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And Carla — my teacher — has also approved of it. Yay!! Now all it needs is a tune-up, and all is well!!

I love it. It has a few tiny nicks, but nothing serious. It needs a new whisper key pad, too, but that’s totally common. And it sounds monumentally better on the high notes. (high = … Read more

Again. This time, because I managed to beat the shit out of my original bassoon (it’s about impossible to take apart), and my new one hasn’t made it here yet. I was hoping it would … Read more

Grr… BlogThis! is down. Right when you get hooked on something, there it goes screwing up on you. A few events of note. I did purchase that other bassoon. It should be here tomorrow. Yay! … Read more

Well, cash-poor, anyway. It’s not like real poverty. We still have our computers, internet access, Tivo, DDR (and plenty of other PS2 games), a car, our bikes, plenty of budget for food and even a … Read more

One: I think the new Friendster war on profiles is pretty damn funny, actually, even though it means that Monty the cat will probably have his profile pulled. Two: I simply don’t understand how this … Read more

No big surprise. But it has made me realize that I truly want a better bassoon than the one I have. One that isn’t such a “Toyota Tercel” bassoon — more like a Camry. I’m … Read more