Thanks Tinks. I don't mind the advice at all. You're right about it being a fun, almost satirical piece. Fortunately I think I had got a little better at being able to convey that since this was recorded. It took a long time to just not be terrified while playing as an ensemble.
I am still certainly trying to find my voice, or at least be able to get out of my own way and actually enjoy what I'm doing so that my enjoyment can translate to the audience.
And just a correction, I am actually playing from memory here. That music you see is my accompanist/piano instructor's who's playing on my left.
Been watching (and stealing) his stuff since I was seven. He was probably the first comedian I was really exposed to and formed a good deal of my sense of humor.
One of my favorite jokes of his:
"Did you know that a person with one eye can see more than a person with two eyes? It's true! When someone with one eye looks at you they see your two eyes... but you can only see their one eye."
I had a strange series dreams this morning that involved me having 'half-asleep' conversations with people who weren't really there and eventually turned into ominous narratives of the sun not moving from the horizon at 3pm, leaving everything dark for a couple days. There was apparently some paranormal twist to it as me and some friends were investigating something cryptic like aliens or ghosts or something. It felt like something big was about to happen. This series went on until 2pm, when I got out of bed having deliberately skipped my two classes today. I still have this portentous feeling that something is about to happen. I know there's a forecast of snow for Tuesday and Wednesday (fingers crossed) but there's also the first debate type thing in my Model UN class Thursday. Which has me nervous, but there's more to it than just that.
My stomach is unsettled. I've dry heaved a number of times. The weather outside is cloudy and gloomy and lightly drizzling. It matches this ominous feeling pretty well. I think I had too much coffee this morning- er, afternoon. I should probably eat something light, haven't eaten yet today.
My roommate isn't here - home alone with this portentous irrational paranoia. My blinds are open and the door behind me is closed. I think I'm going crazy.
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