unbound_spirit | More, Now, Again

*I finished reading Elizabeth Wurtzel's "More, Now, Again". She seems like such an amazing human being, I almost wish I knew her personally. I met her back in 2003 when she came to Princeton to talk about "Prozac Nation" for the medical anthropology department. She signed my copy and I got a picture with her, but admittedly, she seemed a little out of it at the time. Still, she seems like someone who would be cool to know.

*I'm now singing this crazy Stockhausen piece in the Percussion departmental after spring break. I'm totally exhausted and I have way too much music to learn in the next few weeks, but this piece is really good and I feel like I may never get a chance to perform it again, you know?

*Now that my grandfather is dying, there's all kinds of crazy financial paperwork I need to sign and go through with my uncle. Its kind of anxiety-provoking. I haven't cried about grandpa yet, because I just can't. I think I'm in denial. I love him so much, I just can't imagine not having him. He's my family's patriarch. He came to this country with nothing and worked his whole life so that his family could have a better life. He lived a selfless existence, everything was for us. He is so good, and so wise. When grandma died, I told him he wasn't allowed to go until I got married. I told him I wanted him to dance at my wedding. But now, now that I know that will never happen, I can't help but feel like I've failed him, because I know he wanted that for me too.

*On a brighter note, my birthday is coming up. 24 years. Oh God, stop me before I start quoting Thomas Mann...

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sorry about your grandpa
I know how it is, my grandma passed away around this time last year- it's still tough at times

Thanks, Ksenia. Yeah, I just can't imagine life without him. :(

**hugs** my thoughts are with you.

Thanks sweety.

i liked meeting wurtzel a couple years ago, she was pushing "more now again"

her nerves were shot.

haha, wow, I can't imagine. Where'd you meet her? Did she come out there on the book tour?

24? Mine's coming up.. and I WISH I was 24! :)
Holy crap, yours is the day after mine! (I just checked)

No way! Hot! Happy birthday (almost) to us!

How old are you? I assumed you were around the same age as me... no?

hehehe no... most of my friends are between 18-25, and my gf is 25, but I'm much older - 32 :) Although when I tell people, they don't believe me. Even security guards at over-18's restaurants and pubs and clubs! ;)

32 is not "much older" than 25, or 24 or 23 for that matter. My ex (Mark...not sure if you were an lj friend yet when I was still with him) is over 20 years older than me. And one night we went to meet my friend at this club and he forgot his drivers license and the bouncer totally wouldn't let him in. Its always halarious when stuff like that happens.

I can definitely relate to that! :)

Happy soon to be birthday! You've accomplished so much in your 24 years!

I didn't know about your grandfather dying...I'm sorry you are going through this right now.

Thanks, although admittedly, I feel like I've accomplished so little. There's a huge list of things I want to do in this life before my time is up, and its barely been dented thusfar.

And thank you. It hasn't even really hit me yet though. I haven't even cried about it because I just can't really believe that its true. He looks the same, he seems the same, I can't imagine that he's just going to suddenly be gone before I know it.

hang in there darling, things will get better for you with your grandfather...

congrats on Festival di Roma, I'm so happy for you, you deserve it.

poor grandpa. He's so sad though. He still asks where my grandma is sometimes. (She died this past December.) And at night sometimes he calls out for her or thinks he sees her. And then of course my uncle, who has an MD and PHD but absolutely no bedside manner, decided to TELL my grandpa that he only has a few months left, which of course made him really upset.

Thanks on OFDR!!! I can't wait!!!

We have traded comments a few times via the vocal majors community (I am formerly konigindernacht)

I auditioned for Peabody on 2/22 and I have a trial lesson on Monday 3/27 I have some free time after the lesson, do you think its possible to meet up around 5:30/6 and have a chat about the school and the MM program?

If not, maybe can I email you about it?

Thanks,
Lesley
AIM: metopin10
email: metopin10@yahoo.com

Hey, sorry it took me so long to get back to you. This past week was insane for me, because I had two performances and three projcets due, so Monday I actually didn't have a single free hour. But I'd be happy to tell you anything you want to know about Peabody. You can email me at
Angel1994 AT yahoo DOT com
With whom did you have a trial lesson?

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