Yeah, good week so far. I taught a lot, went to school a lot, went to work a lot, saw friends a lot, and am going out tonight. Yay.

two decisions to be made that have been on my mind:

1. housing for next year: 3 bedroom apartment/house with two good friends, or a studio apartment all to myself?

2. laptop or desktop?

input?

Lastnight was challenging. We had our pre-dress-rehearsal rehearsal for Renaissance Singers. I experienced a situation in which I felt less than pleased with both my singing and my musicianship. This always happens when my ego gets too big. People start to tell me what an incredible voice I have, then I start to feel superior to my classmates, and ( Read more... )

AURGH!!!!

agihsfghwe fhe f jweifj weieff

i've been in a fucking weird mood the past 16 hrs. and i'm not even PMS-ing.

I woke up at 3:30am today to sing in an Easter vigil service at the church I work for. I never thought that I would enjoy going to church, but I think I'm starting to. I still don't consider myself a religious person, and do not wish to get baptized, but there are definitely aspects of Christianity that I appreciate, and I think getting paid to ( Read more... )

I went to Hungary last week with UW Chamber Singers. What to say, where to start? I've been telling people that it was one of the best weeks of my life, and it certainly was. So many new experiences. I don't feel like writing down everything that happened, but I'll just say that I was the ( Read more... )

I'm going to Hungary tomorrow.

:) 

Everyone is so busy, all the time, or at least the people I surround myself with. I value productivity, but do not appreciate the rat race. When it gets to the point where friends are too busy to spend time with each other, or when someone is too busy just to spend some quality time with themselves, it's too much. Our society is so focused on ( Read more... )

I'm sitting in my dorm room alone, listening to beautifully calm music. Sufjan. Seven Swans. I suppose it suits my melancholy mood. There is something wonderfully beautiful about feeling melancholy; wallowing in your own semi-sadness, daydreaming about beauty, and yet, feeling sad in your heart. Trying to maintain optimism. Music brings forth ( Read more... )

I totally have an essay due Tuesday, and will have hardly any time to do it tomorrow, and haven't started, but am of course procrastinating.  I feel burnt out on school ( Read more... )