Sometimes you just have a shit week. This was certainly one, topped off by the slowest, weirdest car accident in history: inside a car wash. So, a rough week at work but tonight’s concert definitely improved my mood: Barber’s Adagio for Strings (is there anything better to really clear your mind?), Bernstein’s Serenade (After Plato’s Symposium) (which I have mixed thoughts about…not sure if they are performance or composition-related), and Dvorak 9 (definitely one of my top 10, even though I forget how great the middle parts are in favor of mvts. 1 and 4). So tonight started a new day. This weekend will be restful and hopefully peaceful (I’ll try to stay zen as I talk to the car wash manager about how, exactly, this wasn’t his fault since HIS conveyor belt pulled me into the car in front of me who braked. We’ll see).