Current things I am obsessing over (and one thing I am not)
Because I finally have a moment to breathe, although I've been feeling sore and crappy the last three days and now I feel like I can't sit up without losing my dinner. I also use "obsess" loosely, as in many cases it's just simply some kind of intense focus, whether temporary or not.
Also because I'm distracting myself over the fact that I still have not had time to watch the last Doctor Who (or any other show placing second or below on my TV priorities list).
Sidenote: I passed my karate midterm today! Had to perform the first two katas I learned over the course of a month, and I did it despite being so nervous I was shaking afterwards.
List time!
Music:
The Luckiest - Ben Folds (beautiful haunting lyrics and bittersweet and I could cry listening to it. I can't even sing half of it without jumping between octaves, dangit.)
We Will Not Grow Old - Lenka
(these two songs are from the beautiful Rory fanmix I found and yet I haven't been able to get these two off repeat)
Good Morning Starshine - Hair (2009 revival cast) - again, the song is so sweet and happy and yet I found myself wanting to cry somehow? I love not-typically-happy music.
For My Father Fast Asleep - tl;dr some friends of mine are this indie band and this is their newest song.
TV: Not that I have time for it, but...
Doctor Who - The Girl Who Waited and the one after that with the creepy hotel both had moments that made me cry. Loved them.
Battlestar Galactica - I'm so ridiculously close to being done with like seven episodes left and now I don't want it to end. ;___;
Ringer - saw the pilot and I'm intrigued. Gonna give it a few episodes to find itself before I decide, but the premise isn't too bad.
The Colbert Report - yay for informative, comedic satire!
Glee - I'm in it for the music/staging/guests at this point, and have been since most of season two.
Theatre-related:
Aida (opera) - I'm going to that tomorrow night, it's student night, but a lovely friend and I are going to dress up all fancy and have fun. :D
The Drowsy Chaperone - hoping to go to this on Friday night but I'm not sure how well that will work out.
Phantom of the Opera (25th anniversary) - Oct 11. Much like Les Mis and Company, the actual performance is being filmed and screened in a city next to mine and I plan to go with my mom.
Fiddler on the Roof - a very good college friend of mine is in a production of it next month, and I'm totally going. :D
Rent - another friend of mine is producing/directing a community theatre version, in rehearsals now, and I'm so proud of him and now that I've met his Roger (in New York, also standing at stagedoor for Rent, funnily enough) I just have to go. He's got a kickass Mimi casted, too.
Godspell - it's in NY (and yes I just went there) but the cast I know of looks great and I'd love to see it although that would be another $150-200 trip just to see it. *sigh*
RL:
Friendships - I (mostly) stopped worrying about impressing and flirting guys a few months ago when I broke up with my boyfriend and have simply focused on just forming friendships and getting to know people. I've noticed lately, I'm able to just be relaxed and be more myself and have fun.. I got "hundreds of extra brownie points" today while talking after class with two of the guys in karate because I knew what a particular meme was and was laughing and discussing it with them. Also I can talk Pokemon games with the best of them. >:D
I find this happens particularly in my karate class group. Probably because it's a very physical, interactive class, so I get to know people faster.. I mean, when you have to grab someone by the neck or arm or whatever and do a defensive maneuver that is rather tricky and you're pressed up against them, it's nice to know them first before being OHAI I AM IN YOUR FACE. Also, I'm one of three women in a class of about 15 or 16.
Funny story, my awesome college friend who loves musicals and singing/acting and is finally learning about all the great shows out there, we were talking today and I swear this is the conversation verbatim:
Him: hey, that woman on Glee with the dark hair, she looks like she'd make an amazing Elphaba.
Me: Lea Michele - I mean, Rachel Berry? Ohpleasepleaseno.
Him: No, the one that plays her mom.
Me: ...Idina Menzel?
Him: Yeah, her!
Me: ...she was the original Elphaba, so...yeah.
Also because I'm distracting myself over the fact that I still have not had time to watch the last Doctor Who (or any other show placing second or below on my TV priorities list).
Sidenote: I passed my karate midterm today! Had to perform the first two katas I learned over the course of a month, and I did it despite being so nervous I was shaking afterwards.
List time!
Music:
The Luckiest - Ben Folds (beautiful haunting lyrics and bittersweet and I could cry listening to it. I can't even sing half of it without jumping between octaves, dangit.)
We Will Not Grow Old - Lenka
(these two songs are from the beautiful Rory fanmix I found and yet I haven't been able to get these two off repeat)
Good Morning Starshine - Hair (2009 revival cast) - again, the song is so sweet and happy and yet I found myself wanting to cry somehow? I love not-typically-happy music.
For My Father Fast Asleep - tl;dr some friends of mine are this indie band and this is their newest song.
TV: Not that I have time for it, but...
Doctor Who - The Girl Who Waited and the one after that with the creepy hotel both had moments that made me cry. Loved them.
Battlestar Galactica - I'm so ridiculously close to being done with like seven episodes left and now I don't want it to end. ;___;
Ringer - saw the pilot and I'm intrigued. Gonna give it a few episodes to find itself before I decide, but the premise isn't too bad.
The Colbert Report - yay for informative, comedic satire!
Glee - I'm in it for the music/staging/guests at this point, and have been since most of season two.
Theatre-related:
Aida (opera) - I'm going to that tomorrow night, it's student night, but a lovely friend and I are going to dress up all fancy and have fun. :D
The Drowsy Chaperone - hoping to go to this on Friday night but I'm not sure how well that will work out.
Phantom of the Opera (25th anniversary) - Oct 11. Much like Les Mis and Company, the actual performance is being filmed and screened in a city next to mine and I plan to go with my mom.
Fiddler on the Roof - a very good college friend of mine is in a production of it next month, and I'm totally going. :D
Rent - another friend of mine is producing/directing a community theatre version, in rehearsals now, and I'm so proud of him and now that I've met his Roger (in New York, also standing at stagedoor for Rent, funnily enough) I just have to go. He's got a kickass Mimi casted, too.
Godspell - it's in NY (and yes I just went there) but the cast I know of looks great and I'd love to see it although that would be another $150-200 trip just to see it. *sigh*
RL:
Friendships - I (mostly) stopped worrying about impressing and flirting guys a few months ago when I broke up with my boyfriend and have simply focused on just forming friendships and getting to know people. I've noticed lately, I'm able to just be relaxed and be more myself and have fun.. I got "hundreds of extra brownie points" today while talking after class with two of the guys in karate because I knew what a particular meme was and was laughing and discussing it with them. Also I can talk Pokemon games with the best of them. >:D
I find this happens particularly in my karate class group. Probably because it's a very physical, interactive class, so I get to know people faster.. I mean, when you have to grab someone by the neck or arm or whatever and do a defensive maneuver that is rather tricky and you're pressed up against them, it's nice to know them first before being OHAI I AM IN YOUR FACE. Also, I'm one of three women in a class of about 15 or 16.
Funny story, my awesome college friend who loves musicals and singing/acting and is finally learning about all the great shows out there, we were talking today and I swear this is the conversation verbatim:
Him: hey, that woman on Glee with the dark hair, she looks like she'd make an amazing Elphaba.
Me: Lea Michele - I mean, Rachel Berry? Ohpleasepleaseno.
Him: No, the one that plays her mom.
Me: ...Idina Menzel?
Him: Yeah, her!
Me: ...she was the original Elphaba, so...yeah.