well, i haven't written in a really long time, and i apologize! ah, mondays... only 7 more until i'm home! luckily this one's pretty much over, and it's gone by really fast! spring break is over too, which is sad... last tuesday i went to raleigh and visited state! it was fun! i saw a bajillion people! well, a lot - and some that i knew, too - haha. let's see, i saw ij, kate, victoria, paco, thomas, lauren (avery), john (ryan), kara, sam, and kyle! and meredith, too - i spent the night at her house! but it was neat - it happened to be founders day, or something like that, and i got to hold a baby chick, pet a cow and a snake, and i saw another cow with a hole in its side! holey cow! get it? haha - but it's called a "fistulated cow," and supposedly they use some of the bacteria in its stomach to help other cows when they're sick? i'm not really sure... haha
the weather was perfect! i went to pullen park, where, evidently, my parents used to take me a lot when i was a baby! it looked familiar, and my parents said we had been since then, but i might just be imagining that familiarity. i also fed a squirrel a piece of bread! and... played foosball, and... watched an unveiling of some really neat wolf sculptures, and... oh! there were these cool parabola-shaped cement/clay things that you sat in - there was one on either side of this field - and you could talk to someone on the other side as if you were sitting right next to them rather than fifty feet away! it was really cool. state has a pretty interesting campus, i must admit - i hope my brother goes there in a couple years! (i'm pretty sure he will)
i also went to the beach on saturday! it was fun! and we got cookout and had a picnic on uncw's campus! it was me, rebecca, ij, kate, lauren, and kelsey - it was very nice to see them again! the weather was nice again, but a little bit chilly!
i can't wait till summer. i can't wait till may 8th. i can't wait till.... everyone's out of school and we can hang out! i hope time speeds up, but then pauses for a looong time in mid-may. can we just stay 18 forever? er, 19?
i'm procrastinating.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
almost there!
so close to break - gah!!! just one more day of classes, then a basketball game saturday night! ah, yes. and i'm pretty much done with everything important now - except for my lesson tomorrow morning. i'll cross my fingers about that - my reeds have been pretty terrible. ugh.
but i'm excited about break because, on monday, my family and i are going to raleigh to see an eric clapton concert and then tuesday i'm gonna go visit people at state! yay! and then, depending on what i feel like doing, i may or may not spend tuesday night at meredith's house (she lives in cary - really close to state). but i'm definitely excited to see people i havent seen since christmas break!
oh, the only thing about visiting state is i'm not really sure where we'll park... but... we'll figure that out when we get there, i suppose? i hope! haha
but i'm excited about break because, on monday, my family and i are going to raleigh to see an eric clapton concert and then tuesday i'm gonna go visit people at state! yay! and then, depending on what i feel like doing, i may or may not spend tuesday night at meredith's house (she lives in cary - really close to state). but i'm definitely excited to see people i havent seen since christmas break!
oh, the only thing about visiting state is i'm not really sure where we'll park... but... we'll figure that out when we get there, i suppose? i hope! haha
Sunday, February 28, 2010
one more week!
only one more week till spring break!!! yay!! oh, i just realized... we have to figure out what to do with gus (our fish). i guess maybe meredith can take him... sorry, thinking out loud, but not really out loud - just through my typing. ok. start over.
one week till spring break!!! yayy!!!!! i have a math test tomorrow that i need to study for, but i think i'll do that when i'm doing laundry later tonight after steel pan practice. other than that, nothing too big this week as far as i know - much better than last week! which was horribly busy. and it was the new music festival, so i had to play for two masterclasses in front of two amazing clarinetists - surprisingly i wasnt really that nervous, and it was definitely a good experience.
i also got to go to some awesome concerts!!! imani winds were.... whoa. i really want to do that sometime - they're a woodwind quintet, which consists of a clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon, and, strangely enough, french horn (which seems like a brass instrument, but since their tamber is so mellow they get to be in a woodwind quintet - no saxophone, though). but yeah, i've been thinking about it, and i have some really amazing musicians at my disposal and i was like, why can't we do that? i've already got it planned out and asked everybody else about it, too - i'll play clarinet (duh... not like i could play anything else!), meredith will play flute, tucker - basson, elvis - oboe, and, if she isn't "too busy," alex will play horn! we'll start practicing next semester, and maybe we can actually go somewhere with it. three of us are performance majors, so. we need some sort of job, right? i'm a little worried about alex, though - i know you don't know her or anything, but i don't know if she'll be really into it. she's amazing, though, so i wish she would be.
