The wholesome snack that smiles back

Movement: 32 minutes
Ran twenty minutes in Wii Fit again and did some yoga. I don't remember exactly how many miles I ran... 2.4 something. Pretty much the same drill as yesterday. I was gonna go running outside today but it was too cold.

Voice: 20 minutes
More singing, more vocal warmups. I still can't do lip trills... God damned facial tension. I did those jaw stretches today. They felt weird, but they loosened me up a little bit.

Reading: 20 minutes
Monologue work. I think my diction is pretty good now. I'm also pretty well memorized... I can rattle it off pretty fast now. Yay.

Grade: 100.
We took a test and I stayed quiet the whole time. Do I need another reason?

Love Always,
Daniel Baker

Ask me for a fabulous makeover

Movement: 33 minutes.
Today, I played Wii Fit for movement, like always. It's really the only way I have of working out at all. I did 13 minutes of Yoga and then I ran for 20 minutes, running 2.464 miles. The game keeps pretty detailed records of everything. That's about a seven and half minute mile. That's the best I've ever done. I think tomorrow I might go running outside.

Voice: 20 minutes
I love singing. Today, I did some scales and then sang for a while while I played my guitar.

Reading Out Loud: A Midsummer Night's Dream, 20 minutes
I technically didn't read the play today. Rather, I worked my monologue for twenty minutes, specifically on the diction, since I think that's my main problem right now.

Grade: 100
I deserve a 100 today because in our acting widget, I think I did well. The rest of the class I sat and observed monologue work with the others. I think I had one of my "this is why I do what I do" sort of moments today. I know that I haven't even seen the tip of the iceberg on the hardships that I'm going to face, but moments like today's are gonna be the moments that I remember when I'm facing those hardships.

Watching Matt and Monica today doing their respective monologues made me realize that the amount of change that a piece of theatre can undergo in a split second and how beautiful it can be. I mean, the monologues themselves still need work, but if you compare them from point a to point b today, it's amazing how quickly they changed.

Yeah... Yay.

Love Always,
Daniel Baker

Hands up now hands down

Movement: 30 minutes (Wii Fit!)
Voice: 20 minutes
Reading: Midsummer 20 minutes
Grade: 100

I swear, I'm gonna know this play like the back of my hand. I'm being so meticulous with the reading this time around. To think this play seemed so difficult when I first read it.

Our discussion today about theatre's relevance and everything made me sad... But I'm hopeful that I can do my tiniest bit to help change the state of things. As microscopic as my role will be, I'll contribute.

Wii Fit tells me that my balance has gotten better since yesterday... That's good. I think it's mainly just because the game actually made me aware of my balance.

I deserve a 100 today because I think my monologue is improving gradually. I think I understand grounding things a lot better, with the concept of changing what you ground with when it's no longer effective. I dunno. It's so interesting... The whole concept of acting. Yeah. Okay.

Love Always,
Daniel Baker

Circle of chains

Movement: 30 minutes
Voice: 15 minutes
Reading: Midsummer 10 minutes
Grade: 100

Today was a pretty interesting day. I deserve a 100 because I think I've finally gotten the hang of IPA. All my stuff for my monologue is done and now all I need to do is continue working it. I hope I do well. I think too much... Bahbahbah. Whatever. I'll do my best.

Love Always,
Daniel Baker

Beauty

Movement - 25 minutes
Voice - 10 minutes
Reading - A Midsummer Night's Dream - 20 minutes
Grade - 100

Figured I should brush up some more on Midsummer. Today I did my movement by doing yoga on Wii Fit and yes, it DOES count. I also ran a quarter mile in it. It's a pretty nifty little game. It's a great way to target multiple audiences.

"Hey, Tony, wanna get some exercise?"
"Nah, man, I'm too busy playing video games."
"But with Wii Fit, we can do both!"
"Alright!"

I deserve a 100 today because I was one of the Meisner veterans and I showed the youngin's th ropes with Katelin, Javi and Hope. Lots of fun. I really enjoy Meisner. I really enjoy acting. I'm glad I decided to train as an actor this year.

Love Always,
Daniel Baker

Let's just rest our eyes for a few minutes...

Movement - 15 minutes
Voice - 20 minutes
Reading Out Loud - Three Sisters 10 minutes
Grade - 100

I found Three Sisters online here. Figured it'd be worth another read, see if I catch anything I missed the first time I read it.

We worked on our monologues today after declaring a temporary state of tech abstinence. Worked on denotative analysis and objective stuff... Interesting. I want to see if I can strip away my mannerism for Lysander.

I think I wrote a concise denotative analysis and I worked quickly. Thus, a 100 is in order.

Love Always,
Daniel Baker

It's just one of those days

Movement - 20 minutes
Voice - 25 minutes
Reading Out Loud - Taming of the Shrew - 20 minutes
Grade: 100

Almost done with Taming of the Shrew. I like Midsummer better.

I deserve a 100 today because the filming was the only reason I showed up to school. I did not feel good, but I put forth my best performance anyway. It was also cold. But it's okay. Once I was under the lights, I got warm. :D

Love Always,
Daniel Baker