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Okay, So Maybe It Was Nine-Thirty
Posted 14 years agoand half-a-week ago. Damn, I'm so slow at the updates. So, this one will be huge because I have a lot to say.
But yeah. I walked across the stage and didn't die, so I guess that means I'm a big kid. It feels kind of weird but you know.
I'll start with last Wednesday, which was my last day of school. It had a pretty uneventful beginning where all I did was chill and doodle in class because they stopped doing anything serious like the day before and also write on other senior's shirts which is a tradition I guess. Our choir director I guess gives gifts to her seniors and I got a little stuffed pig (because in France I accidentally told a sandwich maker "Je m'appelle jambon sandwich," haha) and also a harmonica which is pretty cool and this shiny red but the middle range when you breathe in is pretty out of tune.
After school that day I surprisingly didn't cry that day! I really thought I was going to, but everyone else was just too lax for me to overreact. TJ invited me to hang out with him, Michael, and Andrew (who is AJ's twin brother by the way) which I planned on doing, but told them first that I had some people to talk to. I found Trina because I wanted to personally apologize for everything I caused her to feel which was cut short because she had to go to work and rather anti-climatic but I guess that's okay. Then I talked to Mrs. Morey who is an amazing teacher at our school because she cares about her students so much and, though I never had a class with her, through some extracurriculars she has helped me through a lot! So I talked to her and then I started crying like I thought I was going to earlier. We spent maybe fifteen minutes just talking about how crazy life is and about regrets and about God and about the future. She is so amazing!
Then I walked to TJ's house and the four of us pretty much did nothing but bum around until we went to Baccalaureate, an optional church service done for seniors at the school. I sang in the choir for three songs, and near the middle of the first one I started crying again. I'm such a sap! But that song really get's to me, too. "Shine On Us" is the title, and I'm not sure who it's by. We also sang "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" and "You Raise Me Up". The sermon was about keeping faith even in alien situations and such like that. After the service, the seniors stood in a line by the door and shook hands/hugged everyone who came. When my parents came by, I started sobbing! It was so terrible! But I'm glad I let it out. I got quite a few other people to cry, too.
I spent the night at TJ's with Michael and Andrew. The latter two were out by midnight, but I had a lot of trouble sleeping, which I think is because I was too pensive and fretting over everything. I was really getting stressed out about the future! TJ got up around one or two because his blood sugar was low and we talked for a bit, but he went off to sleep and I ended up cuddling with his dog, Keisha. I love that dog. <3
The next day was pretty uneventful, so I will exclude that from this already tl;dr journal.
Friday morning not much happened, but I graduated that night, as my last journal explained. I won five scholarships which kind of surprised me! One of them was for National Honors Society which blew me away because I was not shy to display my distaste for the organization. TJ and Trina won some, too, and Carley and Carlye both won quite a few.
Is there a character limit? I hope not.
Saturday I went to a bunch of parties which was fun. Seven parties to be exact. I went with TJ and Andrew and the rest of TJ's family also went around in a different car which doesn't make any sense but TJ's family is really weird like that. And Sunday I went to two churches and one party before I went to work. After that, things began to be more calm and normal. I still feel a little weird but I'm not worrying as much and my insomnia is gone.
Um, I think that's it. Sorry for boring you. (:
But yeah. I walked across the stage and didn't die, so I guess that means I'm a big kid. It feels kind of weird but you know.
I'll start with last Wednesday, which was my last day of school. It had a pretty uneventful beginning where all I did was chill and doodle in class because they stopped doing anything serious like the day before and also write on other senior's shirts which is a tradition I guess. Our choir director I guess gives gifts to her seniors and I got a little stuffed pig (because in France I accidentally told a sandwich maker "Je m'appelle jambon sandwich," haha) and also a harmonica which is pretty cool and this shiny red but the middle range when you breathe in is pretty out of tune.
After school that day I surprisingly didn't cry that day! I really thought I was going to, but everyone else was just too lax for me to overreact. TJ invited me to hang out with him, Michael, and Andrew (who is AJ's twin brother by the way) which I planned on doing, but told them first that I had some people to talk to. I found Trina because I wanted to personally apologize for everything I caused her to feel which was cut short because she had to go to work and rather anti-climatic but I guess that's okay. Then I talked to Mrs. Morey who is an amazing teacher at our school because she cares about her students so much and, though I never had a class with her, through some extracurriculars she has helped me through a lot! So I talked to her and then I started crying like I thought I was going to earlier. We spent maybe fifteen minutes just talking about how crazy life is and about regrets and about God and about the future. She is so amazing!
Then I walked to TJ's house and the four of us pretty much did nothing but bum around until we went to Baccalaureate, an optional church service done for seniors at the school. I sang in the choir for three songs, and near the middle of the first one I started crying again. I'm such a sap! But that song really get's to me, too. "Shine On Us" is the title, and I'm not sure who it's by. We also sang "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" and "You Raise Me Up". The sermon was about keeping faith even in alien situations and such like that. After the service, the seniors stood in a line by the door and shook hands/hugged everyone who came. When my parents came by, I started sobbing! It was so terrible! But I'm glad I let it out. I got quite a few other people to cry, too.
I spent the night at TJ's with Michael and Andrew. The latter two were out by midnight, but I had a lot of trouble sleeping, which I think is because I was too pensive and fretting over everything. I was really getting stressed out about the future! TJ got up around one or two because his blood sugar was low and we talked for a bit, but he went off to sleep and I ended up cuddling with his dog, Keisha. I love that dog. <3
The next day was pretty uneventful, so I will exclude that from this already tl;dr journal.
Friday morning not much happened, but I graduated that night, as my last journal explained. I won five scholarships which kind of surprised me! One of them was for National Honors Society which blew me away because I was not shy to display my distaste for the organization. TJ and Trina won some, too, and Carley and Carlye both won quite a few.
Is there a character limit? I hope not.
Saturday I went to a bunch of parties which was fun. Seven parties to be exact. I went with TJ and Andrew and the rest of TJ's family also went around in a different car which doesn't make any sense but TJ's family is really weird like that. And Sunday I went to two churches and one party before I went to work. After that, things began to be more calm and normal. I still feel a little weird but I'm not worrying as much and my insomnia is gone.
Um, I think that's it. Sorry for boring you. (:
Today, June the Third, at Roughly Ten-Fifteen
Posted 14 years agoI am graduating high school.
I am feeling ten thousand feelings. I was planning on posting them all but I think I'll take a nap instead because I'm so damn tired. Yeah, that's what I'll do.
I am feeling ten thousand feelings. I was planning on posting them all but I think I'll take a nap instead because I'm so damn tired. Yeah, that's what I'll do.
An Update, VIII
Posted 14 years agoHey. I need to post here more to rant about my life and shit. Otherwise, I'll forget all about my life in a year or whatever, because my memory stinks. Yeah.
So, um, I guess I'll go with State Solo & Ensemble first. If you saw my dA you already know, but here's super condensed:
Four firsts
Yeah, it went well. (: My solo was a perfect score, and the quartet I think was (I say "I think" because he circled a perfect score (five) but wrote down seven... lol). The choir got a seven or an eight and I haven't seen the judge's sheet for my duet with TJ.
Speaking of TJ, I haven't got the chance to hang out with him much. We were so busy with the musical, and then English decided to take a shit with this research paper or whatever. I just got mine done, like, twenty minutes ago. But anyways, he drove me to church alone last Wednesday but we didn't talk about anything too serious, except about this one time he had an almost-girl friend at church or something when he was around twelve. He's been telling me a lot of these stories lately, and I'm not sure what he's trying to get across. I'll talk to him about it later.
