Sad days sometimes have pretty sunsets (and other corny thoughts)
I have laryngitis right now, which means I basically can't speak and
definitely can't sing. I'm more than sad, because I sing all the time,
and singing is what makes (and keeps) me happy. I'm to the point where
I start crying in practice rooms as I practice piano, because I can
hear other people singing around me and it makes me want to sing SO
BADLY but I physically cannot. I started crying today in Chorale, as I
sat off to the side (where the sick people sit), listening to happy
voices singing without me.
Despite this, three bits of exceptional loveliness happened this evening:
1. Neal is taking organ lessons this semester rather than piano. (Yes, I have made lots of "organ" jokes, don't get me started.) I went with him to the chapel to listen to him practice, because I've never really looked comprehensively at an organ and was interested to hear it played at a time other than at chapel or a wedding or funeral. He played me a little Bach, and I persuaded him to play a little Phantom of the Opera (to humor me). I sat on the bench next him as he played his exercises. I enjoyed being in the darkened chapel, listening to the organ and sitting next to the person I love.
I left Neal in the chapel to go prepare for the Megaphone meeting. As I left, I thought, “Dang, I would KILL for a banana.” That’s when…
2. I saw Mariel Kerbacher coming out of the Olin building….In her right hand…was…a banana. “Mariel!” I called out. “I will give you a dollar for that banana!” She wanted to just give it to me, but I insisted. She had made my night - she deserved the dollar. I continued walking to my dorm, eating my dollar banana. It was delicious.
Upon arriving at my dorm, I saw…
3. An unattended Pirate Bike! (Pirate Bikes are our new yellow bike program here at SU. They unveiled the fleet of yellow bikes this afternoon, and since then they've been quite popular.) I had been wanting to try one all day. I made note of the number on the back (17, “A good year,” I thought) and hopped on. I rode around campus, saying hi to people whose names I did not know and grinning like a fool. I especially like the little bell that you can ding.
Despite this, three bits of exceptional loveliness happened this evening:
1. Neal is taking organ lessons this semester rather than piano. (Yes, I have made lots of "organ" jokes, don't get me started.) I went with him to the chapel to listen to him practice, because I've never really looked comprehensively at an organ and was interested to hear it played at a time other than at chapel or a wedding or funeral. He played me a little Bach, and I persuaded him to play a little Phantom of the Opera (to humor me). I sat on the bench next him as he played his exercises. I enjoyed being in the darkened chapel, listening to the organ and sitting next to the person I love.
I left Neal in the chapel to go prepare for the Megaphone meeting. As I left, I thought, “Dang, I would KILL for a banana.” That’s when…
2. I saw Mariel Kerbacher coming out of the Olin building….In her right hand…was…a banana. “Mariel!” I called out. “I will give you a dollar for that banana!” She wanted to just give it to me, but I insisted. She had made my night - she deserved the dollar. I continued walking to my dorm, eating my dollar banana. It was delicious.
Upon arriving at my dorm, I saw…
3. An unattended Pirate Bike! (Pirate Bikes are our new yellow bike program here at SU. They unveiled the fleet of yellow bikes this afternoon, and since then they've been quite popular.) I had been wanting to try one all day. I made note of the number on the back (17, “A good year,” I thought) and hopped on. I rode around campus, saying hi to people whose names I did not know and grinning like a fool. I especially like the little bell that you can ding.