Journal

Pentatonic Scales

First Day Of School

O yes. So it starts today. I’m taking five subjects this semester, with a look to doing a sixth, though I’m still not very decided on that. This week, however, will be an entire week of only one subject, and a quick glance at the notes reveals that it’s going to be some sort of schematic modelling.

Funny feeling, though, going back after so long. It’s been a pretty long summer, and on Saturday when I started to print my notes, there was this tingling sensation in my gut. In a way, I think it’s back to a life where you don’t have so much control over the circumstances around you and you’re kind of lulled into taking what you get, if that makes sense. I’m sure that sentence is going to be misunderstood in some way, but I really can’t think of any other way to say it now.

Reading Duties

Going back to school means that it’s time to start reading again, which is something to look forward to, of course. I have about thirty books in waiting, and at the time of this writing (the day before this gets published, as usual) I’ve yet to pick out the one to start with.

The Brain On Scales

It made me smile to see this yesterday. And in any case, Bobby McFerrin is a brilliant man.

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

[via BoingBoing]

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