Saturday, May 1, 2010

Dopplegangers

This blog post is inspired by a few things. One, Avril Lavigne and two, Doppleganger Day on Facebook.

Back in the day, (my high school days) I used to look like this: (the one on the bottom)
Everyone thought I looked like Avril Lavigne. I had complete strangers approach me and say, "Has anyone ever told you, you look like Avril Lavigne?" The first time was when I was in the resort we were staying at in Park City. My friend and I went to the front desk and the girl working there asked me that question. That was the first incident. The second one I remember was a the movies. It was about five or so years ago, and we had just moved from the other side of Highland to where we live now. I knew some people in our new neighborhood, but not many. One night my friend and I were at the movies, waiting in line at the box office, and this lady starts walking toward me. My first thought was, oh this lady is probably in my new ward and recognizes me from church....until she spoke. "Has anyone ever told you, you look like Avril Lavigne?" After that night I got it, just about every time I met someone new. I told my other friend Austi about it and she told me I should just start saying, "That's because I am Avril." Then sign something and hand it to them. And of course since she told me this brilliant idea, no one since has said those words to me.

My hair and clothes style has changed over the years, so that makes sense. And Avril did dye her hair blonde. Maybe she was getting the same thing. "Has anyone ever told you, you look like Liz Barry?" Who knows.

Lately, since my hair has grown a bit, instead of Avril, I get Alice from Twilight. Do you see it?




Bucket List

So I always think of things I want to do before I die but I always forget them before I get to write them down. It is similar to when I think of a song I want to cover, but that’s beside the point. Point of the story, here is my bucket list. Each time I think of one I will blog about it. Read and enjoy and be inspired.

1. Be on a game show.

I have wanted to do this ever since on day in English in my freshman year of college. The first day of class we were doing get to know you stuff and one of the questions was what’s a dream of yours…and I got to thinking…I want to be on a game show. I also want to be a game show host.

2. Be a game show host….or a talk show host.

I got the talk show host idea one day cuz I was talking to one of my friends. I was sitting on a chair and she was sitting on the couch and the set up was like unto a talk show and also the way I was sitting. I felt like a talk show host. And I love talking to people. It would be great.

3. Have a photo booth in my house

This one I stole from my dear friend Loni Burgon. She is a genius and I want one so bad.

4. Have a building named after me.

Or anything for that matter. I think it would be cool. Maybe I’m just vain. But I would love it.

5. Write a famous children’s song

I was thinking about this one day whilst playing children’s songs and came to the realization that they are very easy songs to play and sing. The lyrics aren’t especially deep or complicated either, so it makes me wonder how these songs become so popular. I still don’t know but I want to write a children’s song and have it become famous/popular.

6. Be in a food fight.

Starting one would be cool too. I just really want to throw food at people. I think it would be sooo fun.


7. Ride in a hot air balloon.

Wow. Yeah. This would be amazing. I have always wanted to do this ever since I was a wee one.



Friday, April 30, 2010

Gamerisms

In honor of my awesome professor for Musical Form and Analysis, I dedicate this post. The following are jokes/quotes from the great Dr. Gamer:

One day Dr. Gamer hurt his foot so he was wearing a medical boot. "I can walk on the moon, but only with my right foot."

"The universe just tells me...No that's not the way I do it...or is it?

"They're not better, just different. Don't make the phrase feel bad about itself."

"The phrases came together, like the Beatles song on Abbey road."

"Not definable enough to make it a rule or a law..or even a city ordinace."

"Ground bass..not ground beef."

"I may value judgements, but segregation is wrong."

"Taco Bells Canon...It goes on forever and ever and inevitibly someone gets married."

Dr. Gamer couldn't find the page number. "They need to put the Bach Chaconne on the side of a milk carton ...cuz it's missing."

"I'm willing to move it on up like the Jeffersons."

"C section..a pregnant women might have one"

"I'm resisting the temptation to say 'help me Rondo'".

"Codetta. It's like a mini coda...like Mini Me from Austin Powers...that was supposed to go over better than it did."

"It comes to a big five...like big five sporting goods by my house."

"Fragmentation not fermentation."

"People collect things. Development sections collect accidentals."

"D minor which is the saddest of all keys."

"Watch out, music can be dangerous people."

"It's in f minor...minor five...little five..not by my house."

"Back in the 70s...not like 1970s..like 70."

"When Dr. Sheer got new lights in his office I said, 'Oh you got a new light (leit) motif. He told me to get out of his office. I call em as I see em."

"Sonata da chiesa..it's not a sonata of cheese camera."