Science (non) Fiction

Well, actually I just downloaded it from iTunes, but it’s almost like a new CD! Amici has a new CD out called Amici: Defined - and from what I’ve heard of it so far, I really like it - it’s much like their last CD, but the music is a bit more obscure for the most part… For those of you poor souls who don’t know of Amici, it’s a group of 3 guys and 2 girls who are opera singers - and they form Amici, or the Opera Band and sing classic opera arias, etc that have been rearranged for multi-part harmony - my Dad introduced me to them and I love their last CD, Amici: Forever - they do some songs everybody knows, like Nessun Dorma and an Italian (I think) version of Unchained Melody, plus they sang the theme song of Band of Brothers (which I don’t like much), but there’s an incredible song called Whisper of Angels that is beautiful - they do haunting songs very well! Anyway, they new one is quite good, although I’ll have to burn it and listen over and over before I can decide if I like it better than the last one - they do have a version of the Adagio for Strings that a lot of people are familiar with - sounds interesting, eh?!?! Check them out!

I’ve been struck lately by how much transition is going on in the lives of the people around me - even people like my parents are going through lots of changes right now, even at a time when you might not expect it - but everyone else is too, new jobs, new homes, new loves, new lives - sometimes I’m grateful for the stagnant nature of my life as it exists right now, but sometimes I feel a bit, I don’t know, claustrophobic with the way things are going now - I guess it’s a bit better now that I am over halfway through school, and can see the light at the end of the tunnel (which is frightening in and of itself) - but I sort of thought by now I’d have some more of my life figured out and grad school has not turned out to be the place where those questions about my life are getting answered - but they are slowly being answered through other means, often through relationships with friends right now - sorry that’s kind of vague and nonsensical, but that’s somehow as clear as I can make it now…

On a lighter note, I’m seeing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tonight with friends, after dinner at Sonic - should be a fun, kid-hearted evening! I need to get some lab work and cleaning done this weekend, so it can’t all be fun and games, but it can’t be put off any longer… and I just realized that I missed my bro and sis-in-law’s anniversary (rats!) so HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to you guys!!!! Lots of love and much happiness for the coming year!