So one of my fave movies right now is Marie-Antoinette – I have been listening to the Sound Track Non-Stop!  J’adore the “I Love Candy” sequence, because every now and then, i just want clothes, shoes, Jewlery and tons of fatty little cakes and champagne…  without those days we will shrivel up and die… or at least i do…

My work is insane… i have been in the office till 9 or 10pm most nights, when i am not, i am working from home till 2am… Tonight I had to go home sick from stress and fatigue at about 5:30pm (usually that is about 1/2 way through my day) I got home and slept till about 7pm – when I woke up, Moulin Rouge was on tv and i had just been dreaming about Amelie…
I put on my MA soundtrack.. pushed away the lap top and threw all my pillows on the floor, served myself flowering japanese tea on a glass tray with chocolate covered candided orange peels and then followed it up with a small bottle of Sofia Champagne and fresh mango slices with crystal sugar sprinkled all over them…
Just now I lined up my shoes in a row and organized my jewlery… discovered that i have way too much of it…  i gave Pearl (my kitten) some whip cream, she needed a break too…
then i watched The Riches (my new fave tv show- Eddie Izzard, wow… quite a change)… anyway, somedays you need a fix.. whatever your fix is.. treat yourself to it before you are sent home sick.. keep yourself happy…  no one else will do that for you…
I started a new screenplay tonight… i think my creativity is most comfortable in the throws of indulgence…  those candied orange peels were amazingbr>
One thing i know is that even Marie sought out peace and traquility away from the stress and pomp of Versaille.. when i visited Versaille, i was most impressed with her little cottage sanctuary and her music room… as a woman in a world where it really sucks to be a woman.. sometimes finding fulfillment is a moment to moment process… i have alot of friends who seem to think that getting a man is the main goal of life… from what i have seen, it seems like you shouldnt get a man unless you are ready to add even more stress to your life… not that men are all bad, they have their place in life too.. but i think unless you are totally happy and fulfilled and joyous in yourself and your own life, a man is just a complication one can do without… that being said.. a cutey patootee now and then is always a nice addition to cakes and shoes and champagne… and the daily work out (which oddly, i find i enjoy too – i DO mean exercise..)

Think of ways to pamper your brain, your soul, your body, your spirit… and be well.

Currently listening:
Marie Antoinette
By Original Soundtrack
Release date: 10 October, 2006

So I am SO LOVING Karaoke!

When I got to Conference, we met up with some peeps over at the Karaoke Bar in The Swan. I didn’t really think I wanted to get up and sing. I was just having a Pomegranitini and chillin’ – Then Susan chose “Love Shack” one of my fave songs to sing along with and put in the ticket to sing it. When the time came, she chickened out – so I had to go up in her place. After getting acclimated to the funky prompter, I found that i really LOVED it! Lawrence, a Branch Manager from California jumped up on stage with me and sang the guys part. It was so much fun. I did Karma from Alicia Keys, and Baby Got Back…

I liked the karaoke rush so much, i drug Carmen, Brenda, Michael and Charlyne back there another night and we sang a bunch. Brenda and Charlyne seem to know all the old songs. They sang Copacabanna and New York, New York,… then the DJ made up sing “If I could Turn Back Time!” which NONE of us knew…

Carmen and I sang “Material Girl & You’re So Vain” which was fun, but the best part of the night was Michael singing “People Are Strange” from The Doors!

At the end of the night everyone left sang Joan Jett “I Love Rock N Roll” and that was super hot!

We totally Rocked!

We were having Hot Sake too… I have to find the Karaoke Bar here in Charlotte…  American Idol here I come!