i wonder what next year will be like. if my classes will be hard, if i'll hang out with the same group of people, who my other roommates will be and if they'll drive me insane or if i'll get lucky two years in a row, if i'll ever see the people moving into apartments, if my tone will improve, if i'll make it into orchestra by second semester, if there are any threats in the rising freshman class, what it'll be like without grymes first semester, if i'll miss people, if i'll keep up with things i promised i'd keep up with, if i'll still talk to all my old high school friends (we better!)....
at least i have 3 more years to figure out what's next (probably 2 more years of school, actually...). but then what? doctorate? or will i be able to actually do something with my degree(s) by then? i guess i'll figure out eventually. as long as the world doesnt end before then - all these earthquakes...
one week till spring break!!! yayy!!!!! i have a math test tomorrow that i need to study for, but i think i'll do that when i'm doing laundry later tonight after steel pan practice. other than that, nothing too big this week as far as i know - much better than last week! which was horribly busy. and it was the new music festival, so i had to play for two masterclasses in front of two amazing clarinetists - surprisingly i wasnt really that nervous, and it was definitely a good experience.
i also got to go to some awesome concerts!!! imani winds were.... whoa. i really want to do that sometime - they're a woodwind quintet, which consists of a clarinet, flute, oboe, bassoon, and, strangely enough, french horn (which seems like a brass instrument, but since their tamber is so mellow they get to be in a woodwind quintet - no saxophone, though). but yeah, i've been thinking about it, and i have some really amazing musicians at my disposal and i was like, why can't we do that? i've already got it planned out and asked everybody else about it, too - i'll play clarinet (duh... not like i could play anything else!), meredith will play flute, tucker - basson, elvis - oboe, and, if she isn't "too busy," alex will play horn! we'll start practicing next semester, and maybe we can actually go somewhere with it. three of us are performance majors, so. we need some sort of job, right? i'm a little worried about alex, though - i know you don't know her or anything, but i don't know if she'll be really into it. she's amazing, though, so i wish she would be.
i wonder what next year will be like. if my classes will be hard, if i'll hang out with the same group of people, who my other roommates will be and if they'll drive me insane or if i'll get lucky two years in a row, if i'll ever see the people moving into apartments, if my tone will improve, if i'll make it into orchestra by second semester, if there are any threats in the rising freshman class, what it'll be like without grymes first semester, if i'll miss people, if i'll keep up with things i promised i'd keep up with, if i'll still talk to all my old high school friends (we better!)....
at least i have 3 more years to figure out what's next (probably 2 more years of school, actually...). but then what? doctorate? or will i be able to actually do something with my degree(s) by then? i guess i'll figure out eventually. as long as the world doesnt end before then - all these earthquakes...
Friday, February 19, 2010
home for the weekend!
well, it's been a long time since i posted anything, but i'm not too sure what to write about.
my computer works again - i think it's a wiring problem.... i should maybe still get it checked out, though. it was kinda funny - i got david to come look at it the other night and he was like, hmm, i don't know anything about vista, i don't know how to fix it, sorry. and then he went next door, and i was like, well that stinks. and then i put the computer in my lap and tilted the screen a little and voila! it was all better!
whenever i see the word 'voila' written down, i think it says viola at first. it should be spelled wah-lah in my opinion - that would make it a lot easier for us americans! haha
but yeah, i'm home right now, but i have to go back to ecu on sunday morning because i have to be at a basketball game at 12, i believe... either 12 or 1, but i'll plan on 12. i like basketball games, though - especially the women's games - so that's ok with me.
almost spring break! i want a break. ugh.
my computer works again - i think it's a wiring problem.... i should maybe still get it checked out, though. it was kinda funny - i got david to come look at it the other night and he was like, hmm, i don't know anything about vista, i don't know how to fix it, sorry. and then he went next door, and i was like, well that stinks. and then i put the computer in my lap and tilted the screen a little and voila! it was all better!
