Now that that's over - I am looking forward to the one time of a year where I think commercials are ok and they don't raise my blood pressure by 20 points! I always look forward to Pepsi and Budweiser advertisements. I'm also hoping there's a new GoDaddy.com advertisement;)
I finished my book yesterday. The Five People You Meet in Heaven is an amazingly quick read but so extremely powerful. Took me about 2 days to read and honestly, if I would have just started it on a lazy Saturday, there would have been no problems finishing it. It discusses "Eddie" (no, not the muscle bound, meat packing, Polish guy in Madison that we all know and love) upon his death and the 5 people he meets in heaven.... and why he meets them. It puts a lot of things in life in perspective to the point of making one reconsider how he or she interacts with people. One of the most powerful sections in my opinion that I'd like to share with you comes from Eddie's "3rd person" (Ruby) who might be a stranger to Eddie, but she helps put Eddie's relationship with his father into perspective. Eddie's father was very distant and abusive in Eddie's development and he's held onto that resentment his entire life:
Ruby stood, and Eddie stood, too. He could not stop thinking about his father's death.
"I hated him," he mumbled.
The old woman nodded.
"He was hell on me as a kid. And he was worse when I got older"
Ruby stepped toward him. "Edward," she said softly. It was the first time she had called him by name. "Learn this from me. Holding anger is a poison. It eats you from inside. We think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a curved blade. And the harm we do, we do to ourselves.
"Forgive, Edward. Forgive. Do you remember the lightness you felt when you first arrived in heaven?"
Eddie did. Where is my pain?
"That's because no one is born with anger. And when we die, the soul is freed of it. But now, here, in order to move on, you must understand why you felt what you did, and why you no longer need to feel it."
She touched his hand. "You need to forgive your father."
It's pretty incredible and I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone. I think roommate Adam is going to read my copy next but let me know if anyone else would like to borrow it.
Rehearsal went well last night in La Crosse. I really like the music on this concert. There are still tickets available for anyone that's interested!!
And Friday I get to see my adorable nephews and my brother and sister-in-law whom I haven't seen in a long while unfortunately. They are going to the Wisconsin-Dells for a couple of days so Hazel and I are going over for a day to spend with them and so I can get the nephews' approval on Hazel:) I'm sure they'll have no problem with her as they usually don't have problems with anyone. Just mention you like Spiderman or Thomas the Train and they'll be in quick agreement!
Song of the Day - I'm slowly finding classical music that I don't have. Actually there's a ton of music that I don't have but I have quite the collection and most of the "standards". But one piece I do not have that I heard this morning is the Overture to Candide by Bernstein. It's a very quick piece and fun to play for everyone (especially the violins and brass). When Bernstein passed away in 1990, at a memorial concert for him by the New York Philharmonic (where he conducted for an extensive time and revitalized them in so many ways), the musicians performed it without a conductor in his honor. Since then, it has been performed by them 19 times... all without a conductor.
Video of the Day - I watched The Island recently with Scarlett Johansson (who was in Lost in Translation which has become a "realistic" movie after my recent travels) and Ewan McGregor. It's a pretty well done Sci-Fi flick that I enjoyed. Steve Buscemi's pretty funny in it as he usually is in movies. He's still the best as Mr. Pink.... "I don't tip. I don't believe in it"
Webpage of the Day - Stiffler.... F**k!! The weird girl (one that gave Taraholic Reid sexual advice) from American Pie has a warrant out for her arrest for many things... including "allegedly threatening to sexually molest her former neighbor's dog in 2004"... that is disturbing!
Happy February Everyone!!!! Get ready for the big day tomorrow!!!! Go Phil!!! (Like the Groundhog!)
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