Since I Hate to Dwell on the Negative...
Here are two wonderful things about my life this weekend:
On Saturday night, Emily and I went to see Loyola's production of The Learned Ladies by Moliere. I cannot remember the last time I laughed so hard. It was evident just from the set that Loyola gives more funding to their drama department than NNU is able to. The costumes were hilarious, Louis XVI masterpieces, with the men wearing those Captain Hook-style wigs with ringlets cascading down to their buttocks. The villain's get-up was the best: a violent fluorescent pink brocade coat, orange pantaloons, and a red shirt. Oh, it was ghastly. As for the characters, there was not a dull one in the cast. I was really impressed by the amount of talent I saw there. Emily and I were still laughing when we parted ways at the El stop that night.
And then, on Sunday, I went to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with a group of people from my Sunday school class. Rouse's Rapture was well-played, but I'm afraid I can't get too excited about modern orchestral pieces. The next piece was by far my favorite: three movements from Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35. The lead violinist was Joshua Ball, a Grammy award-winning fellow who showed me what fabulous things one could do with a violin. Oh. My. Goodness. He played with such skill, it sounded like the music of angels. After the last movement, the crowd cheered and bravoed for so long he had to come back out on the stage three times to bow and present the rest of the orchestra. It was magical. The last piece was good too, but it had already been eclipsed by the Tchaikovsky, and I remember very little about it. On the whole, it was breathtaking.
So you see. Life isn't all schoolwork and unhappiness. There are some bright moments, too.
On Saturday night, Emily and I went to see Loyola's production of The Learned Ladies by Moliere. I cannot remember the last time I laughed so hard. It was evident just from the set that Loyola gives more funding to their drama department than NNU is able to. The costumes were hilarious, Louis XVI masterpieces, with the men wearing those Captain Hook-style wigs with ringlets cascading down to their buttocks. The villain's get-up was the best: a violent fluorescent pink brocade coat, orange pantaloons, and a red shirt. Oh, it was ghastly. As for the characters, there was not a dull one in the cast. I was really impressed by the amount of talent I saw there. Emily and I were still laughing when we parted ways at the El stop that night.
And then, on Sunday, I went to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with a group of people from my Sunday school class. Rouse's Rapture was well-played, but I'm afraid I can't get too excited about modern orchestral pieces. The next piece was by far my favorite: three movements from Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35. The lead violinist was Joshua Ball, a Grammy award-winning fellow who showed me what fabulous things one could do with a violin. Oh. My. Goodness. He played with such skill, it sounded like the music of angels. After the last movement, the crowd cheered and bravoed for so long he had to come back out on the stage three times to bow and present the rest of the orchestra. It was magical. The last piece was good too, but it had already been eclipsed by the Tchaikovsky, and I remember very little about it. On the whole, it was breathtaking.
So you see. Life isn't all schoolwork and unhappiness. There are some bright moments, too.
posted by Kandice | 6:31 AM
1 Comments:
KJ-
Wow-event packed weekend! Sounds like you had fun! Professional Bull Riding was in Nampa this weekend. Yes, the top 45 bullriders in the NATION were HERE, in NAMPA, IDAHO. And yes, we apparently take pride in the fact that we are all redneck hicks who take pleasure in watching large, not thinking men get beat to a pulp by an animal that is out to kill them.
Oh, the joys of living in Nampa. I want museums and orchestras and plays and sophisticated things......TAKE ME WITH YOU!!!!
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