So excited for CODA!
Pieces we're playing this year:
Bizet: Carmen Suite #1
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite #1 (mvts. 3, 4)
Saint-Saëns: March Militaire Francaise
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 (mvt. 4)
Listening to March Militaire Francaise (aka mvt. 4 of Suite Algerienne, Op. 60). That fanfare at the end is so amazing!
Performed by The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
2012年8月19日 星期日
Winnie Ille Pu
Volo hunc librum natale die meo!
Nimis mirabilis.
Winnie Ille Pu delectat me maxime, sed Harrius Potter legendum est mihi.
Vivat lingua Latina!
SAT odio. Vah. Dolor in natibus. Cur Elite faciendum est mihi.
Atque lingua Latina auxiliavit mihi in periculo, bene est.
2012年8月9日 星期四
2012年7月16日 星期一
Biking
If there's one thing that I love, it's biking downhill. I love it when the breeze brushes past my cheeks and ruffles my clothes. I am going to do that more often in the future, doing things I love, id est.
I strive to be laden with nothing and regress to being a happy kid. How I miss those times. But I strongly deem that not all hopes are lost; it is still feasible to be as happy as I were years ago.
I've been meaning to start writing, or rather, the habit of writing, days ago. I intended this daily practice to improve my writing skills for the SAT, but now, I am just going to do this for myself. (Keeping a diary, yikes, too risky!)
I hate how I am sacrificing my health for "success". Is it really worth it? Staying up late surely is not something I love. I realized I am doing all these things so they will look good on my college application; I am self-contemptible.
I will snap a picture of the Pacific Ocean soon. It is one of the most beautiful and stunning places I have been to.
I strive to be laden with nothing and regress to being a happy kid. How I miss those times. But I strongly deem that not all hopes are lost; it is still feasible to be as happy as I were years ago.
I've been meaning to start writing, or rather, the habit of writing, days ago. I intended this daily practice to improve my writing skills for the SAT, but now, I am just going to do this for myself. (Keeping a diary, yikes, too risky!)
I hate how I am sacrificing my health for "success". Is it really worth it? Staying up late surely is not something I love. I realized I am doing all these things so they will look good on my college application; I am self-contemptible.
I will snap a picture of the Pacific Ocean soon. It is one of the most beautiful and stunning places I have been to.
2012年5月12日 星期六
Quotes from Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
1. Firoozeh's father: "It's not what we eat or don't eat that makes us good people; it's how we treat one another. As you grow older, you'll find that people of every religion think they're the best, but that's not true. There are good and bad people in every religion. Just because someone is Muslim, Jewish, or Christian doesn't mean a thing. You have to look and see what's in their hearts. That's the only thing that matters, and that's the only detail God cares about" (85).
2. "Throughout his job ordeal, my father never complained. He remained an Iranian who loved his native country but who also believed in American ideals. He only said how sad it was that people so easily hate on an entire population simply because of the actions of a few. And what a waste it is to hate, he always said. What a waste" (121).
3. "The manager of the restaurant was a large Indian man with an overhanging stomach. The big tummy worked on Buddha but not on this guy. To add to his appeal, the whites of his eyes were manently bloodshot. This man could have easily been in Star Wars" (151). A plus for mentioning SW. :)
4. "My parents are highly evolved worriers. My mother once called me in the middle of the day to make sure I wear shoes when cleaning the attic because she had just heard about a woman who, while cleaning her attic barefoot, was bitten by a rare brown slider whose venom cut off the circulation to her extremities. Consequently, the woman's nose fell off. It was pointless for me to remind my mother that I do not have an attic" (155).
5. "Watching this jovial group, I found myself overcome with sadness. I couldn't help but think of all the Iranian women who had paid to have their noses broken and reshaped just so someone might find them worthy of love. I thought of all the little girls I had known who had learned to cringe at their own reflections. I remembered how much I admired Jane Fonda's nose when I was in fourth grade in Tehran, and how much I hated my own. Thinking of all that wasted energy, I wanted to scream and tell my fellow countrymen and countrywomen that a nose by any other name is just a nose. It does not hold a soul, for no matter how big our noses may be, our souls are far, far bigger" (165-166).
6. "Swimsuit competitions go against everything that is right and decent in this world. We're told that beauty is on the inside and that who we are matters far more than what we look like. But could you please just put on this bikini and walk around in high heels so I can judge your inner beauty? I don't know which was worse, to be a contestant or a judge. I wanted to stand up in the table and tell the girls to take off their high heels and hurl them at the organizers of this event, demanding that the pageant be replaced by a spelling bee. Instead, I just sat there and prayed for the end" (177).
2. "Throughout his job ordeal, my father never complained. He remained an Iranian who loved his native country but who also believed in American ideals. He only said how sad it was that people so easily hate on an entire population simply because of the actions of a few. And what a waste it is to hate, he always said. What a waste" (121).
3. "The manager of the restaurant was a large Indian man with an overhanging stomach. The big tummy worked on Buddha but not on this guy. To add to his appeal, the whites of his eyes were manently bloodshot. This man could have easily been in Star Wars" (151). A plus for mentioning SW. :)
4. "My parents are highly evolved worriers. My mother once called me in the middle of the day to make sure I wear shoes when cleaning the attic because she had just heard about a woman who, while cleaning her attic barefoot, was bitten by a rare brown slider whose venom cut off the circulation to her extremities. Consequently, the woman's nose fell off. It was pointless for me to remind my mother that I do not have an attic" (155).
