Ubi Caritas

Psychic divas and friends

nobody@vox.com(Ubi Caritas) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:22:04 -0500

I've been meaning to blog about this phenomenom for some time. Would you believe that in the year or so that I've worked at The Bookstore, I have yet to have one difficult day on which I've gone to work and a diva or friend has not shown up and g...

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a hot bath, some tea, and benadryl will make it all go away

nobody@vox.com(Ubi Caritas) — Sat, 03 May 2008 01:23:46 -0500

good grief. what a shift. I suspected that things were going to gang a bit agley during this shift when I stepped into the ladies' room before starting my shift. While applying powder and lipstick, I saw this conversation between a woman and her...

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on cloud nine of singer-bliss

nobody@vox.com(Ubi Caritas) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:26:58 -0500

Today=Monday. Mondays are usually good days to begin with, despite their 9 AM piano class (I love the sound of a well-played piano, but that isn't what one hears if I sit at a keyboard, and 9 AM ISN'T MORNING YET, why does no one understand this...

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It was a Grand Night for Singing

nobody@vox.com(Ubi Caritas) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:03:56 -0500

It truly was. Of course, first we had a tech rehearsal. Or two. Then came time for putting the set together: do. not. look. down. i'm glad you found a way to hoist the star drop up to the ceiling, but i'm getting out of here before ano...

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wow, soul bearing, and just wow

nobody@vox.com(Ubi Caritas) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:59:19 -0600

today we had a dress rehearsal for Thursday's production of A Grand Night for Singing. much makeup was applied, many voices were warmed, much laughter was shared. this was an invitational dress rehearsal; basically, it was a performance without m...

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Race Report

nobody@vox.com(Ubi Caritas) — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:23:53 -0600

Bright and early on New Year's Day, several divas assembled for the Red Hot Blackeyed Pea 5K. It is considered good luck in the South to eat black-eyed peas on New Year's Day. I must confess that by the time I finished the 5K the mere idea of b...

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I'm off!

nobody@vox.com(Ubi Caritas) — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 07:27:13 -0600

...to run (and walk :P) my first 5K with the divas. I shall attempt to remember my beyooooootiful new digital camera and post pics at that time. In any case, it should be interesting. My goal? Finish. ;) That will be relatively easy becau...

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The grades are in...

nobody@vox.com(Ubi Caritas) — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:29:24 -0600

(drumroll, please) Semester GPA: 3.875. One B. ONE. And it is in a rather difficult theory class (ear training). 16 hours attempted. And passed. With pretty darn good grades. (piercing scream of excitement as she dances up and down) I touche...

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Carols, food, divas and talking.

nobody@vox.com(Ubi Caritas) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:58:40 -0600

Just had to post about the incredible party I went to last Friday. La Maestra hosted a mob of divas, divos, music afficionados and various other fun people at a caroling party. There were, as the title states, many carols, much food, dozens of ...

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A Diva-esque Evening

nobody@vox.com(Ubi Caritas) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:12:16 -0600

Oh, there was music. Lots and lots of music. Lots of gorgeous voices (including the AMAZING carapiccoladiva, who I fully expect to hear at the Met in five years), a stunningly played cello, several very talented pianists and some truly gifted t...

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