i was so happy to see ashley today. our visits are extremely limited, and i really miss spending time with her and brooke. we had a marvelous day. we met, went to stratford mall, bought pants (among a few other things), sat down with some candy and smoothies to talk for a while, and went to dinner at applebee's. i hope we can do stuff like that more often. once we go off to separate colleges, it'll be really hard to get together. we've got to squeeze in as much time with one another as possible before the opportunity passes us by. thanks for the great day, ashley. hopefully, i'll see you soon!

i saw poto for the second time today. i love my poto. the music is soo mesmerizing. i'm completely enchanted by it. you can't see the phantom of the opera and not be touched by it in some way or another. the music is gorgeous. i love everything about it. i hope it comes back to chicago sometime in the nearby future. i would love to see it on stage again. i can still picture the sets. hear the music. the angel of music sings songs in my head. he won't let me go.

or perhaps it is i that won't let him go.


father once spoke of an angel. i used to dream he's appear.
now as i sing i can sense him, and i know he's here.
here in these rooms he calls me softly somewhere inside hiding.
somehow i know he's always with me. heed the unseen genius.