Sinsuality

ACK! ACK! ACK! ACK! From the official Tori Amos e-newsletter:

TORI ANNOUNCES THE ORIGINAL SINSUALITY TOUR!

4/01/05 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckard Hall

4/03/05 Orlando, FL Bob Carr Theatre

4/04/05 Atlanta, GA Symphony Hall

4/06/05 Washington, DC Warner Theatre

4/08/05 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom

4/11/05 Philadelphia, PA Kimmel Center

4/12/05 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre

4/14/05 Detroit, MI Detroit Opera House

4/15/05 Chicago, IL Auditorium Theatre

4/17/05 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theatre

4/19/05 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre

4/22/05 Seattle, WA Benaroya Hall

4/24/05 San Francisco, CA Davies Symphony Hall

4/25/05 Los Angeles, CA Royce Hall Auditorium

SEE YOU AT THE SHOWS!

I knew she'd have to do a Detroit date ... Tori looooves Detroit. Originally, the rumored dates didn't include Detroit. But we knew ... she really does dig it here. And the OPERA HOUSE, no less! The other thing I've been hyperventilating over is that it's a SOLO tour. No band. Nuh-uh. Just Tori and us. Just the way we like it. :) Jeez ... with only 2 states for the "midwest," tickets are gonna go fast. Good thing Trent & I have a "system."

OMIGOD. I have to pee, I'm so excited!

snifffffffffffffff

Do you ever get a whiff of something so familiar but that you know can't be the actual smell in the air around you right then and there? Like your deceased grandmother's perfume or cooking? Or the smell of the neighbor kid's basement? Or the scent of an old lover? It just wafts by you ever so lightly, but enough to make you stop what you're doing and perk up.

I'm sitting at work and I just caught a whiff of my old band room. If you've ever stepped into a band room, you know there is a distinct scent. That scent grew to be a part of me ... on my clothes, on my hands, in my hair. I spent so much time in that spit-smelling room that I began to like it. And miss it, once it was gone. And there's no way that the band room smell can actually be a part of my work; it has it's own obvious odor.

I just wonder what that means when those old smells come back to haunt you?

valentine's day ... the government way

I took this picture from an email I received from http://www.care2.org/ with regards to their current petition on environmental concerns. Here's a little blurb from their email:

"Love is in the air, but so are soot, smog, and mercury. As Americans across the country celebrate Valentine's Day with their sweethearts, friends, and family, Bush and his Republican allies in Congress are working to rollback 30 years of environmental progress."

Just something else to think about on this V-Day.

Cheesy, I know. But I don't care ... I spent a few years of my life hating the Valentine's Day hooplah. Mostly because I didn't have anyone to spend it with and the person I was still brooding over was a valentine to someone else. But also because I had a problem with the whole "hallmark holiday" thing and the ridiculousness of it all. And the fact that the people you love should be told and shown it all year long, not just on one day. Well, since then I've adopted a new philosophy. I thought back to when I was little and the fun of delivering cute little cards to friends with some candy to remind them that they're special to you. I thought of all the times I came home from school to find a box of chocolates and candy hearts with a mushy card on my bed from my mom. And, most of all, I have someone so wonderful in my life who values our relationship and does, indeed, tell me and SHOW me all year long how important and special I am to him. So, I let my little femi-nazi attitude about V-Day die out and I (re)learned to appreciate the day for what it is and to enjoy it - capitalistic "hallmark" holiday or not.

I hope you - and whoever it is you care about - have a wonderful day.

Last night, Mark took me to Andiamo (Dearborn) for dinner. I love going there and don't go often, which makes it all the more special. Mark and I have now spent 3 special days there and each time it's incredibly romantic and simply perfect. He also gave me a gift certificate to one of my favorite stores, Forever 21 (shut up). After dinner, he stopped and got two giNORmous chocolate-chip cookies and we went home and snuggled up to watch the grammys and indulge in the cookies with Reese's Peanut Butter Cup ice cream. !!! yum. We laid in bed most of the afternoon before dinner and retired to bed early to finish the night out.

Doesn't take much to make me happy. :)