I am still coming to terms with the 5th. Of all his "great" symphonies, that's the one that I've so far had trouble really connecting with. Don't get me wrong, I know it's brilliant, and there are parts of it that I've always loved - that segue from movement 3 to 4, and the first part of 4, being one of them - but for some reason the big emotional attachment just hasn't happened. It's more of an intelletual appreciation than a big emotional reaction. I'm more drawn to it now than I was in the past, so it may just be a matter of "the right music at the right moment" - sometimes you just have to be in the right place in your life and development before the light bulb over your head clicks on and your heart really takes something in completely.
Maybe it's because the opening motif is so prevalent - I mean, everybody knows it even if they don't know that they know it - by the time you sit down to really listen to it for the first time, it can be more of an "oh,
that" moment than an "a-HA!" moment.
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So, Frau, what's new with your house?...
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Well, in the absence of anything else to do at the moment (I was too tired to pack up much of anything tonight) I've been looking at things on line that I want or will need to buy or replace. A new desk, new bedroom furniture, etc. Mostly just to get some ideas and keep some price comparisons in mind for the near future.
Think I found
the desk I want today, a nice corner workstation altho I may have to look at it in the store again, possibly with a piece of cardboard cut to match the dimensions of my monitor which should fit but it's going to be close. It has a nice lower ledge which will keep my CPU off the floor without buying a separate stand for it, probably also hold the subwoofer and some other stuff. Downside is that it has no drawers of any kind, but I'll have plenty of room to add a file cabinet and pick up a little cabinet with a few drawers to sit on either side and it will still likely take up less or about the same room as the standard L-shaped desk. I wanted a lateral file cabinet anyway, which can double as a place to put the printer.
Also looking at
this bedroom set, I'd like to go for a clean, simple Asian influence there and I really love the the looks of the bed. Not so sure about the finish on the wood, though, I'll have to look at it in person. Definitely not the bedding in the picture though. DO NOT WANT. Thinking of something with maybe shades of lilac or plum and/or a very pale, cool green. Not having much luck finding anything so far, altho they do have
this set currently at the same place. Not crazy about the gold but it's not too, too yellowish in the picture so I dunno. It doesn't look much like purple in the pic either altho the description says it is. I like that it has the black added in as I have some nice black lamps with an Asian feel, one of which would make a nice nightstand lamp if I convert to a "touch" lamp.
Also looked at
this set and thought it had the pale green I wanted, but the comments from buyers describe it as a pewter/silver grey, and it's not in the stores so I can't see it in person without buying it and then returning it if I don't like it. I would probably like the silver grey, but not sure how it would look with the beige carpet, and the hardware on the furniture I like above appears to be some kind of silver tone... of course the carpet could come up and be replaced eventually... so many decisions! And then what to paint the walls and trim?
Man I bet you can find lots of cool, legit Asian-inspired stuff on the Left Coast, here it's not so easy.