What a busy fucking month! So for those of you not in the know, I’ve spent the past several weeks actively pursuing buying a house while at the same time putting in over 50 hours a week at work! Talk about stress. There is a lot to do and a LOT to think about. At this point in the game I’ve decided, along with the advice of my Realtor, to put things on hold until June. I had a few things that I had to clean up on my credit report and at this point it’s a waiting game for my score to reset. Should happen within a month and then I should be able to get my financing in order. So, stay tuned. Sarah and Brian, you might get to lend a hand helping ME move this time. You owe me one from your stint in Jackson! Christopher can help too.
In other news, I’ve recently become a HUGE fan of the Musical Sitcom “Glee”! I have pretty much fallen in love with this show for a couple of reasons. Primarily, this show pretty much sums up my entire High School career minus some of the glitz and glamor. In addition to that, they have taken and re-done a whole shit load of some of the most popular songs from my adolescence and then combined them with some pretty spectacular show tunes. I would not be a qualified gay man if I did not melt over a good show tune and the kids in this show hit the mark every time. I imagine, had I actually gone through and finished school, this is the sort of choir I’d be directing at this point in my life. At the very core of the show though it is about a high school Glee club filled with geeks, nerds and a couple of jocks from the football team mashed together to demonstrate the complete drama of high school, and the triumphs of each of the kids as they work through that difficult time in their lives. I relate especially well to Kurt, a kid struggling with his sexuality (he is openly gay) and a kid not afraid to excel using the upper range of his voice. In the clip below (sadly there is no video, just audio), he is singing a duet with one of the leads in the show (Rachel) singing the incredibly awesome ”Defying Gravity” from the musical Wicked. I can’t help but remember my experiences with my good friend and regular duet partner Rachel as we both swam through the cesspool of adolescence together. It is VERY rare that I get sucked in to shows like this but this one has really hit the mark for me and I’m sure many other choir geeks out there in the world. I hope they can get a few more seasons out of it before it runs it’s course. Enjoy.
