Diary entry: 30th November 2007
"Well, that was unexpected, to say the least. I don’t know which to write about first. I got Distinction in my Grade 2 piano exam!! Not quite sure how. My gob is smacked (and I know Barry and Hannah’s are too). Completely unexpected and certainly unmerited but I’ve got the (sus)tificate to prove it. Hannah must be dead chuffed – I’m so glad I did ok for her sake – all her hard work paid off. And Nikky really helped as well – that Sunday afternoon when she listened to my scales was a big turning point. And Barry helped too – his incredulity at my inability to play the pieces off by heart made me buck my ideas up. But I actually don’t think I deserved a distinction and I know deep down that I charmed the examiner and he was a nice, kind guy. But it doesn’t change the result.
So on to surprise number 2. I felt pretty crap yesterday morning – tummy ache etc etc. So I’d kind of read this letter from the RSA and not really taken much notice. Then Barry rang and I started whinging (as I am wont to do) about this and that, and happened to mention the letter. Then the penny dropped and I realised that for some reason I have been invited to become a fellow of the RSA. I have absolutely no idea why, but there you go. Hannah thinks it is something to do with my PhD, but seeming as the letter was addressed to ‘Ms. E. A. Grimaldi’, I’m not convinced. Curious."
"Well, that was unexpected, to say the least. I don’t know which to write about first. I got Distinction in my Grade 2 piano exam!! Not quite sure how. My gob is smacked (and I know Barry and Hannah’s are too). Completely unexpected and certainly unmerited but I’ve got the (sus)tificate to prove it. Hannah must be dead chuffed – I’m so glad I did ok for her sake – all her hard work paid off. And Nikky really helped as well – that Sunday afternoon when she listened to my scales was a big turning point. And Barry helped too – his incredulity at my inability to play the pieces off by heart made me buck my ideas up. But I actually don’t think I deserved a distinction and I know deep down that I charmed the examiner and he was a nice, kind guy. But it doesn’t change the result.
So on to surprise number 2. I felt pretty crap yesterday morning – tummy ache etc etc. So I’d kind of read this letter from the RSA and not really taken much notice. Then Barry rang and I started whinging (as I am wont to do) about this and that, and happened to mention the letter. Then the penny dropped and I realised that for some reason I have been invited to become a fellow of the RSA. I have absolutely no idea why, but there you go. Hannah thinks it is something to do with my PhD, but seeming as the letter was addressed to ‘Ms. E. A. Grimaldi’, I’m not convinced. Curious."
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