mmmm....

So, I have had a crush on my ballet teacher for awhile now. Last saturday, he had invited our class to a modern ballet performance that he had had something to do with, and I saw him there. Tonite, one of my classmates from the class I take from him had a "gallery opening" at the panini restaurant down the street from me. Knowing he would be there, I went and hung out. And when he showed up, he hung out with me. He helped the artist too, but he kept coming back. Anyway, he and I went out to grab a bite at the irish pub across the street from the opening and then hung out. I had fun. He is actually older than I thought. He is an odd combination of dorky and cocky that is really intriguing.

Please note that these are the thoughts of a rather inebriated woman (which would be much more apparent if I didn't have some kind eye for typos - I realize that this statement may be completely guffawed at by more sober eyes)

I like him. We'll see how wednesdays class goes...

The Summer of Love

Okay, I am declaring this the Summer of Love. My friend Amy has declared it that for her and her husband, and I am just copying them. I don't know how it will show up, and perhaps it will show up the way I want as me being madly in love at the end of the summer.

Lists

I love lists. I have found 3 lists of music that I want to save and share. Imagine, I clipped these from a magazine before there was Itunes. So much that we take for granted wasn't around 5 -10 years ago. hmmm...

CDs to Quicken the Heartbeat
Starring Fred Astaire (2 cd set)
When I Look In Your Eyes - Diana Krall
Tu, Tu, Amore - the 3 Tenors sing some of opera's most passionate arias
Il Postino
The Brasil Project - Bossa nova with the world's sexiest harmonica
Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
Beyond the Missouri Sky - Jazz rhapsodies
Paris After Dark - Cabaret songs
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman - Sax & voice

Virtuosos on CD
Vivaldi: the 4 Seasons
Bach: Double Concerto for 2 Violins
Itzhak Perlman's Greatest Hits
Barber, Meyer: Violin Concertos
Bach: Sonatas and Partitas
The Kreisler Album
Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 5
Great romantic Concertos (Itzhad Perlmans' essential 3-CD set)
Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos

Piano Music
Emil Gilels - Beethoven Sonatas: Pathetique & Moonlight
Wilhelm Kempff - Beethoven: Piano Concertos 4&5
Arthur Rubinstein - the Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 26: Chopin Nocturnes and Scherzos
Krystian Zimerman - Liszt: Sonata in B Minor
Vladimir Horowitz - Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Vol 47
Murray Perahia - Schumann, Grieg Piano Concertos
Van Cliburn - Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1 & Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2
Vladimir Horowitz - Horowitz Plays Rachmaninoff
Arcadi Volodos - Live at Caregie Hall

Beer Review

I found my notes from beers from a place called BJ's - which may be in Portland, but I don't remember.

I believe it is from my dad & my beer and bookstore tour of the northwest.

• Blonde - kinda tastes like a light beer. Dad - "I sorta like this one."
• Heifeweizen - funky; "another one of those clovy ones."
• Pale Ale - has bite at end, "Shirley would love it."
• *Red - good - kinda like a porter; "has a sweet taste"
• *Porter - same as Red but smoother; "the flavor isn't overpowering"
• Stout - like the porter but stronger (I like porter better)
• *Nutty Brewnette - flavorful yet mellow; "not bad"

(note Dad's comments are in quotes)

slighly perverse

Okay, there is part of me that on eharmony, when asked the 3 best traits I have to offer a partner, I really want to just say, I own a pole, I just finished studying massage, and I make a mean 3 berry pie.

Random Thoughts From a Walk On the Beach

• I am amazed at home many colors of blue there are between the sky and the ocean.
• How is it that Enya with music that is reminiscent of fog and Mel Torme with a big band are both perfect for a walk on the beach?
• Mel's song about San Diego makes me laugh.
• Everything seems okay - oddly enough.
• I love it when people say hello to strangers when they are walking (so very un-LA and so very fabulous)
• I love that sometimes when songs come on they fill you with joy before your head has even figured out what it is.

Songs I walked to this morning (and yes it was on shuffle): Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss -the Bloodhound Gang; The Kill (Bury Me)-30 Seconds to Mars; Na Laetha Geal Moige - Enya; Lust for Life - Iggy Pop; You Got Me All Wrong - Dios Malos; They Go To San Diego - Mel Torme; Doll Parts - Hole

25 Random Ass Things

Okay, so I did this for facebook, but I promised myself I would post it here too.

This is just 25 random things about me.

1. My dad and Shirley left for Costa Rica last week.
2. I love chocolate milkshakes that come with the extra in the silver cup.
3. When I say I have eclectic taste in music, I really mean it.
4. I love to travel - but I love coming home too.
5. I love teaching S Factor (I loved teaching ballet too - it is just different).
6. I love helping peoples bodies and figuring out their puzzles.
7. I love the fact my best friends are very opinionated.
8. My nieces fill my heart to over flowing much of the time.
9. I am proud of my dad and love the fact he still plays bball.
10. I am secretly a snob about some things.
11. I am good at keeping secrets IF I know it is a secret.
12. I am a study geek (and my friends at school point this out a lot)
13. I often give my heart too freely and too quickly - I am working on slowing myself down.
14. My sister accuses me of forgiving too easily, which is true, but I do sometimes hold grudges.
15. I miss my Mommy.
16. I love the sound of rain on the roof.
17. I love playing in puddles when I know I can go home and take a hot shower.
18. I love the fact that some of my fb friends have been my friends for years and years (and years).
19. I am starting to expand the things I can cook (and I am actually pretty good).
20. I have gotten hooked on Friday Night Lights - which I started watching due to reading an old friends review of it.
21. My ass is not random, it is fairly fabulous.
22. I prefer my martinis with gin and very dirty.
23. I believe in both peace and maid service - neither of which I have with any consistency.
24. I believe most people are more beautiful than they realize.
25. I am off to the farmer's market - ever hopeful that I will use the fruits and veggies I buy before they go bad.