Week 1

So, itwas really hectic.
And myspace baronlydecides to worksometimes. I think ithastodowith where exactly Ipress it.So,it'sa bit of a gamblesometimes.

So, what hashappened?

Therecap.I'vebeentoall myclasses now(includingtoday,whereIhad musictutes atuni.)
OrganisationalBehaviouristaught forthe1sthalfofsemester by thisAmericandude.I love his accent..! WegottowatchpartofaCharlie Chaplin movieinclass,whichdemonstrateda conceptquite well.
Anditwas a2hrlecture, so we gotalittlebreak inthemiddle.

The IntercollegiateOrchestra starteditslifeon FridayafternoonatNewmanCollege.
Iwasleadingtheorchestra,eep!Butit was lotsoffun!We sight-read through Bizet'sCarmen Suite1 (someofit), DvorakSlavonicDance#8,part ofSaint-Saen's CarnivaloftheAnimals.Itwas lotsof fun!Anditsounded quite good!Well,considering mostpeople have heardthemusic,but were sight-readingit!
There were quitealot ofvioliniststhere, so thatwas verypromising. We arelacking cellos though, andsomelower brass/woodwind. I'msure we'll getthere!
The boysdidreallywell,I wassoproud ofthem!

According totheir little slipofpaper,
(excerpts)
"We don't mind if you can't make it all the rehearsals; if youdon't feel like coming oncein a whileyou don't havetomake up some pettyexcuseabout contracting anthrax or helping your mother'sfriend's colleague's second-cousinonceremoved to shiftfurniture.
We'rea bitshortonmusic stands,sobringone(orsome) torehearsal ifyoucan.
We'reabit short onstringplayers,sobring one(orsome) torehearsalifyoucan. (Seriously,help ustorecruit more strings -tell youfriendsaboutthe Orchestra!Bribe them!Blackmailthem!)
Feelfree to compliment the conductors andband managersonhowpretty theylook."

Hah. Goodtimes.

OnFriday night,therewassupposedtobeameeting kindaaboutConnectthissemester,butthere were only going tobetwoofus there, soI headed to theVicanywayand haddinnerwiththeYoungsiblings.It was reallynicejusttogetoutandnothavecollege food! Funtimes:)

Saturdaywas busy....wentdowntouni inthemorningtobuymyOBtextbook.Ihad 70pagesofreading todo!argh! Ifiguredthatif Ireallycouldn't finishonSaturday, Istillhadsometime onSundaytodoit.
Hadafewmeetings, felt reallytired andsick,hadanap.AndthenLauren's21st was on!

AftersomedresstipsfromMel,I was readyto head out!ImetMags and Liz on Elgin/Lygon andwe allheadeddowntoBirraBella (Lygs).Allinall,itwasagreatparty. There weresome peopleIknew(like, themusicgirls,Chris,Flick,Anna,and some Ormond kids (surprisinglyenough..!)- Trev (Ididn'texpectto seehimthere,that waskindacool!), Sam, Tamsin (whoIincidentallywenttoPRIMARYschool with...gofigure!).And Igotto meet awholebunchof Lauren's otherfriendsfrom allwalksoflife!Itwaspretty amazing.

Haha.Those Ormond kids....too funny.They remindme ofthequirkyQueen'sfriendsIhave.A bunchofthemwalkedmehome(thanxguys!)becauseit wasdeemedunsafe forme towalkalong themain road bymyselfat about12.20am. So, theywalked merightuptothebackgate,anddidn'tmove offuntil thegatewasshutbehindme!Itwascute. What waseven quirkierwasthatthreeof them(whoareall musiciansof sorts)started singingonthewayhome. Yes, youguessright, in harmony.Itreminded me so muchofthetimes we'dwalked toandfromJude'swiththeboyssinging.Itwasjustlikethat,justwitha differentbunch ofboys. Plusthechickwhowaslookingjust asbaffledasme. Butinside,IwassecretlygrinningaVERYLARGE grin.Especiallywhentheystartedsinging"Awhim-a-way,awhim-a-way" Yep,broughtbackthoughtsofTheJungleRemix.Haha

(sorrythe formattingisso dodgy!)

So,I gotmyhorn thismorning.It'sveryexciting...I'm notquite surewhat todowithitatthepresentmoment.Also, themore I think aboutit,thecrazier Iam.I'mdoingpianoat uni, playingviolinintwo orchestras(of sorts),learningthehorn.Halfmy subjects/activitiesare based aroundpractical musicmaking(read:havingtoplayinstrument/s), andI'm onabout three committees,tryingto balancework, study, sociallife etc.Thisisreallyhard!Somuchwork...huge semester,here Iam..!

Okay, backtosomethingmoreproductive..(?)LikelisteningtotheTchaik 4 to listento howit'sreallysuppsoedtosound..!