So Help Me Dress for my Fairy Tale, Can’t Wear Something I Bought on Sale!

I'm in this group on facebook and I don't know if I've been on it since this whole facebook thing started in '04 or if I joined it a couple years after that but it's called "Why Yes, I Do Frequently Burst Out in Song". I sweat this group basically because it fits me to a T. I mean some of the requirements to be in the group are:

Do you ever find people looking at you strangely, only to realize that you've been singing for the last fifteen minutes? Why yes....all the time.

Are you in love with musicals and Disney movies? Beyond obsessed thank you.

Do you re-write they lyrics to songs to make relate to your current situation? Ouch...yep ya caught me.

So as you see, I fit into this group very well. I think singing is just soo much better than talking and if life were more like a musical the sky would be just a little more blue! (I know you're all probably very sick of me saying that. sorry.) So here for you this evening, I present you with a very small portion of my favorite quotes from musicals. These lyrics just make me want to stand up on top of a car and belt it out to the world! I hope you all enjoy and feel free to add, as will I.

"But everything was beautiful at the ballet. Graceful men lift lovely girls in white. Yes, everything was beautiful at ballet. .....That's when I started class"-A CHORUS LINE

"That boy could use some Prozac."-RENT

"Rivers belong where they can ramble. Eagles belong where they can fly. I've got to be where my spirit can run free. Got to find my corner of the sky."-PIPPIN

"It's time to try defying gravity. I think I'll try defying gravity. And you can't pull me down."-WICKED

"I still....I still believe. You will return. I know you will. My heart against all odds.....holds still"-MISS SAIGON

"There's only us. There's only this. Forget, regret. Or life is your's to miss. No other road. No other way. No day but today...."-RENT

"Believe in the music that's inside your heart."-THE WIZ

"Give 'em the old razzle dazzle. Razzle Dazzle 'em. Give 'em the old hocus pocus. Bead and feather 'em. How can they see with sequins in their eyes?"-CHICAGO

"With a thousand sweet kisses, I'll cover you."-RENT

"Don't tell me not to fly, I've simply got to. If someone takes a spill, it's me and not you. Who told you your allowed to rain on my parade!"-FUNNY GIRL

"Into the woods you go again. You have to every now and then. Into the woods no telling when.....be ready for the journey."-INTO THE WOODS

"One singular sensation, every little step she takes."-A CHORUS LINE

"He had it coming. He had it coming. He only had himself to blame. If you'd have been there. If you'd have seen it. I betcha you would have done the same!"-CHICAGO

"Today for you-Tomorrow for me!"-RENT

"In sleep he sang to me. In dreams he came. That voice which calls to me. And speaks my name...."-THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Peace & Music

S

There In My Rearview Mirror Disappearing Now

Everyone gets the "I have to get out of town" bug every now and then. I seem to get it a lot more often then others. I truly can't remember the last time I was in Pittsburgh for a full month??? Maybe June?? I don't know. All I know is that I am getting out of here on Thursday or Friday and going to see my lovely sorority sisters that reside in Baltimore. And Friday cannot come fast enough! For those of you that are like myself and like to escape.....here are some things that I do to help me get by. Please feel free to add any additions!

1. Dance. Nothing let's me feel as free and far far far away from reality is a good dance class. I prefer ballet, of course, and try to attend twice a week. Right now I would die to have my old schedule when I was younger which was ballet for 6-7 hours a day. Now for those of you who did not grow up with classical training and would rather try something beginner, there are soo many options out there. There's yoga, pilates, zumba, African dance(I love these classes), and even classes at your local gym. My girlfriend Sharon runs a fabulous "dance the pounds off" class which is cardio and fun! A basic workout can also do the trick. Try one of these. I swear it works!

2. Disappear into music. This is involved in my daily routine but I happen to live and breathe music. I do not watch television and always have music blasting. It's such a great art form. There is nothing better to me. Pick up a guitar or try another instrument that you have always been dying to learn. It's never to late to further your musical education. I had to take a step backwards and relearn how to read music. I knew how to all of middle and high school but I lost it.

3. Write. I think I just stated in my previous blog that if I just have my journal and this little blog everything is a-okay! I know this isn't for everyone but I do believe you should try it just once in your life. This can also mesh in well with your music. Songwriting is just about the greatest relief and getaway you can get. My favorite is writing love songs. Love and Heartbreak and everything in between!

4. Drive. Just get in your car and drive. I have a friend that is constantly driving around to random places and I never got it. But now I do and I realized that this is his escape of the day. He turns up the music real loud and just gets in the zone.

5. Going to the movies/theatre/ballet/opera/musical. You can never go wrong! Going to the theatre, although most of you may already know this, is my absolute favorite thing to do. As soon as you walk into the red carpeted, gold windy staircase, imaginary land, you will already be long gone. Ohh and when the orchestra starts and the curtain opens......well it's just a feeling that NOTHING can replace. It's the most amazing high you can get......if you used to perform at all I'm sure you all know this.

Well I kinda of took this to my own preferences and I am sorry about that. This is best for the person who is in love with Arts. But I do believe, everyone has a performing side inside of them just dying to get out. So please go ahead and give these ago when you need to escape and feel free and released from reality.

Peace and Love,

S