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Apr. 23rd, 2003 02:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rmIt's past 2am and I just got home from opera rehearsal.
If I were the sort of person to dedicate myself to any one thing, in a pure and simple way, it would be opera. At least it feels that way right now. I've just never had an experience like I did today, working hard on the stage doing some wiring stuff, listening to our musicians play (we have a harpsichord!) and our wonderful singers, half in costume and half in mundane clothes work with them. It was just so soothing, and right and I mean, come on -- opera -- they're all always about monsters, stalkers and/or dead girls. It's just so great. Also, the death scenes. Oh My God. Love love love.
I'm also up for a serious, full-time, well paid SM position. So we'll see what happens. Fingers crossed. Good thoughts always welcome.
And, picked up Sands of Ammon -- blew through 40 pages during down-time today. Am increasingly disturbed by it. As a young child, I had something of a crush on Alexander. As a late teen I made an immense nuisance of myself at my University by doing a controversial paper on him, that in retrospect was probably about antagonizing people as much as anything else. Right now, I'm having a very role model sort of thing going on. Interestingly, less for the ambition than for the odd combination of hedonism and asceticism in his life. It's a trait in mine I've not often found cause to recognize elsewhere.
Okay, the screen is waving about in front of my eyes, I'm going to get some rest.
If I were the sort of person to dedicate myself to any one thing, in a pure and simple way, it would be opera. At least it feels that way right now. I've just never had an experience like I did today, working hard on the stage doing some wiring stuff, listening to our musicians play (we have a harpsichord!) and our wonderful singers, half in costume and half in mundane clothes work with them. It was just so soothing, and right and I mean, come on -- opera -- they're all always about monsters, stalkers and/or dead girls. It's just so great. Also, the death scenes. Oh My God. Love love love.
I'm also up for a serious, full-time, well paid SM position. So we'll see what happens. Fingers crossed. Good thoughts always welcome.
And, picked up Sands of Ammon -- blew through 40 pages during down-time today. Am increasingly disturbed by it. As a young child, I had something of a crush on Alexander. As a late teen I made an immense nuisance of myself at my University by doing a controversial paper on him, that in retrospect was probably about antagonizing people as much as anything else. Right now, I'm having a very role model sort of thing going on. Interestingly, less for the ambition than for the odd combination of hedonism and asceticism in his life. It's a trait in mine I've not often found cause to recognize elsewhere.
Okay, the screen is waving about in front of my eyes, I'm going to get some rest.
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Date: 2003-04-23 08:16 am (UTC)i have always loved the opera and i am so glad that you *get* it.
much love and see you *soon*
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Date: 2003-04-23 08:40 am (UTC)It's like one of those things where I'm like -- why didn't someone sit me down and make me understand this sooner. And musically I probably wouldn't have at a younger age -- but the fucking Drama of it. Like, it's perfect, just perfect for me! Of course, we're in a opera being young and vibrant moment right now, and I might not be getting it if that we're going on.
Anyway, we're getting kicked out of the theater tonight at like 7, so if you want to talk (I know you've been trying to get a hold, I've just not been answering the phone) call this evening is you can.
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