gingersoul posted on Dec 11, 2008
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One thing is sure: at my office people knows how to have fun.
And since i never shy away from fun it has been more than natural for me to say a loud YES when last month my boss asked me if i wanted join the company Xmas Committee.
Committee is really a big word......basically what it means is......5 of us coming from different departments have been meeting 3 or 4 times and decided how to have fun during the Xmas company luncheon that will be held in a famous steakhouse here in Dallas next Tuesday.
Each department is preparing something for the day.
After a brief consultation, we decide to sing "Season of love'" from the musical "Rent".
We are indeed 15 brave and courageous people......lol....
Well.....your truly Gingersoul will sing the female lead solo, the one that in the song ends with that amazing high pitch acute a la Mariah Carey.
Your truly naturally will not go, and i repeat not, not even remotely, close to hit that note, but she is pretty good with the rest of the song.
At least that's what Cathy says...lol...
She is the choir director ....if she says we are good...well...we believe her..she has been directing her church choir by many years now so she knows what she is doing.....right?
Btw, she told me i am a high soprano....i never knew it...
We naturally giggle and make fun of each other during the rehearsals but we are more than determined to heavily crush our contenders...
So to add a touch of real Xmas we decided that we will also sing "Let it snow" and "Jingle bells" after the Rent song....
True is....we want see the CEO and the vice president and all the managers crying fat tears of commotion during our performance....we want to see them applauding us so loud to make all the other teams pale in comparison.....lol.....
We are still debating the color of our outifts...the guys want to be dressed all in black...the girls want some colors....
"Give us some red" they are protesting with Cathy "Give us some shiny something"...
Cathy is hard to convince...she constantly wears black ...
At the end i think we will go with a black bottom (optional skirts for the girls) and red tops. The guys can wear white shirts too.
Apparently, it seems that my so oh so cute little red dress with one shoulder and ruffles, short well above the knees is definetely not politically correct for the occasion.....i was describing it to my boss and she was "Err...uhmm.... no... I don't think so"....
(strangely the exact same words that somebody else which username starst with the G said to me...go figure.....lol...)
Darn it......party poopers...:-(
Also, we Committee decided to project on the wall of the restaurant all the family pictures we have been getting from our coworkers....
Its a nice way to make the occasion more warm and Xmasy .....
The pictures can show any kind of family .....people with their loved ones, people with their pets, or photos of places, or simply stuff.......anything that means family is well accepted..
There are a big community of gay and lesbian in my company....i truly hope some of them will be brave enough to give me photos of them with their same sex partners....they have time until Monday so....who knows?
I have to say this company has shown a huge heart during our anuual charity campaign: we collected a whopping 152 thousand dollars to donate to Unitedway. In these difficult times is an amazing achievement, i think.
The family pictures thingie is going to be a nice way to make people feel at home...there are a lot of them who moved recently in Dallas to join this company......i know two guys who moved from Chicago, one girl from Michigan and another one from Florida.......
The family photos will be a way for them to feel a little more connected with their families left behind.....
I know that i am going to see my Italian family on the wall of the restuarant.....my dad, my sister (both of them not more with us but never, ever forgotten. Death doesn't win against our memory), my mom and my brother, my SIL and my nephew. I will also see my girlfriend Niky there..... .....
When i will see their photo....I will raise my glass and i will whisper:
"Merry Christmas, my loved ones. Buon Natale, miei cari".
I miss them all year long but so much more during the holidays...
I am alwasy homesick...Italy is so far away...... but during Xmas time.....i miss them so much it just hurts.
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mobil said on Dec 11, 2008....
Break a leg Gingerbread, that's stage talk for knock em dead haha..... -
gingersoul said on Dec 11, 2008....
Mobil......i will.....lol....at least i will try....you think of me, ok?. -
mobil said on Dec 11, 2008....
Yes Gingerbread, I will send good thoughts down Dallas way .......... -
gingersoul said on Dec 11, 2008....
And i will think of you when i will NOT hit that acute....lol.... -
mobil said on Dec 11, 2008....
No no no, you'll hit it........don't even think about it Gingerbread. -
gingersoul said on Dec 11, 2008....
Oh, thank you for your support...as usual....but .....no way.......i am serious....i can carry on the song and all but that thing.....nah......its out of the picture....
We rearranged the song in a way that my solo doesn't end in that monstrously high way.....
Someone is talking about taping our musical bravery and post it on YouTube....now that should motivate all of us to give our best .......lol... -
beyondtheveil said on Dec 11, 2008....
ginsoul- That comment about youtube certainly perked me up. I was feeling kind of sleepy until I read that.
You are going to knock'em dead. Give them your best, soulgirl.
See you in the movies.....
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gingersoul said on Dec 11, 2008....
