February 2012
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Today, my orchestra was rehearsing Rossini’s “L’italiana in Algeri”. I decided to bust out the ending piccolo lick as loudly as possible.
Right after we hit the last note, one of the clarinettists behind me called out:
“Joanna! Hot. That was hot.”
Oh, yeah, baby. I’m bringing sexy back.
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January 2012
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Handwriting
chriskingwong:
Thinking back, my handwriting hasn’t changed since I was 10 years old. I don’t have money, talent, or friends, but I’ve got this little chicken-scratch scrawl that made all of my elementary teachers cringe and my classmates laugh. My homework was a mess of dots, lines, and curves that I somehow managed to convince everyone wasn’t a joke, and I’ve always waited for the day that...
December 2011
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My brother was called a "chink" on BART yesterday →
An excerpt from my brother’s blog post after he was called a “chink” on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) yesterday. Feel free to reblog.
I Was Called a Chink on BART
I was standing on a crowded rush-hour BART (that’s Bay Area Rapid Transit) reading Is Critique Secular? Blasphemy, Injury, and Free Speech (Wendy Brown, Talal Asad, Saba Mahmood, and Judith Butler) when I...
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November 2011
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Joanna's spruced-up YouTube channel! →
I [finally] spruced up my channel! Designed a proper background and organized my videos into playlists for convenient browsing. :) Hope you guys like it!
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October 2011
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Epic.
Enough said.
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pepperroxd asked: you found my tumblr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<3
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September 2011
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bliam asked: yepppp, it's Dr. Thrasher. I'll definitely pass on the message. He played the dizi for us yesterday and it sounded soooooooo coooooooooooooool
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rantingsfromme-deactivated20110 asked: It's such a cool piece. I'm so excited to play it :)
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Intersection
[Original post here.]
Today, I succumbed to the lure of Starbucks.
I’m not actually that fond of their decaf Americano mistos. I just wanted to stand in line. The Starbucks line was the closest one.
I’m at the UBC Student Union Building. When I look around, I begin to remember all those times I had come here alone. And here I am, alone again.
There’s something about doing something, even if...
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August 2011
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Piano Lessons
Copied from my website’s blog (original post here). Enjoy. :)
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I just realized something today. I haven’t posted on here for almost 9 months. Time flies… A lot of things can happen in 9 months— —oh wait, just FYI: I’m not pregnant. Admit it. You were totally thinking that. Dirty-minded readers… All kidding aside , yes, a...
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bliam asked: yess!! haha I love his version of Friday! I think none of my friends wanted to be friends with me for a few weeks after I heard him sing it