#I have been going to the theater so much less this year than last 😭 watching a lot less movies in general tbh

[itstimetodrew]

A movie you haven't seen yet 👀

any movie?! I only have 2 on my 'to see in theaters' list currently so...

Alien Franchise

never seen | want to see (Romulus) | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great (1 + 2) | favorite| masterpiece

I watched the original Alien last year and really liked it! Awesome sets and effects and monster design. Wasn't really gonna watch any more until I saw the trailer for the new Romulus movie... I like the body horror 😳 so I went back and watched Aliens and liked that too! Again, awesome sets and effects and monsters. Tbh I don't plan on watching any more Alien franchise movies after this new one. I will be satisfied as long as I get some truly horrific visuals. ^_^

Beetlejuice

never seen (original) | want to see (the 2nd one) | the worst | bad | whatever(?) | not my thing(?) | good(?) | great | favorite| masterpiece

Willem Dafoe is in the new sequel....so I gotta watch the OG soon. I'm expecting it to just be 'eh, it's fine' for me. Will be interesting to see how the humor and overall vibe hits when I don't have nostalgia for it. I know it has a niche fanbase but I saw more people get into the musical more than anything lol. Tbh the sequel has that 'what other properties can we bring back for money' smell on it to me BUT that doesn't mean a movie will be bad (I think that was the case for Twisters, blatant recognizable IP motive but it was decently received) so...we'll see!

ask me about a film

[suuho]

How has the vocal training been going?? <3

hey!!! initially i wanted to wait with answering this until after my vocal lesson on tuesday but eh, what the hell. i am just gonna... very tentatively say that i am slowly regaining my footing. which, it feels like it happened so quickly i think but the truth is that i have been struggling for well over a year now (in april it will have been a year since i had covid, so that pretty much checks out. that was like the final nail in my coffin, lol), and i probably struggled even longer than that. if i am brutally honest, which. uh. once again, lol. that is why i honestly find it very encouraging when singers i look up to confess that they also struggle and question themselves and their skill; it is normal and human, and it isn't the end of the world either or makes me a terrible singer.

anyways. the thing is, i really truly and well feel like i am fifteen again just with a different skillset. i have started from scratch, mostly. i sing a bunch of the same stuff i sang ten years ago, a lot of rock and pop-punk stuff that taught me how to sing to begin with, like fall out boy and paramore. because those are songs i could already sing, so they are familiar but i have to force myself to sing it properly, stop singing so much from my throat (which i most definitely got rid of before and now i am annoyed that it happens basically unconsciously. it sucks.) i think i need to get an ab workout in again, lmao, because i NEED the support to come easier for me. yoseob, i understand you and your crazy abs wholeheartedly. 😭

my last two vocal lessons went pretty well, though! i am pretty happy with my mix these days, i think i managed to push it a little higher while maintaining the volume, and i am working so hard to not go thin when i sing high anymore, which is another annoying thing that has happened to me after covid. never happened before, now i am like wtf is this???? so i try to consciously adjust that too. the song i picked for my lesson right now is a straight musical theater piece with lots of high belting and it sits right where my voice breaks these days (also smth i worked out before that is now back, lol) and i am not letting up on working through it because i need to figure out how to sing this fucking song properly. technique and all. i need to go through every section and adjust my voice, like i am really treating this like i did when i was fifteen and sang way less challenging songs. so, at least i know i made SOME progress in ten years. lmao.

i sing a lot at work now, so i have gotten rid of most of my anxiety surrounding singing in public. that used to cripple me to death until, like, three years ago or something? i couldn't even sing in front of my teacher, it always fucked me up. but it's nice because now people come up to me and tell me i either have a great voice or they like my music!! lmao.

ok, so!!! uh, i think i am hopefully getting over the hurdle now is what i am saying. and i hope that the progress is not just temporary and that it keeps going like that. i wanna feel comfortable and confident singing again, because i know i can do it. and i know what i am capable of.

yoseob posted videos on his stories of him warming up and singing these past days and that was so encouraging, man. idk. it just made me feel so happy. i admire him so much, i think he is one of the best singers ever and his technique is soooo good. it's so cool how dedicated he is to keep himself in shape, and he also still takes vocal lessons!! he really is such an inspiration to me. i remember when jongdae and jinho would post bits from their vocal warm ups or lessons, that inspires me so much as well. it's just that normal stuff that keeps me going. i guess.

but!!! thank you so much for asking!! this made me so happy. i hope you have a wonderful day!!! 💘💖💓💞💗