Also all the seniors from TJ's church went bowling yesterday, which was fun. And by all the seniors I mean only four showed up and one brought a friend. It was still cool. We played some billiards, too. We were all terrible except TJ was really good, and AJ and Tiffany (her friend she brought... she's my friend too) were okay.
Oh yeah, the musical. If you forgot (or if I never brought it up?) we did The Wizard of Oz this year. All the planning was so last minute, so I thought it was going to bomb, but it went alright. Not as good as The Beauty and the Beast last year, though. TJ was the Tinman. AJ and Trina and I were all in the pit. I was Horn 1 & 2, Reed 1, and did sound effects on this keyboard. It was very stressful for some reason.
Jenna (this very kind sophomore girl who is a friend of TJ's and mine) keeps on talking about how she's going to miss us seniors when we go (which is in six school days, btw). She even wrote some of us a kind letter. I thought it was so sweet, so I'm writing letters to around seven or so people who mean a bit to me, as well as give them a senior picture (we are running low, so the pictures I give have to be choosy). I wrote a page-long letter to Jenna and a past-best-friend Keith and am on page two of TJ's. I'll also write letters to Khylie (Keith's sweet sister), Katrina (ex-girlfriend), Shauni (a kind freshman) and maybe Carlye, Tiff, Angela, or Katrina (TJ's sis), and some long-distance friends. It feels good to write what I have been. Letters are just so nice, aren't they? (:
Oh, I also called the LGBT Campus Center in UW-Madison, just to see what they're all about. It seems pretty cool I guess. They sent me to their website after the call, and I read a bit more about certain clubs and everything. I think I might look into a mentor, and there was one group I took a liking to, but I forgot which. I unfortunately didn't see one affiliated with Christianity, though.
I guess that's it for today.
So, um, I guess I'll go with State Solo & Ensemble first. If you saw my dA you already know, but here's super condensed:
Four firsts
Yeah, it went well. (: My solo was a perfect score, and the quartet I think was (I say "I think" because he circled a perfect score (five) but wrote down seven... lol). The choir got a seven or an eight and I haven't seen the judge's sheet for my duet with TJ.
Speaking of TJ, I haven't got the chance to hang out with him much. We were so busy with the musical, and then English decided to take a shit with this research paper or whatever. I just got mine done, like, twenty minutes ago. But anyways, he drove me to church alone last Wednesday but we didn't talk about anything too serious, except about this one time he had an almost-girl friend at church or something when he was around twelve. He's been telling me a lot of these stories lately, and I'm not sure what he's trying to get across. I'll talk to him about it later.
Also all the seniors from TJ's church went bowling yesterday, which was fun. And by all the seniors I mean only four showed up and one brought a friend. It was still cool. We played some billiards, too. We were all terrible except TJ was really good, and AJ and Tiffany (her friend she brought... she's my friend too) were okay.
Oh yeah, the musical. If you forgot (or if I never brought it up?) we did The Wizard of Oz this year. All the planning was so last minute, so I thought it was going to bomb, but it went alright. Not as good as The Beauty and the Beast last year, though. TJ was the Tinman. AJ and Trina and I were all in the pit. I was Horn 1 & 2, Reed 1, and did sound effects on this keyboard. It was very stressful for some reason.
Jenna (this very kind sophomore girl who is a friend of TJ's and mine) keeps on talking about how she's going to miss us seniors when we go (which is in six school days, btw). She even wrote some of us a kind letter. I thought it was so sweet, so I'm writing letters to around seven or so people who mean a bit to me, as well as give them a senior picture (we are running low, so the pictures I give have to be choosy). I wrote a page-long letter to Jenna and a past-best-friend Keith and am on page two of TJ's. I'll also write letters to Khylie (Keith's sweet sister), Katrina (ex-girlfriend), Shauni (a kind freshman) and maybe Carlye, Tiff, Angela, or Katrina (TJ's sis), and some long-distance friends. It feels good to write what I have been. Letters are just so nice, aren't they? (:
Oh, I also called the LGBT Campus Center in UW-Madison, just to see what they're all about. It seems pretty cool I guess. They sent me to their website after the call, and I read a bit more about certain clubs and everything. I think I might look into a mentor, and there was one group I took a liking to, but I forgot which. I unfortunately didn't see one affiliated with Christianity, though.
I guess that's it for today.
On Saturday, April the Ninth, at Roughly Eight-Thirty,
Posted 14 years agomy best friend TJ will be made aware of the status of my sexual orientation and I will be finally out of the closet to him.
Here is the condensed story: After many debates/conversations about college, TJ has thought up equal amounts of pros for me going to UW-Eau Claire as I have for UW-Madison. I decided that the most significant factor left about my college decision is how he will take my sexuality.
Earlier today, we talked about college again and when I left him he said that the next time he asks will be his final time for sure, promised. When I came home, I decided that I needed to finalize my life, too. I gathered enough bravery to call TJ and I told him that my decision was, more or less, hinged on something personal that I needed to talk to him about privately. He said he would be happy to set aside time for me and we are going to talk after a Show Choir 'recital' tomorrow.
I am pretty anxious and nervous. I know that this is good because it is nearly inevitable now but I am also afraid that he won't be my friend anymore. The only thing I can do is pray that God's will will be done and wait and see.
Here is the condensed story: After many debates/conversations about college, TJ has thought up equal amounts of pros for me going to UW-Eau Claire as I have for UW-Madison. I decided that the most significant factor left about my college decision is how he will take my sexuality.
Earlier today, we talked about college again and when I left him he said that the next time he asks will be his final time for sure, promised. When I came home, I decided that I needed to finalize my life, too. I gathered enough bravery to call TJ and I told him that my decision was, more or less, hinged on something personal that I needed to talk to him about privately. He said he would be happy to set aside time for me and we are going to talk after a Show Choir 'recital' tomorrow.
I am pretty anxious and nervous. I know that this is good because it is nearly inevitable now but I am also afraid that he won't be my friend anymore. The only thing I can do is pray that God's will will be done and wait and see.
Solo & Ensemble, II
Posted 14 years agoSo, Solo & Ensemble was last Tuesday and today. Here are my events and scores:
TUESDAY
Saxophone Quartet
Fugue in G Minor, J.S. Bach
Rating: 1*
Comments: We did alright. We fell apart several times! We recovered very well, though. This was overall not one of our best performances, but somehow we made it to state. An excellent way to begin the S&E season!
(SATB: I played tenor sax, Katrina played soprano sax)
Saxophone Choir
Itamar Freilach, ???
Rating: 1*
Comments: We did so well this time! I was pretty worried about this one because sometimes our bari rushes or our tenors do weird things but this time it went so smoothly!
(SAAATB: I played alto sax 1, Katrina played soprano sax)
Senior Ensemble
Pollywog's Lake Talk, ???
Rating: 1
Comments: This was okay! We kept together the entire time. The judge's main points were very true: balance between the saxophones and the flute and clarinet, and agreeing on articulations.
(Misc. WW, originally Fl-Ob-Cl-Hn-Bsn, but changed to Fl-ASx-Cl-ASx-BSx)
Show Choir
Footloose (from Footloose) and Finale B (from Rent)
Rating: 1
Comments: We did very well! I wished we could have gone to state! I don't think we DIDN'T deserve it, but things happen. Not enough people "got into it" or "did 100%".
SATURDAY
Bass Solo
Deep River, Trad. Spiritual (arr. Moses Hogan)
Rating: 1
Comments: For my first vocal solo ever, I am very proud of myself! (: The judge mainly commented on my habit of not standing up tall and getting a good breath support. He commented positively on my expressiveness, however.
