Missy Higgins is Phenomenal.

the title should say it all.

today was just such an unbelievable day. the weather was perfect, so i wore a dress. ethan and i hung out all day, shopped, i bought a CUTE dress at american apparel that i can wear like 16 different ways- we ate a BILLION times, including ethans very epic mahi and tortellini dinner... oh, and then we went to an astonishing concert. oh, and did i mention that Ethan's shirt was made out of the EXACT material- color and physical cloth- as my dress. we matched. SO heinous.

yes, we stood up for like 4 hours and i was in toe-numbing heels and had a migraine. but whatevs.

Lenka, an australian performer i had never heard of before, opened. and omg she was AWESOME. Ethan and i immediately and promptly bought her cd and got it autographed before the next set, and she asked us if we matched on purpose. we gave every one that asked us that a different answer, lol.  

anyway, after a few songs from her, Justin Nozuka comes out. and ok, he's kindof attractive in a "i'm a douchebag and know how attractive i am, but i'm going to dress tackily to make it seem like i don't care". he had on a wifebeater and jeans, and he's VERY skinny and muscly, and he has GREAT hair- but he played with it too much, amost as much as he unnneccesarily riffed during EVERY song. apparently he was sick, and i could hear it in his voice, but i think he tried to overcompensate by riffing and it was just like... chrisitna aguilera, THATS the quantity of riffing we are talking about here. but he sounded great :) he's got a kickass voice- his persona just got on my nerves. and he played for far too long.

MISSY HIGGINS came out and blew my mind.

started off with "Don't Ever", and then played MY favorite song- the first one of hers i ever heard, "secret". then she played like, all of my other favorites, and at one point even pulled out this keyboardy thingy that you blow in to make the sound come out as you're pushing the keys. it was quite entertaining. and she was just so adorable- she's itty bitty!! but her voice is seriously even better live than on the cds. it's just so like, pure and striaght to the pitch and sweet sounding. i guess the biggest thing is that it made me really, really want to do that. i want to get better at guitar, and piano, and start writing my own songs, and perform. i can't even imagine what an experience it is to get to tour and do something like that every night. how awesome.

i wanted to stay for the whole thing, and we basically left before the very last song (which i knew would probably be "steer" but my migraine was killling me, and we had been standing up for SO long that we didnt want to deal with traffic too. 

**note to self** start taking yourself seriously so that you can write your own stuff.

my roommate is snoring.

I love staying up late, and going on epic adventures, and chilling out with normal people. 

i love driving with the windows down and blasting music when the weather is perfect.

i love fireworks and magic.

what i don't love...

is being at a crossroad. in my path in life.

When we were young, life was simple because our parents made all the decisions FOR us- there was never any important choices to make, except if we wanted chocolate or vanilla. Now, suddenly as an adult, we get faced with all these... options. and we're expected to just pick one, blindly, without knowing which path is the one to lead to happiness, and which of them lead to mediocrity, and what have you. my question is this: what do i do?

I don't have a passion for anything more than i have for music. at all. music is something that my mind just connects with- i actively listen to whatever music is on, ever- which is why i can't fall asleep with the radio on or anything- i listen and think about all the different parts of the song and all the instruments and the chord progressions and all that, and it keeps me awake!

I love being trained. i love having a private voice teacher. i love being a music major and feeling intellectual. i love that i'll have a teaching degree if i stay at it.

however.

what if i were to stay here, go to school at UCF or some other comm college, get my degree in Public Relations, move my way up the disney corporate ladder and start doing other parts (entertainment, guest relations, make a wish etc)? that would be so awesome! because i love florida. the weather here is so beautiful and non frigid. and no one is stuck on "oh, i'm a music major at OCU therefore i have rights to be a total prick to you". it's just florida- most of the people here are tourists anyway!i could still do voice lessons and private training and stuff on the side... but i mean, everyone is going to need a REAL career, and i can't teach choir, i couldnt handle that. 

so where does this lead me?

confused, that's where. i don't know. i want to go back to ocu for a semester to see how it works with me being performance, see if there are any people worth staying there for

but like... i really dont want to go back to that god awful state ever again. so i'm screwed. i dunno. i guess i'll have to keep thinking, try to figure it out.

now for something completely different

i am highly attracted to a Chilean guy i work with, Franco. SO cute. and very flirty. He decided to teach me to Merengue when we were alone in preshow in the middle of shows the other day, and omggg... twas nice. 

