I wish you the world.
in Loved Ones, MP3, video
as angle, chorus line, dear friends, face, gig, Jess, life, melody, recording, show, song, toronto, voila, way, while
So, this song.
I wrote it for some dear friends in A Chorus Line.
My life went through such an about face right when I got off tour, though, that I completely forgot about it for a while.
Until I suddenly remembered. At least that it happened, I mean.
“Remember that song I wrote for you (and some others), John?” I asked my friend one day while we were hanging out.
“Yeah, Jess–I love that song.”
“Well, I completely forget it–the words, the melody, the chords–everything.”
“Thanks a lot,” he said, sarcastically.
But, slowly, the chorus found its way back to me. And then I stumbled upon a recording of a gig I did in Toronto, and the song was on it, and voila! here it is. Remembered.
And it still applies to my friends from A Chorus Line.
And it applies to some friends I’ve met since then, too. And even some friends I’ve known for a nice, long while.
I just love and appreciate so much how we can learn from each other; I am grateful, truly grateful, that my friends are different from me. That they challenge me. Show me life from a unique angle that I’d never have seen, had it not been for them.
Happy.
in I Lift My Eyes Up, Loved Ones, Thoughts and Feelings
as cash register, conversations, critical condition, dark, dark night of the soul, fragile hearts, girl, Happy, Integrity, life, look at your eyes, mess, money, series, survivor, tonight, uncertainty, waiting room, while
“Well, you look happy,” the guy behind the cash register told me tonight. “That’s because I am,” I said, smiling. And I wish that I could go back to the girl laying in bed, believing–no, convinced–that she would never be happy again. That life was nothing more than a series of appropriate times to brush [...]
yellow.
in I Lift My Eyes Up, Loved Ones, there are pictures here, Thoughts and Feelings
as bellies, booth, car, color, dinner, dream, favorite color, friendship, hearts, Important, LOVED, many things, parking, parking lot, truth, while, yellow, yellow roses
Once, a friend and I went to dinner. It had been a while. Too long, truth be told. We talked of many things and told each other not to settle for less than the things we dream of. We drove away that night, bellies full and hearts fuller. And then another month or so went [...]
the magic pill.
in I Lift My Eyes Up, Thoughts and Feelings
as being a woman, contentment, cramps, demons, doctor, good, green pennsylvania, magic pill, pain, pills, reflection, second, solution, tsk, tsk tsk, unicorn, way, while
I am going to talk about being a woman for a second. I hope this doesn’t make anyone feel too uncomfortable. But, see, sometimes–no, every month, actually–I get these really bad cramps. They’ve been so bad before, that I’ve considered going to the hospital. Anyway, I told my magical doctor about this. (It only took [...]
shhhhh.
in Performance, Thoughts and Feelings
as Arrows, atmosphere, body, Cell, cell block tango, dancing, duckboots, face, hard time, Huh, kind, lighting purposes, parents, person, rehearsal, shhhhh, while, whole time, yoga
My parents’ million pound dog just stepped on my face and I don’t even care. That’s how tired I am right now. Today we started teching Chicago. It was fun. Partly because I didn’t have to wear my heels and instead could wear my rad duckboots (since we weren’t dancing full out), and partly because [...]
on hair length and spiders and jokes.
in Funny Stuff, Performance, Thoughts and Feelings
as bus, case in point, chinatown bus, couple weeks, desk, detail, hair length, long haired girl, middle, perpetual state, person, pop, reason, rehearsal, slow speed, spiders, walking in the city, way, while
First things first. My hair. It must be finally getting longer. I hear that’s what happens when you don’t cut it. Anyway, the reason I think this is because my pop said something while picking me up from the Chinatown bus. (who must be missing me, by the way; it’s been a couple weeks) But [...]
thursday+friday.
in Loved Ones, Performance, there are pictures here, Thoughts and Feelings
as Boysetsfire, Brilliant, brilliant musician, cherry hill, gonna share, good fun, house, hurricane, love, new rap, recording, sass, share, song, state of delaware, studio, tax collectors, while, white horse, Yesterday
Yesterday, me and my nephew Jonah made some magic happen in the studio.Seriously, he’s a WIZ at recording. Brilliant musician. Smart smart smart. And pretty adorable, to boot. I can’t wait to share what we did, but it’s not quite finished yet, so I am practicing restraint. Not gonna share it until it’s actually ready. [...]
fancy-schmancy.
in Funny Stuff
as business, business card, conferences, fancy schmancy, Guy, how to pick up girls, kind, love, No--like, number, own business, phone, phone number, professional, reminder, stop, subway, trash, while
“I think I got hit on by…like, a professional or something.” “What?” Leao asked. “What do you mean, a professional?” “Well, he had a fancy card.” “A business card?” “No–like, a social card, I think. It was a card with just the guy’s first name and his phone number on it.” “Well, what happened?” And [...]
