| Am I just going blind? Or am I losing my mind... |
[05 Mar 2004|09:17pm] |
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I've taken up the violin. I can't say I have any real reason for it, but I've always wanted to, and what better time then now? I start lessons next Friday and I'm really looking forward to it. My teacher teaches with the Suzuki Method of teaching, which makes me a little nervous because I've heard very mixed reviews about that method. The biggest complaint I've heard is that people don't get proficient with reading. Thankfully, I can already do that. Well that's boring, huh?
I sent an email to the Honorable Jane Earll today. She is a Playhouse supporter, and sits on the transportation committee. Seems pretty convenient to me... so I asked her if there was anything she knew of for me to get my licnese back. Everyone cross your fingers... maybe I'll be able to drive before June 27th 2005!!!!
Boredom abounds. It's Friday night... I'm watching Bend It Like Beckham (the British soccer movie) and writing this post. I've found that this is usually when I write in here... when I'm steeped in boredom. I'm ii the mood to write music, but I need a subject. I don't like to just sit down and write for no reason.
I'm making my Erie Playhouse Youtheatre debut next month as the Judge in Wind in the Willows. Exciting stuff... you should come see it. I plan on being stunning.
Alright....I'm bored with this post now so I'm going to move on to something else. I've always thought I've had a touch of ADD because it doesn't take long before I need to move on to something else. And here I go...
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| I've got a loverly bunch of coconuts--tweedle-dee-dee |
[12 Feb 2004|01:07pm] |
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I'm in the car at the end of my nineteen hour trip, so I thought this would be a good time to do my first post. It's been a good trip so far. The Matthews (who I've come with) have a Honda Odyssey, and it's a very nice, comfortable van. I have my laptop and my cell phone, so I'm happy. Five years ago who would have thought I would be able to sit in my car on the internet!?!? Amazing... just amazing.
We are renting a house---a six bedroom house--in Orlando. We have a doctor and his wife (Marge and Rol), David and Judy, Jeannie, and Claire... we'll also have Jim Wilhelm (who is a very successful talent agent in New York!), his friend Jeff, and David and Judy's friends Ray and Becky.... a very full house, eh?
The sun is shining and it's 80 degrees. When I got out of the car for a minute the heat really hit me... it was almost oppresive because I'm just not used to it... don't worry though, I'll get over that.
Tonight we hit the Disney Village and do grocery shopping for the house. We're also activating our annual pass. I'll think of everyone as I'm sitting by the pool doing my post tonight. Hope all is well and frigid Erie, PA!!
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| M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E!!!! |
[09 Feb 2004|11:43am] |
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Hello everyone! It's been a VERY long time since I've posted, and I'm afraid this isn't going to be a very long post, either. I'm heading off to Disney World on Wednesday. I'm taking my laptop with me, and my plan is to post every night on the things I've done during the day. (I know you're dying to know the play by play of my trip.
I'm very excited to be going though--I've not been since I was eleven years old and I'm told the park changes every five years or so. There are whole areas that didn't even exist last time I was there. Well, I'm extraordinarily excited, and I hope my time there will be very enjoyable. Have a good week and a half, everyone!
(I'm actually going to post again tonight... but that's ok.)
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| I'm quick on the trigger... |
[15 Jan 2004|10:14am] |
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It's been a few days since I posted, so I think I'm due. I'll talk about geeky things first. Last Friday, sort of on an impulsive whim, I bought my own domain. It is, for those of you who are intersted, rainbow-music.org and I have practically nothing up so far. (I've posted layouts and a few pages with "under construction" signs...) Eventually, it will be filled with all sorts of wonderful things though. (This is my plan anyway...) There are tons and tons of other things to say right now, but I just lost all motivation to write anything... oh well. |
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| What a day this has been! |
[09 Jan 2004|05:52pm] |
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I've managed to have quite a full day today. I got woken up by dogs this morning (which I was none too pleased about!) and went into work. Absolutely nothing of any interest happened there, so I went and did my taxes. Good news this year!!! I get a major refund!!!! Every other year I've done my taxes I've ended up owing tons of money because I earn untaxed income from being a musician that I end up having to pay for at the end of the year. This year I was very careful and I get $850 back! I'm incredibly excited.
After I got back from taxes, I helped David set-up the stage for his OUR TOWN rehearsal tonight. I had a very pleasant lunch with my dad, and came back to record incidental music for OUR TOWN. (A few piano transitions for scene change music, and three "organ" pieces that are used during the show for the choir.) When my petty, annoying work was out of the way I settled in for some HTML fun. I experimented quite a bit with a lot of different things, and was able to build what could end up being a fairly respectable page. I registered a domain and bought web space because I'm going to be building a website to promote my CDs and concerts (when I do them). I'll have more on that as I find out more about it myself. I expect it will take me a good deal of time to get things ready.
I had plans tonight, but had to cancel them because of work commitments... hopefully I'll be able to do something tomorrow!!!
That's all for now... have a good night!!
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| Childhood... |
[08 Jan 2004|03:38pm] |
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First of all, sorry about all the font changes I've had recently. Eventually I'll settle on one I like. (Hopefully this will be it...)
