Good Times, Noodle Salad

Hello, again, LiveJournal.

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:41:01 GMT

It's been quite awhile since I posted on here... (hrm... what's new... what's new...)

Hmmm... I've been listening to Bon Iver. If your'e unfamiliar with the name, check it out. Now. The singer is Justin Vernon, and his latest album, For Emma, Forever Ago, is really fantastic. It was recorded by himself in three months that Justin spent secluded in a cabin in Northwestern Wisconsin, where his only intention was to recover from the hardships of the previous year. The result is really great stuff.

Ummm... I've discovered twitter. Twitter is amazing. It's very simple, and you can mold it to be what you want it to be, which is nice.

Dumdeedum... Psi Lambda Xi has 6 new pledges for this year, and I love them all dearly. I really like where our organization is heading. I can totally see these girls taking up leadership positions in the future. Yay.

*whistle*... I'm working hard on my senior recital, which is coming up May 2 at 7:30. I'm really excited about it :) woot.

Let's see... I have to finish a painting today. It'll be fun, but it's going to take some work. It's for a silent auction that I'm attending, and if it's not good, you'll definitely hear me saying, "Who did that piece of crap?!"

It's 7AM, and I'm about to drive home to Indianapolis... Dad said he'd have breakfast waiting for me, so that's cool. And yummy :)

I'll try to keep posting.

*hugs*

China :(

Tue, 13 May 2008 15:37:14 GMT

The earthquake's rising death toll is heart-breaking. It's very surreal, having just been to China in January. My prayers and thoughts go out to all of the victims of this horrendous disaster.

On another sad note, RIP Robert Rauschenberg...

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:37:48 GMT

My 21st birthday WOULD be on a Sunday... can't buy alcohol 'til midnight... damn.

Our Recital

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:23:04 GMT

... was awesome :)

It went so well, and everyone seemed to like our 'coffee shop' reception - we had a little Starbucks thing going on...

Aside from a few vocal blips, I think Cat and I are both really proud of what we did, and that's a good feeling to have

Big hugs and thankyous to everyone who came and those who wanted to come but couldn't!

::muah::

... and now it's over!!! weee! Now, I have time to stress about everything else :)

GAAAAH!

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:06:33 GMT

MY UTERUS HATES ME!!!!

F*** the world.

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 23:11:52 GMT

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:42:06 GMT

tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick...*ding*... IM DONE!!! Done, Bitches!!!

I'm so happy! (... cuz I'm a gummi bear... GUMMI BEAR!)

Well... I'm also sleep deprived. What a way to end: I've now been up for the past 26 hours working on what ended-up being a 13-page, 3700-word paper for my art history class! Woot! I just gave a kickass presentation over it, too, which is pretty incredible considering the lack of sleep... I was a little punchy - also a little too excited about my topic. I apologize to those who had to sit through my uncontrollable perkiness : /

The craziest part of today is that now that I'm done, I don't even get to sleep. Nope. I have to pack. And pack and pack and pack.

... because I'm DONE!

sicky

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:49:05 GMT

I'm sure glad NATS was yesterday, because today my health bombed...

... I'm going to bed...

GAAAAH!

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:20:27 GMT

Why do I have to be sick every year for NATS?!?!? My first year, I drove the five hours, hoping I would make it, but singing just didn't happen. Last year, I actually competed, but I was sick. This year, Dr. Irwin even told me I'd be a really good competitor, but if my voice wasn't substantially better this morning, he didn't think I should go...

Frankly, I agree, but it sucks. However, it is just NATS... I haven't tested my voice yet this morning, but it wasn't looking good last night... argh.

EDIT: I DID go to NATS in the end, and I ended up doing very well at competition. I've received so many great comments from people today, and I'm so grateful.

It's funny how things work out sometimes...

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:20:33 GMT

you are a funny man, Beethoven...

a most wonderful evening...

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:17:15 GMT

So, for the next 5 days, Dr. Brenner and his wife, who've come all the way from Germany, are visiting the DePauw School of Music. Both highly accomplished musicians, Dr. Brenner is a distinguished director who's worked with all of the big names in opera, and his wife had an impressive opera career and has been teaching voice students for 34 years.

To get to the point, they're amazing.

