Monday, March 09, 2009
Something You Probably Didn't Know
As stated several times here, what you see here is not all encompassing; does not show all my sides. Today, I found something that mixes three things I love, all art, so I thought I’d let you in on a little more about just who in the heck am I other than an individual who spouts off about politics and guns. There is more to me than that, yaknow.
First, I love claymation. Absolutely love it. I think the entire art is fascinating and I wish, with every fiber of my being, that I had the ability to do that sort of thing. I’d be making mini movies ALL the time. I have the ideas, I just don’t have the steady hand.
Second, I love a good cake decoration. I’m not talking about that crap you pick up at Publix or Safeway where oftentimes things are misspelled or the frosting bleeds in to each other and the whole thing is a big embarrassment nor am I talking of the simple decoration of, “Happy Birthday, Serenity” written in frosting on the top. I’m talking serious cake decoration that is so good, you feel guilty slicing in to the thing.
Third, I kind of like opera. I like it the same way I like classical music. I don’t like all of it, but there is a lot that I do like and even though I don’t always know what they are saying, it actually does seem to keep me calm. I learned this from my dog I had years ago. I would take her with me when I drove for a living and I discovered that this hyper active, insane, always trying to be the alpha, pain in my ass dog would calm down and sit quietly in the front seat of the car if I put on Enya or classical music. I went out and bought a whole lot of classical music CDs and from there, I started to listen to a little bit of opera as well.
Fourth, when you combine all three of these elements together, I want to know you. I want to be around you. I want to hug you. I think you are one of the most clever people out there with incredible artistic talent, skill and intelligence. Plainly, I’ll think you are the greatest. THIS is the kind of thing that stimulates my mind:
In this video, the colored frosting are the gypsies. The white female queen looking frosting is Flora and the white king looking frosting is Marquis. Here is what they are singing:
Verdi-La Traviata:
GYPSY GIRLS
We are gypsies,
Come from a distant land;
We can read the future
In anybody’s hand.
We’re in touch with the stars;
Nothing is hidden from us,
All the happenings of the future
We can reveal to you.
A GROUP OF GYPSIES
Let’s see;
looking at Flora’s hand
You, Madame, Have several rivals.
ANOTHER GROUP OF GYPSIES
looking at the Marquis’s hand
You, Marquis,
Are no model of faithfulness.
FLORA
to the Marquis
Are you at your games again?
Believe me, I shall make you pay!
MARQUIS
to Flora
What the deuce do you mean?
It’s an utter falsehood!
FLORA
The fox may change his skin,
But he doesn’t forget his tricks.
My dear Marquis, you be careful,
Or you may be sorry for it.
ALL
Come along, let’s draw a veil
Over what is past and gone;
What is done can’t be undone,
Let us welcome what’s to come.
(lyrics courtesy of Opera Guide)
Now that I may have blown the socks off of a few people, let me remind you, just because you’ve read all of the posts on this blog, don’t think you know everything about me. I’ve been doing this for 5 years now and I don’t think any of you, perhaps only one person, knew any of this about me. You cannot judge a person by what they write on their blogs or journals. It’s a small window in to who they are.