BeyBey......would you expect less from VideoGirl after all?....lol....
We are going to have our last rehearsal tomorrow....everybody is starting to feel the heat...
...now that our song is coming out pretty good two of the girls who were all snotty and critical about the idea want to be moved from the back row to the first row...
I told them "I don't think so. We made this choir a pretty decent and fun thing. You contributed zero.The back row is just fine for you"....
They just wanted to take advantage of the situation and make a good impression with our bosses .....usual shitty politics....i hate this stuff....
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fragglesrock said on Dec 11, 2008....
what an awesome fun thing your doing! i too would like to see the full length feature film....GOOD LUCK :) -
Hegemone said on Dec 12, 2008....
That sounds like so much fun. I could not imagine seeing something like that happen here. I mean, everybody I work with likes to have fun, but they're all so uptight too. They'd suck the fun right out of something like that. I hope you have fun and I hope all goes off without a hitch ... oh and I'm sorry you've got to be so far away from your family to Ging. At least you've got photos and you can still correspond with them and everything. Well, can't wait to hear how it all went! -
gingersoul said on Dec 12, 2008....
Frag.......thanks.......we are going to need it.....lol.. ...About the YTube video ....i am afraid somebody else is going to have the last word on that......*wink-wink*Heggie.....oh, my company has an eclectic range of personalities, believe me...one day i will write a post about some of them....;-).With some of them i have became quickly friend....we go to happy hours and lunches and stuff....its good to work with nice people...in the past i have been pretty lucky as well....specially when i was working in Italy...Yes, i miss my family and friends very much....i should be used to this feeling... but.......i am not... -
Hegemone said on Dec 12, 2008....
Ging, completely understandable how you wouldn't be used to it. I'm the same with my mom and we are only an hour away, but I don't drive highways/interstates, so I only get to see her when my husband has time to drive me over. I hate not being in the same house with her, I hate not being able to just go see her when I want. It's been this way for oohhh, maybe 7 years now ... sometimes she was even further away ... and it's still very fresh and never changes. I feel like I'm back in kindergarten again, crying for my mom, sometimes. -
GrapeKoolaid said on Dec 12, 2008....
Aw... I'm sorry you're missing your family this time of the year... Hopefully I can assuage your sense of longing just a little bit?
I can be verrry distracting, you know? :D
You've never sang for me before... :(
Maybe?
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Alyss said on Dec 12, 2008....
I am sure you'll knock 'em dead ginger. Have fun!
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catch22 said on Dec 12, 2008....
You and "Dana Kurtz" are my faves! You' re great! -
Lucytorial said on Dec 12, 2008....
Right so if you're willing to do this in front of work colleagues then you better get someone to film and record it so WE can all hear you too... come on ginger.... please?As for your party poopers..damn that dress sounds pretty cool! :-{Merry xmas to you, may the good memories ance around your heart and fill you with love and admiration for having known all you miss. -
gingersoul said on Dec 12, 2008....
Heggie....only one hour away? Oh come on, girl, get on that car and drive on those highways...the first time will be a royal pain in the neck but then you will say to yourself "Why on Earth didint' i do it sooner?"
I understand you though....i always try to avoid highways...they vane be a nightmare sometimes......specially here in Dallas..i mean, everything is bigger in Teaxs, right?
Btw.... you know what? We are always kids until our parents are alive..so dont feel a crybaby...;-)
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gingersoul said on Dec 12, 2008....
Grapey....i know all too well how distracting you can be, mister.....so i totally count on your superpower this Xmas.......;-P
And about me singing to you.....gosh...i dont know....you sing way too well ...i might not stand the stress.....lol....
Alyss....thank you...i will...:-)
Today we had our last rehearsal....and it went really good.....we decided to play jingle bells when we sing "Jingle bells" and to wear red Santa hats too...they also liked my idea to project on the wall behind us a nice Xmasy photo and to dim the light in the auditorium....some red no-lit candles will add athmosphere...
The other teams apparently are rushing to wip out sometimes at the last minute...but we are highly confident.....we will win!!! .....lol...
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gingersoul said on Dec 12, 2008....
Catch......since i have no idea who Dana Krutz is.....what can i say? ....thank you...
Lucy.....yes, that little red dress is really something indeed....sigh sigh....
I even compromised with my boss and told her i was going to ditch my high heel shoes and put a mini jacket on top of it.....still no....oh well....:
Thank you and a very Merry Christmas to you too...:-)
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PAPERBACKWRITER said on Dec 12, 2008....
I was falling head over on my keyboard when you posted this yesterday, Gingery!
I am glad, I could come back and read this in peace. It is such a lovely post... I feel your cheerful anticipation...
