“Hello friends. It’s been a few days since I’ve had a serious blog, so let’s get down to business. Today’s topic: Perfect Pitch.

For those of you who don’t know, perfect pitch is, as written in wikipedia: the ability of a person to identify or sing a musical note without the benefit of a known reference. All you musicians out there, you know what an incredible capacity this is. Until recently, I had only met one person that had perfect pitch, and he played chopin blindfolded. Rob could listen to your standard pop song a few times, and then pick out the melody and play it on a piano. If I were to do this, it would take weeks, at best. Well, it just so happens that Lisa also has perfect pitch. But the way she showed me her talent last night was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before; it was positively baffling.

“”Pick any song, but something that I would know,”" she said to me with a smile. “”hmm, how about Tentai Kansoku by Bump of Chicken?”" I replied. Now, my friend in the past, he would need to have heard the song recently and listen to it quite intently before he could pick out the melody. Not only did Lisa play the melody flawlessly from memory, but she did so with chords and a bass line in the left hand. It was like something you watch in sci fi movies, “”the computer that can mimic any sound!!”" only in this case, the computer was my beautiful girlfriend. I was literally shocked out of my pajamas. She proceeded to do it several more times, with any song I could think of.

I’m not sure how hard it would be for someone who hasn’t played an instrument to appreciate this, but as someone who jammed on the piano for 6 years and has spent hundreds of dollars on headphones, it’s the coolest thing in the world. “”If you could have any super power, what would it be?”" Perfect pitch. That’s how insane it is to me. I’ve been getting growing closer and more attached to Lisa everyday, but yesterday really accelerated the process. She is truly an amazing young woman.

This all happened at her house, by the by. Her mom made a fantastic meal and some cake that I am eating as you’re reading this. Ok I just finished it. Her dog is probably the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen. All in all, it was another perfect day with my great girlfriend (alliteration). “