I just realized that in exactly ONE MONTH, Stephen and I will be sitting at a romantic riverside cafe in Vienna having dinner together and toasting each other for a lovely three years being married.
WAHOO!
I'm not excited or anything...
Showing posts with label random. Show all posts
Showing posts with label random. Show all posts
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Yes!!!
It finally happened! Dull dreadlocks dude was FINALLY voted off AI last night!! Wahoo!
My predictions for the next 2 weeks:
Sayesha will be voted off first
Then it will be the battle of the Davids
And as much as I LOVE David Cook
I think David Archuletta will take the top prize
We'll see if I'm right... =)
My predictions for the next 2 weeks:
Sayesha will be voted off first
Then it will be the battle of the Davids
And as much as I LOVE David Cook
I think David Archuletta will take the top prize
We'll see if I'm right... =)
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Messages
Camille - Hello dah-ling! I got your message the other night. It made me realize how much I miss you. Thank you for calling and letting me know that you were thinking of me (and Catherine too). Don't feel bad about not being able to visit as often as you would like, I know that it's hard. I have the weekend off, so I hope to be able to call you back!!! I love you and miss you terribly!
Val - Hey, we really missed you last weekend! I hope work is going well. I think I found the jacket that you were talking about; is this it? Marmot-Precip Sierra in size medium? We still have quite a few left - let me know if you still want it. Call me!
UPDATE: too late! They're gone already. Hopefully that wasn't the one you wanted?? If not, find something else - tons of options. Call me and I'll help, kay?
Aunt Karen - I don't have a good way to reply to your comments =( But I love getting them! The last one you left about enjoying every moment with kids really struck my heart. I love that song "you're gonna miss this". Every time I hear it, it helps me keep things in perspective and I get tears in my eyes. We miss you!
Mom - nothing in particular, just wanted to say "hi"! Love you!
Tina - I love your stories on your blog. Your kids are so entertaining! Oh, and I love David Cook too! If anything goes by what the performances were last night, I think it's time for dull dreadlocks dude to GO!
If I missed you, no worries! I only had a few messages to send out. If you're reading this, I love you and miss you, too!!! =)
Val - Hey, we really missed you last weekend! I hope work is going well. I think I found the jacket that you were talking about; is this it? Marmot-Precip Sierra in size medium? We still have quite a few left - let me know if you still want it. Call me!
UPDATE: too late! They're gone already. Hopefully that wasn't the one you wanted?? If not, find something else - tons of options. Call me and I'll help, kay?
Aunt Karen - I don't have a good way to reply to your comments =( But I love getting them! The last one you left about enjoying every moment with kids really struck my heart. I love that song "you're gonna miss this". Every time I hear it, it helps me keep things in perspective and I get tears in my eyes. We miss you!
Mom - nothing in particular, just wanted to say "hi"! Love you!
Tina - I love your stories on your blog. Your kids are so entertaining! Oh, and I love David Cook too! If anything goes by what the performances were last night, I think it's time for dull dreadlocks dude to GO!
If I missed you, no worries! I only had a few messages to send out. If you're reading this, I love you and miss you, too!!! =)
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Ask and ye shall receive
OK, OK, I know. We've been MIA for a while. We've just been really busy but with normal, everday stuff so I really haven't had anything interesting to post. More posts to follow shortly as I have the day OFF (as in, to myself and no work). I promise that all is well.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
and in other news...
... it's snowing. It's actually snowing. Wow... I'm glad I didn't wear sandals today!
Monday, March 17, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
Wrong number
This is the last time im sendin you ass talkin about me not being real and shit if ur so real u would told me that same night that chu went fu**in wit me i guess we kno who the fake ni**a is im not even wit my babys mom she came ova ta get her shit while i was asleep and went threw my shit but fuc it u wanna play games and shit i can dig it
So my husband showed me this text that he received on his phone tonight... should I be concerned of his whereabouts when I'm not around? Or should I be more concerned about the state of the English language in our society? I think it's safe to say that it's a wrong number.
(This is letter for letter, character for character, exactly what was on the text. Except for the 2 words I decided to bleep. No joke.)
So my husband showed me this text that he received on his phone tonight... should I be concerned of his whereabouts when I'm not around? Or should I be more concerned about the state of the English language in our society? I think it's safe to say that it's a wrong number.
(This is letter for letter, character for character, exactly what was on the text. Except for the 2 words I decided to bleep. No joke.)
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Ode to the choral arts
(Now back to what I wanted to write about last night, though I am still in mourning.)
Every Tuesday night Stephen and I travel 40 miles north to let our voices ring... it's choir rehearsal. It's nothing new for me as I've been singing in choirs since I was 12. Which means that I've been in love with the choral arts for more than 16 years. There is something about looking at the paper full of strange looking black marks, being able to interpret the language, and transforming those notes into a beautiful sound. If I take a reflective moment when I'm singing, it amazes me that my voice is melding together with 30 other voices and that together we create a seemless harmony. On a piano it's as simple as your fingers pressing down onto 2 or more keys at the same time. When a choir sings, each of those keys (notes) are represented by a number of different people each making the same note come out of their vocals. When you step back and think about it, it's a musical miracle.
If a choir-created harmony is a musical miracle, the conductor is the mastermind. He is the puppet master. I have this recurring visual that the sound coming out of each of our mouths is a rainbow of air current. As it flows to the conductor, he shapes the current with his waving arms and molds it into the art and music that the audience hears.
To be a part of this is a wonder to me. By no means do I consider myself a superb vocalist or musical expert. But being a part of a choir that does such wonderful work is a joy to me. Even with so much on my plate, I wouldn't trade this for the world.
