I used to just hate February: it being an awkward winter month with Valentine's Day smack dab in the middle of it, along with a few really bad things that just happened to happen in February (not limited to sophomore year of high school ( Read more... )

So what happened to the shy ( Read more... )

I've not been this tense in a very long time: I'm fine, I'm able to do work (with a few minor adjustments here and there - doing homework away from Manzi-Mo and the music building and the union - lots of outside time), I'm getting somewhere, and I'm doing everything I can to stay focused (and it's working pretty darn well), but my legs haven't ( Read more... )

If I seem out of sorts, or really frazzled, or just plain out of control, it's probably because of the amount of work I'm going to be doing in the next three weeks ( Read more... )

I have not lived at home in PHX for more than a month since I got into college (that month is winter break), and have become very accustomed to living, thinking, and doing things pretty much for myself. So far, I've not done too bad: the scholarship money is still available, I'm still in school, and I even got my first paid commission (before I'm ( Read more... )

Someone got sexually assaulted in Manzi side last night.

I'm fine - I was in the room all last night with a locked door, but it's still scary business.

When will the lack of respect for women end?

When will the violence end?

When will the selfishness end?

I guess I never thought about women composers as something as being a new thing: it certainly struck me like a rock when it did hit me (which was earlier this semester). I was aware of the fact that there weren't that many recognized women composers before the 1970s - but it just never really got to me. My reaction to Clara Schumann's letter in ( Read more... )

I can not wait until next semester when the four of us are in the apartment . . .

Yay for real food, a massive quote board on the wall, a training length pool, some wiggle room, and three awesome roommates!

Sweet!

I'll shut up now.

But EEE!

I got an idea, even if it's just for myself ( Read more... )

This is a new line of thought as of late, and while, it's probably true, I wish the circumstances were better for me realizing it ( Read more... )