Yesterday was the last day of Rosh Hashanah, so a lot of Jewish people have a 4 or 5 day weekend. Kids were off of school yesterday and there were so many people out and about in my neighborhood. It's kind of busy on Sunday, but this was the busiest I've seen it. One of the reasons I like my neighborhood so much is because it's not as crazy busy as other areas like Midtown where school and work are.
My acting teacher is Jewish, so we didn't have class yesterday. I had Voice and Speech and Movement class. My Voice and Speech teacher is really sweet and says the cutest things. My Movement class is taught by 2 different instructors and they split the days. There's a lot of laying on the floor in both of these classes. I haven't been on the floor this much in my life. Both of these classes require a lot of partner work and since the class rooms are small and we have 15-18 people in a class, we are pretty close on the floor. It's kind of funny. I've also noticed that every person in my classes is beautiful. If you want to be around beautiful people all the time, go to an acting studio.:)
In movement class, we lay down for 10 minutes on the floor when class starts. The lights are dimmed and there's no sound. We just have our thoughts. The instructor then comes in and turns on some great music and says things to inspire us and get us thinking. He has us roll from side to side, etc. He actually had us do full rolls while our eyes were closed and people were rolling on top of each other. I was a human speed bump at one point. Remember, I said everyone is just beautiful and I didn't mind being a speed bump for some of the guys.:) Then we had to sit in front of our partner and 'receive' them. It's basically staring, but we don't call it that. The guy I had the exercise with had to stare back at me for 10 minutes while we said, 'You' back and forth. It was something else, because we kind of knew what the other person was thinking.
A few classes ago my partner and I had to hold our hands on each other's diaphragms and close our eyes and feel each other breathing. Then, we had to recite each other's names to each other. These exercises sound strange, but they really bring you closer and more comfortable to the other person. The Voice and Speech and Movement classes work on our breathing and moving more easily and gracefully. We are supposed to use these breathing exercises and other exercises to prepare for when we act. It really makes sense to me because of the stretching I had to do in sports and the practices too.
After our Voice and Speech exercises, we can speak so much clearer and it makes an amazing difference. I'm really enjoying these classes. I just have to make sure I don't fall asleep while I'm on the floor with my eyes closed for 20 minutes.:)
I went to the gym this morning and it was the busiest I've seen it since it's Saturday. I've already noticed that New Yorkers don't care about how they look, etc as much as Las Vegans do. I've noticed this out and about and at the gym. The locker room should say, 'Remove your clothes to enter,' because everyone seems to be naked in the locker room. A lot of people walk around naked and shower at the gym in NY. That's not as common in Vegas. I love going in the steam room and it has the most rich eucalyptus smell. I wear my bathing suit and take at towel when I go in there. There's usually a few naked chicks when I go in. Today I walked in and a lady was stretching at the entrance and I saw all of her naked rear bits. Not what I wanted to see, but glad she's that comfortable.
I've been walking around the locker room with clothes on as much as possible or a towel. I guess I know I've gone to the dark side when I decide to go without the towel or it accidentally falls to the ground.
Better get ready for work.
xoxo
PS: Just read an article about Ryan Gosling and how he helped stop a NYC street fight. He said something about the Notebook guy showed up and it got weird and it helped stop the fight.:)
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