The Tristan Chord

I have been an emotional wreck the last month or so. Not to worry, I have a scapegoat! That works for me, I have to find the cause of my problems before I can get over them. Cause of the Fall is The Pill! A wonderful 'contraption' (c'mon its almost a pun....) but occasionally causing major issues! I've been trying to take the pill on the 3 month cycle. Doesn't it sound grand? Three months and NO periods, and no massive headaches that tend to come with my period! Ah yes, it sounds too good to be true and I think it is, because I'm on month 2 of the 3 and I've been a terror for the last month. Bordering on evil almost. I know its the age feminine claim: 'it was the hormones that killed him mr. judge, sir. I swear.' As they say in Chicago "He had it coming." Well, he probably did. He probably underestimated the power of the Hormone. And to this day, women remain blindsided by this phenomenon. We don't see our evil self creeping up on us until its too late. We're then past the hour when shutting ourselves in our room with something sappy and something chocolate-y will fix it. But this is a normal cycle problem. I'm dealing with PMS double and continuous. Picture the giant Monster Bridezilla from Avenue Q and you'll have me pegged. Fortunately, I do come down from these 'episodes' and can then go apologize to people, typically my wonderful tolerant long distance boyfriend, Prince Charming (oh yeah I'm gonna blame long distance too, someday I'll post a comprehensive list of my scapegoats- you'll be impressed!)


btw, I'm not completely obsessed with fairy tales. Well a little with the original Brother's Grimm. Did you know that it was originally Rose-Red and Snow-White. They were in fact sisters! It's a good story. I've digressed, which is always fun.

In conclusion, because I'm anxious to keep my friends and said boyfriend, I will be returning to a normal non 3 month cycle pill and caution all women out there eager to only have periods 4 times a year, it comes with a price! I'm sure if you stick with it your body will adjust and you won't be evil anymore, but by then the damage will have been done and you'll be a happy period-free single person living in a studio and frequenting old man pubs. Ooooh maybe it'd work if we could wear a sign for awhile? Just like the scarlet letter, that worked well right..? Ours could be the Scarlet XX chromosome! Ah, I do but jest. (if you could see me I'd be doing an Eddie Izzard impression. shakes head yes, shakes head no, yes, no, sneaky yes, emphatic no). Eh, you get the blurry picture!

addendum: My previous titles are relatively self explanatory but if you don't know what a Tristan chord is, I'll explain. Wagner wrote a beautiful opera Tristan & Isolde, based on a legend of the same name, naturally about tragic love, which they have recently made a movie of (talk about tragic.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tristan_und_Isolde

The very first chord in the piece is the so-called Tristan chord, often taken to be of great significance in the move away from traditional tonal harmony since it encompasses not one but two dissonances. It is has a very melancholy but beautiful sound. Wagner, while not my favorite historical figure, as he seems to be a bit of an ass, is undeniably a beautiful composer!