finally got the arrangement done for this sunday's wedding.
now i'm arrangement free for the week!
can start working on Ms. Kuzemenko's piece.
hers is more urgent, and it's also much shorter and simpler.
gosh, i truly appreciate hand written music that i can actually read!
i drafted a response to that new orchestra's "appointment".
basically i'm say: not gonna take it if i'm not getting paid, fuck you for not offering me the principal seat.
got a load of stuff to do before i can take a few days off in september to camping and enjoy the great ontario outdoors before it turns into ice.
looking back, i'm finding myself more productive this year.
although i'm still uncertain of where my career is heading in the coming year.
but it's ok, i'm going through it. it's just like back to 2005 when i got out of school.
well, except now i'm 4 years older, and a whole lot wiser. =)
budweiser!
muwahahahahahaa~
yay, get to sleep by 2am!
sweet dreams!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
more work, please!
i've finally finished Holbrooke movement 1 for real.
there was no solo part in there before, now it's complete with all parts!
moving onto movement 2 tomorrow.
movement 3 has all the notes from the parts, but i'll have to verify everything with the score... it's the messiest of all.
i found parts that's not in the score, and something in the score that's not in the parts.
what a pain in the butt.
really have to thank Steve for referring Ms. Kuzemenko to me.
i'll be off to get a sample from her tomorrow in the faculty, to see if i could get it ready for september.
i think i'm starting to become a professional copyist nowadays.
now that i've conquered Holbrooke, i'm invincible.
muwahahaha!!
there was no solo part in there before, now it's complete with all parts!
moving onto movement 2 tomorrow.
movement 3 has all the notes from the parts, but i'll have to verify everything with the score... it's the messiest of all.
i found parts that's not in the score, and something in the score that's not in the parts.
what a pain in the butt.
really have to thank Steve for referring Ms. Kuzemenko to me.
i'll be off to get a sample from her tomorrow in the faculty, to see if i could get it ready for september.
i think i'm starting to become a professional copyist nowadays.
now that i've conquered Holbrooke, i'm invincible.
muwahahaha!!
Friday, August 14, 2009
hey, big spender!
just spent a hefty $400 on cargo liner, 1st and 2nd row floor liners for my Rav4.
i was debating to whether go with the Toyota OEM or WeatherTech.
i saw Ooi's WT liners, they look really great fit and practical. so i chose it over the OEM. well, aside from the fact that Toyota doesn't have the perfectly fitted liners for both rows.
the cargo liner is a few dollars difference between OEM and WT. but i read that the WT ones don't smell and i asked the guys from one of the Toyota dealers - he says the WT one is actually softer. of course, because the OEM is made of plastic and the WT is made of rubber. i need to lift it to access the under panels quite a lot for my hidden storage area, so a softer one would be easier.
i'm tired of looking at ugly unfitted mats that my dad saved from previous cars.
i mean... the smelly, dirty, old ones in my car right now.
over the years, these oldies have soaked up a lot of salt and dirt that i can't even take out. and i don't want to spend the time, money, and resources to have them cleaned.
ok, i think i'm just justifying for spending so much.
gotta get ready for gig in Alliston.
first time fiddling!
only practised for an hour to learn how to fiddle.
here i go!
yeeeeee-haw~!
i was debating to whether go with the Toyota OEM or WeatherTech.
i saw Ooi's WT liners, they look really great fit and practical. so i chose it over the OEM. well, aside from the fact that Toyota doesn't have the perfectly fitted liners for both rows.
the cargo liner is a few dollars difference between OEM and WT. but i read that the WT ones don't smell and i asked the guys from one of the Toyota dealers - he says the WT one is actually softer. of course, because the OEM is made of plastic and the WT is made of rubber. i need to lift it to access the under panels quite a lot for my hidden storage area, so a softer one would be easier.
i'm tired of looking at ugly unfitted mats that my dad saved from previous cars.
i mean... the smelly, dirty, old ones in my car right now.
over the years, these oldies have soaked up a lot of salt and dirt that i can't even take out. and i don't want to spend the time, money, and resources to have them cleaned.
ok, i think i'm just justifying for spending so much.
gotta get ready for gig in Alliston.
first time fiddling!
only practised for an hour to learn how to fiddle.
here i go!
yeeeeee-haw~!
cramming
glad that we can work something out with the camping situation!
looks like i'll be driving up with either George or Amy with the rest of the non-essential stuff (coolers and something big) while the others head up first to set up tents.
