Tumblr (3.0; @shiningeyes)http://shiningeyes.tumblr.com/“Watch your thoughts, they become words.<br/> Watch your words, they become actions.<br/> Watch your actions, they become habits.<br/> Watch your habits, they become your character.<br/> Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.”<br/><br/> - <em>Lao Tzu</em>http://shiningeyes.tumblr.com/post/23481753342http://shiningeyes.tumblr.com/post/23481753342Mon, 21 May 2012 11:19:50 -0400<iframe width="400" height="245" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rFsVXdmwZoo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFsVXdmwZoo&feature=share">Esperanza Spalding at the White House honoring Stevie Wonder</a></p> <p>A belated congratulations to Esperanza Spalding for her “Best New Artist” win at the Grammy’s this year! Truly deserved.  So talented, soulful and full of grace.</p> <p>I played the string bass myself in my high school orchestral. On the first day of my class, when asked what instrument I wanted to play, I answered that I wanted to play the “bass”.  Except I pronounced it like “bass” the fish, not “bass” the instrument.  Yeeeah, that got a few chuckles out of the other people in the room.</p> <p>I ended up picking up the bass pretty well though and soon ending up leading the entire section of bass players.  At the time, it was so unusual for a female to play the bass and to do it well, at that.  I became sort of known for that.  Even to this day, when I run into old friends from high school, the first thing most of them ask me is if I still play the bass.</p> <p>Well, no, I don’t. My father accidentally broke my string bass a few years ago. And admittedly, I never quite developed a passion for the instrument. Nevertheless, I still smile to see another female playing the string bass and give the instrument the love that/attention it deserves.</p>http://shiningeyes.tumblr.com/post/3620220108http://shiningeyes.tumblr.com/post/3620220108Thu, 03 Mar 2011 09:33:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgzdu1jG8z1qai07yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Celebrated my birthday a day early at <a href="http://www.acadianarestaurant.com">Acadiana</a>’s sunday brunch with birthday beignets.</p>http://shiningeyes.tumblr.com/post/3428060137http://shiningeyes.tumblr.com/post/3428060137Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:54:00 -0500<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player_black.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/3310049119/tumblr_lgo19v59cQ1qai07y&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best" wmode="opaque"></embed><br/><br/><p><em>Alison Krauss & Union Station - There Is A Reason</em></p> <p>-</p> <p>Thank goodness Valentine’s Day is over.  I wonder what it will be like next year.</p> <p>This song came up twice in a row on my mp3 player’s random mix just now.  Sometimes I think God speaks to me through music.</p>http://shiningeyes.tumblr.com/post/3310049119http://shiningeyes.tumblr.com/post/3310049119Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:49:00 -0500