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Looking back through my old posts, I realize a lot in my life has changed since I last visited my journal.
Here are just a few things:
I finally made it through my Masters Program. No more school for a while :)
I'm now an uncle
I live in a new place (near 4th Ave.)
Started working an extra job to make ends meet.
I know I have a record of posting sporadically, mostly because I just don't get around to doing it. Also, it seems like what I had to say was either me bemoaning life or was just not interesting. So, from now on I will just write about day to day stuff, interesting or not, and try to keep my bitching to a minimum.
Here it goes.
It was nice to see everyone who was at Wyona's party last night !!! It has been forever since I've seen you guys, and it was nice to be able to hang out for a while.
Today was pretty decent day. I slept in, made my weekly ration of homemade salsa, then practiced for a while. Then I went to see "Carmen" down at TCC with my friend Mark. It was a good show, we sat second row so we could see everyone, and knew many of the chorus members. The baritone, the dude who played Escamillo, was really hot- very handsome and what a great voice. After that we did dinner at Pei Wei and I went home and practiced some more. While I was practicing, the phone rang, and I listened to my friend Ying's long tirade about the guy who is fixing her clarinet.
I was glad that I made it out to do my two laps around Reid park, even though I didn't get there until about 9pm. It was a gorgeous night out, and it was nice to just look and the moon, smell the wet grass, feel the cool breeze. I'm so glad Autumn is finally here. I started running fairly regularly about a month ago, and I found it really difficult to start. Now it is just a matter of getting my ass out there and doing it; every week it seems like I can go a little bit farther. I find this to be a really good time to just clear my head, reflect, and think things through. It's funny, whatever is bugging at the moment me seems not quite so bad.
Well I guess it's time for bed. I have a long week ahead of me: work, teaching, and a gig with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra :) I finally get to sub with them. I hope it goes well, since this gig is the one ray of sunshine in the midst of much dark disenchantment with the clarinet. I'm excited :)
Here are just a few things:
I finally made it through my Masters Program. No more school for a while :)
I'm now an uncle
I live in a new place (near 4th Ave.)
Started working an extra job to make ends meet.
I know I have a record of posting sporadically, mostly because I just don't get around to doing it. Also, it seems like what I had to say was either me bemoaning life or was just not interesting. So, from now on I will just write about day to day stuff, interesting or not, and try to keep my bitching to a minimum.
Here it goes.
It was nice to see everyone who was at Wyona's party last night !!! It has been forever since I've seen you guys, and it was nice to be able to hang out for a while.
Today was pretty decent day. I slept in, made my weekly ration of homemade salsa, then practiced for a while. Then I went to see "Carmen" down at TCC with my friend Mark. It was a good show, we sat second row so we could see everyone, and knew many of the chorus members. The baritone, the dude who played Escamillo, was really hot- very handsome and what a great voice. After that we did dinner at Pei Wei and I went home and practiced some more. While I was practicing, the phone rang, and I listened to my friend Ying's long tirade about the guy who is fixing her clarinet.
I was glad that I made it out to do my two laps around Reid park, even though I didn't get there until about 9pm. It was a gorgeous night out, and it was nice to just look and the moon, smell the wet grass, feel the cool breeze. I'm so glad Autumn is finally here. I started running fairly regularly about a month ago, and I found it really difficult to start. Now it is just a matter of getting my ass out there and doing it; every week it seems like I can go a little bit farther. I find this to be a really good time to just clear my head, reflect, and think things through. It's funny, whatever is bugging at the moment me seems not quite so bad.
Well I guess it's time for bed. I have a long week ahead of me: work, teaching, and a gig with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra :) I finally get to sub with them. I hope it goes well, since this gig is the one ray of sunshine in the midst of much dark disenchantment with the clarinet. I'm excited :)