Tenor/Baritone Duet
Sound the Trumpet, Henry Purcell
Rating: 1*
Comments: Yaaay! I am so excited for TJ and me. This was positive start to TJ's day! And I'm really happy that something vocal for me is going to state. The song was almost perfect, I think. I worked really hard to not make the same breathing mistakes as before. The judge just told us to smile more.
(Tenor-TJ; Baritone-me)
SAB Trio
Joy in the Morning, Linda Spevacik (sp?)
Rating: 1
Comments: Out of my ten events, this was my only Class C one, so 1 is the best we could get! Balance was an issue because our soprano is so quiet, and we needed to keep together, but other than that it was alright.
Alto Saxophone Solo
Concerto in Mi-Flat, A. Glazonov
Rating: 1
Comments: Ehhhh. It was okay! I am proud of myself because I wanted to do that solo since my freshman year and it didn't go too poorly. I was sounding rather bright, unfortunately, and my judge accredited that to my instrument. I did about as well as I expected to, so I'm not upset.
Flute/Alto Saxophone Duet
Suite 6
Rating: 1
This was right after my solo so I was still sounding rather bright and out-of-tune. Jazz did very well; I missed a couple of notes but I dunno. I wish I performed better for her.
Tenor Saxophone Solo
Sonata G Minor, Mvt I & II
Rating: 1*
I had the same judge as my alto solo, and she gave me a perfect score! The performance went without a hitch! I am super excited! My judge invited me to a workshop with her which I am really excited for!
That's it. That took me forever to type. @.@
TUESDAY
Saxophone Quartet
Fugue in G Minor, J.S. Bach
Rating: 1*
Comments: We did alright. We fell apart several times! We recovered very well, though. This was overall not one of our best performances, but somehow we made it to state. An excellent way to begin the S&E season!
(SATB: I played tenor sax, Katrina played soprano sax)
Saxophone Choir
Itamar Freilach, ???
Rating: 1*
Comments: We did so well this time! I was pretty worried about this one because sometimes our bari rushes or our tenors do weird things but this time it went so smoothly!
(SAAATB: I played alto sax 1, Katrina played soprano sax)
Senior Ensemble
Pollywog's Lake Talk, ???
Rating: 1
Comments: This was okay! We kept together the entire time. The judge's main points were very true: balance between the saxophones and the flute and clarinet, and agreeing on articulations.
(Misc. WW, originally Fl-Ob-Cl-Hn-Bsn, but changed to Fl-ASx-Cl-ASx-BSx)
Show Choir
Footloose (from Footloose) and Finale B (from Rent)
Rating: 1
Comments: We did very well! I wished we could have gone to state! I don't think we DIDN'T deserve it, but things happen. Not enough people "got into it" or "did 100%".
SATURDAY
Bass Solo
Deep River, Trad. Spiritual (arr. Moses Hogan)
Rating: 1
Comments: For my first vocal solo ever, I am very proud of myself! (: The judge mainly commented on my habit of not standing up tall and getting a good breath support. He commented positively on my expressiveness, however.
Tenor/Baritone Duet
Sound the Trumpet, Henry Purcell
Rating: 1*
Comments: Yaaay! I am so excited for TJ and me. This was positive start to TJ's day! And I'm really happy that something vocal for me is going to state. The song was almost perfect, I think. I worked really hard to not make the same breathing mistakes as before. The judge just told us to smile more.
(Tenor-TJ; Baritone-me)
SAB Trio
Joy in the Morning, Linda Spevacik (sp?)
Rating: 1
Comments: Out of my ten events, this was my only Class C one, so 1 is the best we could get! Balance was an issue because our soprano is so quiet, and we needed to keep together, but other than that it was alright.
Alto Saxophone Solo
Concerto in Mi-Flat, A. Glazonov
Rating: 1
Comments: Ehhhh. It was okay! I am proud of myself because I wanted to do that solo since my freshman year and it didn't go too poorly. I was sounding rather bright, unfortunately, and my judge accredited that to my instrument. I did about as well as I expected to, so I'm not upset.
Flute/Alto Saxophone Duet
Suite 6
Rating: 1
This was right after my solo so I was still sounding rather bright and out-of-tune. Jazz did very well; I missed a couple of notes but I dunno. I wish I performed better for her.
Tenor Saxophone Solo
Sonata G Minor, Mvt I & II
Rating: 1*
I had the same judge as my alto solo, and she gave me a perfect score! The performance went without a hitch! I am super excited! My judge invited me to a workshop with her which I am really excited for!
That's it. That took me forever to type. @.@
An Update, VII
Posted 14 years agoIf I had more time to invest on the internet I would have more original titles, but I have huge spaces of inactivity so I have to lump all of my life into 'an update'. Which I guess is okay.
I saw a super goth person walking around town today. Like, powder-white face goth. It was totally cool; you never see any cool subcultures like that in my little town. I waved at him, and he waved at me, and then we both smiled. There's that common thought that goth people are self-dependent and negative all of the time, but then he gave me a smile, not like a courtesy smile but like a teeth-bearing smile. It was totally cool and made my day.
In other news, Solo & Ensemble is pulling together. The choir songs will all be good. Show Choir was hard at first but we are beginning to do very well. My solos are my biggest concern and these parts where I have to altissimo F-sharp on alto sax in the sax choir.
I have been slipping in grades, especially in English. I need to work harder and straighten priorities. I also need to do scholarships.
I'm tired all of the time. I might go to bed now. I dunno.
I saw a super goth person walking around town today. Like, powder-white face goth. It was totally cool; you never see any cool subcultures like that in my little town. I waved at him, and he waved at me, and then we both smiled. There's that common thought that goth people are self-dependent and negative all of the time, but then he gave me a smile, not like a courtesy smile but like a teeth-bearing smile. It was totally cool and made my day.
In other news, Solo & Ensemble is pulling together. The choir songs will all be good. Show Choir was hard at first but we are beginning to do very well. My solos are my biggest concern and these parts where I have to altissimo F-sharp on alto sax in the sax choir.
I have been slipping in grades, especially in English. I need to work harder and straighten priorities. I also need to do scholarships.
I'm tired all of the time. I might go to bed now. I dunno.
Me...
Posted 15 years ago..me. Meme. (:
65 Questions You’ve Probably Never Been Asked
1. First thing you wash in the shower?
My hair. I used to wash bottom-up, but then one time someone said that all the dirt from the top runs down your body and that's gross. :x
2. What color is your favorite hoodie?
Black and dark gray.
3. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
I would first have to kiss them the first time.
4. Do you plan outfits?
Usually.
5. How are you feeling RIGHT now?
Stressed out. Excited about teacher protests but scared for the future of the union. I am in HISTORY.
6. What's the closest thing to you that's red
The stone in my class ring.
7. Tell me about the last dream you remember having?
Shit, I'm terrible at remembering dreams. I wish I did.
8. Did you meet anybody new today?
Um, no.
9. What are you craving right now?
Endless sleep (until I feel like ending it, that is).
10. Do you floss?
Rarely. I should more.
11. What comes to mind when I say cabbage?
Lettuce from hell (i.e. Ireland)
12. Are you emotional?
I wish I was more emotional than I am. I feel like mood-swingy person coated with a crusty impersonal husk.
13. Have you ever counted to 1,000?
I think I did once.
14. Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it?
I do both.
15. Do you like your hair?
No.
16. Do you like yourself?
Yeah. Too much, probably. I get a lot of easy breaks. I'm really protective and scared of it, though.
17. Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush?
No.
18. What are you listening to right now?
Eh, I was listening to Strife!, an album on the Homestuck bandcamp, but it just ended.
19. Are your parents strict?
No, they're pretty lenient. The only rules they make are dumb and I usually don't follow them.
