<p>Thanks Susan. Yes, that is how I understand it to work. I am looking for recommendations on brand, etc., as I don't believe Apple has an "official" attachment, although you can bet Apple will market something as some point. </p>
<p>Looking over the web, I found some Belkin (and other) products. One Belkin I saw got terrible reviews; another seemed ok. (Or maybe they are the same product, just different opinions on the same model.)</p>
<p>My daughter has the new video iPod. People need to be sure also that they buy an attachment that works with the particular iPod they own.</p>
<p>I just came on to tell you that I was in my D's room and see that her IPod is here (she's not) and I am rushing to clean up the house before my inlaws arrive to see my D in a show tonight. (I'm not touching her room, that's for sure, don't ask) I looked at the recording device that is attached to the IPod and it says "Griffin" and on the other side it says "ITalk". I hope that helps you some! I don't think we shopped around for this device. She was already at school and wanted it instead of her tape recorder because supposedly this was what others were using in class!</p>
<p>Melsmom, I feel funny talking about it on THIS thread but don't wanna ignore the question. </p>
<p>My D came home from college nine days ago. She is going to be away for the summer and I'll post about that at another time as I had promised a while ago. </p>
<p>The show she is performing twice tonight in a city in our state, is one she has put together in just nine days (and thus has not been home much at all!). She conceived of a musical theater cabaret. She has done this before though this is the first one of a more professional nature in a theater that is not at school or local. She is putting on this show, that she has produced with two others. Both the others are long time theater friends from our state. One is her current roomie at NYU/Tisch/CAP, whom she met in the city where this show will be (neither live there) when my D was nine and they were in Annie together. The following year, they met an older boy when they were all in Gypsy together. They have remained close theater friends. The guy goes to Ithaca's BFA program and had gone to Walnut Hill. They have started a little production company and they rented the theater, hired musicians and came up with this show. It has a theme/progression to it. It is called Getting Tall (that is a song from Nine) and most of the songs are contemporary Broadway. They are donating some fo the proceeds to the American Cancer Society. I haven't seen my D on stage in a year, except in her a capella group which is not musical theater. Hopefully they can pull it off. They have never rehearsed inside the theater but I think just arrived there. I hope they get a good crowd at both shows. Two of the people who are ushers go to Emerson's BFA and Wagner's MT program. This is sort of a homecoming of sorts for these three before they leave again.</p>
<p>Another question. Over the last couple years, I have made/used various costumes. Should I bring them or some of them with me to college? Or just hope that I'll have prior notice to needing them so my parents can ship them. Some of them are somewhat large (and thus do not hang in my own closet, even) such as a Napoleonic, a Colonial, a Harry Potter, and a Rennaissance costume, and would be hard to ship, and probably consuming to store... </p>
<p>Any recommendations? I plan to work on some costuming stuff at college (and take classes in it as well) if I have time/access to a sewing machine.</p>
<p>University of Oklahoma's MT dept. just sent a list of freshman supplies needed for fall. In addition to the usual binders, recorder, tapes, etc., it lists dance clothes under ballet, modern, tap, and jazz. For jazz they list jazz shoes with no laces. I don't know if that's typical, but those slip-on jazz shoes are what my daughter has worn for years. Jazz sneakers are nice for some classes, but they do not allow for the foot flexibility for serious work on technique. I don't know if this is appropriate, but I think it might be a good idea to call your school and ask if they have a list of items that will be needed for MT courses.</p>
<p>be<em>a</em>star - I think you don't need to bring them, because if they were needed, you'd have time to ship them. Most schools have costume shops anyway. I would, however, maybe pack one which could possibly be used for Halloween! Hey, you never know!</p>
<p>I know this has already been mentioned in at least one list here, but I wanted to throw in my voice therapist recommendation that ALL singers should have a personal steamer with them!!! They should use it WITHOUT menthol pads. Aside from rest, concentrated steam is the BEST remedy for swollen vocal folds. Throat Coat, etc., relieves the pharynx (throat) but not the vocal folds themselves. I also recommend a stock of Halls Fruit Breezers - or any NON-MENTHOL throat drops. I like Fruit Breezers because they have pectin in them, which is a demulcent.</p>
<p>Expanding on CoachC's post - first aid kit in general! My mum bought and packed medical things for every emergency, useful for when flatmate cuts finger chopping vegetables, boyfriend breaks out in a rash, knee injuries need to be strapped up, etc. </p>
<p>Regarding the costume point, I took bits and pieces that could be used in costumes, rather than full things. Being a wacky dressing drama student, they ended up getting worn as clothes, but overall they came in very handy. Between my friend and I, we managed to get costumes for absolutely everything we needed without heading down to the costume department.</p>