Well, I was just talking to someone I grew up with. (He's a few years older than me. He and my brother were very good friends in our old neighborhood.) I asked him how things were going because we haven't talked in a long time and he replied, "I work, and I sleep...isn't it strange that it all comes to this?" He's right, isn't he? Adult life has such a tendency to fall into a sort of monotony. My life at the moment pretty much consists of theatre and sleep. Theatre is something I love, and have always loved, but doing it and only it gets to be very, hm..., unfullfilling, I guess. I wake up in the morning, I come to the theatre, I do rehearsals, I sleep. Every once in awhile I get to break things up with skiing or swimming, but even that gets to be monotonous after awhile.
When I was a child everything seemed like an adventure. I knew seasons changed, but there was always magic in it. (Now, don't get me wrong, I love season changes still, and still manage to find wonder, but I know that after spring will come summer, summer will lead to fall, fall will move in to winter, and winter in turn back to spring.) When I was younger those things really didn't matter. It was whatever season it happened to be, and that was all that mattered. Anymore, I'm always looking at what will come ahead. I'm recording a CD tonight, but tomorrow I have to do this, and next week I have to do this, and next month I have to do this.... It never ends, and as a result, I think I no longer live in the moment, at least not as much as I would like to. Time seems to go faster and faster, and I think it's because I'm always looking ahead.
I think I'm going to make that my goal. It's difficult, because you have to know what's coming up in order to live in our society. We certainly don't have a societal structure that allows you to simply soak in what is going on immediately around you. There has to be a balance though, and I'm going to try my best to find it. If there is a way out of routiie and monotony, I will find it!!!
If anyone has any ideas on this, or if it just plain doesn't make sense... leave a comment and let me know...
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| Hear My Song |
[08 Jan 2004|02:59pm] |
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Child, I know you're weary
And your eyes want to close
The days are getting longer
We're not getting any stronger
Trust me, Mama knows...
But lie in my arms while you're sleeping
And think of the rivers you've crossed
I'll tell you the dreams I've been keeping
For moments like this
When your hope is lost
Hear my song:
It'll help you believe in tomorrow
Hear my song:
It'll show you the way you can shine
Hear my song:
It was made for the time
When you don't know where to go
Listen to the song that I sing
You'll be fine
Child, I know you're frightened
And your throat's parched and dry
But just trust in Mama's singing
And the gift tomorrow's bringing
Trust it. Don't ask why
Just lie in my arms
And I'll tell you
The things that you know, but forget
The lies no one ever could sell you
I know that it's hard
But don't give up get
Hear my song:
It'll help you believe in tomorrow
Hear my song:
It'll show you the way you can
Shine...
Hear my song
It was made for the times
When you don't know where to go
Listen to the song that I sing
You'll be fine.
‘Cause I'll be singing —
Hold on
Hold tight
I know it's dark right now
But just believe somehow
That soon there will be light
Hold on
Hold fast
That's not enough for some
But trust the light will come
And we'll get past
You and Mama
Safe at last!
Hear my song:
It'll help us get through til tomorrow
Hear my song:
It'll help us survive all the pain
Hear my song
It's the one thing I have
That has never let me down
Listen to the song that I sing
Listen to the words in my heart
Listen to the hope I can bring
And you'll start to grow
And shine
Listen to the song that I sing
And trust me...
We'll be fine...
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| One of those days... |
[08 Jan 2004|01:50pm] |
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Have you ever had one of those days that you just want to do absolutely nothing, but feel like if you don't do something soon you will explode? That's my mood today.
My day so far has been pretty well silly. I came to work this morning and started working on burning CDs for the next composer/lyricist concert. I got one done and my brother came in and asked if I wanted to go run an errand with him, so I did. After two hours, we got back and I finished burning the rest of the CDs. That's it!
Tonight I have to go out to Chris Moore's studio in Waterford and finish recording the CD I've been working on with John Burton and Trisha Yates. I think everything is going to turn out very nicely, except I've had to record everything on a silly keyboard that just absolutely doesn't feel right. What can you do though? Tonight's songs should be pretty good though, and fast to record (which is always nice).
Alright... I'm bored now. Have a good day, everyone!
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| Disney Bound |
[05 Jan 2004|08:25pm] |
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Well, I made the official, somewhat whimsical decision tonight to spend a week in Disney World in February!! I've already booked my plane ticket and bought my pass. There's no turning back now. It will be really interesting to see how the park has changed though, after all, I haven't been there in 10 years. I wonder how much of it I'll remember!
My new layout is fabulous. Custom made by Megan... I think she did a pretty damn good job with it. I told her what I wanted and she went with it. "Hear My Song" is the title of one of the closing songs to Jason Robert Brown's SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD. One of these days I'll post the lyrics.
Well I'm on the phone now, so what was going to be a long post has now turned into another short one.
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| Layout!! |
[05 Jan 2004|03:41pm] |
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Megan is making me a new layout and it should be up in the next day or so. I'm going to be working in the next few days to decide what exactly I want this journal to be. I want to say more than emotional rants and daily recaps, but we'll see. My posts will be getting longer though, that's for sure.
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| Hello!!! |
[04 Jan 2004|10:01pm] |
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Well, this is my first LiveJournal post. I'm not going to write too much right now though... have a goodnight!!!
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