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It's only Tuesday, I know, and I have until Sunday off. But, still, I feel like it's going by too fast. I've been enjoying my time as much as possible... though I've been wanting to color (yes, in a coloring book), and coloring books suck, nowadays.
I'd draw my own, but that's almost like work.
I have plenty to do this week, but I wanted to waste several days so that I wouldn't be working the whole break.
Anyway, enough of that. I just ordered a bunch of stuff to get me back into playing my violin. I bought new strings (because one should always have a backup set), a new mute (because my old one rattles when not in use, which is annoying as fuck), and a new music stand (because I've had the same one since 1995, and it sucked then... and I can't find it, anyway). I have some music, but I really need to buy more. The trouble with that, is I was never very good, and never really had lessons (public school orchestra program FTW) - so while there is music I know I like, finding violin music that I can play is rather hard. Also, music is not cheap when you are trying to get several songs. Buying it on the internet is even more tricky, because you can't actually see the music to tell if it's at your level.
I've been considering taking violin lessons to help me get past where I am. I've also been toying with the idea of rejoining the community orchestra as soon as possible (this fall), but I have no idea which community I'll be living/teaching in next year... so joining the local orchestra doesn't make much sense if I'll be living and working in other counties, unless they don't have community orchestras.
In any case, I'm trying. I miss playing terribly, and hate that she spends so much time in the closet, her strings sagging from the change in temperature and humidity. I was so madly in love with my violin when I bought her, and now she barely comes out of the case once a year. Sad.
In any case, if any of you play classical stringed instruments (violin, viola, cello, bass, classical guitar), Southwest Strings has been the one website where I've gotten everything for my violin. Hell - it's where I bought my violin back in high school. Their prices are great, their service is good, and I have always gotten good quality products from them. Their variety for the more orchestral instruments is excellent, but I do admit they only carry one type of classical guitar string (but they're D'Addario strings, and a set is only $6.95, which is really cheap).
Anyway, that's my geekdom, for the week. I miss making music.
APR 02, 2008 05:10 PM
Aww, Marksy used to play violin, and he still has his from when he was little. There is an adorable pic of him with his violin somewhere...
I look all right in glasses...though I'd look better with eye makeup, cause the lenses make my eyes look smaller, but I can't do that cause of the infection...how I look is not what's bothering me, it's the whole "I can only see through these two little rectangles, and everything else is a blur" thing. 
APR 03, 2008 06:12 AM
Wait, you miss playing terribly? Why would you miss that? 
I knew I should have called you last night. **sigh** Oh well. I was doing laundry and playing games and watching tv. I ended up watching letters from Iwo Jima, which is, as you could imagine, very sad, yet also funny and very interesting. Tonight I'm going to vacuum and do some cleaning and hang out and play more computer game. But, you want to come over? LFO need a place to study? I don't think K_Rex is coming home until midnight or so.
Give me a call.
APR 03, 2008 08:24 AM
That's cool. I'll be home around 6:30 tonight, call on my cell before that. Heck, you have the key so if you want to come over before then go for it.
Yeah, I feel for LFO. He has so much knowledge in his brain, it's just having to put it onto paper that's the real bugger for him.
I'll talk to you later on.
koala
I'm lost
February 2004
APR 03, 2008 12:01 PM
Awww, that's so precious! I love springtime because I love seeing all the baby birds and other animals 
It was crazy actually about the doves cause they made their nest literally right outside my front door and they were pretty visible, but the mother would stay so still and cover the babies so for a long time she looked like a fake bird with two little beaks sticking out from under her