<p>I took pretty much every script I had with me, something I was very thankful for when suddenly dispatched to find scenes or speeches or whatever (and I still ended up sending home for ones I'd missed). I also typed up my most used monologues on my laptop, so I could print them out at a moment's notice, rather than raking for the appropriate script. </p>
<p>Definitely seconding the loose clothes point! I've always had directors and teachers that considered jeans to be acceptable rehearsal clothing. My main acting tutor banned them as soon as we got to our first class however (I think the main reason was that too-long jeans with rips everywhere seem to be uniform for my classmates, rather than normal jeans). A weekend shopping trip with a friend ended up consisting solely of us getting more clothes for class, as I only had about one pair of trousers that would suit!</p>
<p>Thanks Chris- I was just thinking about this thread today, and wondering when I am going t0o get organized. Acckkk. Hope fully this will prod me. At least today I was looking at suitcases, and pondering what will fit under her bed the best.</p>
<p>I just got some bed raisers, and boxes that fit under those, so I'd recommend those. At Bed Bath and Beyond for 12 dollars (the raisers) and 17 (the boxes).</p>
<p>The risers are on our list. Since she will be going across the country, I have her registered at Bed Bath and Beyond and plan to pick up everything on our list when we get there.</p>
<p>This summer is passing so quickly and before we know it the end of August will be here and the house will be much quieter.</p>
<p>Hey Chris...I don't know which dorm you are gonna live in at NYU this year. But I thought I would give you a heads up. My D also bought the bed risers and big storage bins to put under it like her older sister had done. But she kept the receipts because I had seen some photos of some rooms in the dorm she ended up at and sure enough, in Third North, her dorm, her room's furniture had built in drawers under the bed so she couldn't use the risers or big bins and we returned those after we dropped her off. However, she has bought them again for this coming year (different dorm...haven't yet seen the furniture). In fact, she had to pack up for college in JUNE!! She is working at a regional theater this summer (not in our state) and the job runs up until the day she moves to NYU (the day before classes start) and so she will have to move from her current place/job right to NYU and won't be home again. Lots of her stuff is with her now as she has a room in a house but some things, like winter stuff or the "long" bed linens, etc. are all packed up here ready for college. It was funny to be packing for college next year in June, so soon after she got home from school! </p>
<p>Anyway, those were good for you to get but be aware that some dorms have the furniture I described. Actually, my D bought the risers and tubs in June again and is using them all at her summer house. Then my other D, who was a soph in college this past fall, didn't even use hers because she lofted her bed! She had used them freshmen year though. Overall, I do recommend them though for most college dorm rooms.</p>
<p>Lofting seems like the way to go in NYC. I'm hoping my kid gets the kit which enable you to raise the bed high in order to fit all kinds of furniture underneath, at least a bureau & maybe a chair. She is fortunate to be in a room at Elon that is 10 X 20 in length for two people, but with the added benefit of lofting she should have room for an actual little sitting area for a sofa & coffee table!
There are all kinds of kits and plans available for lofts if your school doesn't provide them, and I would think they would really come in handy especially in a NYC dorm room.</p>
<p>some schools ONLY allow you to loft their beds if their maintenance people are the ones who do it. at the school i was at, this was the case. BUT -- we also had adjustable beds, meaning you could raise the level of the matress high enough to put bins, fridges, boxes, etc. under it.</p>
<p>so you might want to call your school's ResLife about DIY lofting.</p>
<p>Sporti is right. When my oldest S went to U. of Delaware, the lofting had to be by a company approved by the University. You had to order everything and make an appt. with this one company that the University had contracted with - you couldn't do it on your own.</p>
<p>Of course you want to go thru the college for lofting! Elon supplies the kit (or beds all ready raised?), I will be checking into it further. I would think due to the size of rooms, everyone would loft. Provided one is not afraid of heights, of course. It would mean approx 20 sq feet of extra living space. ..per person/bed.
I have seen plans on the computer for doing it yourself, but that entails a saw, hammer, brackets and sawdust. Only for the handy ones, and only if it doesn't damage any school property.</p>
<p>Lofting...again. According to an admissions person I met from Elon this weekend, lofting can be dangerous! Last year 3 people fell OUT of bed and had to go to clinics for various injuries. Apparently if you are used to sleeping in anything wider than a single bed, you may roll over too far. Something to worry about I guess...wonder how my D would feel about a roll stopper thingy?</p>