take a bath

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

from the website:

Light a candle, and let the mirror and windows steam as you submerge into a luxuriating tub soak. Soothing arrangements will invite you to a tranquil state: Fur Elise, Ode to Joy, Adieu to the Piano and other favorites. 52 min. $16.95.

sunny climes, same clef... whatEVer

i can learn flute, right?  no prob. i heard it's super easy!
har har.

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in bulletin board news

entertaining symphony bulletin board, in the luxe musicians' lounge, in the basement (of course):

couple weeks ago i noticed this brilliant juxtaposition that u may enjoy:

1. happily surpised to see that someone had posted neil's brilliant nytimes review:

2. appreciative of positioning above alan gilbert's condescending smug mug [which i had previously defaced with a very juvenile fu-man-chu mustache (jerk)--if u zoom u can see my artwork]

3.  greatly amused by articles above and below...

above: "GERMAN ORCHESTRA TO PLAY IN BROTHEL" ("...in a novel effort to bring classical music 'out of the concert hall' and to where the people are."---HAHAHAHA . WAIT, IS THIS THE ONION?!):

below neil (i didn't get a good picture) is a scathing editorial piece called, "MICHAEL TIPPETT:  A COMPOSER TO FORGET"

amusing, huh?  neil's article is a ray of sunlight through the cynical haze of orchestral life (conductor/composer bashing, dirty jokes, envy over other orchestras' salaries.. oh hey, i just noticed at the bottom, to the left of the fumes of alan gilbert's silly self-satisfied, entitled, ridiculous blobby arrogance--yeah, i'm not such a fan--there's the results of the trumpet committee voting where i came in last with 9 votes!! i was going to start a protest---i was the only girl, only string player, only asian on the ballot!  oh the Old Boy Network! oh the pervasive racism, sexism, and string-ism in the workplace! hahaha.  no but seriously, i actively campaigned, but no cigar.  can't trust a violinist to evaluate trumpet playing? well, you can trust me up til the finals for SURE)

hero

i just read this old article in the u.k.daily mail about hugh laurie's hair (or, absence of) during the writers' strike last year.. like that matters. anyways, his answer to the question, what was he doing during the strike?, once again confirmed my love/obsession: "I've been at home playing piano in my underpants." (have u heard dr. house play? his bach is pure, humble, beautiful.. can he be more amazing?) i hear he has struggled with major depression. i wonder, does he medicate? therapy?

early on-set

i totally forgot about the special ABS prize and the special ACCENT prize, addendum to HBCM (hot boyz of classical music). both go to.....richard belcher! this lovable kiwi is boyfriend of cece, sweetest girl on the planet. are these the only abs in the classical music world (besides maybe christine wu)??

wherever you are, there you... cry yourself to sleep?

wait, but but but that's not true!! i'm not miserable everywhere! if i were with colin firth, i'd be happy anywhere. also, i have been happy in (1) new haven, (2) japan, (3) palo alto, (4) salzburg, ... ok, that's it. but see, i have been happy.
last night, after i helped perpetrate a fraud on the mor--i mean, masses, i honked at slow old people as i tried to escape the parking lot. now that makes me a bad person, undeserving of 'happiness'. yet, i still blame others--i officially call for the dismissal of the main culprits, the major players hastening the demise of classical music: (i am immoral and also a WUSS, so i will only post their initials:) D.H. (big-time felon-crimes against humanity, and music) and A.H. (merely a moron--oblivious, lazy, irresponsible--but still deserves credit). i post this on my blog because someone must speak out about idiots in authority positions. well, shouldn't someone? of course this is, duh, all my opinion, i suppose. yet it feels like absolute truth. someone (not me) should do something.

HOT BOYZ of CLASSICAL MUSIC

piotr anderszewski, pianist

richard belcher, cellist, enso quartet

peter otto, ass[ociate]. concertmaster, THE cleveland orch

anthony mcgill, clarinetist, MET

justin berrie, flutist (w/hot korean prop--sorry y.k.)

ken ueno, composer, ucberkeley prof

cornelius dufallo, violinist, composer, ethel, ne(x)tworks

gustavo dudamel, boy-genius/big-hair conductor

satoshi okamoto, bassist, nyphil

jun markl, saint/conductor

DR CHASE! (jesse spencer)

courtney lewis (dr. chase doppelganger), conductor

shawn weil, actor/model

ward stare, conductor/hair-model

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just in case you haven't seen this (i emailed it to everyone, seems like, plus it's my new profile pic on FB)--my new fave picture!

(btw, charlie quickly bored of violin and is now on Pilates for Dummies)

ewwww

some people--asking for it. not hot.

glistening can be hot, this seems too pungent, drippy

"PEOPLE! I need your eyes!"

yes, he said to this me at a rehearsal (or maybe it was the guy next to me, or behind me..?)

unfair and imbalanced

regarding HGCF (Hot Guys of Classical Music), currently being compiled, am i to be a disinterested party or should i just stick all my fingers in every pie (ew)? well obviously i can't possibly stay neutral--that's no fun. ok, fine, you win, i'll be the Decider. i am the arbiter of HOTness. i'll take on that responsibility if i must. it's my [unread] blog after all and self-indulgence is its heart and soul, as you know. but to be fair, i will provide my idea, my standard of timeless hotness--tyrone power, oh. so. beautiful. also, i'll provide a sampling of classical musicians, oh say the saint louis symphony..hmm.