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I love spring.

That is what is on my mind.

The longer days, the warmer days, the far better quality of light, the welcome appearance of daffodils, bright with the glory of the promise of spring, blood oranges (their season drawing to a close, alas), ramsons (wild garlic)......
I'm with you on all of that and wild garlic is incredible. You can buy "tomme" in Switzerland, small cheeses in the form of a wheel with a white crust with different fillings including wild garlic. Especially if you grill them quickly - both sides - in a non-stick pan to die for.
Have you ever been to Gilroy? Once you pass through central California and take the 152 to Cupertino from Los Angeles, you’ll find a charming farm town known for its garlic farms. They host a delightful garlic festival every summer. I love seeing the strawberry crops and cherry blossoms there.
 
Have you ever been to Gilroy? Once you pass through central California and take the 152 to Cupertino from Los Angeles, you’ll find a charming farm town known for its garlic farms. They host a delightful garlic festival every summer. I love seeing the strawberry crops and cherry blossoms there.
Well, I've worked in three continents, but have never (ever) travelled to the US, let alone been to Gilroy (which, as a matter of fact, I had never even heard of, until I read your post).

However, garlic farms sound simply wonderful, as does a garlic festival.

This time of year, wild garlic puts in an appearance, as the green leaves can be consumed; they are quite wonderful, (when very young) in salads, but can be steamed - or sautéed - exactly as one would prepare spinach, or chard, as the plant matures and the flavour intensifies and becomes a lot stronger before the bulbs of young garlic (also delicious, when young) first appear.

And the leaves are also wonderful when preparing pesto - that is, wild garlic pesto, a seasonal delight during that brief period when wild garlic (ramsons) is available.
 
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Well, I've worked in three continents, but have never (ever) travelled to the US, let alone been to Gilroy (which, as a matter of fact, I had never even heard of, until I read your post).
I had not heard of it, either. I am not too familiar with smaller California cities. I've been to LA and San Diego several times, but that's about it.

On my mind is the end of the term. It's 10th week, finally! Just one final exam this term. And the weather is starting to (slightly) warm up - it's in the 40s and 50s now. I really look forward to visiting my friends in Seattle and Tacoma over spring break.
 
Well, I've worked in three continents, but have never (ever) travelled to the US, let alone been to Gilroy (which, as a matter of fact, I had never even heard of, until I read your post).

However, garlic farms sound simply wonderful, as does a garlic festival.

This time of year, wild garlic puts in an appearance, as the green leaves can be consumed; they are quite wonderful, (when very young) in salads, but can be steamed - or sautéed - exactly as one would prepare spinach, or chard, as the plant matures and the flavour intensifies and becomes a lot stronger before the bulbs of young garlic (also delicious, when young) first appear.
My nose doesn't really work well and I can smell the garlic at Gilroy from US highway 101. 😁

Around here, there are grape, almond, asparagus and other kinds of produce festivals. California has so much agriculture that almost no one realises exists.
 
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Have you ever been to Gilroy? Once you pass through central California and take the 152 to Cupertino from Los Angeles, you’ll find a charming farm town known for its garlic farms. They host a delightful garlic festival every summer. I love seeing the strawberry crops and cherry blossoms there.
You just reminded me of Casa de Fruta where CA SR 152 and 156 meet. I would always see that store whether I was going to Hollister or Gilroy.
 
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I had not heard of it, either. I am not too familiar with smaller California cities. I've been to LA and San Diego several times, but that's about it.

On my mind is the end of the term. It's 10th week, finally! Just one final exam this term. And the weather is starting to (slightly) warm up - it's in the 40s and 50s now. I really look forward to visiting my friends in Seattle and Tacoma over spring break.
Oh, so you only visited California for musical concerts and performances? That makes sense. Does your school follow a quarterly calendar? Mine is a semester-based system, but we do offer quarter-long (short-term) classes as an option for students who don’t want to end their semester with too many classes and stress for finals, or who want to complete their requirements faster, besides being in summer school or winter break camp. I’ve taken modern art history, my first-year language arts requirements, and now my politics class online through these quarter-long classes. The only classes I take during winter break and summer school are those that don’t have an online option during the term or don’t have quarter-long or in-person times that work for me. For example, my AutoCAD class has quarter-long sessions in regular semester classes, but they require you to show up on Tuesday nights, which isn’t my preferred time for night classes. That’s why I took it for summer school last year because it was fully online.
Well, I've worked in three continents, but have never (ever) travelled to the US, let alone been to Gilroy (which, as a matter of fact, I had never even heard of, until I read your post).

