If you could play any instrument, what would you play?

“If you could play any instrument, what would you play?”

Good question!

Well, as of right now, the instruments I do know how to play are piano and violin. If I could play any instrument…

…ok, I’m going to tweak this question.

If I could play any instruments, I would play every single instrument in the orchestra! Yes! And here’s why:

1. I can’t make up my mind on a single instrument.
2. Each instrument has its own unique qualities, and dare I say, personalities. For example, the flute is flirtatious while the double bass is lively and energetic, and the timpani are extremely ambitious.
3. If I could play every single instrument in the orchestra, what I would do is take an orchestral piece, learn every part on every instrument, make 20 or so recordings (depending on the number of parts), each recording with me playing a different instrument or part, and stitch all the recordings together in Audacity! Then, I could burn it to a CD and sell it and call it “the only orchestra in the world with one and only one person.” Imagine how much money that would make me!
4. I could substitute for any missing players.
5. Learning how to play all the instruments would be a great life challenge/project. It would also cost me a lot of money for those instruments, but imagine, I’ll have an entire mini-symphony sitting in my room!
6. This would be a great thing to mention if I had to state a unique talent that I have.
7. I could go to the music store and try out all the instruments, instead of just the electric pianos.
8. 20X instruments learned = 20,000% better chance of making it into a professional orchestra. 20K PERCENT!
9. After learning percussion instruments, I could make music with anything. Ever heard of that group STOMP?

How do I decide when a post is ready to publish?

Given the enormously little amount of time I have to write to my blog these days, this is no longer something I’m concerned about. At this point, I just want to get my ideas out there, almost like a stream of consciousness.

In the past, I would write out my ideas in paragraph form, save it, go to sleep, revise it the next day, and publish it. If I think the post is going to be something that a mass audience will read, I will revise it several times and add pictures, etc. to it before it gets published.

Furthermore, I’m not looking for a career in writing or journalism, I just enjoy doing it as a hobby.

Immortality

The worlds' only immortal jellyfish, the Turritopsis nutricula, which can revert back to its youthful state after growing old

If you could live forever, would you? Why or why not?

What is a friend?

I have been asked this question many many times. Ironically, I’ve never known the answer, but I’ve thought so much about this.

Does a friend have to stay with you forever? If so, how long? And what distinguishes between a “best friend”, “friend”, “acquaintance”, “random person”, and “enemy”?

One of my life’s toughest questions

Do you believe everything happens for a reason? Why or why not?

When I look at this question, and the word “reason,” I think that the thing that happens had an intended purpose. From my point of view, I would definitely say everything happens for a reason. After all, I am a Christian, and I believe that God makes everything, from the little interactions between particles to the big news stories, happen for a reason.

On the other hand, if I were arguing from a global point of view, the answer would be more complex. First off, I would immediately say that the unimportant things don’t happen for a reason; for example, tying your left shoe before your right. Does this really affect the rest of your life? The obvious answer would be no… or does it?

Note to self: Think fast!

I’ve come to the conclusion that the reason I haven’t been blogging so much is because of my tendency to think things through. Normally, this is a good quality and most people appreciate it. However, it’s also the reason why I haven’t posted anything in 2 weeks. It takes me time to think through what I write, and I always put quality over quantity.

So I’ve been thinking, if I want to blog more, I should probably go for the quantity first. I know this is totally against my nature, but I’ll try it out.

Let’s see what happens.

–Deathgleaner