WOAHOAH! Cheese & Pickle.

This morning was a disgrace. I woke up so tired that standing at the top of my hill leaving for the bus I considered the plausibility of just falling asleep on the spot, allowing my comatose body to roll down to the bottom. I chose to walk instead, but this was unnecessary as being a bank holiday Monday there was no early bus. Regardless of the phonecall the other day whereby I was informed that the Bank Holiday service was a regular service, it wasn't. Thankfully my Dad wasn't starting work until a bit later so he drove me, preventing me from being nearly two hours late otherwise.
Work was moderately busy as the day went on; there was a lot of people milling around the store, but not a great deal of buying occurred. The day passed pretty quickly, so I can't complain.

This evening I got back into the piano. It's my favourite instrument because it is so versatile; it can be played al by itself to create almost any sound, be it soft and emotional or powerful and strong. I spent most of the evening watching and listening to various tracks; Katzenjammer's interpretation of In the Hall of the Mountain King is one of the best of these. Also I found a site that hosts a large selection of sheet music by Joe Hisaishi; my favourite pianist. As his name suggests he is Japanese, and amongst his own solo and orchestral work he is the composer for many of Studio Ghibli's films such as Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle. I found the sheets for one of his best solo songs in my opinion; Resphoina.

I love how it is so relaxing but also unusual in the timing and sounds, especially the sudden, almost harsh chords that are on the verge of breaking the tranquillity but somehow merge in well. I'd love to see a video of Joe Hisaishi playing this as he is amazing to watch playing the piano live. Well, I have the sheets on my computer, all I need is the dedication to put aside the time to learn it. Tomorrow is the first of two days off so perhaps I'll make a start during that time.