You might laugh because everytime I sign my name I put a gold star after it but, it’s a metaphor and metaphors are important. My gold stars are a metaphor for me being a star.

Triple J today counted down "the top 100 songs of all time". Not one of them was sung by a woman.* I'm not really sure what this means... but it honestly concerns and frightens me.

Don't get me wrong - I believe many of the songs on the list were well-deserving of the honor. They're great songs, regardless of who sung them and what gender they ( Read more... )

Don't tell anyone yet, because it's not completely certain, but...

Later this year, I may be singing with Andrea Bocelli.

!!!

Guess who has as of today officially completed her first year of University Education? If your guess was something along the lines of "You, Amanda?", you'd be quite correct ( Read more... )

What is it about the power of the voice that evokes such a gut reaction?

Wouldn't it be amazing to hear the world sing in perfect harmony?

If only life were like that.

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Also,

AMANDA CLAIRE IS GONNA BE AMAZING.

That's me, y'all. =D

OH MY GOD
PEOPLE WHO CAN SING TURN ME ON
MUSICIANS TURN ME ON
FUNNY PEOPLE TURN ME ON

I JUST WATCHED THE FINALE OF THE SIDESHOW AND WAS LIKE "TV. DO ME NOW".

I found my old sketchbooks and poetry last night
along with my old year nine diary,
Its embarressing to recall how emo I was
and my talents weren't all that inspire-y!

Its a relief now to know that I recognise
a lack of skill when I look back,
but the fact that I'm 19 and still sometimes do it
is frankly a little bit whack!

Hiya Livejournal people!

Well, what I expected to be the week of excited and pre-emptive Harry Potter related rants on LJ has turned into a week of silence, due to my computer at home having disconnected from the internet!

I didn't realise how much I depended on it until I've spent a week without it! =PSo I slogged it out and waited for our new ( Read more... )

Other Good News: Today Amanda discovered that she has passed all of her first semester uni subjects!

Not Good News: Amanda barely passed Chief Prac (ie the main performance part of her music course), which is essentially the only important unit, to her. This makes Amanda sad, but Amanda must think to herself, oh well, at least I have passed it. I ( Read more... )

!!!!!!!!OMG!!!!!!!!

Wicked AND Spamalot? With Phantom coming on later as well, AND Miss Saigon closing? Methinks Melbourne is definitely Bringin' Broadway Back. :D :D

*sigh*. If only someone would bring Avenue Q, though...AND Why does Sydney get Priscilla the musical and not Melbourne? Ripped. Off. Iwaslookin forward to seeing Priscilla for ( Read more... )