20. Would you go sky diving?
Hell no. TJ wants me to, though. He said he would drag me onto an airplane so I would go with him.
21. Do you like cottage cheese?
I used to. I don't know why I stopped. Also, ranch dressing.
22. Have you ever met a celebrity?
Kind of.
23. Do you rent movies often?
We borrow them from the library.
24. Is there anything sparkly in the room you're in?
My jewelery?
25. How many countries have you visited?
The United States, the United Kingdom (England specifically), France, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Austria, Italy, and Germany.
26. Have you made a prank phone call?
No. Sometimes I want to, though.
27. Ever been on a train?
Yes; I went to Milwaukee on a train.
28. Brown or white eggs?
Don't they taste the same?
29. Do you have a cell-phone?
Yeah. I've had only one cell phone and I've had it since September of 2009. It has reached tank status, I think.
30. Do you use chap stick?
I carry a stick with me everywhere. No lie.
31. Do you own a gun?
JUST THESE. *flexes* Just kidding. But no, I don't.
32. Can you use chop sticks?
Kind of. TJ tried to teach me how to when we were in Atlanta getting ready to go back to O'Hare. That was a good day.
33. Who are you going to be with tonight?
I was just with the pep band and NHS for concessions, but earlier I was with TJ and friends at his place, and earlier I was in UW-W picking up my sister.
34. Are you too forgiving?
I used to be. I'm a hardass now. (Okay, I'm not.)
35. Ever been in love?
Ugh, yes. It's like a disease.
36. What is your best friend(s) doing tomorrow (or the next soonest week day)?
I'm not sure what he does on the weekends, but on Monday he will likely be at school, then at a basketball game.
37. Ever have cream puffs?
Yeah, so?
38. Last time you cried?
I shed one tear last Monday.
39. What was the last question you asked?
Do you think Wisconsin is going to secede from the union? (as a joke, ha)
40. Favorite time of the year?
I LOVE EVERYTHING
41. Do you have any tattoos?
No. I can't think of anything I would look good with.
42. Are you sarcastic?
To a terribly high degree.
43. Have you ever seen The Butterfly Effect?
Is it a phenomenon or a movie? (i.e., no.)
44. Ever walked into a wall?
Whoever says no is a liar.
45. Favorite color?
Purple, then either black or orange.
46. Have you ever slapped someone?
Yes.
47. Is your hair curly?
Unfortunately wavy.
48. What was the last CD you bought?
[i]Illuminaudio[i], Chiodos
49. Do looks matter?
It depends.
50. Could you ever forgive a cheater?
Yes.
51. Is your phone bill sky high?
No.
52. Do you like your life right now?
No.
53. Do you sleep with the TV on?
No, I rarely watch TV.
54. Can you handle the truth?
I cannot handle my own truth to the point that I lie to everyone I know.
55. Do you have good vision?
Hell no.
56. Do you hate or dislike more than 3 people?
I don't hate anyone. Dislike, yes, probably.
57. How often do you talk on the phone?
To call my mother, or when work or TJ calls.
58. The last person you held hands with?
I don't remember but it was probably some sort of joke.
59. What are you wearing?
ROCKET BAND t-shirt, black button-up shirt, jeans with a strange square hole, socks and underwear, glasses and three rings.
60.What is your favorite animal?
Toss up between opossums, okapis, red pandas, giant pandas, cats, and select canines.
61. Where was your favorite picture taken at?
Do people really have a favorite picture? Really?
62. Can you hula hoop?
Not really.
63. Do you have a job?
I AM A WIZARD (i.e., I work at MagiQuest at Great Wolf Lodge). I also dishwash at a local café but that doesn't count because I rarely ever work there anymore.
64. What was the most recent thing you bought?
A word search book for my mom.
65. Have you ever crawled through a window?
Yeah, my sister and I were locked out once and one of our windows that didn't have a screen was unlocked.
65 Questions You’ve Probably Never Been Asked
1. First thing you wash in the shower?
My hair. I used to wash bottom-up, but then one time someone said that all the dirt from the top runs down your body and that's gross. :x
2. What color is your favorite hoodie?
Black and dark gray.
3. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
I would first have to kiss them the first time.
4. Do you plan outfits?
Usually.
5. How are you feeling RIGHT now?
Stressed out. Excited about teacher protests but scared for the future of the union. I am in HISTORY.
6. What's the closest thing to you that's red
The stone in my class ring.
7. Tell me about the last dream you remember having?
Shit, I'm terrible at remembering dreams. I wish I did.
8. Did you meet anybody new today?
Um, no.
9. What are you craving right now?
Endless sleep (until I feel like ending it, that is).
10. Do you floss?
Rarely. I should more.
11. What comes to mind when I say cabbage?
Lettuce from hell (i.e. Ireland)
12. Are you emotional?
I wish I was more emotional than I am. I feel like mood-swingy person coated with a crusty impersonal husk.
13. Have you ever counted to 1,000?
I think I did once.
14. Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it?
I do both.
15. Do you like your hair?
No.
16. Do you like yourself?
Yeah. Too much, probably. I get a lot of easy breaks. I'm really protective and scared of it, though.
17. Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush?
No.
18. What are you listening to right now?
Eh, I was listening to Strife!, an album on the Homestuck bandcamp, but it just ended.
19. Are your parents strict?
No, they're pretty lenient. The only rules they make are dumb and I usually don't follow them.
20. Would you go sky diving?
Hell no. TJ wants me to, though. He said he would drag me onto an airplane so I would go with him.
21. Do you like cottage cheese?
I used to. I don't know why I stopped. Also, ranch dressing.
22. Have you ever met a celebrity?
Kind of.
23. Do you rent movies often?
We borrow them from the library.
24. Is there anything sparkly in the room you're in?
My jewelery?
25. How many countries have you visited?
The United States, the United Kingdom (England specifically), France, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Austria, Italy, and Germany.
26. Have you made a prank phone call?
No. Sometimes I want to, though.
27. Ever been on a train?
Yes; I went to Milwaukee on a train.
28. Brown or white eggs?
Don't they taste the same?
29. Do you have a cell-phone?
Yeah. I've had only one cell phone and I've had it since September of 2009. It has reached tank status, I think.
30. Do you use chap stick?
I carry a stick with me everywhere. No lie.
31. Do you own a gun?
JUST THESE. *flexes* Just kidding. But no, I don't.
32. Can you use chop sticks?
Kind of. TJ tried to teach me how to when we were in Atlanta getting ready to go back to O'Hare. That was a good day.
33. Who are you going to be with tonight?
I was just with the pep band and NHS for concessions, but earlier I was with TJ and friends at his place, and earlier I was in UW-W picking up my sister.
34. Are you too forgiving?
I used to be. I'm a hardass now. (Okay, I'm not.)
35. Ever been in love?
Ugh, yes. It's like a disease.
36. What is your best friend(s) doing tomorrow (or the next soonest week day)?
I'm not sure what he does on the weekends, but on Monday he will likely be at school, then at a basketball game.
37. Ever have cream puffs?
Yeah, so?
38. Last time you cried?
I shed one tear last Monday.
39. What was the last question you asked?
Do you think Wisconsin is going to secede from the union? (as a joke, ha)
40. Favorite time of the year?
I LOVE EVERYTHING
41. Do you have any tattoos?
No. I can't think of anything I would look good with.
42. Are you sarcastic?
To a terribly high degree.
43. Have you ever seen The Butterfly Effect?
Is it a phenomenon or a movie? (i.e., no.)
44. Ever walked into a wall?
Whoever says no is a liar.
45. Favorite color?
Purple, then either black or orange.
46. Have you ever slapped someone?
Yes.
47. Is your hair curly?
Unfortunately wavy.
