Pure Funk, Disc 1

So outside the window at work where I am sitting, dutifully making calls to inquiring minds, I am watching a woodpecker. Woodpeckers are pretty neat birds I think, although if I were a bird I would be a cardinal. I would be a really vain cardinal though, because the whole time I would probably just fly near glass so that I could admire how good I look. I wasn't really going anywhere with that, but I just had that thought.

Anyway, so I am most certainly ready for this school year to be over so that I can just get out of here. It's that time of year when I just get stretched too thin. I wrote about the same stuff last year. It's not that I don't/can't say no, but it's the fact that people just start demanding and expecting and then I don't get a chance to say no. But oh well, what is life if not frustrating once in a while.

And frustrating it is right now. I'm in a funk. And not the "Workin at the Car Wash" fun kind of funk. The bad kind. I am now on a 3 day streak of bad day-ness. Nothing majorly bad has happened to have made me had a 3 day long bad day, but it's that type of day when all the little things go wrong and just start piling up. Of course, maybe it's just my attitude about it. Maybe, everyday just as many little things go wrong, but for whatever reason, I have been especially sensitive to the little things the last 3 days. Well whatever the reason, I'll be glad when it's over. Sigh. I would type more, but I'm in funk. I'm just kidding, but only partially.


Well, I can't think right now of anything that I really want to get into too much. But I will say this. I am now officially addicted to the T.V. show "Lost" It's completely Diana's and Hope's fault but now I'm addicted. So if anyone wants to buy the first and/or second season DVD for me, I most definitely would not be opposed to that.

Here comes the SUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alright now. The last two weeks have been CRAZY. Crazy busy, crazy dramatic, crazy everything that makes me tired and want to do nothing but veg out while watching the National Geographic Channel. It's a good thing that this Friday I have the whole day off for Good Friday.. Oy, there's just been so many extra things the past two weeks. Concerts, String Ensemble concerts, playing for recitals, going to this that and the other thing, and, oh yeah, that little thing called College. Phew. I'm beat! But hey, it's April, and we all know that April is the latin work for "Active."

Alright, so I'm full of baloney, or bologna for you stout traditionalists, either way, all I know is that April to me has always meant lots of running around and not a lot of down time. But hey summer will be starting soon and I am thankful for it. This summer will be fairly exciting for me as I may now be considered a professional intern (is that an oxymoron?) I say professional because I will be receiving the fantastic salary of minimum wage, which when you consider that I have to work 200 hours for my internship, I potentiall will make 1000 dollars. 950 of which will probably end up going to the whichever Gas station I end up frequenting. But hey, it's a job. I am going to be working at Citron Workspaces under the direction of Kathey Pear and Kim Tyrrell. What's that? Why yes you can look up their website at www.citronworkspaces.com What's that? Why yes I am excited for this new chapter in my life. What's that? I don't know why I'm acting like I'm face to face talking to you with a serious hearing problem.

Anyway, So that's pretty much been the biggest news of my life so far, oh yeah and I'll be living in a real house next year that the school owns. Wheeee!!! I'm really excited, because I'm going to be able to have a basement studio to practice in and a yard that I can plant flowers in, and some awesome housemates, and some super awesome neighbors, and somewhere around 2000 sq feet to practice my residential design in. Yay! I'll post pictures as soon as I can get them.

Well that's about it I think. I think I began this blogpost with every intention of writing something meaningful or profound or just generally worth your time, but I'm pretty tired right now, and I can't remember why I thought I had something worthwhile to say. Oh well, Maybe next time...

It's like a one-woman show of hectic-ness!

Well, it's about time to update this thing seeing as how now it's April and I'm no longer so very close to death. Last week was a rough week, but I'm better now and currently about to face a very very busy next seven days head on- busy, but at the same time, exciting. Oh Life, you never quit, do you?

So here it is Thursday night, and I will run through my schedule now, not necessarily for anyone's reading enjoyment, but mostly for my sake of figuring out exactly what I need to do.

Tomorrow is almost here!!! Why is that so exciting you may ask? What's so special about April 7th? Well, tomorrow night marks the culmination of something that I have been working towards for the last year of my life. Tomorrow Night at 8 pm in the Henderson Auditorium, I, accompanied graciously by the Anderson Symphony Orchestra, will make my debut as a Young Artist and one of four winners of the Concerto/Aria contest. I will be playing Haydn's Cello concerto in C major. Now, I feel I must take some time to share my feelings about this. First of all, I'm thrilled. It's amazing to say the least to see your work come through. Second, I'm a little worried because I feel like I'm bragging...and I hate that. I'm my toughest critic and I would rather anything else than to act like a snotty musician because I know exactly what my capabilities are and exactly how not close enough they are for me to act like that. I find it hard for me to tell people about the concert without feeling pompous, but at the same time, I want my friends to share this with me, because I feel like this is a milestone in my life. I am accomplishing exactly what I have set out to do. I have been practicing alot and working hard and it's satisfying. It's kind of a tension between feeling satisfied with my work and taking credit. I know what my level of playing is I don't want to give people an impression that I'm any better than I am. that's just the little wrestling match going on inside me right now. Anyway so that's what's going on tomorrow night. (don't let me fool you, I really am happy)

SATURDAY!!!!!!! the day of rest and recouperation. HA no. I have to work open house, ALLLL day and then go see my old friend Collin Derrick's concert saturday night. Psh... who needs time to do homework?

SSSSSSSUUUUUUUUUUUUUNDAY. The Lord's Day. I will first be observing the Sabbath by going to church and then after I get fed, I will be using that newly acquired energy to make it through the rest of my week. Sunday Afternoon, Anderson University has decided that the change from College to University is call for a giganto celebration complete with ice cream and stuff and hub-bub and a free concert by the Anderson Symphony Orchestra...oh wait, that's me too, huh? Yep. So there goes Sunday afternoon. Then I get to go to a Peru meeting Sunday night. I am excited for that, but at the same time, I am starting to really wonder when I will have time to finish all my work. Hm, good question.

Monday....the day of mon. Actually I don't even think I'm going to go through the rest of the days, but it will be a blur of tests, quizzes, musical performances, concerts, papers, projects being due, and maybe some sleep thrown in here and there. Other duties as assigned.

well I think that's about it. The next seven days start out exciting and then will probably end with some stress. Oh well...Lord give me strength to accomplish what you will have me to do! Bye Everyone!!!!