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A) I was wrong about the NCAA Tournament all along.

What I said What really happened ( Read more... )

At about 10:00PM Sunday night, 30Mar2003, I made my way to the Green Room. Flustered, frustrated, and nervous about my impending recital, I felt disgusted with what I considered an unproductive dress rehearsal. I swabbed both instruments out and actually considered cancelling the recital in a momentary fit of rage with myself.
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• Run-through recital pieces (Mozart - Schubert - Stravinsky - Weber)
  
• Get copies of the recital program for this evening
  
• Write at least 20 measures of music
  
• Fix my bike
  
• Perform a recital (in 8 hours)
  
• Don't freak out
  

My goal was to practice 20 hours over the break specifically on recital music. My actual amount: 16 hours. Not ( Read more... )

More NCAA Tournament stuff:

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On the NCAA Tournament:

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I'm going to break down my entire recital program by piece and movement as well as my comfort status. Here goes:

Church Sonatas - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), arr. Yona EttlingerAndante (98%)Allegro (95%)
This is the piece I'm most comfortable with at the moment. These two movements are from a set of four arranged by Ettlinger, which come ( Read more... )

• There's something magical about Tom Izzo's team. A 7-seed, Michigan State managed to pull off an amazing upset over 2-seeded Florida. Was this vengeance against the freshman guard Anthony Roberson who opted for Florida instead of his home-state school of MSU? Either way, the Spartans nailed Florida right in the gut.
  
  
• The Sun Belt ( Read more... )

Current conditions in Las Cruces
39°F - Mostly Cloudy (Feels Like 33°F)
Wind: From the West at 9 gusting to 20 mph

Normally, I'd say it's not all that cold. Perspective changes quite a bit when you ride a bike in weather like this. *shivers*

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