commodorevanderbilt replied to your post: commodorevanderbilt replied to your post:…

well said. well said, indeed. I saw her in Manon two years ago. Here at the Lyric Opera. Loved her.

The closest I’ve come to seeing her live was in La Fille du régiment when it was broadcast to local theaters from the Met in 2008. She was a riot, and her “Il faut partir” was gorgeous and wrenching.

commodorevanderbilt replied to your post: commodorevanderbilt replied to your post:…

You are a Natalie Dessay fan? I think I like you more than I should right now.

She’s just so adorable and exuberant and hilarious. I couldn’t help falling in love.

commodorevanderbilt replied to your post: Predictably, it was a mistake for me to listen to “Glitter and Be Gay” ten times in a row this morning.

stuck in your head is it?

Yes. No. Maybe. :D

iknowaboutpopular replied to your post: Predictably, it was a mistake for me to listen to “Glitter and Be Gay” ten times in a row this morning.

Which version are you listening to? I’m partial to Dawn Upshaw’s rendition but I find Kristen Chenoweth’s take on Cunégonde enchanting and adorable.

I love both of those. I also love Natalie Dessay’s rendition(s) because I just love her, period. One of the versions I listened to this morning, though, was Alex Kelly’s from the Royal National Theatre cast recording from 1999. Not my favorite, but still fun.

heatburg replied to your post: Trying to talk myself out of spending my tax refund on an iPad instead of using to pay down my credit cards.

I have free reign over my library’s iPad, but I never use it because it’s a pain in the ass. They’re overpriced and useless. Don’t do it!

See, but unlike you, I love iPads and can’t get enough of them. Basically I want it to take the place of my iPhone when I’m at home.

commodorevanderbilt replied to your post: Trying to talk myself out of spending my tax refund on an iPad instead of using to pay down my credit cards.

I will be no help. I bought a new Mac with mine.

Ooh, what kind?

christaland replied to your post: Trying to talk myself out of spending my tax refund on an iPad instead of using to pay down my credit cards.

Paying down debt is un-American.

I agree.

blackinkjar replied to your post: Trying to talk myself out of spending my tax refund on an iPad instead of using to pay down my credit cards.

PAY OFF YOUR CARDS! the interest will eat you alive. pay it off then use it for an ipad.

Yes, this is what the rational part of my brain is telling me. But that part of my brain doesn’t seem to get its way very often.

commodorevanderbilt replied to your post: iknowaboutpopular replied to your post: I didn’t…

I thought I was alone in my love of tomato sandwiches.

I only warmed up to tomatoes recently. I grew up hating them. But tomato sandwiches are now among my favorite foods.