I just got off the phone with Chauncey, my viola teacher from last year.  The one I came to F.I.U. to study and who left for Ohio, the one I plan to go study with again.  I've been studying with this Michael guy, and I've learned some good stuff from him.  But I don't want to stay here.  Chauncey wants me out of here, whether I come study with him ( Read more... )

I spent all day trying to catch up on my math homework and then I didn't leave enough time for my math exam so that I ran out of time 4 questions into the second half. (online course) Stupid ( Read more... )

There was really nothing extaordinary about my day. My string quartet had it's first coaching with Michael (my viola teacher) today. I think the most skilled (for now! I'll be the best!) person in the quartet might be the cellist, I don't think Michael criticized her directly once. Also, I'm still trying to figure out why the second violinist ( Read more... )

I must raise a question: Are all musicians inherently heartless? Let us examine some evidence ( Read more... )

That's kind of true, except when you're listening to his Requiem Mass or another of his darker works- but even then you can sometimes hear a ray of light shining through the clouds ( Read more... )

Today, Hurricane Jeanne caused a windy storm to grace my boring neighborhood. I sat outside by the door and read "The Storm" by Kate Chopin while listening to Piano Concerto No. 1 by Frederic Chopin (Hah! I just noticed!). I had a little trouble concentrating on the reading though. The music and the wind were just both so wonderful I had little ( Read more... )

VIOLET

You surround yourself with art and music and are constantly driven to express yourself. You often daydream. You prefer honesty in your relationships and belive strongly in your personal morals.

Find out your color at Quiz Me!

From my tears spring up ( Read more... )

Okay, as Jennifer so eloquently brought to my attention, my rant or argument or whatever that thing below is was not effective in doing whatever it was supposed to do because it was biased on the side Christianity.  So, if you're not a Christian, or don't believe in God, change some of that stuff and we'll be just fine.  That's right, You figure it ( Read more... )

Robert: Are you sure you're not just obsessing?
Stephan: Oh, I am! Definitely.  So, anyway...

That's an excerpt from my conversation with Robert this evening.  In the one or two months, I've been obsessing about how barbaric humans act when dealing with the opposite sex.  How they treat them like cattle, as they seek to obtain the most ( Read more... )

I am The Itinerant Fiddler of Legend.  An arrogant name, really, for a violist who has yet to become legendary.  I joined LiveJournal to view and comment on the weblog entries of some of my friends.  I'm not sure yet if I will continuously write in this weblog.  I already have one with Xanga www.xanga.com/itinerant_fiddler_of_legend . LiveJournal ( Read more... )