Every Tuesday night Stephen and I travel 40 miles north to let our voices ring... it's choir rehearsal. It's nothing new for me as I've been singing in choirs since I was 12. Which means that I've been in love with the choral arts for more than 16 years. There is something about looking at the paper full of strange looking black marks, being able to interpret the language, and transforming those notes into a beautiful sound. If I take a reflective moment when I'm singing, it amazes me that my voice is melding together with 30 other voices and that together we create a seemless harmony. On a piano it's as simple as your fingers pressing down onto 2 or more keys at the same time. When a choir sings, each of those keys (notes) are represented by a number of different people each making the same note come out of their vocals. When you step back and think about it, it's a musical miracle.
If a choir-created harmony is a musical miracle, the conductor is the mastermind. He is the puppet master. I have this recurring visual that the sound coming out of each of our mouths is a rainbow of air current. As it flows to the conductor, he shapes the current with his waving arms and molds it into the art and music that the audience hears.
To be a part of this is a wonder to me. By no means do I consider myself a superb vocalist or musical expert. But being a part of a choir that does such wonderful work is a joy to me. Even with so much on my plate, I wouldn't trade this for the world.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Sad news
I'm still recovering from the news. We were getting back into our car to take Catherine home after our rehearsal. They were talking about it on the radio. " Heath-Ledger found dead in his NY apartment at the age of 28."
He was not just a "Hollywood hunk". At the start of his career he was known as the new pretty boy. But he was selective about his roles. Maybe he felt that he had something to prove, maybe he was looking for something more challenging to make him happy. As a result, his career has sparkled with various amazing roles, most of which were drastically different from one another.
Not only was he amazingly talented, but part of that talent was his ability to draw out the emotion of his character and plaster it all over the screen. He had so much potential; part of my sadness is for the roles that we will never see him play. This is such a tragedy.
And did I mention he was gorgeous?
Wah-ah-ah-ah!
I was going to write something else tonight. This seems more important. And now I don't even feel like talking about this any more right now. I'm just so sad.
He was not just a "Hollywood hunk". At the start of his career he was known as the new pretty boy. But he was selective about his roles. Maybe he felt that he had something to prove, maybe he was looking for something more challenging to make him happy. As a result, his career has sparkled with various amazing roles, most of which were drastically different from one another.
Not only was he amazingly talented, but part of that talent was his ability to draw out the emotion of his character and plaster it all over the screen. He had so much potential; part of my sadness is for the roles that we will never see him play. This is such a tragedy.
And did I mention he was gorgeous?
Wah-ah-ah-ah!
I was going to write something else tonight. This seems more important. And now I don't even feel like talking about this any more right now. I'm just so sad.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Sorry about the video
I can view it fine, so I don't know what the problem is. After the little miss and I take a nap I'll try to fix it later.
=(
=(
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Oh boy...
I just realized that I am munching on espresso beans...
... and drinking coffee.
This can't be good.
... and drinking coffee.
This can't be good.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Lesson in humility
I once thought it was *impossible* to ruin Rice Krispy Treats.
I now know this is not true.
=(
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Personal introspective
Thanks to Cindy for this insightful exercise.
life would be simpler if... we had no debt
i feel most beautiful... when I am holding Catherine
the quality i like most about myself... my compassion for everyone around me
the quality i like least about myself is... my lack of willpower - it gets in the way of everything from losing weight to saving money
something that no one knows about me is... that I struggle daily with the effects of depression (well, a lot of people know this about me, but not everyone)
something I'm proud of... having such a beautiful and strong daughter, and getting A's in all my classes since I've been back in school
guiltiest pleasure? sweets
high road or low road? High, whenever I can
my favorite possession is... my pictures.
when i was little, i wanted to be... an archaeologist. I thought dinosaurs were SO cool.
what surprises me most about my adult life is... that friendships aren't always what they seem; and that we really knew nothing as a teenagers, and most likely still don't know anything now; and that parenthood is simutaneously more difficult and more joyful than I ever thought... there are a lot of surprises about adulthood.
the big decision i'm currently wrestling with is... 1) how much longer I can keep working while going to school; 2) if we'll really be able to afford going to Europe; and 3) how we'll be able to finance to buy a house.
my motto is... Do not worry for tomorrow, tomorrow will care for itself. - Matthew 5:36
life would be simpler if... we had no debt
i feel most beautiful... when I am holding Catherine
the quality i like most about myself... my compassion for everyone around me
the quality i like least about myself is... my lack of willpower - it gets in the way of everything from losing weight to saving money
something that no one knows about me is... that I struggle daily with the effects of depression (well, a lot of people know this about me, but not everyone)
something I'm proud of... having such a beautiful and strong daughter, and getting A's in all my classes since I've been back in school
guiltiest pleasure? sweets
high road or low road? High, whenever I can
my favorite possession is... my pictures.
when i was little, i wanted to be... an archaeologist. I thought dinosaurs were SO cool.
what surprises me most about my adult life is... that friendships aren't always what they seem; and that we really knew nothing as a teenagers, and most likely still don't know anything now; and that parenthood is simutaneously more difficult and more joyful than I ever thought... there are a lot of surprises about adulthood.
the big decision i'm currently wrestling with is... 1) how much longer I can keep working while going to school; 2) if we'll really be able to afford going to Europe; and 3) how we'll be able to finance to buy a house.
my motto is... Do not worry for tomorrow, tomorrow will care for itself. - Matthew 5:36
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