That's IT! I'm taking a night off from studying.

[Aristus]

The next section, on the Endocrine System, is just one chapter long. I'll damn well start it tomorrow. I'm taking a night for relaxation.


Talk to me. B-)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear Aristus!

I'd be happy to talk to you, for a few minutes anyway...

Just got home from a chamber music recital! They happen monthly at a local church, and we enjoy them a lot...

I'm not crazy about chamber music, but heard live is wonderful!

I just sent my newest poem off to my instructor, and I'm looking forward to hearing what she has to say!

I'd post it tonight, but we're going to be spending the evening watching the last two episodes of John Adams...

And I do like to be around to talk to anyone who plays in my thread!

And I need a nap...

It's great to see you, sweetie...:hug:

[Aristus]

3. Hey CalPeg!

:hi:

What pieces did the chamber group play? And what is the title of your poem?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. The group was Bach's Circle...

And they played some pieces by Bach, and a couple of his sons, and one by Vivaldi...Can't remember any of the names of the works, though, sorry!

My poem is called "The Sensuous Orange." I had a thread about it last night...I'll fetch the link in a moment!

I posted the first two lines...as a tease! :evilgrin:

Here's the link:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=7652195

[Aristus]

14. That J.S. Bach was something else, wasn't he?

The guy fathered 23 children; 7 of them went on to become famous composers in their own right, including Johann Christian Bach and Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach.

I've got about twenty CD's of Bach's music, and I haven't even begun to scratch the surface of his total output. The man was astounding.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. He was amazing...

Funny, apparently he was considered rather stodgy in his day...

His sons were much more popular!

Do you remember who rediscovered him? Mendelsohhn! He admired the heck out of Bach, and reintroduced his music...

[Aristus]

16. Yeah, Bach the Elder was relatively obscure in his day, being known locally as a very

gifted organist. His contemporary, Handel, was much more popular.

If you're a music geek, like me, CalPeg, maybe you'll agree that if you want polyphonic, listen to Bach; for homophonic, Handel's your man. :+

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. I like them both...

But I'm not really sure what those terms mean...

Poly is many, of course, and homo is single or one...

I enjoy both those fine composers, but have never really thought about why!

My husband's the true music geek: he plays a wicked piano! Classical, jazz, bebop...

I'm sure he'd get your reference...

See you later!

I'm off to make dinner...

:hi:

[Aristus]

18. Polyphonic is a style of music in which many interconnected themes appear

simultaneously in the score. Bach's Tocatta and Fugue in D minor is a good example. Homophonic is a style in which one theme only at a time is played by the orchestral instruments, more or less in unison. The Allegro maestoso from Handel's "Water Music" is a good example of that.

[DarkTirade]

2. Endocrine system? Booooring. I'd much rather study the nervous system.

And by that, I mean I'd much rather sneak up behind someone and tickle them unexpectedly, or start poking them repeatedly in the same spot and say, "Does this hurt yet? Does this hurt yet?" every time. :P

[Aristus]

5. Oh, okay. THAT kind of study...

:-)

I just finished a six-chapter section on the Nervous System, neural tissue organization, etc. BORING! :boring:

HATED IT! :banghead:

I'm SO glad to be done with neurons for a while...

[DarkTirade]

11. I find the brain rather interesting... but that's just because I'm an amateur game designer

and a science fiction fan so I've developed a bit of an interest in AI. :)

[BarenakedLady]

4. Tomorrow is homework day for me

I have about a hundred brazillion animation stills to draw. I sorta don't feel like it tonight.

[lost-in-nj]

6. just do not

ignore the pharma part

the meds were the hardest!!!



and YES


you deserve a break.......



:hug:



lost

[Aristus]

8. Yeah, I'm not looking forward to pharmacology.

Even cursory looks at the discipline make my head spin. Fortunately, we students get to carry a PDA with pharma software for quick-reference. That'll help. :-)

Thanks for the :hug:, lost!

[lost-in-nj]

10. my son has a PDA, pocket size

I know you will do OK....


and you are welcome

:)


lost

[u4ic]

7. Hey handsome!

No taking the night off for me...I have to get some work done for tomorrow night. But I can goof off for a bit.

:loveya:

[Aristus]

9. Well, stay here and goof off with me!

Good to see you, sexy! How have you been? :hug:

[u4ic]

19. Bah! NOW I get to goof off

:eyes:


I've been good, but tired as of late. Dang flu bug just keeps hanging on. x(


How about you? :hug:

[Aristus]

20. Sorry to hear you've been sick, sweetie.

I'm fine, just bored from constant studying. A foretaste of what to expect when P.A. School starts in July...

[u4ic]

21. PA - pharmacy assistant?

Are ;you studying to become a pharmacy tech?

If so, some people are going to be very lucky. I never get to flirt with the ones I run into! :P

[Aristus]

23. Physician Assistant. It's kind of one rung down from Doctor.

A P.A. can make diagnoses, write prescriptions, etc. I've been told that P.A. School, far from being Med. School Lite, is actually four years of med school crammed into two years. So, that's going to be my life for the next couple of years starting in July.

So, I won't be a pharmacy tech that you can flirt with. :(

Did you want to play "Doctor" instead? :evilgrin:

[u4ic]

27. Hmm...

if I wore a nurses outfit. Would I be on top of, or below you...



























in rank? :evilgrin:

[Shine]

12. I went for a 20 mile bikeride today and it's really hot here, too.

aren't you simply FASCINATED?

:hi: Enjoy your night off.

[crim son]

22. Speak to me of the androgens.

No, don't. Didn't you take Friday night off too? :P

[Aristus]

24. No. I did some in-depth chapter review. And I passed the exam Saturday morning, too. So there!

Anyway,,,,,,,,,


Testosterone, Estrogen, Progesterone... B-)

[crim son]

25. Oh, bah.

What are you studying for? I have been here only sporadically and am out of the loop.

[Aristus]

26. See Reply #23.

B-)