Music and sanity

I wake up today and stumble to turn on the radio, just like every morning. I hear reggae playing. Instead of turning it, because i don't really care for it, I leave it. I have in past weeks trained myself to be happy when I hear reggae. When the Positive Vibrations show is on it means that its Saturday. I work every Saturday. But it is also the one day I look forward going to work. All of my favorite people close. So if you think of me between 4pm and midnight tonight, I will probably be giggling, just like I do every Saturday night.

I haven't been cooking lately, and it has been a bummer. Something I have been doing, however. Is eating a lot of Italian Tomato Soup. Sounds good, right? It's heated up plain spaghetti sauce dressed up with fake sausage, oregano, and parmeasan. I definitely eat wheat, but I try to avoid putting the bad kind sin my body. So, who needs pasta when you can have Italian Tomato Soup?

Orchestra! So, apparently I put a lot more pressure on myself than was necessary (what else is new - I'm a Virgo - I can't help it). Because the conductor (Dr. Hanson) asked me what section I wanted to be in. Hah. So I am going to start in second violin for a two concerts, and then switch if I want to. I think that will be good because I have to get used to reading music in general again. We sight read all of the pieces the first night and, WOW. I am horrible at sight reading. I have been so out of practice from not reading music. But I have been practicing A LOT, so I am confident it will return with time. Thanks to everyone who sent encouraging text messages and emails the day of! That was really sweet.

So, orchestra was Thursday. Friday (yesterday) I practiced with a quartet for the first time. I like it because it will be something fun that doesn't require a lot of my attention. And also because the other violinist has a power trip problem and isn't as good as me, so that kind of feels good too. I don't like it because I am the most talented in the group. I would prefer to be on the other side of that - the least talented in the group only because I know what a hard worker I am, and I can count on myself to do the work, but not other people. Anyways, I'll stop being snobby and end with, I am ultimately quite excited to be in both of these musical groups. It feels so right doing this again.

I rode my bike to Caitlin's (the cellist) place with my violin on my back. She lives on the other side of the hill, so its not too far, but a lot of uphill. Man, I need to find a way to comfortably carry that on my back. I hate relying on public transportation, and I love riding my bike. We have a friend up here who is really into leather work, and they are going to help me make a sweet strap system.

Our house should really be named The Hostel. I am trying to think how far back we have had guests without a break, and I can't. Right now Drew and his friend are here from Portland til Tuesday. A couple days ago Jessica Gantos (she lives in a suburb outside of Portland but is from Temecula I think) was here. Mikey tried to stay here last minute (he lives in Portland) but we said no. It was when Jessica was here. Also, in the past ten days Kendall (leather friend) has stayed here three different nights. Oh and last night Nolan's coworker Andy stayed here.

As long as I can have the bedroom, I will stay sane.