Stressed Stressed Stressed.
ok, now on to more important things. I'm currently studying for a music theory exam and feel the need to vent and then to think of other things for a little while. So, here we go, completely separate from music theory... and music in general.
ummm,ok so books. I really really want to read revolutionary road.. I've not yet seen the movie but a friend of mine told me the book was an awesome read, so i wish to do that... currently reading Anna Karenina by Tolstoy. it's taking me a disgraceful amount of time, just because I've been soooo busy but it is so good and so awesome, i absolutely HATE Vronsky, I think he is a selfish jerk. I am also re-reading for the millionth time David Eddings' series The Belgariad, which is a fantasy series. There's nothing exactly ground-breaking about it but it is great and awesome-sauce. actually the Belgariad is fantastic for character studies. as a person who loves reading and writing, The characters are completely amazing, and it's just a great way to study character development. So there.
i love books that make you think about yourself... i also love books that make you really look at the world around you. i think it is so very easy for us all to get caught up in our own lives, you know. We are inevitably the main characters in our own stories but i think it's important to pay attention to how much that story encompasses, there is nothing wrong with being aware of the world outside of your own everyday comings and goings. Speaking of which, I really really want to read Affluenza by Oliver James. It's all about consumerism and how it is the cause of the rise in mental illness and that people who are rich and famous are no happier than anyone else. Even though I don't entirely agree with such a black and white view, i believe that it's really useful to find out whatever you can about the different sides of an argument.
Also I'm really really really into xtc right now (xtc is a band by the by the by) because it's very happy and catchy and awesome sauce. Oh! and she and him, which is a band that my brother introduced to me. The are completely amazing. The soundtrack of my life right now, however is this great american songbook list that my brother and dad made of a whole bunch of different artists doing standards from the 40's and 50's-ish... anyway I should really get back to work (nail biting begins)
yeah, this is really about nothing except allowing myself time to calm down....
pointless blog, haha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkzRyHa9a6g&feature=fvst
Completely awesome
