Staging!!

so here we are, i finally got to come in and work with the darling family! im quite intimidated and shy in front of Wendy simply because she's been on Broadway! I really shouldn't its just that she's already done what i have wanted to do and because of that i admire her. what i really should do is learn from her because she is awesome. so far all i say is hi and go my way because im so nervous and i don't want to look like a stalker. staging for Nana is pretty easy i just need to know my cues other than that im soaring. i have also noticed that like Mrs.Darling i am only in the very beginning and very end of the scene. so far i get to play with lost boys when they come back to the nursery and i have had one already tell me that he hates animals. ahh well, what ever your preference is you cant deny im the cutest pup you've ever seen!. when staging was being done for the last scene my legs and my toe started hurting immensely. i thought i could handle being on my knees for thirty minuted but boy was i mistaken. when i got home i found three burns on both my knees and a swollen toe. today i bought knee pads for tomorrow which is my first walk though. i hope i get closer to the cast. one of my new years resolutions was to be more confident. i shouldn't put myself down simply because im the dog! so far the cast is great, everyone is as lovely as i thought they would be, now i just have to put myself out there and although its hard, ive never regretted it. wish me luck, hopefully my knees heal up enough for the walk through tomorrow

don't forget,think happy thoughts, and they can lift you into the air,
-Lisa

peter pan magic

so last Friday i had a little Peter Pan marathon and was up till two watching Peter pan films. i only got through the 2003 Jeremy Sumpter version and Never land which is an amazing three hour twist on the original tale about how Peter became Peter pan. i cant wait for the Pan movie that is coming out! Peter pan is literally my childhood. i remember waiting every night for peter at my window looking out for shadows, keeping my window at least a little cracked and even reading stories( or poems) to my sister to at least attract him to my window. i would be lying to you now if i told you that i still don't believe in Peter Pan. he brings in the inner child in me and i truly do fly. watching those movies made me understand why i try to avoid them. they really awaken the child in me. they also awaken the sad truth that Pan wont come to my window. i was so sad the next day from seeing these two movies i was crying for a good portion of the day. but i still believe maybe one day he will come! i have never never never given up that dream even up to today, and despite the fact that i believe Peter pan is quite a sad story ( never being able to see the boy who gave you adventures again,) i will still watch all the adaptions of the story, because no matter what, it really does bring up the child in me. ive been a bit down lately and  seeing these movies really picked me up again. i feel like a kid. i feel like im really flying and  maybe one day he will finally come and ill be able to write about my adventures. ive never been felt so much like wendy as i do now.

faith ,trust,and pixie dust,
Lisa

p.s. believe in fairies!

The Beginning

so here we are.this is already tough . try living with a family who is small but lives on Mcdonalds and donuts. im the only big one and it sucks. im ready to make a change and that's the main reason this blog is named what it is. i know if i work hard enough i too could look like wonder women. i absolutely adore her but to be honest im scared. ive always been a bit afraid to change myself because im scared of what people will think. i know myself well enough to know that if i want something i will go for it so i do wonder why i have been heavy for so long. i feel like ive been heavy for too long. it is time for a change and so i will be recording my change here . im still scared im not even sure im ready to commit but i want to and that's all i need. i want to be healthy and fit and able to run a marathon. one of my goals is to run the color run. i love fitness im just too lazy to do it and get inside my head but im done with excuses. this time i am taking control. i would love a good thirty pounds off me by June and i believe it is tangible.  i know i can do this therefore i shall. i know that there will be set backs and days i just dont want to do it but i know that if i am CONSISTENT (WHICH I HAVE ALWAYS LACKED) i know i can achieve my goal.as of right now i stand at 240 pounds. i cant do this to myself anymore. (and yes that is the freshman 15) im ready to commit to myself . i  will be the wonder woman i dream of being!

stay Fearless,
Lisa

writing my bio

this week is the first week of rehearsals and unfortunately while everyone is learning the dances to "Ugg-a-Wugg" and "I wont grow up", i am stuck at home because while everyone is called in for rehearsals they do not need the Crocodile or Nana this week. I really wish i could go over there but they don't need me therefore i am home this whole week. Which also technically means that i haven't learned my barking cues. i know its absolutely terrible but i cant help but procrastinate hopefully i can get my cues down by Friday. while i am home i did get an email saying that i needed to write my bio for the play bill and i honestly did not know what a bio was . i had to Google it and even look through the one playbill i did have. it is quite embarrassing on my part to not know but regardless i finally understood what a bio is and wrote my first one ever. it does not have much information on it but i am proud and after writing mine i just wanted to go through all the bios in my "Wicked" playbook. I actually did find a swing in Wicked that also played Nana when Cathy Rigby was Peter Pan.It is all so exciting even if i am not there the first week but at least i get to be a part of my first real production. i have been part of previous productions but i recently experienced my first production with tech week last summer because my high school productions never worked with lights or other things that involved tech week.  i almost forgot to mention that when they asked for my bio they sent an example bio of the girl who is playing Wendy and holy cow it said that she has been on Broadway! i don't even understand where she found the time to perform on Broadway and go to colleget but now i know that i can do it as well. it is very exciting and all i want to do is perfect my craft. unfortunately it is hard to find classes and programs that would perfect my craft but as long as i keep looking i know ill find something.

