Diva

So I haven't blogged in awhile, mostly because this week was LEAP/iLEAP/GEE testing and as a test administrator I was not allowed to get online during testing (I suppose that might somehow compromise the security of the tests). And in the afternoons, we spent most of the time watching movies, running around on the track (well, they did), or watching Wierd Al Yankovic on Youtube... so, no blogging.

That, and I've just been really busy lately. Thankfully, I've almost mastered the standard (still avoiding that really steep on-ramp at Government Street), but I'm doing really good and not nervous about it so much any more. Besides teaching, which is wrapping up for this year at least, I've been thinking about the trip to Chicago, trying to decide what kind of part-time job I want to get over the summer, and watching way too much Mork and Mindy. :)

And CSI: NY, of course.

Oh, and I bought a new Annie Lennox CD--well, it's an OLD CD that is new to me because I just bought it. Annie's first solo albumn, "Diva." I LOVE IT! I currently have "Why" stuck in my head. :)

I bought it for the "Walking on Broken Glass" song, which is a favorite of mine and was the last thing I ever sang to my Lil' Cat (who died last year--moment of silence in his memory, please). He liked to be sung too, and enjoyed most songs EXCEPT he really hated "You Light Up My Life" for some reason. And he loved Melina Kanakaredes--he once rubbed a picture of her off of the wall (I had the entire cast of CSI:NY on my wall in college). My new kitty cat doesn't seem to have any celebrity crushes (she's too full of her own self).

Anyway, back to the "Broken Glass" song, I've always wondered if Annie Lennox got the idea for that song from the original Little Mermaid. Remember, she turned human under the condition that every step she took felt as if she was "walking on broken glass?" And in the end of the original tale, she does NOT get the prince and winds up throwing herself to the sea and turning into sea foam? Anyway, Annie's song is about unrequieted love, so maybe...