“Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase!”
This weekend, I went with my family and a friend to see the Lion King on Broadway. It was, of course, fantastic. I appreciated that they used the original score but added authentic African music to the performances along with traditional African dress. The character costumes were incredibly creative as [...]
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26 Oct
The Lion King on Broadway
15 Aug
Wicked!
“We can’t all come and go by bubble.” – Elphaba (from Wicked)
I just returned home from enjoying the Broadway performance of “Wicked.” It was FANtastic. Wicked is the story of what happens in Oz before Dorothy arrives. The “real” story of the Wicked Witch of the West. I read the book a couple years ago [...]
7 Jul
Remembering MJ
”This is a celebration of his life, of his legacy.” – Magic Johnson
Los Angeles is crazy today. Coverage of Michael Jackson’s memorial is all over the place. We are watching the coverage and a small part of me feels like I shouldn’t be. It feels so personal. I’m not good with funerals in general, the [...]
25 Jun
Michael Jackson Dies
“If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.” – Michael Jackson
I’m stunned.
I was in the waiting room at the dentist and saw a CNN Twitter alert saying Michael Jackson went to the hospital for cardiac arrest. [...]
11 Mar
The Anti-Social Social Life
“I can’t help but feel like twitter is a kind of stalking mechanism…maybe it’s the use of the word “follow.” – Random Twitter Post
I had a very interesting conversation with my friends at lunch. We were talking about the age of technology and social networking today. We were discusssing what life is going to be [...]
9 Mar
Keep Bella and Give Me Sookie!
“Oh, but you have many other very juicy arteries. There’s one in the groin that’s a particular favorite of mine.” – Bill
I am not a romantic, nor am I big into love…but I’ve fallen head over heels in love…with a TV show!
Ok, ok, dramatic, I know, but this show is fan-freaking-tastic! I have had people [...]
10 Feb
Mariella
“Music is an outburst of the soul.” ~Frederick Delius
I just heard, perhaps, the most interesting song ever. I am a Lily Allen fan and was recently recommended Kate Nash, who apparently has a similar style. So, here I am at home, downloading some new music onto my iPod including the Kate Nash album. I was [...]
