Let it Be

I'm feeling a little schizophrenic these days. You see, I'm in the midst of a heavey rehearsal schedule. I'm singing in Edmonton Opera's HMS Pinafore which opens on Sat Feb 2nd AND I'm singing at Edmonton Sings the Beatles with a Rock band the night before!
I go from Beatles to Gilbert and Sullivan rather easily and I'm a little worried I'll snap on the night of the concert and during Hey Jude I'll start going all opera!
Actually, my biggest worry is WHAT TO WEAR to the Beatles gig.
For opera, we have costumes and wigs and make up and we all look a little goofy.....for the Beatles gig I've gotta look cool. Oh help.
I've got great boots......and that's about it right now. They're pointy toed, slim to the knee, high heeled ROCK ON! boots.
It's the rest of the outfit I'm stuck on.
There are other female artists performing that night that do this for a living.....they have OUTFITS....I don't. Do I wear jeans? Do I wear leather and lace? Do I go all Stevie Nicks and get layers and scarves? I don't know what my Rock and Roll style is!!
Don't get me wrong.....I've lots of ideas and have actually spent $$ on those ideas. So far I've shopped and bought the boots and this cute plaid long jacket. In the store I thought I looked trendy....at home I look like Paddy O'Sullivan goin' to the corner pub for a wee pint!
The other outfit I tried is....the boots.....jeans and a leather vest. In the store I thought I looked really Rockin'.....at home I looked really scarey fat biker chick.
I haven't given up quite yet. I have a week. I need a cross between Paddy, biker chick and Stevie Nicks....maybe a little Cher in there too?
Any ideas?

Can Hardly Stand it!!!

I am intolerant of intolerance!
I discovered this the other day while driving the kids to school.
It had snowed a bit and per usual the traffic was s-l-o-w.
We're driving along minding our own business and we come to an intersection. There was a car ahead of us, in the left lane ( our lane ) waiting to safely turn left ( we were going to continue straight) and the jerk off behind starts honking incessantly. Sure the poor thing in front of us could have gone a couple of times but was obviously a little nervous about crossing so was making sure she or he had plenty of time. I LOST IT!!!
" Hey you f#$ing ( I actually said frigging- kids in the car!) jerk off take a Valium!! Oh I forgot you OWN this road! Did you forget you could get into the other lane that you probably think you own? Huh? HUH?" (Kids quietly registering this for use in future when they too loose their tempers and swear and I start scolding)
No, I wasn't losing it at the car in front holding up the line....it was the impatient, intolerant, jerk off behind us that I was mad at.

I did it the other day while walking across the street too. I was walking across the intersection and there was a car waiting for me to cross. The car behind him or her was honking and gesturing. ( what? He's in a hurry so hit the damn pedestrian already!) I actually did one of those fist in the air then waving it off like why bother gestures and said quite loudly ( loud for someone who's walking by herself and not one to talk out loud to herself....usually)" I'm crossing here!! Geeze!!!"

I really can't stand impatient intolerant road ragers!
So, LAY OFF BUSTER!!!