If it ain't Baroque then don't fix it...
So I'm playing the fiddle again. Why is it that almost everything in my so-called "repetoire" is pre-1750? I generally prefer romantic or modern pieces but almost everything I can play with anywhere near approaching conviction is Baroque. And I just reminded myself that I hate Handel for every conceiving of the idea of The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba. That goddamn piece. Several ice ages ago I played it as a set piece for my grade five exam and it drove me mad. It's so nauseating and repetitive and so bloody long. However, I make myself play it every now and again because I somehow feel that it is good for me; perhaps as penance for my misdeeds. And it's not as stupid as playing the baroque music in my sax book. I mean please one does not buy an alto sax to play baroque music!!!
But guess what? And I share this with you partly because it's exciting but mostly because it will make
cah215 mad jealous...
I just booked tickets to go see Wicked! again!!! Huzzah!
Ooh and because I find it mildly amusing (and I really don't want to write my essay) I'm stealing a question from the aforementioned
cah215's meme (or list as she calls it... ;) ) which is to describe what's on your desk:
* laptop on the brink of death (it just died whilst I was playing the fiddle... perhaps it was trying to commit suicide)
* cell phone
* iPod and various leads
* invitation to my cousin's wedding
* Jeff Buckley CD
* about ten thousand post-it notes
* seasons 2 and 3 of The Office
* a few pens
* a mass of notes for my silly essay
* an empty jelly bean container
* a desktop calendar proclaiming that it's April 7th...
* a photo of two of my best friends and me
* some chocolate covered coffee beans
* a tape measure
* lots of occupational health crap
* Wicked! the novel
* an almost empty bag of peanuts
* a glass with a few ml of Tropicana in it
* an almost empty can of diet coke (only one!)
* a paediatrics book
* two plates and an empty cupcake wrapper (busted!)
* my diary
* speakers
* an empty bag from the WB store in LA (it previously contained a t-shirt)
* a box of tissues
* the key to my parents' house on a sheep keychain
* a bank statement
* antiseptic spray
But guess what? And I share this with you partly because it's exciting but mostly because it will make
cah215 mad jealous...
I just booked tickets to go see Wicked! again!!! Huzzah!
Ooh and because I find it mildly amusing (and I really don't want to write my essay) I'm stealing a question from the aforementioned
cah215's meme (or list as she calls it... ;) ) which is to describe what's on your desk:
* laptop on the brink of death (it just died whilst I was playing the fiddle... perhaps it was trying to commit suicide)
* cell phone
* iPod and various leads
* invitation to my cousin's wedding
* Jeff Buckley CD
* about ten thousand post-it notes
* seasons 2 and 3 of The Office
* a few pens
* a mass of notes for my silly essay
* an empty jelly bean container
* a desktop calendar proclaiming that it's April 7th...
* a photo of two of my best friends and me
* some chocolate covered coffee beans
* a tape measure
* lots of occupational health crap
* Wicked! the novel
* an almost empty bag of peanuts
* a glass with a few ml of Tropicana in it
* an almost empty can of diet coke (only one!)
* a paediatrics book
* two plates and an empty cupcake wrapper (busted!)
* my diary
* speakers
* an empty bag from the WB store in LA (it previously contained a t-shirt)
* a box of tissues
* the key to my parents' house on a sheep keychain
* a bank statement
* antiseptic spray