-Faith, Trust, and Pixie dust,
Lisa Burgos

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New years resolution

while i was doodling...you guessed it, Wonder Woman! (picture of doodle on left) i had the sudden urge to create a list of my 2015 resolutions. i usually don't specifically make a New Years resolution lists because im constantly making lists of what i want to do to better myself but i figure taking a whole year to turn myself into the person i want to be is completely practical. so why not do it and record it here? my over all goal is to be my version of Wonder Women so without further ado here is my list of 2015 resolutions

1) the first is the typical: work out more, specifically 5-6 times a week

The over all goal here is to be able to buy clothes that are in sized 14-16, that's the minimum goal, right now i wear size 16-18 clothes leaning more on the size 18 side.

i also want to minimize my sweet tooth i tend to eat a lot of sweets and somehow unconsciously formed the habit of needing to eat a sweet after each meal except breakfast. it is an absolutely horrific habit that i want to get rid of.

other than that i also want to make healthier choices for myself. ever since i started college i have made terrible food choices and i guess it is because no one is around to stop me. i know from personal experience that taste buds are so adaptable and if you eat something long enough you will begin to like it. because i was in a theatre intensive all summer long where the instructors had me constantly working out for five hours straight with a 30 min lunch break each day, i decided i didn't want to slow myself down by eating crap for lunch, so i got accustomed to eating salad each day. even though later on in the program i began indulging in food because i was constantly burning energy, i was happy, healthy and bettering myself. i want to get back to that state of mind.
PS. for those entering college, the freshman 15 - 30 is real. be wise when making choices in college i thought i was safe from it but i wasn't!!

2)create a fashion sense for myself
 since i am overweight i guess that's my excuse for not really having a fashion sense. i tend to only wear skirts when i go to church but now my style has evolved from church wear to college wear which consists of plain solid shirts, hair up ,and jeans. i want to be more girly, confident, and overall just like the way i dress. although im not a complete mess i just feel as though my personality isn't showing as much as it should. i don't want to be dull. i want to be full of life,color,and frills.i also want to die my hair at least twice next year i have a huge fear of doing it but i want to do it so badly,so i figured i need to get over my fear and just live my life the way i want to live it.

3)become more charismatic
  once upon a time i had many friends and because of my many friends i had many events to go to and i generally love being surrounded by people. somehow over the years i have grown to only have a couple of close friends who i am so grateful to have but now that i am in college i don't get to see them as often and unfortunately my only friends have become my assignments for my classes which can be depressing.  i want to be able to make friends in any situation and not have to be uncomfortable if i choose to go to an event alone. i know im not always going to be in a perfect situation where i can adjust to the circumstances but to lessen my chances of being awkward would be nice

under this category also goes what i want to do to better myself as a person
-i want to gossip less( not that i really gossip, but if i do it id just rather stop myself before i start)
-i want to be more positive
-stay away from negative people (ive learned too many times that no matter how nice they are, negative people can really ruin your way of thinking and doing things.)
-stop being awkward

4)be more independent
- i want to learn a few self defense moves( hey you never know, plus it adds on to the invincibility that is part of Wonder Woman)
-i want to get a job next year
-i want to get my drivers license( i really need it because transportation is one of the few reasons why i stay home most days
-i want to believe that as long as i set my mind to it, anything is possible

5) be more active on Youtube
for those of you who do not know i have a Youtube channel and this is pretty self explanatory, i just want to take it more seriously and create more content

6)become more creative and cultural:
-i want to draw more, write more and just in general do more spontaneous things
as for culture i really want to get out and experience the world more, and do things like go to the movies,shows,festivals,and just have an overall amazing time

7)improve my craft
if you didn't already know, i am studying to be a performer which means singing,dancing and acting. my strength is in acting and my weaknesses are in singing and dancing. basically practice makes perfect and i really need to practice

8)get closer to God
i totally understand if any of you do not believe in God and that's OK but for me personally i have found a love in him that cant be replaced by anything.
for 2015 i want to find a church to attend and spend more time strengthening my relationship with him because he is absolutely amazing to me.

overall my goal for 2015 is to be more spontaneous. i want to take more chances. i want to be more confident, positive, and be fearless. i want to be my version of Wonder Women!

so that concludes my list of New Years Resolutions. i will be recording my progress and other things on this blog so keep checking in here for progress. if you have any similar resolutions, lets become better versions of ourselves together.