whenever i see the word 'voila' written down, i think it says viola at first. it should be spelled wah-lah in my opinion - that would make it a lot easier for us americans! haha
but yeah, i'm home right now, but i have to go back to ecu on sunday morning because i have to be at a basketball game at 12, i believe... either 12 or 1, but i'll plan on 12. i like basketball games, though - especially the women's games - so that's ok with me.
almost spring break! i want a break. ugh.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
stupid computers...
i was doing pretty good until my computer decided to be stupid and start dying. i almost wrote a blog earlier today about how i was happy and everything but right now it's hard to write that. i think cause i'm tired is a big part of it. but i'll try to write happy stuff, anyway - at least as much as i care to share.
it's snowing! we've gotten more so far than we did 2 weeks ago when it snowed. supposedly there's snow on the ground in 49 states right now - i'm assuming hawaii is the one left out. poor hawaii - no snow for you!
i just got back from touring with the wind ensemble this afternoon - it was pretty fun - we went to kinston high school thursday afternoon - where we actually played for all the 5th graders in town - i guess just a central location. That night, we went to Cape Fear High School in/near Fayetteville and played for a bunch of students and parents - there was this annoying beeping sound (it was an A-flat) that kept going in the background.... We never did find out what it was. Then we spent the night in Fayetteville and Friday morning we went to West Johnston High School, which is giNOrmous! It's in the middle of nothing - just out of nowhere it's just there! Rising up out of the hill like... a castle or something. Then we came home.... yep
So, Valentine's Day is Sunday - I'm hoping this one is better than other's, not like others have been bad, just.... not especially happy, either. We'll see.
The olympics started today - I saw part of the opening ceremonies, but then went outside to play in the snow. Not really play so much as walk in and look at. It was really pretty, though. A guy from Georgia, the country, died today in a luge accident in a practice round for the Olympics - I saw the video. It was kind of horrific - I don't suggest you watch it.
There's a women's basketball game tomorrow! Against Tulane, I think, but all I know is we're playing for first place in the conference! Go ECU!!! Oh, and no matter how well the women do, the pep band will NOT be going to Tulsa, which really stinks. Stupid budget cuts. Stupid broken computers.
Well, I guess I'm gonna stop and maybe sleep. I hope the snow stays for a few days and they cancel classes on Monday - that'd be nice. We'll see.
Goodnight!
it's snowing! we've gotten more so far than we did 2 weeks ago when it snowed. supposedly there's snow on the ground in 49 states right now - i'm assuming hawaii is the one left out. poor hawaii - no snow for you!
i just got back from touring with the wind ensemble this afternoon - it was pretty fun - we went to kinston high school thursday afternoon - where we actually played for all the 5th graders in town - i guess just a central location. That night, we went to Cape Fear High School in/near Fayetteville and played for a bunch of students and parents - there was this annoying beeping sound (it was an A-flat) that kept going in the background.... We never did find out what it was. Then we spent the night in Fayetteville and Friday morning we went to West Johnston High School, which is giNOrmous! It's in the middle of nothing - just out of nowhere it's just there! Rising up out of the hill like... a castle or something. Then we came home.... yep
So, Valentine's Day is Sunday - I'm hoping this one is better than other's, not like others have been bad, just.... not especially happy, either. We'll see.
The olympics started today - I saw part of the opening ceremonies, but then went outside to play in the snow. Not really play so much as walk in and look at. It was really pretty, though. A guy from Georgia, the country, died today in a luge accident in a practice round for the Olympics - I saw the video. It was kind of horrific - I don't suggest you watch it.
There's a women's basketball game tomorrow! Against Tulane, I think, but all I know is we're playing for first place in the conference! Go ECU!!! Oh, and no matter how well the women do, the pep band will NOT be going to Tulsa, which really stinks. Stupid budget cuts. Stupid broken computers.
Well, I guess I'm gonna stop and maybe sleep. I hope the snow stays for a few days and they cancel classes on Monday - that'd be nice. We'll see.
