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Being off finals time is so weird. I don’t have any homework. It feels like time is broken. There aren’t any impending deadlines creating a sense of dread. How am I supposed to feel without them? xD

I’m doneeeeee! The final is done. The paper is done. The discussion boards are done. The summer semester is done. Now I’m going to chill for as long as I possibly can.

Why do we even have uppercase? Is marking the start of sentences and proper nouns worth duplicating every letter in the alphabet? Like, why? I like writing uppercase letters because they’re large and sometimes fancy, but they’re not practical. A silly situation, really.

Today I’m thinking about art and gear. I wrote a much longer draft of this post and then I was like, “Ugh, why am I saying so much?” Here’s what I’m trying to say: This is my 500th post. I want to prove that it’s possible to make good digital art and run a blog…

The summer semester is ending. I’m about to re-enter finals time. Not looking forward to that, but afterward I’ll have some time before classes start back up again. I can’t believe it’s already been 80 days. I feel like I just started this series.

I’m learning Bach’s Prelude No. 1 in C! Flowkey lists it as “advanced”, but it feels nice to play. It’s the right balance of challenging without being overwhelming.

I’m finishing up learning this beginner version of Clair de Lune and I want more. More expression, complexity, and subtlety. But I also want to enjoy playing and not push myself away from piano by making things hard. Maybe I’ll learn some other beginner pieces before I continue with a more advanced Clair de Lune.

I’m 90% there. It’s weird to watch my fingers moving without my full attention. I wonder what flow state is like playing piano. I have a glimpse of what it’s like because I’m so used to it with programming and painting, but not with music.

I’m so close to playing this beginner version of Clair de Lune all the way through. I figured out the right hand fingering and now I just need to make sure I’m using the correct fingering with my left hand.

I’ve been listening to Clair de Lune on repeat and it’s so beautiful.It’s everything I want to say and I must play it. I’m learning, but it’s so slow.

I’ve been wondering recently: what is up with red text? Anything written in red has a threatening aura, but why? Other colors don’t come close to the level of red. For example, green text only feels about half as positive as red text feels negative.

Today was really chill. I started playing Flower by thatgamecompany and it’s everything I hoped it would be. I also continued watching “Your Lie in April” and it’s still amazing.

Alright, I’m making a brief stop back on local time before I enter finals time. The trip is going well so far; no complaints, just some jet lag.

I propose a new time zone: midterms and finals time. I’m on midterm time right now. Days of the week don’t matter to finals time. The rising and setting of the sun doesn’t matter to finals time. The only thing that matters to finals time is the number of hours remaining until you exit finals…

I’ve resumed playing piano! I got the free version of Flowkey and I really like it. I’m learning Clair de Lune and it feels like the piano is alive. Somehow I never felt like that when I was learning piano before. Maybe I’ve been approaching this from the wrong angle. Previously, I was focused on…