ohhh I don't know. Blah. So mixed up right now. With everything. Everything ever.

11/10: OH MY GOD. Got some "real life" experience with the concert I did last night. Due to a tragic loss of a family member for our English horn player, I got a second oboe part for Mahler's Totenfeier at 2pm yesterday, had half an hour to look at it before the dress rehearsal, and then played it on the concert at 8pm. It was a HIGH STRESS SITUATION. Good news was that I got a helluva lot more right notes in the concert than I did in the dress rehearsal.

Apparently the fear was all over my face, visible from the audience, lol. I must say though, the guy who originally had the part who was then switched to English horn... SOOO MANY KUDOS. Much harder parts, much more exposed solo passages, and he *nailed* it.

We were both sweating A LOT.

HALLOWEEN INTONATION!!!

lol. Everyone have a crazy awesome Halloween and be safe. Masquerades serve and important de-stressing valve in society, and I think we should MILK THIS ONE. IT'S MY FAVORITE.

-molly

I don't intend to start a debate here, but I think that no matter the director's fame and genius, the man admitted to 1) rape (and!) 2) of a child in 1978 and fled the country before his sentencing. There is a petition circulating that supports his release from Swiss custody, but the thought of people siding with a rapist, and especially many other prominent people in the film industry who've signed it, makes me SICK. I am disgusted by the arguments for his freedom. No. No one is above the law.

As I admire a great deal of you as artists, and from what little I know of you as internet inhabitants, I know you are human. I know you have morals. I know that many of you would never claim your art as a means of escape from a heinous crime. Please sign this petition and send it to as many people as you can fathom. Art Does Not Excuse Rape: Polanski Must Face Justice

I have a Masters recital date! lalalala

Because I listen to internet radio in the evenings, and that's when I determine whether or not I have anything more pressing to do than a quick drawing, that's probably what will happen for a while yet. That is, song illustrations.

However, if you have suggestions of things you'd like to see me draw--not commissions although friggin' shoot I could use the money--I would be more than happy to take such suggestions and give it my best shot.

Pittsburgh is already overcast and some of the trees are anticipating autumn. I am excited!

sorry for the lack of posting--school's gearing up and I already feel like i'm up to my ears in work and chores and readjusting to last year's home. But you know, I think I'm ready to rock, rock it's f*cking face off, and f*cking get my Masters diploma and ROCK OUT of town. F*ck yeah.

I'll draw when I can.