I passed my hearing, and Emilio actually told me I "played very well." He also said he was "very pleased" with the things I have accomplished cellistically through my recent hard work. Those are HUGE compliments from Emilio, the man who is never mean, but usually only says what needs to be fixed. Apparently I really need to change my A string ( Read more... )

My hearing is in about an hour. I'm nervous, but not exceedingly so. I hope it'll end up being enough to make me concentrate well, but not so much that I make stupid mistakes. I'll probably be intoxicated for my next update, whether from happiness and relief or wallowing in my misery.

I worked out for the first time in about 3 weeks yesterday. I felt kind of weak -- I had trouble benching the bar for 30 reps -- but it'll come back. All my muscles are so sore. Am I masochistic because I love that feeling? Maybe it's just the endorphins released by exercise. I am actually noticeably in a better mood -- I've generally been ( Read more... )

Questions by LJ user upsidown ( Read more... )

Your Seduction Style: Au Natural
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I've finally actually begun to write my 10-page paper that's due on ( Read more... )

This is what happens when I'm dicking around on the internet for too long (googlemaps is evil, I tell you):

School                     City                         Distance             Driving Time
U. of Wisconsin       Madison, WI               903 miles           16 hrs, 38 min
Indiana University    Bloomington, IN ( Read more... )

I have an incredible amount of work to do in the next few weeks, but although in the back of my mind I'm stressing out a bit, I'm very content with my life right now. I was in an incredibly good mood this morning; every little thing made me smile. Everything just feels right...

...even though I miss you.

Your Personality Is

Rational (NT)

You are both logical and creative. You are full of ideas.

You are so rational that you analyze everything. This drives people a little crazy!

Intelligence is important to you. You always like to be around smart people.

In fact, you're often a little short with people who don't impress you mentally.

You seem ( Read more... )

I should just trust Emilio on everything. Not only is he a great teacher, but he always seems to know what's best for me personally and professionally. He pointed out the teachers at Ithaca and Maryland as really good when I listed all the schools I was looking at, and they are exactly the two that, after a lesson, I have been very excited about ( Read more... )