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logicbuttonI'd say this was a GIP, but I actually have stuff to talk about too. After my math modeling class last week in which we all presented our own graph theory models and were required to involve monkeys in our presentations in some way*, I was reminded of ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
myrtlelarson's and my noble crusade to see monkeys roaming wedding receptions and looking so cute with their little bar mops. So I thought I'd be a little more proactive in spreading the love on LJ. By the way, support monkeys catering weddings.
I decided while making the icon that this was a good weekend to make all those other icons I mentioned wanting to have awhile back, so I was looking around for stock photos of flutes, preferably ones with easily-croppable watermarks, and among the pages and pages of photos of champagne flutes I found a flute fingering chart. So I forgot about the icons entirely and went to look at fingering charts, because for the first time in years, I need one. Apparently there's this local musician who composes for harp and occasionally violin and flute. My teacher saw one of her compositions being performed on TV and foolishly assumed that the piece for solo violin and interpretive dancer was satire, and only found out that it wasn't while he was calling up all his musician friends to let them in on the joke. Anyway, she or somebody associated with her sent him one of her newer pieces to have one of his students perform, which he was happy to ignore until somebody contacted him to follow up on it.
So he decided to give it to me. Now, he's not actually the music snob that those last couple sentences have sort of made him out to be. He's normally very willing to try new pieces, it's just that he was unable to take this one seriously, seeing as the title is Puddlicious*. Well, Puddlicious turns out to have a fourth-octave F. Also the other fourth-octave notes leading up to F. The only reason I know anything above C is the fourth movement of the flute arrangement of Fantasia para un gentilhombre, which kicks copious ass OMG. So here's the fingering chart I eventually found--you'll notice that some of those notes really can't be written legibly without the 8va. Think of the highest note you can possibly imagine a flute playing, and go up an octave. I am really not looking forward to this piece; I mean, there's the ludicrously high notes, and I don't even think I get interpretive dancers for it.
Anyway, I eventually remembered the icon and went back to looking for photos. My google-fu managed to yield a bit of nostalgia--my history day project in 9th grade was the evolution of the flute, and I remembered that a lot of the pictures I used for it came from the same website. Apparently it was like the only place to find pictures of flutes at the time. How things change. The project sucked, much like my grasp of history in general, but whatever. The reason the site stuck out in my mind was that it had this amazing picture of a green glass flute, and as soon as I remembered it I decided that it had to be the one I used for the icon. And I found it. I would totally give both my arms to own an instrument like this, if it wouldn't completely negate the point. I mean, I wish I could even hope to begin to think I could possibly try to convey just how awesome it would never not be. By the way, check this out. Dude, that's a lot of flutes. They look like twigs or something.
I feel like I should say something about FMA 49 here. Wow, I can't believe it's almost over. Every time Russel calls to Ed to come back alive, I think, "you know, Russel only asked Ed to do one thing, and he didn't do it." Well, I guess he did it eventually, but still. The hell, Ed. Also, I didn't notice this when I was watching the first time through because it was all at once, but the Big-Ass Thing From the Beginning of 50 that made my jaw drop open and stay that way is actually rather clearly implied in 49. So when the Big-Ass Thing is revealed, it's really less of a spoiler and more of a way to confirm that even the most oblivious of us who couldn't have figured it out even when given a week between episodes to ponder it would be in the know. Oh well. Still a lovely episode. Suitably eerie. I did notice that Ed/Rose seemed to be explicitly shot down here--was it always like that? I'd check my subs, but I've loaned my DVDs out to someone being indoctrinated (so at least it's for a good cause). I wonder how far she's gotten and if she likes it, by the by.
Oh, and finally...
Q and A
Q: Hey Diana, just how lame is your life right now?
A: Oh let me tell you. It is so lame that getting to use that Chick-Fil-A coupon today was about the highlight of my week. Even more than Taco Friday, which was slightly tainted by the fact that yesterday was kind of crappy in general. I mean, it's March, and I'm finally getting some use out of these coupons that came with the Chick-Fil-A 2006 calendar. See, January's was the one for the breakfast Chickn Minis, but I only had like five days to use it and didn't get the chance, and then February's was one for free water, so what the hell, you know? But this one was for a free large Sprite with purchase of nuggets. I mean, it was almost like they were just giving me money, since this probably won't be the last time this month that I get me some crack-breaded nuggets, and dude, Sprite.
Q: Okay, there's no way you can possibly have been that excited about the coupon for free Sprite.
A: You wouldn't think so, and yet. Also, the calendar is awesome this month, because March is Agrilles, "hero of Homer's The Grilliad." There's a trojan cow in the background and stuff.
