hmm, quite the eternity there.

I've got the Three Tenors' Nessun Dorma playing through my headphones while the biggest snow storm in over 37 years pounds my aunt's house. (total of 50cm+ expected at the end of tomorrow. Wow.) Nessun Dorma is one of my countless favorites from the Three Tenors.

I remember watching their first few concerts on PBS when I was a kid. All I can remember is likening Pavarotti to Santa and thinking Domingo was the coolest name a person could have because it rhymed with 'flamingo'. I thought the three were the greatest to walk the block because of the one concert I saw when they sang O sole mio and Domingo cut off Pavarotti, Pavarotti tried to come back in--he was laughing--and Carreras and Domingo cut him off together. Then, as his ultimate revenge, Pavarotti holds his C longer than usual, much to the amusement of the two and they continue.

Luckily, I found the exact recording from that concert I saw and video during the great download fiesta when Pavarotti unfortunately died. Live recordings can be much funner to listen to sometimes than studio recordings I find.

Ma n'a-----tu sole, cchiu' bello, oi ne'...

Other than that, I'm excited for next year as I graduate (on time! I win!) and pursue other future endeavors. Of course, that won't relieve the stress of taking care of my dad, but *shrugs* I suppose the universe had it out for me to learn about life sooner. Taking care of your own parent is quite the job...especially when you're needed over in one end of the country but are living temporarily on the opposite end.

Hopefully I can transfer him to Montréal soon and without a hitch. He's done terribly in Alberta and has become progressively more depressed (I'd go so far as to say he's close to having depression) staying at the transition hospital in Calgary. Zero diversity, almost no Ethiopian community, and nurses who don't bother or care to notify me when he's contracted some disease that could've potentially killed him had it not been detected sooner (along with a bout of pneumonia) has not helped.

entouka, à la prochain.