Hi! It’s me! Lily!!!
It’s February!!!
Lots of fun stuff happens in February! Like… Valentine’s day! My favorite day, not because of love, but because of chocolate! You know me! Chocolate girl! It’s the best!!!
Maybe I’ll get a lot of chocolate this year, but if I don’t, I will anyway, because I’ll buy it for myself!! Don’t think I won’t!!!
Anyway, pretty quiet day. Lots of practicing, lots of… practicing. And did I mention lots of practicing? I need to make up for lost time. There’s a lot to get right. It’s starting to sound good, but it’s still really hard, and sometimes I get on a chat with my piano teacher and say “what am I doing wrong?” and she says “try this” and it’s suddenly a hundred times better. Aww. I hate it when that happens. But I like it when I’m better!!!
I don’t really have lessons weekly. I just call her when I need to and she gets some money for it. It all works out for everyone.
I sent Miki a link of that video of me performing that Schumann concerto, and she was legit impressed. She showed it around to some of her fellow idols, and apparently a couple got a little jealous. I mean they’re famous and good at singing and dancing, but only a couple of them can do that. But heck, I couldn’t dance to save my life, I’m a klutz. Yeah, I have nice long legs and I look graceful, but I’ll trip over a cheerio. Or nothing at all. I have to be careful when I’m wearing heels! I haven’t fallen yet. Jack tells me I’m smooth and graceful when I’m walking in heels, but actually, I’m just being very careful how I walk so I don’t fall on my face or my tushy!!!
I wonder if that’s the trick of heels – make it so dangerous you have to walk slow and carefully.
But those idols just move around on stage like it’s breathing! It’s amazing to watch! And they can sing too while prancing around the stage! I mean, maybe their voices aren’t always the best, but to do that while dancing around and your voice not breaking at all? That does take some skill.
I guess that’s a lot of words to say they’re better than me at some things, and I’m better than them at some things, and at the end of the day, all that really matters is that we can make it work for us.
I mean, Minami… that girl can sing. She’s still learning how to dance like the other idols, it requires a lot of stamina and fitness that she has to work up to, but when she grabs that microphone and belts out a soulful song like she did at the shop… that’s what attracted the agency to her in the first place. It would not surprise me if she were… well, not center someday, but standing at the front of the stage singing her heart out while everyone dances around her. Or maybe she just gets a solo. That’s not usual for an idol, but… she’s that good. I hope she gets some voice training – she told me that most of that is natural talent. That’s amazing.
I don’t know how that works, though. Idols don’t quite work that way. But it’ll be interesting to see how they use her.
Well, anyway. Thursdays aren’t always the most interesting days, and this one isn’t an exception. But I’m done practicing. Maybe I should study or watch anime. Or maybe both. Haha!!!