The Music of the Night!

This is what I really do call 'ideal' ...well, not three days before a paper is due and barely a day before the long-dreaded long-awaited Dissertation Meeting with my research advisor, but well, situations like this are so rare that, when they do arrive, they're ideal, regardless of circumstance. And well, I brought this on myself... I could've waited, but nooooo!!! I've got to do things like this only when "art is long and time is fleeting, and our hearts, though stout and brave..." (If I don't stop, I'll land up quoting the whole of Longfellow's Psalm of Life. Remember it, N., you of the anonymous blog? Heehee.)

Maybe I should get down to actually telling you what 'the situation' is...

Consider this. I'm sitting on my bed with the laptop on the chair in front of me. (That's pretty much how I do most of my work, my workdesk is filled with books and paintboxes and mail and CDs and other rather elaborate stationery, and currently there's a half-finished jigsaw puzzle under all this, like as if the mess wasn't enough already.) On the bed, strewn about me, are some ten audio CD-covers and three or four casette-covers, most of their contents lying right next to my laptop (or my music system). The theme: Western Classical. My Windows Explorer shows me a slew of classical music MP3's and .wav files. Real, Winamp and Musicmatch running. My music system alternately playing CDs and casettes. And this Blogger page, the only non-classical-music window up right now on the screen... I seem to give the impression that I'm studying for a PhD on The Sad Music of Tchaikovsky or something (yes, he was a true 'Russian' sometimes in his music, wasn't he?), when the mood right now is anything but sad, and definitely a lot more than just Tchaikovsky.

What's up, Doc??

Here's the background. A friend of mine asked me to compile for him a set of "must-hear" classical music. This happened about a month ago. I think I just got up an hour ago. Here's to Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Shubert, Chopin, Vivaldi, and the rest... here's to classical music for relaxation, for power, for happiness, for success, for love and for the piano and violin... I'm totally rambling. Well, I own this space, so it's alright. Getting back. Here's to the medley of glorious sounds, delicious moods, here's to my last hour of relaxation (not deserved yet, but hell, I'll work overnighters to make up). Here's to my Collectors Edition of the Complete Three Ballets (The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, The Swan Lake... aren't you Jealous?). Here's to Fur Elise, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Danses des Petit Cygnes, and innumerable other exquisite beauties!!

Hmmm, I'm done with the ramble, and with most of my selections.

Back to work. And since we're preparing for the release of The Goblet of Fire come November 18th, I'll say it as Dumbledore would say it, Chop Chop!