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Offline unholeee

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4250 on: March 07, 2013, 02:42:31 PM
nuthouse...mmm macadamias.

where is imslp :[ am i suppose to actually converse with the guests instead.. ugh. their litany of words is pretty much composed of just swearing and slang.

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4251 on: March 07, 2013, 10:40:37 PM
So I made a bet with a couple people doing the talent show this year.

Whoever doesn't come in first place has to wear leggings to school.

And if nobody comes in first place, everyone has to wear leggings except for the person who placed the highest.

But I'm pretty sure one of us is gonna get first. 

That La Campanella should freaking seal the deal!
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4252 on: March 07, 2013, 10:49:21 PM

That La Campanella should freaking seal the deal!

The ability to play it well should also be impressive enough to counteract any negative effects of wearing leggings in public.

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4253 on: March 08, 2013, 01:11:33 AM
Interesting business model.

[ Invalid YouTube link ]!

I always figured if I every recorded anything I might as well just give it away since it wouldn't make any money.
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4254 on: March 08, 2013, 05:27:08 AM
Bob created the longest-ever thread in the history of pianostreet...

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4255 on: March 08, 2013, 07:46:20 AM
hrmmm i liquored my housemate up the other night with cider.
jumped on his bed today (as he doesn't like to get up before 3pm, i cant say i particularly like to either) to go to a piano recital.
he said really good player. plays the ravel sonatine..much better than me (that's a given).
And said he didn't like the last piece at all (prokofiev op 83 no 7).

Then he ditched me to meet someone at uni, and i had to catch a bus home! and then a bus back to work. To be fair she sounded really cute on the bluetooth in the car - i have no idea what she was saying though. But i told him he's in for it now, im going to practice that prokofiev just for him. And then imslp is saying its in copyright!!! noooooo

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4256 on: March 08, 2013, 08:28:40 AM
yes, f u proxy lists and imslp. found the score on here. yay!

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4257 on: March 09, 2013, 01:18:57 AM
Who the heck is Frank Liszt???

 
"Beethoven wrote in three flats a lot. That's because he moved twice."

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4258 on: March 09, 2013, 01:57:16 AM
Bob created the longest-ever thread in the history of pianostreet...

I see the intro one is longer.  I thought there was a 'fall' word association one that was the longest.


On my mind... I'm freaking exhausted.  And I still have to practice....
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Favorite new teacher quote -- "You found the only possible wrong answer."

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4260 on: March 12, 2013, 12:02:13 AM
Interesting.

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4261 on: March 12, 2013, 01:09:18 AM
I've been trying to give myself a healthy reminder: https://internetsarcasm.com/

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4262 on: March 12, 2013, 02:05:43 AM
"Beethoven wrote in three flats a lot. That's because he moved twice."

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4263 on: March 16, 2013, 06:15:07 PM
Lang Lang's kind of got bug eyes.  Thyroid thing going on there?
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4264 on: March 16, 2013, 11:17:51 PM
Lang Lang's kind of got bug eyes.  Thyroid thing going on there?

Not funny. Thyroid problems are sad.

 I'm thinking about how tired I am!
"Beethoven wrote in three flats a lot. That's because he moved twice."

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4265 on: March 16, 2013, 11:27:18 PM
I'm thinking about how tired I am!

If you can think, you ain't tired.

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4266 on: March 16, 2013, 11:52:33 PM
If you can think, you ain't tired.

Thal

My hands are throbbing...lol

Also...look!
https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=AxpGl_IyNDs
"Beethoven wrote in three flats a lot. That's because he moved twice."

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4267 on: March 19, 2013, 01:04:48 AM
Where the freaking heck are my freaking glasses?!?!?!  I am SOOOOO mad right now!!!  I only got them less than a month ago and they're SOOOOO freaking expensive what the heck?!?!?!?!?  150 freaking dollars!!!!!!

I remember where I last had them and where I put them, but now they're gone what the heck?! 

One word...

THIEF!!!

And I'm not saying that just to defend myself, I've ruled out all other posibilities.  So someone freaking stole them!  But why the heck would you freaking steal prescription glasses in the first place you freaking douchebag!!!
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4268 on: March 19, 2013, 01:07:25 AM
[!!!]

I stole them and sold them to the black market. I'm sorry. I had to pay for my AP exam fees. My school is practically robbing me, with each AP exam at $89.





irony

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4269 on: March 19, 2013, 01:11:51 AM
I stole them and sold them to the black market. I'm sorry. I had to pay for my AP exam fees. My school is practically robbing me, with each AP exam at $89.





irony

Stop being such a whimp, our AP exams cost 100!
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4270 on: March 19, 2013, 01:34:23 AM
First they took our guns and now they are taking our money!
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4271 on: March 19, 2013, 04:40:09 AM
 :-\

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4272 on: March 19, 2013, 04:40:52 AM
 8)

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4273 on: March 19, 2013, 04:45:53 AM




Some subtle reference to John Cage? First two movements of 4"33?  :-\
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4274 on: March 19, 2013, 04:46:04 AM
Where the freaking heck are my freaking glasses?!?!?!  I am SOOOOO mad right now!!!  I only got them less than a month ago and they're SOOOOO freaking expensive what the heck?!?!?!?!?  150 freaking dollars!!!!!!

I remember where I last had them and where I put them, but now they're gone what the heck?!  

One word...

THIEF!!!

And I'm not saying that just to defend myself, I've ruled out all other posibilities.  So someone freaking stole them!  But why the heck would you freaking steal prescription glasses in the first place you freaking douchebag!!!
You know how many times i've desperately searched for my glasses WITH my glasses on my nose...?!
Now THAT's a problem...

