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FlippyX's blog
Second ---
Obviously, you've been hooked by my corker of a first post, and are now dying to know what decision I've just made, what great big life-defining changes it's going to bring about, and whether or not I'm happy with the outcome. Right?
Well, allow me to explain:
I promised I'd do something a little different. Hopefully, you're just as confused as you were 30 seconds ago.
But here's the twist. From that cryptic little ditty I just came up with, you've got to tell me what ground-breaking decision I've just made. If you get it right, I'll be very impressed; I'll even take 5 minutes out of my busy schedule to write in your guestbook. Aren't you lucky?
I lied, by the way. My schedule is far from busy; or else I wouldn't be here, would I?
Also, you should probably go and listen to some classical music, now. Go on, try it. I'm going to take a leap of faith and presume you're not really into the whole "classical music" scene, that you haven't really got much experience in that area. Maybe you don't want any experience in that area. Maybe you think it's outdated?
Well you, sir/madam, are wrong. Now, go listen to some. In fact, I'll save you the trouble of searching:
1. This is the Pop Music of Modern Classical. Impossible not to like: Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. Close your eyes, and listen to it all; the climax is one of the most beautiful moments in all of music.
2. And this is the Alternative Rock of Classical Music. Maybe I'll find you some heavy metal, later...
Yes, this piece is the one I'm currently learning. It's Hindemith's Solo Viola Sonata Op. 25, the 4th Movement. Quite a task, considering the Metronome Mark (the speed in crotchet Beats Per Minute/BPM) is a whopping 640. Wish me luck...
And finally, as promised:
Enjoy.
Well, allow me to explain:
And the waves cascade
Backwards through time,
Echoing distantly against hollow walls
Before falling silent into a sea of stars,
Of nothing, infinity.
As lights in the sky
Gradually fade and are extinguished,
The waves are replaced by fire.
Burning wrath scorches hollow walls
As the ages unravel below.
And here, atop this barren hill -
A scar on the parched land -
I look to the sky, expectant.
The blank canvas of night stares back,
The last stars glare.
Before me stands a mountain,
Framed against a wash of star-studded darkness.
Behind me, the harsh, dangerous wastelands lurk,
Subdued. Navigated.
The heavens beckon, the summit awaits.
The mountain can wait:
I need to prepare.
---
Backwards through time,
Echoing distantly against hollow walls
Before falling silent into a sea of stars,
Of nothing, infinity.
As lights in the sky
Gradually fade and are extinguished,
The waves are replaced by fire.
Burning wrath scorches hollow walls
As the ages unravel below.
And here, atop this barren hill -
A scar on the parched land -
I look to the sky, expectant.
The blank canvas of night stares back,
The last stars glare.
Before me stands a mountain,
Framed against a wash of star-studded darkness.
Behind me, the harsh, dangerous wastelands lurk,
Subdued. Navigated.
The heavens beckon, the summit awaits.
The mountain can wait:
I need to prepare.
---
I promised I'd do something a little different. Hopefully, you're just as confused as you were 30 seconds ago.
But here's the twist. From that cryptic little ditty I just came up with, you've got to tell me what ground-breaking decision I've just made. If you get it right, I'll be very impressed; I'll even take 5 minutes out of my busy schedule to write in your guestbook. Aren't you lucky?
I lied, by the way. My schedule is far from busy; or else I wouldn't be here, would I?
Also, you should probably go and listen to some classical music, now. Go on, try it. I'm going to take a leap of faith and presume you're not really into the whole "classical music" scene, that you haven't really got much experience in that area. Maybe you don't want any experience in that area. Maybe you think it's outdated?
Well you, sir/madam, are wrong. Now, go listen to some. In fact, I'll save you the trouble of searching:
1. This is the Pop Music of Modern Classical. Impossible not to like: Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. Close your eyes, and listen to it all; the climax is one of the most beautiful moments in all of music.
2. And this is the Alternative Rock of Classical Music. Maybe I'll find you some heavy metal, later...
Yes, this piece is the one I'm currently learning. It's Hindemith's Solo Viola Sonata Op. 25, the 4th Movement. Quite a task, considering the Metronome Mark (the speed in crotchet Beats Per Minute/BPM) is a whopping 640. Wish me luck...
And finally, as promised:
Enjoy.
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