tonight was tea and knitting with fi.. although we drank diet coke and didnt actually knit. I must have drank 6 glasses of diet coke at least.. I didn't keep track but I remember there being 3 rounds where she brought us 2 glasses each... so in all honesty, I had 7, most likely.
Fi brought her global political economy readings and I brought my compositions,and we were productive... I finished one of the pieces. Now I have 2 of them finished. I have 2 more in the works.. and Im super excited, I think I'll only do 4 all together... I'm working with a deadline of Feb 20'th(right after reading week) that I have to have the compositions finished so that the singer and pianist can learn them. Then, I can concentrate on my recital, and maybe even get a start on my second composition requirement for this independant study.
I actually feel like i learned a fair bit tonight from Fi. SHe informed me as to some of the broad principles of how different political theories look at the world. It's amazing how even knowing how you can look at different situations can change what you think about them. But ya, I should be getting to bed, or doing some analysis, or reading, or anything except for practicing, which I actually really need.
It's lesson day tomorrow, always an interesting day for my blogging. I dunno, I'm supposed to have mozart completely learned and Memorized for lesson tomorrow. Also because I have MRMTA on sunday. OI! It will be interesting to see how it goes tomorrow. At the very least, it will get David to tell me bluntly exactly what I have to make better for Sunday... or as he will put it, how I should have been playing it from the get-go... {I'm already behind on EVERYTHING on that practice guideline...grr} and how to make them so. Gee, more and more examples of how I could never cut it as a performer. ANyway, this weekend will be a great test for my ability to multitask.. Accompanying singers on Saturday(as wellas ballet in morning), my own performance on Sunday, as well as my Analysis paper and composing and trying to keep up with my other practice goals. But Michael, don't get ahead of yourself, there still lots of time before the weekend. I will be super prepared and all will be splendid!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Wow, things have been intolerably busy lately.. well not really, but yes they have me going constantly. Also, I've been concentrating on practicing quite a bit lately, that I've let other things sneak up on me. I still haven't really done any worthwhile work on my analysis paper, but the general concensus in the class is that we're all handing it in late, and the prof is ok with that. In that realm.. I personally don't like the fact that I have pushed aside academics for the sake of performance.
I was actually worried for ballet class yesterday. It was the one that I had gottent he 70 page book to learn, and in a last minute dash to make sure it was secure yesterday, it wasn't. I had to leave the school anyway, but over supper I wrote in all the bass notes so I wouldnt have to worry about that, and it sets up the piece's structure which helps. Nevertheless, the class went very well. Once we were started, it was more clear exactly what she wanted: only the set exercises (half the music or less). She was very happy that I improvise, and liked what she heard. She informed me that she wanted me to do improvisations in the style of whichever piece it is. The music was published as the necessary music in 1985, and she's taught this exam every year since... so you can understand she's sick of it... RAD syllabus music is bad music too, seems to be the general concensus among ballet students, teachers, and musicians. Oh well, I will make do with it, and improve it within the variations.
A good/bad news mix. I didn't make the Genser finals. Sadness = I really could use that money...(providing I would be best or second best...) Happiness = without the lure of that money, I can at least let one piece slip away for now (until jury) and concentrate on all the other stuff I have going on. LIKE RECITAL. If I had been doing Genser, the majority of my recital would have needed to be prepared to the same level 3 weeks earlier... While this would make the recital that much more secure, I can do without the added stress and rush. Now, as a result, I will aim to have my pieces completely prepared just a bit later, but still well in advance.
On that subject, staying on schedule for recital as well as MRMTA this weekend, my whole sonata is supposed to be prepared and wonderful as of tomorrow. It is not. The finale is there, because I've already played it, but the second is still en route and the first has some holes.
That, is what today is for! Im not going to run and take a shower and eat lunch, then its practice practice practice... I'm gonna concentrate solely on Mozart today, unless I get really bored, then I'll be productive on other pieces. here we go!
I was actually worried for ballet class yesterday. It was the one that I had gottent he 70 page book to learn, and in a last minute dash to make sure it was secure yesterday, it wasn't. I had to leave the school anyway, but over supper I wrote in all the bass notes so I wouldnt have to worry about that, and it sets up the piece's structure which helps. Nevertheless, the class went very well. Once we were started, it was more clear exactly what she wanted: only the set exercises (half the music or less). She was very happy that I improvise, and liked what she heard. She informed me that she wanted me to do improvisations in the style of whichever piece it is. The music was published as the necessary music in 1985, and she's taught this exam every year since... so you can understand she's sick of it... RAD syllabus music is bad music too, seems to be the general concensus among ballet students, teachers, and musicians. Oh well, I will make do with it, and improve it within the variations.
A good/bad news mix. I didn't make the Genser finals. Sadness = I really could use that money...(providing I would be best or second best...) Happiness = without the lure of that money, I can at least let one piece slip away for now (until jury) and concentrate on all the other stuff I have going on. LIKE RECITAL. If I had been doing Genser, the majority of my recital would have needed to be prepared to the same level 3 weeks earlier... While this would make the recital that much more secure, I can do without the added stress and rush. Now, as a result, I will aim to have my pieces completely prepared just a bit later, but still well in advance.
On that subject, staying on schedule for recital as well as MRMTA this weekend, my whole sonata is supposed to be prepared and wonderful as of tomorrow. It is not. The finale is there, because I've already played it, but the second is still en route and the first has some holes.
That, is what today is for! Im not going to run and take a shower and eat lunch, then its practice practice practice... I'm gonna concentrate solely on Mozart today, unless I get really bored, then I'll be productive on other pieces. here we go!
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Wow, I'm hardcore bitchy right now. not really, but ya, I am.
This morning my dad called to wake me up and also to let me know that my great Aunt Betty died yesterday. A few weeks back we were informed that she had terminal cancer and was given 6 months to live. She was my grandma's sister in law. I was never terribly close to her, but I am still sad to see her go. In all honesty, I don't even know what to say about her, not due to a lack of words, rather I only actually spoke with her a few times. Im noticing that there are many people in my family that are more like statues that I can recognize, but not actually know. I don't feel this is right, so I'm going to make an effort to better know the members of my family.
I decided that I would exercise this morning. I don't do structured things very well, so my exercise routine is random flailing, in the guise of dance, to music. The first time I tried this, it was to Scriabin piano music.. which was hard to be regular and actually get good exercise.... so this time, I looked around for a good cd to dance to.. and what did I find...
DANCE MIX 95!!!!
wow.... what a blast from the past.. I remember that my sister listened to that kind of music... and I recognised some songs, but ya, it was hilarious. I was totally like Richard Simmons or something. Anyway, I was only able to last for 40-someodd minutes, I'm really out of shape. SO here goes the fitness brigade!!!!
The exercise has already put my sugars at better numbers, but it makes me hungry, which makes me bitchy.
Anyway, tonight I go to see my teacher play in his Chamber Music ensemble, it will be delightful, and Deena is coming, so we will both enjoy the wonderful music!
This morning my dad called to wake me up and also to let me know that my great Aunt Betty died yesterday. A few weeks back we were informed that she had terminal cancer and was given 6 months to live. She was my grandma's sister in law. I was never terribly close to her, but I am still sad to see her go. In all honesty, I don't even know what to say about her, not due to a lack of words, rather I only actually spoke with her a few times. Im noticing that there are many people in my family that are more like statues that I can recognize, but not actually know. I don't feel this is right, so I'm going to make an effort to better know the members of my family.