However, garlic farms sound simply wonderful, as does a garlic festival.

This time of year, wild garlic puts in an appearance, as the green leaves can be consumed; they are quite wonderful, (when very young) in salads, but can be steamed - or sautéed - exactly as one would prepare spinach, or chard, as the plant matures and the flavour intensifies and becomes a lot stronger before the bulbs of young garlic (also delicious, when young) first appear.

You just reminded me of Casa de Fruta here CA SR 152 and 156 meet. I would always see that store whether I was going to Hollister or Gilroy.
Hey you guessed it right, @bousozoku ! That’s at the part where 152 breaks off to another route that comes from it. Definitely should check it out for my summer Cupertino trip. Perfect time for cherry picking farms! Y’all ever smelled garlic whenever you are in Gilroy?
 
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Hey you guessed it right, @bousozoku ! That’s at the part where 152 breaks off to another route that comes from it. Definitely should check it out for my summer Cupertino trip. Perfect time for cherry picking farms! Y’all ever smelled garlic whenever you are in Gilroy?
I used to photograph at skate parks all over the state. I still have over 3400 posts on Instagram.

My nose doesn't work well and I could smell the garlic from U.S. 101. I only really stopped at Gilroy because it was on the way to San Jose or Hollister.
 
Oh, so you only visited California for musical concerts and performances? That makes sense.
Sometimes to perform, sometimes for a vacation. Or both. Hope to make it out there again soon, it's been a couple years.
Does your school follow a quarterly calendar? Mine is a semester-based system, but we do offer quarter-long (short-term) classes as an option for students who don’t want to end their semester with too many classes and stress for finals, or who want to complete their requirements faster, besides being in summer school or winter break camp.
Actually, my school is on 10-week trimesters, known here as "terms." Term 1 is from September-November, Term 2 from January-March, and Term 3 from April-June. Usually, students take between 18-21 units (credits) per term. A typical course is 6 units. Ensembles count for one. The degree typically requires 218 units.
 
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Sometimes to perform, sometimes for a vacation. Or both. Hope to make it out there again soon, it's been a couple years.

Actually, my school is on 10-week trimesters, known here as "terms." Term 1 is from September-November, Term 2 from January-March, and Term 3 from April-June. Usually, students take between 18-21 units (credits) per term. A typical course is 6 units. Ensembles count for one. The degree typically requires 218 units.
So, your winter break typically spans the entire month of December? My school is a two-year college, and we operate on a semester system. Currently, spring is from mid-February to mid-June. However, since our winter break had two extra weeks compared to last year causing it to be 2 full months instead of 1 and a half months, we’ve shifted spring break to mid-April instead of early April. Consequently, finals and graduation are held the week before Juneteenth in mid-June, instead of early June after Memorial Day.
 
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So, your winter break typically spans the entire month of December? My school is a two-year college, and we operate on a semester system. Currently, spring is from mid-February to mid-June. However, since our winter break had two extra weeks compared to last year causing it to be 2 full months instead of 1 and a half months, we’ve shifted spring break to mid-April instead of early April. Consequently, finals and graduation are held the week before Juneteenth in mid-June, instead of early June after Memorial Day.
That's correct, winter break is all of December. Your schedule is also interesting. You mentioned attending a four-year college next year? Will that run August-May like most?
 
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That's correct, winter break is all of December. Your schedule is also interesting. You mentioned attending a four-year college next year? Will that run August-May like most?
Yes, I had a few friends who had already transferred to university and were second-year students last year. They informed me that their school schedules run from August to May. Their finals are held in May, but their winter break is shorter than mine by a few weeks. They returned after Martin Luther King’s Day, despite starting their breaks at the same time as me. My Christmas break lasted from mid-December to Presidents’ Day. Most universities have their winter break from mid-December to mid or late January. However, they have commencement and graduation ceremonies and finals in mid to late May.
 
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This article we're reading for Musicology made me so mad. Don't make me complain endlessly about classical music being the foundation of almost all conservatory music programs, and how unwilling people and institutions are to adapt to more expansive, and yes, sorry to say, more versatile, programs. Has no one told them that being able to perform well in every genre is key to excellent musicianship? If so, then why do so many universities STILL insist on a classical recital, classical theory, classical everything and put jazz, rock, experimental music, dance, world music, etc. on the back burner, if they even offer it at all? Represent each tradition equally. Have students become proficient in all areas and traditions. Of course they can still choose a focus area - so if they want to study classical, they can still do that. But come on, that can't be ALL of it. I love classical music, but it can’t be the only thing talked about or learned. The same is true for jazz, too.

