Tomorrow night, audition for a cappella group Treblemakers, which is an NU group that consists of all Taiwanese undergrads. I know, weird, see as how I am neither, but I have to sing, and I have a friend in it and she said I can audition. I actually had the thought of auditioning for all the on-campus a cappella groups this fall, and I won't tell them I'm not a student, and see if I get any callbacks hahahaha....

Anyway, being the big dork I am, it took me over a week to come up with an audition song. I was thinking of a j-pop song, but decided against it as it's really an alto song and too popish to show off any skill. Then was set on O Holy Night, but really prefer not to sing a Christmas song when it's not Christmas or a Christian group, and too safe. Thought about On My Own (Les Mis), but again, an alto song, not much range, too long. Cosette doesn't really have solos (don't worry, I like Eponine more). Somewhere Out There, the high part is so unelegant. Think of Me (Phantom), very good for soprano, but is choppy in the musical, not a complete solo, and that crazy ending is a killer, and if you don't do the crazy ending people will wonder if you can't do it. Thought about something classical, but no. The national anthem would work, but cheesey! Thought about America (My Country Tis of Thee), as that was the required audition song for Jax Symphony Chorus, so I already know the lyrics, but nah. Settled on Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again (Phantom), it's a soprano solo, high as heck, and I'm not gonna change my mind!

ALTHOUGH, my favorite songs from Phantom are Angel of Music, All I Ask of You, Point of No Return, Prima Donna. And Les Mis, I cannot sing or listen to the part where Val Jean dies without crying buckets, but it's my favorite part. And I like any part that has Eponine singing.

For the record, I thought Emmy Rossum was terrible as Christine in Phantom the movie. The singing, the acting, I know like 10 people who could've played her better. There were so many scenes where she had to be in the scene but not singing, and she'd just stand there with no expression, instead of being amazed or scared. Even when she was singing, she looked like a deer caught in headlights. I have nothing against Rossum as a regular actress, but just in that movie, ugh bad.