Clasp your hands together.  Now look at where your fingers go.  If you're right handed you're right thumb will be over the top of your left thumb.

Now swap the clasping round so the left thumb is above the right (or vice versa)....

Weird isn't it?

Can you tell how bored I am?!

 - Name: Mike ( Read more... )

I fucking adore West Side Story.  It's one of those things that just keeps me going.  I'm sitting here right now just soaking in it.  Love it love it LOVE IT.  Yum...

Want to apoligize for the slightly self-indulgent 'cryptic' posts.  I hate it when people do it on livejournal, but it is exceptionally therapeutic to do so.  Just to let you all know ( Read more... )

I just really don't feel very good right now...

Absolutely flunked my recital.  Got a low 2:2.  Embarrasment central, tears, angry punching (and breaking) of walls, long chats with mother, etc, etc...

If anyone doubts how hard an Arts degree is I think is quite strong proof of how difficult it can be.  I know I'm not the next Bryn Terfel, but I am a remotely average singer, not of a standard in ( Read more... )

Basically I don't know how to word what I want to say, so it may come across as arrogant.

I got my first first for composition.  I know a first is hard to get (10% of students, etc), but sometimes it can mean SO much more than a mark.

I've had a handful of firsts (not enough!) and this year I've had one for a presentation and one for an essay.  But ( Read more... )

So just finished Brokeback Mountain.  Had a little cry, although I think I need to absolutely bawl my eyes out ( Read more... )

Anyone get the title?  Answers on a postcard...

Michael has worked out why he has been feeling down recently...  He is currently aiming towards nothing.  Usually I have a project or something that will eventually manifest itself in a production (as its usually a musical!) and then I move onto something else.  Yet at the minute I just don't have ( Read more... )

Well today has perhaps been the most sucessful and promising day of my music career so far.

Firstly I recorded a multitrack flute duet using six microphones in a huge 3 million pound recording studio and it sounds phenominal.

Then I rushed over to Bury in which I gave a twenty minute recital in their Parish Church (which is fucking huge.  Looks more ( Read more... )

Bloody knackered.  Don't know why.  Very hungry.  Bah ( Read more... )