Xmas overnight

Well, someone gotta do it… overnight on Xmas eve and Xmas night… woo hooo!!! i’m such a dork.

Anyway, i promised myself to be really really productive tonight. i did final review of my application essay and search for other prospective school to apply to. Oh maan… my time is running out.. i better get my ass serious about this.

Well, see… Xmas is boring.. Nothing’s open except for Walgreens so Andrew, Pom, and i went there out of boredom. i was asleep most of the time cuz of lack of sleep last night and tonight.. go overnight shift!! Andrew surprised me today by knocking on the door at around 3pm and giving me Xmas present: a Mamma Mia! soundtrack cd. Oh.. love that movie… my only complain is Pierre Brosnan should have taken some singing class before singing SOS.Thank you Andrew!! now.. if i can make someone to buy me the dvd… hahahaa!

Another joy of the day is that i got to talk to Mr.Who twice. He called me this morning in between his flights and then he called me again at midnight before he went to sleep. it’s good to hear his voice and of course talking to him. i’m glad he’s on a much deserved holiday.. i hope he has fun. i will.. i mean i will trade my lack of holiday with him and go to Chicago and SF.. hahaha!

When i was napping just now (before going for the overnight shift),  i dreamed about that (again!). Oh geez.. i don’t understand how i can dream about someone i haven’t seen for..5-6 years?And it doesn’t help when the dreams were so sweet and that someone hasn’t been online for so long! My, what am i talking!

The Nutcracker

I have always want to go and see a ballet performance. There’s something about these dancers’ ability to spin and twirl.. and spin and twirl.. that seems magical to me. Another reason why I was intrigued by it is probably because of a classic manga called “Mari-chan”, which told a story of two competing ballerinas. Kinda like Glass Mask, but for the dance enthusiast. Oh, i miss classic mangas like that. They had real stories not just mangas nowadays that’s mostly about some random girl like boy, boy acts cool, girl cries, boy finally admits he likes her too. It gets old.

Anyway, I finally got to see The Nutcracker this year! Yesh, it’s an annual performance by a local dance troupe and it’s pretty big a deal. People dressed up to come and see it. Families came together, children of all ages looking cutesy on bowties and velvet dress… aawww!!!  It’s a delight just to do random people watching. As we reached the second floor of Lied center, there was a long table filled with nutcrackers goods: tall wooden nutcrackers, ornaments nutcrackers, music box, trinkets, etc etc.. they were all appealing to the eyes. But it’s less than 5 minutes before the show so we hurried to our seats, promising ourselves that we’ll be back during the intermission.

Coming into the theater i could feel the “magic”. There’s a projected pictures of snowflakes and nutcracker on the transparent screen. Not long after we sat down, the light dimmed and the show started.

If i wanted to describe the show in one word… there’ll be none. I’m practically torn between magical, dreamlike, cute, beautiful, mesmerizing, colorful… and any other words synonimous to them. I love everything about it… the graceful dancers, the cute young dancers, the pretty backdrop, the beautiful costumes, even their tutus and leotards… ok, forget about that part.. that’s kinda stretching it. Overall, it’s a wonderful experience. I came home with the Sugar Plum Fairy tunes in my ear, the Dew Drop Fairy dance in my head, and a delighted heart. Oh, and of course a cute vintage looking hand crank music box that plays the Nutcracker March.

note: the above video is from YouTube and it isn’t the performance that i watch today. Apparently the user has a good collection of the nutcracker dances.. so it’s worth checking out.