The Light in the Piazza

We just saw a live version of this musical/opera on PBS the other day. It was sooo good! I hesitate to call it a musical, even though it is under the musical category, since many of the songs are operatic in structure and style. They sound more like arias and recitatives. But that definitely does not fetract from my enjoyment of it at all! I thought it was wonderful. Starting even before the Overture, where they tell you to turn off your cell phones, etc. (they did it in Italian!) until the very last tableau (ooh, big word!), it was amazing! And I really connected with the story of Clara. In some ways, I feel a lot like her: very naive about things, both socially and personally. I also feel like her because I always think, in some paranoid corner of my mind, that people go around behind me and preceeding me saying that I'm "special", and that is why people humor me when I talk to them or ask them questions.
If someone were to read through all of my posts here, they would think I have some serious personal issues. . . And they would be right.
But seriously, I am not very comfortable with myself or how others perceive me, I have low self-esteem, and no confidence whatsoever in my capabilities. I need a complete "Me" makeover. . .