Run Dogs, Run!

I'm back from the SAA conference, it went really well. Almost as soon as I got back I had to do even more practicing for the concert that Friday and then 3 auditions the next day. My re-auditions for  the string group I'm already in weren't so good, but that doesn't really matter since I can't be kicked out. It was good preparation for the EYSO audition later on because that one went perfectly. Even the sight reading was pretty decent. I think I might have finally made it into Youth Symphony. The conductor (who was judging my audition) said I had a really good audition. I just hope I'm not excited for nothing. That would be really disappointing and I am not going to waste another year in Philharmonia. Oh I also got to see the stage production of Les Mis, for free! Someone I know had tickets but decided the showing was too late for her so I got to go instead. It was amazing. Nothing like a long week of performances and then getting to enjoy one yourself =P It's such a beautiful play and the singers didn't disappoint.

I did something really stupid on Tuesday night. I went running on the track for two miles and got a huge blister right on the bottom of my right foot below my big toe on the soft part. It really stinks. I can't walk except on the side of my foot and if it doesn't get better soon, I can't run tomorrow. I'm training for this one 5k I do every year at my church, and it's less than two weeks off. On Sunday I ran four miles and just about died, that's the most I've ever run in my life at one time. Sorry this was all about my feet, it's just every time I walk I am reminded of it. So think about how thankful you are that you don't have big bubbles on the bottom of you feet this week, and no matter how tempted you are to try running naturally, do yourself a favor and wear shoes anyway. It's not going to speed you up at all and certainly isn't going to help you in the next few days.

Finishing...Almost

Hooray for me! I am no longer a wise moron. I've been done with school for a couple days now and it's been super great. It still feels a little unreal, but it's sinking in. I mean I'm still supposed to get through two and a half math courses this summer, but it can't be as bad as staying up every Monday night cramming in homework. Perhaps it will teach me better time management for next fall.

Anyhow, with school over, for all you jealous people still sitting in your boring classrooms, I am still super stressed. I have about four concerts coming up including a solo and this huge SAA conference where all the Suzuki teachers around America are going to come and scrutinize how bad my group is...Eek! So I'll be gone next weekend in case you had a sudden hope that I'd finally posted, don't look for it. Plus my neighbors are moving out and we'll have no internet so my schedule will become based once again on whether or not I can make it to the library.

Good luck with exams my friends, or whatever else you're doing, it's almost summer.

Concerts

It's another one of those weekends for me where I am in rehearsals, lessons, and concerts more than half the day. I really wanted to tell about the Getty concert I went to on Wednesday the 23rd, but I guess I didn't so I'll fix that now. Keith and Kristyn Getty are modern Christian hymn writers and music artists. They also happen to be Irish. They had the cutest accents! Their most popular song is probably In Christ Alone. The reason I went was actually mostly because there was no youth group because everyone was going to the concert. I hadn't especially been planning to go, but I'm so glad I did.

I hadn't exactly realised what a big deal it was until I saw how packed the church was. There was a little band besides which consisted of a drummer, two fiddlers, some guitars, a pianist, something like a banjo, and a chanter maybe. I dunno what you'd call it but they're like these special Irish pipes and they make the most lovely melodies strange tunes. I heard about them from the Moorchild which is a book every fairy fan should read. Anyways, the concert lasted about two hours, both listening, and joining in on the songs that everyone knew. It was a great experience and just getting to listen to Kristyn's pretty voice made it worth it. It's inspiring to see all the different styles of making music.

Real quick I'm going to update on the kitties too. Freddy is doing fine right now. Apparently whatever he has is rather common and will be reoccurring, but it is manageable in most cases. The interesting news is that we have two strays hanging around outside the house. I like to call one Flat-Face and the other One-Eye. Flat Face is a puffy and unkempt looking black cat with clumps of fur missing. One eye looks reasonably looked after and isn't around as often as Flat Face, but prefers to slink around at night and creep me out by looking through the window with his one green eye. Flat Face is friendly to my Fred and George so there hasn't been trouble that I know of and I believe that One Eye and the others have yet to meet.

Just two weeks left of school, so I'll try to be more regular. Bye!