More iPod madness...

Ok, I wrote this totally cool post about iPod and how it's changed my life and then I went to post it and Blogspot deleted it! I could kill them right now.

Suffice to say, I don't have time to write another fabulous post right now, so I'll just post this and come back tomorrow and re-do it. (if I have time!)

That taught me a lesson! From now on...I'm savin' everything in Word first!

Ok..here's what I wrote...sort of.

I don't just LOVE iPod, I am officially addicted to it. It's like crack. I can't live or breathe without it. It's changed my life.

I'm not kidding.

I never noticed before how outside noise can make your day seem more stressful than it really is. Before, I was constantly annoyed by loud car honking, buzzing cellphones, construction noise, babies crying, people talking too loud…now, it’s all just one big nirvana.

I am trapped in a sound bubble of my own creation. Instead of all that din, I am dirged by the dulcet tones of Diana Krall or Dusty Springfield.

It’s changed my whole outlook and seriously lowered my stress lever by 1000!

My iPod has made me more creative too! You don’t believe me? Well, thanks to this little wonder device, I am now listening to about 4-5 hours of music a day…compared to maybe 1-2 hours a week before! That’s a big difference!

And my new found calmness has also made me able to think more creatively during my commutes to and from work and during work itself! (I’m listening to my iPod as I type this…)

Case in point…I’ve been rehearsing a jazz dance piece that I am presenting at the upcoming True To Form DC Choreographer’s showcase. Originally, I was just going to do a dance piece with 4 female dancers and 1 male, set to Kylie Minogue’s “Koocachoo”.

Well, ever since I’ve had my iPod and have been listening carefully to songs I hadn’t really heard that closely before, I’ve been inspired to create a 2nd piece, this one a solo (set on 1 female dancer, Ann Behrends-who is amazing!) to Cyndi Lauper’s recent cover of “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” from her lasted CD, At Last.

This would have never happened without my iPod.

Apple should just hire me to be their spokesperson…I am eternally grateful to them and to this little machine. It has changed my life!

I need help. I know it. I’ll start the therapy real soon.

Welcome October!

Well, it's now October...the nip of fall was definitely in the air this morning on my way to work. I am still enjoying my iPod a great deal. Now I've finally gotten a hand of programming it and downloading songs, making playlists, burning CDs, etc...so it's all good.

Here's my morning iPod playlist for my way to work.

Love Hurts, Heart
All By Myself, Jamie O'Neal
You've Been On My Mind, Emmylou Harris
Stuck In A Moment, U2
I'm Gonna Be Strong, Cyndi Lauper
Cryin' (live), k. d. lang

I know, it sounds depressing, but actually, it was nice and mellow and a good soundtrack for my walk to work on a Monday morning. Music is so powerful...it's amazing how it can just synthesize a feeling or emotion down to its purest sense. I've always loved music, more than theatre even...which is maybe why I do music theatre more than non-music theatre. Makes sense...I guess.

I guess our lives do make some sort of sense sometimes...

Regarding the current election, Kerry trounced Bush soundly in last week's debate on Foreign Policy. I hope he can repeat it in the next debate. It was like watching a grown man beat up a 5 year old...amazing that man has been leading our country for the past 4 years. He looked like he was semi-conscious.

I'm sure the Red Staters still thought he did a great job and looked "presidential", although even the Republican Spin doctors couldn't pretty it up enough to say Bush had "won".

The race is now practically a dead heat, so the next few weeks are crucial.

Dusty is still very much on my mind, as always. Lately, I've been thinking about all the previously unreleased tracks I have on CD that were produced by Jeff Barry. The Jeff Barry Album, some like to call it...and others say it was tentatively titled Faithful. Well, whatever it was gonna be called, it's a shame it never got released properly, because it would have been one great album. I hope to put it together on a playlist on my iPod and definitely burn it to CD to have a hard copy.