You know what I hate?
There's a piano lounge here in Atherton Halls. It has a shiny but used/worn black baby grand piano of some sort over in the corner near the huge mirror far away from the three chanedliers on the ceiling and generally far away from the chairs in the room. There are two doors to get in here, and the piano is in the corner on the wall opposite the door that actually opens. One is closed for security reasons. There's a little alcove opposite the other door that also has a door, but I don't know where it goes and I'm afraid to find out. Some people were in there when I was playing once and they went there to make out and then other people in there pointed at them.
Anyway. What I hate. There are lots and lots and lots of quiet places to study in Atherton. There's an entire basement full of silence, a computer lab, and a "zombie lounge" just ten feet away from the piano hall where you can go get quietness if you need quietness to study.
Note that there is NOT A PIANO in those places. But there is one in the PIANO HALL.
So, from my perspective, if you want a quiet place to study, you should go to a study place where there is not a piano. Why? Because pianos are much rarer than study space, so if you can find study space that does not occupy very limited piano space, you should do what you can to make sure you don't occupy piano space when you are not using a piano. Does that make sense? Don't waste a piano by requiring that it not be used because you're studying. Someone wants to play that piano.
So basically: I hate it when people study in the piano lounge. There are SO MANY other places to study and so few other places to play piano. WHY DO YOU TAKE UP THE PIANO. WHY. YOU'RE NOT USING IT. If you're not using the piano LEAVE THE PIANO LOUNGE. Okay thanks.
I get really angry about this. I hate it. I want to play the freaking piano.
Peace out.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Piano Lounge
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4 comments:
Do people ask you to stop playing the piano or are you just self-conscious because of their presence?
You sound quite unhappy here. Are you?
The problem is that they're not even playing the piano, they're just in the room WITH the piano but not playing it so I can't play it because they're awkwarding up the area and making the piano unplayable by virtue of their awkward stupidness.
Nah, I'm not quite unhappy here, this is just one of my pet peeves.
They probably wouldn't mind if you played while they were there. So, if the problem is that you don't like to play when others are there, then maybe you should use the piano in the basement? (Although, I didn't know you were self-conscious about playing piano in front of others...) Besides, whether or not people are in the GC Lounge while you're playing, they'll still hear you if you use that piano.
But I guess, if it's just a pet peeve, you're probably not looking for a solution. Venting is good enough.
Maybe you could write (or at least think) about something that you like about Penn State.
Just go over to Simmons and use that piano. Believe me, people there could care less if other people are studying. It's very considerate of you to not want to disturb people studying, and I understand your frustration. I agree that people here do NOT always make logical choices. People will BS in the zombie lounge like they're having a normal discussion over lunch. Why must you talk in the one room where it's supposed to be quiet? The sign next to the door actually says, "Quiet Study Lounge". Oh well.
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