I decided that I would exercise this morning. I don't do structured things very well, so my exercise routine is random flailing, in the guise of dance, to music. The first time I tried this, it was to Scriabin piano music.. which was hard to be regular and actually get good exercise.... so this time, I looked around for a good cd to dance to.. and what did I find...
DANCE MIX 95!!!!
wow.... what a blast from the past.. I remember that my sister listened to that kind of music... and I recognised some songs, but ya, it was hilarious. I was totally like Richard Simmons or something. Anyway, I was only able to last for 40-someodd minutes, I'm really out of shape. SO here goes the fitness brigade!!!!
The exercise has already put my sugars at better numbers, but it makes me hungry, which makes me bitchy.
Anyway, tonight I go to see my teacher play in his Chamber Music ensemble, it will be delightful, and Deena is coming, so we will both enjoy the wonderful music!
Saturday, January 28, 2006
I totally had a wonderful sleep last night.. so i was feeling refreshed ish today.
Genser prelim was good. Not, quite perfection, but thats alright. I felt good about the performance as a whole, and you know... the more I do this, the less wrong notes there are that seem to slip in there. Maybe this whole dedicated practice thing has something going for it...
Trying to get realistic commentary, that might be vaguely helpful in any way from my parents is like pulling teeth out of a Swedish whore with lockjaw... I just need to stop doing it. They came in and watched me play, as well as Deena and Brendan watched from above. so, I've done the best I could do at that particular moment, so now it's up to the judges to decide if I am worthy of the finals. Now, over the next very short little while, I have to finish learning and perfecting the rest of my Sonata, learn a ton of ballet music, and do tons of composing for the lesson I ...might have on monday. Oh ya, and all the other practicing I need to be doing in general.
The timing of getting to the university for the audition on my lunch break was great. I wasn't rushed either way! Ballet classes were good. The kids and the teachers were funny today.
Wierd, but Im beginning to sorta enjoy the musical theatre class almost... except when the kids are annoying, or when they play games, or when I have to sit around not doing anything for an extended period of time, or when they are singing some crap that needs to be burned, or when they aren't singing well and the teacher doesn't fix it, or when Im there.... ok, so I'm trying to be positive... but ya, the teacher and I have our moments when we just laugh at ourselves and whatnot.
ANyway, I'm off to get everything accomplished in one evening.. wish me luck
Genser prelim was good. Not, quite perfection, but thats alright. I felt good about the performance as a whole, and you know... the more I do this, the less wrong notes there are that seem to slip in there. Maybe this whole dedicated practice thing has something going for it...
Trying to get realistic commentary, that might be vaguely helpful in any way from my parents is like pulling teeth out of a Swedish whore with lockjaw... I just need to stop doing it. They came in and watched me play, as well as Deena and Brendan watched from above. so, I've done the best I could do at that particular moment, so now it's up to the judges to decide if I am worthy of the finals. Now, over the next very short little while, I have to finish learning and perfecting the rest of my Sonata, learn a ton of ballet music, and do tons of composing for the lesson I ...might have on monday. Oh ya, and all the other practicing I need to be doing in general.
The timing of getting to the university for the audition on my lunch break was great. I wasn't rushed either way! Ballet classes were good. The kids and the teachers were funny today.
Wierd, but Im beginning to sorta enjoy the musical theatre class almost... except when the kids are annoying, or when they play games, or when I have to sit around not doing anything for an extended period of time, or when they are singing some crap that needs to be burned, or when they aren't singing well and the teacher doesn't fix it, or when Im there.... ok, so I'm trying to be positive... but ya, the teacher and I have our moments when we just laugh at ourselves and whatnot.
ANyway, I'm off to get everything accomplished in one evening.. wish me luck
Friday, January 27, 2006
tired
I can't remember the last time I was so tired. Still, I won't get a full 8 hours of sleep. I have to work at 9am tomorrow, and I still have to do practicing for Genser tomorrow.
At least ,my practicing will be focussed, in hopes of getting to sleep soon. After tomorrow's preliminary audition, I can concentrate on my other rep, and specifically the Mozart Sonata for MRMTA the next week. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOZART!!
I have a feeling, I won't be feeling rested for quite a while to come... all for the sake of good music!
At least ,my practicing will be focussed, in hopes of getting to sleep soon. After tomorrow's preliminary audition, I can concentrate on my other rep, and specifically the Mozart Sonata for MRMTA the next week. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOZART!!
I have a feeling, I won't be feeling rested for quite a while to come... all for the sake of good music!
Thursday, January 26, 2006
obliviosity
Sometimes, we miss the simple things in life... if you're me... you fail to take notice of some things that are so common and taken for granted that people won't even care to hear me say it... but I will anyway. The following is a short account of my obliviousity.
I came home tonight and saw a dark street, except for my front house light. It's not that there was a power outage, simply that other people didn't have lights left on. I'm not going to make this meaningful and say that i realised that my parents care for me and left it on for me.... I just now, finally, realised that lights go off at nighttime....
I have never walked in the house and thought, now that I am home, we don't need this outside light on anymore... I guess I don't seem to care about the waste of electricity, nope, i'm just oblivious to it. If the outside light goes off at night, it's because I have mashed the lightswitches to turn off the inside light, later on... which brings us to the next point:
I, after living here for 22 years and using the lights on a daily basis, still don't know which switch controls which light on either the front or back ones.... They each have 3 switches: one for the inside light, one for the outside, and the other is for the tv/vcr outlet(front) or the basement (back). I usually manage to avoid the tv one at the front, simply from learning from the mistake resulting in having to reset the VCR clock, but I couldn't tell you which one it is.
I don't really intend on fixing this major character flaw, but now that I know the outside light goes off at night, I might force myself to learn which one is it, so that I can turn it off upon my safe arrival home.
I came home tonight and saw a dark street, except for my front house light. It's not that there was a power outage, simply that other people didn't have lights left on. I'm not going to make this meaningful and say that i realised that my parents care for me and left it on for me.... I just now, finally, realised that lights go off at nighttime....
I have never walked in the house and thought, now that I am home, we don't need this outside light on anymore... I guess I don't seem to care about the waste of electricity, nope, i'm just oblivious to it. If the outside light goes off at night, it's because I have mashed the lightswitches to turn off the inside light, later on... which brings us to the next point:
I, after living here for 22 years and using the lights on a daily basis, still don't know which switch controls which light on either the front or back ones.... They each have 3 switches: one for the inside light, one for the outside, and the other is for the tv/vcr outlet(front) or the basement (back). I usually manage to avoid the tv one at the front, simply from learning from the mistake resulting in having to reset the VCR clock, but I couldn't tell you which one it is.
I don't really intend on fixing this major character flaw, but now that I know the outside light goes off at night, I might force myself to learn which one is it, so that I can turn it off upon my safe arrival home.
I'm a "pretty babe"!
Okay, so pick the Third letter in your first name...
A-Beautiful
B-Ugly
C-Pretty
D-Jewish
E-Sexy
F-Hot
G-Boyish
H-Preppy
I-Girly
J-Gothic
K-Punky
L-Popular
M-Geeky
N-Nerdy
O-Retarded
P-Gay
Q-Lesbian
R-Gorgeous
S-Lesbian
T-Emo
U-Christian
V-Wonderful
W-Slutty
X-Bitchy
Y-Under-appreciated
Z-Over-appreciated
Now the Third letter in your last name......
