Pros and Cons of Concerts

I ask you, am I not a true music fan if I sometimes prefer the slick, clean production of a studio record to the bad mixing of a live show? I also like it when the song adheres to the album version, so you can bet that's another reason live shows aren't always as pleasant to me. Then again, there is the absolutely awesome feeling of being truly involved in a moment in history that is full of the energy of so many other people in a way that feels like it can never happen ever again. . . I guess I like each medium for a different reason. I can tell you that I sure don't usually buy live albums though! If I'm going to listen to something without the benefit of a visual, awesome crowd energy, and the concert atmosphere, I want my music CLEAN. Like this:



But of course Frank Black (of the most awesome Pixies) is not a great example, because he sounds awesome live, even so long after the original.



I remember the first time I ever heard a Pixies song. I was driving to Ogunquit and I heard "Here Comes Your Man", and I remember thinking "This is fucking awesome! Who is this?" And it was one of those lucky times where they actually said the artists's name when the song ended, and I took my little self on down to Bullmoose and bought "Doolittle", and later every regular Pixies album there was. I just listened to "Trompe Le Monde" all the way through twice yesterday, and it was awesome. Just a little music nostalgia there.

All Macy's-ed Out!

Yesterday I had my first day of training, and boy was it long! Not only did they send me home with a long manual which I had to read, but I had to watch all kinds of video modules and take quizzes to prove I understood the information. I did that for about 6 hours without stopping yesterday! If you know me, you know I'm the kind of person who likes to just get that kind of stuff out of the way in one fell swoop. But I have register training to do on Monday, and I don't know what after that, but hopefully I can get near that Chanel counter soon!

In other news, I have to make a bunch of stuff for the prom fashion show at Noble High School this Saturday, March 1st. I also haven't added anything to my Etsy for a while. I haven't had batteries for my camera, yearbook is sucking up my time. . . I'm hoping to get going on some new spring products soon. Really need a new camera too!

Jubilation

I just had my interview at 11:00, and they called me back at 12:30 to say I got the job! So I now work at Macy's at the Chanel counter, and I'm dreaming of becoming a makeup artist in a few years. I am SO excited! I don't know when I start yet, but hopefully it's soon!

More on the job later, when I've had some training! I'll dispense some of my new learning on here!

I Wanna

walk down the aisle to this song! So bad! It is perfect!



And T.V. Carpio has such a lovely voice! For the longest time, I've been trying to find a song slow enough (but not deathly boring) that I can use, and I found it. I LOVE "Across the Universe." Just love it. I can't wait to buy it. It is sonically and visually excellent.

Well, now that I've found the perfect aisle song, I sure can't elope! I was considering it because pretty much no one in my immediate family thinks I should be marrying the man I love, but I am no longer going to let that make me feel like I don't deserve a "real" wedding; in other words, the wedding I really want to have. I also recently read a book called "Altered," edited by Colleen Curran. It's all female writers' essays about weddings and marriage. It put a lot of things in perspective for me. It's not that I don't care what my family thinks. I just know that no one on the outside of a relationship can really understand what it's actually like on the inside. They can have theories and ideas, but when it comes down to it, it's me that has to be sure. And I've gotten to the point where I feel that I could still have an awesome, special wedding day, even if my father, mother, and brother don't want to come.

That's that! Interview wth Chanel tomorrow!

Warrior Monday

*Edited because the photo got lost in the great somewhere!*

Well, as you can tell by the above photo, I was in a bit of a whimsical mood today. A few times lately I've worn my hair this way, with the sides parted around eyebrow-height and curving around my ears, then I do a French braid on each side. It feels very Native Princess, so I decided to play around with the makeup to see what I could do. It isn't much, but I thought it was pretty cool. I realized that I REALLY like playing with makeup and styles, and I went down to Macy's today to apply for a Beauty Advisor position. I should have another interview later this week with a Chanel representative, and I'm pretty excited. I think I could be happy working in cosmetics for quite a while. And you never know where that could go. . .

I finished the rough draft of my manuscript at the beginning of the month, and David responded very positively. That was a blessing, let me tell you! I'm looking at a few poetry prizes these days for which I plan to submit work. Having gotten so much feedback on what I consider to be my best poems has been really helpful for determining which ones to use.

My friend Leann from the late great Gallery has been working to get me a little meeting with the program director at the Coolidge Cener for the Arts in Portsmouth. She teaches childrens' art classes there, and we're hoping to expand the program to include literary arts and weekend workshops, maybe a summer camp-- all kinds of exciting stuff! Hopefully something will come of that.

Oh, I guess it goes without saying that the name of my blog (and my username on many many sites) is now a misnomer--I have become a brunette! Have been since January 3rd. But the weirdest part about it is that I just feel like a blonde with brown hair!! I like it a lot, and Tom likes it, though he was a little puzzled when I came home from Vermont, and regarded me from a distance for a few minutes. He said it looks good, but he wants me to be back to blonde for our wedding (whenever that may be), because that's how I looked when he met me. Silly boys!

Well, more on all of this great stuff soon! Hopefully I'll have a job update by the end of the week!