Redecorating.

As you may have noticed after my last post, I have done a total revamping makeover to my blog. It was time for a fresher look, and with the graduation from college and the start of a new era in my life, what better time to add some new swirl to the page? :) I think the new style is a fabulous reflection of my la-di-da self. Plus, every time I see it, it just makes me cheery. hehe!

So...Life at the moment: I leave in one week for Katie's big wedding extravaganza and in 11 days for a short transatlantic flight to Salzburg/Munich/Vienna/Budapest!! EEK! (I am a crazy person, and I don't know how my family and friends put up with me!) In short, my life basically consists of rehearsing, practicing, trying to study music theory/history but ending up watching movies and downloading music (after all these years and a college degree, I am still a terribly ADHD studier!), pretending I actually know how to play piano decently, and the latest of all projects...starting the packing endeavor! So far so good. Laundry needs done, but I am determined to follow the "Pack light" rule. Only the things I know for certain I will use can come along. (Let's see how long that lasts...haha!)

It is always a special task when you are packing for multiple occasions and locations...the small suitcase is wedding-only articles, and the big tapestry suitcase (yes, I, indeed, have a floral tapestry print suitcase because I am that ridiculous!) is everything Europe. Thankfully, my darling roommate will be bringing all of my things from the wedding back to the apartment, so that I don't have to schlep it along with me unnecessarily. 

I have also been playing relay between a world of English and that of German. About 1/3 of the info that the Mozarteum has sent me was in English, leaving the rest for me to decipher from the German. Overall, I think I've handled it pretty well, however, there is always that bit of info that is ambiguous and questionable. I have accepted that I lead a life that keeps me partially in a state of "lost in translation." haha! My world is perpetually caught between cultures and languages, which I love but can also be frustrating...until I am someday fluent, that is. ;)  

I think I am ready for it all. Bring it on! All I can do is my best, pray, and everything will be as it was meant. Then, I shall go from there, wherever "there" is. ;)

Completely off-topic, I have to say...last night I was talking to Chad on the phone and watching a bit of America's Got Talent, and well, in quite a few of the cases on that show, America does not have talent. I know that is terrible for me to say, but seriously, people?! I just don't know what possesses some people to do some of the stupid stuff they do...and on national television!! Just saying. However, there have also been those that make you turn your head (in a good way), as well. This is pretty much the coolest thing ever:

Last night, there was also this brilliant singer, who is the mother of Gabourey Sidiby, the Oscar-nominated actress that starred in Precious. I haven't seen that movie yet, but I hear it is great. Anyway, she was pretty fabulous. (Sorry, I couldn't find that video on YouTube...although, I did just find a YouTube video submission contest for the show...maybe I'll enter...hehe! Any thoughts? You never know...)


Gratitude 226
Discovering new music. Not necessarily for me to sing, which of course is also exciting, but for listening. I might as well confess it now, because the truth will come out sooner or later...I have a guilty pleasure of pop music. *gulp* Yes, I said it. Don't get me wrong, I am still pretty picky about what I listen to, but I currently share with my friends the mania of Glee and the like. Tragic, I know. haha! ;) If it is genuinely good, though, I will listen, no matter the genre. Plus, sometimes, you just need music that you don't have to think about, just enjoy. Each voice is meant for something...I should not be singing pop, but Chris Colfer, Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith, Joshua Radin, Regina Spektor, Erin McCarly, and yes, even some Lady Gaga...they should...and more power to them! ;)

*Note: Each case, as in any, is dependent upon individual songs, and not always necessarily the whole. Ultimately, good music is good music. Simply that.

Also... Sean Hayes on The Tony Awards! Amazing! And fabulously funny! ;)

And I want to see this musical:

That dude at the piano is a BEAST! (And admittedly, until he won his tony, my friends and I were convinced it was Harry Connick, Jr. but were confused because he looked too young to be him. He is a dead-ringer for Harry when he was younger. haha!)