Q: This is the lamest Q and A ever.
A: It does rather complement my life at present.
*I am not making this up.
myrtlelarson's and my noble crusade to see monkeys roaming wedding receptions and looking so cute with their little bar mops. So I thought I'd be a little more proactive in spreading the love on LJ. By the way, support monkeys catering weddings.I decided while making the icon that this was a good weekend to make all those other icons I mentioned wanting to have awhile back, so I was looking around for stock photos of flutes, preferably ones with easily-croppable watermarks, and among the pages and pages of photos of champagne flutes I found a flute fingering chart. So I forgot about the icons entirely and went to look at fingering charts, because for the first time in years, I need one. Apparently there's this local musician who composes for harp and occasionally violin and flute. My teacher saw one of her compositions being performed on TV and foolishly assumed that the piece for solo violin and interpretive dancer was satire, and only found out that it wasn't while he was calling up all his musician friends to let them in on the joke. Anyway, she or somebody associated with her sent him one of her newer pieces to have one of his students perform, which he was happy to ignore until somebody contacted him to follow up on it.
So he decided to give it to me. Now, he's not actually the music snob that those last couple sentences have sort of made him out to be. He's normally very willing to try new pieces, it's just that he was unable to take this one seriously, seeing as the title is Puddlicious*. Well, Puddlicious turns out to have a fourth-octave F. Also the other fourth-octave notes leading up to F. The only reason I know anything above C is the fourth movement of the flute arrangement of Fantasia para un gentilhombre, which kicks copious ass OMG. So here's the fingering chart I eventually found--you'll notice that some of those notes really can't be written legibly without the 8va. Think of the highest note you can possibly imagine a flute playing, and go up an octave. I am really not looking forward to this piece; I mean, there's the ludicrously high notes, and I don't even think I get interpretive dancers for it.
Anyway, I eventually remembered the icon and went back to looking for photos. My google-fu managed to yield a bit of nostalgia--my history day project in 9th grade was the evolution of the flute, and I remembered that a lot of the pictures I used for it came from the same website. Apparently it was like the only place to find pictures of flutes at the time. How things change. The project sucked, much like my grasp of history in general, but whatever. The reason the site stuck out in my mind was that it had this amazing picture of a green glass flute, and as soon as I remembered it I decided that it had to be the one I used for the icon. And I found it. I would totally give both my arms to own an instrument like this, if it wouldn't completely negate the point. I mean, I wish I could even hope to begin to think I could possibly try to convey just how awesome it would never not be. By the way, check this out. Dude, that's a lot of flutes. They look like twigs or something.
I feel like I should say something about FMA 49 here. Wow, I can't believe it's almost over. Every time Russel calls to Ed to come back alive, I think, "you know, Russel only asked Ed to do one thing, and he didn't do it." Well, I guess he did it eventually, but still. The hell, Ed. Also, I didn't notice this when I was watching the first time through because it was all at once, but the Big-Ass Thing From the Beginning of 50 that made my jaw drop open and stay that way is actually rather clearly implied in 49. So when the Big-Ass Thing is revealed, it's really less of a spoiler and more of a way to confirm that even the most oblivious of us who couldn't have figured it out even when given a week between episodes to ponder it would be in the know. Oh well. Still a lovely episode. Suitably eerie. I did notice that Ed/Rose seemed to be explicitly shot down here--was it always like that? I'd check my subs, but I've loaned my DVDs out to someone being indoctrinated (so at least it's for a good cause). I wonder how far she's gotten and if she likes it, by the by.
Oh, and finally...
Q and A
Q: Hey Diana, just how lame is your life right now?
A: Oh let me tell you. It is so lame that getting to use that Chick-Fil-A coupon today was about the highlight of my week. Even more than Taco Friday, which was slightly tainted by the fact that yesterday was kind of crappy in general. I mean, it's March, and I'm finally getting some use out of these coupons that came with the Chick-Fil-A 2006 calendar. See, January's was the one for the breakfast Chickn Minis, but I only had like five days to use it and didn't get the chance, and then February's was one for free water, so what the hell, you know? But this one was for a free large Sprite with purchase of nuggets. I mean, it was almost like they were just giving me money, since this probably won't be the last time this month that I get me some crack-breaded nuggets, and dude, Sprite.
Q: Okay, there's no way you can possibly have been that excited about the coupon for free Sprite.
A: You wouldn't think so, and yet. Also, the calendar is awesome this month, because March is Agrilles, "hero of Homer's The Grilliad." There's a trojan cow in the background and stuff.
Q: This is the lamest Q and A ever.
A: It does rather complement my life at present.
*I am not making this up.
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