#NerdsUnite: The Ramblings of a Raconteuse (Something Else)
<editorsnote> Nerds, meet my buddy Helenna. We met on twitter not too long ago, and she's totes mcgotes one rad chiquita banana with a flare for all things flair! That's right, Helenna here is what we call an artsy fartsy nerd. She's a poet, into all things dramatic arts, and she's going to come on board to write each week about her love of said drama. Well not like actual drama drama, like some cat fight shit - but you get the idea.
I only have one thing left to say ... HIT IT HELENNA!!! </editorsnote>
#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @Helslevy
I was going to write this week’s post about how “Project Helenna” is going and specifically about fitness and the amazing “MyFitnessPal” app, but then I saw my dear friend Rhoslyn, and well, plans changed.
Rhoslyn has been one of my oldest and dearest friends since I was like, 12 years old and we spent the night catching up after not seeing each other for 2 years. She is like a sister to me, closer than a sister really, and I am so grateful to have her in my life.
She is one of those friends where no matter how much time has past, everything is as wonderfully familiar as it was when you were young and silly and full of hope.
Now, we are still full of hope and dreams, but those hopes and dreams have become a bit more seasoned. I am a actor, and Rhoslyn is an opera singer. Well, not just “an” opera singer. She’s an AMAZING opera singer.
We sang together all through high school. I focused on jazz singing and she focused on opera.
Fast forward to a number of years later, and while we are still full of the same fire and ambition, we know just how hard that road is.
I have often thought that it would be wonderful if there was something else, anything else, that I wanted to do and achieve in this life, because the artist’s life is not an easy one. It’s a life full of heartache and uncertainty, but it’s all for the realization of a dream and for both of us, the dream started at a very young age.
Sometimes I wish I could tell myself to find something else to excel at, something else to be good at, but I know that in the end I would be right back here where I find myself today. I am an artist. That is never going to change. So at this point it’s all about longevity, endurance, and passion, because I believe that it WILL happen. And really, “it” already has.
#xoxo hels
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