Lockdown

I need to get into thesis lockdown mode, as the final draft is due on Monday. Now I have basically done all the absolutely required work besides my thesis, so I just have cafe work and class standing in the way of my editing. I hate the editing so much. Obviously I left the difficult things to do later, because I skipped those parts. And I have to write a conclusion. Ughhh. I think I'm going to work on citations and formatting first so I can get that over with.

I am totally failing at getting anything done for today though. Hopefully I can be more successful tomorrow.

I find ridiculous methods of procrastination. But here is something amazing I found. YouTube has all these remarkable classical music recordings that people put up. Here is Rachmaninov playing his own piece Piano Concerto 3, which is such a gorgeous piece. It makes me cry to hear such passionate music. There is the recording of Van Cliburn's award-winning performance in Russia. I don't understand how someone could not feel the power of this music

Today at documentary night, we watched my selection, Surfwise, about a doctor who abandoned the rat race to raise, with his wife, his 9 children in a tiny camper and drive around, surfing everywhere. While there was a lot about this lifestyle that severely screwed up his kids, not going to school, etc, there is also something remarkably attractive about their simple, back-to-nature lifestyle and philosophy.

I don't know. I mean, I hated my mom for a while because we only listened to classical music in our house, and so I knew nothing else, and I was totally out of the loop of the rest of the world of music that everyone else knew. There was this snobbish attitude that everything else was inferior that I began to despise. Starting around middle school and very heavily in high school, I educated myself about all kinds of other music and discovering things that I really liked. But now I can appreciate being raised on classical music. I have a great knowledge of it, and it gives me a basis for understanding all other music. Besides, there is nothing like the feeling of listening to that Rach concerto, or other music like that. And playing it? Even more amazing. Indescribable ecstasy.

Hmm, enough ranting for today. School is almost over and I can't wait.