On why I decided to make my hero a countertenor:

laurawettersten.blogspot.com/2010/07/countertenors-and-characters.html

Go. Enjoy a feast for the ears.

A long time ago I wrote a little entry about the ten most influential albums in my life.  (It's here if you're interested:  moosatcows.livejournal.com/1606.html ) Lately, though, I've been trying to think about albums in recent years that have affected me the same way. My friend princessleia04 recently had a very moving musical experience that she's only begun to ( Read more... )

I've been chomping at the bit to do this one, so without further ado, I present to you the good, bad, and the ugly of my iPod:

Put your iPod/iTunes on random and list the first 100 songs that play. No skips, no matter how embarrassing.

1. This is Halloween - Danny Elfman (well! we're off to a good start!)
2. Let It Be - The Beatles
3. Ships - The ( Read more... )

So, yesterday I innocently started a Dan Radcliffe playlist for my iPod. Three hours later I had somehow accumulated 168 songs on this list. *pauses to wait on readers to pick their jaws up off the floor ( Read more... )

My life in 30 seconds: I've got a week left until school starts. I'm still mourning the end of the Harry Potter series. I've had major revelations about my novel and will be writing again shortly, I can feel it. Also coming soon is another rant on my battle with religion, as I'm changing my thinking yet again, or, honestly, I'm discovering my real ( Read more... )