walmart has ruined my blogging...

2008-08-15T18:17:00.002-04:00

so the only way i can put up pictures is if i get them from a cd because my usb thing on my camera is missing a piece... so i went to walmart, got some cd's made, put it in my computer and now its stuck. and yes i already have tried everything... i even went to best buy and the geek squad couldn't figure it out... so now i'm screwed.
thanks walmart.

but hey, lets look on the bright side... if you want to see some picture's of our girls trip you can just go onto my sister's blog... she's got it all.

i'll also try to find some pictures on facebook and post them as well. :)

surprise visit!!

2008-07-10T00:57:00.003-04:00

i had a three way conversation with my mom, becky and amy (sisters) the other day and they told me that they are coming to visit me in two weeks!! SURPRISE!! ah!!! i'm so happy. i'm leaping and yelling every where i go because i'm so excited!! i can't even sleep. i'm serious.
oh we're going to have so much fun!!! they get to come see me perform here in virginia and just hang with me!! we're all going to cram into my little apartment and have girly time and laugh and squeal and be loud. basically be typical glauser girls. :)

oh i'm so excited i can't stand it!!! :)

me and mom.

me and beck.

scott and amy. (haha. i don't have a picture with amy on my computer... how sad is that?! we'll totally have to change that when you come to visit :) )

***girls night pictures coming soon*** :)

not a city girl

2008-07-05T02:04:00.002-04:00

so i finally popped my New York City cherry... a group of us from Busch Gardens went up to the big apple. it was everything i expected and more. it was fabulous :)

i will post pic's up later, but i must say that after being in the actual new york city, i must say that i am not a "city girl." not yet anyway (i will be someday). pittsburgh is not half as brilliant as NYC (as most everyone knows) so, therefore i will change the name to my blog. i'm not quite sure yet, but something else. haha.

starlight orchestra performance pictures!

2008-06-27T00:40:00.004-04:00

now you all can see that i'm ACTUALLY in a show! (instead of just talking about how i'm performing this summer)

my friend lindsay, who is in the cast, had some of her friends take pictures of the show.... so this is courtesy of her!
thanks linds :)
DISCLOSURE: these are all action shots, so some of the faces may be a litttttle crazy.

this is my cast: GREG, ME, LINDSAY, and JOSH
aren't they just cute?? i love them. we all get along so well.

this is our opening number "Tuxedo Junction" (this is manhattan transfer singing it. we sound a little different but just because its a different arrangement, but pretty much the same song).

now these are our second outfits the dreaded GOWNS (haha they're hot, but they look great on stage). right here we're singing a little medley type thing of this song "Birdland" and then in transitions into all of our fun solo's we have.

and yes, we have one more dress.. this cute little light blue one. this me and greg singing "Sway With Me"
***might i add.. we have such amazing songs to sing!! oh my gosh i love them.***

this is our finale.. its two songs mixed together: "It Don't Mean a Thing, if it Ain't Got That Swing" and "Sing Sing Sing" (and these are only a FEW songs that we sing in the show... we have so much more jazzy classics. love it)

oh and did i mention that we drum too??!! :) this show is sooo fun! i never get sick of it.

love the music, love the band behind us, love the cast, love the costumes, love the park.... i just love it all :) couldn't ask for more.

good-bye Karly

2008-06-25T20:17:00.004-04:00

my best friend karly left the other day to go to London for the study abroad program for 2 months.
best of luck karly! you're in my thoughts girl. i'll miss you!

bare essential make up

2008-06-19T22:53:00.004-04:00

(very true)
so i converted to new make up.

my roommate (kinsey) and i went to sephora to test try some new make up, and bare essentials felt really good on my face, looked good on my face, and is, believe it or not, HEALTHY for my face!

only $60 for all this!! (originally $180)
i haven't spent this much money on make up, but seriously, this is the greatest thing that has happened since sliced bread.
i'm very pleased with my purchase and urge anyone who wants new make up to definitely try this. :)

happy father's day

2008-06-15T11:55:00.009-04:00

a father is someone that... (my father at least)

makes sure you do what your mother says
holds back your hair when you are sick
lets you eat ice cream for breakfast
walks you down the aisle
gives you nicknames to make you feel extra special
isn't afraid to acknowledge the elephant in the room
has the voice of a lion
but the heart of an angel
makes up songs about your friends names
gets kicked out of your basketball game because he's yelling to loud
makes the best mix cd's
is always up for a good discussions
pops your toes
gets all the cracks out of your back
is the best golfer
is the biggest jokster in the world
gives you money if you rub his feet
farts at the dinner table
is the best bargainer (he always lowered the prices)
cooks the best krepes in the world
scares your date by simply cleaning off his gun
is good at everything he does
rubs his stubbly face on your cheeks
teaches you how to drive stick
makes his presence known
is always up for camping
isn't afraid to go up and talk to someone
lipsinks
lets you comb his chest hair
plays the guitar
writes songs about your mom
tells the best jokes
doesn't like wearing ties
falls asleep while watching golf
tickles you until you're about to pee your pants
scares your friends
obnoxiously squirts you with water
sits and plays with the kids for hours
is not afraid to throw you realllly high in the air
works extra hard
lets you cuddle with him
sings duets with you
makes an impression on everyone he meets
builds the best snowman's
teases you about everything
master's the "shoulder boppin" dance move
makes everything he eats look sooo good
gives you advice
makes you dream bigger then the stars
is filled with passion
loves you no matter what
tells you everythings gonna be okay
believes in you
and is always with you.

Starlight Orchestra

2008-06-13T13:38:00.002-04:00

the CAST (singers and dancers of the show)
josh, me, gregg, lindsay

me and my good friend gregg (also my 'partner' in the show) rockin' to some 80's tunes while getting ready for our show!

probably the funniest thing that has EVER happened to me.

