Monday, January 30, 2012

Best Song Ever Created

O Lord my God,
When I in awesome wonder
Consider all
The world Thy Hand hath made,
I see the stars,
I hear the rolling thunder,
Thy pow'r throughout
The universe displayed;

Then sings my soul,
My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art!
How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul,
My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art!
How great Thou art!

When through the woods
And forest glades I wander
I hear the birds
Sing sweetly in the trees;
When I look down
From lofty mountain grandeur
And hear the brook
And feel the gentle breeze;
Refrain:
And when I think,
That God, His Son not sparing;
Sent Him to die,
I scarce can take it in;
That on the Cross,
My burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died
To take away my sin.
Refrain:

When Christ shall come,
With shouts of acclamation,
And take me home,
What joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow
In humble adoration
And there proclaim,
"My God, how great Thou art!"


Friday, January 20, 2012

Welcome Back to Flagstaff

NEED OXYGEN!!
There isn't enough of it up here. That bothers me so much. Makes it hard for me to do anything.
There aren't enough friends up here, either. that makes me sad. I need huggles.
On the bright side, this chai tea is the best thing ever.

And the Psalms are absolutely beautiful and magnificent.

I need sleep. please? I kept waking up like every 10 or 15 minutes all night long. two reasons for this. moping, and worrying.

I don't understand how girls can wear nothing except leggings as pants. DOES NOT WORK.  Under a skirt, shorts, or pants to help stay warm I understand, but leggings as pants... not a fan.

This photo was taken by my amazing friend, Squig~o  http://squig-o.deviantart.com/

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Opera

This morning was filled with the arias and melodies which make up Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica.
They are two of Puccini's operas. And I have two weeks to master both of them.  Here are the synopsis of both, as well as the performance

Gianni Schicchi synopsis Gianni Schicchi performance
Suor Angelica synopsis Suor Angelica performance

Before you ask, I can not sing opera. I can sing songs in tune, but opera is waaaay beyond my capabilities.  I'll be playing the first violin part, which is challenging in itself.  So, off I go into the music room to practice until my fingers bleed.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Birthday tomorrow! As well as the first violin lesson I've had for quite a few months. I really should print out my music and start practicing. I've got two operas to learn, as well as solo parts. No idea why I'm still online. Oh yea, Burn Notice is playing. OK, fine. I'm going. Quit nagging.