Weekend, Piano, Skool

Weekend Update first.

Halloween was okay! My friend from high school, Krysta, and I dressed up for our first time in years because the great thing about NY is that you CAN get in some elaborate costume get-up and parade around the city and not be strange! I was a dryad, and she was a fairy princess. It was misting rain when we got out of the subway, but then, we got caught in some downpour. Being that we are in ridiculously long skirts, it was impossible to climb light posts to see the parade. Instead we settled for some Red Mango. A regular yogurt is flipping huge! Anyway, the way out was even worse, rainwise. It was such a relief to get warm back in Queens with apple cider and rum. When I straightened my back, I just got this stream of cold water dripping down my costume...ugh! We started calling me "Shrubbery" or "Foliage" by the end of the night.

Piano update next.

I think I found my groove again, which is pretty great. We switched out Ravel's "Alborada Del Gracioso" for Debussy "L'isle Joyeuse". As much as "Alborada" was a easy learn and exciting, the execution was just too much for me and the time I'm allotted, especially with the Chopin 3rd Sonata breathing down my neck like fiery death. Speaking of which, I think I finally hit a breakthrough with the first movement of Chopin, so w00t! After today, I should have about a page and a half more notes to learn. The learning is the hardest part. Second movement is second movement, just takes discipline, and every day staccato, rhythms, ol' fashioned Russian practice. Third is just pretty.

The fourth movement is my favorite to listen to, and if I can accomplish it, I'm sure it will be my favorite to play. It's just a wild rush of intensity, that when I listen to it, I feel breathless afterwards. (Hee, I actually experienced that on the way to school today) However, playing it is a different story. It causes explosive cussin', most commonly "FML! FML!" somewhere around the 3rd page. Add in a few horrified whimpers at the black to white ratio on the page, and that's me around 7pm in the evening.

Personal life update:

Yeah just no. Not gonna talk about this. Wish my personal interactions could stay drama free, but alas.

School update:

...kindergarteners are a savage race. Not that I haven't said that before but I really had to make that clear because I might be forced to tears at some point.

Wow, this entire post went from positive and like yay to really negative. Stop now before I dig myself deeper plz.