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4275 on: March 19, 2013, 04:47:15 AM
Some subtle reference to John Cage? First two movements of 4"33?  :-\
No.  Just a senior moment.

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4276 on: March 21, 2013, 12:26:28 AM
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4277 on: March 22, 2013, 11:13:40 PM
How do you know your not a clone?

Or biological AI?
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4278 on: March 23, 2013, 12:21:13 AM
Full ride freaking scholar freaking ship!!!
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4279 on: March 23, 2013, 12:54:14 AM
Full ride freaking scholar freaking ship!!!

Howd u get that?? Just curious for the future
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4280 on: March 23, 2013, 01:12:59 AM
Howd u get that?? Just curious for the future

I don't know, good audition?
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4281 on: March 24, 2013, 12:53:46 AM
Full ride freaking scholar freaking ship!!!

Cool. Where to?
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4282 on: March 24, 2013, 12:57:03 AM
Cool. Where to?

U of I at Urbana-Champaign.

Looks like I'm going there
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4283 on: March 24, 2013, 04:41:35 AM
Congrats!  Nothing like having your talent confirmed by experts.  What did you play?
(I only just now figured out "freaking scholar freaking ship"  :P)

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4284 on: March 24, 2013, 04:45:33 AM
Congrats!  Nothing like having your talent confirmed by experts.  What did you play?
(I only just now figured out "freaking scholar freaking ship"  :P)

La Campanella
Beethoven sonata Op. 13 No. 8
Bach p&f in WTC 1 in a flat major
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4285 on: March 24, 2013, 04:57:26 AM
Please tell me you didn't write down the beethoven sonata like that...
It was the campanella that did it, i bet.  I can just hear you now...

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Reply #4286 on: March 24, 2013, 04:59:26 AM
U of I at Urbana-Champaign.

Looks like I'm going there

Sweet! Congrats!  ;D

(I only just now figured out "freaking scholar freaking ship"  :P)

I use google translate on R4's posts - makes life much simpler!

Oh, and I actually bet it was the Bach.

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4287 on: March 24, 2013, 05:10:24 AM
Please tell me you didn't write down the beethoven sonata like that...
It was the campanella that did it, i bet.  I can just hear you now...

That sonata has the freaking dumbest name ever!  Almost as dumb as the moonlight sonata!

Yeah, the Liszt probably did it.  I'm also playing it for the talent show.  Yes boi... 8)
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4288 on: March 24, 2013, 05:11:25 AM
Sweet! Congrats!  ;D

I use google translate on R4's posts - makes life much simpler!

Oh, and I actually bet it was the Rach.



But I didn't play the Rachmaninoff for this one!
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4289 on: March 24, 2013, 05:13:32 AM
But I didn't play the Rachmaninoff for this one!

B

You ditz!
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4290 on: March 24, 2013, 06:09:54 AM
U of I at Urbana-Champaign.

Looks like I'm going there

It took me a while to get what happened, but congratulations and it was deserved!

I am sure it was not the Bach...it must have been your modern piece with the composer whose name I can't spell  ;D

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Reply #4291 on: March 24, 2013, 06:47:16 AM
But I didn't play the Rachmaninoff for this one!
Only a genuine hacker would be able to change the "B" to "R" in the quote from jmenz's comment.   8)

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4292 on: March 24, 2013, 07:06:05 AM
And just to set the record straight, Rach4, the beethoven is presented thus (if you insist on using the chronological number of the sonata):
 
L.v.Beethoven    -     Sonata no. 8, op. 13
                       But better:

L.v.Beethoven.    -    Sonata, op. 13 ("Pathetique")

With the accent aigu over the first "e" of course...

 :-*

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4293 on: March 24, 2013, 11:39:33 AM
Congratulations, Rach4; that's a very good school.

--s.

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4294 on: March 25, 2013, 02:01:14 AM
And just to set the record straight, Rach4, the beethoven is presented thus (if you insist on using the chronological number of the sonata):
 
L.v.Beethoven    -     Sonata no. 8, op. 13
                       But better:

L.v.Beethoven.    -    Sonata, op. 13 ("Pathetique")

With the accent aigu over the first "e" of course...

 :-*

The pathetique is such a pathetic name!!!  It freaking sucks!!! >:(

Oh hahah this is what happened during lessons today lol.

*teacher is a professor at x college*

Teacher:  So, did you hear back from x college yet?! :D

Me:  No.

Teacher:  Bastards... >:( ::)
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4295 on: March 26, 2013, 01:56:48 AM
If our blood was based on Iron, turning it green, what color would the stop lights be?
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4296 on: March 26, 2013, 02:23:03 AM
If our blood was based on Iron, turning it green, what color would the stop lights be?

Do you mean copper?  It's already based on iron.

The colour of stoplights has to do with visual perception of colours, which is unrelated to the composition of the blood, so I would suppose they would carry on being much the same.
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Reply #4297 on: March 26, 2013, 02:27:25 AM
Do you mean copper?  It's already based on iron.

The colour of stoplights has to do with visual perception of colours, which is unrelated to the composition of the blood, so I would suppose they would carry on being much the same.

Sorry I meant copper.
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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4298 on: March 27, 2013, 04:30:34 AM
I've been trying to give myself a healthy reminder: https://internetsarcasm.com/

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Re: What's on your mind now?
Reply #4299 on: March 27, 2013, 05:07:34 AM


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