48. What was the last CD you bought?
[i]Illuminaudio[i], Chiodos
49. Do looks matter?
It depends.
50. Could you ever forgive a cheater?
Yes.
51. Is your phone bill sky high?
No.
52. Do you like your life right now?
No.
53. Do you sleep with the TV on?
No, I rarely watch TV.
54. Can you handle the truth?
I cannot handle my own truth to the point that I lie to everyone I know.
55. Do you have good vision?
Hell no.
56. Do you hate or dislike more than 3 people?
I don't hate anyone. Dislike, yes, probably.
57. How often do you talk on the phone?
To call my mother, or when work or TJ calls.
58. The last person you held hands with?
I don't remember but it was probably some sort of joke.
59. What are you wearing?
ROCKET BAND t-shirt, black button-up shirt, jeans with a strange square hole, socks and underwear, glasses and three rings.
60.What is your favorite animal?
Toss up between opossums, okapis, red pandas, giant pandas, cats, and select canines.
61. Where was your favorite picture taken at?
Do people really have a favorite picture? Really?
62. Can you hula hoop?
Not really.
63. Do you have a job?
I AM A WIZARD (i.e., I work at MagiQuest at Great Wolf Lodge). I also dishwash at a local café but that doesn't count because I rarely ever work there anymore.
64. What was the most recent thing you bought?
A word search book for my mom.
65. Have you ever crawled through a window?
Yeah, my sister and I were locked out once and one of our windows that didn't have a screen was unlocked.
An Update, VI
Posted 15 years agoSo, I'm back. This computer is really slow. I got Firefox back, though, and it's noticeably faster than Internet Explorer. IE sucks, though.
I got accepted into UW-Madison's music department (which totally surprises me).
I didn't get accepted into UW-Eau Claire's, though. (At least, I am very sure.)
I haven't told TJ yet. I was going to today, but TJ went on about this dream he had where he gave me a high five and I had a huge smile and then somehow when he got home from school he saw online that I got accepted to UW-EC's music department and I didn't want to burst the bubble. Fuck.
Mom said that sometime I should invite just him to go out to eat or something and we can just talk. I think I like that idea.
I got accepted into UW-Madison's music department (which totally surprises me).
I didn't get accepted into UW-Eau Claire's, though. (At least, I am very sure.)
I haven't told TJ yet. I was going to today, but TJ went on about this dream he had where he gave me a high five and I had a huge smile and then somehow when he got home from school he saw online that I got accepted to UW-EC's music department and I didn't want to burst the bubble. Fuck.
Mom said that sometime I should invite just him to go out to eat or something and we can just talk. I think I like that idea.
Viruses
Posted 15 years agoThere's a virus on my computer that lets me to practically nothing, so I won't be on for a while. Sorry.
So I Feel A Little Shitty
Posted 15 years ago"Dear Daniel,
"Thank you for taking the time to participate in the recent admission audition. Based on the results of your audition, we are unable to admit you to a major or minor program in music."
~Representative from UW-Eau Claire
"Thank you for taking the time to participate in the recent admission audition. Based on the results of your audition, we are unable to admit you to a major or minor program in music."
~Representative from UW-Eau Claire
An Update, V
Posted 15 years agoMaybe it's time for one of these again.
I had my two auditions. My first one was last week Thursday at UW-Eau Claire. I think it went well! First I did a piano placement exam, and the music I was presented with was pretty easy. Then was an aural exam where they gave me some eight measures of music, played the first chord and told me to sing the whole thing. I totally bombed that! Haha. That part wasn't really important as far as acceptance goes, though. The last thing, of course, was my actual audition. I think it went well! They first told me to play A-flat and B major scales which I did okay-ish on. Then I did my solo (which was Chanson et Passepied by Jeanine Rueff) and that went super smoothly. The last thing was some sightreading, which went okay, though I took it on a little too fast.
My UW-Madison audition was just this morning. The first thing was my actual audition (at 8:40AM, :X) and that went just as well as my UW-EC one. They had me play E and E-flat major and D minor scales, and they didn't have any sightreading, which sort of surprised me. Then I had my piano placement, where the lady said that I would probably be placed in Piano 101 just because I didn't know my fingerings for scales but if I were to study them by August I could probably test out. My last thing was a music theory exam, which was kind of hard because I never studied it extensively before (not including Music Appreciation in 6th grade, but really, 6th grade). I think I did enough educated guessing, though (though I did know for sure a little less than half of it). Passing that test is critical for acceptance, and I guess 50% of people pass it the first time, but there are chances to retake it.
Other than that, a recent flux of short stories on Lion-Dog Works' forum has made me consider taking a stab at it. Whether I will or won't depends on if I have time (not doing homework or scholarship essays).
Speaking of which, I need to work on an essay like right now.
Also speaking of which, my new semester is loaded with homework every night which kind of blows. My schedule is this:
1st: Physics
2nd: Calculus
3A: Band
3B: Choir
4th: College Prep English
Calculus issues work daily, while English and Physics seem to take turns. I think I'll get used to it, though.
This is all for now, I believe.
I had my two auditions. My first one was last week Thursday at UW-Eau Claire. I think it went well! First I did a piano placement exam, and the music I was presented with was pretty easy. Then was an aural exam where they gave me some eight measures of music, played the first chord and told me to sing the whole thing. I totally bombed that! Haha. That part wasn't really important as far as acceptance goes, though. The last thing, of course, was my actual audition. I think it went well! They first told me to play A-flat and B major scales which I did okay-ish on. Then I did my solo (which was Chanson et Passepied by Jeanine Rueff) and that went super smoothly. The last thing was some sightreading, which went okay, though I took it on a little too fast.
My UW-Madison audition was just this morning. The first thing was my actual audition (at 8:40AM, :X) and that went just as well as my UW-EC one. They had me play E and E-flat major and D minor scales, and they didn't have any sightreading, which sort of surprised me. Then I had my piano placement, where the lady said that I would probably be placed in Piano 101 just because I didn't know my fingerings for scales but if I were to study them by August I could probably test out. My last thing was a music theory exam, which was kind of hard because I never studied it extensively before (not including Music Appreciation in 6th grade, but really, 6th grade). I think I did enough educated guessing, though (though I did know for sure a little less than half of it). Passing that test is critical for acceptance, and I guess 50% of people pass it the first time, but there are chances to retake it.
Other than that, a recent flux of short stories on Lion-Dog Works' forum has made me consider taking a stab at it. Whether I will or won't depends on if I have time (not doing homework or scholarship essays).
Speaking of which, I need to work on an essay like right now.
Also speaking of which, my new semester is loaded with homework every night which kind of blows. My schedule is this:
1st: Physics
2nd: Calculus
3A: Band
3B: Choir
4th: College Prep English
Calculus issues work daily, while English and Physics seem to take turns. I think I'll get used to it, though.
This is all for now, I believe.
Nuclear Bombs
Posted 15 years agohit my unread/unseen submission list. Seriously it was reaching 80 and I honestly wasn't going to go through them all. It went all the way back to mid-November, so if there is something that you REALLY want me to see that I didn't comment on then just let me know.
I discovered a comic last night, Cheap Thrills, and it is really good. The beginning is drawn not-so-well, but it evolves very quickly. The plot is really good I think, too. It's a little shallow at first, though. I don't know, just read it.
http://cheapthrills.xepher.net/index.html
It's revived my interest in doing my own comic, kind of. I don't have time, though. Also I don't have talent. Yep.
I discovered a comic last night, Cheap Thrills, and it is really good. The beginning is drawn not-so-well, but it evolves very quickly. The plot is really good I think, too. It's a little shallow at first, though. I don't know, just read it.
http://cheapthrills.xepher.net/index.html
It's revived my interest in doing my own comic, kind of. I don't have time, though. Also I don't have talent. Yep.
