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Went to the most amazing poetry reading tonight. In the cutest bookstore, Temple Bookstore, downtown. It wasn't amazing so much for the quality of work, though the poets were all exceptionally sincere and heartfelt. It was amazing for me personally, to have found this community outside the fucking Whitman bubble. Plus they're totally having a three-day Poetry Party this week. I met some awesome artists too, and even got to share some of my favorite pieces. It was so small and so intimate and so wonderful. Think I may become a Temple groupie. :-)
Also, Amy told me about this Indy Women's Choir thing, so I went over to the music building and actually *gasp* sang for an hour. I am soo out of practice, but it was so wonderful to hear voices again. The lady just needs to work on warm-ups and playing the notes correctly, and this could become my new favorite thing. But we need a conductor. And one minute to number the measures. None of this "second page, third system, fourth measure" crap. Did I mention better warm-ups?!
Got most of my shit done, cept the Pio articles and the core journal entries. Have notes for both, and the pio stuff isn't absolutely due till tomorrow at 5. It's embarrassing how lax I've become on deadlines. Read Woolf, DID POETRY!!!
OH!! FUCKING A! I got to watch the first hour of the BBC series Fingersmith, which is an adaption of my favorite Sarah Waters novel ever. Lesbian lit with actual, you know, LITERARY QUALITY. I love it so far; the girls are SO amazing in the characters. I am totally on board for part 2. Even if part 1 did take me two days, it was beyond worth it. Damn, the BBC needs to work out a better way of getting the series to us in the States; I detest WAITING fucking 8 months to then see a queer series chopped to bits.
Oh! Vaguely related, but not really: David Duchovny mentioned Olga in his blog as one of his unknown but "terrific" actors! Yee hah! My girl's gonna be HUGE!
Oh, I have totally been reading Lois and Clark obsessively this weekend. It's been a great trip down memory lane - DAMN, I miss that show. Did anyone watch it back in the day? Teri Hatcher, Dean Cain, on for 4 seasons. GOOD STUFF. So romantic. *sigh*
Also, Amy told me about this Indy Women's Choir thing, so I went over to the music building and actually *gasp* sang for an hour. I am soo out of practice, but it was so wonderful to hear voices again. The lady just needs to work on warm-ups and playing the notes correctly, and this could become my new favorite thing. But we need a conductor. And one minute to number the measures. None of this "second page, third system, fourth measure" crap. Did I mention better warm-ups?!
Got most of my shit done, cept the Pio articles and the core journal entries. Have notes for both, and the pio stuff isn't absolutely due till tomorrow at 5. It's embarrassing how lax I've become on deadlines. Read Woolf, DID POETRY!!!
OH!! FUCKING A! I got to watch the first hour of the BBC series Fingersmith, which is an adaption of my favorite Sarah Waters novel ever. Lesbian lit with actual, you know, LITERARY QUALITY. I love it so far; the girls are SO amazing in the characters. I am totally on board for part 2. Even if part 1 did take me two days, it was beyond worth it. Damn, the BBC needs to work out a better way of getting the series to us in the States; I detest WAITING fucking 8 months to then see a queer series chopped to bits.
Oh! Vaguely related, but not really: David Duchovny mentioned Olga in his blog as one of his unknown but "terrific" actors! Yee hah! My girl's gonna be HUGE!
Oh, I have totally been reading Lois and Clark obsessively this weekend. It's been a great trip down memory lane - DAMN, I miss that show. Did anyone watch it back in the day? Teri Hatcher, Dean Cain, on for 4 seasons. GOOD STUFF. So romantic. *sigh*