In today's addition of my quest to become a professional singer I responded to one of the many adds placed on craigslist . The person who placed the add was looking for background singers for some type of R and B Neo-soul band that I have never heard of. The band performs every weekend at a small bar called "Mingles" in Jack London Square. In the add he stated that he was looking for "sapranos for tight harmonies behind a tight lounge band" Okay so here is my first issue.....What exactly is a "saprano"? You would think that if he was looking for a soprano he would at least know how to spell it. Second question.....How many times can you use the word "tight" in one sentence? (and why would you ever want to!?) The fact that I still responded is a reminder of how desperate I actually am...

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I always get so excited about something new but once I get it, it looses its appeal. That seems to be the case with this blog. I decided as one of my new years resolution (that have almost all been broken) I would keep some type of record of my boring life. It is especially important now because I think I may have dispatching induced alzheimers as well as some mild form of narcolepsy (self diagnosed).....Anyway I am going to try really hard to update this at least 4 times a week. I think that's a reasonable goal. Perhaps if I reconnected my computer at home instead of only blogging at work it would help. Enough BS ummmmm lets seee......... Well the concert I went to on Tuesday was WONDERFUL!!!!! From the first note that came out of her mouth until the very last breath I was enchanted...

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Wooo Hoo!! Its my Friday! For the rest of the world it's Monday but I guess that's the life of a dispatcher. (I work Friday night - Monday night 7pm-5am ugh!) So anyway that makes this my weekend. Vet and I are going to see Liz Wright at Yoshis tomorrow and I start guitar lesson again on Wednesday. (and I am SO looking forward to that). I am at work right now as usually hoping the time passes quickly. I never realized how boring my life is until I tried to write about it..... But ,I kinda like it that way. MTF...

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Never ever ever ever go to Las Vegas during any of the following type of events....Pornography conventions, electronic conventions, or magician conventions (especially when they all occur at once). I had to find that out the hard way. Thanks to a freak snow storm in Portland Or (that I have since found out never happens unless I am coming to town)I missed four flights and seeing Chris Rock in concert, and learned why you should never stay in any hotel that advertises "The Beetles" as the last celebrity's to stay there. I wont go into depth but here are a few of the details....The flight to Portland was cancelled so we decided to go to Vegas. Upon arrival we found out (thanks to the conventions) all hotels were sold out except one at $500.00 a night and one at the alleged 2nd oldest hotel...

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