Humph....

Still cranky from my whirlwind 5 hours in New York and the endless bus rides yesterday. And ATTENTION ALL SLOW WALKERS: You have no place on the New York City sidewalks and SOMEDAY I will have my revenge.

That is all.

Mom's the word...

So, last night, after wallowing in some quality self-pity time, I called up my mother. Now, my mother is not one for wallowing, she is one for problem-solving. So after a speech that included the phrases "it's the economy, stupid," "get your rear in gear" and the always popular "do you want to just cry, or do you want to problem solve?" I am now ready to face the world. And let me tell you, I am all about getting s**t done today. So if you see a whirling dervish on the T today in Boston, it might just be me.

And if it is an ACTUAL whirling dervish, get a picture for me, will ya?

P.S. Just checked the classical singer forum I subscribe to and it looks like a lot of other people are having a hard time just getting heard this season too. Well, misery loves company!

"Tis the season.....

....for abject fear whenever I go to get the mail or check my email. That's because who knows what PFOs lie in wait for me! And even though I have never sung for these people, it still stings a little not to get the chance to audition for them. So I am upstairs in my room, watching Arrested Development to cheer myself up and licking my wounds.

On a related note, they were playing Christmas music in Borders today. CHRISTMAS MUSIC!

If you will excuse me, I have to go and put on my Grinch face now.

Chicago...

I am off to Chicago for the rest of the week and am looking forward to taking plenty of pictures with my camera phone. Have a good week everybody!

Demanding...

Dear Young Artist Programs,

Listen, I know you have a lot of singers to sort through, but when you demand that we turn in our applications RIDICULOUSLY early, I expect to hear from you all in a timely manner. Yea or nay, I have a schedule to arrange, so unless you had us all hurry up and turn in our materials just so you could sit on them, I'd like to see a little hustle with the audition notifications. Don't make me call you up and torture the poor, underpaid intern that works your front desk, because someone WILL be crying if I don't hear soon.

Hugs and Kisses,

Diva de la Blog

P.S. If I am lucky enough to get an audition, do not even THINK about giving me the last slot of the day....I have enough problems, thank you.

More uses for my camera phone....

My newest use for my camera phone is taking pictures of all the books I want to buy but, because I am tragically poor, can't afford. So I take photos of them so I can reserve them at the library or, if I am ever feeling flush, can purchase them at a later date. As you can see, my literary tastes run the gauntlet, but I am a big fan of historical fiction, mysteries and anything having to do with ghosts, witches, vampires, etc... It's no Proust, but it keeps me entertained.

Do you all have any book suggestions I might enjoy?

Makeup Palette...

So, first off, I FINALLY have entered the 21st century and have a phone with both Internet capabilities AND a camera phone. Seriously, my last phone could only make calls and text, and I thought that was enough for me. But now my eyes have been opened by all the beautiful blogging possibilities of a camera phone. Now I can show you the ACTUAL makeup products I use and what the colors look like in real life.

I recently helped out a family that goes to my gym regularly by doing some VERY last minute babysitting. And yes, I despise babysitting, but the couple is one of my favorite gym members and they were in a tight bind, as one of their family members was in the hospital. How could I say no? And I am not nearly as heartless as I make myself out to be...almost, but not quite, so I agreed to help out. And when they returned, they were enormously grateful and paid me way more than I deserved for watching Dora The Explorer with their child.

As a result, I had some cash on hand to play around with (which almost NEVER happens). And since audition season is almost upon us, I decided to invest in a makeup palette to lighten my traveling load. An odd investment, I know, but you should see the size of the makeup kit I currently travel with: it makes Zsa Zsa Gabor look low maintenance and it is taking up too much room in my suitcase...which I could be using for all my hair products. So what I really wanted was a makeup palate that I could throw in my bag and would cut my products needs in half.

So I spent a good twenty minutes in Sephora (aka Mecca), carefully studying the various palette collections they had to offer. The problem was that the palettes had only eye makeup (blush? lips?), only had either night OR day looks (I need both people!) or contained blush and bronzer that were WAY too dark for my light complexion, thus defeating the palette's purpose. I was feeling defeated, until I remembered that Bobbi Brown had palettes you could customize yourself, so I hotfooted it over to Saks Fifth Avenue.

Thankfully, Alissa at Bobbi Brown took the time to try out some makeup shades with me and we came up with the perfect travel compact for porcelain-skinned ladies with green eyes (which would be me, in a nutshell). Above is said compact and the shades are, as follows:

Top Left: Lipgloss in Cherry Pink (sheerer than it looks in the case)

Top Right: Blush in Desert Rose

Bottom Left: Eyeshadow in Heather Mauve

Bottom Right: Eyeshadow in Eggplant (looks blue in my photo, but is actually a deep plum)

The result is a sophisticated look that really makes my eyes pop. I can't wait to try it out next week on my trip to Chicago!