Namaste. Our apartment is now clean. Well, for the most part. Kate told me today that her mom is coming to visit this weekend, which inspired all of us (Kate, George, and myself) to clean like hell. So the bathroom has been deep scrubbed, let me tell you. And Kate took care of the kitchen. The floor is sqeaky clean, at least to my feet. And ( Read more... )

Namaste I just read Mat's journal, and it reminded me that this weekend is Memorial Day Weekend. And not just any Memorial Day Weekend, but the weekend that is exactly 1 year after last year's Memorial Day Weekend. Why is this significant? Because last year's weekend was probably the worst weekend of my life. And 1 year ago today was the day ( Read more... )

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Namaste. The concerto is over; my last performance was on Sunday. It wasn't as good as the other two. I lost focus in the first movement, and although I held it together, there were still too many errors for my liking. Of course, there were some really brilliant moments, and the piano was wonderful, but there were also a few places that I ( Read more... )

Namaste. So. Last night's performance in Grants Pass went better than Friday's! It was great. The piano was a bit bright, it was just a 6'5 Steinway, so the first and third movements were fantastic. The second movement wasn't as beautiful because of the bright sound of the piano, but the high register really popped, so the third movement was ( Read more... )

Namaste. My concerto performance went well. I'm really happy with how I played, and I'm really pleased that so many people came to support me. I'd like to thank you all again; it really means a lot. But now I have another performance in Grants Pass tonight, and one in Medford tomorrow. And even more friends and family will be at each one, so I ( Read more... )

Namaste. I am off to perform my concerto. Wish me luck. Shalom.

Namaste. Last night while driving down Iowa street, at about 11, I saw a guy on a pogo stick! It totally ruled. He was just bouncing along the street, and it brought so much joy to my heart. After a few seconds he bit the pavement really hard, and I'm now inclined to think he was drunk . . . but it was still really sweet. Some things just make ( Read more... )

Namaste. I'm playing Diablo. And I'm loving it. I should probably be at school practicing, but I did really well on my Music Theory homework last night, like super-duper well, and I'm crazy proud of it. I might not suck after all. And I played the whole concerto today, well, performed it. And it went really well, too. So I'm slacking. There ( Read more... )

Namaste. Should I start updating every day, again? I feel like my updates are so mundane; but that's mostly because the little things that amuse me during the day seem very small when compared to a week of news. The thing is, I have no news. HA! Let's see ( Read more... )