a beautiful noise and all thing's beautiful

...... my niece is Danielle White... she's going to be FAMOUS!  she's already FAMOUS here in our town.   she began singing her heart out when she was a wee thing with missing front teeth.   she became a member of the group from the spin off of "American Idol" the "american juniors"..... THAT was a whole world wind of a time in my life, 19, yeah, the whole simon fuller, over the big blue sea, paid for me and my daughter to go to HOLLYWOOD to see her perform, there's even a 2 second "burp" of me on the stage sitting next to ryan secreast (yes, i'm name dropping).... i weighed, oh about 380 lbs then, give or take 10 lbs.... (eeek).... anyway, i digress.  danielle is in a movie.... too cool right?   it's called "a beautiful noise".      http://beautifulnoisethemovie.com/     <<<<< go there please......

i mention all this because, 1.  i'm headed out to go see the movie (again) ~ it premiered here locally at our sarasota film festival.... i might add it was primarily filmed here, and they used so much of our local talent.  so many of our locals are artsy fartsy....    probably why i don't want to leave, even though both of my children are no where near me.....  (or the last one will be leaving in 2 months)... again, i digress.   2.  as i was getting ready to go to the movie tonite, i realized how very different i am compared to when i was in hollywood.   i would certainly NOT need a seatbelt extender.... or worry that the airplane armrest didn't raise so my hips wouldn't be bruised.... i won't be short of breath walking from my car into the movie.... like i was when we walked one block in hollywood...... i wear shoes one size smaller...... my clothes, from a 5X(women's) to a 6?   wowzaaaa!   and lets not even talk BRA sizes.... OK let's.... for giggles.... 52C to a 36AA?   and i use victoria falsies too!  i like who stares at me back in the mirror.....  she's kinda cool..... she's certainly healthy, vibrant, smiling, and much friendlier.....(don't get me wrong, i can still be grouchy, especially when my knees hurt, which is frequently).....    but life is much easier when you lose 240 lbs!!!!

my painting for Steve Tatone (director of "a beautiful noise")

     i must add, i set up this blogger account over one year ago when i thought i might blog... instead i vlogged on youtube.... but now that there's not much to "see" in changes, i like this vector better.....   notice the name of my blog "all thing's beautiful"....  isn't it weird that my niece, danielle white, (who's going to be FAMOUS) first movie is "a beautiful noise"?    because that's what my life is doing now, making a beautiful noise......
xxoo~nicole