New Tat...Old Recital...same old same old

Hello everyone! As you can tell from the last entry, there were plenty of things that kept me away from the Psyche of A Jazz Trumpet Chick.

Well first thing first. The recital.

How did it go MB? Well...it wasn't my best...nor my worst. It kinda just...was. I honestly felt like I was going to bolt out of the UC and catch a train home in that dreaded weather (it was freezing cold with the windchill and it snowed...a lot.) My teacher was there, and she said I fooled her because it looked like I was calm the entire time. So I get to read a book.

I'm playing the Hindemith Sonata for Trumpet, now. I'm almost through the first movement (up to speed and such). I have a few bars left to go over with my teacher, but I went through a few by myself.

So I'm reading a collection og music essays written by Ralph Ellison. I was introduced to Ellison in my senior year of high school. I read Invisible Man for AP English. I enjoyed it very much especially for its dealings with jazz music, and music in general. I found this book in my school's library and it's very interesting.

But here's the biggest thing that's happen since I wrote last. I got a new tattoo. It's a trumpet on my right arm. I originally wanted it on my wrist but as I looked and as my tattoo artist drew it, it turned out bigger. But it's GORGEOUS!! It looks like an oil painting of a trumpet with the shading. I'm so very happy wth it. Here you go:



I have some written homework to do (on top of hours of practice) so I leave you with this video of the upcoming L Word episode tonight:

LESBIAN TURKISH OIL WRESTLING!!