Friday, August 31, 2007
i washed the windows outside in hopes that the glare will bring you around
Goodness me.
School officially starts next week. Blah.
I've been thinking lately what would have happened if my tendonitis and carpel tunnel hadn't ever flared up like they did or when they did. I might have actually made it into the Guild (I couldn't make the auditions because my wrists had just started hurting constantly), I might still be taking piano lessons at MACSA, and because of that, I would still be avoiding playing hymns and classical music like the plague and only learning what I wanted to learn. And I find it sort of funny that the thing that gave me an excuse to stop piano is now one of the things that motivates me even more. Yes, it still hurts alot, but so? If I don't play piano just because I have this hereditary problem that will never go away, then I don't want it enough. And I do. And I suppose I'm glad that it started when it did. It gave me a chance to leave my unhelpful lessons and take a deep breath, and now I have a brilliant piano teacher who has taken me farther than I ever thought I'd go. But it is hard sometimes, playing a really long piece and doing it rather well, and all of the sudden there's a shooting pain up my arm and it gets frustrating. And then, of course, I remember that I'm not the one with a spinal fluid leak that no one seems to know how to fix, and that my pain is minor and just in my arm, not excruciating and in my head and neck.
Speaking of which, I have begun to entirely loathe the screwed up doctors at Wilford Hall.
Now enough of that. I feel like posting pictures.
Old picture of Melanie that I played with
ahhh, good times
School officially starts next week. Blah.
I've been thinking lately what would have happened if my tendonitis and carpel tunnel hadn't ever flared up like they did or when they did. I might have actually made it into the Guild (I couldn't make the auditions because my wrists had just started hurting constantly), I might still be taking piano lessons at MACSA, and because of that, I would still be avoiding playing hymns and classical music like the plague and only learning what I wanted to learn. And I find it sort of funny that the thing that gave me an excuse to stop piano is now one of the things that motivates me even more. Yes, it still hurts alot, but so? If I don't play piano just because I have this hereditary problem that will never go away, then I don't want it enough. And I do. And I suppose I'm glad that it started when it did. It gave me a chance to leave my unhelpful lessons and take a deep breath, and now I have a brilliant piano teacher who has taken me farther than I ever thought I'd go. But it is hard sometimes, playing a really long piece and doing it rather well, and all of the sudden there's a shooting pain up my arm and it gets frustrating. And then, of course, I remember that I'm not the one with a spinal fluid leak that no one seems to know how to fix, and that my pain is minor and just in my arm, not excruciating and in my head and neck.
Speaking of which, I have begun to entirely loathe the screwed up doctors at Wilford Hall.
Now enough of that. I feel like posting pictures.
Whooooaaaa
Old picture of Melanie that I played with
*sigh* my birthday present
ahhh, good times
An overcrowded back seat
My new favorite picture of Beth :P
Kiwi!!!! (well, not anymore, but he was at the time)
too cute
*said like Meryl Streep in Devil Wears Prada* That's all.
"When your love lets you go
You only want love more
Even when love's not
What you were looking for"
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5 Comments:
I love you! And wish I could hear you play in person more often.
you're so sweet! i love you again and again and a thousand times over!crystal has been lately trying to play phantom of the opera. it's so funny because all she's doing is hitting the lower keys and well, it's difficult to explain-you'll just have to hear it. anyway, wish we could get together as often as we did when you were here. tell beth i said hi because she doesn't really check her blog.
have a superb week!
You have a GREAT attitude concerning the pain you sometimes bear while playing the piano! Seriously, I commend you on that! Just remember - ALL things work out for the good of those who love Him.
And those pictures - sweet memories =]
Love you dear!
Hey!
I was just wondering...
Are you doing a class with Dr. Lund this year?
Great pictures, btw. :)
~Mary Kate
I feel ya. The doctors at Wilford Hall pretty much suck. Not all of them...just most of them. xP
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