It’s a scorcher…
So much for fall. I may have packed up most of my summer clothes, but thank god we left the air conditioners in. It’s in the 90s today and pretty much unbearable… so I thought I’d come into the office… the bastion of air conditioning where J and the black cat have been holed up all day. I’ve been practicing piano as the sweat is dripping off my body as my other cat (he doesn’t like the a/c listened to me). I’m getting a little frustrated with my teacher. Last week I practiced a ton and I thought she was going to be really happy with my progress but instead she gave me a lecture about expression. I can totally appreciate what she was saying, but… well, come on. It’s not like I’m the next . I’d be happy to work on one song for a month and make it perfect, but instead she gives me 3 or 4 a week so I spend the whole week getting to the point where it actually sounds like a song. But whatever, it’s still fun. : ) I’m realizing I really like Beethoven. I’m working on his “Three Country Dances.” Last weekend I was trying to book fun things for each winter month and saw that there is going to be a Beethoven piano concerto in Portland with some young mid 20s guy who is supposed to be very good. It’s not till february though. I’m also working on “this masquerade”… a jazz number. the last song in my jazz book. Too bad because that was a fun book. I used to think Jazz was hard, but once you get the hang of it, it’s fun. And it’s a nice break from brain crushing classical music. You’d think that at the advent of a new instrument like the piano that they would have started out with some easier music. It’s really amazing how those guys created all this elaborate music. It boggles the mind how smart some people are.
I rented Amadeus from netflix because I’d wanted to see it since it came out in like 1985. But it was a 2 dvd set (have I told this story?) and I put the wrong one in first. Of course I didn’t understand what was going on, but you know how some movies are. Then I didn’t have the heart and go back and watch the first half, so I sent it back. But it gave me a bit of an idea of his genius (but unfortunately not mine…doh!)
Got my haircut. My hair dresser is a hoot. She cracks me up. she’s just so down to earth and funny. Though I think we basically just have the same conversation over and over, which you can do when you only see someone once every few months. I just got a trim and had her cut the front shorter. Then driving home someone on the highway honked at me and gave me the finger even though I did nothing wrong. So I gave them the finger back and tailgated them till they exited. : ) No, not really. I just stayed behind them. I wanted them to see me in their mirror so they could think about what they had done. Honestly people… we live in Maine. Re-lax mon.
Oh! Tried my light therapy this morning. I slept awfully last night. I feel pretty good today (took a nap though) so we’ll see. Yesterday I woke up exhausted and all day felt like I was in a total fog. Then last night I started wondering if there was something more serious causing my extreme exhaustion. Then I started thinking about my poor cats becoming orphans… well, you see how the night went. Thank god for morning. : )
Last night we went to borders and I found a great resource book to write my book… it’s called “the language of the goddess” by Marija Gimbutas. Awesome! I had a dozen mind blowing ideas for my book. But now it’s hard to pick one. Just like my life… so many options that I hate to actually commit to any one of them. I had started thinking it would be a pretty realistic, sort of da vinci code-esque kind of thing. Now I’m thinking about adding some kind of supernatural elements to it. I mean, what’s the fun of fiction if you stick to the world of reality? I dunno. Then we went to check out a gym to join. I think we will. I need something to keep me active in the winter and it’s hard here. I’ve been more active than ever lately and haven’t lost a goddamn pound. I joined a group called peertrainer.com. It’s an online community where people are supposed to inspire you to lose weight.
Putting the finishing touches on my California itinerary. I’m thinking Golden Gate park, Chinatown, SFMOMA (if I can talk J into it), Alcatraz, and ghost tour, and that will probably be all we have time for in SF. I’m excited! Ready to get out of town.
Goig out tonight. More beer and nachos.. so why do you think I’m gaining weight?
