Freaky Friday's blog

I'd make more artworks. I have about 3 ideas in my head that I'd like to put into tiles but I find myself lacking the sufficient time required to actually make another solo artwork.

I seem to work best in one sitting. The bamboo, first yoga pose and self portrait were all done in one sitting, even my very first attempt at a solo artwork, the giant tree (yeah, not my best work, but still, it was my first foray into brothing for artwork) was done in one sitting.

My one sitting artworks vary from about 3 hours to 5 hours worth of work. I find it hard to get 3-5 hours free now-a-days to create anything.

The one and only artwork that took longer than one sitting is that second yoga pose, as explained in this blog post that lives in the Developer blog. I'm not keen to repeat that particular frustration any time soon. But, as there are lessons to be learned in every frustration, I've learned to plan out my artworks more carefully since then... which, so far, has only been one artwork :)

Life's getting very filled now-a-days.

I have this blog... in which goes whatever I feel like writing about.

I have my almost daily yoga blog... in which I whinge, whine and vent about my almost daily 1.5 hr yoga practice.

I try to write regularly in both blogs, never really wanting to leave more than a week without writing a few new words.

So yes, you could say I'm a prolific writer and while I don't consider myself as much of a writer to begin with, as in stylistically and artistically, but I do enjoy typing away whatever's on my mind. I guess what I'm trying to say is, I like to blog.

I must admit, with the addition of this particular blog, time has been very limited lately. Not that I mind, a fulfilled and busy life is a good life.

Time flies when you're busy, busy, busy. I almost forgot to write about disk 2 of the Classic 100 Piano CD set thingo I bought.

Looks like this will be a daily post for the next 8 days... well, 6 days now since I've already listened to 2 disks and only have 6 more to go.

So today's favourite selection is going to be hard, I've been tossing up between 3 songs but have decided to give the double thumbs up to Beethoven's Für Elise.

That was hard to pick because there were 3 Chopin pieces and I absolutely love Chopin. His waltzes are divine.

There was one particular factor that made me decide to go with Für Elise. I don't wish to discuss it, but if it wasn't for this reason, I would've gone with one of the Chopin pieces.

I still can't believe I'm listening to classical music. What's even more amazing is that I actually went and spent money on a CD set of classical piano music!

Ok... so who kidnapped the real Freaky Friday?!?

The CD set is "The Classic 100 Piano" compiled and released by ABC Classics. It's pretty much a compilation of the favourite 100 piano "masterpieces" as voted by listeners of ABC Classic FM.

There's 8 CDs in the set, over 9 hours of music... that's a lot of music.

I've gotten through CD 1 today, that's 14 songs, 1.2 hours. Hard to pick a favourite because they're all very good and pretty famous pieces. If I absolutely must just pick one, I'd go with Debussy's Clair De Lune.

Biggest surprise on the CD 1... Chopsticks. (wot the?!)

Has anyone noticed that BigTel and Brrr-FrostNZ both have 2 artworks each in the top 5 in the highest rated gallery as of 3 Oct 06?

BigTel has the cruise ship and cargo liner.

Brrr-FrostNZ has the white cat and spider (ick ick ick!).

Not to mention that BigTel has 5 artworks in the top 20... that means he's (probably) the first to get the Leonardo Da Vinci award. Well done, BT!

I'm playing "state-the-obvious" game today, I'm sure I'm not the only one to notice this.

Disclaimer: This post may not make sense in the future as artworks come and go from the top 20.

Hmm... categorising this post is a little difficult. It ain't quite Religion and Philosophy and it ain't quite Sports either. Spirituality would be the best category, but that doesn't exist... yet. This post will live in Sports for now because I don't consider yoga a religion.

Anyway, it's about time I said a little something about yoga since it's my passion (besides TheBroth).

I already have a blog outside in the great big www where I write about my yoga experiences, Ashtanga Diary. I mostly whinge about some ache or pain, or something I can't quite do yet.

Right now I'm just recovering from a hip injury and suffering from some new back twinges. I'm also heading back to class (6-8 am, 3 or 5 days a week, haven't decided yet), so that'll be interesting, well, for me anyway... I'm not much of a morning person, yet.

I started yoga purely out of curiosity. I was pretty inactive prior to starting it, opting for a couch and ice cream instead of any form of exercise. I was hooked straight away and have come a long way from total inflexibility, no muscle strength and zero stamina.

I absolutely love yoga, addicted to it, you might say, but I've been continually learning the concept of non-attachment, so it doesn't take over so much of my life anymore... so I think... my friends and family might say otherwise :)

Anyway, long enough of a post for today... as we say in yoga-speak... namaste and shanti.

Pachelbel's Canon in D major, piano versions and variations.

I'd love to have more versions and variations.