three cheers for this weekend.
in Loved Ones, Performance, Thoughts and Feelings
as band, emotions, family, few minutes, friday night, girl, god bless the woman, hymns, name, Philly, Saturday, show, side, singers, sinus infection, song, soprano, talented musicians, three cheers, Voice
Oh, this weekend.
It’s been grand and so chock full of song.
We had a show on Friday night in Philly; it was oh-so-fun. I don’t know how many times I get asked if I am Jane, but I don’t mind it; I rather love that name, anyway. I get to be in a band with some very talented musicians. So I might not be Jane, but I am lucky. Like the jeans, only not so designer and I’m not for sale. And then Saturday, I sang at church. Twice. And then Sunday, I sang at church. Twice again. And then I had the honor of singing at my great aunt and uncle’s very special and beautiful memorial this afternoon.
I sang hymns.
Hymns are not exactly something that I am familiar with, either. So I was a little nervous. Plus my voice was what you could call tired. I am on the getting-better-now side of a sinus infection, and, on top of all that singing I had already done this weekend, there were a few of those notes that I like to refer to as HIGH! in the hymns–so well, I was just hoping my voice would work.
And it seemed to, so I was grateful. And more than that, it was just so very special to be with family who I hardly ever get to see. Special and emotional. At one point, I just kept crying and crying and here I was, having to sing in a few minutes, so I was all, Gurl. Get a hold of yourself. Those hymns are not gonna sing themselves.
Yes, I inferred Girl with a U. I was that serious about getting a handle on my emotions, you see.
And God bless the woman who asked me if I was still in high school. And God bless the small choir of singers who asked me to join them at the last minute. I jumped in on the soprano line and really enjoyed blending with the other singers. It’s good to be a part of a sound that is greater than just your own voice, sometimes.
And then, right before my parents and I had to go, a man whom I had never before met asked me a little bit about what it is I do. I told him and then he looked at me quite seriously and said, “Everything is going to happen for you that needs to. Things will fall into place, you’ll see.” It was a serious moment and I couldn’t help but believe him. He said it the same way you’d tell someone that today is Sunday and tomorrow will be Monday; just like it was a given and whyever would you doubt it?
And then tonight there was that smashing spring thunderstorm all around me. It lit the night sky on fire and drummed out some kind of fantastic rhythm on the roof. Arwen and I both decided to take a small nap. And at the same time, we both woke up, lifted our heads and looked at each other. It was special. It’s hard to describe, really. But there we were, two girls. Safe and warm and sleepy and present like only a pup can be. Like only a girl like me is learning how to be.
white dress.
in MP3, Performance
as aisle, band, clouds, colors, dress, fly, friend jacob, garage, garage band, home, jacob, mom, rain, simple, song, storm, talented friends, today, voila, way, while, white dress
white dress (with jacob on guitar)
And my friend Jacob accompanied me on the guitar, which was very very nice of him. It’s awesome to have such talented friends. And even better when they are kind.
He learned it and then we pressed record on garage band and voila!, there you have it.
And for people like my mom who like to read the lyrics, here you go:
I once wore a a white dress;
they said it made me look my best, they said it made me look my, look my best
I walked down that aisle;
they said it’d last for more than just a while,
it’d last more than just a whileI bought a small home;
it was nothing special, ‘cept that it was ours,
yeah, it was ours alone
I painted every wall;
I thought it was that simple
didn’t know the colors mattered not at allbut these plans, they change, yeah they fall down like the rain
ain’t nothing left to do, but let it wash right over you
and I sometimes see the clouds, they warn me of the storm
but sometimes I see nothing but the day that I was born
I was unsuspecting then of what things may come my way,
and now nothing much has changed since that dayI watched him walk away; I cried myself to sleep that night
cried myself awake the next day
I couldn’t walk alone, but my friends, they disagreed,
they said I’d stand, they said I’d fly, they said I’d fly
From behind the microphone.
in Performance
as band, black ties, brilliant musician, cat, cat wash, coney island, cover, electricity, home depot, idea, Island, island cat, kind, lefts, lions and tigers, man cat, music director, pot, swanky, wash
Oh, bummer. No electricity. At least I have a rocking flashlight and a couple of books in my bed. Today was the kind of day that makes me feel very uncomfortable to even think about. So, yep, I’m just gonna go ahead and write about it. Good idea, Jessica. I drove to new York this [...]
boy sets fire.
in Loved Ones, Performance, photography
as administrative assistant, band, bonus, boy sets fire, brother josh, church, church surf, course, crowd, epic, fire, hiatus, michele, music, point, show, stage, Yep
Tonight, I did this. I got to watch boy sets fire’s first show back. It has been a three year hiatus. And it was so good to see them on stage again. Of course my brother Josh was hilarious. And of course they sounded amazing. One of the definite highlights was watching Michele Poplo, the administrative [...]
ouch and haha.
in Funny Stuff, Thoughts and Feelings
as accident, aid, band, band aid, character, friday night lights, garrity, haha, love, man oh man, ouch, ping pong, rule of thumb, selling cars, sister-in-law, somethin, state, state of texas, thought, time
Good rule of thumb (literally, in this case): Don’t go rooting around for something in the dark. Because you might just find a razor by accident and then have a few very painful slices on your thumb to show for it. And then you’ll ask your wonderful sister-in-law if she has a band aid and, [...]
upon my recommendation.
in Funny Stuff, photography, Thoughts and Feelings
as America, band, band of thieves, blah, blog, dance, dance experience, google, google image, google images, merry makers, Shane, something, South Africa, university of pretoria
So, this is Shane. If you recall, he is in a band with me. We call ourselves the paper janes. We call ourselves this because it is our name. And in this band we play music. We deliberated over different kinds of bands–say, a band of thieves or a band of merry makers, but thought that [...]
