Touring again

I made a 96 on my opera history test. WOOHOO! My professor had a bunch of us at his house last night for drinks, pizza, and Verdi's Othello. What a great show! And Placido Domingo played the lead, so of course my eyes were glued to the screen.

Friday night, I was going to go to Dr. Oakes's recital mainly to see Doc play. I have immense respect for Doc. When she first told me (and Dr. Smith told me as well) about the disease, dystonia, in her right hand, I was shocked. So I read up on the disease and the fact that she can play that well while not having complete control of two fingers just amazes me. She can play better with 8 fingers than I can with 10! I'm sure the clarinet recital was awesome and I wouldn't be surprised if Dr. Oakes performed a piece or two that required circular breathing. The day of the recital, a bunch of us over at Elam during lunchtime decided to try circular breathing. All of us run to the soda fountain to grab a glass of water and Leslie grabs a handful of straws. Needless to say, it was an interesting experiment that saw a lot of spraying water and popped straws.
Instead of going to the recital, I went to a ballroom dance class with Jennifer, Vincent, Suzanne, and Brittany. It was soooooo amazing!!!!! Wow! I never knew I could spin that fast on a dance floor! I learned the merengue (i think that is how it is spelled), foxtrot, and tango. Poor Vincent was being passed around because not many guys I knew were there. There was this one guy. Not only was he cute (not as cute as my Mark!), he was one of the top dancers there. He comes over, extends his hand, "Ma'am, would you like to foxtrot?" My jaw nearly hit the floor of the class of this place. He escorted me to the dance floor, taught me the foxtrot, performed it on a song, and like a gentleman, escorted me back to my seat. It was a lesson from 7-8, and then a dance party with food from 8-11. The atmosphere was smoke-free and classic ballroom dancing. And I do plan to go back. USM is starting their own ballroom dancing club that will meet on Monday nights. I'll be 30 minutes late due to oratorio choir. I'll just have to remember to bring my dance shoes! And I was so passed out the next morning. 4 hours of that type of dancing will wear you out! I slept in til 12:30. 12:30!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I haven't done that since high school when it was the day after band competition! I also got some sun yesterday which should help the acne on my back, and oddly enough my posture. You can never stand up too straight!
This afternoon, Carillon is going to Brookhaven to ring for the Arts Council. This performance will be televised I am told, so prayers be on our side that we ring exceptionally well. And the evening concert will be at a presbyterian church in McComb. Like all tour days, it will be a LONG day. And I will be DEAD when I come in. So it would probably be best to STUDY while on the van. =) Viva Verdi!