First day back from vacation, and I had rehearsal early in the morning with PICCOLO. Now, that, to me, is the equivalent of sitting in a room with a jackhammer (without earplugs) early the morning. I was not pleased (especially since I forgot my earplugs). Piccolo has always been a dilemma for me- apparently I play it well enough that people always ask me to play pieces with piccolo in it, but I don't really enjoy playing the instrument all that much (there are exceptions, mind you!). However, I can't say no because I have "can't so no syndrome". Ah well.

Funny thing, I walked in the door to school this morning to see that my name was on the faculty student concert this Friday night. No one told me I was playing in it. How nice of them, since I'm sure they want me to do a good job. Thankfully the piece that I am listed as playing is prepared and etc.. BUT STILL. I know organization is not this school's strong suit but this is sort of outrageous to me.

I had really good trip to Paris with my close friend. More about that later (since I have some hilarious pictures to post here...). There was lots of cheesy sightseeing to be had. I think my favorite place that we visited had to be the central mosque in the city. The interior was stunning- fountains and ornate tilework. Also, we went to an old lesbian cabaret/nightclub in Pigalle and had quite a good time. It was this older woman's birthday apparently and the party was quite hilarious. I have never seen women over 50 (I think perhaps over 60) dance like that in my life. I hope that I dance like that when I'm that age, too. Once my friend and I got drunk enough we joined in dancing and made asses of ourselves, which was good. I was also gratified to find out that pretending to be my mother (we have the same first and last names) and using her Mariott Platinum account got my friend and I free drinks at the hotel bar. We took advantage of that. It's funny. I am definitely not a party animal by a long shot, but when vacation hits I really feel the need to cut loose. I suppose it's good for me, cause now I feel much more relaxed and ready for the long haul of recitals and concerts that is March.

I finished reading Anansi Boys on the train home(yes, the BPAL Gaiman scents reminded me that I had not read this one yet) and liked it a whole lot. I loved the descriptions of the characters and their personal development- especially the journey that Spider took throughout the book. Although I wish that it hadn't been so long since I read American Gods. Maybe I should read the two back to back sometime soon.

While we're on the subject of BPAL (sorta) I must say, Mr. Nancy the scent is so incredibly dead on. Kudos to Beth!! Actually, all of the scents I just received have been incredible. I feel like BPAL just keeps getting better and better. The only problem is I can never decide what scent to wear in the morning . Tiresias, Priala, Mr. Nancy, Mr. Jaquel, Mami Ji, the snakes...I feel as if I have died and gone to olfactory heaven. I can't imagine how Beth could possibly create anything better, but I know she will.

Now, I must be heading off to bed because I am exhausted, but before I go, some silly photobooth photos. P-Dog decided it would be nice to lay in front of me while I was at the computer so I took advantage of the moment.

(and got my face licked in return )

she has a snaggle tooth, and I love it dearly...so much so that I am willing to post a chubby faced picture of me to display it.