Learning…

Learning a lot about  myself and the multifaceted-ness that is my exisitence…

Check out tha self portrait! 

Well, we’re off to Duesseldorf!  See you guyz in a bit…

Make sure to stay up to date on our Amsterdam pictures here…

HUGS! \o/

In Amsterdam!!!!

Gutterkitty and I finally got here!

US Airways did an awesome job at reaccomodating us, and helping us to avoid the nasty weather Philadelphia was having.

Our flight was comfortable (I slept – a LOT) and by the time we got here I felt completely adjusted to European time.

Amsterdam is a beautiful, historic city built amongst canals.  The people here are lovely, and care not at all what I am up to – which is fine with me. 

We’ve mostly been on foot since we’ve arrived…

But people here get around a lot by bicycle; there’s no snow, and the weather is perfect for a good ride.

Being in za muthaland has been an awesome, life changing experience. And, since Niki and I have been known to have a little fun together, we’re also reveling in the levity of the adventure.

We’re staying in a hotel just outside the City Center, which is allowing us a look at the less “touristy” areas (which I appreciate) and also the opportunity to sleep quietly when our heads finally crash into our pillows at night.  (Sleeeeeeep is good.)

We’ve been doing lots of window-shopping-trying-stuff-on-typical-girly-stuff, so today we’re headed to the Anne Frank Museum.

There’s been talk of going to Germany tomorrow, an experience I hadn’t really anticipated getting to have on this trip, and the excitement is culminating by the moment.

You might even say, I’m feeling very “moo”ved.

We’ll make sure to post all of our photos to my Flickr page, so feel free to check back whenever…

Big hugs to everyone!

\o/

Jody Gnant on MTV: Saturday, February 16

One of the great maxims of American culture is “you can be whatever you want to be.” For years, the MTV show Made has been capturing the process of people from various walks of life who want to become something else – whether it’s a nerdy high school guy’s journey to becoming a hot freestyle rapper or a tomboy’s quest to become a beauty queen. Such was the goal of Arizona native Kelly, who decided she wanted to change her image to become a pageant queen and learn how to perform her own songs. She received assistance from beauty queen coach Jacqueline Brady on how to style her hair and apply makeup, and also received some vocal and performance coaching from independent music artist Jody Gnant.

Gnant provided Kelly with a base education on the craft of songwriting, but felt it was important to help Kelly compose and perform one of her own songs. She also taught Kelly stage presence, and added more style to her wardrobe by letting Kelly choose some outfits from Pathway Clothing, one of Gnant’s sponsors.

You can watch Gnant coach Kelly on her path to becoming a performer and pageant queen on Saturday, February 16, when the Madeepisode “Pageant Queen” airs on MTV. There will be four back-to-back episodes airing that day, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit www.mtv.com for local listings.

Don’t miss the chance to catch Jody Gnant’s MTV debut!