Am I supposed to come back from the Circuit Assembly feeling nauseous?  Hm, maybe it's because I went without lunch and then ate half a bag of those crunchy asian rice snacks?  Anyway, the District Overseer was is a very good speaker.  Maybe the only speaker worth noting...  But the information was good! (nice save, Stephan)

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         Well, it's a new year.  Whoop-dee-freakin'-doo.  Hahah, what am I talking about?  This is going to be a very interesting year if all goes according to plan.  During the semester, I have to go up and audition for some music schools.  After school lets out, I'll  spend a little time in Louisville or have Jon and Robbie down.  Then I'll ( Read more... )

I had a great day, Sunday. Not because I got to go Miami Beach. Not because I ate a good pizza at a nice restaurant. And definitely not because I was sneezing half the day ( Read more... )

Tuesday, Orchestra ended early because Maileen, the oboist, was playing a recital. Andrew urged us all to go. Most people didn't, but I decided to. After all, Maileen's a very talented oboist and a nice person ( Read more... )

stephan is assistant professor of public affairs at washington state university vancouver ( Read more... )

I'm listening to "Dichterliebe", a song cycle by Schumann. It fills me with immense admiration and feeling to hear such Sadness, Bitterness, and Love expressed so perfectly by Schumann and voiced so eloquently by baritone Matthias Goerne.
The story in my previous entry was about my day in Cocoa, yesterday. My friends, The Coopers, are staying at ( Read more... )

I stepped into the pub. The smell of cigarette smoke filled my nose. As my father talked to the manager, there was some kind of music playing, but my memory is hazy in that regard. There was a pool table, the bar was in the back corner, and in front of it there were two perpendicular benches surrounding a table. In front of the table was a ( Read more... )

Once upon a time, I got a new bow today. A carbon-fiber bow. The kind Chauncey uses. The difference is incredible. It's a great bow ( Read more... )

There's a weight on my head... I wish I knew where it was coming from. I wish it would go away.

I talked to Michael today and he seems to have gotten over his initial reaction. He's going to help me prepare for Curtis and also told me that if I apply for Julliard he can probably help me get a scholarship (he went to Julliard). So I'll apply for there too, though what I really want is to go to Curtis.