what's going on...and who's out there that cares
so i def. didn't know that a livejournal would stay in existance for like, ten months after you've last been active on it. i read john's post that was something to the likes of, i'm rambling to myself. and this just goes to prove that he isn't.
i'm experiencing this sense of imbalance in my life, ever since i've gotten home from furman. like, with all these other band freshman, my boyfriend included, they'd rather go and be a part of band again, and chill in the band room, and reminise about the good ol' band camp days. so i'm trying to be okay with the fact that most of my college friends will NOT want to talk to me over break. this also feeds into my whole jealous feeling with the fact that i never had that...my band director decided he hated me as soon as i left cheraw high for governor's school. not to mention this whole moment of enlightment where i realize, hey, i've been away from home for THREE years. i don't really have anybody left in cheraw that will want to talk/hang out with me. and, unfortunately, it's not one-sided. there are plenty of ppl i'm trying my best to avoid, as sad as it is. and so, i'm unsuccessfully adapting to life as a hermit. my days consist of doing grocery errands, babysitting the brother as my mom decides to be social, cooking, practicing, running, showering occasionally, and puppy duty. which leads to my first big bit of news.
mom decided that she wanted to buy a great white pyramese, about a month back. which, aside from being adorably cute and polar-bear like, will later grow into your very own 100+ lb. loveable creature of joy. alas, snow white has adapted to family life very well, being as sweet as ever to our tempermental goldie/irish setter mix. she has made life bearable @ 247 coach road. cheraw, sc. 29520.
played in my first official gig sun. was a substitute for jason ward, how shocking. i was pretty satisfied with how things went. had a nice dinner with mike afterwards, then traveled to lauren's house w/ the aid of hilary, and proceeded to do the whole shopping thing the next day. even got to see philip gao, which was def. a highlight.
so grades from furman aren't too shabby, def. alot better than i thought they'd be. i'm keeping up the 3.0 needed for scholarships, and i've been enrolled in voice lessons as a non-major (who would have thought hebert would help me down the road...but seriously, i did underestimate him there and as far as theory went). currently, i'm arguing with my parents about having a car for the rest of the year.
them : a car is a distraction.
me : not having a car is a distraction.
them : we told you no car your freshman year.
me : i'm keeping up my end of the deal. i'm making good grades. plus, i know greenville better than the both of you combined.
them : where are you gonna get the money to pay for gas?
me : i babysit. i'm in bbband, which pays. i have other money from gigs. i'll have the money.
them : we're tired. we've both had bad days. we'll talk about this later.
that could have gone better. any tips for convincing parents in a "positive" way would be greatly appreciated.
i'm experiencing this sense of imbalance in my life, ever since i've gotten home from furman. like, with all these other band freshman, my boyfriend included, they'd rather go and be a part of band again, and chill in the band room, and reminise about the good ol' band camp days. so i'm trying to be okay with the fact that most of my college friends will NOT want to talk to me over break. this also feeds into my whole jealous feeling with the fact that i never had that...my band director decided he hated me as soon as i left cheraw high for governor's school. not to mention this whole moment of enlightment where i realize, hey, i've been away from home for THREE years. i don't really have anybody left in cheraw that will want to talk/hang out with me. and, unfortunately, it's not one-sided. there are plenty of ppl i'm trying my best to avoid, as sad as it is. and so, i'm unsuccessfully adapting to life as a hermit. my days consist of doing grocery errands, babysitting the brother as my mom decides to be social, cooking, practicing, running, showering occasionally, and puppy duty. which leads to my first big bit of news.
mom decided that she wanted to buy a great white pyramese, about a month back. which, aside from being adorably cute and polar-bear like, will later grow into your very own 100+ lb. loveable creature of joy. alas, snow white has adapted to family life very well, being as sweet as ever to our tempermental goldie/irish setter mix. she has made life bearable @ 247 coach road. cheraw, sc. 29520.
played in my first official gig sun. was a substitute for jason ward, how shocking. i was pretty satisfied with how things went. had a nice dinner with mike afterwards, then traveled to lauren's house w/ the aid of hilary, and proceeded to do the whole shopping thing the next day. even got to see philip gao, which was def. a highlight.
so grades from furman aren't too shabby, def. alot better than i thought they'd be. i'm keeping up the 3.0 needed for scholarships, and i've been enrolled in voice lessons as a non-major (who would have thought hebert would help me down the road...but seriously, i did underestimate him there and as far as theory went). currently, i'm arguing with my parents about having a car for the rest of the year.
them : a car is a distraction.
me : not having a car is a distraction.
them : we told you no car your freshman year.
me : i'm keeping up my end of the deal. i'm making good grades. plus, i know greenville better than the both of you combined.
them : where are you gonna get the money to pay for gas?
me : i babysit. i'm in bbband, which pays. i have other money from gigs. i'll have the money.
them : we're tired. we've both had bad days. we'll talk about this later.
that could have gone better. any tips for convincing parents in a "positive" way would be greatly appreciated.