Symphonic bliss

Just got back from a wonderful day in Asheville with Teej!!!  It was pretty much perfect except for the combination of cold wind + little black dress = Abigail-cicle. 
The events:
On the way to Asheville for some reason we thought we missed an exit while singing broadway tunes loudly and obnoxiously.  We didn't miss it though...we're just dumb. 

When we got downtown at five-ish we were both starving so we ate dinner at Doc Chey's; its our favorite Asian place we've found so far!  The food is SO delicious and it has "pan-Asian" cuisine so it has everything-Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Indian, etc. 

After dinner we saw some friends out facing the cold like we were.  We stood around and talked for a little bit and then window shopped a little and found our way into the new Urban Outfitters.  WOW, I love that store...it was a good thing I didn't have extra cash on me or it would have been gone. :D  Then we hung around in Malaprop's until  45 minutes before the concert.  It is a really cool bookstore and cafe that has a really warm, cozy feel to it. 

The best part of the evening was definitely the Symphony though.  It was more than perfect...I think I cried about five or six times.  There is something about music that just moves me like nothing else.  The songs performed were so powerful!  Seeing Di Wu play on the new Steinway and Sons piano that had it's debut performance tonight was also pretty amazing.  She is such an awesome pianist; her interpretations of the piano solos in Rhapsody in Blue were creative and quite novel.  I loved watching her play...especially since we were sitting in the front row.  It was the best Christmas present ever!  I think I'm changed forever as corny as it sounds.  Not only was it pleasurable and inspring but it was also a learning experience. 

OH! And I sat by a GIANT POODLE and TJ sat by an old lady that threw her food crumbs and tin foil all over him.  Quite funny.....  :D

On the way home, we passed Krispy Kreme and the light was on...so what do you think we did?  Well first we tried going in, but the dining room was closed and we got briefly depressed until we realized there was a drive through.  We got donuts and coffee and laughed uncontrollably the whole way home!  A perfect finale to a perfect evening! 

Love,
ME

Advising Day

Almost half-way through this semester and after May 7 I will only have four semesters left at good ole WCU.  This is major major major...and scary, and wonderful, and exciting!  Woah!! 

A small rant on lazy people.

Don't you hate it when you see people just sitting there watching other people work their butts off?  I know I sure do.  Its like they just don't even have the energy to get up off their lazy buttocks and help someone out or earn their stinkin pay.  Its super irritating when you're the worker and the other person that is SUPPOSED to be working is just sitting back spectating...and getting paid the SAME thing as you. 

Oh how I wish I could find a job where I could just play piano all the time.  Accompany, studio, theatre, ballet...I don't care.  Just something that would be worth it.  I love working with desserts and having chocolate and ice cream up my arms and flour in my hair, but I'm really beginning to despise working here because of what I talked about in the first paragraph; it happens ALL the time.  One day I know I'm just going to cry and go hide in the walk-in refrigerator.  I'm just SO tired of it.  If I could find another job, I know I would quit tomorrow.  But...that's not likely to happen, so I'll quit whining. 
Just needed to let out some frustration.  :D

On a lighter note:  I just watched the 1984 movie Amadeus last night and I loved it, although I definitely think that they skewed Mozart's character a lot (of course, they had to if they wanted to make it an entertaining movie).  A lot of it was just too surreal, but for a work of fiction about real-life people, it was actually pretty good.  If you haven't seen it and have an interest in Mozart and his music whatsoever, you should definitely make the time to watch it.  Just don't believe most of it.

Also, on Saturday I'm going to the Asheville Symphony with TJ.  They're playing Handel's "Overture to the Royal Fireworks," Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," and Shostokovich's "Symphony No. 10."  The best part is that one of my favorite, favorite, favorite pianists, Di Wu is playing the Gershwin piece.  That will be the BEST.  This is really the best Christmas present ever; I've never seen a symphony before so this is something that I'll remember for a really long time.  I'm so happy about it. 

Break time is over. 

Love love love,
Abigail

Just a few pictures

Stupid Cupid

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Loves

Just a funny little note

SO...Places without a government, listen up!  I have a great idea:

To help out, I think the United States should just donate 1 Obama, 1 Pelosi, 1 Reid, 1 Frank, 1 Coakley and 2 Clintons! They may keep them permanently and good riddance! We'd give them a constitution...but ours is sorta missing at the moment.

Haha, saw this on a website and loved it.  So true.

Love,

Abigail

Abigail is:

stressed about EVERYTHING!!!!!! 

ARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHH. 

...

breathing now.  :)