Today, I had the pleasure of working with both of them, an experience I'll never forget, and the feedback I got was exactly what I needed to hear after having such a rough sophomore year. In my coaching, after hearing/watching me, Frau Brenner said that I was excellent, and in the staging of the scene, Dr. Brenner seemed to be really pleased with how quickly we picked things up.

To get that kind of feedback, even the unspoken kind, was completely rewarding after spending a year in the wings. It made me feel like I didn't miss out on a year of singing, and that I might be close to where everyone else is vocally.

I might be able to do this :)

Prof. Jay White also stopped me in the hall today to tell me that he thought I sounded really good at my proficiency. I love that man.

It's hard to believe that I very nearly had a nervous breakdown after biology this morning, considering today has really turned out to be a good day for my self-esteem.

... it's been awhile...

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:12:34 GMT

I passed my proficiency.

nervous...

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 16:03:51 GMT

PROFICIENCY TOMORROW!!!!

... meep.

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:55:01 GMT

Just found out that my vocal proficiency is on MONDAY!!!

... you think they'd give me more warning :(

pray for me.

:(

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:18:04 GMT

So, last weekend, my lesson was canceled, because my voice teacher was recovery from surgery. Anyway, now this weekend has come around and his wife just called me at 7:45am to tell me that she had to take him to the hospital last night, my lesson would have to be rescheduled, and he'd call me later...

Oh, Dr. Irwin, I really hope you're okay!

poo.

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:11:05 GMT

It's going to be hard, but I've decided not to read the latest installment of Harry Potter until I complete this evil paper...

... and because of how busy I am until the its due date, I'll have to wait a good 5 days after the book is out...

I hope I make it.

huh.

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 20:52:57 GMT

My parents are leaving for Bermuda at 5am tomorrow morning, and they won't be back until Sunday. Weird.

In other news, because everyone else is on vacation, my brother and I alone are left to do the music for church this week.

No Pressure.

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:11:49 GMT

Indy's in surgery today to biopsy his lump :(

INDY

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:25:44 GMT

Last week, we found a large bump on my dogs face. We took him to the vet on Monday, and there's 50% chance that it's a melignant tumor - that means cancer, and that's bad. It's too far back to be an absessed tooth, but they said it might be a pollup. They gave us anti-biotics in case it's an infection, but they haven't made any difference. They also tested a sample of the lump, but it was inconclusive. He goes in tomorrow for futher testing. We'll see... It's just so unfair, because he's so oblivious - nothing is wrong with him otherwise. And we never would have known if I hadn't groomed him last week.

I'm worried about my puppy :(

YAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:45:36 GMT

I just had an appointment with my otolaryngologist yesterday, and it is confirmed:

MY NODULES ARE GONE!!!!

... yay! I can start lessons now! I may just be able to get caught up by fall :)

YAY

Mon, 21 May 2007 19:55:59 GMT

Congratulations to all of the graduates - high school and college!!!

I'M DONE I'M DONE I'M DONE!!!

Mon, 14 May 2007 21:14:02 GMT

AND... I'm clean!!! XD (... really it was getting bad :/)

Music history was my last final this morning, and it really wasn't that bad :) I only got two hours of sleep, but thanks to my Full Throttle energy drinks, I was very awake for the final - still am!

At about 1am, I called my parents who were in Vegas - it was 10pm there, so it's okay - and they just got done seeing Elton John in concert! ... while I was studing for a horrible final (which didn't end up being so horrible) ... count me jealous :(

My ceramics critique this afternoon went well, too... he like me as a student, and he likes my work ethic, so that's good. I got an A- (which is really good considering the average grade is a B-/B...). I'm happy.

Now, all I have to do is pack and go see my puppy!

And I'm done!!!

Congratulations!

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:41:42 GMT

Yay for everyone who passed proficiencies!!!

... I can't believe I have to wait until the Fall to find out if I passed or not ... meep.

*grumble*

GAR MUSIC HISTORY!!!!

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:20:11 GMT

... that's all...

Virginia Tech

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:06:05 GMT

I'm watching the news... nearly cried several times... It's mind-numbing, really

What drives someone to do something like this? What makes a human capable of such cruelty?

I can't possibly fathom what everyone at Virginia Tech is going through... and what all of their families and friends are going through...

My thoughts are with you all.