Fugue in G Minor
Posted 15 years agoIs a pretty hard quartet. We played through it ('through' used loosely) today and it didn't go too well. No one is feeling negatively about it, though, so I think that we will eventually get it. Also, our alto and bari haven't practiced individually on it at all yet so once they do that it will be better. Also, none of us has done a fugue before, so it's really new and complicated.
To do list:
- Scholarships, ffuu
- VAC project. I don't know if/when I can do this!!
- Personal Fitness merit badge
- Practice music shit up
- Practice music shit up for my audition next Thursday
- Not totally bomb my audition next Thursday
- Brace myself for next semester
- Come out, ffuucckk
- My drawing book
To do list:
- Scholarships, ffuu
- VAC project. I don't know if/when I can do this!!
- Personal Fitness merit badge
- Practice music shit up
- Practice music shit up for my audition next Thursday
- Not totally bomb my audition next Thursday
- Brace myself for next semester
- Come out, ffuucckk
- My drawing book
This, for Some Reason, Seems Noteworthy
Posted 15 years agoI taught a couple of people what pansexual meant on Saturday. I feel somewhat accomplished.
There is likely more to say on this topic, but I don't feel like talking today.
There is likely more to say on this topic, but I don't feel like talking today.
Solo & Ensemble
Posted 15 years agoWe're starting a bit on Solo & Ensemble now. I have too many events, gaaaah. I don't mean too many by the rules, but just too much to handle. I have, currently:
1. Bass Solo (possibly Music Theatre?)
2. Bass Duet (with TJ)
3. SSB Trio (with two freshmen that wanted to do it)
4. Alto Saxophone Solo
5. Tenor Saxophone Solo
6. Flute/Alto Saxophone Duet (with Jasmine, a super kind and talented sophomore)
7. Saxophone Quartet (SATB) (I'm playing Tenor, and it includes my ex. Should be fun.)
8. Saxophone Choir (Probably SAAATTB or something similar. We'll probably pick a quintet and double up some parts)
9. Misc. Woodwind Quintet (A Senior Ensemble; we picked a classic woodwind quintet [Flute/Oboe/Clarinet/Horn/Bassoon] and will have an alto sax on the oboe part, an alto sax [me] reading horn, and a bari sax on bassoon)
This is so much stuff!! If I cut out anything, it will probably be (first off) the tenor sax solo because I've practiced the alto sax solo already and I did a tenor sax solo last year, and also either the vocal duet or trio because TJ is also doing a lot of things and the trio just might not pan out.
Also I should mention that everything will be Class A music (the hardest level) except the trio will probably be C or B. The difference between A and the others is that A solos that receive a *1 rating can perform at the state level.
In other news, in choir today we went through the Men's Honor Choir music that I got nominated into and it's really hard so I'm nervous. :( I've been practicing Bass 2 but then the director found out today that I'm actually Bass 1, dammit. Also, half the songs are in Latin, one is in Zambian, and one is in Old English.
I'm really tired. This whole week I've been really tired. I don't work this weekend, though, and I'm going to Chula Vista with some school peeps for GIVE, so it should be fun.
That's it. Long journal is long.
1. Bass Solo (possibly Music Theatre?)
2. Bass Duet (with TJ)
3. SSB Trio (with two freshmen that wanted to do it)
4. Alto Saxophone Solo
5. Tenor Saxophone Solo
6. Flute/Alto Saxophone Duet (with Jasmine, a super kind and talented sophomore)
7. Saxophone Quartet (SATB) (I'm playing Tenor, and it includes my ex. Should be fun.)
8. Saxophone Choir (Probably SAAATTB or something similar. We'll probably pick a quintet and double up some parts)
9. Misc. Woodwind Quintet (A Senior Ensemble; we picked a classic woodwind quintet [Flute/Oboe/Clarinet/Horn/Bassoon] and will have an alto sax on the oboe part, an alto sax [me] reading horn, and a bari sax on bassoon)
This is so much stuff!! If I cut out anything, it will probably be (first off) the tenor sax solo because I've practiced the alto sax solo already and I did a tenor sax solo last year, and also either the vocal duet or trio because TJ is also doing a lot of things and the trio just might not pan out.
Also I should mention that everything will be Class A music (the hardest level) except the trio will probably be C or B. The difference between A and the others is that A solos that receive a *1 rating can perform at the state level.
In other news, in choir today we went through the Men's Honor Choir music that I got nominated into and it's really hard so I'm nervous. :( I've been practicing Bass 2 but then the director found out today that I'm actually Bass 1, dammit. Also, half the songs are in Latin, one is in Zambian, and one is in Old English.
I'm really tired. This whole week I've been really tired. I don't work this weekend, though, and I'm going to Chula Vista with some school peeps for GIVE, so it should be fun.
That's it. Long journal is long.
College Things
Posted 15 years agoI got accepted into UW-Eau Claire, and I'm finding that pretty exciting. The drama of opening the envelope to see the result was nonexistent because it said so on the envelope, which I found kind of annoying. I think Madison will be more discreet because it seems more formal and likes to waste a lot of paper doing things.
Also TJ got accepted into UW-EC and will likely go there. We have often talked about being dorm-buddies. I both anticipate and fear that.
I applied for my auditions. They will be in January. I'm kind of nervous, but I think that I will be okay. Hopefully..! I should have done them in November but I am lazy and that is pretty much the reason.
I have also considered applying for Lawrence University, which is one of the best music schools and also the only conservatory in Wisconsin. Unfortunately, it is also the most expensive. For that reason I have steered clear of it (also I fear I wouldn't get in anyways), but my mother is convincing me otherwise.
If I got in to Lawrence, that would be amazing without a doubt, but that would mean that I would not be in Eau Claire with TJ. The opportunity costs seem endless.
I'm taking the ACT again tomorrow morning. I got a 27 last time but Madison requires the Writing test. Fucking Madison. This time I have a calculator, though... so I hope to do better.
I do not believe that there is other news that is worth sharing tonight.
EDIT: Also I met ice-block today. He is new to FA and I just came across him on the front page. He is pretty good and you should check him out.
Also TJ got accepted into UW-EC and will likely go there. We have often talked about being dorm-buddies. I both anticipate and fear that.
I applied for my auditions. They will be in January. I'm kind of nervous, but I think that I will be okay. Hopefully..! I should have done them in November but I am lazy and that is pretty much the reason.
I have also considered applying for Lawrence University, which is one of the best music schools and also the only conservatory in Wisconsin. Unfortunately, it is also the most expensive. For that reason I have steered clear of it (also I fear I wouldn't get in anyways), but my mother is convincing me otherwise.
If I got in to Lawrence, that would be amazing without a doubt, but that would mean that I would not be in Eau Claire with TJ. The opportunity costs seem endless.
I'm taking the ACT again tomorrow morning. I got a 27 last time but Madison requires the Writing test. Fucking Madison. This time I have a calculator, though... so I hope to do better.
I do not believe that there is other news that is worth sharing tonight.
EDIT: Also I met ice-block today. He is new to FA and I just came across him on the front page. He is pretty good and you should check him out.
An Update, IV
Posted 15 years agoI need to do this more. By the way, sorry for being a couple days late, Aaron.
So I just looked back to "An Update, III" and realized that I have a lot of catching up to do and answering potential unanswered questions.
So, homecoming, that gig, and my exemplary soloist recital all went well. Not too much else to add on that, except that the recital was recorded and I ordered a CD. Maybe I will upload the recording sometime.
