Que legasti il mio pensier

So I'm sitting in the library and I SHOULD be reading Descartes' Discourse on Method because I have to write a 4 page paper on it for tomorrow, but reading blogs is just so much more interesting. I glanced over a few of my older entries to see where I have been and where I am headed and noticed that my first couple blogs were extremely random and kind of jumped around. But as I've developed as a blogger, they have become much more systematic and focused. I just wanted to set my followers minds at ease by letting you all know that even though my writings have become much more clear, I still have many many pretzels in my head that have been driving me crazy as I attempt to stop the circular, salty swirling thoughts in my prefrontal cortex. [Look at that! I still remember something from Physiological Psychology last semester!]

While these thoughts are incredibly frustrating and starting to get a bit soggy and stale..they HAVE contributed to my ability to interpret one of my songs from my repertoire for this semester. So I guess that's a plus. Here's a bit of culture for you:

Caro laccio dolce nodo
Que legasti il mio pensier

Rough Translation:

Dear string, sweet knot
That binds my thoughts


^^ It's a love song by F. Gasparini that talks about someone being imprisoned, but content in their thoughts of their love. I have yet to decide if these people are actually a couple yet, or if it is an unexpressed longing.



Quote of the Day:

"Opportunity is not a lengthy visitor."
-Cinderella in Into the Woods (by Stephen Sondheim!!)

Waiter Waiter Percolator

Discretion Advised: This entry contains information not intended for those that are weak of stomach.

Last Friday, my voice teacher passed out a packet called "Vocal Health." It basically urges singers to abstain from specific behaviors and foods to maintain their instrument, since a Vocalist's instrument is in fact their person. This is all well & good..I mean, health is a good thing to be concerned about so OK, I'm down.

But the second part of this packet includes information about the horrors of Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (or GERD). GERD is caused by insufficient tensing of the quasi-muscle that separates the stomach from the esophagus, or the esophagus is overpowered by excess pressure within the stomach. This causes leaking of stomach acids into the esophagus, which is NOT good.

So, what foods should I avoid to prevent this disease from occurring? Well, glad you asked. It is good to avoid:

-spicy foods [OK, no big. I hate spicy foods.]
-Alcohol [No problem, I'm underage.]
-Coffee [Um...what? Live w/o coffee? Really Informational Packet, let's be reasonable..]
-Tea [OK. Wait a sec. If I don't have coffee, I substitute w/ tea.]
-Chocolate [Yeah...not letting all this Easter candy go to waste.]
-Hot Foods [Soup. I will NOT stop eating soup. Sorry.]


So in response I am immaturely writing a stubborn blog, sipping on my Lemon Chamomile Tea. And I will NOT regret it!



Song of the Day:

I love coffee
I love tea
I love the java jive and it loves me!
Coffee and tea and the java and me
A cup a cup a cup a cup a cup [Boy!]

-The Java Jive (I don't remember who it's by...)


Quote of the Day:

"Coffee is the lifeblood that fuels the dreams of champions."
-Mike Ditka, Kicking and Screaming