Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Not enough time...

Today has been rough on the mouth (oh stop)...




I have been playing since about noon and finally stopped about an hour ago! (4:00) I really wish accompanists wouldn't be so stupid. I know its their job but dang. I was doing my normal 30 minute run through and everythign and working with my accompanist for my thursday recital and for my jury. I walk in and way before the door is shut, I hear the piano part already being pounded away. My peice "Phantasiestucke" by Robert Shumann normally starts out with the piano pounding out triplets and the clarinet on eigth notes. Well, i'm not kidding when i heard my accompanist pounding them. Just as a side note, said person doesn't even know their part to the piece. Really, how am I supposed to be able to play to the best of my ability when I have to worry about slowing down for them? We're going about 112BPM and it needs to be about 130 or so. Ugggg... Oh well. I'll get this over with and be happy happy! Oh and for you ISU music majors who are reading this, come thursday to the recital to listen to me get my recital cherry popped! YAY! But othern that. Thats just something that is kindof bothering me and putting a sponge up my clarinet.





What do you think? New accompanist? No time? Do tell?

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Well... Goodmorning!

So. what would you do if you rolled over and looked out your window and saw the clouds moving but didn't see the ground? Do you feel like your on a ship? Do you feel like the clouds are doing something stupid? What do you think? Well, I choose the first one. I rolled over this morning while on the phone with TJ and felt almost as though I was on a cruise ship out in the middle of the ocean somewhere enjoying every bit of it. the sun is shinning in onto my bed warming up my legs and feet which makes it feel even more like the cruise to me. Yet, I haven't been on one before, from what I have heard of when people went on cruises, its paradise. I hope to go on one someday! Someone wanna make that dream come true for me? Gimme some $$$ and TJ and I will be set! But no, seriously... I felt like I was on a ship and was just cruising along. Another thing that is goin down right now that's kinda buggin me is this HUGE bumblebee outside my window. He wont leave me alone! You know that Windex commercial where the birds are sitting on the branch and they look down at the house and think that the clear glass sliding door is open? Yeah, it reminds me of that. This bee is throwing itself into this huge window. Pshhh... dumb insect. On a lighter note, it has been in the 80's the past couple days... WOHOO! I got to wear shorts yesterday and finally got to break in the flip flops. Today and tomorrow is supposed to be the same but today is supposed to have stupid thunderstorms or something. Well, Matt is snoring yet again and I'm getting a little hungry. I don't know what to get though. I have 0.37 credits (for you non-ISU people.. that's bad) and about $3.40 in commons cash (which is also bad). So, the question is ... HOW am I gonna eat. But yeah, I hope you have a fabulous morning and if your in Indiana, ENJOY this weather because we all know that today could be 85 and tomorrow be 28 and snowing!
Have a gorgeous day!
Trevor