So I went to UW-Eau Claire and it seems nice. I don't know exactly what I am looking for but I'm sure it will be fine. I also want to go to UW-Madison but it seems rather impersonal. I have only started applying for colleges, but I think I will continue the application process after this journal is complete. I missed the November auditions which I suppose is pretty bad but I will apply for the January ones hopefully soon!
Choir is going very well. I am singing a lot better than I thought I would!! I like it a lot, except that choir class is filled with a bunch of people who have no manners and are committed in no way whatsoever. This gets very annoying!! But anyways, TJ and my duet is going okay. And TJ and I are in Show Choir, which is pretty exciting! There hasn't been men in it in a long time! It is a lot of fun. We haven't done much dancing yet, but we are doing this super long Christmas medley (like around 10 minutes-ish... including cuts) and since there are two men there are lots of solo opportunities. (:
And Senior High Convo is this weekend, which is pretty neat. And... I think that is all there is to say about my life at this given point in time.
So I just looked back to "An Update, III" and realized that I have a lot of catching up to do and answering potential unanswered questions.
So, homecoming, that gig, and my exemplary soloist recital all went well. Not too much else to add on that, except that the recital was recorded and I ordered a CD. Maybe I will upload the recording sometime.
So I went to UW-Eau Claire and it seems nice. I don't know exactly what I am looking for but I'm sure it will be fine. I also want to go to UW-Madison but it seems rather impersonal. I have only started applying for colleges, but I think I will continue the application process after this journal is complete. I missed the November auditions which I suppose is pretty bad but I will apply for the January ones hopefully soon!
Choir is going very well. I am singing a lot better than I thought I would!! I like it a lot, except that choir class is filled with a bunch of people who have no manners and are committed in no way whatsoever. This gets very annoying!! But anyways, TJ and my duet is going okay. And TJ and I are in Show Choir, which is pretty exciting! There hasn't been men in it in a long time! It is a lot of fun. We haven't done much dancing yet, but we are doing this super long Christmas medley (like around 10 minutes-ish... including cuts) and since there are two men there are lots of solo opportunities. (:
And Senior High Convo is this weekend, which is pretty neat. And... I think that is all there is to say about my life at this given point in time.
An Update, III
Posted 15 years agoSo I haven't done this in a while. So, another update is in order!
MUSIC:
Homecoming is next week. For our half-time show I get to play bass drum which will be fun and difficult! I've worn the harness once so far and it hurts my back. :C It's heavier than it looks!
Also, I have some performances soon. I have a paid (:D!) gig for this party thing for some insurance company or something this Sunday. I'm trying to find someone to take my shift at work!! This is super urgent and I'm saad :C I play for twenty minutes and get paid seventy-five dollars. Woo!
And my exemplary soloist recital comes up soon, too. It's some Thursday. I feel bad because I forget, haha. I've been practicing a bit but I should do so a bit more.
Aaaand I have my first choir lesson EVER tomorrow morning with TJ. We might be doing a duet for the Christmas concert, so I'm pretty pumped.
FUTURE:
I have to plan for this, aaaaaah. I should be applying soon and I haven't visited anywhere! So I'm planning to do that right now.
FRIENDS:
I found out that three of them smoke pot. I feel oddly indifferent. I promised my sister that I would hang out with them after school but I dunno. I wouldn't make a habit of it and I definitely wouldn't partake but old friends are such. Opinions?
That is all.
MUSIC:
Homecoming is next week. For our half-time show I get to play bass drum which will be fun and difficult! I've worn the harness once so far and it hurts my back. :C It's heavier than it looks!
Also, I have some performances soon. I have a paid (:D!) gig for this party thing for some insurance company or something this Sunday. I'm trying to find someone to take my shift at work!! This is super urgent and I'm saad :C I play for twenty minutes and get paid seventy-five dollars. Woo!
And my exemplary soloist recital comes up soon, too. It's some Thursday. I feel bad because I forget, haha. I've been practicing a bit but I should do so a bit more.
Aaaand I have my first choir lesson EVER tomorrow morning with TJ. We might be doing a duet for the Christmas concert, so I'm pretty pumped.
FUTURE:
I have to plan for this, aaaaaah. I should be applying soon and I haven't visited anywhere! So I'm planning to do that right now.
FRIENDS:
I found out that three of them smoke pot. I feel oddly indifferent. I promised my sister that I would hang out with them after school but I dunno. I wouldn't make a habit of it and I definitely wouldn't partake but old friends are such. Opinions?
That is all.
SO UH
Posted 15 years agoI was like THIS close to coming out to my mother fifteen minutes ago. But I didn't. fafjiesopfajisopfeoasihvpase
In other unrelated news, I am excited for Show Choir auditions. I am also annoyed at online education. Both of these things I feel don't need elaboration because I'm not bored enough to do so.
Also, I feel pessimistically about being a composer, all of a sudden. I got a free trial of Sibelius First and it is going terribly. I don't know where else to go, though. I think I would be alright with working at a resort for the rest of my life but for some reason that is looked down upon. Hm.
In other unrelated news, I am excited for Show Choir auditions. I am also annoyed at online education. Both of these things I feel don't need elaboration because I'm not bored enough to do so.
Also, I feel pessimistically about being a composer, all of a sudden. I got a free trial of Sibelius First and it is going terribly. I don't know where else to go, though. I think I would be alright with working at a resort for the rest of my life but for some reason that is looked down upon. Hm.
I Like These Kind of Memes.
Posted 15 years agoComment and I will:
1. Tell you something I'll learn about you from looking at your FA page for 13 seconds.
2. Tell you what color you remind me of.
3. Tell you my first memory of you.
4. Tell you what Pokemon you remind me of.
5. Ask you something I've always wondered about you, and your answer has to be as vague as possible to keep the suspense.
6. Tell you my favorite thing about you.
7. Give you a weird nickname.
8. Tell you what's on my shirt right now.
9. Challenge you to post this on your journal.
1. Tell you something I'll learn about you from looking at your FA page for 13 seconds.
2. Tell you what color you remind me of.
3. Tell you my first memory of you.
4. Tell you what Pokemon you remind me of.
5. Ask you something I've always wondered about you, and your answer has to be as vague as possible to keep the suspense.
6. Tell you my favorite thing about you.
7. Give you a weird nickname.
8. Tell you what's on my shirt right now.
9. Challenge you to post this on your journal.
Life > Internet: Proven!
Posted 15 years agoSo, yeah. Life kind of just cut through my last journal.
Well that practice went great. And by great I mean horrible. But that parade always is because only eight people show and half of them are freshman who don't know what they're doing. And for some reason my director thinks it's smart to have three tenor saxophones when we have one alto. I don't really get that. The other two tenors are weak, though; that could be why.
I forgot to mention about the fast: I've been journaling as Aaron Roo suggested. It's going alright but sometimes I skip a day or two and it gets hard to remember what happened when. Instead of Gregorian calendar dates I've been using the Islamic calendar which is kind of confusing but kind of cool and cryptic (to ignorant Americans, anyways).
My mother has been telling everyone she knows about it (as she does often about me and my sister) and a lot of them are proud that I kept going this long, which is encouraging. A couple of times she got messages like "Make sure he doesn't go Muslim" or what else which is kind of dickish. People don't even understand the religion and bash it anyways. (I'm not going Muslim, anyways.)
I'm thinking about selling my soprano saxophone for either a composition program or a tenor saxophone. I would really like a tenor but I know that getting Finale or Sibelius is a higher priority.
I want to wait a year before going to college. I think it will be easier, seeing that I need to audition and/or have an original musical portfolio. Both of them will take an amount of time. One college even requires the music to be performed on a live recording. Which of course is ridiculous.
Fox Amoore got two new songs out since I've been gone. I've added "The Shola Drum Dance" to my Windows Media Player. He inspires me so much musically.