I recall the blogs about not being employed yet... and here you are in the middle of a bustling preparation with people that have awesomeness sprinkling about them :D ... I am so very happy for you!
As for the youtube! hihihi.. I might not have been able to read the blog right away last night, but I was with beyond.. reading your exchange with mobil, perked my sleep deprived brain hihihi... making a very conscious mental note: search youtube with keywords - sexy italian lady singing in a christmas office party seasons of love in texas!
:D
Have a wonderful weekend, Gingy!
paper ~
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CreativeWoman said on Dec 12, 2008....
It sounds like you are working to make it a very special occasion. I hope you hit that high note and wow them all. :-)
CW
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gingersoul said on Dec 13, 2008....
Joanna........lol....i highly doubt the video will be posted with those links....lol....what about .....talentless group of office nerds?.....:-)
Hugs to you, sweetie...
CW......thank you.......we are indeed working hard....hey...we skip even our precious lunch breaks for this thing.......lol....
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queenparanoia said on Dec 14, 2008....
have fun gingerbabe!!!! ;-) by the way i love that song in rent... ;-) -
gingersoul said on Dec 14, 2008....
Queenie........i knew you would have liked it.......thanks!...:-) -
steppenwolf68 said on Dec 18, 2008....
Hi Ginger! Super! Ur post lifted me up! Good luck! So you also sing! Wow! I know you'll knock 'em right over....l.
Trick for high notes if you cant get the key changed.... try thinking the note in the back of your head.. around the medula.... start it going over the top of your head and just over your forehead try projecting it slightly downwards and then upwards and out...... (But try this at home a few times... just in case it doesn't work!!!) Warm up by following the path with your fingers starting at the medula and turn your hand palm up in front of you as you project...
Lots of luck... but I'm not worried 'caise all Italians are great singers!!!
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gingersoul said on Dec 18, 2008....
Steppen....finally! @ I am so glad to see you again!...:-)
So...the choir went great. We actually won first place in the competition as an assemble. We didn't snatch the Wii that was on the fence because the president decided to give it to a duo that played the cheerleaders sketch from Saturday Night Life.....
We were more than satisfied ...we perforemd well and we got lots of applause.
I did well too. As i said, there was no way I was going to hit that note so we changed the tone of the song.
Thank you for your suggestion though...its fascinating....i migth have caught the singing bug now....lol...
I migth even join some choir if i found one around here...
I will keep you posted...:-). -
steppenwolf68 said on Dec 21, 2008....
yes, Ginger! Great. And in about a half an hour I leave to sing the Magnifikat and Cantata for 1 Advent... hard Cantata to sing.. ok. Here we go! Caio, bella, and maybe I will do as well as you! -
gingersoul said on Dec 22, 2008....
Steppen....oh...this one? Such a beautiful music....
I am a little grain of sand in the beach compared to the music you sing, my friend....
Congratulations....i know you have done great!
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steppenwolf68 said on Dec 23, 2008....
Yes, Ginger, this one! And what a great video you chose... with histrorical instruments and all. We did it just a tick faster, but with the same basic depth. I actually am listening to it for about the 5th time. I had written a far too long comment and lost it all 'cause I just tend to get carried away!
Glad you did so well. I'm sure you were really the best. And your red dress... no one over here would think twice about you wearing it... Maybe there was some fear of you upstaging the whole shebang! I'm sure you were a complete knck-out anyway, and I would have loved to see the performance!
For us the cathedral was packed! And, yes, we were a big success. We had the trumpet ensamble come down from Erfurt again, soloists from Dresden, Berlin - Anika is one super Alto - and a local chor director played the tymapni again. We all like working together wer also on tour together. I sing once more on morning of 26th - Weinachts Oratorium Part 5. My little boy (10) has a birthday on that day and he told me he considered this a present from me especially for him! My little girl (14) was at the Magnificat and ensuing party too. (Can you believe it? She wants to take up cello. YES! you can, my little girl, Yes!)
So, I just looked in to SC for the fun of it the other day as computer has even higher DSL now. Of course when you write about music I read! And then come my long and boring comments... sorry. I just get carried away.... all too much time. But fun...
My heartfelt condolences - no one can feel your pain with you. And it does hurt, and always will. Your father and sister must have been wonderful people. I will drink a glass or two of good Barolo and send you some good vibes. See you again sometime mext year- Meanwhile, Ciao and Merry Christmas
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steppenwolf68 said on Dec 23, 2008....
Sorry for typos, Ginger. That's "Weihnachts Oratorium". Ok! Ciao again. I'll send you a CD of our main performance when it comes out.... to poste restante. I'm certain you will be able to pick it up as "Ginger", how else would you know it was there? I will copy it so if it does go lost no big loss... Ciao. again...
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