Sesame Street is practically a public utility at this point. Getting rid of it is a cartoonishly bad move.

Didn’t compose yesterday, which of course leads to questioning my whole existence today

I need music like water.

Time for The Nutcracker!

The stage and orchestra pit at the ballet. The dropdown in front of the stage is decorated with an ornate frame and a fancy letter N. There are painted theater boxes on either side. The orchestra pit is full of soft Christmas lights.

Very bravely putting myself in the music studio even though the living room is super cozy and warm right now

I’m feeling good about what I’ve got cooking here.

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Scheduled myself to compose for two hours; composed for five hours. I was feelin' it today!

Sketching. Blueprints for something Christmasy?

Handwritten music in a notebook. There are some scribbled out bits, alternate gestures, and theoretical workings-out.

Spot me at the Seattle Indies holiday party tonight =)

There was a big celebration when that bounty hunter got eaten by the Sarlaac. It was a Boba Fête

Are you being “““nice"““TM? or should you maybe take care of your own needs in this moment

DS9 but it’s an introspective reharmonization

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Viola was curious about the piano tonight =)

A white kitten staring into camera on my lap as I play the pianoWhite kitten on the piano, playing a key with her paw next to my hand playing a chord

Hot-shot singers: try my Defying Gravity challenge =P

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I wish I could have been in the room with the storyboard artists for Arcane. So many of these shots are so well-considered and dripping with subtext to serve the dialogue. It’s a real treat to watch

“Like munchkins, so small-minded.” I’ve been listening since 2009? and that line has NEVER sat right. Or course it’s a clever rhyme, but it’s also a racist sentiment (‘all munchkins have narrow worldviews’) that comes out of nowhere. I don’t think Schwartz thought that one through.

What a cute boy

Chopin the cat sits politely, paws tucked in. He looks contemplative.

Seeing Wicked in roughly 1hr. I expect to be either disappointed or dazzled with no inbetween

I made a turkey crust topper for our homemade pumpkin pie, out of the dough scraps. =)

A turkey shaped set of dough pieces on a pie. The neck is braided dough, there's a little wing, and two thin turkey feet.

My studio hours today have left me exhausted on the couch, but that’s just fine with Chopin.

Cat curled up on my lap. Enjoying a belly rub, my hand deep in his plush fur. My engagement ring is sparkling.