Z o r bl o g

So, all this panty knot-tying over weird harmonies?!?! I would LOVE to know what the venerable Joe J. Ringhofer (my history/harmony/analysis teacher, current Chief Examiner of theory at the dastardly RCM - which means the man KNOWS HIS SHIT!) thinks about this.

my comment over at marmalade:

as a person who has a BA in music...the first version is "interesting". It's not necessarily bad, but if a theory student handed that in for an assignment, I'd still probably fail them :) the 2nd arrangement, too-slow tempo notwithstanding, is actually pretty good. There are some suspended chords that are just beautiful. Sometimes you gotta think outside the musical box a little, you know?

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...to describe a wedding:

white knuckled torture.

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From the "let's call up Zorbs for some piano lessons" files:

Music lessons may boost IQ scores of children, suggests research by Dr. Glenn Schellenberg of the University of Toronto at Mississauga published in the journal Psychological Science.

The study of 6-year-olds found that those who took music lessons for one year gained more points on IQ tests. The benefit was small, but was seen in math, language and spatial skills.

[full story]

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For those of you in long term relationships, how do you keep your relationship fresh?

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Mo Z o r bl o g!!!!!

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You are Opeth! You are very poetic with your lyrics, and your music flows like a waterfall. Your emotions change from angry to sad very quickly. Some people don't like you because you can sound too depressing. You're one of the best metal bands in the world, and you worship your fans!

[take this quiz, stolen from Amanda]

Ewww. Do NOT like Opeth!

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Private Entry

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To the person who sent me $50 US "just because"....HOLY SHIT! and thank you!!!!

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[Stolen from Amanda]

* those that apply to you. Any personal comments go in parentheses.
01. I miss somebody right now*
02. I don't watch much TV these days*
03. I love olives* (spiced kalamatas with self-added red chili pepper flakes)
04. I love sleeping*
05. I own lots of books
06. I wear glasses or contact lenses*

07. I love to play video games
08. I've tried marijuana
09. I've watched porn movies
10. I have been in a threesome*
11. I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship
12. I believe honesty is usually the best policy (no, sometimes half-truths hurt less)
13. I have acne free skin
14. I like and respect Al Sharpton (who?)
15. I curse frequently* (fuck yeah!)
16. I have changed a lot mentally over the last year*
17. I have a hobby
18. I've been told I: (women) have an applebottom, (men) am packing (no excess fat on my ass, thank you very much!)
19. I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me
20. I'm really, really smart
21. I've never broken someone’s bone*
22. I have a secret that I am ashamed to reveal* (not ashamed, just not ready)
23. I hate the rain
24. I'm paranoid at times*
25. I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free
26. I need money right now!*
27. I love Sushi*
28. I talk really, really fast*
29. I have fresh breath in the morning
30. I have semi-long hair*
31. I have lost money in Las Vegas*
32. I have at least one brother and/or one sister
33. I was born in a country outside of the U.S.*
34. I shave my legs (females) or face (males) on a regular basis*
35. I have a twin
36. I have worn fake hair/fingernails/eyelashes in the past*
37. I couldn't survive without Caller I.D.
38. I like the way that I look sometimes*
39. I have lied to a good friend in the last 6 months*
41. I am usually pessimistic*
42. I have a lot of mood swings*
43. I think prostitution should be legalized*
44. I think Britney Spears is hot
45. I have cheated on a significant other in the past*
46. I have a hidden talent
47. I'm always hyper no matter how much sugar I have
48. I think that I'm popular
49. I am currently single
50. I have kissed someone of the same sex*
51. I enjoy talking on the phone*
52. I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants
53. I love to shop*
54. I would rather shop than eat*
55. I would classify myself as ghetto
56. I'm bourgie and have worn a sweater tied around my shoulders
57. I'm obsessed with my Xanga or Livejournal.
58. I don't hate anyone. I dislike them.
59. I'm a pretty good dancer
60. I don't think Mike Tyson raped Desiree Washington
61. I'm completely embarrassed to be seen with my mother.
62. I have a cell phone*
63. I believe in God(s)/Goddess(es)*
64. I watch MTV on a daily basis
65. I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months* (well, 8 months)
66. I love drama
67. I have never been in a real relationship before
68. I've rejected someone before*
69. I currently have a crush on someone*
70. I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life
71. I want to have/adopt children in the future*
72. I have changed a diaper before
73. I've called the cops on a friend before
74. I bite my nails
75. I am a member of the Tom Green fan club
76. I'm not allergic to anything
77. I have a lot to learn*
78. I have dated someone at least 10 years older or younger
79. I plan on seeing Ice Cube’s newest "Friday" movie
80. I am very shy around the opposite sex sometimes
81. I'm online 24/7, even as an away message
82. I have at least 5 away messages saved
83. I have tried alcohol or drugs before*
84. I have made a move on a friend’s significant other in the past.
85. I own the "South Park" movie*
86. I have avoided assignments at work or school to be on Xanga or Livejournal
87. When I was a kid I played "the birds and the bees" with a neighbor or chum
88. I enjoy some country music
89. I would die for my best friend*
90. I think that Pizza Hut has the best pizza.
91. I watch soap operas whenever I can
92. I'm obsessive, anal retentive, and often a perfectionist*
93. I have used my sexuality to advance my career
94. I love Michael Jackson, scandals and all
95. I know all the words to Slick Rick’s "Children’s Story"
96. Halloween is awesome because you get free candy
97. I watch Spongebob Squarepants and I like it
98. I have dated a close friend’s ex (how about an ex's close friend?)
99. I have cut myself before*
100. I am happy at this moment

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Last night, I dreamt that I overplucked my eyebrows into 3-haired baldness. The night before that I dreamt I saw a girl with hairy boobs.

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"If I have perpetual PMS, I swear I'm going to get a spork and rip out my ovaries."

Thanks, Joelle!

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Last night, I was lying in bed trying to think of the most evil foods (health-wise) one could eat.

Here is the Evil Quartet, recently updated from the Triumvirate of Evil:

• processed carbs
• fried
• sugary
• creamy

I can think of 2 meals that cover the Triumvirate: the deep fried seafood smothered in cream sauce on top of spaghetti, and the quasi-meal I scarfed down at work the other night - 3 deep fried egg rolls, a plate of pork & veggies that included a large portion of white rice, washed down by a Vietnamese pineapple shake.

I can also think of 2 things that hit the Evil Quartet: cream filled doughnuts, and funnel cakes with ice cream.

Dear gawd, I want a funnel cake with ice cream. :drool

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I'm always lonely these days, searching vainly for something that I want but can never have. Always on the verge of tears or in tears, although fifty thousand tears will not help wash away the pain that fills me constantly. It's a beautiful day outside today and all I can think of is what has gone wrong in my life...everything...

What have I done to deserve this?

I want to die, I really do. Just vanish. No one cares anyways. Oh, I know there's lots of people out there who think they care about me, and maybe they do in their own small way, but that is not what I want. I want someone who will make me the centre of their life. Otherwise, it's nothing. I don't need to be a blotch on the side of someone else's wonderful life.

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These are the greatest panties ever.

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I want a new cell phone to replace my totally ghetto Nokia 5165.

What phone do you have? What would you suggest?

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