Arrested Development rocks

It is by far the funniest show on TV. Everybody watch it!!

Gob: Well, gee, I didn't think the woman I'd be checking out at Spring Break would be Mom.
Buster: She's better looking than the whores you date!
Gob: Don't call my escorts whores!
Buster: Mom's still got it!
Gob: I don't date whores!
Lindsay: Stop it! Stop it! This objectification of women has to stop!
Michael: It's just mom and whores.

Enough said.

Plans

I just got smashed in ping pong. Matt's got a killer serve that I can't return. Oh, the frustration!

Anyway, I've got plans. Big plans! I'm going to LA, yay!! Karen and I are going to do all the awesome LA things before she departs for the land of orcs and sheep. We're going to tour a studio, shop Rodeo, play on the beach, all that good stuff. I'm so excited!

I'm also planning my recording career, and yes I use the word "career" very loosely. I am currently practicing the 2nd violin part of the Bach Concerto for Two Violins, set to be recorded by 9/1. Then I'll use computer magic to record and mix in the first part and voila, I'm a duet. My other planned recordings are all the songs I learned in fiddle camp, plus the stringed parts of Beethoven's 7th symphony. Who knows, then maybe I could mix in all the other parts too. I could be a one woman orchestra!

I will let you, my faithful audience of 3 or 4, know when it's finished. Then I'll burn a CD and hound you all to buy it. Deal?

Fiddle Camp

There's way too much to say in one post. It was amazing and wonderful and intensive and aggravating and tiring and enlightening and inspiring and so much fun. I miss it already. I learned so much in such a short amount of time. My brain felt like a heavy, wet sponge full of music, and I was sure that if I squeezed it, discordant notes would pour out like water. I learned the importance of scales and all that music theory I blew off. I discovered a form of jazz that I get. I played by ear until I could see the changing intervals in my head. I became friends with beautiful, inspiring people. I could say the corniest things about the experience and they'd all be true. Of course, there were a few times when I wanted to throw my violin across the room and renounce music in all its forms, but that's just part of the love-hate relationship. I wish I'd practiced more; I wish I'd listened to my violin teacher when she taught me proper form and technique. I wish I'd realized she did it for a reason and she wouldn't have wasted her time on it if it hadn't been important. I'm so sorry I neglected my violin so much, and I wish I could keep the spirit of camp with me so I don't do it again. But it's hard to keep it up when that environment and camaraderie is gone. I have to keep myself inspired now; I have to keep listening to music and trusting that I can create it myself if I practice enough. I have to remember to be stoic and not berate myself when I mess up. I'm scared I'll become apathetic again, like I did last year. But the only thing I can do for the large scale is to work on the small scale. So I will practice tonight. I promise myself I will practice tonight.

Matt's New Photography Page

Everyone look at Matt's new webpage! I designed the layout and Matt filled in the galleries. There's a few more things I want to tweak, but it's a good start. Check it out!

One of those Bloggy things

I WISH: I was independently wealthy
I MISS: having nice neighbors
I HEAR: bluegrass in my headphones
I SEARCH: for the mountains to see which way west is
I WONDER: what I'm doing
I CARE: either too much or too little
I AM NOT: disciplined
I AM: infuriating
I DANCE: in a twirly fashion
I SING: under my breath
I CRY: far too often
I SMILE: far too widely
I LAUGH: far too loudly
I LIKE: myself
I LOVE: life

I KNOW: most of the state capitals
I HOPE: Demon's happy inside
I WRITE: secretively
I WANT: peace
I NEED: love
I HAVE: ideas
I CONFUSE: everyone
I LISTEN: attentively
I NEVER: read horoscopes

I REGRET: putting my foot in my mouth
I FEAR: Liquid Bandage
I PRETEND: I'm a cat
I'M HAPPY: when I fiddle
I'M TRYING: to improve
I'M SORRY: I stopped practicing
I'M READY: to start again

Revenge of the Pasta

Is it wrong to rejoice in the misfortunes of others? Oh well. HA!!!

Maker of Atkins diets files for bankruptcy

Slumping popularity of low-carb diet, plus increased competition, leads company founded by late diet doctor to seek Chapter 11 protection.

The Atkins diet has fallen on lean times.

The company started by the late nutrition guru Dr. Robert C. Atkins to promote a low-carb lifestyle has filed for bankruptcy court protection, a further sign of the waning popularity of the diet.

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