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Holy asterisk, books for that goldarned Intermediate German class just cost me two weeks' wages!
Also, I'm playing at Guido's Deli (on Gilbert St. by Nagle Lumber and Aero Rental) on Saturday from about 7-10 PM. It seems like a pretty nice restaurant. They've got a variety of entrees, and if you're not looking for dinner, they have a wide and reasonably-priced selection of (non-alcoholic) beverages, appetizers, and desserts. I'd love to see you there, and it would be great if you could bring anyone you know who would like to come and/or tell other people you know who might be interested.
My schedule for this semester is pretty much amazing. My earliest class is Spanish-American Literature and Culture at 11:30 on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and then I have Intensive Intermediate German every day at 12:30. Around 1:30 or so (whenever I can get there after German) I go to work for about three hours. Then I have classes in the evening. Monday evenings I have All-University String Orchestra, Tuesday evenings I have Introduction to Linguistics, and Thursday evenings I have Interpretation of Literature. I love this schedule, because it gives me plenty of time to sleep in and be at work, and also I'm only actually in class for fifteen and a half hours a week despite the fact I'm earning sixteen hours... and an hour and a half of that in-class time is orchestra.
Last night at the Mill went really well. It was the best I've ever felt performing onstage. I'm so used to playing either to myself or to crowds of people just passing by, and being in lights at microphones on a stage with a bunch of people at least half-paying attention to you (and many paying more of their attention than half) is totally different. I took a new approach to it though and sat down and let myself just close my eyes and get lost in the music and for the most part it went really well. (Really well, that is, except for when I put the instrumental verse not where I wanted it and flubbed some words in "The St. James Infirmary Blues" and when I hit the wrong initial note on my harmonica in "What Is That She Got", but I don't think anybody noticed those.)
I went out to the Ped Mall and played on Sunday night. It was probably about the coldest I've ever played in: less than 40 degrees. I was out for a little less than three hours (with a warming-up break at Jimmy John's) and there were not a lot of people out drinking. Much to my surprise I actually made almost thirty dollars.
Also, I'm playing at Guido's Deli (on Gilbert St. by Nagle Lumber and Aero Rental) on Saturday from about 7-10 PM. It seems like a pretty nice restaurant. They've got a variety of entrees, and if you're not looking for dinner, they have a wide and reasonably-priced selection of (non-alcoholic) beverages, appetizers, and desserts. I'd love to see you there, and it would be great if you could bring anyone you know who would like to come and/or tell other people you know who might be interested.
My schedule for this semester is pretty much amazing. My earliest class is Spanish-American Literature and Culture at 11:30 on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and then I have Intensive Intermediate German every day at 12:30. Around 1:30 or so (whenever I can get there after German) I go to work for about three hours. Then I have classes in the evening. Monday evenings I have All-University String Orchestra, Tuesday evenings I have Introduction to Linguistics, and Thursday evenings I have Interpretation of Literature. I love this schedule, because it gives me plenty of time to sleep in and be at work, and also I'm only actually in class for fifteen and a half hours a week despite the fact I'm earning sixteen hours... and an hour and a half of that in-class time is orchestra.
Last night at the Mill went really well. It was the best I've ever felt performing onstage. I'm so used to playing either to myself or to crowds of people just passing by, and being in lights at microphones on a stage with a bunch of people at least half-paying attention to you (and many paying more of their attention than half) is totally different. I took a new approach to it though and sat down and let myself just close my eyes and get lost in the music and for the most part it went really well. (Really well, that is, except for when I put the instrumental verse not where I wanted it and flubbed some words in "The St. James Infirmary Blues" and when I hit the wrong initial note on my harmonica in "What Is That She Got", but I don't think anybody noticed those.)
I went out to the Ped Mall and played on Sunday night. It was probably about the coldest I've ever played in: less than 40 degrees. I was out for a little less than three hours (with a warming-up break at Jimmy John's) and there were not a lot of people out drinking. Much to my surprise I actually made almost thirty dollars.