So tonight is the Semi-Final round for Dancing With The Stars. I’m not as excited about it as I thought I would be. This season has just been so-so for me. There was a lack of break out performances, but there’s been the usual overflow of filler content. We shall see what happens.

Oh, I’ve been so sick the past few days. Everyone in my family got some kind of cold/virus and I was the last one to get it. This has been the worst I’ve felt in awhile. I think I’m starting to feel better, but I still don’t have much of an appetite.  I guess I’ll save having any rich food for the end of the month since Thanksgiving is coming up :).

So I’ve been listening to some of Jesse McCartney’s new album for the past few days. I’ve already posted this on the boards, but I was really surprised to hear his new album “Departure”. The title fits because he has really grown both musically and age wise. No more bubble gum pop, in fact I think by his next album he will not be in the pop genre at all. I also recently downloaded the Duffy album. At first I thought her song “Mercy” was just alright, but I did think her voice had a unique quality about it. So one day I previewed the whole album and just fell in love with it. It looks like it’s becoming a trend of newer  artists doing r&b type music, and I’m really glad.

I’m listening to more different kinds of music now, even though I’ve always had eclectic taste. Hopefully, this will also help me get in touch with my creative side as well. When I was younger I used to draw all the time, and then I felt too busy and just stopped. Now my daughter draws all the time, so she is really inspiring me. I thought the parents were supposed to inspire the kids!

Speaking of my daughter, she laughed so much when she found out about some of the songs on my mp3 player! Oh well, I’m still young at heart alright. Besides music is the universal language. Music crosses all racial and age boundaries :).