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• 7 Notes Below

  Wednesday, Jun 18, 2008 9:28AM / Standard Entry

  Okay, so I've published an entry before about my Stage Fright. Well, I've gotten over that, for the most part.

  So, now I'm going to rant about something else.

  It kills me how people think singing Alto is easy. HELL NO IT AIN'T!!!!!!

  Our community theatre is putting on a production of my all time favorite play "The Sound of Music". Originally, I didn't try out. I wanted to keep my free time for myself. I'm just selfish like that. HOWEVER, God apparently had something else in mind. Somehow, someway, my mother, my boss, and the director of the play wrangled me into becoming a part of the Nun's Chorus. Okay, not so bad. I went to a rehersal, has a little bit of fun. Two days later my Mom has "Named Nun's" practice. This meaning the lucky Nun's who get to sing "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?". The day of practice, I get an e-mail from the director. "AMANDA, CAN YOU COME TO REHERSAL TONIGHT????!!!!!!" And that was it. That was the road to where I am today.

  As of right now, I'm really enjoying it. It's alot of fun and the people I've met are hilarious.

  If you've ever watched the movie, or even been to the play, you know the Nun's get to sing some awesome music. Well, they do in the play, they don't have much to do in the movie. But anyways, there's a lot of Latin and a lot of differentiating of parts.

  So, back to my original point. I sing Alto. Actually, if you want to get technical about it, I sing Alto 2. As my choir teacher liked to refere to me, I'm an Earth Mother. Because I get to sing all the fun low notes and the crazy harmonies. However, people are always under the common misconception that it's easy singing that shit. And, to be quite honest....

  It's not.

  Singing Alto 2 means you have to be as good as the Soprano 1 who sings the high shit....you're just going the opposit direction. In the music we have for the Nun's Chorus I have to sing some really, really low notes. For those of you who know what I'm talking about when I talk about a Treble Cleff, you'll know what I'm saying. I have to sing eleven G's and five E's. And no, those aren't IN STAFF. Those would be below staff. Okay, so there's probably not a lot of people who know what I'm talking about. Go Google it.

  I guess there's not all that much to rant about actually. I suppose I'd just like a little bit of recognition for the work it takes to hit those notes. Everyone looks at the Soprano's and says, "Wow, it must be hard to do that." Yet, when I hit that E everyone just really doesn't give a damn. Oh well. Woe is me....

  
  

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• The Place Where I Live

  Sunday, Jun 15, 2008 12:03AM / Standard Entry

  Somtimes I hate living in a small town. Sometimes it's boring, sometimes it's a pain in the ass to travel at least 20 minutes to go to the movies. Sometimes there's just nothing to do and you find yourself wondering what would it be like to live somewhere else.

  But other times...you take a look around you and think...damn, I really love it here.

  

  

  

  I live on Guntersville Lake, the largest manmade lake in America. It's in the elbow of the Tennessee River. This is what makes it living here worthwhile. Guntersville is a peninsula that juts straight out into the Tennessee River so we're virutally surrounded on all sides by water. Sweet huh? Then there's the fact that I have friends who have boats and jet skiis. Fun in the sun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  
  

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• Random Quote and "Bumper" Stickers

  Thursday, Jun 5, 2008 7:19AM / Standard Entry

  Here are a few random quotes I've gathered from friends and family. Words of wisdom to live by!!!!!!!!!!    The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits. Albert Einstein "I've often thought that the process of aging could be slowed down if it had to go through Congress." George Bush "If you cannot read this, please ask the flight attendant for assistance." United Airlines Flight Safety Brochure "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." Jack Nicholson "If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?" Steven Wright "I'm desperately trying to figure out why kamikaze pilots wore helmets." Dave Edison "I guess sometime there just aren't enough rocks." -- Forrest Gump "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." -- Ferris Bueler’s Day Off All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher. Ambrose Bierce

  "Hell, Even God rested on the 7th day" -Anonymous

  "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles that one has overcome while trying to succeed." - Booker T. Washington

  These are a few random bumper stickers people have sent me on Facebook. They suit me fairly well, I think...

   (Enthusiasm...the greatest thing EVER!) (Somebody should lay of the Mary Jane, my friend!) (True, no?)  (Just a Little F.Y.I. here- I barely reach 5'1 so the short ones are my favorite!) (NEVER...poke a fat kid!)(My neice calls me Panda.)
  

  
  

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• The Morons I love.....most of the time

  Sunday, Jun 1, 2008 9:55AM / Standard Entry

  According to Dani, we- -are a dysfunctional family!

  Camo took a nasty ass shit in my bathroom!

  Dani says we should try to clone Leonardo DeCaprio, because he was teh hot shit after Titanic.

  Camo wanted me to give his massive dump a courtesy sniff....F*CK NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Camo gets a hard on looking at Dani.

  Dani think's I'm emo because we're a dysfunctional family.

  And now we're getting excited about VACATION!!!!!!!!!

  And we've just realized that Dani looks like a 10 year old school girl with massive boobs!

  Camo has discovered the joys of Peanut Butter and Nutella on Ritz Crackers. Mmmmm....it's a diabetic's worst nightmare, but it's sooooooooooooooooo goood!

  

  Why do i love these morons?!!!!!!!!!

  

  Because They ROCK MY KNEE HIGH SOCKS OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  
  

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• Stage Fright....-_-...

  Saturday, May 31, 2008 6:18AM / Standard Entry

  So it's just hit me that we have to do a "stumble" through of Act 1 on Sunday. This will be the first time I'll sing in front of an "audience". If it could even be considered that. Why do I have stage fright?! I've auditioned and made All-State SSA Chorus for 2 years. HELL, I even auditioned and made a National Youth Choir. Both of these things require you to sing in front of judges. Did I have problems with that? NO! But you put me on a stage singing a solo and I'M FUCKED!!!

  Why?!

  Why?!

  Why?!

  There's no reason to it. None, what-so-ever! Even in high school, my choir teacher had to trick me into singing solos. By tricking I mean she wouldn't tell me i was doing it until the day before the performance.

  HELL! I was even tricked into doing this shit! I NEVER WANTED TO BE A NUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Okay, don't take that the wrong way, we're doing the Sound of Music for our Community Theatre. And, well, I'm a Nun. I'm one of the Nun's who does the "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?". I have 3 solo lines. All within my range, all very easy to do. Therefore, I don't know WHY I'm so terrified. I keep trying to reason why I find this all so terrifying. But, I just can't come up with anything. It's an irrational fear, and I know this. I keep thinking, what if...what if I fuck up? What if I forget my lines? What if...what if...what if....F*U*C*K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Ah, screw this....Ima go see the fam. Yay for a cute, adorable "neice" to help me forget!

  Ja'ne- Ami

  
  

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