So I'm not doing so well on this so far. I thought I was going to be on a roll with my blogging...however, as any good procrastinator can tell you, I have a good excuse! After my last post, I got really busy at work and with meetings. Then I had to go to ATX for a wedding and was gone all week. I surely couldn't go all the way there and then not hang out with my friends because of a silly blogging commitment. And then after I got back I had to turn around and drive out to DC for a job interview. So now, I can finally get to it.
I am fulfilling the life of a bobo by blogging on my MacBook Pro in this Eastern Market coffee shop called Peregrine. It's probably one of the most bobo things I could think of. Unless of course, I was actually sitting on my Eastern Market balcony of my own little brownstone, sipping my own french press java from beans I had roasted myself.
So I actually had a followup post to the previous ben fold post two weeks ago. One of my other goals on my list is to be proficient at a musical instrument. And after watching Ben on Sunday night, I know it's so cliche, but he inspired me. Playing banjo or cello would be really cool, but I think the piano is something that feels un-done, and that I want to complete.
I took piano lessons starting in second grade. But I hated practicing, and I couldn't wait to quit. My mom wouldn't let me quit until I was in 8th grade. I really have nothing to show for it anymore either. I can play little snippets of a song called "Spinning Wheel" by Albert Ellmenreich. This should not be confused with the popular song from 1969 by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears. The song I know is not that cool. I suppose Ellmenreich's song is a good description of my current rhythm in life. There's the drone bass suggesting the constants in my life like my foundation in my faith and my family- a solid base- or bass. But there's also the staccato melody that's ever-changing, leading me down paths I never knew I'd walk, adventures I never knew I'd take.
Regardless of my past lack of commitment, I decided to take piano lessons again in the fall of 2008. With the one of the most world-renowned music schools at my fingertips, I surely thought I could find a new beginning in my pianist hobby. Yet, it again didn't work out. I did end up paying $30 a lesson for about 3 months, but then after Christmas, I failed to set aside a time for appointments. I wasn't completely happy with the lessons overall, so it was easy to give it up. My teacher was incredibly talented, but at playing, not necessarily teaching. Plus, at $30 an hour, it was tough to justify when I was trying to tighten the belt on my spending. This will be something I continue to work on, but like a lot of things I want do right now, it's going have to be put on hold until I gain full-time employment.