The Story:
Cami: "Hey guys, where is my wig? It was just here!"
Everyone: [looks around the room everywhere we can think of]
Cami: "Seriously guys, where is my wig, did you take it?"
Lindsay: "uhhh Cami? Look down."
Everyone: "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA"

can you believe that it landed perfectly like this?! hahaha SO FUNNY!!

disney's words of wisdom:01

2008-06-10T21:18:00.004-04:00

when i was hanging out today, between my shows, we watched POCAHONTAS. (mind you... i was still on the clock for all this, so i was getting paid to watch pocahontas... haha not a bad job AT ALL i would have to say...)
but a lot of things stuck out to me that i though were SO GOOD.

this conversation:

Pocahontas: But Grandmother Willow, what is my path? How am I ever going to find it?

Grandmother Willow: Your mother asked me the very same question.

Poc: She did? What did you tell her?

GW: I told her to listen. All around you are spirits, child. They live in the earth, the water, the sky. If you LISTEN they will guide you.

Poc: I hear the wind.

GW: Yes. What is it telling you?

Poc: I don't understand.

GW: Que que na-to-ra
You will understand
Listen with your heart
You will understand
Let it break upon you
Like a wave upon the sand
Listen with your heart
You will understand

JUST AROUND THE RIVER BEND (love the lyrics)

What I love most about rivers is:
You can't step in the same river twice
The water's always changing, always flowing
But people, I guess, can't live like that
We all must pay a price
To be safe, we lose our chance of ever knowing
What's around the riverbend?
Waiting just around the riverbend

I look once more
Just around the riverbend
Beyond the shore
Where the gulls fly free
Don't know what for
What I dream the day might send
Just around the riverbend
For me
Coming for me

I feel it there beyond those trees
Or right behind these waterfalls
Can I ignore that sound of distant drumming
For a handsome sturdy husband
Who builds handsome sturdy walls
And never dreams that something might be coming?
Just around the riverbend
Just around the riverbend

I look once more
Just around the riverbend
Beyond the shore
Somewhere past the sea
Don't know what for ...
Why do all my dreams extend
Just around the riverbend?
Just around the riverbend ...

Should I choose the smoothest curve
Steady as the beating drum?
Should I marry Kocoum?
Is all my dreaming at an end?
Or do you still wait for me, Dream Giver
Just around the riverbend?

mmmm i just love it...

*all around you there are spirits. if you listen they will guide you.
*listen with your heart.
*just like the river is always changing and FLOWING... so are our lives... changing and flowing.
*what's around the riverbend? coming for me...

once again, thanks disney

happy opening!

2008-06-09T21:03:00.000-04:00

my show here at busch gardens finally opened to the public today!

woo!! STARLIGHT ORCHESTRA :)

sad day

2008-06-04T19:09:00.002-04:00

i can't find my camera charger/the thing that puts the pictures on my computer.....
how can i put pictures up?

.... sad day.

Summer @ Busch Gardens

2008-05-28T23:25:00.004-04:00

where am i this summer?... Busch Gardens Europe in Williamsburg, Virginia!

they came to our school in december and i audtioned and got a job PERFORMING!
getting paid to do what i love? heck yeah.

i'll be in the "STARLIGHT ORCHESTRA" singing big band jazz music.
there's only 4 of us who are singing, two boys and two girls, plus the live orchestra behind us. SO FUN.

i've actually started rehearsals already and its pretty tough because of the really tight, jazzy harmonies. but i guess that's what makes it so fun :)

we open June 9th. so i'll let you know how it is once we get into the performances.

just finished

2008-05-26T17:58:00.004-04:00

if anyone of you have read twilight, new moon, and/or eclipse and you love Stephanie Meyer? then you need to read this book right now.

thrilling, illuminating, mind-blowing, intelligent, humorous, beautiful, compassionate, and powerful. all in one.

bye bye pittsburgh :(

2008-05-26T13:29:00.001-04:00

this was at the COPA (conservatory of the performing arts) AWARDS. you basically look pretty, take pictures, and some people get awards. much like the tony's, but 'point park' style.

this was also a good time for me to take pictures with all my talented senior friends. i've gotten so close with ALL of them. i'm going to miss them all!
caroline kaiser, me and justin peebles. remember these names because seriously you are going to see these peoples names in lights one day.

this is Richard Rauh. he gives A LOT of money to tons of theatres in pittsburgh, especially ours. he is also the most hilarious person i've ever met. i mean just look at him.. haha i love this man. his glasses say it all...

he's also in the last part of Inspector Gadget where the inspector does something the blows his toupe off. so you'll definitely have to check that out.

katie and i packin' up our room.
didn't we JUST move in?... crazy...

this was my last night in pittsburgh :(

these are some of my fun senior friends, rich and kevin. they're best friends AND they're STRAIGHT!! (very rare in my school). they kind of remind me of my brothers (getting teased, joking around, beating up on each other) so they've definitely made this year memorable :) thanks guys.

bye bye pittsburgh. bye bye freshman year. bye bye seniors. thanks for the fun.

hello SUMMER!

this one's for Brad..

2008-05-26T12:32:00.006-04:00

all my brother Brad does is watch the food network channel, so he's one of those weird people that knows that PRIMANTI BROTHERS (which is only located in pittsburgh) is the top 7th place to pig out in the nation, or something. clearly i did not know this, so he got mad at me when i came home during christmas and i hadn't eaten there yet. well i'd tried not to make the same mistake twice, so before i left pittsburgh for the summer i FINALLY ate at primanti's...

this sandwich is famous because all it has in it is has steak, tomatoes, fries, and cold slaw....
doesn't really sound that appealing, does it?

so here's to you brad!

really big.

yum.

and it actually wasn't that bad after all... really good actually :)
it definitely has my vote as the top 7th place to pig out.
thanks brad. love ya.

our date to the "incline"

2008-05-26T10:57:00.006-04:00

my roommate katie and i decided to venture out and go on a date to the "INCLINE" before school ended... so around the end of april.... so like a month ago. haha

this is the INCLINE RAILWAY. pretty cool if you ask me..
here's a little description of the incline:

One of Pittsburgh's distinctive features is its cable-powered inclines (known elsewhere as funiculars) for transportation between the river valleys and the communities on top of the overlooking bluffs. At one time Pittsburgh had about fifteen inclines. Two of them remain, on the south bank of the Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, across from downtown Pittsburgh.

