Untitled II
Music: Enya
A few notes on the latest happenings in my world:
~ The final concerts @ Idyllwild and Disney Hall: The final concerts @ Idyllwild went really well - a bit long, but very well indeed, especially a good thing since they were recording them for DVD. I was surprised to see the 'rents @ the Poulenc concert - we then moved me out of the dorm and left for some real food down the mountain in Palm Desert, where our Holiday Inn Express awaited us. I did some laundry in the crappy laundry appliances and tied on another blank. The next day, we drove to Los Angeles and made it to Valencia for lunch and then back down for my rehearsal. I never knew that Disney Hall had such an expansive backstage area. Those next few hours were such a blur - so much going on, but so much fun @ the same time - like hanging out w/ the oboes for the last time and me getting lost trying to find the way to the lobby and such. Dr. King came and saved us by applying her magical touch to our reeds. The actual concert is worth another paragraph itself, but it went well - the hall literally plays itself, which is a good and bad thing...During the Bernstein, I hung out backstage w/ Heather and Christoph - lots of good fun - I'm going to miss Christoph - he's soooo gorgeous and is such a nice, fun guy...too bad he's younger than me. Anyway, after that, Kristen, HighSchool (Chris), and I explored more of the hall and ended up on the gardens on top of the hall. Very cool and beautiful views of downtown and we had some great talks. What's really cool is that throughout the entire building, one can hear the concert, as the music is played through the PA system. After the concert was the sad part of saying "goodbye" and then leaving for Burbank for the hotel. I didn't cry this time during the Bernstein, to my surprise. I think the fact that Bernstein himself was gay and then him writing a love song ("Somewhere") somehow connects to some deep, inner feelings - it's such an emotional piece, and it was played so beautifully...ah, it's times like that and other moments that I've experienced these last 2 weeks that remind me why I love music and why it's important to not lose my focus and not give up, like I feel like doing so much of the time...I know I'm blabbing on and on about this, but it really meant a lot to me - like Blue Lake did and that's what's important...
To wrap it up, it was definitely a crowning achievement in my budding musical career and those two weeks have made up for such a shitty summer prior. It was also cool to know that the 'rents thoroughly enjoyed the concert. Many good memories remain and abound, to my delight. To any of the Idyllwild oboists who might read this: "Thank you so much for everything - your friendship, advice, and general support has meant so much to me and I hope we can remain in touch!"
To get back to reality, I'm now in Stevenson Ranch, and we've been "room hunting" for me for the fall, as I'm #6 on the waiting list @ school...we just met w/ a guy named Mike who has a great offer - I'd have no problem staying there... Ai...just very tense right now; I miss music and for some reason, doing the rest of my laundry @ the VERY nice laundromat yesterday was very soothing and chilled out - call me weird, but there's something relaxing about watching one's laundry tumble about in those awesome front-load machines...just add some music...we also went and saw the IMAX showcase: "Aliens of the Deep" tonight - VERY cool stuff...a definite go see if one is interested in either marine biology or astronomy, or both, as they are discussed in tandem, with the connection of searching for other life.
On a more personal level, I'm re-reading my two favorite stories: "Working it Out" and "Evil is a Man." I sometimes wish I could be in the stories myself for a variety of reasons. Maybe in my next reincarnated lives, lol...Not much else going on, as odd as it seems. I feel like I have sooo much to get done for some reason, and I do, it's just killing me that it's going to take so long. I just really hope that we can get up to Monterey this week so I can have my indulgence of the aquarium and completely delve into my other love of marine biology.
A few notes on the latest happenings in my world:
~ The final concerts @ Idyllwild and Disney Hall: The final concerts @ Idyllwild went really well - a bit long, but very well indeed, especially a good thing since they were recording them for DVD. I was surprised to see the 'rents @ the Poulenc concert - we then moved me out of the dorm and left for some real food down the mountain in Palm Desert, where our Holiday Inn Express awaited us. I did some laundry in the crappy laundry appliances and tied on another blank. The next day, we drove to Los Angeles and made it to Valencia for lunch and then back down for my rehearsal. I never knew that Disney Hall had such an expansive backstage area. Those next few hours were such a blur - so much going on, but so much fun @ the same time - like hanging out w/ the oboes for the last time and me getting lost trying to find the way to the lobby and such. Dr. King came and saved us by applying her magical touch to our reeds. The actual concert is worth another paragraph itself, but it went well - the hall literally plays itself, which is a good and bad thing...During the Bernstein, I hung out backstage w/ Heather and Christoph - lots of good fun - I'm going to miss Christoph - he's soooo gorgeous and is such a nice, fun guy...too bad he's younger than me. Anyway, after that, Kristen, HighSchool (Chris), and I explored more of the hall and ended up on the gardens on top of the hall. Very cool and beautiful views of downtown and we had some great talks. What's really cool is that throughout the entire building, one can hear the concert, as the music is played through the PA system. After the concert was the sad part of saying "goodbye" and then leaving for Burbank for the hotel. I didn't cry this time during the Bernstein, to my surprise. I think the fact that Bernstein himself was gay and then him writing a love song ("Somewhere") somehow connects to some deep, inner feelings - it's such an emotional piece, and it was played so beautifully...ah, it's times like that and other moments that I've experienced these last 2 weeks that remind me why I love music and why it's important to not lose my focus and not give up, like I feel like doing so much of the time...I know I'm blabbing on and on about this, but it really meant a lot to me - like Blue Lake did and that's what's important...
To wrap it up, it was definitely a crowning achievement in my budding musical career and those two weeks have made up for such a shitty summer prior. It was also cool to know that the 'rents thoroughly enjoyed the concert. Many good memories remain and abound, to my delight. To any of the Idyllwild oboists who might read this: "Thank you so much for everything - your friendship, advice, and general support has meant so much to me and I hope we can remain in touch!"
To get back to reality, I'm now in Stevenson Ranch, and we've been "room hunting" for me for the fall, as I'm #6 on the waiting list @ school...we just met w/ a guy named Mike who has a great offer - I'd have no problem staying there... Ai...just very tense right now; I miss music and for some reason, doing the rest of my laundry @ the VERY nice laundromat yesterday was very soothing and chilled out - call me weird, but there's something relaxing about watching one's laundry tumble about in those awesome front-load machines...just add some music...we also went and saw the IMAX showcase: "Aliens of the Deep" tonight - VERY cool stuff...a definite go see if one is interested in either marine biology or astronomy, or both, as they are discussed in tandem, with the connection of searching for other life.
On a more personal level, I'm re-reading my two favorite stories: "Working it Out" and "Evil is a Man." I sometimes wish I could be in the stories myself for a variety of reasons. Maybe in my next reincarnated lives, lol...Not much else going on, as odd as it seems. I feel like I have sooo much to get done for some reason, and I do, it's just killing me that it's going to take so long. I just really hope that we can get up to Monterey this week so I can have my indulgence of the aquarium and completely delve into my other love of marine biology.
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