Spontaneity

Tuesday, 18th November
Harrogate, England

Up. It's dark outside - oh no, is it already past 16-ish ? No! It's just before 7 o'clock, and I can't fall asleep. After a bit of tossing and turning decide to relax with a bath, and take it from there. Get on with the flow ...

So... sit first. What a luxury to do it in the morning. Straight after this spend one hour with the guitar, sitting in front of the window and the sunny sky. Hurray!

Here's what happened:

Acknowledge two ongoing projects (ECP & AAD).

Prepare the body. I do nothing, before moving to do something  (move the left hand to the guitar)

Keep pausing every 15 min (ROTL exercise).

THE FIRST PRIMARY:

Pick up where I ended yesterday. 1234 permutation.

Metronome at 63

Quarter notes on D&A strings.

Quarter note triplets.

Eighth notes - extend to the inner 4 strings.

The focus is on effortlesness (Principles ...)

16th notes.

16th notes quintuplets.

8th triplets alternated with 16th triplets.

Gradualy slow down to complete ... until the quarter notes.

DEVELOPING VARIATIONS

PLAY 

I bring the chair used for the practice back in the living room, where actually Marek is having his morning Practice of Doing Nothing. I join in.

What a wonderful beginning of the day so far. After having a breakfast together I spend little time with J.S.Bach pieces and then we are off to the health club, it's about 20 minutes walk ... We have some workout at the gym, use the sauna, the swimming pool & the steam room. All excellent, that's what I needed. Very good to be there with my friend and flatmate. I/we will come back, having a free 10 days pass - courtesy of Belen!

After this we walk home, chill out, have lunch, chill out ... JOTD. Then I'm off for a nap before the night shift. 3 hours of a very deep sleep, actually, almost oversleep, but am woken up just in time.

8 p.m. - 8 a.m. At work.

After this - catching up.

10.49 a.m.