The cars are not self-powered, and do not even have operators on board. Instead, they are pulled up and down the inclined track by a cable driven by an engine in the upper station, where the operator works. The cars operate in pairs, permanently attached to opposite ends of a single cable, with one going uphill and the other going downhill simultaneously. The cars therefore counterbalance each other, so the engine needs to provide only enough power to overcome friction and the difference in the weight of the passengers in the two cars.

this is the view from the top. its rated in the top ten most beautiful overlooks of a city or something. really cool!

inspirational shot... haha we're dorks

katie and i have so much fun together. i'm so glad we found each other at college :)
this was a fun little date for us to do before we left for the summer.

lowercase

2008-05-25T16:15:00.000-04:00

i like writing in lowercase a lot better :)

Wow I Haven't Posted in a While...

2008-05-24T17:22:00.009-04:00

CREW

Crew came and gone...
I was on crew for Romeo and Juliet.. set in the Gold Rush.... yeah random, but there's Point Park for you!

This is me and my friend Grace. She's adorable. We were on headset together. I did the sound, she did the lighting :)

This was right after strike (taking down the entire set), we were all sooooooo exhausted!! But now we're done with crew forever so yay!

CARNIVAL

This was this carnival on the Carnegie Mellon Campus, not very far from us at all. So all of us girls dressed up and went!
Me, Katie, Fredi, Courtney, Katie Martin, and Kate.

There was also a free Roots concert! Go Roots!! haha I don't really know who they are, but it was fun anyway!

IT'S LIKE A PARTY FOR THE PLANET!

We took a day off of our crazy lives and went to the ZOO!
Fredi, Nick, Kate, Loren, and Me.
I love the Zoo.

Tiger!

I'm a flamingo.. if you can't tell..

Elephants rock.

The Bunch..

A Bear!

Penguins...

My boyfriend was there too.

Polar Bears... (I'm naming all of these, as if you couldn't guess.. haha)

The signs said "Don't Climb On the Rocks."
I'm a rebel... :)

SPRING ONE-ACTS

Well, I was able to try out for the spring one act festival and I got cast! WOOO!!]
Our show was "HERE WE ARE" by Dorothy Parker. And it was kind of a "concept" play.... about a newly wed couple on their way to their honeymoon, but three different generations did the same piece three different times... to show that love really does never change. It sounds really repetitive, but actually all three of them were very different and it turned out to be a really great show and so fun to work on!

I was the 20s couple and my wig was obviously the best

Well, these are all three of us girls... I guess all our hair was pretty crazy...
20s, 80s, 50s

My hubby and me.... and the awkward prom pose as well...

It's the Simple Things

2008-04-10T15:51:00.008-04:00

Everyone goes through phases of what they enjoy and, well, these are some things that I enjoy in my life right now:

Opera & Eckhart Tolle's discussions (podcasts) on his new book: A New Earth.
Such a great book. Absolutely amazing.
It's brings great inspiration, awakening, and awareness.

Pretzels dipped in Peanut Butter.
You should try it.

+

= Yummy Snack

Taco Salad Tuesday in the Cafeteria
(except for this picture looks a lot better then what I actual eat)

My Chillax Playlist that consists of these beautiful albums and more...

Easter (forever ago)

2008-04-10T15:41:00.004-04:00

Since none of us went home for Easter, I decided to organize an Easter Egg Hunt! We were going to walk over to UPitt's campus (where there is actual grass) but it started to lightly SNOW. So we decided to have it at our Playhouse!!
It ended up being so much fun! :)

I bought the eggs, filled them with candy, organized it all, and hid the eggs for everyone!
It was actually really fun being on the other side of things for once. I loved hiding the eggs, just as much as they had fun finding them!

Stephen Flaherty

2008-04-08T20:31:00.002-04:00

Stephen Flaherty is one of the best known musical theater composer's EVER.
He composed some of the best musicals of all time including:

Ragtime (Tony Award) [and one of my all time favorites]
Suessical
Anastasia
Once on this Island
Lucky Stiff
...and many more

Well he came to our school just last weekend for a master class!! AMAZING. Just thought I'd share :)

We were so star-struck! haha. I love him.

Bebe Neuwirth

2008-03-28T14:52:00.004-04:00

So my Musical Theatre Techniques teacher, Jeff Saver (brilliant and a sweetheart... I'll tell more about how amazing he is later), pretty much knows EVERYONE in this business it feels like... including Bebe Neuwirth. In fact he is very good friends with her. So she's performing here with the Pittsburgh Symphony this weekend and invited Jeff and some of his students to watch a rehearsal with her and the orchestra and so of course I got to go! SOO COOL.

If you don't know her, she is AMAZING. Here's her credits:

Velma Kelly in the revival of Chicago.
Original Sheila in A Chorus Line.
The Boss in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Tony Award winner for Best Featured Actress in Damn Yankees
Dr. Frasier Crane on the hit comedy series Cheers-- in which she won two Emmy Awards
And many more...

