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breaking in charlotte russe
i finally found a dress in charlotte russe in the 'boro today. AND i heard anberlin ["breaking"], and for once, it was not of my doing. :D <3
i'm so glad kris allen won idol. i hadn't seen any of it til last week, but i immediately disliked adam lambert because of his general scary appearance and lack of variety. danny gokey was my pick, but kris ( Read more... ) -
take a chance on me
performed my composition, A Scrantone Jam: An Ode to the Office, today with my new, basically official [and nameless] quintet. it went really well. because the piece is awesome. i don't have to be modest. christine even recorded it.
and i passed my piano proficiency. thank goodness. three down, one to go.
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do the helen keller and talk with your hips
i'm nervous for tomorrow. playing on convocation. a solo.
but i shouldn't be.
i need to relax, but also practice.
i wrote 'boom! roasted' over every hella hard passage. i hope it helps. cause sometimes i get it, but then sometimes i don't.
and i don't want to be that one person who doesn't get called back for an ovation. i don't want that to be -
heaven help me
trying to get in touch with eric whitacre is currently proving fruitless. but i just tried contacting him yesterday, i should probably give him time to reply ( Read more... ) -
jordyn
happy eighteenth birthday, girl.
you're amazing, i hope your day is too.
you know i love you like a fat kid loves cake. though i hate the cliche phrase.
in other news, i've got a botany test in a few minutes.
and thank you to Christine for the chorale congrats. animated words! WOW! :)
my lesson today might bomb. i just want it to be thursday evening.
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we saw i love you, man this afternoon. and i loved it. paul rudd was absolutely adorable [leprechaun accent and all...'i slap-a da bass'], and andy samberg, well....mmmmm....:D <3 i don't care that he played a gay guy. i won't gush. [but i'm definitely making a point of catching snl as often as possible now]. i liked rashida jones, too, all of her ( Read more... ) -
"my playing's so exciting my clothes are falling off"
last night, the Stephen Beus piano concert was AMAZING. it was seriously amazing. crazy awesome. i wish i could have actually watched, but what i heard was really fantastic. since you missed it, here's a video of an earlier performance of Liszt's Spanish Rhapsody, which he played last night. (i wish i could find a video i liked of him playing the ( Read more... ) -
modesty
I'm gonna ask again.
Read Stephen Christian's blog.
It's well worth your time, and it doesn't take long to read a few paragraphs.
What he says is beautiful and relative and will make you think or remember or romanticize. His words give me comfort, even if I'm not feeling down.
If you don't do anything else the rest of this week, read his blog. You ( Read more... ) -
Oscar coverage!!!!
In case you missed last night [in which case you missed some good stuff]...
Best supporting actress. I wanted Taraji P. Henson to win, but props to Penelope Cruz for having an amazing dress and speaking really fast Spanish [though her hair was not so hot].
Best supporting actor. Heath Ledger. Yes. Knew it. The family’s speech was about to make me cry ( Read more... ) -
carpe diem died.
Oh my goodness.
I did it again.
I am such an idiot.
Why am I so stupid?
When an exceptionally cute boy says hello to you, you stop. Say hello. Ask ‘how are you?’. Comment on the weather. Or upcoming/past concerts. You do not say hey and keep walking.
Someone just smack me with a frying pan or something, please. I am so mad at myself for being stupid. I ( Read more... )