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Hi world,
My first weekend post-full time job is going along rather quickly.

Last night there was a trip to see RENT, for elleuba's birthday. Despite a few technical difficulties with the show (mic issues for one lead), and the fact that both giggly_crunchie and I spent the second act in tears, it was a really good performance, and a very civilised night out.

After a good long sleep-in and a trip to the market this morning with my papa, followed by cleaning the kitchen and putting away the groceries while papa took a nap because he is sick, I'm about to head out to my cousin's farewell party- she's off to Europe for 6 months. Half her luck!

Um. No time to write any more. Ciao!

Nerdy music talk

This evening, for the first time in quite a while, I managed to relax my shoulders and adapt myself to allow my violin to become an extension of me, rather than something fitting sort of awkwardly and as a separate unit. This may sound mildly crazy to anyone who does not play violin or viola, but bear with me. I love that feeling; everything just...flows.

I'm a bit out of practice- as in, I've been having lessons, doing odd bits and pieces of practice once in a while and generally making forward progress, but I haven't been in contact with my instrument every day as a matter of habit for about 3 years. As such, I have not really had the opportunity to extend myself, and it shows. Instead of player *and* instrument, it's been more player *with* instrument. I remember in VCE music, where I was practising a good hour or more every day, and was generally stressed the whole year, it was just about impossible to drop my shoulders. Therefore, it's not just about amount of practice (or lack thereof), it is also a matter of development; the more a player progresses, the more fluid the movements become, and the more relaxed the player is able to be. Shoulder tension is very difficult to remove, but in the end it's something everyone is aiming for.

I've been closer to this goal before- around my AMusA exam I was getting better at dropping my shoulders- but tonight it just felt really right, somehow. It makes me want to practise more and more and more! Although I need to go to bed, and anyway the more one fits into any given session, the more tense one will be by session's end. But, in conclusion, yay!