She is such a talented performer and such a wonderful person. After we saw her perform, we were privileged enough to sit down and have a little questionare with her. Way cool!
I swear I've met so many amazing/famous performers ever since I've come to Point Park. I'm so happy to be here :)

Freshman Showcase

2008-03-11T15:34:00.000-04:00

The freshman showcase is the big chance for the freshman theatre majors to show off their talents to the rest of the upperclassman and parents. We did three main group numbers, that everyone was in, and then everyone else did either a group number, duet, or solo.
All year, there has been this rumor going around our school (started by the head of the conservatory departments), that apparently our class is the best freshman class that (so far) has come into Point Park, so we kind of had a lot of pressure going into this freshman showcase... ya know, to prove to everyone that we really were as good as everyone says.

So we worked our butts off by rehearsing all January and February and I think we eventually ended up meeting everyone's expectations! I'm so proud of our class! We all worked so hard. I'm also so thankful to be together with such a talented class!

I sang a "Jazz-Medley" with this kid named Alex. You can watch it here if you'd like!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEjAyho5adw

Also, to check out the rest of the performances just type in POINT PARK FRESHMAN SHOWCASE and you can watch some of them. They're ALL so wonderful!

Sawyer and I ended up being opposites for one of the group numbers AND we stood right next to each other... haha can you tell we're close friends?

Sawyer's parents flew from Atlanta to see us perform and then they took some of us to Hard Rock after. So nice!

THE AFTER PARTY:
Me and my wonderful girlfriends (Katie, Sawyer, and Audrey) had girl talk and pigged out on some dessert!

I love these girls.

Spring Break 08: Allentown, PA

2008-03-07T19:48:00.008-05:00

Rather than showing my lovely lady lumps and earning beads (which I do all the time... you know me...), this spring break I went with my friend Sawyer Armstrong to her grandparents house in Allentown Pennsylvania! If you don't know where that is, it is on the out skirts of Philadelphia, which is on the OTHER side of Pennsylvania.
We took a 6 hour greyhound bus trip and then her grandparents drove us back because our Freshman Showcase is this weekend so they're coming to see it.
It was a nice, relaxing get-a-way:
A little shopping, nice home-cooked meals, some movies, and all around relaxing--perfect medicine for our busy musical theatre lives :)

I thought after high school I would never again ride a bus for long periods of time.... but I guess I was wrong.
WooHoo for Greyhounds baby!!

Of course I had to take a couple pictures with this...

I wanted to get a hair layered and my bangs trimmed, so her grandma suggested the place she went too. So we ended up going there, but as soon as we walked in, we realized there were just old people. haha we thought it was funny.

But it ended up turning out pretty good :)

One day, we met up with our friend Adam, who lives really close to Sawyer's grandparents. It was fun to see friends outside of our confined school setting.

No one has cars in downtown Pittsburgh, so it was so weird to see Adam driving!! ahh!!

We thought this was funny...

It was really so nice to get out of the city and just chillax :) Nice, quiet spring break.

Cinderella

2008-03-02T12:38:00.012-05:00

Just like Pocahontas, RWS & Associates called me again and asked me to be a 'strolling character' for an event called "Kid-A-Palooza."

This time I was Cinderella! It was so fun!

Alice, Cindy, & Snow White
We all go to Point Park too, so it was fun to be with girls I knew.

Kid-A-Palooza! It was at this HUGE convention center.
That white tent thing was the "Princess Pavilion" and where all three of us hung out for the day. They decorated it like a castle on the outside, but you just can't see it because it was on the other side.

Bob the Builder! Can we built it? Yes. We. Can!

Cinderella? or freaky cone-headed woman?
You decide...

My wig was awesome! haha.

Me and my knight in shining armor!
Oh wait, but he's really gay.

--story of my life...

It was really fun to be an actual disney princess for a day. Especially Cinderella! I was really privileged that I could take over for her for a day :)
Although it was REALLY exhausting, I still had such a blast! I tried to make it as magical as possible for all the little girls waiting in line.

When I was studying up some things about Cinderella Friday night, I really sat down and looked at the lyrics to "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" and realized how much I loved them.
Disney always has the best messages, even though they're cheesy (much like me), they are the best.

A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes:

A dream is wish your heart makes
When you're past asleep
In dreams, you will lose your heartache
Whatever you wished for, you keep

Have faith in your dream and someday
Your rainbow will come smiling too
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
The dream that you wish will come true

Thanks Disney, for the wonderful message for the day :) I needed a good little reminder about my dreams just like that.

Our Date at Wendy's

2008-02-20T18:12:00.002-05:00

We think we're funny...

Good-Bye Kyle

2008-02-18T20:08:00.002-05:00

One of my really good friends here, Kyle, who is actually a senior, and VERY good at "puppetering," left last week because he got offered a job with the live Sesame Street Live International Tour. He's going to be Big Bird! I'm really excited for him and so I just wanted to dedicate this little blurb on my blog to him. He's such an awesome person and I can't wait to see what amazing things he'll do.

We had a Rock Band party for him in the cafe and then a big mardi gra party for him later that week.

Love that this is the last picture I have with him. Haha.

Best of Luck Kyle!!

My Passion for Theatre: 01

2008-02-07T19:16:00.003-05:00

Just some cool things I've picked up from my acting class and musical theatre class as well... so far...

"B & B (Be and Breathe)"

"Why do we like Aquariums? Because they don't care if your paying attention to them!... We are fishes in an Aquarium."

"Radiate and Receive"

"Pretend real hard. Make it look easy. And have fun."

"Move with purpose."

"Love the Art in yourself, not yourself in the Art."

"As an actor is it better to be moving rather than to be moved."

"You can't sing and listen to yourself at the same time."

"Center. Channel. Focus the energy and project."

"Do the work: study the character, understand the circumstances, analyze the text. Then, let give it all up and just let it be."

"Take risks."

Its so interesting because I feel like I can not only use these tips while acting and singing, but also in my everyday life.

