Posted: May 16 2008, 03:45 PM
Thursday, October 18, 2007: The LiveDaily Diaries
First of all, to all of you who are my friends I just want to say thanks. I have set my privacy settings so only my friends can view my profile because I want to be able to write on my own blog and not be judged so much, I believe that on my own page I should be able to express my true feelings to the friends I do have out there because you guys are the ones who send me emails about your stories and I listen and take it in. I feel better because of you all believe it or not, the last thing that I want is pity, but if I feel like shit I feel like shit i dont deny it, Im as real as it gets.
One thing I would like to say is LiveDaily I personally love message boards and this is one of the best sights out there, people can say anything they want and that is their right I would never want to stop that, sometimes they can make you feel so bad though, the only thing I can be sure of is that people out there are intelligent, we are all pretty smart and can see when people are stirring the pot to plug their band or telling lies just to get attention because it makes them feel better, for those of you who can read between the lines I say thank you, you are awesome. I'm not always right, I dont claim to be this perfect human being who never makes mistakes. Im lucky enough to have friends out there who say Leslie that was *ucked up or your wrong because sometimes you need a good kick in the ass when your being a jerk. So I guess this kinda concludes my thoughts for now I will of course be writing later, and also for those who pick on my family and claim to know me, thats old news find something new to talk about, we definatly wont mind : )
Tuesday, January 08, 2008: Bebo posers!!
Hey everyone,
Sorry I havent been keeping up with the internet as much but since I have checked back in on my bebo page posers have taken over so I thought I should let everyone know from this page to just watch out and be careful who you believe here are the links for bebo:
http://www.bebo.com/tohbebo - Leslies REAL Bebo page
http://www.bebo.com/theotherhalfbebo - The Other Half REAL Bebo page
Hope this helps!!!!
Les
Thursday, February 28, 2008: FaceBook
Hey peeps : )
I wanted to let you know that I have a facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=707665156 - Personal Page
Heres my band page too:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Other-Half/11639221285 - Band Page
Talk to you all later!
Friday, April 04, 2008: Entry of my thoughts
Not to many people know who I really am outside of my life in the public eye. I guard my life carefully and so I have very rarely been hurt. I consider myself a hard working person who knows that it’s important to give in order to get. Most of my time is spent on my true love, music. Music plays the biggest role in my happiness and sadness. It’s a constant struggle trying to find my way in this industry.
I began quite a while ago, at the age of 10 I was in a studio recording my first song. It was a remake of The Carpenter’s "Merry Christmas Darling", I looked up to Karen for her voice and the control she had, she had the most beautiful sounding voice but also I heard the pain in it as well. It wasn’t long after recording that song that I was thrust into an extremely fast and heartless world of endless self doubt and people pleasing. I hated every minute of this new life. I wanted to be normal. I didn’t realize that people could be so mean to a young girl, looking back on it now just pisses me off. All those idiots were lifeless whores who almost managed to suck the life and humanity out of me.
I was lucky enough to get out when I did. I left, just picked up at age 16 and moved away from my family after my failed attempt at a childhood singing career. I just wasn’t what they were looking for, this including my family as well. Much is expected of me, I get looked at differently, treated differently, I get called a bitch by someone and then approached by that same person 5 minutes later for an interview. Just because I didn’t respond to your hatred and immaturity does not mean I didn’t hear it. I get tired of being under estimated but I have to ignore it otherwise I become that of which I despise. I don’t want to write here all of my so called accomplishments such as platinum record, or whatever.
I feel very comfortable about where I stand nowadays. I used to take for granted the things that I have. I’m 21 years old and have a whole shit load of life left to live. I’m having fun being myself for the first time comfortably and no matter how much some people will doubt me or say that I’m useless and won’t make it as a singer should just know this, you don’t know me, what I’m capable of and how much spirit I posess, you don’t know what I have seen and learned from you don’t know my family, Im sad to say that a lot of people from my point of view seem to be walking robots with none of their own thoughts. I think its time that we get control of ourselves again and ask ourselves. Is this really what we want?? No wonder were all Angry deep down inside.
