NBA All Star game, and other stuff
The dancing ballers during introductions was hilarious. Go East!
Destiny's Child's version of the national anthem could be one of the prettiest I've ever heard. It actually brought tears to my eyes.
There are some things that get compromised when priorities change. Singing/music has been put on the shelf since I started working. I've lost my range, my tone. One shouldn't squander talent. Yes, I have talent, but I haven't been taking care of it. This is the "creative" part of me that's aching to be taken care of. I went to NSO Pops on Friday where Sammy Davis Jr. was honored, and listening and watching Ben Vereen was awesome. He's an entertainer. He just throws everything into his performance and it's a delight. Every time I go to any of these shows with music and singing or watch any exceptional performance something hits this chord in me and I get this nostalgic feeling. I can't join my old choir because of my schedule. I need to start taking voice lessons again. I have to because I am sick of feeling sick when I watch these things. I like the chills I get when I hear something great. I hate that feeling of loss.
I'm a strong believer that people don't change. Priorities do, sure -- like kids over partying -- but for the most part, when personalities are set there's no way around them. I usually say when you figure out a person's priorities they become simple to figure out. The more I think of it, there are 2 levels to this, and it's understanding both that make reading people cake. There's the what's the most important to the person "superficial" priorities - is it kids, career, material goodies. But then there are the motivating priorities - the personal things that drive them such as needing to be important or successful or right. I think those are more tricky, but those are what don't change. Those will dictate how they go about taking care of their "superficial" priorities. And, depending on what kind of person you are, knowing both levels will guide how you act towards someone else to get the effect you want. This is nothing new, I know, but I felt a need to say it.
Not a whole lot to report otherwise. Not that stuff doesn't happen, it's that most of what seems like a big deal now won't be a week, a month from now. I'm not disenchanted, I just like to look at some things in longer perspective. No need to get my panties in a bunch over something that I won't even remember a month or two from now, right. Or sometimes, no need to get too excited until something's final or else be all disappointed cuz you knew you shouldn't have gotten your hopes up to begin with. Unless it's a crush, as those are fun to get excited about even with the inevitable let down of 99% of crushes, but I don't have one of those right now. Should work on that just for the sheer fun of it.
Destiny's Child's version of the national anthem could be one of the prettiest I've ever heard. It actually brought tears to my eyes.
There are some things that get compromised when priorities change. Singing/music has been put on the shelf since I started working. I've lost my range, my tone. One shouldn't squander talent. Yes, I have talent, but I haven't been taking care of it. This is the "creative" part of me that's aching to be taken care of. I went to NSO Pops on Friday where Sammy Davis Jr. was honored, and listening and watching Ben Vereen was awesome. He's an entertainer. He just throws everything into his performance and it's a delight. Every time I go to any of these shows with music and singing or watch any exceptional performance something hits this chord in me and I get this nostalgic feeling. I can't join my old choir because of my schedule. I need to start taking voice lessons again. I have to because I am sick of feeling sick when I watch these things. I like the chills I get when I hear something great. I hate that feeling of loss.
I'm a strong believer that people don't change. Priorities do, sure -- like kids over partying -- but for the most part, when personalities are set there's no way around them. I usually say when you figure out a person's priorities they become simple to figure out. The more I think of it, there are 2 levels to this, and it's understanding both that make reading people cake. There's the what's the most important to the person "superficial" priorities - is it kids, career, material goodies. But then there are the motivating priorities - the personal things that drive them such as needing to be important or successful or right. I think those are more tricky, but those are what don't change. Those will dictate how they go about taking care of their "superficial" priorities. And, depending on what kind of person you are, knowing both levels will guide how you act towards someone else to get the effect you want. This is nothing new, I know, but I felt a need to say it.
Not a whole lot to report otherwise. Not that stuff doesn't happen, it's that most of what seems like a big deal now won't be a week, a month from now. I'm not disenchanted, I just like to look at some things in longer perspective. No need to get my panties in a bunch over something that I won't even remember a month or two from now, right. Or sometimes, no need to get too excited until something's final or else be all disappointed cuz you knew you shouldn't have gotten your hopes up to begin with. Unless it's a crush, as those are fun to get excited about even with the inevitable let down of 99% of crushes, but I don't have one of those right now. Should work on that just for the sheer fun of it.