Dotty Dot

2008-02-03T14:39:00.000-05:00

This weekend was my Point Park debu (can't spell)! I was in a children's musical production of a little show called "Dotty Dot"

Freshman aren't able to audition for the conservatory shows, but this cool club type thing, called ETP (Experimental Theatre Project) just started this year and is meant to give students more chances to get involved and perform. It's run by students and they put on a bunch of cool, student written, "experimental" projects throughout the year.
So this semester ETP started if off with "Dotty Dot." The script was originally written by students as well as all the music! So cool!

The reason we have binders is because it was actually a "staged reading" of the show, because we only rehearsed for about two weeks. But we still had fun and did some wicked dance movies.

My character (Mary Beth) was Dotty's obnoxious lackey.

And yes... I wore my retainer for the show.

The set--"Fort Funrageous"

It was such a blast! We only performed twice (Saturday & Sunday at noon), but we're actually going to polish it up a bit more, take away the binders and do a tour of it for a bunch of elementary's around the area! So awesome! So I definitely can't wait for that.
Children's theatre is so much fun.

2 years

2008-02-03T10:35:00.000-05:00

Love you Dad.

Happy Birthday Katie

2008-01-30T21:51:00.000-05:00

It was my roommate and my best friend here (Katie)'s birthday on Sunday and so I just wanted to dedicate this to her.

On Saturday a bunch of us went to a chinese karaoke restaurant here. SO fun! We did it for my birthday and we just had to go back. I think it's going to be a tradition now.

This was the little party we had for her on her real birthday.

Our homemade cake :)

Pocahontas

2008-01-29T11:55:00.000-05:00

So I auditioned for this entertainment company a couple months ago that called RWS and associates. They do random little entertainment gigs like show's at malls, and big special events, and even theme parks.

Anyway so they called me up at asked me if I could do a little gig for a few hours one night. So they told me I had to walk around like Pocahontas and be cheesy and happy at a children's ball!
All I had to say was, "Okay, so be like myself for a night and get paid for it?"

As you can see of course I took the job and I abosutely loved it!

The theme of the children's ball was "Treasure Hunt." So here I am with 'Explorer' (above) and 'Pirate Paul' (below)
Only a couple of characters that strolled around with me for the night :)

I thought the only reason they picked me for Pocahontas was because of my hair, but I actually had to wear a wig (as you can see).
Strangely enough, people thought my wig was my real hair??? haha. It's a little outrageous.

10 Things I Love About Heath...

2008-01-23T20:41:00.000-05:00

1. He's in one of my favorite movies of all time, '10 Things I Hate About You.'
2. His Smile.
3. His Australian Accent.
4. His Deep Voice.
5. His Talent.
6. The fact that he looks like my brother Scott.
7. I melt every time he sings 'Your Just to Good to be True.'
8. His Body.
9. His name is a candy bar.
10. His appearances in my dreams.

What will 2008 bring for me?

2008-01-15T00:50:00.000-05:00

Faith.
When going into this "theatre business" I realize that I definitely need A LOT of faith.
Not knowing IF you'll get a job, IF you get the part, IF you get money, can all be very risky and very likely. For any means of survival, faith is required in this field.
This year I am going to focus more on how to strengthen my faith and realize that...
everything will be alright.
everything does happen for a reason.
everything that happens is for the good.

“Faith is an invisible and invincible magnet, and attracts to itself whatever it fervently desires and calmly and persistently expects.”
-Ralph Waldo Trine

“Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
-Martin Luther King Jr.

“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”

Self-Empowerment.

"BE WHO YOU ARE and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
-Dr. Seuss

Finding that true woman inside of me and letting that shine.
Being with myself.
Loving myself.
Discovering the peaceful energy inside myself that I can give to others.
Knowing who I am on a higher level.

I mean I'm the only one that has to be with myself all the time? Why not have good/peaceful company?

"To Thine Ownself Be True!"
-Shakespeare

Updates: Nov 2007 - Jan 2008

2008-01-13T20:25:00.000-05:00

Sorry everyone who reads my blog! I discovered that I really do suck at blogging, but I'll try to keep it updated more. This is what's been going on in my life these past few months.

(Start at the bottom and work your way back to the top)

I love Point Park, and so does my family. We're a Point Park Family! haha no one in St. George even knows what or where Point Park is, but I love that we have this on our car anyway :)

I saw my AMAZING teachers from high school, Mr. Saxton (Drama Teacher and Director) and Mrs. Snow (Choir and Madrigals Teacher) while I was home. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't have survived high school. And I probably wouldn't be here today. Thanks you two :)

I said good-bye to my dear friend Glenn for 3 1/2 years :( But hopefully he'll come visit me in Pittsburgh before he leaves on his mission! :)

Salsa Dancing: Scott and I totally went all out for the occasion... of course. Leather pants and all... haha I love him.

I love my family so much! It was so nice to just hang out at home with my family all of Christmas break.

Brothers.. gotta love 'em.

Becky (sister) and I are pretty much awesome. Loved spending time with her... as always.

My niece Kailyn (above) and my nephew Landon (below) are so adorable! I love being an aunt!

Came back to the STG, had fun with "The StG SiX"... all of my wonderful friends! So FUN. Trent Cox, Karly Staples, Taylor Brown, Chelsea Wilson, and Glenn Rowley.

Tony the Tiger came to calm us down during finals week. Definately one of my highlights here at Point Park.

Downtown Light Up Night! It's where they light up the tree in the middle of the city that has an ice skating rink around it... which is a block away from my school... yeah don't worry about it ;)

We camped out in front of the registration office to get the teachers we wanted. So fun :)

Nov. 29 I turned 19! My friends threw me a surprise birthday bash. They also took me on a scavenger hunt, which actually ended at a Chinese Karaoke Bar. It was golden.

Thanksgiving in Ohio with my friend Kate. WooHoo!

Crew for "Streets of America" FINALLY ended..

