One of the funniest things I've heard lately: "Yes, I'm sexist. And sexy. I'm sexiest ( Read more... )

Yesterday night I called my grandparents in Korea to wish them a Happy New Year. Just talked to parents and my sister a little while ago. It makes me happy to talk with family, especially in Korea. One of my aunts was there as well, so we talked for the first time in more than a year. Happiness. Although it also made me acutely aware of the ( Read more... )

I was thinking about cherry blossoms today. Evocative of transient beauty, the cyclical nature of the seasons, yes, but there is something more to them than these familiar tropes. Maybe I'm just yearning for spring. No, that's not it either; just today I was happy to be standing outside Henry's building, waiting for him in sub-zero weather when ( Read more... )

What is it about pirate songs?

But here’s some advice about ice-skating ( Read more... )

Lately I have realized that Youtube is a treasure trove of classical music. Typing in "piano violin sonata" led me to works by Brahms, Mozart, Beethoven, Franck, Elgar, Ravel, Debussy, Schubert and others. I was torn between a Schubert sonata and a Beethoven one, but Beethoven's sonata No. 8 won out. Maybe I'll do the Schubert another time. I ( Read more... )

but not to my window. --from a poem by Anne Carson in Decreation, possibly miquoted.

I should be sleeping.

I must say that I have had a very good couple weeks. The piano is just gorgeous, lovely dark red color, rich and mellow sound. A bit of an adjustment after the brightness and easy action of the piano back home, but perfect for apartment living. It makes me want to play Romantic music all the time; I'm relearning Debussy's "Arabesque." I'll ( Read more... )

I was up until 3 AM moving and cleaning things with Henry (though I sent him to bed earlier in the evening) but I fell asleep knowing there was actually space for a piano. At about 9 PM, everything was everywhere; it looked like our apartment had exploded. We, really I, have way too much stuff. Lots of it is books and papers, but also random ( Read more... )

I'm done grading papers! Now it's just doing a final check on stuff, deciding on the final grade of one student who drove me crazy, and handing in the paperwork. I'm going to bring my iceskates and go skating right afterwards ^_ ( Read more... )