I had a voice lesson this morning (@ school).
That was after my piano class (pretty standard), and sight-singing (class debate over pedagogical (sp?) theories...blech!).
My voice teacher is SO encouraging! It would seem that I sing well, and that's nice to know.
I'm good?
Hmm...
29.9.03
27.9.03
i watched 'bowling for columbine' with zoe last night.
it is an amazing film. the things that people will say to michael moore are unbelievable.
he seems like an honest man. when he's interviewing people, he was able to befriend them so quickly. he seemed more concerned to find answers than scandals.
i recommend you watch it.
the image that brought me to tears: the footage from columbine high school. watching the student run from the cafeteria, hiding under tables there, and in the library. i can hardly imagine the fear i would be feeling. can you?
there is so much i didn't know. and so much i don't know.
it is an amazing film. the things that people will say to michael moore are unbelievable.
he seems like an honest man. when he's interviewing people, he was able to befriend them so quickly. he seemed more concerned to find answers than scandals.
i recommend you watch it.
the image that brought me to tears: the footage from columbine high school. watching the student run from the cafeteria, hiding under tables there, and in the library. i can hardly imagine the fear i would be feeling. can you?
there is so much i didn't know. and so much i don't know.
24.9.03
This morning did not go so well.
I woke up late (typical).
In my hurry to find a pair of shoes to wear, I bashed my elbow on the wall. (it still hurts).
I had to wear my smelly black shoes (they are toxic).
I burst into tears on my way out the door (hormones or hard times?)
I did catch my bus (wow, a glimmer of hope?)
*this is the cherry on top* My creme-cheese breakfast bagel (mmm...food a la dad) was made of 2!! bagel bottoms! (no bagel tops, which are the BEST part).
*sighs*
I woke up late (typical).
In my hurry to find a pair of shoes to wear, I bashed my elbow on the wall. (it still hurts).
I had to wear my smelly black shoes (they are toxic).
I burst into tears on my way out the door (hormones or hard times?)
I did catch my bus (wow, a glimmer of hope?)
*this is the cherry on top* My creme-cheese breakfast bagel (mmm...food a la dad) was made of 2!! bagel bottoms! (no bagel tops, which are the BEST part).
*sighs*
23.9.03
17-9-03
Nothing involving him (or you and him) is ever "as it seems". There's always something more, something hidden--a meaning you think you know, but you'd like to ignore. Can't a greeting be simple? a hug natural? A kiss on the cheek or a high five, a phone call, an email! a
love poem.
Like this one.
Sometimes I forget the gun is loaded
When I pull the trigger who hits the floor?
If you shoot and no one is around to be hit, does the bullet fly forever?
Will this heart break yours--never?
Nothing involving him (or you and him) is ever "as it seems". There's always something more, something hidden--a meaning you think you know, but you'd like to ignore. Can't a greeting be simple? a hug natural? A kiss on the cheek or a high five, a phone call, an email! a
love poem.
Like this one.
Sometimes I forget the gun is loaded
When I pull the trigger who hits the floor?
If you shoot and no one is around to be hit, does the bullet fly forever?
Will this heart break yours--never?
17.9.03
Today @ school I saw Tim, Justin, Kristen, Jo!, Anita, and later on...Claire.
It's fun to have school friends.
Ooh, stupid story of the week! Gah! Piss!
I missed the last "get me to school on time" bus this morning. GAH!!! PISS!!! It was 8am, and I was freaking out. So I called my dad. And then I saw a bus pull up, so I said, "bye dad!", and went to get on the bus. Unfortunately it was the 404, not the 351 or 601 or anything else useful, but I got on it anyway. The ride took FOREVER, of course, and I was stressing out SO much,until...I saw Ash Poon! He was standing @ the B-line stop, looking dashing (as per usual). I was going to transfer to the 98 later on, but since he was there, I got off @ the next stop and rode with him! He was talking to Lucy...
So Ash brightened my day. Until....I got downtown, walked to a 210 stop. And I waited. And waited...and waited, and waited, and waited, and waited....I waited some more after that. The #8, 22, 19, 8, 22, 19, 210 NOT IN SERVICE! (GAH!! PISS!!!). I thought of taking a taxi, and almost did. Then I called Nicole, and a bus came....a few minutes too late. It was already 9:30am....Class Piano had begun.
Normally, this wouldn't be a huge proble, BUT today we had a test!