Under Construction

2007-11-27T20:55:00.000-05:00

Due to the fact that it is finals week coming up, I have no time to catch up my life on this blog and put up all the pictures I want too. Therefore, this "blogspot" is currently under construction. Sorry for any inconveniences this may cause for those who are so interested in my life. :) It will be updated shortly.

p.s. My birthday's in two days, so just to let you all know, I'm pretty excited about that :) yay for turning 19!

The Evolution of Halloween Costumes..

2007-11-02T16:54:00.000-04:00

So I woke up Halloween morning, at 7:45am for my 8am ballet class and thought, "K, I am so tired I don't feel like getting dressed up because I don't really have a costume anyway, because I've had no time (because of crew) to think of good Halloween costume." But then I thought again, "Wait a sec.. I'm a Glauser and I'm Cami, so I have to dress up! It would pratically be a sin if I didn't dress up." So I rummaged through what little clothing I have, and whipped out a Halloween costume. However throughout the day, it slowly evolved.....

(Above) See right here, in ballet, I seem like a fun, sporty, 80's-tastic girl.

But some how during the day, it changed. My friend was a nice, little baby, but as we got a talkin' we thought it would be more fun if he was an abused child, and I was the trailor trash/ex "go-go" girl MOTHER!

And here we are, in all our glory--pregnant belly, fake cig's, and bruises.

What is more fun than Halloween? haha I love it.

A New Look. A New Me.

2007-10-28T16:30:00.000-04:00

Instead of doing homework all Sunday (like I usually do), I decided that it was more important to take some time for myself and just BREATHE today! So I did actually breathe and kind of released some things inside, which was really good for me. Let go of some stuff. And also "real-eyes-ed" (love ya Brad) some things, which was really cool too.
So as I'm cuddled up in my roommates arms, she suggested that we should dye our hair today. Well, I've been wanted to dye my hair for a while now and I just thought, 'I don't think that there is a more perfect day to dye my hair, than today!' Ya know... getting rid of some things in the past that I've been holding onto and looking more toward who I am right now... I just thought it was a great idea. So we pushed all of our "to-do's" aside and got some hair dye and just dyed our hair! haha I love it! AND I love my hair, so that's a double plus! :)

Good Day.

2007-10-25T23:44:00.000-04:00

Today was a really good day. I think it all started off at midnight when my roommate, Katie, and I stayed up talking for two hours talking about life, love, and everything in between. All the stuff that makes you feel good inside. Everything that makes you want to live. Really cool.
Some good quotes that came out of last night:
"There's no way to prepare for the future, because all you really have is right NOW."
"Re-member who you are."
"Everything that is created starts with a thought, therefore we can create anything."
"Why spend time dwelling on the past? Or worrying about the future? When all we really have is this moment."
"No one will ever look at the world the way you do."

After sleeping for 5 hours and waking up for 8am ballet, I thought that I would just be tired and have a normal, tired day, but actually it just got better.
In my acting class, we did a "mirroring" improv game with our scene partners. At first, she would tell us who would lead and we would take turns doing that. Then after she told us to conspire and decide who would be leading, but we had to try and decieve the audience by not letting them know who really was leading. Very cool. First of all because you are so connected with one another, trying to focus, and at some points you don't really know who is leading. A kind of tunnel vision set in all around you and just focused on their eyes and suddenly everything around you was connected and knew exactly what your body was doing, and what their body was doing. Cool. Then, after that, she had us "follow the follower" so basically no one was leading. This was even more cool. We started off just breathing together. Getting connected to one anothers breath. Then, just trusting. Trusting eachother, trusting that movement will happen. Trust. Can anything be more powerful than that? To just TRUST? Mmm... I just loved it.
Some good quotes from her today:
"Release any impulse to lead and just trust."
"Once you release the urge to lead, the movement will just happen."
"Allow yourself to breath together and to be in tune with one another."
"Allow yourself to put complete trust in your partner."
"Become one with one another."
"Let the breath move you."
"Every movement give you permission to move again."
She compared it to acting, of course. How in a scene with two, or however many poeple, you just give. Give to one another. Let it happen. That's why poeple come see theatre because when the actors become in touch with one another and just trust the moment, it will just happen. No one wants to see something perfectly plotted out, so they know and the character knows exactly whats going to happen next. No. We see theatre because it is honest. And truthful. And all in the moment. Because if something happens, that has never happened before, then it isn't really "unexpected." It is what it is and the actor can cope with it and trust it and USE it. I don't really know if I'm making any sense, but I guess it doesn't really matter. I had a lovely day today. It all connected with me and spoke to me. Really made me want to just LIVE. And it was just another day that made me realize why I am here, at Point Park, just doing what I know to do. Actually doing my passion. Theatre.

Crew--Streets of America

2007-10-24T09:54:00.001-04:00

Instead of being able to perform while we're Freshman, we are able to be on crew. Well not exactly able to be on crew, we pretty much have to. It's a class, so we get credits, but we get graded as well--so pretty much if your late your screwed. I may seem a little cross about it, but I'm actually not at all. I'm actually really excited! For two reasons: one, I think it'll be fun to help put together a show; and two, the show I have is actually a world premiere! It's called "Streets of America." Written by Michael Rupert, who is currently performing and in the orginal cast of "Legally Blonde" on broadway.
We started crew last night and we got to watch a full run of the show. Amazing. It deals with three brothers that all have different stories to tell about their life during the Vietnam War and their views towards it. It is wonderfully written because it's all kind of like a rock concert. Well here's the description from our web site:

MUSIC.ART.POLITICS.WAR. San Francisco, 1969. What does it mean to be an American? How far are you willing to go for what you believe in? STREETS OF AMERICA is the story of three radically opposed brothers, each struggling to come to terms with their own definition of patriotism amidst the most turbulent decade in our nation’s history. Set against a three day rock festival, protesting the war, this original musical explores the costs of war, the explosion of the media and the consequences of betrayal. At a time when half-way around the world a war raged out of hand, here at home events were moving at the speed of light and we were searching for salvation on the STREETS OF AMERICA.

