After 6 weeks of being without internet at home, I finally have it. And it's great. I feel a little more connected to the world now, and I'm way too tired to write a full-fledged blog post (there's a lot going on in my brain right now, mostly related to the big life questions like:
What do I want in a career?
How do I get to said career?
Am I doing the things/gigs/workwise that will achieve said career?)
The usual.
On the bright side, I've decided to cash in my refund check (from loans-I have an extra 1500 in loan money since I already have health insurance from the parental units) and buy a condenser mic, amp, and loop pedal. Why? Well, I always talk about how I want to play in a band. And duh, I need a mic for that shit. More importantly, I'm proposing an outreach project in which I will use mostly extended techniques and contemporary repertoire to build a musical storytime around a personal fav "Where the Wild Things Are." The premise is that the loop machine will help me to build my own additive music, without needing any other musicians, and that I can more or less improvise an entire score as the narrator reads the story. Frankly, I'm pumped about it, partially because it gives me a creative musical outlet, which I've been deeply lacking. (Cadenza improvisation just doesn't cut it sometimes) And, I think it's a good start for my interests.
Oh, and on the silly side, I'm in the orchestra for this new Weezer track. It's sort of annoying, as songs go, but it means something, and it's something I wouldn't mind doing again. I occur somewhere around the 2nd minute, after all the silly flutes.
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