A note of clarification.

you're ≠ your.

thank you for your time.

everyone seems so much happier now

we finally built a weather machine

but then it was taken over by fifth-grade boys

nobody can get to work or school any more

i don't think anyone's tried to stop them yet

my favorite things volume I

V.I

enough incoherent non sequiturs.

Some days I feel as if I'm walking through a blur, a haze, or a dream.

Others days, everything feels so real that I don't quite understand what's going on.

      It's as if the movements of my life are flashing rapidly past me, like a broken slide projector.

      I feel like I'm about to reach a rousing climax; will it be a cry for help, a dissonant plea flying through the darkness? Or will it be like the final chord of Hindemith's horn concerto, a final ray of hope, completely contradicting its precedent?

I think I've lost my score. Did I even have one to begin with? My only instruction now comes from the Conductor, and I eagerly await His command.

what a mess

all messes can be cleaned:

      some with water, all with fire.

the arc of the pendulum

I feel that even the classicist is not free of his own emotions;

     It is likely that the greatest influence on a work comes, in fact, from its own author, regardless of his motives.

down is the new update

First of all, Heath Ledger. He was a great actor whose potential was never fully realized... after the Dark Knight comes out it'll be even more obvious, and even more tragic. Besides, he seemed to be a genuinely nice human being. He will be sorely missed by a lot of people.

Next, seating auditions... I just got my results in the email, and I'm fifth chair. 

Wait, fifth chair??! Wasn't that the worst audition I'd ever experienced? 

You would have laughed hysterically if you saw it... good grief, I started laughing. Seriously.

but, I'm really happy to be four chairs closer to the front of the section now. I attribute it not to a tabulation error, but to the grace of God. 

Arvo Pärt is an absolutely fantastic composer from Estonia whose instrumental works (at least those I've heard) resemble that of eastern Orthodox chant. The recordings I have are Tabula Rasa, and Fratres for 8 cellos. YES, I JUST SAID EIGHT CELLOS. His vocal works are gorgeous as well.

Finally, I watched Heima with my family on Sunday night, and it was really beautiful. If you haven't seen it, I recommend at least renting it. My favorite part was the section where they made the stone marimba, closely followed by them exploring the canning factory.

I'd say... about 8/10.

j