A-Alcoholic
B-Boy
C-Bitch
D-Obsesser
E-Sex machine
F-Retard
G-Girl
H-Jew
I-Geek
J-Goth
K-Nerd
L-Motherfucker
M-Sweetheart
N-Skater
O-Beauty Queen
P-Princess
Q-Queen
R-Babe
S-Crackwhore
T-Fucker
U-Asshole
V-Jackass
W-Slut
X-Whore
Y-Coward
Z-Chocoholic
Now who/what are you?
A-Beautiful
B-Ugly
C-Pretty
D-Jewish
E-Sexy
F-Hot
G-Boyish
H-Preppy
I-Girly
J-Gothic
K-Punky
L-Popular
M-Geeky
N-Nerdy
O-Retarded
P-Gay
Q-Lesbian
R-Gorgeous
S-Lesbian
T-Emo
U-Christian
V-Wonderful
W-Slutty
X-Bitchy
Y-Under-appreciated
Z-Over-appreciated
Now the Third letter in your last name......
A-Alcoholic
B-Boy
C-Bitch
D-Obsesser
E-Sex machine
F-Retard
G-Girl
H-Jew
I-Geek
J-Goth
K-Nerd
L-Motherfucker
M-Sweetheart
N-Skater
O-Beauty Queen
P-Princess
Q-Queen
R-Babe
S-Crackwhore
T-Fucker
U-Asshole
V-Jackass
W-Slut
X-Whore
Y-Coward
Z-Chocoholic
Now who/what are you?
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
It was a good day.
I didn't go to first class cause sleep was more important at that moment.
Tiffy made cookies, they were delicious. Deena missed out because she refused to eat the cookie since tiffy had made a comment that they were only for people who voted. I can't decide if this was genuine spite, or she just wasn't hungry and decided to play up the cookie refusal card... (the oldest trick in the book).
Um, lesson was good. It wasn't inspiring really, at the end, David concluded that my pieces weren't as good as he'd like, nor would I like them to be.. but he wasn't as negative about it as I would expect. I'm not sure if its because they're really not that far off, or is he's beginning to back off the pressure and whatnot. For my own benefit, I'm going to imply the pressure and work extra hard so that my Genser audition is spectacular!
After lesson was chamber rehearsal. I practiced for about half an hour and then we practiced. The first half of the piece was rather good, expecially for only our second or third time playing it. We were really picky on it and got some really food ensemble stuff happening. I love having Sarah in group. We had so much fun. Delightful is the perfect word for her and our rehearsal. I laughed a lot... perhaps too much for a rehearsal context, but thats alright. We ran through the second half completely, cause we still hadn't made it to the end. Things were rough, but now we've done it and have a better idea of what happens. I showed the piece we're doing to David, and he informed me that it's basically a piano concerto, but not a whole orchestra accompanying. This first run of the second half really pointed that out. I have lots of work to do on my own part, before we can do the ensemble stuff.
I like the group... but I'm still sensing some personality clashes ish.... I swore at my music and Sarah was offended and dissapointed. I think the cellist is put off by the leadership role Im taking with the group. The other one is German, although there are not as many communication problems as I thought. I think I'll be a little less driven, and give the others a chance
I got a ride to downtown from my friend Janine. This year has been bad for me not talking to people as much. Not being in Univ Singers means that i don't get to see a whole chunk of people on a regular basis. I say my hellos and stuff, but this was really nice to actually talk with her for half and hour or whatever it was. I didnt' even have to wait 4 minutes before my bus came, and I was home quick as a jiffy tonight.
I practiced and stuff tonight. I also got super organised. The schedule I had originaly done with my practice goals and stuff was outdated already...so I did one up that takes in consideration where I am now, and competitions and the sorts. Today I've gone between both extremes of confidence in my preparation, and fright at my lack thereof at least twice at both extreme... right now, I just practiced some more, and I feel good, but an hour ago, I didn't, which is why I practiced more in the first place.... therefore, more practicing will make all well!
I didn't go to first class cause sleep was more important at that moment.
Tiffy made cookies, they were delicious. Deena missed out because she refused to eat the cookie since tiffy had made a comment that they were only for people who voted. I can't decide if this was genuine spite, or she just wasn't hungry and decided to play up the cookie refusal card... (the oldest trick in the book).
Um, lesson was good. It wasn't inspiring really, at the end, David concluded that my pieces weren't as good as he'd like, nor would I like them to be.. but he wasn't as negative about it as I would expect. I'm not sure if its because they're really not that far off, or is he's beginning to back off the pressure and whatnot. For my own benefit, I'm going to imply the pressure and work extra hard so that my Genser audition is spectacular!
After lesson was chamber rehearsal. I practiced for about half an hour and then we practiced. The first half of the piece was rather good, expecially for only our second or third time playing it. We were really picky on it and got some really food ensemble stuff happening. I love having Sarah in group. We had so much fun. Delightful is the perfect word for her and our rehearsal. I laughed a lot... perhaps too much for a rehearsal context, but thats alright. We ran through the second half completely, cause we still hadn't made it to the end. Things were rough, but now we've done it and have a better idea of what happens. I showed the piece we're doing to David, and he informed me that it's basically a piano concerto, but not a whole orchestra accompanying. This first run of the second half really pointed that out. I have lots of work to do on my own part, before we can do the ensemble stuff.
I like the group... but I'm still sensing some personality clashes ish.... I swore at my music and Sarah was offended and dissapointed. I think the cellist is put off by the leadership role Im taking with the group. The other one is German, although there are not as many communication problems as I thought. I think I'll be a little less driven, and give the others a chance
I got a ride to downtown from my friend Janine. This year has been bad for me not talking to people as much. Not being in Univ Singers means that i don't get to see a whole chunk of people on a regular basis. I say my hellos and stuff, but this was really nice to actually talk with her for half and hour or whatever it was. I didnt' even have to wait 4 minutes before my bus came, and I was home quick as a jiffy tonight.
I practiced and stuff tonight. I also got super organised. The schedule I had originaly done with my practice goals and stuff was outdated already...so I did one up that takes in consideration where I am now, and competitions and the sorts. Today I've gone between both extremes of confidence in my preparation, and fright at my lack thereof at least twice at both extreme... right now, I just practiced some more, and I feel good, but an hour ago, I didn't, which is why I practiced more in the first place.... therefore, more practicing will make all well!
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
So I think that Wednesdays have become my busy school days now. I have class at 9:30 then at 11:30, then a lesson at 2:30 and a chamber rehearsal after that at 4:30. Monday counts as my long day, because I have class either 9:30 (or 11:30) -12:20 and a composition lesson at 1:30 and then I stay at the school until I have to leave for the Contemporary dancers for 5-6:30 and then right after dance class, I have to head straight back to the university for our chamber coaching at 7:30. Fun!
Wow, I never realised how full my schedule was until I just mentioned it... earlier it seemed light, but thats because I hadn't figured in lessons and rehearsals and coachings... then theres always practice time which has to weasel its way in there somewhere.
Anyway... I went for tea and knitting with Fi tonight, it was wonderful. I got home after 11ish and since parents hadn't quite gone to bed yet, i practiced... at which point dad went to the bedroom... Just around 12:20, I got the official shush from mom, so I stopped. During this time, I got caught up (to last weeks tempos) on the Bach prelude as well as the Brahms Capriccio. I came to the realisation that I had been ignoring the Brahms.. and I will need them to be prepared sometime... soonish. I realise that Im getting back on track with everything except for the Bach fugue and the PDQ Bach stuff. But, in my defense, I haven't planned on playing those for the Genser finals, so I have a few extra weeks for them.
I keep alternating between feeling confidant about this recital when I feel things are on track... and the other feeling is fear that I'm not going to have everything prepared and its all gonna fall to shit. Right now, Im having the good feeling.
