Day 3: God bless us everyone!

I got to NY Phil at 8am today (7:53am to be exact). I had no idea what was gonna be thrown at me so I just rolled with it. We ended up getting the breakfast order and setting it up for the judges. The auds started at 9 and we ran through them all at the speed of light. My calf muscules are gonna be so friggin toned by the time this is all over.

There were a zillion colorful characters of course, but one stood out. He was in the early morning and didn't advance but stuck around to meet people and network. In his dressing rm, he had a plastic bag full of snacks. There were granola bars (that I wanted), a dr peppy (?) and a whole bunch of other things I couldn't make out. Anyway, he offered me the granola bar and I didn't take it. At the end of the day, he asked if he could please be let into his room...on the way over he had to tell me how forward he was by giving the conductor is business card. 'I think New Yorkers expect you to have a lotta moxy!', he giggled. He was just the sweetest guy and of course he ended up giving me a package of trail mix and his card saying 'you never know you might just be the next big thing!' And then he told me God Bless me! Hehe from his mouth to God's ears, I say.

I was asked to stay longer than scheduled AND to come back for the semi-finals and finals tmrw!! That's from 8 to 5 so I'm gonna get to sleep. Thanks for reading :)