SO cool.

A Coat That Will Last Me Forever

2007-10-24T09:45:00.000-04:00

On Saturday, Dan, Audrey and I went to this place with a strip of cool stores called the "South Side" and bought ourselves some coats!! Apparently it gets really cold here in the winter (we haven't experienced yet because it still feels lovely outside), so I knew I had to invest in a nice coat!

We thought that these were the ones, but after a long debate, we figured that Point Park wasn't quite ready for that...

THESE are the coats!! :) I splurged... a lot. Well, a lot for a college student, but then again, everything's a lot when your in college. But I know that it will last me for the rest of my life, AND above all, I am absolutely in love with it! I mean don't you just love the neck line??? It's TOTALLY my favorite part! haha can't ya tell I'm really excited? :)

Finally a TV

2007-10-13T19:30:00.000-04:00

I finally have a TV now! Yay! I know, after 6 weeks of school, right? But it's actually not even mine. My friend Dominick (in the picture) let me borrow it because his roommate brought a bigger TV so they use his.
Anyway, it's nice for me, though because I can finally watch my show's (Grey's Anatomy and The Office) in my room, instead of bumming off into other people's rooms!
Now all I need is a cable cord to actually get channels...

Bill Nunn

2007-10-09T20:20:00.000-04:00

Bill Nunn is originally from Pittsburgh, and he came and visited our school today. He talked about his career and answered questions too. Pretty cool :)

"Don't be afraid of the Director. He is your friend. If he wasn't your friend, then why would he hire you?"

Some movies he's been in:
A Raisin' in the Sun
Sister Act
Spiderman 1, 2, & 3
He Got Game
Glory

...and many more.

No Boys Allowed

2007-10-06T18:03:00.000-04:00

A few of us girls decided that we needed some time for ourselves, so we decided to have a girls night last night! We had the typical girls night, consisting of.. pillow fights, leg waxing, pedicures, facials, and of course.. talking about boys. Haha such a good night AND it was also kind of a 'foreshawdowing' of the future, because we decided that all four of us are going to move into an apartment together next year. Hooray for moving in together! And Hooray for girls! :)

Ben tried to butt in, but we put him back in his place and gave him the pillow treatment ;) haha... I know cheesy right?

LEG WAXING!

We decided to try a little bakini waxing after the legs, but as you can see.... that didn't turn out so well..

Weather Update

2007-10-04T12:01:00.000-04:00

I had a special request from a good friend (Amy McDonald), who was wondering about the weather here because apparently every where else there is cold fronts.
Pittsburgh is still very beautiful weather. Like right now the weather is about 75 degrees, and this whole week looks like its staying mostly in the 80's. I mean sometimes it gets chilly, but nothing too crazy yet. But I love the outdoors here and I feel like have to spend as much time outside as I can before it gets to cold!
It's also still green and beautiful too. I've heard also that Pittsburgh gets so beautiful in the fall because of all the leaves that change colors! So I'll keep you updated on that as well :)

Strip District

2007-10-03T19:01:00.000-04:00

This is a week late, but whatever haha...

Only a 10 minute bus ride away, or a 40 minute walk (in our case), is this little place called the "Strip District." It's kind of hard to describe, but it's this little street you can walk down with little shops, or tents, that have fun things you can buy like food, baked treats, purses, Steelers merchandise (a lot of Steelers crap... if you're not a Steelers fan, your pretty much doomed), fresh dairy products, fresh bread, fresh fruit, fresh flowers... and well, you get the point. There's just tons of things!
I really enjoyed it because for some reason it reminded me of my family and how much they would enjoy it too!! Love you all and miss you :)

I went with my friends for Georgia, that are actually all from the SAME high school! Crazy huh?
Ben, Audrey, and Sawyer

Crazy Steeler's stuff.. this was only one of the many booths of their merchandise.

Fun flowers!

Mmm.. Baklavah!

Us with all of our stuff!

MMM BOP!!

2007-10-03T14:18:00.000-04:00

Alright it's been forever since I posted... I feel like I barely have anytime!! So here goes...

Back in middle school, every girl had their "band" that they absolutely loved. Mine was of course N'Sync because of my lovely older brother Brad who did all of their dances around St. George, and my roommate's (Katie Sexton) band was Hanson. Because she was such an active "Fan-son" member, and still is today, she found out that Hanson was coming to Pittsburgh! So because I'm such a good roommate and friend (haha) I told her that I would go with her to see Hanson. Little did I know that I would later fall in love with them and beg them all to divorce their wives and marry me! haha.
So last Thursday (Sept. 27), Katie and I went to Hanson concert and absolutely had the time of our lifes!

See, they don't look like girls anymore!

We were pretty stoked because our seats were originally in the very last row on the top balacony, but we totally snuck down and found some open seats just a couple rows away. What can I say?... I'm a Glauser :)

Mmm.. bop ba du wa dop ba doo wap, a doo ya bad doo wap... well... you know the rest.

The final bow..

Taylor Hanson (the middle brother) came outside to greet some poeple and we got so close.
It was also pouring rain!... What an adventure :)

Adventures in Oakland

2007-09-23T16:25:00.000-04:00

Oakland is this little town outside the city that is about a 7 minute shuttle ride away and there are lots of fun things to do there. But before I begin I have to say that Pittsburgh is a COLLEGE city! There is about 10 colleges in like 10 mile radius. I'm really not sure if that's true, but you get the point that there is a lot of colleges. Haha. So anyway.. University of Pitt and Carnegie Mellon is located in Oakland as well as the Pittsburgh Playhouse (where all of Point Park show's are), all of the upperclassman (most of them move out of the dorms after the first year into apartments in Oakland, because it's a lot cheaper than the dorms, which is what I will probably do as soon as I survive this first year of school), lots of clothing stores, restaurants, and more. So some of us decided to take a little trip to Oakland and mosey around! So here's some pictures of our little adventures... :)

We just walked into this gorgeous looking building and decided to take a picture! haha

As we were walking through this park, we saw this carousel and we found out that you could ride it for free! So we took a couple rides on it. It was really fun :)

Sorry the picture is sideways, I don't know how to change it. But this is the Carnegie Library! I think its just lovely!

