Gangsters roll the windows down and blast Tupac...

But I roll the windows down and blast Julie Andrews.
I'm cool, right?! ;)


Last night, on the way home from my high school's production of Arsenic and Old Lace, I was thinking about several things:

• How much I love that play. Which is SO much.
• How I must get the movie from the library sometime soon! I haven't seen it in ages! If you haven't seen it, please go find it. Right this very moment! It's a Cary Grant movie... And you can't go wrong with him. :)
• How I wasn't in what would have been the last theatrical production of my high school career. :( Granted, I didn't have time for it, but it made me sad!
• How much fun to spend time with my siblings (McKayla came to the play with me), and, come fall, I'll really miss being able to do that whenever I so desire. I need to make the most of the six months I have left at home!
• How much I wanted to roll the windows down, blast music, and sing loudly (and off-key!)

Well, after thinking these things, I did roll down the windows and blast music. It just so happens that Saturday night is Showtunes Saturday Night on KOSY 106.5 (musical buffs, I highly recommend it. I discover new musicals through it quite often!) This was uber convenient. We turned up the radio so loud it could have woken the dead and sang our little hearts out to good ol' Julie, Sutton Foster, Barbra Streisand, and all their lovely, lovely friends. :)
Exciting side note - some attractive guy in a different car waved and yelled "Hi!" at us. I grinned and yelled "Hi!" back! Then the car he was in turned to go to Subway. A shame, really. It's just so fun to talk to people in other cars. I wonder what his name is...


Anyhow, I will be doing more of this with my sisters in the coming months! Actually, I'm taking McKayla and Cami to see The Scarlet Pimpernel at Viewmont High School on Tuesday. Quite a few of my friends from being in The Music Man last summer are in it, as well as my friend Garret, who was kind enough to buy us tickets before they sold out! I'm very excited to see them all. :) But more on that after I've actually seen it.


For now- Good night. :)

I love Fridays.

Well, the school week has ended! It seemed to take much longer than usual this time. Funny how that seems to happen...

Anyhow, before I hit the sack, I figured I'd better post something, and decided I might as well talk about what my new plans are for this lovely blog!

1 - More of my own work will start appearing... And not all of it will be as angsty as yesterday's post. ;)

2 - Less analyzing songs and poetry... More posting newfound artists and poets. 

3 - More pictures! For Pete's sake! I have thousands, after all!

4 - Other cool stuff... :) I need to brainstorm a little bit more, but I think it'll work out to be quite lovely.

Until tomorrow!

Musing on graduation...

some say 
they are
the best years
of our lives


they love
the system


the plastic ones 
and the lovers 
of all things
educational


some will dwell
after we leave


they will
return to these
old brick walls
they will
feel sorrow
and wish 
for the "glory days"


when i
finish
i will fly 
out those
doors


i will go places
i will do things
i will become
something more


i may visit...


but i will not
wish 
to 
go 
back


so for now
i will wait


i will finish, 
then...




i'm outta here.

There is so much more in love than black and white...

I would just like to say that Pandora is one of my very favorite inventions of ever... It brings me delightful new artists and songs. Like this incredible song by Amos Lee. Whose voice I have just discovered and am currently in love with. :) Click the song title to listen to it!

"Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight"

Well I walked over the bridge
Into the city where I live,
And I saw my old landlord.
Well we both said hello,
There was no where else to go,
'cuz his rent I couldn't afford.

Well relationships change,
Oh I think it's kinda strange,
How money makes a man grow.
Some people they claim,
If you get enough fame,
You live over the rainbow.
Over the rainbow..

But the people on the street,
Out on buses or on feet,
We all got the same blood flow.
Oh, in society,
Every dollar got a deed,
We all need a place so we can go,
And feel over the rainbow.

But sometimes,
We forget what we got,
Who we are.
Oh who are are not.
I think we gotta chance,
To make it right.
Keep it loose,
Keep it tight.
Keep it tight.

I'm in love with a girl,
Who's in love with the world,
Though I can't help but follow.
Though I know some day,
She is bound to go away,
And stay over the rainbow.
Gotta learn how to let her go.
Over the rainbow.

Sometimes we forget who we got,
Who they are.
Oh, who they are not.
There is so much more in love,
Than black and white.
Keep it loose child,
Gotta keep it tight.
Keep it loose child,
Keep it tight.

Keep it tight,
Keep it tight... 


I know it sounds cheesy, but this song speaks to me. You know what it says to me?
It says that we often lose sight of what we have and who we are. We expect too much or too little from our loved ones or ourselves, while we should "Keep it loose" - relax and live life - and "Keep it tight" - hold onto who we are, no matter what. As my lovely mother says - "Remember who you are and why you're here."


 Currently, I'm especially a fan of the change in words for the last chorus, which is why I titled this post the way I did. There really is so much more in love than black and white... And by that, I mean any kind of relationship - Your relationship with your family, your friends, anyone. I've recently re-realized that it's incredibly important to remember "who we got", and to keep in mind "who they are" and "who they are not". Otherwise you can ruin a perfectly good relationship in a matter of seconds... So it's just important to be careful with those you love.

That's what it means to me. :) 

Now go listen to the song a million times! :)

Cambian silencio por silencio... Happy Valentine's Day.

Last night I had the wonderful pleasure of listening the Salt Lake Choral Artists, conducted by Dr. Brady Allred, perform selected pieces by my very favorite contemporary choral music composer, Eric Whitacre, in Libby Gardner Hall. It was positively incredible! They are an extremely talented group of individuals, and the music... The music is amazing. 

My post today is a poem by Octavio Paz called A Boy and a Girl. Eric Whitacre set the translation to music, and I do believe it's my new favorite of his works. You can listen to that here. Also, take note of Eric Whitacre's fantastic hair. ;)

[Los Novios]

Tendidos en la yerba
una muchacha y un muchacho.
Comen naranjas, cambian besos
como las olas cambian sus espumas.

Tendido en la playa
una muchacha y un muchacho.
Comen limones, cambian besos
como las nubes cambian espumas.

Tendidos bajo tierra
una muchacha y un muchacho.
No dicen nada, no se besan,
cambian silencio por silencio.

[A Boy and a Girl]

Stretched out on the grass,
a boy and a girl.
Savoring their oranges,
giving their kisses like waves exchanging foam.

Stretched out on the beach,
a boy and a girl.
Savoring their limes,
giving their kisses like clouds exchanging foam.

Stretched out underground,
a boy and a girl.
Saying nothing, never kissing,
giving silence for silence.

That last line just gives me chills... 

I love what this implies- Even death does not stop true love.