A long full day

Today, was great. Started with counterpoint, which went as usual, and after a cup of super-sugared joe, worked on my piece some. Then I went to band rehearsal, filling in for a collegue for the concert tonight, and played the stupidist instrument ever invented. It is more stupid than viola, it surpasses ophicleide in uselessness, and is quite possibly more finicky than a serpent. If you guessed alto clarinet, you deserve a cookie. It's just dumb. can't be heard, is cumbersome to hold, has an airy unfocused sound, it's stupid and I will never seriously write for it. Unless someone really wants me to and pays me lots of money. Maybe.

Anyhow, I wrote some more music after band, and even though between my two writing sessions today I don't think I wrote more than eight bars, I feel good about it. Usually after a good lesson, I crash, I freeze, I get stuck (btw, last lesson was a good lesson), but today, I didn't feel like that at all. I feel good about writing. So yay.

The concert tonight went well, I sight-read half of it, as the rehearsal today was pretty much just spot-checking. The walking-olifactory-challenge was less aromatic than usual, which I certainly appreciated sitting next to him most the concert. Anyhow, it went well, and I may be playing with them again.

I was going to say more but can't remember. All in all, a good long day.