butterfly lovers. they are so fucking awesome and flexible. they make it look so damn easy! ________ my aunt and uncle asked me to go see violinist Andre Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra concert at the HP. and i didn't think much of it at first but it was sooooo good and so much fun. and full of rich ass old people. he said there was over 9000 people in that stadium.  

not only is he extremely talented but he's a great entertainer. very funny. very interactive with the audience and his own orchestra. he had a lot of people from his orchestra with amazing and sometimes strange talents play for us. there was one part in the show where they played Silent Night three times. the first time we just listened, the second time we hummed along and the third time we sang sang along. just to hear the entire stadium hum and sing in harmony like that was amazing and such a high. then there was snow falling all over the people in the bottom row and then balloons at the very end so there was this huge balloon party where people were just bouncing balloons back and forth. it was so pretty. when he played the Blue Danube waltz, he had a professional dance couple waltz in the aisle of the audience and then the audience started to get up and waltzed along. that was pretty cool to see a bunch of old white people gracefully and some not so gracefully dancing in front of the stage. _________ How to do just about everything by Courtney Rosen & eHow editors because some people made FOOLS of themselves at a REALLY nice restaurant [hahahahhaahha]: How to eat at a formal dinner: the silverware is placed on the table in the order in which it will be used, starting with the outside pieces. let this be your guide as you work your way through a meal. 1) put ur napkin on your lap. unfold it, but don't spread it. 2) use the outside fork for the first course, unless soup is served--then use the outside spoon. 3) when you are finished with the course, place your fork at the right end of your plate, on a slight diagonal. this signifies that you are finished. for a soup course or another course that uses a wide bowl, place the spoon on the plate below the bowl. if a shallow bowl is used, place the spoon on the bowl in the same manner as a fork on a plate. 4) continue by using the new outside fork. if the course requires a knife, use the knife farthest to the right. 5) use the fork closest to your plate to eat your entree. the spoon or fork at your plate's head is for desert. 6) drink water from the largest glass at your setting. 7) drink red wine from the big-bowled glass; drink white wine from the narrower-bowled glass. 8) if a little bowl of water is on the table at your plate, or appears with the dessert, it is a fingerbowl. wash the tips of your fingers in it. dry them with your napkin. 9) place your napkin on your chair if you leave the table temporarily. place it next to your plate (don't fold it) when you leave the table. tips: -it is proper etiquette for the guests to wait for the host or hostess to unfold the napkin and begin eating before they do the same. -if you're uncertain about how or when to use a certain utensil, watch the others and do what the majority of them do. -when eating bread, tear off pieces with your fingers--don't cut it or take bites from larger pieces. also, butter the piece you've just torn right before you eat it; don't butter the whole piece first. -to eat soup, dip the spoon into the soup. then remove it in a motion away from your body, not toward it. quietly sip the soup off the side of the spoon, rather than placing the whole spoon in your mouth. |