Thunderstorms, you are not conducive to a good night's sleep before a final. Here in Chicagoland, we got a crapload of rain overnight. I passed a number of flooded fields and swollen streams on the route to school. I'm tired because I kept waking up--lightning apparently kept striking nearby, and the flashes and rumbles either freaked the bird ( Read more... )

My plan for today was to print out the individual parts to my piece before my lesson, and if I had time, maybe play on one of the pianos or study French. As it turned out, there was no extra time, and I even stayed an hour after my lesson to finish. Sigh ( Read more... )

Yesterday was my last piano class. I got there early because I was too antsy to stay home. I'd practiced a lot over the weekend, save for Saturday, because I thought maybe the teacher would want me to go over some of the songs I'd already done but at a faster tempo. However, when I realized I couldn't really play the current song I was working ( Read more... )

School is winding down. I have one more piano class and one more composing lesson. Strangely enough, I have three more French classes, but that's just because of how everything has been scheduled. I think if I still had my other piano teacher, we'd have two more piano classes, but whatever. I have more than enough to work on and am a tad ( Read more... )

This week hasn't been all bad ( Read more... )

As I headed to class a bit early this morning, I heard voices coming from the music lab. One was female and definitely not my usual classmate; the other was the teacher. I walked in and saw the teacher helping a gal who was sitting behind the keyboard I normally use...and it was the girl who normally sits there. She hasn't been to class in a ( Read more... )

It's hard to tell around here, now that last week's warm weather has left us, but it's clear spring is here ( Read more... )

I should have figured today would be odd when it took me a while to wake up, then I spent 15 extra minutes in the bathroom after my shower futzing around ( Read more... )

It's Chicken Wednesday around here.

First, AOL had an article on children's albums this morning and mentioned Philadelphia Chickens, the Sandra Boynton kids' album. Then, a certain someone's lap chicken ended up getting mentioned during a conversation about California. After that, I decided to take the scenic route home. What did I see on the ( Read more... )

Week two. First full week of school for the semester. I know, I have such a hard load; it really doesn't make a difference. However, the correct teacher made it to piano class yesterday, so that was good. She didn't explain why she'd missed on Wednesday. I'm just glad it wasn't serious. I told her how I'd played something different than my ( Read more... )