The Rant Thread/My Life Sucks Topic [Don't be pricks]

[Bubbles]

Do you play any instrument besides the piano (sorry if you said it before)? The violin was ALOT harder for me to learn than the piano. Theres so much going on at once: you have to have the correct (and sometimes unconfortable) bow hold, get your fingers on the EXACT spot on the string, play in the correct spot on the strings, curve your wrist with the bow's direction, move your elbow for each string, I could go on forever. If one of these is wrong it makes the whole song sound messy and scratchy

Im not trying to dissuade you from playing it, but its alot harder than I expected it to be

[Mashi]

Buy one and practise, SlowPokemon!!!
If I can do it and still make progress, you could probably do it 100 times better!!!
Of course, I don't think anyone will be able to catch up to the virtuoso status of Saria and Ruto.

[spitllama]

So I ended up playing.... for 2 hrs xD Sooo much Pokemon. It bugged me for probably the first 10 minutes and then it was like eff this I gotta evolve mah Deino!
Also there was a 25ish yr old playing R/B/Y on a GBA SP across the aisle.

Funny part is I was sitting next to a really attractive native to Hawaii. She's a lifeguard. But she just talked to her mom the whole time and we didn't really talk outside of the "hello we're going to be sharing this armrest for almost 10 hrs I should probably at least know your name."
But after that I had a strict policy of: disregard females-- acquire pokemanz.

[Nebbles]

Having a stomach bug around finals time really isn't fun...

[Bubbles]

Are you actually throwing up though? Ive had a stomachache for the past two weeks (Tuesday will be the three week aniversary) and it doesnt make me puke but its just physically draining

[Nebbles]

no, thank god, but I can't eat anything without it going through me...

[Kman96]

So I ended up playing.... for 2 hrs xD Sooo much Pokemon. It bugged me for probably the first 10 minutes and then it was like eff this I gotta evolve mah Deino!
Also there was a 25ish yr old playing R/B/Y on a GBA SP across the aisle.

Funny part is I was sitting next to a really attractive native to Hawaii. She's a lifeguard. But she just talked to her mom the whole time and we didn't really talk outside of the "hello we're going to be sharing this armrest for almost 10 hrs I should probably at least know your name."
But after that I had a strict policy of: disregard females-- acquire pokemanz.

like a boss.

Mashi, we called it!

[BlackDragonSlayer]

So I ended up playing.... for 2 hrs xD Sooo much Pokemon. It bugged me for probably the first 10 minutes and then it was like eff this I gotta evolve mah Deino!
Also there was a 25ish yr old playing R/B/Y on a GBA SP across the aisle.

Double win. 
...did you evolve your Deino?

no, thank god, but I can't eat anything without it going through me...

EVERY time I get a sore throat, it seems, I throw up. Not entertaining, especially when I eat nearly-nothing prior to that point...
I hope you feel better soon.

[Waddle Bro]

I have maybe forgotten to say this, but suddenly I felt that I need a sympathy boost.

I have been suffering from Osgood-Schlatter's disease since the beginning of September.

[Ruto]

Do you play any instrument besides the piano (sorry if you said it before)? The violin was ALOT harder for me to learn than the piano. Theres so much going on at once: (1) you have to have the correct (and sometimes unconfortable) bow hold, (2) get your fingers on the EXACT spot on the string, (3) play in the correct spot on the strings, (4) curve your wrist with the bow's direction,(5)  move your elbow for each string, I could go on forever. If one of these is wrong it makes the whole song sound messy and scratchy

Im not trying to dissuade you from playing it, but its alot harder than I expected it to be

Lol I know you're not saying that to me but I never really learned piano so I wouldn't know. You stop thinking about 1, 3, 4, 5 after the first few lessons. I'm working on 2, but Saria just knows the approximate position to hold the string and if she doesn't, she autocorrects based on what note just ended up just playing. Our teacher doesn't let us use tape so we have no choice xD

Also you forgot you have that you have to move the bow at a certain speed and sight read, blah blah blah...

Buy one and practise, SlowPokemon!!!
If I can do it and still make progress, you could probably do it 100 times better!!!
Of course, I don't think anyone will be able to catch up to the virtuoso status of Saria and Ruto.

Haha, Saria more than me...xD Honestly she learns everything the first or second time she tries it. It makes me look bad, lol. Getting a decent violin is tough though, they're not cheap -.-

[Bubbles]

Placement on the string isnt too hard for me, but its been 2 years and my teacher said I literally just learned how to hold the bow correctly without my fingers sliding when I move my arm and wrist. She gave me tapes, and also these weird things to put on the strings so I dont accidently play over my bridge. Thats probably my main problem; I just cant keep the bow in one spot and it slides all over the strings

[Kman96]

I have maybe forgotten to say this, but suddenly I felt that I need a sympathy boost.

I have been suffering from Osgood-Schlatter's disease since the beginning of September.

I thought Osgud-Schlatter was jus some weird knee/bone disorder that was pretty common. I didn't know it was a disease.

One day in 7th grade, my cousin and I were running around, when she tripped me on the sidewalk. I ripped my jeans, as well as a large patch of a skin, and my knee has had this weird, boney bump int it's place ever since. The doctor told me THAT was what was called Osgud-Schlatter...

Idk. Now I'm just got a deformed leg with that weird bumpy thing.

[Mashi]

Yeah. I'm having the same problem.  I usually tend to accidentally move the bow into an oblique rather than parallel position and the notes always sound so bad!  I'm having trouble making notes sound clean and not squeaky when I slur them together as well.
But these things will improve with practise, I'm sure.  So keep practising you two!!!  And I shall do the same!

[Waddle Bro]

I thought Osgud-Schlatter was jus some weird knee/bone disorder that was pretty common. I didn't know it was a disease.

The Finnish word "tauti" means "disease" so that's where I got my translation. we are such drama queens

My knees simply hurt so much.

[Mashi]

But Waddle Bro, geniuses often must go through some pain to make up for their esteemed intellect!