Posted: Jun 11 2008, 09:07 PM
Update (Big girls dont cry 2)
HAHAHA Sooooo after allllll I DID end up having a kick ass time going out and getting over my so called birthday blues. Earlier in the day I started off with a speed boat rental that I got to drive myself, all over Ontario lake and by the CN Tower, after that a bit of shopping and then some unluckiness.... my car got towed for the first time in my life, totally shitty, but after that did some pre-drinking and then got a ride in a red Ferrari to the club. It was nice to have my closest friends coming from all over the place just to celebrate my life with me.
I didn't end up throwing up either (ewwwwww) : ) which as I have been told by many is a birthday tradition, I spent most of the night feeding the two bottles I had gotten from the night club Circa here in Toronto, to everyone else and as I progressed more and more vodka was flowing down peoples shirts rather than their mouths. I guess Im bad at pouring while slightly intoxicated ; )
Another one of the things I end up doing is wandering off when Im drunk but fortunately Mike had a whole group of friends looking out for me the entire night. So there it is friends do it all, the get you in just enough trouble to make you feel like your having fun while at the same time keep your from losing it all. What a nice thing huh?
Love you guys for coming to my b-day it was fun and I didn't cry once!
LC
Sunday, September 21, 2008: Nashville
I just got back from Music City which is in Nashville, Tennesse. I had a great time, not only did I get a massive amount of things done I also got to take a bit of a vacation with Mike. Mike doesn't always get over the border because when your a musician it can be looked at like your trying to escape to my country or vise versa. Its pretty shitty at those times, very very stressful but this time things worked out for the best.
We worked with 3 writers and of course came back with 3 new songs to add to our list. I know a lot of people have been wondering what is going on with The Other Half and I can only say the truth and that is the music industry is filled with so much competition but sometimes its not even good competition its just overpopulated with people who shouldn't be doing it. I'm not saying that certain people shouldn't follow their dreams, I'm just saying not everyone can do this. Its takes a huge huge huge, and I can't stress it enough, amount of sacrifice its a difficult job and career and we work on it 24/7 we live in a live-in rehearsal place get on each others nerves and create amazing songs and ideas. I believe with all of my heart that things are coming together just the way they should and at the speed it should so here is the quote to sum it up and say everything "anything good is worth waiting for...."
I refuse to put out shit music
I will never do it
I will not sell my soul to a label
I will not compromise my better judgement
I will never leave these guys behind
Screw the industry and what it wants I'm a real person, I get it.....do you?
Friday, November 07, 2008: LESLIE: MAID TO ROCK
Holy Crap the year is almost over and normally it really wouldn't matter to me because I used to live in Florida and its always sunny there, well not always but compare it to Canada. I really miss my family tons as you can see my sisters are in my profile picture but I will be seeing my bro on Sunday when he comes to Hamilton we'll have fun as usual and all is well with the rest of my family....everyone is on speaking terms, Aarons getting his shit together finally and I am very proud of him for that. The only person no one in out family that we dont speak to is our dad but thats what happens when he doesnt answer any of his kids calls but whatever screw it sometimes you just gotta make yourself happy. Oh yeah and speaking of happy that is exactly what I am along with being completely exhausted from non-stop filming for a week. See Im not sure who know or who even cares but I actually got my own reality spin-off based on my life and The Other Half. It was so much fun doing this whole process, the only thing that felt weird was that my family wasn't around and as much as they piss me off at times it was then that I realized how great of a support system they are fighting or not. Sometimes you just need to see the face of the ones you love, but regardless I toughed it out and made it by without them. A little part of them probably doesn't believe that this is happening for me but Im grateful and if it seems like the band is getting left in the dust have no fear we are all in this together. Everything at this point is about timing and no matter how hard it gets I wont give up on being a great performer and singer.
Mike and I are still going strong we fight and we make up, we are passionate and sometimes we cant even be in the same room as each other but our lives are so intertwined and wrapped up with in each other that its hard to walk the line or should I say straight line, so much has happened for the both of us and we love each other and our band and our music. I really hope that all the effort of this project will finally be revealed and our show will get picked up. Please show support if you want and by the way its called:
Leslie: Maid to Rock
Did you know that I clean houses for a living, well there you go! lol
PS Im totally not lying.
Anybody want to start a website for the new show let me know and we should know by January if it gets picked up. WISH US LUCK!
LC
