Sheesh

Well, how depressing is this...



The RSC is closing in London after 10 years.
*sniff*
No more "Maaaaayyyyybe, maaayyybe not!"
No more Othelo rap.
No more backwards Hamlet.
*sigh*

I can't imagine what's going to go into the Criterion.
The interior is like an old river steamboat - pink and gold and more pink and gold.
*sigh*

Nifty, heh?

Believe it or not you can read it:

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ARG!!!!

You wouldn't believe how many times I listened to "Tell My Father" today.
I'm surprised at myself, in fact.
It's just so lovely, like swaying in a hammock.
It wraps around you.
*sigh*

Haven't managed to find a pic of that scene from the show.
Must be some kind of conspiracy.
You would think with all those Wildhorn fans out there, SOMEONE would have a pic!!!
Sheesh!

Geocities is being a pain and it won't let me load the file.
So you'll just have to be satisfied with the lyrics.
:)

Tell my father
That his son didn't run or surrender
That I bore his name with pride
As I tried to remember
You are judged by what you do
While passing through

As I rest in fields of green
Let him lean on your shoulder
Tell him how I spent my youth
So the truth can grow older
Tell my father
When you can
I died a man

Tell him we will meet again
Where the angels learn to fly
Tell him we will meet as men
For with honor
Did I die

Tell him how I fought the blue
Proud and true, through the fire
Tell my father
So he'll know
I love him so

Tell him how I wore the grey
Just the way
Thought he taught me
Tell my father not to cry
Then say
Good-bye

My Grandmother

My grandmother called tonight.
She's been having problems with her eyes, so the doctor has been giving her Botox injections in the area around her eyes to see if that will help her keep them open.
She says "I don't know if these shots are helping....Grandpa says they are, but he's not in my body..."

:)

By the way, Bob is releasing a concert dvd.
Cool, heh?
Guess when it was recorded...

JANUARY 2001!!!!!!!!!!!

Sheesh, people!
There's no rush on it, ya know!
Gah!

Thoughts

There are moments when Rolando Villazon sounds scarily like Placido.
Very weird, but maybe that's why I can stand to listen to him.
He has a new cd of Gounod and Massenet arias.
Although they are nice, his "Ah, leve-toi soleil" and Pourquoi are simply not up to The Roberto Bar.
Not as if I had any doubts on that score, but hey, sometimes the obvious needs to be pointed out.
:)
However, I would definitely choose him over most of the tenors of the moment....Licitra, Cura....all those guys. Most definitely.
Too bad the guy is so trollish looking.

I've decided that I don't like Brahms.
Just wanted to let you know that.

The Party Crew

Kristina, Michelle, Bethany, Me, Derek, Jason and Amanda

:)

SOME PEOPLE!!!

I was poking around Amazon looking at cast albums when I stumbled across...

BROADWAY IN CONCERT!!!!! (formerly known as Back From Broadway)

After the initial pleasure of discovering that the cd is finally available through Amazon, I read the one review and became highly annoyed.
Here's a quote from the review by "music fan" - "James Barbour blows away Josh Groban so for those of you who are fans...try this CD."

Josh Groban?
JOSH GROBAN???

*tries to keep herself from hurling insults at the unsuspecting Mr.Groban in defense of JB*

*takes deep breaths*

*tells herself to calm down*

*feels the words rushing to her fingertips*

JOSH GROBAN HAS THE STAGE PRESENCE OF A GNAT AND JB COULD SING HIM UP A TREE!!!!!

Hey, music fan, did you like Michael Bolton's arias album? Try out this guy...his name is Pavarotti...he blows away Michael Bolton!

Sheesh!!!!!

Me and my Fairy Godmother

My Baby

Me as a Superhero.

I love you, Bethany.

That about sums it up.

Useless facts

American novelist Mark Twain was the first known author to submit a typed manuscript.

A language becomes extinct in this world every two weeks.

Author Robert May considered the names of Reginald and Rollo before he settled on "Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer."

During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles.

Leonardo Da Vinci never signed or dated his most famous painting, the Mona Lisa.

The colours yellow, red, and orange are used in fast food restaraunts because those are the colours that stimulate hunger.

Kathey Trivia

Have I mentioned that I like Vermeer?

Water, water everywhere...

I had Taco Bell for lunch and since then, I've downed almost 5 glasses of water.
Is salt their main ingredient or something?
Sheesh.

Cubicles

Top ten drawbacks to working in a cubicle
#10. Being told to 'Think outside the Box' when you're in a box all day long.
#9. Not being able to check e-mail attachments without turning around to see who's behind you.
#8. Fabric cubicle walls do not offer much protection from any kind of gunfire.
#7. That nagging feeling that if you press the right button, you'll get a piece of cheese!
#6. Lack of roof rafters for the noose.
#5. The walls are too close together for the hammock to work right.
#4. 23 power cords, 1 outlet.
#3. Prison cells are not only bigger, they also have beds.
#2. When tours come through, you get lots of peanuts thrown at you...
And the Number 1 Drawback to Working in a Cubicle:
#1. You can't slam the door when you quit and walk out!