Holes: a very clever and very unique film.

I liked it.

Time for a new look?

Blogger has had a total makeover, and there are 30 template options now. So the question is this: do I stick with the look my blog has had since last fall (based off of an older Blogger template, with my own attempts at html to make it much cooler), or try a new identity for my blog?

Comment! Tell me what you think.

I have now finished three years of college.

I got home last Friday. JetBlue is pretty nice. Being home is pretty nice, too.

The night before my flight, everything in my room was already packed up, so I just stayed up all night with Kate and Nathan. We got into the locked classroom in the locked music building (hehe) and watched The Music Man on the projector screen. Yeah, we're dorks... but it was fun. (One night a few weeks ago we stayed up all night and went to the beach around 5:00 am for the sunrise. That was fun, too.)

So after getting home, on Saturday I went to hear my teacher perform in Reno with the Reno Chamber Orchestra. He played the Mendelssohn violin concerto. Ohh, I was impressed. He's so fabulous. Before the concert, he came out into the audience and chatted with me for a bit, and afterwards, I stopped to talk to him while he was signing autographs. I couldn't help feeling a bit, well, special... this amazing violinist is my teacher. I am so lucky.

The conductor of the RCO was pretty amusing to watch. Also, he provided extra sound effects... kinda Glenn Gould-ish, if you know what I mean. Very entertaining.

Almost all of my friends from school are in Europe right now, either for the choir tour or the wind ensemble tour. Hey, dudes... I want to go to Europe.

Heather's explanation for maternal instincts: when you see a baby, your uterus skips a beat.

Watched a romantic movie with Sarah and Heather. Feeling... I don't know what.

Must make some decisions about next year. Don't know what to think or do.

Everyone is growing up, and I'm not ready yet. I feel as though people often want to jump ahead to the next stage of life... and I can't stop looking back, or at least wishing things could stay as they are right now. Maybe I wouldn't really want to go back... but can't the going forward part be a bit slower?

Update:

theory composition project
perform a bunch of other people's compositions
psychology final exam
conducting final exam
pack up
go home

Wow. The year is basically over.

It's been a pretty good one.

I got my jury sheets back. I'm pretty happy with how things went.

My composition turned out pretty fun. It had to employ specific 20th century techniques, and I enjoyed writing it. I ended up including spoken parts for specific people, spoken from their seats in the audience. It was titled, "In Memoriam: A Tribute to Theory with PJB" (PJB being my professor). It was pretty funny, which was my intent. I wasn't trying to say something deeply theological, or to bring world peace or racial reconciliation... but to make people laugh. Which it definitely did.

Going home on Friday. I'm going to miss people over the summer... I like my friends.

But oh, it will be good to be home.

Update:

voice class final performance
last orchestra concert
theory exam
videotaped conducting test
violin lesson (cancelled)
psychology quiz
voice class journal and essays
last theory lab sight-singing quiz
juries
theory composition project
perform a bunch of other people's compositions
psychology final exam
conducting final exam
pack up
go home

Jury was okay.

Theory composition project is almost finished.

voice class final performance
last orchestra concert
theory exam
videotaped conducting test
violin lesson
psychology quiz
voice class journal and essays
last theory lab sight-singing quiz
juries
theory composition project
perform a bunch of other people's compositions
psychology final exam
conducting final exam
pack up
go home

By the way, we (the Super Six) like so totally got just exactly the apartment we wanted for next year.

And, I got a psychology exam back this week ... I did really well. :-)

I like jazz.