Cozyness

2007-09-12T14:21:00.001-04:00

Just to let everyone know, last night was the first night that I used my comforter to keep me warm while I was sleeping because it was actually COOL at night! Other than my alarm waking me up at 7:20 for ballet, it was by far one of the best nights because I was just so cozy!... for once! :) YAY!

My First Week at Point Park!

2007-09-08T18:32:00.001-04:00

Point Park University is located in downtown Pittsburgh. My school is not the normal spread out campus like most colleges. It is consisted of 3 main high rise buildings--Lawrence Hall, Academic Hall, and the Univercity Center. There are some other buildings scattered here and there that are the University, but the main things happen in those three main buildings. My dorm room is in Lawrence Hall and I live on the 16th floor. Most of my theatre classes are also Lawrence Hall, but located in the lower half of the building. So I can basically wake up about ten minutes before my class starts, take the elevator down a couple stories, and make it to my class with plenty of time the spare! :) Very cool.
Here are my classes as follows: Ballet II every morning, voice and speech, acting, musical theatre history, sight singing, piano and theory fundamentals, private voice lessons, and an english class. So I guess you could say I go to the "Step Up" college. I've never actually seen Step Up, but that's just what poeple have told when I tell them about my schedule. I guess I should probably watch it sometime! I am very unbelievably grateful for this college and my schedule! I'm so lucky to be actually going to school for something that I LOVE to do! It's so unreal. I'm just really happy to be here! :)

My first days here at Point Park were busy with meeting new poeple, making friends, and going to activities. I really had no free time for myself, which was actually a good thing because I didn't really get homesick that much. Right off the bat I started to love this city and now I think I can call myself a REAL city girl! :)

Here's me and some poeple on my floor doing laundry!

This is my across-the-hall neighbor! Dan! He's become one of my really good friends. We thought it was fun we were matching one day.

These are some of my Musical Theater girl friends!

Activities!!!
1st Activity: 80's Dance Party!
The first week of school there were all of these "opening week" activites that were going on and one of them was an 80's Dance Party! If you know me, you know that I couldn't resist an offer like that so I, of course, went all out!

I thought I'd throw this picture in because I thought it was funny... haha.

"Busy Being Awesome".... what a good 80's band name! Love it!

This is a bunch of us just walking to McDonalds after the party.

2nd Acitivity: Sundy Boat Ride!!
Point Park rented out this lovely, large ferry boat that sweetly sailed across the two rivers that surround the city. It was such a beautiful day for this "MAJESIC" (name of the boat) ferry boat ride.

Aww.. the typical Titanic pose. I think we pulled it off very nicely :)

A bunch of us "MT's" just chatting up a storm.

Here's a picture of the city from the boat. You can see that it does sort of look like a "point" where the two rivers meet. And where that water fountain is, that is actually a park. Hence the name... Point Park!

3rd Activity: Pirates Game!
They were giving out free tickets to see Pittspurgh's proffessional baseball team, so my roommate Katie and I decided to check it out!

Of course we decided to go all out and dress up for the game... that's what makes it more fun :)

This was the view of the city from where we were sitting... GORGEOUS! I swear it looks like a painting or something. When I was sitting there, staring at this unreal sight before me, I was in "AW" the whole time. Can you tell I really love this city? haha.

Aww.. The Dorms

2007-09-08T00:27:00.000-04:00

There is nothing like living in college dorms. Everyone has to experience this kind of living at least once in their life! Right?
I'm not going to lie, it was not what I expected when I first walked in. I mean the bathroom light took like a minute to warm up before it actually turned on, brown water started coming out of the fossets when you first turned them on, the mirror was a little cracked, the closet was of course to tiny to fit two peoples wardrobes, one of the mattresses on the bed was sinking in, and we have NO AIR CONDITIONING! But, really... what else should I be expecting from a dorm room?
However, as soon as I moved in all of my belongings and started getting aquainted to my new "home," I began to love it!! And believe it or not, I am actually one of the lucky ones in the whole building! My room is A LOT larger than most the rooms AND it has two windows instead of one! So I am very grateful for the wonderful luck I have :)
Yay for College Dorms!!

Just a FEW things for my dorm that we bought at Wal-Mart as soon as we got there... woops I guess we did go a little overboard. But it was definately well worth it!

Here's the BEFORE picture...

And AFTER! The second picture is my side of the room. I know, is does look very sad compared to my roommates side, but you have to remember that I was limited to bringing only three suit cases of all of my personal belongings. And trust me, thats not very much. Also, my bed isn't fully made, however, due to the lack of cool air flow in our room, but I actually do have a cute polka dot bed spread that I'm pretty excited to use once it starts to heat up!

The view ouside my window at night. However, this doesn't even show the true beauty of what is really out there. VERY GORGEOUS though. Another one of my favorite parts about living here!

Arriving to the City...

2007-09-07T23:55:00.000-04:00

This is what it looked like the first day my mom and I arrived to Pittsburgh. As you can see, it's a very "mist"ical place... so gorgeous though!

This is an old railroad track right in the middle of everthing!

Okay, so driving from the airport to the city is exciting. Especially going through the "tunnel." The reason why it's so exciting is because of what you see on the other end of the tunnel... THE CITY!

This is on the other end of the tunnel and the first thing you that you see. Crossing over one of the many HUGE bridges, where two beautiful rivers meet, and the gorgeous sight of the city ahead... BREATH TAKING!
This was by far one of my favorite parts :)