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Nov 22

If -


I was watching SportsCenter when the coverage turned to NASCAR, whose championship was determined last night by the narrowest margin in history. It came down to the wire with…

Sep 21

on regrets, dancing, and being alive -

I had a pretty significant health scare back in the spring. It was to the point that they thought I may have had less than 5 years left. I remember seeing the doctor’s number on my phone about 20…

Borodin 2, in a day. -

As part of my gig at AACC, I come in every other week and play with their orchestra and do stuff like run sectionals and make terrible puns from the back of the cellos. I emailed the conductor and…

Sep 13

lesson gold -

I don’t teach many young peeps. The few that I do manage are always characters, and my two Monday kids are no exception. Yesterday, Noah and I were talking about his impending move to…

Sep 09

PSA -

When you walk any distance at all in the rain with a cello strapped to your back, the water drips down the case and soaks your butt.

Sep 06

cogito ergo sum, or not. -

I’m noticing a trend among younger students. When I ask them a question that requires critical thinking, introspection or deduction they first respond…

with silence.

And then I…

Aug 09

top 5 -

Just thought I would share the top 5 most awful and outrageous things I’ve ever gotten via the emilywright.net inbox/YouTube. Most are edited for obvious reasons.

5. “Everything…

Aug 06

no flinching. -

I’ve never been one to stick to the beaten path. Even when I give it a shot, and feel like I’m doing what people have prescribed as the “right thing to do”, I find myself happily…

Aug 02

random update -

I’m all over the map (in more ways that one) but thought that I should still try to do roughly one post a day. Here’s what I’ve got for y’alltoday:

1. Shipping my car back to CA and…

Jul 31

tales from the stage -


When I was in high school, I got to play a Vivaldi cello concerto with the orchestra. There were several concerts, one of which was mostly families, the other comprised mostly of…