School and things

I officially have a week of grad school under my belt. Woohoo! Adjusting to the new program will still take some time, but being thrown into everything all at once has been good for me.

The truly exciting thing about being here is that instead of living in the microcosm that was music school at IU, campus here is small enough that I am forced to traverse it everyday. Differents are out in full force left and right, and I have never seen so many closeted men in rollerblades in my damn life. If this is some god forsaken hipster trend, I'd like to know right fucking now so I can put an end to it.

Also here to greet me on my first day was the taken middle-aged man standing on a ledge proclaiming that we're all sinners. I really wanted to ask him he had anymore shirts like the one he was wearing. "Accept Jesus or BURN." The font of "burn" was at least eight times larger that the rest and was in red. Loved it.

Aside from a lighter yet still intense class load, I'm looking forward to the conducting and playing I'll get to do. I've already gotten to work on so of Ravel's Ma Mere l'Oye with the orchestra here, as nervous as I was rehearsing with them. I am hugely privileged.

That and my teacher kicks ass. She's hugely intelligent and is the type of ridiculous I want be someday. For example, her ringtone is Rene Pape laughing. Brilliant. The studio was also invited to dinner with her and husband, Sam Adler, the other night. Winning.

As sarcastic as this post wasn't, I thought it was high time to inform y'all how things have been. For whoever the hell may be reading this... Whatever.

A tout a l'heure!

p.s. Bite me if my French is incorrect.