I am what I am

There is nothing like a going to a Broadway show and having a man in drag make you cry like a baby, because the words he is singing shoot directly into your heart and cause it explode in glitter and sunshine. I saw "La Cage Aux Folles" yesterday with Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge and it was probably the best $30 I ever spent (besides the $30 I spent on Jersey Boys last Thursday). And it was a good thing I saw it yesterday because it won three Tonys last night. No one will be able to get tickets now!

There is one particular song that has just stuck with me and I've been singing it all day, "I am what I am". While it is sung by a gay man in drag I think its applicable to anyone, especially if they are trying to stand up for what they believe in or who they are. Lyrics below...

I am what I am

I am my own special creation.

So come take a look,

Give me the hook or the ovation.

It's my world that I want to take a little pride in,

My world, and it's not a place I have to hide in.

Life's not worth a damn,

'Til you can say, "Hey world, I am what I am."

I am what I am,

I don't want praise, I don't want pity.

I bang my own drum,

Some think it's noise, I think it's pretty.

And so what, if I love each feather and each spangle,

Why not try to see things from a diff'rent angle?

Your life is a sham 'til you can shout out loud

I am what I am!

I am what I am

And what I am needs no excuses.

I deal my own deck

Sometimes the ace, sometimes the deuces.

There's one life, and there's no return and no deposit;

One life, so it's time to open up your closet.

Life's not worth a damn 'til you can say,

"Hey world, I am what I am!"

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In other news, i went to Columbia on Friday to look at their Master's of Social Work program. Now that I know what I want to get my degree in, I just have to apply to schools and be accepted :). Since I'm basically obsessed with this city, I'm sticking to schools in the Manhattan area. The program at Columbia looked very promising and I'm taking a trip down to NYU tomorrow to look at their Silver School of Social Work.

I'm very excited about pursuing a career in social work. VERY EXCITED. I feel like I will be able to have a certain level of freedom and flexibility and also be able to help multiple groups of people. With a degree in social work I can work at an adoption agency, I can work at a hospital, I can work at a rehab center...you name it. It may not make me much money but it's a career I can be passionate about.

Peace, Love and Glitter,

Geni