Half steps - grrrr

Sometimes you feel completely awesome and prepared because you practice a song virtual every day of your life - and have for the past two years - you practice by singing along to the recording - which seem fabulous - until your piano playing roommate points out the recording is half a step LOWER than the score AND all of the piano music you have. AWESOME.

It is also incredibly cruel to give me a piano accompanist in ballet class who plays all Rogers and Hammerstein and expect me to pay attention to BALLET and not LEAP OUT and start singing all of CAROUSEL or OKLAHOMA or STATE FAIR in the middle of class. (Carousel....meeeeeeeeeehhhhh...I didn't care - but now that they are taking so long - I DO. Stupid brain. No enemy can do as much damage as your own uncontrolled thoughts!)

I also stoof up for myself yesterday. Long story - but essentially this guy who I havent spoken to in three years just assumed I would be his dramaturg/assistant director and wrote me an e-e-mail - the first time we've communicated in 3 years - saying: Look for images, stories, art, media that in any way sheds light on relationships severed by America's involvement with war!! The ones left to remain trying to fill the void of those who have served!

Go!

I wrote to him a very nice letter asking for more information and what my PAY WOULD BE! (NO FREE WORK! even Austin pays me! )

Also - eHarmony sucks. Biggest waist of money EVER! Honestly - the BEST You can do is an overweight bald 40 year old, a man in the marines (I'm an idealistic pacifist. No army men for me!), and a guy with two kids? REALLLLLY? If I'm spending money - you gotta get a LITTLE closer to Prince William than that....