I also have the good feeling about my poster. I've decided the fun poster will only exist in small form (5x7). I sent Jon the picture I want him to use... its the most inspiring picture I've ever seen of myself. I can't wait to see it on a super sexy woman lying atop a piano... He says it won't take much effort to make it happen and that he'll probably have something for me in a week. As for the serious one.. it's hard for us to be serious, but ya he'll make something soon enough.
SO ya, that picture I sent him... I took it this morning.. i had a little photo shoot... it was hard to find the perfect of things to stack up so that the camera would be at just the right height for a headshot. I really like the picture, but the resolution is really high.. and that means that you can look in fine details at my face... and it's not quite pretty... if he needs a better picture, I'll put the effort into shaving and whatnot, so I don't look quite as grody.. but thats why the fun pic will only exist in small form....
alas, it is late and class is early tomorrow.
guten nacht
Wow, I never realised how full my schedule was until I just mentioned it... earlier it seemed light, but thats because I hadn't figured in lessons and rehearsals and coachings... then theres always practice time which has to weasel its way in there somewhere.
Anyway... I went for tea and knitting with Fi tonight, it was wonderful. I got home after 11ish and since parents hadn't quite gone to bed yet, i practiced... at which point dad went to the bedroom... Just around 12:20, I got the official shush from mom, so I stopped. During this time, I got caught up (to last weeks tempos) on the Bach prelude as well as the Brahms Capriccio. I came to the realisation that I had been ignoring the Brahms.. and I will need them to be prepared sometime... soonish. I realise that Im getting back on track with everything except for the Bach fugue and the PDQ Bach stuff. But, in my defense, I haven't planned on playing those for the Genser finals, so I have a few extra weeks for them.
I keep alternating between feeling confidant about this recital when I feel things are on track... and the other feeling is fear that I'm not going to have everything prepared and its all gonna fall to shit. Right now, Im having the good feeling.
I also have the good feeling about my poster. I've decided the fun poster will only exist in small form (5x7). I sent Jon the picture I want him to use... its the most inspiring picture I've ever seen of myself. I can't wait to see it on a super sexy woman lying atop a piano... He says it won't take much effort to make it happen and that he'll probably have something for me in a week. As for the serious one.. it's hard for us to be serious, but ya he'll make something soon enough.
SO ya, that picture I sent him... I took it this morning.. i had a little photo shoot... it was hard to find the perfect of things to stack up so that the camera would be at just the right height for a headshot. I really like the picture, but the resolution is really high.. and that means that you can look in fine details at my face... and it's not quite pretty... if he needs a better picture, I'll put the effort into shaving and whatnot, so I don't look quite as grody.. but thats why the fun pic will only exist in small form....
alas, it is late and class is early tomorrow.
guten nacht
Election results taste like crap!
We now have a conservative minority government. This is unsatisfying because a) they are Conservative and their leader is a scary man and b) minority governments can't really effect all that much change.. they are dependant on who will team up with them. The Conservatives are strongly opposed to the Liberals, and pretty much the diametric opposite of NDP. Im not sure about the bloc, so whatever.
I just don't understand why there weren't new leaders in this election. It was the same as last election, people either voted Liberal because they hated Steven Harper, or they voted Conservative because they didn't trust Paul Martin due to the Gommery Report.
I will take this opportunity to reinforce my belief that we need either less parties (2 party system) or more parties, more candidates and basically INDEPENDANT candidates..... hnmm scratch the first one. We just need a system of true representative democracy where. m The politicians get a huge salary allotted for communication with their constituents.. but how many times do they call you up and ask you for your thoughts on important issues? I recieved TWO phone calls yesterday alone from the conservative party, reminding me to get out and vote. Also several calls earlier in the election asking if I had decided.
Why is it so ridiculous that I would expect my representative to have samples of his constituents called when it comes to important issues that are hotly disputed?!? But no, that won't happen. Because 33% of the people in my area decided that they no longer trusted the Liberals and want change, laws might change, and it will be so that now gays in this end of town will be allowed to get married.
I also find it disgusting that with a voter turn out of 70%, my region of winnipeg is fairly high! thats ridiculous! lazy asses. That means that while our mp got 40 some percent of the vote... it actually only reprensents 33% of the registered eligible voters.. which doesn't include all the people who hadn't yet registered.
grrrr. oh well. I will just go on living my life and trusting that our government actually can't make any real difference in my life, or that of others.
I just don't understand why there weren't new leaders in this election. It was the same as last election, people either voted Liberal because they hated Steven Harper, or they voted Conservative because they didn't trust Paul Martin due to the Gommery Report.
I will take this opportunity to reinforce my belief that we need either less parties (2 party system) or more parties, more candidates and basically INDEPENDANT candidates..... hnmm scratch the first one. We just need a system of true representative democracy where. m The politicians get a huge salary allotted for communication with their constituents.. but how many times do they call you up and ask you for your thoughts on important issues? I recieved TWO phone calls yesterday alone from the conservative party, reminding me to get out and vote. Also several calls earlier in the election asking if I had decided.
Why is it so ridiculous that I would expect my representative to have samples of his constituents called when it comes to important issues that are hotly disputed?!? But no, that won't happen. Because 33% of the people in my area decided that they no longer trusted the Liberals and want change, laws might change, and it will be so that now gays in this end of town will be allowed to get married.
I also find it disgusting that with a voter turn out of 70%, my region of winnipeg is fairly high! thats ridiculous! lazy asses. That means that while our mp got 40 some percent of the vote... it actually only reprensents 33% of the registered eligible voters.. which doesn't include all the people who hadn't yet registered.
grrrr. oh well. I will just go on living my life and trusting that our government actually can't make any real difference in my life, or that of others.
Monday, January 23, 2006
Voting is delicious!
So, i just voted... now its supper and time to run back to school for chamber music rehearsal... what a rush.. all for the sake of acknowleding my democratic right and responsibility.
So, I decided not to eat my ballot, as I don't really want a criminal record.. perhaps at a protest or something, but not really at a voting station. Yet I was hungry. In terms of the regulatoins, its illegal to deface or destroy a ballot willingly.. but sometimes you dont need to eat something to enjoy it and savour it....
I took my ballot and went to the little voting cubicle... I marked my choice and then proceded to smell and then lick my ballot. I made sure that all candidates were touched by my tongue, as I feel they all need a taste of my version of election reform!
This is not as much a little secret as I make it out to be.... when I got my ballot, I asked the polling officers if it was illegal to LICK a ballot, as it does not constitute the willful destruction or whatnot. His immediate response was no, but then he replied that there's nothing to say that I can't . To this I responded "Excellent, thank you" and went to cast my lick and X.
Anyway, supper awaits me.. the ballot lick wasn't as filling as it could have been if I outright ate it.
Fun fun fun, practice and coaching and all sorts of fun tonight!
So, I decided not to eat my ballot, as I don't really want a criminal record.. perhaps at a protest or something, but not really at a voting station. Yet I was hungry. In terms of the regulatoins, its illegal to deface or destroy a ballot willingly.. but sometimes you dont need to eat something to enjoy it and savour it....
I took my ballot and went to the little voting cubicle... I marked my choice and then proceded to smell and then lick my ballot. I made sure that all candidates were touched by my tongue, as I feel they all need a taste of my version of election reform!
This is not as much a little secret as I make it out to be.... when I got my ballot, I asked the polling officers if it was illegal to LICK a ballot, as it does not constitute the willful destruction or whatnot. His immediate response was no, but then he replied that there's nothing to say that I can't . To this I responded "Excellent, thank you" and went to cast my lick and X.
