band camp!

i'm off to band camp.

while i'm away i recommend you listen to:

*lykke li and bon iver singing 'dance dance dance', HERE

*rose (she's french) singing 'la liste', hum it, HERE

*'how do you tame lions?' click HERE to find out, by washington

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some thoughts for today.

the weekend.

with ruby red shoes...

the perfect dress...

a bunch of friends...

a little crazyness...

and a couple of masks...

using our imagination...

and fearlessness...

i managed to have a good weekend. despite the bad.

things are okay in this little town.

ps. i am so happy with my sax still though ;) thank you to everyone who well wished me and congratulated me. it was a very special moment--buying my 1918 sax :)

sexy saxy sax

Wow.
today i got my very own sax, finally finally finally. after 6 months of saving, begging and convincing and 2 hours in the store of trying and trying, blowing, thinking, playing, scales and worrying. at first mum wanted me to get a professional one, but i didn't like the tone of it or the price and so we tried lots of other ones instead. finally i decided to 'the martin', not the one i originally wanted to buy but one from the 60s from the same company.

then, through a big coincidence they said "oops we mis-labelled that, it's actually 'The Martin 1918'." i almost died. it was like it was meant to be! the saxophone i'd been dreaming about for 6 months i had chosen without even realizing it! HERE is my original post were i explained what 'The Martin' is.

we also got a really awesome mouth piece that makes the sax perfectly in tune and a groovy neck strap.

i love my new sax it looks amazing, smells vintage and yummy, plays beautiful with such a rich and vibrant tone and feels brilliant in my hands.

To me, playing the sax is my therapy. After playing i feel instantly happier, more peaceful and very loveful. Doing exams is just getting recognition for how much i love it, and buying my perfect sax is so i can love playing even more then I already do.

I promise I will stop ranting about my sax soon, and get back to regular postings. But for now, I'll leave you with a funny picture...

images all from zhi hui. you're a star vegemite ;)

1919 sax!!!!!

Oh. my. god.

I got B+ on my sax exam!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And tomorrow I am going to buy 'The Martin' a beautiful, beautiful, BEAUTIFUL 1919 saxophone in good condition and original case and lacquer.

Have a great weekend everybody. Sorry but I just can't think of anything else cept my sax!!!!!!!!!

Oh. my. god!!!!!!!!! :)

I AM GOING TO GET MY OWN SAX!!!

image credits: here and here