*snaps back*

yup. i need to go to bed. it's like, 2 30 am, and tomorrow i'm off but i have a full day because I'M GOING TO SEE MISSY HIGGINS IN CONCERRRRTT!!! so. effin. excited. 

oh, and we have room checks in the morning. wtf kind of shit is that?! last time i checked, we're all adults here. wtf.

comedic gem.

This is one of the few SNL sketches i have laughed so hard i actually, literally cried at. 

"...wiiith myyy byyyy myyyyselllf *salute with gimpy hand*."

http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/the-lawrence-welk-show/727501/

ps) who knew Anne Hathaway could sing?!

pps) Amy Poehler is SUPER pregnant in here. and that child is going to be the funniest child ALIVE, judging by the parents. Will Arnett and Amy Poehler? i'm thinking hell yes.

Wocka Wocka.

I am working at Muppetvision 3D in Dinsey's Hollywood Studios. My life has been transformed from "laid back, sarcastic artsy girl who sings a lot" to "super busy, super happy and kinda helpful disney employee... who sings a lot. and complains about brazilian tour groups and rude guests when backstage with her fellow Muppety coworkers." 

but seriously, can we talk about these Brazilian tour groups?!! 

first off, i'll explain what it is i actually DO. everyone at muppets gets put into rotation, from greeter, to photocell (counting people, letting the wheelchairs in, answering questions and greeting) to preshow (spiel that no one listens to) to theatre (3 more spiels that no one listens to) to exit, where you collect and stack the used 3D classes to be cleaned- the most MUNDANE TASK IN THE WORLD. 

so today, because the computer system is just SO advanced (you'd think it really would be better at one of the biggest corporations in the world) i got stuck at photocell for literally 4 hours. at one point in time, around 2 pm, we had shows back to back at complete capacity. that theatre holds 584 people and it was FULL! Anyway, when there are like 150 seats and 6 minutes of loading left, i see the flag and the matching jackets, and hear the portugese singing of some song that i have no idea wtf it is.. and my heart sank a little. 150 LOUD ASS BRAzILIAN GIRLS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 AND 17 CAME THROUGH, and by the time they were all through and i had to put up the rope because we were at capacity, i was LITERALLY on the verge of a panic attack. here i am, trying to let the guests traveling in wheelchairs in and the make a wish kids with their parents and answering all these questions about where to find things and how long the show is, all the while having 150 completely obnoxious tweens walk by me chattering so damn loud i thought my head was going to explode.

and then my break came. thank God.

anyway, i don't really know where i was going with this, but other than the CRAzINESS i am having a total blast. after i got off work, i went and rode the rockin roller coaster by myself, then went and ate my lovely dinner of a hot dog, pretzel and coke while watching Fantasmic all by my little old lonesome self- and had the best time ever. i couldn't quit smiling. i'm sure i looked like a total creep to the families around me, but i really don't care. i'm so glad to be working at such a magical place, even though it gets crazy and hectic and cynicism-inducing much of the time. but the fireworks every night, and smiles on kids faces when i give them a sticker or when they run at FULL SPEED to hug Pluto or some other character just really makes all the long hours on my feet doing the same old thing totally worth it.

then again, i'm only saying this 2 weeks in. we'll see how i feel after the spring break rush. :)

on a side note, i think my 5 roommates might hate me. i'm never here to bond with them or whatever, wasn't for the first week because my mom was still here so in my free time i was helping her run errands and stuff- and quite honestly, i'd much rather hang out with her than have to go through the whole "gettin gto know you" process with 5 new people. luckily i like them and they all get along, so i really don't care how much i'm here, they can suckit. I don't have to answer to any of them, dammit! ha. reminds me of Jane all over again... oy. "where are yoouuuu, are you coming home tonight?!" ...none of your business, if i'm home i'm home and if i'm not, i'm not! agh!

sigh.

alright, theres my venty ranty happy blogginess for the day. 

"....On behalf of Kodak, thank you for joining us today. As you exit the theatre, please gather all of your personal belongings and take them with you, and you can deposit your 3D glasses in one of the 4 purple bins located at the exit. Thank you, and have a maaagical day here at Disney's Hollywood Studios!"