Closets suck. I wanted to get out before school started but that isn't going to happen. Instead, I think I'll wait until some boring part of my life so it isn't extra stressful to tell my mother and work from there.
I also keep wanting to draw but I never do. I just realized that I never posted my last five drawings. Maybe I will later. That is all.
Well that practice went great. And by great I mean horrible. But that parade always is because only eight people show and half of them are freshman who don't know what they're doing. And for some reason my director thinks it's smart to have three tenor saxophones when we have one alto. I don't really get that. The other two tenors are weak, though; that could be why.
I forgot to mention about the fast: I've been journaling as Aaron Roo suggested. It's going alright but sometimes I skip a day or two and it gets hard to remember what happened when. Instead of Gregorian calendar dates I've been using the Islamic calendar which is kind of confusing but kind of cool and cryptic (to ignorant Americans, anyways).
My mother has been telling everyone she knows about it (as she does often about me and my sister) and a lot of them are proud that I kept going this long, which is encouraging. A couple of times she got messages like "Make sure he doesn't go Muslim" or what else which is kind of dickish. People don't even understand the religion and bash it anyways. (I'm not going Muslim, anyways.)
I'm thinking about selling my soprano saxophone for either a composition program or a tenor saxophone. I would really like a tenor but I know that getting Finale or Sibelius is a higher priority.
I want to wait a year before going to college. I think it will be easier, seeing that I need to audition and/or have an original musical portfolio. Both of them will take an amount of time. One college even requires the music to be performed on a live recording. Which of course is ridiculous.
Fox Amoore got two new songs out since I've been gone. I've added "The Shola Drum Dance" to my Windows Media Player. He inspires me so much musically.
Closets suck. I wanted to get out before school started but that isn't going to happen. Instead, I think I'll wait until some boring part of my life so it isn't extra stressful to tell my mother and work from there.
I also keep wanting to draw but I never do. I just realized that I never posted my last five drawings. Maybe I will later. That is all.
Life > Internet
Posted 15 years agoThat is my excuse.
But I had a surprise lay-off today so I'm completely free, which is totally cool because I need a break and it was overtime anyway. It would have been my first time working in the arcade, though, so it was upsetting to not get to do that. I'll have more opportunities in the fall, I think.
The fast is going well. I only splurged once on a single chili cheese Frito. Tomorrow I am eating around noon though because it's my sister's birthday meal and I didn't want to miss it. My sister and mother are putting me in "jail" for it because I told them about how eating in public during Ramadhan in some Muslim countries could result in prison. The "jail" is my room and the "sentence" is one hour, and they're putting two "monsters" in there that happen to be cats.
I'm excited for school to start, which is on September 1st.
This totally reminded me of Hustlerfest practice that is RIGHT NOW. So I'll continue this later.
But I had a surprise lay-off today so I'm completely free, which is totally cool because I need a break and it was overtime anyway. It would have been my first time working in the arcade, though, so it was upsetting to not get to do that. I'll have more opportunities in the fall, I think.
The fast is going well. I only splurged once on a single chili cheese Frito. Tomorrow I am eating around noon though because it's my sister's birthday meal and I didn't want to miss it. My sister and mother are putting me in "jail" for it because I told them about how eating in public during Ramadhan in some Muslim countries could result in prison. The "jail" is my room and the "sentence" is one hour, and they're putting two "monsters" in there that happen to be cats.
I'm excited for school to start, which is on September 1st.
This totally reminded me of Hustlerfest practice that is RIGHT NOW. So I'll continue this later.
Drawing and Fasting and Furry Things
Posted 15 years agoSo I made all the profile pictures. I like them alright. There are noticeable weaknesses, however, but they're a lot better then the last pictures I've made of them. I just have to post them. <_<
Also, the fast comes up Wednesday or Thursday--it's hard to tell for sure. But I'm pretty excited! Though I've only told my mom. It will be weird to tell my dad and sister "no I can't eat I'm fasting". But whatever. I'm still excited. C:
In other news, I came back from a meeting yesterday planning for this church convention (Sr. High Convo... I'm sure that I've mentioned this last year). I met three people who recently returned from an Animé con in Madison and were wearing fox/wolf tails and one had mouse ears on. I like fangasmed. It was so cool to see. So I talked to them about it and they said that the upcoming convention was animé/furry/steampunk so I was kind of interested. I think I've read of it before, but I don't remember exactly. But yeah, it's in September. I most likely will not go but it was fun to meet them anyways.
That is all for today.
Also, the fast comes up Wednesday or Thursday--it's hard to tell for sure. But I'm pretty excited! Though I've only told my mom. It will be weird to tell my dad and sister "no I can't eat I'm fasting". But whatever. I'm still excited. C:
In other news, I came back from a meeting yesterday planning for this church convention (Sr. High Convo... I'm sure that I've mentioned this last year). I met three people who recently returned from an Animé con in Madison and were wearing fox/wolf tails and one had mouse ears on. I like fangasmed. It was so cool to see. So I talked to them about it and they said that the upcoming convention was animé/furry/steampunk so I was kind of interested. I think I've read of it before, but I don't remember exactly. But yeah, it's in September. I most likely will not go but it was fun to meet them anyways.
That is all for today.
Drawing and Fasting
Posted 15 years agoSo, that last picture did trigger a sort of drawing spree. I'm doing profile pictures of every character that I have. I already did René, Mikki, and Emily (in that order) and just have Damien and Timothy left. I'm rather satisfied of the results thus far.
Also, I want to fast this month. My mother is allowing it, but disdainfully. I hope she doesn't take it back.
I got to practice my instruments today! I rarely get the chance anymore because people seem to be asleep all hours of the day. I played my soprano first, and renewed my hatred to the instrument (haha), then switched to tenor and practiced my solos and some altissimo notes (which is hard work!).
That's all for now.
Also, I want to fast this month. My mother is allowing it, but disdainfully. I hope she doesn't take it back.
I got to practice my instruments today! I rarely get the chance anymore because people seem to be asleep all hours of the day. I played my soprano first, and renewed my hatred to the instrument (haha), then switched to tenor and practiced my solos and some altissimo notes (which is hard work!).
That's all for now.
So I'm Pretty Good At Doing Nothing
Posted 15 years agoYeah. I'm trying out that "Shout it Out" thing (I guess it's a meme?) that Hiké did. Check it out here!: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4226354 Mine will be pencil only, though, because it will probably turn to crap and have a higher likelihood of not getting done if I do a pencil-computer hybrid thing. A tablet would be handy, though.
In other, unimportant news, I got a new watch which I'm happy about. It matches more of my clothes and I'm super pumped. It's completely black except a tealish-blue center glow (with the same color hands and hour notches). The only down part is that it doesn't have the date, but I'll live about that.
Also, I probably won't do the thing I brought up in my last journal. Not until I think of a plot, anyways. Any help on that would be superb. It doesn't seem that many people are interested, though, anyway.
I want/need to practice my saxophone more. I need to find more time.
I've also become rather pensive because of past events not worth/unable to bring(ing) up. I've also thought about fasting.
That is all.
In other, unimportant news, I got a new watch which I'm happy about. It matches more of my clothes and I'm super pumped. It's completely black except a tealish-blue center glow (with the same color hands and hour notches). The only down part is that it doesn't have the date, but I'll live about that.
Also, I probably won't do the thing I brought up in my last journal. Not until I think of a plot, anyways. Any help on that would be superb. It doesn't seem that many people are interested, though, anyway.
I want/need to practice my saxophone more. I need to find more time.
I've also become rather pensive because of past events not worth/unable to bring(ing) up. I've also thought about fasting.
That is all.