Of course there are exceptions like Berklee in Boston, and my college, and some others. But I'm speaking for the majority here.
 
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This article we're reading for Musicology made me so mad. Don't make me complain endlessly about classical music being the foundation of almost all conservatory music programs, and how unwilling people and institutions are to adapt to more expansive, and yes, sorry to say, more versatile, programs. Has no one told them that being able to perform well in every genre is key to excellent musicianship? If so, then why do so many universities STILL insist on a classical recital, classical theory, classical everything and put jazz, rock, experimental music, dance, world music, etc. on the back burner, if they even offer it at all? Represent each tradition equally. Have students become proficient in all areas and traditions. Of course they can still choose a focus area - so if they want to study classical, they can still do that. But come on, that can't be ALL of it. I love classical music, but it can’t be the only thing talked about or learned. The same is true for jazz, too.

Of course there are exceptions like Berklee in Boston, and my college, and some others. But I'm speaking for the majority here.
Well said, there are so many genres and traditions of music out there and I personally have a pretty varied tastes in what I listen too it's a shame to miss out on the whole (audible) spectrum.
 
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This article we're reading for Musicology made me so mad. Don't make me complain endlessly about classical music being the foundation of almost all conservatory music programs, and how unwilling people and institutions are to adapt to more expansive, and yes, sorry to say, more versatile, programs. Has no one told them that being able to perform well in every genre is key to excellent musicianship? If so, then why do so many universities STILL insist on a classical recital, classical theory, classical everything and put jazz, rock, experimental music, dance, world music, etc. on the back burner, if they even offer it at all? Represent each tradition equally. Have students become proficient in all areas and traditions. Of course they can still choose a focus area - so if they want to study classical, they can still do that. But come on, that can't be ALL of it. I love classical music, but it can’t be the only thing talked about or learned. The same is true for jazz, too.

Of course there are exceptions like Berklee in Boston, and my college, and some others. But I'm speaking for the majority here.
In general, I agree with you.

However, for an explanation, we must look to social class snobbery, and possibly a sort of ethnic snobbery as well (whereby genres such as jazz, rock, world music, etc all spontaneously emerged from - were developed in - informal popular places and spaces - the musicians were almost always from lower class backgrounds, and many of these genres also developed from different - and thus, (a lot) less well respected in "high culture" - ethnic backgrounds) for part of your answer, along with the fact that most of the people who staff such specialist colleges have been trained in classical music but may have had little professional (let alone personal) experience in any of the other genres.
 
Got my new phone, but tried the side-by-side transfer thing again and nothing, but back-and-forth fun. Restored from my backup last night. Seems okay so far, although I have a headache. First world problems are the worst. 😁
??? Was the iPhone 15 storage less than or equal to the iPhone SE you had? You should have had bought it with more storage to proceed with the transfer.
 
They both had 256 GB of storage. I've just never seen the transfer work and apparently, other people have had similar problems. Apple doesn't test well.
Did it say it wasn’t enough space to do the transfer fully? If you used like more than 80% of the storage of your previous iPhone, then it would show an error message that it cannot do the transfer due to the storage not being enough on the new iPhone. 📲
 
Did it say it wasn’t enough space to do the transfer fully? If you used like more than 80% of the storage of your previous iPhone, then it would show an error message that it cannot do the transfer due to the storage not being enough on the new iPhone. 📲
It didn't and it doesn't matter. The phone is working. We shouldn't use the thread for diagnostics but thanks!
 
It didn't and it doesn't matter. The phone is working. We shouldn't use the thread for diagnostics but thanks!
Mustn’t have realised this is for off topic purposes only; should’ve done a separate thread about this.

No problem bruv 👊
 
Keeping my junior recital in mind next year, I want to compose a minimalistic rhythm piece. Starting with dotted eighth notes, then an eighth followed by a dotted eighth, then two eighth notes followed by a dotted eighth, then three, and so on. Basically the intention is to have odd meters against 4/4. Probably written for between 4 and 7 performers, all on different instruments. They'd all start in different places. Problem is, I have absolutely no clue how to notate that without it looking extremely messy and basically unreadable. I don't even know if it's possible to write it in the traditional Western system. I may have to use a different notation system.
 
When I was using opioids recreationally, I was spending thousands of dollars without fully realizing the cost. Now that I’ve quit, I see just how much I was actually spending.


To celebrate my sobriety, I’m building a new gaming PC.
 
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