When I FINALLY got to school, I ran into my building, into my classroom....and somebody was sitting @ my piano!!! He wasn't even from my class!!! (jerk).
So I had to sit in the middle row, waaaay too freakin' close to the keyboard, and I was shaking and flipping out, so when I played my test I couldn't even read the freakin' music, I couldn't move my hands properly because they were shaking...
GAH!
*sighs*
And then my teacher called me 'Melissa'.
It's fun to have school friends.
Ooh, stupid story of the week! Gah! Piss!
I missed the last "get me to school on time" bus this morning. GAH!!! PISS!!! It was 8am, and I was freaking out. So I called my dad. And then I saw a bus pull up, so I said, "bye dad!", and went to get on the bus. Unfortunately it was the 404, not the 351 or 601 or anything else useful, but I got on it anyway. The ride took FOREVER, of course, and I was stressing out SO much,until...I saw Ash Poon! He was standing @ the B-line stop, looking dashing (as per usual). I was going to transfer to the 98 later on, but since he was there, I got off @ the next stop and rode with him! He was talking to Lucy...
So Ash brightened my day. Until....I got downtown, walked to a 210 stop. And I waited. And waited...and waited, and waited, and waited, and waited....I waited some more after that. The #8, 22, 19, 8, 22, 19, 210 NOT IN SERVICE! (GAH!! PISS!!!). I thought of taking a taxi, and almost did. Then I called Nicole, and a bus came....a few minutes too late. It was already 9:30am....Class Piano had begun.
Normally, this wouldn't be a huge proble, BUT today we had a test!
When I FINALLY got to school, I ran into my building, into my classroom....and somebody was sitting @ my piano!!! He wasn't even from my class!!! (jerk).
So I had to sit in the middle row, waaaay too freakin' close to the keyboard, and I was shaking and flipping out, so when I played my test I couldn't even read the freakin' music, I couldn't move my hands properly because they were shaking...
GAH!
*sighs*
And then my teacher called me 'Melissa'.
10.9.03
this weekend: judith forst gala on Friday night, Dee Daniels concert Saturday night. Cost to me: $20. Cost to the average schmoo: $50-$150. HA ha ha...
ALso this weekend: hang time with people I love, rock garden, worship leading on Sunday aaand...homework for school.
new word I learned this week: etymology.
Things to work on: chord spellings, figured bass, roman numeral chord #'s and all that jazz (or not jazz).
things that are sweet about life: too many to mention right here and now.
Psalms 66 says, "Make HIS praise glorious!"
mmmhmmm...
ALso this weekend: hang time with people I love, rock garden, worship leading on Sunday aaand...homework for school.
new word I learned this week: etymology.
Things to work on: chord spellings, figured bass, roman numeral chord #'s and all that jazz (or not jazz).
things that are sweet about life: too many to mention right here and now.
Psalms 66 says, "Make HIS praise glorious!"
mmmhmmm...
9.9.03
On Boundary Road, between Schou and Canada Way there is an intersection which is, in essence, a glorified median. There is a stoplight pre-median and post-median (so cars from both Schou and Canada Way can cross Boundary). I always thought it would suck if you got the 1st...and the 2nd red lights. That means on your green light (assuming you're driving North on Boundary Rd) would get you....the length of the median, and no more.
This morning I saw it happen.
Yeah...somebody's morning sucked. Not mine though. I got to school in about 50 mins. Pretty sweet!
This morning I saw it happen.
Yeah...somebody's morning sucked. Not mine though. I got to school in about 50 mins. Pretty sweet!
4.9.03
3.9.03
wow!
I have heeeaps of homework (yeah full-time music student).
Sooo....you may not be seeing me for a while. A loooong while. Maybe a year or more. Or maybe just 'til I get the hang of this. But...if you haven't seen me, and are wondering if I am still alive, look for me hunched over in a corner of cap's library, counting out loud, or check for the forced look of peace on the face of the driver of an '84 civic hatchback.
Freakin' rush hour.
I have heeeaps of homework (yeah full-time music student).
Sooo....you may not be seeing me for a while. A loooong while. Maybe a year or more. Or maybe just 'til I get the hang of this. But...if you haven't seen me, and are wondering if I am still alive, look for me hunched over in a corner of cap's library, counting out loud, or check for the forced look of peace on the face of the driver of an '84 civic hatchback.
Freakin' rush hour.
