Joni Mitchell in a Hat and Rufus Wainwright in Drag

I've been listening to a lot of Joni Mitchell lately. I love her last 3 CD's --- where she basically has re-recorded some of her classic songs and added full tilt orchestration. Her voice has weathered and all of this somehow changes the meaning of each song ever so slightly. Last night, her singing was driving Karl crazy. He kept saying, "I know I should like her, but I can't stand her!" ...Which is hard for me to understand because I just think she is almost perfect.

However, perfection is reserved for BARBRA. ...Babs accepts nothing less! ...And, of course, this is the main problem with her recent work. A bit of imperfection makes the performance more accessible and human. Nothing in life is perfect. And, nothing is easy. Memo to Barbra!

Rufus Wainwright's sequel to his brilliant CD of last year came out today. I don't like it. I am very disappointed. I do not see the connection between this new recording and the last one. I mean, it is not a bad recording. For most artists it would be fantastic, but I expect more from Rufus. Oh well, he does look quite pretty in drag on the cover and in the little CD booklet. I've never thought of him as pretty, but he pulls it off.

I think the condo is sold! Apartment hunting starts Thursday night!! I am not sad anymore. I am even a little excited. I am a bit scared. I have never liked being alone. So that part scares me. However, I think I may have met some nice folks via online. I just haven't met them in person yet. I wish I could blink my eyes and see where I will be and how I will feel in a year.

One thing is for sure --- the adventure is about to begin!