Anyway, supper awaits me.. the ballot lick wasn't as filling as it could have been if I outright ate it.
Fun fun fun, practice and coaching and all sorts of fun tonight!
Sunday, January 22, 2006
swhoosh
hmm... a whole weekend without a post... it must have been busy.. i guess it sorta was... not much time at home.
there was a fondu, a symphonic/oratorioic experience of religious fervour, rehearsal, potluck, and ballet.
I recorded myself playing for dance class on saturday... then, I spent quite a bit finding useable parts and smacking them together.. I just finished making up a cd of some of the exercises and some solo piiano stuff.
I think it turned out well, and it will show what Im like s a ballet pianist... if they dont like it, then I'm probably not the ballet pianist for them. So ya, I'm sending this as part of the application procedure for a summer program far away from here.
It seems like I spent the entire weekend running around and not getting much done.... absolutely no practicing since friday mid afternoon.... oi! so i was at the school tonight and making sure that I got a little bit done. I looked at my pieces.. and I'm completely off track with my practice regime... the Scriabin didn't get to full tempo even though it was supposed to be there last wednesday.. oh well. I will work more on shaping so it sounds impressive at the audition. I made a good go at relearning the Rachmaninof Prelude. It feels comfortable, but I have to reforce the memory to be more secure. Of course there much more to be done. The Mozart still needs a touch more speed, but it is very accurate and has the finesse that will help me out in a competition scenario
So ya, the good thing about tonight.. is that I learned a big chunk of the Bach fugue. The second half wasn't even close to the point that I could play through it at any tempo.... Particularl y the second half was bad... so out of the 12 lines on the last two pages, I have learned 8 of them securely at a slow tempo, but now with that stability, I can start moving the tempo up. Once I get to that point.. I just move the digital metronome up one at a time, and eventually it will be to full tempo. I'm noticing that that part isn't that hard at all... most of the work comes in getting to that point... oh well.
I was made aware today that our Analysis paper is due in 1 week... eep. I have to start on that and oi, i have afeeling its going to take longer than Im willing to commit to. but ya, I will get a move on that, otherwise this time next week, I will be dying of tiredness and still writing it (BASTARDS!)
Um ya, its 2am.. i go sleepy
there was a fondu, a symphonic/oratorioic experience of religious fervour, rehearsal, potluck, and ballet.
I recorded myself playing for dance class on saturday... then, I spent quite a bit finding useable parts and smacking them together.. I just finished making up a cd of some of the exercises and some solo piiano stuff.
I think it turned out well, and it will show what Im like s a ballet pianist... if they dont like it, then I'm probably not the ballet pianist for them. So ya, I'm sending this as part of the application procedure for a summer program far away from here.
It seems like I spent the entire weekend running around and not getting much done.... absolutely no practicing since friday mid afternoon.... oi! so i was at the school tonight and making sure that I got a little bit done. I looked at my pieces.. and I'm completely off track with my practice regime... the Scriabin didn't get to full tempo even though it was supposed to be there last wednesday.. oh well. I will work more on shaping so it sounds impressive at the audition. I made a good go at relearning the Rachmaninof Prelude. It feels comfortable, but I have to reforce the memory to be more secure. Of course there much more to be done. The Mozart still needs a touch more speed, but it is very accurate and has the finesse that will help me out in a competition scenario
So ya, the good thing about tonight.. is that I learned a big chunk of the Bach fugue. The second half wasn't even close to the point that I could play through it at any tempo.... Particularl y the second half was bad... so out of the 12 lines on the last two pages, I have learned 8 of them securely at a slow tempo, but now with that stability, I can start moving the tempo up. Once I get to that point.. I just move the digital metronome up one at a time, and eventually it will be to full tempo. I'm noticing that that part isn't that hard at all... most of the work comes in getting to that point... oh well.
I was made aware today that our Analysis paper is due in 1 week... eep. I have to start on that and oi, i have afeeling its going to take longer than Im willing to commit to. but ya, I will get a move on that, otherwise this time next week, I will be dying of tiredness and still writing it (BASTARDS!)
Um ya, its 2am.. i go sleepy
Thursday, January 19, 2006
ELECTIONS!
I remember the first time I voted... I wasn't registered to vote so I had to bring ID and show that I was from that riding. This got me thinking... I know every citizen has the right to vote, but they limit which riding it is in. This made me think of homeless people, or people of no fixed address... What is their procedure? After some prodding on the Elections Canada website, I found part of an answer, regarding homeless people, assuming they are living homeless within a riding.
This is taken from that wesite.
" Can a person who is homeless vote?
This is taken from that wesite.
" Can a person who is homeless vote?
Yes, an elector who is homeless or without a fixed address can vote, if he or she registers on the voters list during an election. To register, the elector must provide proof of identity and the address where he or she is staying.
Proof of identity can be an official document bearing the elector’s name and signature. For residence, the address of a local shelter is acceptable, if the shelter has provided food, lodging or other social services to the elector. Without such proof, a person who is homeless can register on election day by taking the prescribed oath as to identity and residence, as long as another voter who is registered in the same electoral district can vouch for that person."
When it comes down to it, if you truly are of no fixed address... if you want to exercise your right to vote, you are limited to voting ONLY in a riding where you know someone who can vouch for you. But... what if you are a person of no fixed address and on election day, you are in a new town where you don't know anyone. Anyone who were to vouch for you, not knowing you, is a disgrace to the trust we must have in the electoral system. And trusting that there aren't people like that, our friend... the wandering person of no fixed address has been denied his right as a Canadian citizen to vote.
And truly, is he not just as much a Canadian, if not more than we others... ?
I proclaim this to be a huge injustice to our friend, the vagabond! and on a broader notion,, if it effects him, it effects me, and the whole nation!
I will not stand for this!!!!!!!!!!!!
I demand ELECTORAL REFORM!!!
Im actually think I might call up my candidates closer to the election and saying something like " I would like to inform you of an injustice. I would like to vote for you in the upcoming election, but alas, I am but a meager vagabond who has arrived in a city where I know noone. I have noone to vouch for me, and therefore do not have the right to exercise my right to vote. What am I to do. Surely if you value my vote as that of a Canadian citizen, you will demand electoral reform."
anyway, thats for later.... also on that page of questions... I found the following:
please go there... they give FAR too much effort into answering this question.. nevertheless, I wonder what they would say if I asked if I could eat my ballot when I went to vote. I also wonder what the penalty is for eating a ballot, or other wise commiting a serious breach of the Canada Elections Act?
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
I am stupid and insane.
Ok, so a little while ago, teachers started putting up the lists of their students who are doing festival, and I laughed at the people who were registered for like... 5 or six classes... cause in all honesty, thats a little excessive, especially in the higher levels where the rep is difficult and its always the same adjudicator. You work your ass off to hear generally the same comments 5 times over, albeit with a different spin.
While at the time, I laughed... I laugh no more.. until the weeks of Feb28-March3 and then March 13-17 come... when I might devellop a constant laugh or cackle or something from stress... I'm accompanying a few of my friends as well as students from 2 teachers of the Mb.Conservatory. From the conservatory all the kids are young and in lower levels, so im doing some musical theatre and little art songs... so it won't be too taxing to learn them. My friends are doing harder rep, so it will be a little more to learn, but my friends are worth it.
Oh yes, between those two weeks.. guess how many classes I'm accompanying for...
oh ya, thats right... 23, twenty-frickin three!! and I still have a few more to pencil in.. and three of those are on March 14'th.....
