Tonya Jone Miller (aka Donna Dione Hill) (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} tonyajonemiller) wrote,@ 2008-06-02 09:11:00 |
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Procrastinate Much?
***re-post from www.TonyaJoneMiller.com***
Yes, I'm terribly bad for not writing in ages. What can I say? It was my birthday, and I felt like being spoiled and lazy. Not the most auspicious start to my 33rd year, but I promise I'll make up for it...
My birthday meal itself was spectacular. I suppose I could post the menu but it would just make you drool on your keyboard, so I'll spare you. I will tell you it was concocted by three of the most well-respected chefs in town and was absolutely worth the spendy ticket (which went to charity anyway).
I'm also rocking a brand new smile, courtesy of Howard. See I've always had these gaps in my teeth. It never really bothered me in a cosmetic sense, but I'd been told by a speech therapist that my lisp/lateral ess would be easier to control if the gaps were closed. Diction and enunciation (especially my S's) are a constant struggle for me onstage, and I have been flat out told that I lost roles due to my voice. Which is pretty fucking hilarious when you think about it, seeing as how I've supported myself with that same voice for the past four and a half years. *shrug* But it was something I became self-conscious about and felt affecting my acting, so I decided to get my teeth fixed. And Howard the darling decided that would be my birthday present this year! So if you get grossed out by dentistry, sorry...
Before, Left Side Before, Right Side
Before, Front After, Front
After, The Big Picture
I think the weirdest thing is getting used to how it feels to have teeth where there were spaces before. And I'm having to completely re-train my tongue to make certain letters/sounds, which is really hard. But I love the way it looks, and more importantly, I can hear the difference in my voice already. I have a ton of auditions coming up, so hopefully people will notice. Actually, I guess what would be better is if they don't notice and say nothing. Lol!
Saturday night I performed a comedy bit at the Masturbate-a-Thon in front of a crowd I would estimate to be 2-300 people. God, I get such horrible stage fright when I'm going off the cuff like that. Give me a script and I'm confident as hell, but stand-up/improv is truly terrifying. Which is probably why I do it. Hehehe. Anyways, I think I did ok, although I'm always my own harshest critic. Definitely got some laughs. My biggest problem was the volunteer I got from the audience. He was way more into trying to look clever or get me to jerk him off than in actually playing along as if it were a phone sex call, which was what I was aiming for. *shrug* Live and learn, I guess. I really want to do more of this kind of thing, but I'm still finding my comedy legs so to speak, and I need more practice. Of course the only way to get more experience is to just DO, so I imagine I'll pursue more gigs like this in the future.
In addition to this, we've been working with the webdesigner on a new logo and site design, and I think we're finally honing in on what it is we want. No peeks yet, but I assure you it's going to make Bay City Blues easier to navigate and add some fun new features. Also have been enjoying myself tremendously with some deliciously deviant phone sex friends, old and new. I think I'm supposed to be hitting my sexual peak right about now- that's what "they" say, right? Women hit their sexual peak in their thirties? Apparently everything before now was just building up to this point. Damn. I mean, DAMN. You guys better watch out. *wink*
Love,
Tonya
***re-post from www.TonyaJoneMiller.com***
Yes, I'm terribly bad for not writing in ages. What can I say? It was my birthday, and I felt like being spoiled and lazy. Not the most auspicious start to my 33rd year, but I promise I'll make up for it...
My birthday meal itself was spectacular. I suppose I could post the menu but it would just make you drool on your keyboard, so I'll spare you. I will tell you it was concocted by three of the most well-respected chefs in town and was absolutely worth the spendy ticket (which went to charity anyway).
I'm also rocking a brand new smile, courtesy of Howard. See I've always had these gaps in my teeth. It never really bothered me in a cosmetic sense, but I'd been told by a speech therapist that my lisp/lateral ess would be easier to control if the gaps were closed. Diction and enunciation (especially my S's) are a constant struggle for me onstage, and I have been flat out told that I lost roles due to my voice. Which is pretty fucking hilarious when you think about it, seeing as how I've supported myself with that same voice for the past four and a half years. *shrug* But it was something I became self-conscious about and felt affecting my acting, so I decided to get my teeth fixed. And Howard the darling decided that would be my birthday present this year! So if you get grossed out by dentistry, sorry...
Before, Left Side Before, Right Side
Before, Front After, Front
After, The Big Picture
I think the weirdest thing is getting used to how it feels to have teeth where there were spaces before. And I'm having to completely re-train my tongue to make certain letters/sounds, which is really hard. But I love the way it looks, and more importantly, I can hear the difference in my voice already. I have a ton of auditions coming up, so hopefully people will notice. Actually, I guess what would be better is if they don't notice and say nothing. Lol!
Saturday night I performed a comedy bit at the Masturbate-a-Thon in front of a crowd I would estimate to be 2-300 people. God, I get such horrible stage fright when I'm going off the cuff like that. Give me a script and I'm confident as hell, but stand-up/improv is truly terrifying. Which is probably why I do it. Hehehe. Anyways, I think I did ok, although I'm always my own harshest critic. Definitely got some laughs. My biggest problem was the volunteer I got from the audience. He was way more into trying to look clever or get me to jerk him off than in actually playing along as if it were a phone sex call, which was what I was aiming for. *shrug* Live and learn, I guess. I really want to do more of this kind of thing, but I'm still finding my comedy legs so to speak, and I need more practice. Of course the only way to get more experience is to just DO, so I imagine I'll pursue more gigs like this in the future.
In addition to this, we've been working with the webdesigner on a new logo and site design, and I think we're finally honing in on what it is we want. No peeks yet, but I assure you it's going to make Bay City Blues easier to navigate and add some fun new features. Also have been enjoying myself tremendously with some deliciously deviant phone sex friends, old and new. I think I'm supposed to be hitting my sexual peak right about now- that's what "they" say, right? Women hit their sexual peak in their thirties? Apparently everything before now was just building up to this point. Damn. I mean, DAMN. You guys better watch out. *wink*
Love,
Tonya
