It's sad that I wanted to explain something about looking like a hobo on my last entry, but I totally forgot what I meant. Whatever. There are so many things to explain about life, it's hard to really figure out what to write about first. And what I should and should not mention. I tend to be very honest, in ways that could be hurtful or sometimes, it can be misconstrued by others and taken the wrong way. I'm seriously one of the nicest people (ask any of my friends, they can vouch for that), but there are just some people who are complete assholes to me and I do not understand why. Maybe they have a dick up their ass, or that they feel that I am an Israeli and they're a Palestinian trying to get back at me for whatever reason... whatever. Too much Israeli-Palestinian "conflict" for me.
But really, I'm sick of assholes. Stop taking your anger out on innocent people. It's really obnoxious and it needs to stop. And also, do not be fake. (Only .1% of you will know who I'm talking about) but I know your dirty shit and lies. I see when are being nice to people, also, when we are together for this one activity, I hear you back-stab on so many other people. It's really getting on my nerves. It's not cool... stop being fake. Honestly. Just stop being mean to your competition. Just work harder asshole.
ANYWAYS....
I'm not really this bitter.
I am trying to finish my homework before Wednesday morning because I don't feel like working on it anymore. I think I need find a better solution to read in such a short amount of time. In high school, I would never read what we were supposed to, yet I was able to generate lots of input into the discussions. I think it depends on the class because at Global Issues (college one) I'm fine since I already know lots of the world's problems because I'm depressing like that... not really.
I'm SO excited for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night!
I think I am going to pull an all nighter tonight and just work on homework so I won't have to worry about it during my marvelous weekend! :)
OHHH
Before I go....
Seeing Yo-Yo Ma again at Carnegie Hall was SO WORTH IT! I sat on the stage and obviously it was an expensive ticket, but again, totally worth it. It was so amazing. Words cannot encapsulate my awe I have for this man. He is so talented and so humble about his work, I truly admire him. I know that there are other musicians like him that are just as talent and so down to earth, like Anthony McGill. (I met him and he's awesome. If you haven't heard of him, wiki, Google, whatever him. He's excellent and I had the opportunity to meet him while working for the music department last May.)
Despite the fact that Yo-Yo and Kathryn Stott played the same repertoire that they did at Zoellner, it did not matter to me. The pieces sounded fresh and still magical the last time I heard it. But this time, I was able to hear it way up close as if he was giving a private concert at the convenience of my own home. His attitude was so great and instead of just playing one encore piece (that they've previously done at Lehigh), they played three. I forgot the first piece, but it was the one piece they played at Lehigh. But they also played Cesar Camargo Mariano's Cristal. My mom bought me the Essential Yo-Yo Ma CD a million Christmases ago and instantly at Carnegie, I nearly screamed, "I KNOW THIS SONG!"
At Zoellner/Lehigh, I thought Yo-Yo was going to play the Swan as an encore piece, but I was wrong. I mean, the Swan is a typical encore piece since it's so well known and so beautiful, no matter what. BUT... the last encore piece was the Swan at Carnegie! I was so happy! Within ten seconds of the song, someone sneezed and Yo-Yo said "Bless you" while playing! The audience who caught it were laughing. I have it recorded as well. It was just really exciting how after ever encore piece, Yo-Yo and Kathryn came back and fourth to the stage. There is no limit to his music. I can listen to it any day, at any time, at any hour... whatever.
At the end of the concert, a cute foreign couple came to me and said, "We'll be seeing you play in concert someday." I was so surprised. I mean, I'm not sure what made them say that. I suppose I told many people sitting near me that I played cello since I was young and I've been a fan of Yo-Yo since I was ten. But I'm really motivated to practice. All too often, I was so into percussion because I had a lot of fun in the percussion section (except for Moravian's marching band). But now that I've been more exposed to cello and gotten back to my cello player status, I miss it a lot. I feel that I can be more expressive while playing the cello as opposed to percussion. There are times where I have an emotional connection to the drums, but it's more fixated on the cello. I miss it. I can't wait to practice.
Hell, I would rather be practicing than writing this stupid paper! :)