"but michael, why do you emphasize THAT day?"
BECAUSE ITS MY RECITAL!!!
oi vay... Im sure I can handle it.. I'm so glad that Im doing the preparations such that I will be prepared 2 weeks in advance... as well I have the week in between where i only play for classes on one day.
The reality of the situation is that I just won't be going to school with any regularity during that time. All time other than accompanying will be spent preparing for recital.
I hope I make it....
While at the time, I laughed... I laugh no more.. until the weeks of Feb28-March3 and then March 13-17 come... when I might devellop a constant laugh or cackle or something from stress... I'm accompanying a few of my friends as well as students from 2 teachers of the Mb.Conservatory. From the conservatory all the kids are young and in lower levels, so im doing some musical theatre and little art songs... so it won't be too taxing to learn them. My friends are doing harder rep, so it will be a little more to learn, but my friends are worth it.
Oh yes, between those two weeks.. guess how many classes I'm accompanying for...
oh ya, thats right... 23, twenty-frickin three!! and I still have a few more to pencil in.. and three of those are on March 14'th.....
"but michael, why do you emphasize THAT day?"
BECAUSE ITS MY RECITAL!!!
oi vay... Im sure I can handle it.. I'm so glad that Im doing the preparations such that I will be prepared 2 weeks in advance... as well I have the week in between where i only play for classes on one day.
The reality of the situation is that I just won't be going to school with any regularity during that time. All time other than accompanying will be spent preparing for recital.
I hope I make it....
Monday, January 16, 2006
Davey commented on my super hot picture located at the top right hand side of this page in the about me section. It does look super ghetto (would you expect or accept anything else from me?) for a few reasons. The resolution is terrible cause i guess you can only have 50 kilobytes of picture file or something.. so it took some resaving and stuff.
The picture originates from this summer. Fi and I went on our super road trip, and this was one of the 5 pictures that survived. Thats right, we went on a two-week epic roadtrip and this is all that survived. This is due to 2 reasons: 1)flail and 2)ezonics
1) my camera was rendered unuseable after there was a flailing incident in transit between me and fiona early on in the trip
2) the other camera we had was fiona's. doesn't ezonics just sound like a super high quality camera brand? it's not really that bad.. its mostly that fi's had it a while, and its showing the signs of wear... mostly a battery slider that doesnt close all the way, so you have to hold it when the camera is on... we realised this, but not the fact that if you let go right after, it would shut off and not save any of the pictures we took. Oh well, no biggy cause fi and I will remember this trip forever, and relive it from time to time to keep it fresh in mind.
The picture: I still had my sandals, and theres a "cruisecanada.com" van in the background and a visible green, presumably parliamentary roof in the background as well. therefore it must have been early in Ottawa. The stupid cutout man was wearing a safety vest similar to my shirt and pointing to his right, so I decided to stand by him and point to the left, thus creating an artistic balance... we never did find out what he was pointing to.. there was no sign or anything...thus a legend is born!
Wow today was busy and productive. I had class, comp lesson, then a meeting at the modern dance school, which took all of maybe 5 minutes, just to get music I will need to learn... 70 pages of it..! Nevertheless, thanks to the transit system, this meeting took me away from the school for 3 hours. I returned to the school at 6, and practiced until 9:30, and i actually was at the piano playing for 3 hours out of that time! go me! I got a huge chunk of work done on the Mozart, and ya, greatly productive all around.
I have reached a point of stress with the Scriabin etude. The metronome marking on it says 152. I am currently playing it at 134, and I feel it won't be getting much faster.. The recording I have of it doesn't go near that tempo either, and takes a lot of time here and there. it might be at that tempo between 2 or three of every 10 notes, each phrase accelerates then backs off. I feel confident that i can produce a good performance of it as things stand, but I feel obligated to be able to play it at that tempo, strictly with the metronome, simply because it is an etude. Nevertheless, I will continue to work at it, and make it better, because that's what pianists do.
I realised yesterday that I have to play the Rachmaninoff prelude for this audition in a week or two, and I haven't touched it in months.. so i need to do a nice spiffy touch up job on it. Today I pulled it out, and didnt even try to play it, I worked just on the finger work that I know needs to be done. I also worked on the 2nd page, which needs to be block chorded, to remember to where the hands are moving... I would prefer if I hadn't left it quite so late, but it's definately manageable..
ooh ooh and the Scriabin pieces are almost solidly memorized.. that is they are, but not perfectly. only some small hesitations here and there, but at the speed the etude rips along at, anything seems like a huge gap. When I take time for the phrases, the memory doesnt cause problems, but if I can have it perfectly memorised while metronoming, there will be no problems with the performance. The middle movement (ironically the PRElude) is still the least secure memorywise.. its just not as cut and dry harmonically as the other ones... but really, this is Scriabin, nothing is cut and dry.. it's jujst a little more... 'modern' than the other ones.
All in all, I feel good at the moment about my preparation, butI still have so much more to do.. the second movement of Mozart needs much attention, and LEARNING of notes...oops. but I have a whole week after Genser prelims to worry about that! Ha ha huh... I also have a fair bit of music to learn for accompanying singers for the MRMTA scholarship auditions on top of my own sonata to finish learning... oi vay, I sure have become quite the busy little beaver.
hmm, enough blithering for one night...
The picture originates from this summer. Fi and I went on our super road trip, and this was one of the 5 pictures that survived. Thats right, we went on a two-week epic roadtrip and this is all that survived. This is due to 2 reasons: 1)flail and 2)ezonics
1) my camera was rendered unuseable after there was a flailing incident in transit between me and fiona early on in the trip
2) the other camera we had was fiona's. doesn't ezonics just sound like a super high quality camera brand? it's not really that bad.. its mostly that fi's had it a while, and its showing the signs of wear... mostly a battery slider that doesnt close all the way, so you have to hold it when the camera is on... we realised this, but not the fact that if you let go right after, it would shut off and not save any of the pictures we took. Oh well, no biggy cause fi and I will remember this trip forever, and relive it from time to time to keep it fresh in mind.
The picture: I still had my sandals, and theres a "cruisecanada.com" van in the background and a visible green, presumably parliamentary roof in the background as well. therefore it must have been early in Ottawa. The stupid cutout man was wearing a safety vest similar to my shirt and pointing to his right, so I decided to stand by him and point to the left, thus creating an artistic balance... we never did find out what he was pointing to.. there was no sign or anything...thus a legend is born!
Wow today was busy and productive. I had class, comp lesson, then a meeting at the modern dance school, which took all of maybe 5 minutes, just to get music I will need to learn... 70 pages of it..! Nevertheless, thanks to the transit system, this meeting took me away from the school for 3 hours. I returned to the school at 6, and practiced until 9:30, and i actually was at the piano playing for 3 hours out of that time! go me! I got a huge chunk of work done on the Mozart, and ya, greatly productive all around.
I have reached a point of stress with the Scriabin etude. The metronome marking on it says 152. I am currently playing it at 134, and I feel it won't be getting much faster.. The recording I have of it doesn't go near that tempo either, and takes a lot of time here and there. it might be at that tempo between 2 or three of every 10 notes, each phrase accelerates then backs off. I feel confident that i can produce a good performance of it as things stand, but I feel obligated to be able to play it at that tempo, strictly with the metronome, simply because it is an etude. Nevertheless, I will continue to work at it, and make it better, because that's what pianists do.