Lets really do this guys!!! i'
ll see you next year!

and remember in a world full of ordinary mortals, You are a Wonder Woman!!
-Lisa

first read through!

So a couple of days ago I had my first read through with the Peter Pan cast and i must say it was awesome. Captain Hook is menacing, the lost boys are silly and light hearted, the Indians are fierce, and Liza is ,well...... Liza is Liza! Its absolutely an amazing cast! we went through the whole script which was such a delight but unfortunately i could not enjoy it as much as i wanted to. since it was finals week i had a good three all nighters before heading to the read through. i have also been running on coffee the whole week and that particular day i just happen to not have my morning cup of Joe, so when i finally got to the read through i was close to passing out with a massive headache and could barely keep my eyes open. Never-the-less it was very enjoyable. (i still have that headache now, three days later) we had many laughs and sang the songs as we read through the script and it was absolutely magical. we all wore name tags and introduced each other and met the two boys who will be playing Micheal who are absolutely adorable. one is eight and the other is 11 and they both play the part wonderfully. Tinkerbell is also fabulous. she plays a xylophone as her way of communication and the way she plays it is quite sassy like Tinkerbell should be! when we got to the part in the script where she died ,as the enthusiastic cast we are we all decided to clap, to revive her and when she woke up we all cheered and rejoiced. In that moment the child in all of us jumped out and we were all innocently content, at least i was. before we did the read through the costume designer explained what most of the costumes would look like. because i am Nana i wont be having anything amazing but i ensure you that my costume is the cutest and fluffiest! the other characters will be in steam punk clothing which is simply amazing!!!. there will be a bunch of clocks  and gears and i cant wait to see the costumes!! the director also explained that this version of peter pan is to portray Neverland as part Wendy's imagination. all the characters will represent things in her room . the lost boys are made of teddy bears, the Indians wear bed sheets, and the pirates costumes will be made out if gears from the Big Ben, and the crocodile.........is made out of clocks and gears. this is going to be so exciting especially since i love peter Pan!!!. im so incredibly honored to be in this production and i cannot wait to start rehearsal. The costume designer suggested that we read the original Peter Pan  book which i will definitely be doing. all in all, besides the massive headache it truly was a wonderful day and i am so blessed to be in this production. its a dream of mine and even in the read through it really felt like i traveled to Neverland hearing all the characters come to life. Peter Pan was my childhood and still a big part of my life and being in this show makes me so excited and humble because i really did not believe i would get in. im so happy and this production is my first real production of a show. im so incredibly honored.

stay youthful!
-Lisa

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getting fitted

so a couple of weeks ago I got measured for my costume in Peter Pan. Did i mention i am in Peter Pan! it is an absolute mystery as to how i got into the cast but i am absolutely blessed with the opportunity. it was so exciting getting measured for the first time. usually costumes were bought or made up of my own clothes but to be measured gives me the comforting and exciting epiphany that i could do this for a living. i could perform for a living. i love the way Sierra Boggess explains it . she says we as actors are meant to heal. we are called to heal. isn't that beautiful?  I seem to have missed the fact that i haven't told you what part i got. well it wasn't Wendy because my weight cannot be supported to fly, i messed up on vocals and im only a freshman in college and it is rare for freshman to get roles( sad day but it just means i need to work on my body, which is goal of mine either way.) i am playing the role of Nana. yes, the dog but it is still quite exciting. who cares, I am in Peter Pan.and who knows, maybe one day ill play Wendy and Peter. i basically just did all the stuff my dog did at the call back, i knew i'd get the part. I am so happy that i did but i know that all the glory goes to God. without him i wouldn't have gotten a call back to show what i could do. it is very strange,i am terrible at auditions if i really want to be in the shows, but if it is something that doesn't really spark my interest i do amazing.  i was so nervous in my audition because peter pan is my one of my favorite stories. and as a child i always dreamed of him coming to take me to Never land. at the audition i even saw the director shake her head no at my resume and yet with God's grace i got a call back. i got to show them my talents. and now i am Nana. when i got measured the seamstress told me that she heard i was a delightful Nana. and my costume is adorable!!!! that makes me so happy and so blessed to hear good things. God really has his hands on me. I cant wait to start Reheasals. we have are first read through in two days! I  simply cannot wait

faith,trust,and pixie dust,
Lisa


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