darn, that means i'll be missing half a day of activities already!
but that's ok, at least i'll grab a full dinner instead of possibly cooking there.
this week is loaded with lots of stuff to do.
well, this week and next. there're 2 important weddings next weekend, so i'll need to gather the music now and arrange for a rehearsal.
both brides are music majors, so i'm expecting more business from them.
one of my viola students is doing her exam next week.
still missing one piano music, but hopefully they'll manage with an extra rehearsal sometime before this week ends.
my gr. 8 violin student just settled down in her new place, so she'll have to postpone her exam to the winter session. so glad that she didn't apply for the summer exam yet, i wouldn't want her mum to waste money.
i'm about 1/4 way through the 3rd movement of Holbrooke.
gosh, can't wait to get this pile of handwritten shit out of my hands.
not only the 2 versions of parts don't match markings, they also don't quite match the score as well.
i think the copy i'm working on right now will be the first computerized version.
hahaha~
i get a serious headache and dizziness every time i worked on it over 3 hours.
i'll have to continue this throughout the week, hopefully get it done by the end of august.
really don't feel like dragging on any longer, it's just not right. i'm known as a fast copyist!
just printed out 2 $10 certificates from bestbuy.
i'm totally gonna use them to get my new Simpsons series 12th.
the earliest to expire is in october, so i guess i can just buy it the day it comes out?
the price isn't going down until half a year later. o well....
i'll think about that later.
time to snooze.
looks like i'll be driving up with either George or Amy with the rest of the non-essential stuff (coolers and something big) while the others head up first to set up tents.
darn, that means i'll be missing half a day of activities already!
but that's ok, at least i'll grab a full dinner instead of possibly cooking there.
this week is loaded with lots of stuff to do.
well, this week and next. there're 2 important weddings next weekend, so i'll need to gather the music now and arrange for a rehearsal.
both brides are music majors, so i'm expecting more business from them.
one of my viola students is doing her exam next week.
still missing one piano music, but hopefully they'll manage with an extra rehearsal sometime before this week ends.
my gr. 8 violin student just settled down in her new place, so she'll have to postpone her exam to the winter session. so glad that she didn't apply for the summer exam yet, i wouldn't want her mum to waste money.
i'm about 1/4 way through the 3rd movement of Holbrooke.
gosh, can't wait to get this pile of handwritten shit out of my hands.
not only the 2 versions of parts don't match markings, they also don't quite match the score as well.
i think the copy i'm working on right now will be the first computerized version.
hahaha~
i get a serious headache and dizziness every time i worked on it over 3 hours.
i'll have to continue this throughout the week, hopefully get it done by the end of august.
really don't feel like dragging on any longer, it's just not right. i'm known as a fast copyist!
just printed out 2 $10 certificates from bestbuy.
i'm totally gonna use them to get my new Simpsons series 12th.
the earliest to expire is in october, so i guess i can just buy it the day it comes out?
the price isn't going down until half a year later. o well....
i'll think about that later.
time to snooze.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
good day
i think i've got all of the coming week's arrangements done.
just need to get some parts from U of T for the wedding in 2 weeks and i'm good to rest my finale for a bit.
the Escaflowne arrangements turned out pretty well.
need a read through before really performing it though... there's some weird stuff in there that's.. well, weird.
i'm gonna start working on the Holbrooke tomorrow. finally.
and i think i'll need some beer to go with that.
and get some nachos heated up! XD
yes, i need that much reward to start doing a job!
my dad kept dragging me to this convention on sunday.
i really wanna sleep in, so i'm just ignoring him and giving him excuses.
so far, it's working. =)
i can't believe it's already been almost 3 months since i've been back from the Banff/Jasper trip!
really wanna go back. i think i'm starting to persuade my parents and Bobo + Potato + Nikki to go in 2 years as a family trip.
it'll be an awesome one, and i can't wait to go back!
but before that - need more money first!
more sleep, less internet...
good night!
just need to get some parts from U of T for the wedding in 2 weeks and i'm good to rest my finale for a bit.
the Escaflowne arrangements turned out pretty well.
need a read through before really performing it though... there's some weird stuff in there that's.. well, weird.
i'm gonna start working on the Holbrooke tomorrow. finally.
and i think i'll need some beer to go with that.
and get some nachos heated up! XD
yes, i need that much reward to start doing a job!
my dad kept dragging me to this convention on sunday.
i really wanna sleep in, so i'm just ignoring him and giving him excuses.
so far, it's working. =)
i can't believe it's already been almost 3 months since i've been back from the Banff/Jasper trip!
really wanna go back. i think i'm starting to persuade my parents and Bobo + Potato + Nikki to go in 2 years as a family trip.
it'll be an awesome one, and i can't wait to go back!
but before that - need more money first!
more sleep, less internet...
good night!
