Accordians and Violins!:)

I took a new ballet teacher today - it was ---- not spectacular. And the room was filled with these littel 17 year old beautiful prima ballerinas so I felt just plain fat and ugly.  BLARGHLEBOTS!  BUt afterwards - I went to Jean-Paul's for a voice lesson.  I first sang PART OF YOUR WORLD.  JP's friend was there who is also a juilliard opera grad - and when I was done he applauded - and Jean-Paul said "that was really cool!."  (which is about as high a praise as JP will afford anyone who isn't Nathalie Dessay...) So that made me happy. Disney here I come! :)  Then I sang some Rogers and Hammerstein - and then Alex and JP - invited me to one of their Juilliard Opera Jams - apparently I'm worthy - and JP and gonna get me the music to Kitty Oppenheimers aria from Doctor Atomic - and I'm gonna learn some TOSCA.  OH SCARPIA!  AVANTI A DIO!!!!  So that was fun!  Then - JP got out his accordian and Alex got out his violin - and they played and sang from the final act of Wagner's Ring Cycle whilst I ate sushi.  What a lovely afternoon!  And JP thinks I should definitely make a recording and send it to the Mermaid people and Phantom people etc... (BTW - Phantom of the Opera 2 has announced their auditions for next week!  I'm going in folks!  Here goes nothing!  I'm gonna sing I BELIEVE MY HEART but take the last note up to an A.  Hopefully I"ll get seen!)

Then I had Physical Therapy - and Amanda texted me - warning me "It" was in the building at Steps - so to beware.  I got to Steps and found Francesco - a Francesco and I were talking - Fran goes - don't look up - "it's coming down the hallway."  I love how Batman has become an "it."  Francesco and I then burst out laughing because of how ridiculous Batman is - and continued on our merry way.  Patti said I did much better in her theatre dance class today - so that is good.  BLARGH!  Theatre dance is SOOOO FRUSTRATING!  Its so easy - yet SOOOOO HARD!  It's almost all WALKING - and I seem to be - incapable of that.  Which is just plain silly.  Ballet fine - contemporary fine - walk to a rhythm - blargh!

Anyhoooooo - I then came home - practiced singing some more - and turned on the TV and TREVOR'S KING LEAR WAS ON TV!   I was thrilled. I think it's a sign. I have no idea what it's a sign OF - but I think it's a good sign - a sign I'm on the right track!  Rovert seems to show up around those times.  Shakespeare - RSC - Rovert - the works.  It was nice - and it's been a long time since I've seen any GOOD Shakespeare!  So it was most excellent to see it on tv in the comfort of my own living room.  Of course - this meant - yet AGAIN - I did not start working on my website - OR compiling a mailing list for my begging letter.  BLARGH!  I need to get on top of things and do the "adult" stuff as well as pretend I'm a mermaid.

For now, however, it is time to say goodnight to all our family - M I C K E Y M O U S E.