November 28th, 2005 ~ Monday

9:55 p.m.

Hah!!

This made me laugh.

I'm now listening to Holiday music on the...holiday music station...and I just heard a rendition of "The First Noel".  It had this awful orchestral background and bells and...it was just oozing cheese.  I was sure it was something from the 80s, as it was very Harry Conicky...Manilowy...cheese.  It was awful.  it was gawful.  That's my new word.  Gawful.  And I thought to myself, man that's an awful.  There are some BAD arrangements of some good songs out there.  That's really not right.  Huh, but the guy singing can sing.  But it's just sooo cheesy!  And then the Dj came on, and announced that that was "The First Noel" sung by Clay Aiken.

I burst out laughing.

That's just way too funny.

9:14 p.m.

Random Musings

A few disconnected thoughts:

* I went to Fresno for Thanksgiving (as that's where the majority of my family is...at least the family who lives in the United States).  I knew I was in trouble when, after 30 minutes, I was painfully bored.  I passed the time by reading and playing DiceZ.  My family, still living in the early 90's, still has the dial up modem and only local broadcasting (a.k.a. no cable).  I know, I know, I'm a technology snob.  But man...have you tried to do ANYTHING on dial up modem after having lived with high speed internet for years and years?  It's PAINFUL.

* I'm listening to Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony right now on KUSC.  I'll be honest, I was channel surfing hoping to catch some random Weezer or The Strokes or The Walkmen or something.  But I can't pass up Tchaikovsky, he's too awesome.  I don't think I fully appreciated him until I played a whole bunch of his stuff.  I don't know about you all (though I have a hunch), but it's much more interesting for me to listen to something I've played before.  It makes it more interesting because I know what's coming up and I know the energy expended to play the piece. 

* My advisement (which is like homeroom) won the trivia tournament.  Actually, we tied with the Principal's advisement.  I find this thoroughly amusing.  I think my advisement is a lot like I am.  Lacking spirit that requires wearing unusual clothing, slightly cynical and too lazy to actively go after spirit points, but smart so we win the things that take intellect but no effort.

* I bought the box set of The Chronicles of Narnia.  It's a very fast read.  I'm going to take them to be seminar tomorrow and see if I can get at least one book read, if not 2.  I'm also taking my cello in the vain hope that if I get bored, they'll let me go play somewhere =D  I don't think they will, but I have a rehearsal afterward so I have to take her anyway.

* Be nice to the sub.

November 11th, 2005 ~ Friday

1:oo p.m.

R is for...cookie?

Okay, well I'm going to go lie down again (as opposed to sitting up right now).  I hope you all are enjoying your 3 day weekend more than I.

November 7th, 2005 ~ Monday

8:22 p.m.

Burn!