August 19, 2006
2006 Queens Book Fair
Harvest Market
Queens, New York
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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| Excerpt - "Conversations With God" |
Friday, June 17th, 2005
10:15 a.m.
Are You there, God? It’s me, Divine…
I just received the mp3
of my first song written today via email. It was sung by the
vocalist who will be singing it on the soundtrack. It was a
bittersweet moment. No the deal didn’t fall through, as my
ex-fiancé and mom expected, (“Because this music thing never
works out for you.”)
So what was the problem exactly? Well…she hadn’t sung it exactly
as I did. And she’d changed the feel of the song. (How dare she?
What was the demo
tape for, if she just ups and makes it her own?) Doesn’t she
know it’s my song! She just gets to sing it first…that’s all.
God, do you think she sounds better than me? When I complete my CD
and folks hear me singing it, will they say she did a better job?
Should I even use it anymore since she’ll be recording it first?
What should I do? I can’t ask my family, ‘cause they just might
lie.
Everyone knows how important firsties is. First is what it’s all
about isn’t it? I mean, who lends stuff out before we’ve even
used it first? It’s an unwritten law of society. “Thou shalt not
give up the right to first use of your property.”
12:28 p.m.
It’s me again God…
I’ve listened to it about twelve times now and it’s really not
bad. Different from my version, but it’s okay.
1:26 p.m.
I hate to bother you, but it’s me again
I’ve listened to it some more since we last spoke and…
Alright…it’s good. There I said it. It’s good!
I guess amidst the surprise of it not being a clone of my version
and my minor disappointment that I wouldn’t be singing it for the
soundtrack I temporarily lost sight of the big picture. Not only had
I been requested to write this song expressly for this soundtrack,
at the inception, it was made clear that I would not be the
vocalist.
So how did it become about my ego?
Can I handle just taking credit as the songwriter? I mean until a
month ago…I didn’t even know I had it in me to be a songwriter.
And as to not being the first to sing the song I wrote. I guess I
should be thankful that anyone wants to sing it all. And when I
think about it, the sooner it is sung, the quicker it can make
someone feel better.
But what if my interpretation is better?
So you’re saying that the many interpretations of the Bible
increase not decrease its reach and appeal? So I should what–not
worry about it?
2:30 p.m.
Bye God, I’m leaving work now. I know it’s kinda silly to say
bye to You because You’re where I’m heading right now, as well
as being here, but I guess that sometimes, it’s easier for me to
relate to You–when I imbue you with human traits because if I
stopped to think about just how awesome You are, I’d feel too
intimidated to be real with you.
Anyway, I’m leaving work now and I’m content I worked through my
angst. (But a small part of me still thinks my version, is better).
Name:
Diane (pronounced Dee-Anne, ergo the Dee)
Age:
40 going on 41 in August.
State
or Country:
Whitehall,
Pennsylvania (Not planning on stalking you, just want to marvel at the
reach of the Internet.)
Faith
or personal mission statement:
I'm
a Christian and my personal mission statement is: "I am who
I am by the grace of God" which for me usually sparks
folk to ask what I mean by that which gives me an opportunity to
expound on the goodness of God in my life and that it
simply means that whenever I get too bigheaded or think my
doo-doo doesn't stink, I'm reminded by my motto that I accomplish
nothing in my own ability but by the grace of God who created all
things and for whom all things were created.
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Name:
Age:
State
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Faith
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List Membership:
What prompted your joining? (No
need to stroke my ego, just tell me what made you give up the email
address?)
What would you like to hear about?
Thanks again and I look forward to us
getting to know and learning from each other. You may utilize the form
on the Contact
Me page of my new website-in-progress
to submit your response.
(Yes, another website.
Utilizing my creative skills, helps a lot when I'm cycling through the
speed stage of a bipolar
episode, which usually happens when I overload my plate, encounter an
unexpected negative, drink too much caffeine, miss my vitamins and
fish oil pills, stop exercising, take my focus off of God and a few
other things that I probably haven't figured out as yet... LOL).
See that, you've learned something
new about me already... LOL.
Okay. Now--the reward for
wading through my lengthy but hopefully newsletter... LOL. The
third person to respond to the questionnaire above via email
or my Contact
Me page will receive a FREE copy of "Fly on the Wall" by
Trista Russell. Here's chapter
one for a preview.
I'd be interested in hearing your
opinion after reading. I'm not quite sure where I fall in
opinion, especially as the author of Age
is Just a Number, but when I work it out, I'll be sure to
share my findings.
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