Sunday, September 28, 2008

Sleepcrawling

Old news:

I got to watch the USC Thornton Symphony a few days ago. It was really weird to be sitting in the audience for an orchestra concert for once, rather than performing on stage as I had done for the past few years. The concert was definitely one of the most interesting I've ever been to. The first piece, Wagner's Overture to Reinzi, featured a really powerful horn section. Impressive indeed. The second piece was the most interesting, in my opinion. Titled Turangalila-Symphonie, it's an 80-minute piece composed by Messiaen, who required 2 years to write it for the Boston Symphony. I cannot describe how fascinated I was with this one; every section seemed to have its own rhythm, its own melody, and yet the entire orchestra was together. There was no unifying rhythm, as with traditional classical pieces. Finally, the 10th and final movement featured one of the most unusual instruments I've ever seen, called the ondes Martenot, which replicates both the human voice as well as the chirps of a bird. The woman who played it, Mary Chun, is one of only two people in the United States who can play the instrument. Freaking cool.

New news:

I sleptwalked for about the 2nd time in my life (1st time was in Houston over the summer). I took a nap on top of my sheets at 2:15am and told Tim to wake me up at 2:40am. The next thing I remember is that I woke up at 10am...UNDER my sheets. First thought: "How the hell did I get under my sheets..."

Apparently, according to Tim, this is what happened:
1. 2:40am: Tim wakes me up. I sit up, then fall asleep.
2. 3:30am: Tim wakes me up. I sit up, then fall asleep again. Tim lets me sleep.
3. 4:00am: I'm still sleeping. Tim closes the door, turns off the lights, and goes to sleep. He says I was still on top of my sheets when he went to sleep.
4. 10:00am: I wake up, apparently under my sheets.

So how did I get there...? o.o Sleepcrawling HAHA

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