5. "Watching this jovial group, I found myself overcome with sadness. I couldn't help but think of all the Iranian women who had paid to have their noses broken and reshaped just so someone might find them worthy of love. I thought of all the little girls I had known who had learned to cringe at their own reflections. I remembered how much I admired Jane Fonda's nose when I was in fourth grade in Tehran, and how much I hated my own. Thinking of all that wasted energy, I wanted to scream and tell my fellow countrymen and countrywomen that a nose by any other name is just a nose. It does not hold a soul, for no matter how big our noses may be, our souls are far, far bigger" (165-166).
6. "Swimsuit competitions go against everything that is right and decent in this world. We're told that beauty is on the inside and that who we are matters far more than what we look like. But could you please just put on this bikini and walk around in high heels so I can judge your inner beauty? I don't know which was worse, to be a contestant or a judge. I wanted to stand up in the table and tell the girls to take off their high heels and hurl them at the organizers of this event, demanding that the pageant be replaced by a spelling bee. Instead, I just sat there and prayed for the end" (177).
2012年3月5日 星期一
Latin Verb Grammar: 4th Conjugation
4th Conjugation: ends in -íre with an accent on the "í"
audio, audíre, audívi, audítus
Present
Active
audio (I hear)
audis
audit
audimus
auditis
audiunt
Passive
audior (I am heard)
audíris
audítur
audímur
audímini
audiuntur
Imperfect
Active
audiebam (I was hearing)
audiebas
audiebat
audiebamus
audiebatis
audiebant
Passive
audiebar (I was being heard)
audiebaris
audiebatur
audiebamur
audiebamini
audiebantur
Perfect
Active
audivi (I heard)
audivisti
audivit
audivimus
audivistis
audiverunt
Passive
audítus sum (I was heard)
audítus es
audítus est
audíti sumus
audíti estis
audíti sunt
Latin Verb Grammar: 3rd Conjugation
3rd Conjugation: ends in -ere with NO accent on the "e"; its first-person active ends with an -o
lego, légere, legi, lectus
Present
Active
lego (I read)
legis
legit
legimus
legitis
legunt
Passive
legor (I am read)
legeris
legitur
legimur
legimini
leguntur
Imperfect
Active
legebam (I was reading)
legebas
legebat
legebamus
legebatis
legebant
Passive
legebar (I was being read)
legebaris
legebatur
legebamur
legebamini
legebantur
Perfect
Active
legi (I read [in the past])
legisti
legit
legimus
legistis
legerunt
Passive
lectus sum (I was read)
lectus es
lectus est
lecti sumus
lecti estis
lecti sunt
Latin Verb Grammar: 3rd-io Conjugation
3rd-io Conjugation: ends in -ere with NO accent on the "e"; its first-person active ends with an -io
capio, cápere, cepi, captus
Present
Active
capio (I take)
capis
capit
capimus
capitis
capiunt
Passive
capior (I am taken)
capéris
capitur
capimur
capimini
capiuntur
Imperfect
Active
capiébam (I was taking)
capiébas
capiébat
capiébamus
capiébatis
capiébant
Passive
capiebar (I was being taken)
capiebaris
capiebatur
capiebamur
capiebamini
capiebantur
Perfect
Active
cepi (I took)
cepisti
cepit
cepimus
cepistis
ceperent
Passive
captus sum (I was taken)
captus es
captus est
capti sumus
capti estis
capti sunt
Latin Verb Grammar: 2nd Conjugation
2nd Conjugation: ends in -ére with an accent on the "é"; its first-person active also ends with an -eo
teneo, tenére, tenui, tentus
Present
Active
teneo (I hold)
tenes
tenet
tenémus
tenétis
tenent
Passive
teneor (I am held)
teneris
tenetur
tenemur
tenemini
tenentur
Imperfect
Active
tenébam (I was holding)
tenébas
tenébat
tenébamus
tenébatis
tenébant
Passive
tenébar (I was being held)
tenébaris
tenébatur
tenébamur
tenébamini
tenébantur
Perfect
Active
tenui (I held)
tenuisti
tenuit
tenuimus
tenuistis
tenuerunt
Passive
tentus sum (I was held)
tentus es
tentus est
tenti sumus
tenti estis
tenti sunt
Latin Verb Grammar: 1st Conjugation
Well, I have nothing to do, so I guess I'll just write down what I know about verbs.
1st Conjugation: ends in -áre with an accent on the "á"
clamo, clamáre, clamavi, clamatus
Present
Active
clamo (I yell)
clamas
clamat
clamamus
clamatis
clamant
Passive
clamor (I am yelled at)
clamaris
clamatur
clamamur
clamamini
clamantur
Imperfect
Active
clamabam (I was yelling)
clamabas
clamabat
clamabamus
clamabatis
clamabant
Passive
clamabar (I was being yelled at)
clamabaris
clamabatur
clamabamur
clamabamini
clamabantur
Perfect
Active
clamavi (I yelled)
clamavisti
clamavit
clamavimus
clamavistis
clamaverunt
Passive
clamatus sum (I was yelled at)
clamatus es
clamatus est
clamati sumus
clamati estis
clamati sunt
※Note: In perfect passive, you can also use variations of clamatus depending on the gender you're talking about.
For example:
If you were a dog (canis, which is masculinum), "I was yelled at" would be "clamatus sum".
If you were a bird (avis, which is femininum), "I was yelled at" would be "clamata sum".
If you were a necklace (monile, which is neuter), "I was yelled at" would be "clamatum sum".
The same goes for plural:
If we were dogs, "we were yelled at" would be "clamati sumus".
If we were birds, "we were yelled at" would be "clamatae sumus".
If we were necklaces, "we were yelled at" would be "clamati sumus".
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