Friday, August 7, 2009
惡靈退散!!
today has been a bad day for me indeed.
after being under the sun harvesting my wheat grass for half an hour, i've got a splinter in my cuticle (the white part at the bottom of the nail) while trying to get my glove to whack some flies away.
ouch!
then when i finally juiced out all the goodies from the grass, i spilled it all over the kitchen floor and some on my white pyjama t shirt.
now isn't that nice? good thing the green mark on my t shirt looks "professionally done", or else i'd have to throw it away. yes, the stain will not come out because we don't use bleach.
i've decided to stay home for the rest of the day to avoid anything worse.
was planning to go to the gym today... darn, wasted money again, didn't go at all this week.
well, i guess i'll need the time to sort out some duet music for tomorrow and start finishing that fucking Holbrooke score.
after being under the sun harvesting my wheat grass for half an hour, i've got a splinter in my cuticle (the white part at the bottom of the nail) while trying to get my glove to whack some flies away.
ouch!
then when i finally juiced out all the goodies from the grass, i spilled it all over the kitchen floor and some on my white pyjama t shirt.
now isn't that nice? good thing the green mark on my t shirt looks "professionally done", or else i'd have to throw it away. yes, the stain will not come out because we don't use bleach.
i've decided to stay home for the rest of the day to avoid anything worse.
was planning to go to the gym today... darn, wasted money again, didn't go at all this week.
well, i guess i'll need the time to sort out some duet music for tomorrow and start finishing that fucking Holbrooke score.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
last bit of whining before going to bed
i'm in a high production period, started last week.
arranged a lot of songs that i mostly disgusted last week.
but this week, i'm arranging stuff that i actually like.
it's anime week!
thank goodness there's a wedding that asked for anime stuff.
so i've decided to expand that section a little more. and by little i meant a lot.
i just stopped right now 'cause i'm too sleepy and i'll need to get my fat ass to the gym tomorrow.
got the violin 1 + cello lines finished for The Story of Escaflowne.
this is one of my tearing songs. much like 君をのせて from Laputa.
there's a few more from Escaflowne that i meant to arrange, but i don't think there's enough time this week.
i've GOT to finish copying Holbrooke. it's already august and i think Steve wanted it by september.
i'm so fucked!
guess i'll have to do that next week... got a week off to rest from arranging.
i'm glad my grade 8 violin student called.
and i'm glad she didn't apply for the summer session exam, 'cause she hasn't had lessons for a good 2 months by now.
we're going to resume next week, and hopefully she's been practising.
i just don't understand why kids these days are so busy with a gazillion things to do beside school stuff.
i used to just roam free on Reclamation Street climbing lamp posts with my bare limps, and check every crack and doorways for abandoned kittens to take home to adopt.
oh, those were the days.
arranged a lot of songs that i mostly disgusted last week.
but this week, i'm arranging stuff that i actually like.
it's anime week!
thank goodness there's a wedding that asked for anime stuff.
so i've decided to expand that section a little more. and by little i meant a lot.
i just stopped right now 'cause i'm too sleepy and i'll need to get my fat ass to the gym tomorrow.
got the violin 1 + cello lines finished for The Story of Escaflowne.
this is one of my tearing songs. much like 君をのせて from Laputa.
there's a few more from Escaflowne that i meant to arrange, but i don't think there's enough time this week.
i've GOT to finish copying Holbrooke. it's already august and i think Steve wanted it by september.
i'm so fucked!
guess i'll have to do that next week... got a week off to rest from arranging.
i'm glad my grade 8 violin student called.
and i'm glad she didn't apply for the summer session exam, 'cause she hasn't had lessons for a good 2 months by now.
we're going to resume next week, and hopefully she's been practising.
i just don't understand why kids these days are so busy with a gazillion things to do beside school stuff.
i used to just roam free on Reclamation Street climbing lamp posts with my bare limps, and check every crack and doorways for abandoned kittens to take home to adopt.
oh, those were the days.
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