PANDORA

I love pandora.com I think it is such a great idea. I love listening to the music they suggest. I love how you can give something a thumbs up and then they will play more music like that. It's totally brilliant. I first learned about it at a party with some of the musical theater kids from University of Miami. The party was a blast and now I feel like my music education continues daily.

Currently listening to:  "The Winner Is" Danna/Devotcka from the "Little Miss Sunshine" Soundtrack, oh so good. Thanks pandora ;)

I also really loved the movie, "Little Miss Sunshine." I wrote an essay about it when I was working on my college application for The New School. The movie is such a treat, and the pageant scenes reminded me of my years dancing competitively. Where would we be today if the time spent tanning legs, or buying curling products for our hair was spent on developing a sense of self that comes from within? 


I also started reading Proust after the movie, because I wasn't that familiar with him. I loved what Steve Carrel's character says about Proust. Proust believed that it was through suffering that we became more alive. The best experiences of our lives can come with much suffering and we are better for it.  This allowed me to see that in my life some of the shining moments came from moments of real sadness where I felt completely alone.  There is something in the sorrow and hard times that can allow real beauty to show.  I have now learned to see hope on even the darkest horizon and let the beauty contestants fight amongst themselves.

There's what I've been thinking...

at any rate--aar