I realised yesterday that I have to play the Rachmaninoff prelude for this audition in a week or two, and I haven't touched it in months.. so i need to do a nice spiffy touch up job on it. Today I pulled it out, and didnt even try to play it, I worked just on the finger work that I know needs to be done. I also worked on the 2nd page, which needs to be block chorded, to remember to where the hands are moving... I would prefer if I hadn't left it quite so late, but it's definately manageable..
ooh ooh and the Scriabin pieces are almost solidly memorized.. that is they are, but not perfectly. only some small hesitations here and there, but at the speed the etude rips along at, anything seems like a huge gap. When I take time for the phrases, the memory doesnt cause problems, but if I can have it perfectly memorised while metronoming, there will be no problems with the performance. The middle movement (ironically the PRElude) is still the least secure memorywise.. its just not as cut and dry harmonically as the other ones... but really, this is Scriabin, nothing is cut and dry.. it's jujst a little more... 'modern' than the other ones.
All in all, I feel good at the moment about my preparation, butI still have so much more to do.. the second movement of Mozart needs much attention, and LEARNING of notes...oops. but I have a whole week after Genser prelims to worry about that! Ha ha huh... I also have a fair bit of music to learn for accompanying singers for the MRMTA scholarship auditions on top of my own sonata to finish learning... oi vay, I sure have become quite the busy little beaver.
hmm, enough blithering for one night...
Sunday, January 15, 2006
hmm, still sick
I've been sick since like October or November or something.
I was on the roids (ster, not hemm) for 2 months, and they only masked the sickness. At the end of the first month, i was running out of the prescription puffer, i could tell cause I was coughing again. I went to the doctor and he told me to keep taking them. mumbly mumbly, I don't trust him anymore, because I didn't even show signs of getting better, if i missed my drugs, I felt like shit. it was more of a cough suppressant thing than anything.
Today I was woken by a feeling of nausea that in spite of my efforts to ignore, resulted in mild to moderate puking. I've spent most of the rest of the day feeling ick. I'm better now, but trying to keep hydrated. I don't think this is directly related to my bronchitis. The Bronchitis still hasn't gone away, but Im just more aware of it when other things are wrong with me.
I probably shouldn't have gone to my _____ practice today, my voice hurt, so singing was a bit of a stretch. Apparently other people who should have been there were also having the sickness.
Im not enjoying my mothers excessive new eating thing. She was diagnosed with borderline type 2 diabetes, she can cantrol it with diet and excercise and has been quite well, so hats off to her, but BOO. They wen't grocery shopping today, but you wouldn't notice. No cookies, no snacks, no granoly bars, no luncheon meats... what the heck am i supposed to do. those things make up the bulk of my lunches... I cannot survive in such an atmosphere
If she wants to starve herself (of unhealthy deliciousness), fine! but I will not be sucked into this intolerable abyss of (health inspired) starvation.
I also have no money, so I can't even afford to be going out to eat either... i suppose I will be a healthier person for it. grr I blame the lack of deliciousness in the house to making me sick...
I was on the roids (ster, not hemm) for 2 months, and they only masked the sickness. At the end of the first month, i was running out of the prescription puffer, i could tell cause I was coughing again. I went to the doctor and he told me to keep taking them. mumbly mumbly, I don't trust him anymore, because I didn't even show signs of getting better, if i missed my drugs, I felt like shit. it was more of a cough suppressant thing than anything.
Today I was woken by a feeling of nausea that in spite of my efforts to ignore, resulted in mild to moderate puking. I've spent most of the rest of the day feeling ick. I'm better now, but trying to keep hydrated. I don't think this is directly related to my bronchitis. The Bronchitis still hasn't gone away, but Im just more aware of it when other things are wrong with me.
I probably shouldn't have gone to my _____ practice today, my voice hurt, so singing was a bit of a stretch. Apparently other people who should have been there were also having the sickness.
Im not enjoying my mothers excessive new eating thing. She was diagnosed with borderline type 2 diabetes, she can cantrol it with diet and excercise and has been quite well, so hats off to her, but BOO. They wen't grocery shopping today, but you wouldn't notice. No cookies, no snacks, no granoly bars, no luncheon meats... what the heck am i supposed to do. those things make up the bulk of my lunches... I cannot survive in such an atmosphere
If she wants to starve herself (of unhealthy deliciousness), fine! but I will not be sucked into this intolerable abyss of (health inspired) starvation.
I also have no money, so I can't even afford to be going out to eat either... i suppose I will be a healthier person for it. grr I blame the lack of deliciousness in the house to making me sick...
Last night was the Opera Workshop preformance put on by the U of M Music people and whatnot. It was muchos entertainting. I love how they are able to make things so hilarious. I think it's out of necessity, because let's face it, we all know that the world at large is not an Opera inspired place. Those who really love Opera that much, are already in the program, or performing in operas.... most of the audience is fellow students and parents who can use a good chuckle to remind them that just because it's opera doesn't mean you have to be so snooty and serious.
Apprently said chuckles were well appreciated. Those of you who know me, know my laugh... i guess it's somewhat distinct.. perhaps even a little louder than the standard guffaw. At least half of the cast, afterwards, came to me to tell me that they could hear me in the audience. All of them said it in a way that made me think they enjoyed it... at least no one was like "wow, you were so tacky..." but i guess that would be a matter of tacty....
It was wonderful to see my friends doing something they love and having fun. and seeing quite a few people in hilarious drag never hurts anyone. I think my friend Andrea won for the best trouser role (out of all the crossdressers) because she didn't just rely on the costume to make the situation hilarious. In fact, the costuming looked pretty realistic, as far as trouser roles come. Nevertheless, every moment she was on the stage, she owned it, yet without taking attention away from the action or characters around her. Hats off to Andrea. The other cross roles were well done, and were hilarious on the costuming.... like when Lawrence was knitting... that had a special spot in my heart. And L and Chris's dancing... wow. But Chris, you are a damn ugly woman, just to let you know.
After that was the Opera workshop party. It was so much fun, just like the years before. Just like last year, there was henna, so I got a naked woman on my arm. Last year she was Ethel, this year, I named her Gertrude. We had so much fun with the henna.. poor little jonny.
Ya the party was fun, lots of music and good times, and food and stuff.
Anyway, I have stuff to do.
Apprently said chuckles were well appreciated. Those of you who know me, know my laugh... i guess it's somewhat distinct.. perhaps even a little louder than the standard guffaw. At least half of the cast, afterwards, came to me to tell me that they could hear me in the audience. All of them said it in a way that made me think they enjoyed it... at least no one was like "wow, you were so tacky..." but i guess that would be a matter of tacty....
It was wonderful to see my friends doing something they love and having fun. and seeing quite a few people in hilarious drag never hurts anyone. I think my friend Andrea won for the best trouser role (out of all the crossdressers) because she didn't just rely on the costume to make the situation hilarious. In fact, the costuming looked pretty realistic, as far as trouser roles come. Nevertheless, every moment she was on the stage, she owned it, yet without taking attention away from the action or characters around her. Hats off to Andrea. The other cross roles were well done, and were hilarious on the costuming.... like when Lawrence was knitting... that had a special spot in my heart. And L and Chris's dancing... wow. But Chris, you are a damn ugly woman, just to let you know.
After that was the Opera workshop party. It was so much fun, just like the years before. Just like last year, there was henna, so I got a naked woman on my arm. Last year she was Ethel, this year, I named her Gertrude. We had so much fun with the henna.. poor little jonny.
Ya the party was fun, lots of music and good times, and food and stuff.
Anyway, I have stuff to do.
