Saturday, September 6, 2008
Ballet Bliss!
Over the summer I purchased season tickets to the Houston Ballet. Tonight I indulged in the benefits of that transaction with my first show of the year, Onegin. There is something wonderfully beautiful about the ballet. The production was so romantic and graceful: soft flowing fabrics, muted pastel costumes, weightless and effortless movements. Admittedly, I got quite caught up in the show, and for a brief moment, I even forgot about all of the studying that must be done between now at the 17th (TEST!). It's nice to be able to escape to a fantasy world; I get the same feeling when I read a novel (perhaps by Jane Austen) or watch a movie (perhaps starring Deborah Kerr). Maybe I just need a wardrobe update and some arm candy with Colin Firth's charm. Haha- sigh...
Actually, I justify my presence at the ballet in that it was an enlightening view of the musculature of the lower extremity, a hot topic of memorization in anatomy these days. We've also been boning up (bulking up?) on muscle in histology and cell signaling pathways in muscle (and liver, but that doesn't fit in with the theme so it belongs in my overused parenthetical punctuation). This week is crunch time. Seriously (yes, Mom, roll your eyes at my use of 'seriously'). If you thought I was crappy at communication last week, don't get your hopes up for this week. Feel free to bombard me with party invitations, fancy dinners, and social soirees after 11:30am on Wednesday the 17th. Sarcasm? Yes. Exaggeration? No.
I hosted a prospective student on Thursday and Friday evening. My discussions with the prospective student put things into perspective to me (pardon my terribly predictable twist of words). Academically, the schedule is intense, but I enjoy the material (minus the biochemistry), the lecturers, my classmates, and the light at the end of the tunnel. Again, I am sorry that Wentworth jumped on her face in the middle of the night, but I still hope Johanna had a good time in Houston. I thought I'd take this opportunity to remind folks that I am always accepting visitors. :)
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4 comments:
I love ballet too! When I was little my favorite thing to watch was a tape of the Nutcracker performed by the Moscow Ballet.
I'm glad you enjoyed this ballet so much, Becky! It must have been a little more entertaining than when we went to Dance Salad together in Houston...if I remember correctly, your eyelids got more attention than the dancers! ;)
How did you get such a good clip? Isn't that illegal?? :-D
Funny thing - I was listening to the soundtrack from "A Chorus Line" in my car today and heard, "At the Ballet."
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