Hello Blogland!
I'm procrastinating. My to-do list has a lot of things on it that I am not interested in working on at the moment.
1. Read an article for Choral Lit. - After reading the first page I decided that if you cut out all the unnecessarily large words the article could make its point in 1/3 of the space.
2. Wash dishes - I don't know many who enjoy this task. A few people out there probably do, and if I were more ambitious I would invite them over.
3. Practice piano for score reading class - Transpositions drive me nuts. If I could just focus on what is on the page I would probably be okay.
4. Practice conducting - I'm going to be observed tomorrow and should be at my best...
5. Missa L'homme arme presentation - The presentation doesn't happen until Friday... Some weeks I am only able to work on things the night before. Why mess with what works!
So what do I decide to do? BLOG! I must be desperate for any distractions besides my homework!
Does anyone read this?
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Day One
Another attempt to be a blogger... Yeah, I'm laughing, too. We'll see how long this lasts.
It is officially SUMMER! It doesn't really feel like it. Possibly because I wouldn't be done yet if I were teaching. Also, I still have a lot of things in my brain to process after this year of classes and things to do in preparation for next fall.
Saturday was a family wedding. It was a BLAST! I make no promises, but it would be awesome if I eventually posted a video of Rhylee's dancing skills. My parents, aunts, and uncles were out on the dance floor having a great time too! Mom's side of the family hasn't had a dance party like that at any time that I can remember. There are lots of cousins yet to be married, and I'm looking forward to many more celebrations in the years to come.
This past weekend was an important milestone for my car. 100,000 miles! 70,000 of them driven by yours truly. In celebration, I took the car to the "spa" to have a few "treatments." Hopefully the time (almost five hours) and money (too much) spent will help it run for another 100,000!
I knew the work would take a few hours, so I brought a book to read and a textbook to start studying for my German class. I had time to nearly finish the book I was reading and to make plenty of progress in this week's German lesson! I'm reading Donald Miller's latest book "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years." I thought the first few chapters were dull, but it is shaping up quite nicely.
When I got home I chopped down a forest, I mean I mowed the lawn. You know it's been too long when Paris takes to leaping like a gazelle to cross from one side of the yard to the other.
My goal for this week is to figure out how to balance my time between studying German, yard work, house projects, dog walking, naps, etc. It's going to be a busy summer!
It is officially SUMMER! It doesn't really feel like it. Possibly because I wouldn't be done yet if I were teaching. Also, I still have a lot of things in my brain to process after this year of classes and things to do in preparation for next fall.
Saturday was a family wedding. It was a BLAST! I make no promises, but it would be awesome if I eventually posted a video of Rhylee's dancing skills. My parents, aunts, and uncles were out on the dance floor having a great time too! Mom's side of the family hasn't had a dance party like that at any time that I can remember. There are lots of cousins yet to be married, and I'm looking forward to many more celebrations in the years to come.
This past weekend was an important milestone for my car. 100,000 miles! 70,000 of them driven by yours truly. In celebration, I took the car to the "spa" to have a few "treatments." Hopefully the time (almost five hours) and money (too much) spent will help it run for another 100,000!
I knew the work would take a few hours, so I brought a book to read and a textbook to start studying for my German class. I had time to nearly finish the book I was reading and to make plenty of progress in this week's German lesson! I'm reading Donald Miller's latest book "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years." I thought the first few chapters were dull, but it is shaping up quite nicely.
When I got home I chopped down a forest, I mean I mowed the lawn. You know it's been too long when Paris takes to leaping like a gazelle to cross from one side of the yard to the other.
My goal for this week is to figure out how to balance my time between studying German, yard work, house projects, dog walking, naps, etc. It's going to be a busy summer!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Birthdays, Projects, and Back-to-School
The smell of freshly sharpened pencils is in the air again for me. I have had a wonderful month of rest and relaxation. I have spent a lot of time in the car this month, traveling between here and home. We celebrated Dad's 50th Birthday and Mom's 29th. I have spent a lot of quality time with Paris. She's going to really miss me next week when I'm gone all day. I also painted the kitchen. I learned while I was painting that it is a lot of work to do by yourself, and I now have an itch to get to the rest of the house. I'll have to wait for a long weekend. Since I painted the ceiling, it took a lot longer than I had planned for.
Today I am watching football and getting ready for the semester. Vikings won. Chargers are on right now. How lame is it that I can't get CBS for free! I'm following the game on NFL Gamecast. I have considered getting cable again for two reasons: football and the Olympics. Any ideas on how I can follow the Olympics?!? It's a real dilemma.
I didn't know if I had anything blogworthy, but I am trying to get back into it. Enjoy the before and after pictures! There are more on facebook.
Today I am watching football and getting ready for the semester. Vikings won. Chargers are on right now. How lame is it that I can't get CBS for free! I'm following the game on NFL Gamecast. I have considered getting cable again for two reasons: football and the Olympics. Any ideas on how I can follow the Olympics?!? It's a real dilemma.
I didn't know if I had anything blogworthy, but I am trying to get back into it. Enjoy the before and after pictures! There are more on facebook.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Return to Blogland
Sounds like a movie title for a sequel of some sort.
I was looking through my browser buttons checking to see what sort of things I have found worthy of becoming buttons. My secret blog (may it rest in peace) and this one were there, untouched for months. I started reading through posts about things that I don't even remember. That's when I realized that this blogging thing is great for me. I get to write about whatever I want, and when I want a good laugh I can come back and read it! For example, I didn't realize that I started watching LOST in March! I've been telling people is was earlier in the year. I watched five whole seasons in a few short months. Then I had to wait many long months for season six, but the wait will soon be over!
I enjoy reading the blogs of friends. I find myself constantly wishing for an update, but I've been silent since May. So much has happened in my life: new house, new school, new dog, new friends, new challenges, new roommate, new camera (perfect for blogging, of course!), new recipes, new books, lots of things. I'm probably going to forget many moments that would have been preserved if I'd just taken the time to blog! So here I am. I'm not sure how often I will update, but I'll be around.
Call it a resolution... or a revolution! (tagline for the forthcoming movie)
I was looking through my browser buttons checking to see what sort of things I have found worthy of becoming buttons. My secret blog (may it rest in peace) and this one were there, untouched for months. I started reading through posts about things that I don't even remember. That's when I realized that this blogging thing is great for me. I get to write about whatever I want, and when I want a good laugh I can come back and read it! For example, I didn't realize that I started watching LOST in March! I've been telling people is was earlier in the year. I watched five whole seasons in a few short months. Then I had to wait many long months for season six, but the wait will soon be over!
I enjoy reading the blogs of friends. I find myself constantly wishing for an update, but I've been silent since May. So much has happened in my life: new house, new school, new dog, new friends, new challenges, new roommate, new camera (perfect for blogging, of course!), new recipes, new books, lots of things. I'm probably going to forget many moments that would have been preserved if I'd just taken the time to blog! So here I am. I'm not sure how often I will update, but I'll be around.
Call it a resolution... or a revolution! (tagline for the forthcoming movie)
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