Friday, January 13, 2006
WHY DON'T YOU COMMENT!?!?
pourquoi est-ce que personne repond a mon blog? vous n'interessez plus? ok...
au'jourd'hui c'etait le "friday the thirteenth", un jour dont les etranges evenements se passe. vraiment, rien comme ça s'est passé. Je ne me suis pas levé pour l'ecole.. mais ce n'est pas etrange de tout. J'ai pris l'apres-midi me practiquer du piano... jusque un peu mais j'ai reussi aux taches d'aujourdhui, et je reste en route d'etre bien preparé pour les competitions qui viennent bientot.
Mais.. il y reste beacoup à faire avant mon recital:
Mardi, le 14 mars, 2006
20h, Eva Clare Hall
Université de Manitoba
mais je travaille bien fort(aussi bien piano..) avec anticipation!
mais je devrais aller a l'ecole practique ce soir,
à bientot mes amis
au'jourd'hui c'etait le "friday the thirteenth", un jour dont les etranges evenements se passe. vraiment, rien comme ça s'est passé. Je ne me suis pas levé pour l'ecole.. mais ce n'est pas etrange de tout. J'ai pris l'apres-midi me practiquer du piano... jusque un peu mais j'ai reussi aux taches d'aujourdhui, et je reste en route d'etre bien preparé pour les competitions qui viennent bientot.
Mais.. il y reste beacoup à faire avant mon recital:
Mardi, le 14 mars, 2006
20h, Eva Clare Hall
Université de Manitoba
mais je travaille bien fort(aussi bien piano..) avec anticipation!
mais je devrais aller a l'ecole practique ce soir,
à bientot mes amis
Thursday, January 12, 2006
new discovery!
so, did I mention that I have discovered suspenders? I know I didn't, but I ask for dramatic emphasis! They are wonderful.
It all started a few days ago. I had bought my new jeans and had worn them around the house or something... but when I ran out the house to go to school, and had to run for my bus, my pants felt uncomfortably loose. The jeans i had before were a size smaller, so I didn't thinkof wearing a belt. The next day, I couldn't find my belt so I suffered the same hardships as the day previous. That evening, I remembered I had a pair of suspenders in a drawer. They were from a play or something in high school.
The moral of the story is that I'm happy I decided to give them a try. The first evening i wore them, I realised why undershirts can be a good thing. Today I wore them to school over another shirt and wore a sweater so all was well. The only downfall of them is that you have to tuck in whichever shirt you wear... which often highlights my belly... So perhaps I might not wear them as oft as I might plan.. or maybe they will give me new inspiration to not be fat.
Another good thing about them is that they give me gentle reminders to lower my shoulders and not tense up. And they even sort of help my posture somehow.
Hmm, while Im talking about random things sort of fashion or style related...
Today my hair looked pretty shitty. The good thing about long hair was that it could be messy and it gave me that dissheveled look. It is currently not long enough to have that effect. Normally my hair just falls into place but not when it's oily. I'm making it oily by choice.
"But why, Michael?" you may ask. the answer is as follows:
I have washed my hair pretty much every day, with shampoo and stuff for years and years. I thought nothing of this until a while ago, I was informed that you shouldn't wash every day, because it gets rid of the natural oils in your hair. This is true, and to make up for it, my head replenishes those oils quickly, so if I don't shampoo in the morning, my hair gets oily. My theory is that I will stop washing daily, maybe only every second or third day. This will cause my head to adopt a new cycle of oil replenishment, as I dont think the high paced current cycle is a good thing. I might run out of oils.
If anyone knows about hair and would like to give me some actual info, feel free.
I figure that its better to have oily hair now with relatively short hair, otherwise long and greasy is just nasty. The theory is that it will only be oily for a while, then the body will readjust.
Hmm, I think thats all. Yes, yes that's it.
It all started a few days ago. I had bought my new jeans and had worn them around the house or something... but when I ran out the house to go to school, and had to run for my bus, my pants felt uncomfortably loose. The jeans i had before were a size smaller, so I didn't thinkof wearing a belt. The next day, I couldn't find my belt so I suffered the same hardships as the day previous. That evening, I remembered I had a pair of suspenders in a drawer. They were from a play or something in high school.
The moral of the story is that I'm happy I decided to give them a try. The first evening i wore them, I realised why undershirts can be a good thing. Today I wore them to school over another shirt and wore a sweater so all was well. The only downfall of them is that you have to tuck in whichever shirt you wear... which often highlights my belly... So perhaps I might not wear them as oft as I might plan.. or maybe they will give me new inspiration to not be fat.
Another good thing about them is that they give me gentle reminders to lower my shoulders and not tense up. And they even sort of help my posture somehow.
Hmm, while Im talking about random things sort of fashion or style related...
Today my hair looked pretty shitty. The good thing about long hair was that it could be messy and it gave me that dissheveled look. It is currently not long enough to have that effect. Normally my hair just falls into place but not when it's oily. I'm making it oily by choice.
"But why, Michael?" you may ask. the answer is as follows:
I have washed my hair pretty much every day, with shampoo and stuff for years and years. I thought nothing of this until a while ago, I was informed that you shouldn't wash every day, because it gets rid of the natural oils in your hair. This is true, and to make up for it, my head replenishes those oils quickly, so if I don't shampoo in the morning, my hair gets oily. My theory is that I will stop washing daily, maybe only every second or third day. This will cause my head to adopt a new cycle of oil replenishment, as I dont think the high paced current cycle is a good thing. I might run out of oils.
If anyone knows about hair and would like to give me some actual info, feel free.
I figure that its better to have oily hair now with relatively short hair, otherwise long and greasy is just nasty. The theory is that it will only be oily for a while, then the body will readjust.
Hmm, I think thats all. Yes, yes that's it.
good day, in the end
well, the day didn't start on the most inspiring note, but for all intensive porpoises (or is that intents and purposes...) it worked itself out.
school was good, only one class. Before that, I got my recital form signed by David and I handed it in to the office, so unless I screwed something up royally on the program, my recital is set to go, only at 8pm instead of 7:30. apparently I don't get a say in the time, despite the fact that there was an open space for the time. So yes, that is one concern less in my life... now I just have to do is learn my music, then organize food and get on the advertizing bandwagon. I need to make posters and handbills and whatnot. I've had some ideas float around, but it's time to actually get around to them.
After class, I practiced a bit, talked with Deena. I actually accomplished my dailt practice goals for Mozart and Scriabin, so all is well in that dept. Now, I will get on the other rep tonight.
I went out for dinner with parents to the Elephant and Castle downtown. Yummy!
On the way home, we picked up my midi-USB cable, so my keyboard actually can work with the computer now! the frustrating bit is that now I have to relearn to use the progam, using the new technology. oh well, all is good!
school was good, only one class. Before that, I got my recital form signed by David and I handed it in to the office, so unless I screwed something up royally on the program, my recital is set to go, only at 8pm instead of 7:30. apparently I don't get a say in the time, despite the fact that there was an open space for the time. So yes, that is one concern less in my life... now I just have to do is learn my music, then organize food and get on the advertizing bandwagon. I need to make posters and handbills and whatnot. I've had some ideas float around, but it's time to actually get around to them.
After class, I practiced a bit, talked with Deena. I actually accomplished my dailt practice goals for Mozart and Scriabin, so all is well in that dept. Now, I will get on the other rep tonight.
I went out for dinner with parents to the Elephant and Castle downtown. Yummy!
On the way home, we picked up my midi-USB cable, so my keyboard actually can work with the computer now! the frustrating bit is that now I have to relearn to use the progam, using the new technology. oh well, all is good!
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