Goodnight!
Saturday, February 6, 2010
hmm....
i hope my finger never gets smushed by the lid of a steinway, no matter how high it falls from. ow.
i don't like people putting their feet on my bed - i know, i'm weird. i just... sleep in this bed. i want to wash my sheets really bad, now.
i need to listen to a bunch of stuff before tuesday.... we have a test in history
i don't like drunk people
don't steal.
ok - i think i'm done with random complaints now... i'll start on good stuff
yesterday was the percussion ensemble concert - the steel pan band i'm in played! it went pretty well - marianne was really really fast, though. marianne is a song, by the way. we were all supposed to smile, but everybody except for me wasnt very good at it - more than one person told me i was the best smiler - i got the smile award, something like that - haha
tonight was our wind ensemble concert!!! we played for the kids at all-district - my parents came! and a bunch of people from ashley and from the middle schools in wilmington - it was neat to see a bunch of people i know at my school! my band director from middle school and from high school and my old clarinet teacher were all there! i remember coming here the past 4 years and then to the middle school the years before - it's so weird that i go here now! and i'm in the band that we used to go see the night before our concert!
we played this song - it was a lot of fun - here's a recording of it (but it's just computerized)http://www.ostimusic.com/Aurora.html - it's 11 and a half minutes long, though... so i guess probably you won't want to listen, but if you like band music, i highly suggest it. there are some pretty cool mallet parts in there. annnnd, the very last chord is identical to the last chord in the first movement of First Suite in E-flat by Holst, so strange! exactly identical! well, at least by how it sounds....
after us, the jazz band played - the last song they played was billie jean (michael jackson) and it was really good - the singer, marvin/ej was so good - he was so funny hitting all those high notes! and then the sax professor here played - he was funny, too, cause of how he moves when he plays... but he was really good... obviously
i don't like people putting their feet on my bed - i know, i'm weird. i just... sleep in this bed. i want to wash my sheets really bad, now.
i need to listen to a bunch of stuff before tuesday.... we have a test in history
i don't like drunk people
don't steal.
ok - i think i'm done with random complaints now... i'll start on good stuff
yesterday was the percussion ensemble concert - the steel pan band i'm in played! it went pretty well - marianne was really really fast, though. marianne is a song, by the way. we were all supposed to smile, but everybody except for me wasnt very good at it - more than one person told me i was the best smiler - i got the smile award, something like that - haha
tonight was our wind ensemble concert!!! we played for the kids at all-district - my parents came! and a bunch of people from ashley and from the middle schools in wilmington - it was neat to see a bunch of people i know at my school! my band director from middle school and from high school and my old clarinet teacher were all there! i remember coming here the past 4 years and then to the middle school the years before - it's so weird that i go here now! and i'm in the band that we used to go see the night before our concert!
we played this song - it was a lot of fun - here's a recording of it (but it's just computerized)http://www.ostimusic.com/Aurora.html - it's 11 and a half minutes long, though... so i guess probably you won't want to listen, but if you like band music, i highly suggest it. there are some pretty cool mallet parts in there. annnnd, the very last chord is identical to the last chord in the first movement of First Suite in E-flat by Holst, so strange! exactly identical! well, at least by how it sounds....
after us, the jazz band played - the last song they played was billie jean (michael jackson) and it was really good - the singer, marvin/ej was so good - he was so funny hitting all those high notes! and then the sax professor here played - he was funny, too, cause of how he moves when he plays... but he was really good... obviously
Monday, February 1, 2010
snow pictures...
around campus, taken by andy
andy's again - so pretty!
wright auditorium! (where most of our concerts are) also thanks to andy
i finally dug oliver out this afternoon - it was actually pretty fun, the ice came off in huge sheets
look at that contrast!
Fletcher Music Building! my second home...
The creek
Art outside the music building
more art
snow angel!!
meredith's eyes are a little scary in this one....
Singing!
Still singing!
Me and Meredith!I hope you've enjoyed my snow pictures! they were in no particular order... actually, they were kind of backwards, but i dont feel like fixing them. so, i stand corrected, they are in a very particular order: backwards. so start at the bottom now and work your way up!
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