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I can't quite believe that the summer is about over, and at the same time I'm very glad it is.
I don't do well without a schedule. Hell, I don't do well without a BUSY schedule. I need stuff to do, people to let down if I don't do stuff, otherwise I'll just sit and not do anything.
The year has overall been quite good: I LOVE the city, I love the weather, the people, the attitudes. I love my teacher, and I think I've improved quite a bit. I've met a few really interesting people. I got a new violin, and it's lovely and I think it will help change everything about my playing, for the better.
That said, I haven't really clicked with anyone, in terms of being instant close friends. I know that it doesn't always happen, but sometimes it does.
I wasted a lot of time this year, watching TV and movies that I've seen many times before, as well as lots of new ones. I wasted a lot of time on the internet.
The summer has had some really high highs, and otherwise has been completely brutal, in terms of getting things done. I've had little spurts of efficiency, followed by several weeks of lethargy. I didn't get a real job, and while I made some money and kept somewhat busy busking and doing gigs, it hasn't been enough. At the same time, I'm all set up now for both busking and gigs, and I've started teaching one student, with another starting mid-September and a couple of prospective others. I have a lead on a potential semi-professional orchestra, auditions are in late September.
I've gotten into some really bad habits in terms of work habits. I'm purposefully making myself busy for next year to force myself out of it: I found a dance studio for adults, and I'm going to sign up for one or two classes a week. These classes are not in the late evenings since they're not intended for schoolkids, so I should be able to make myself go. My quartet members all want to rehearse more and get through more repertoire. I have my students which occupies more time. I got a second TA position on top of my existing Chamber Music one: Music Library. So that's an extra four hours a week of real work. Plus I'm challenging myself even more with my grad recital repertoire so I have a lot to work on.
This summer I've also gone to the beach, and to a lake. The lake was especially lovely and made me somewhat nostalgic for summer camp.
I've read several new books: Kushiel's Justice by Jacqueline Carey, the second book of that trilogy, and Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch, the second book of that sequence. I've been slowly making my way through the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett, and Orson Scott Card's Ender series. I read the newest book by Guy Kay, Ysabel, and I was very pleasantly surprised by it.
I was successful at running more regularly than I have before, but after a few weeks my knees started to bother me quite a bit, and got worse the more I did, so I stopped. It seemed I needed more than a week to recover, so I eventually gave up, though I'm still trying to walk a lot.
I miss having people around with whom I have a history. Right now everything is all music, all the time. The people I hang out with are all musicians and we all know each other from music school. I would really like to explore other interests. I'm going to try to not miss the campus clubs week this year, and see what's out there.
One of these days I'll get around to writing about my trip to New York, my cousin's wedding, and The Drowsy Chaperone. But not tonight.
I don't do well without a schedule. Hell, I don't do well without a BUSY schedule. I need stuff to do, people to let down if I don't do stuff, otherwise I'll just sit and not do anything.
The year has overall been quite good: I LOVE the city, I love the weather, the people, the attitudes. I love my teacher, and I think I've improved quite a bit. I've met a few really interesting people. I got a new violin, and it's lovely and I think it will help change everything about my playing, for the better.
That said, I haven't really clicked with anyone, in terms of being instant close friends. I know that it doesn't always happen, but sometimes it does.
I wasted a lot of time this year, watching TV and movies that I've seen many times before, as well as lots of new ones. I wasted a lot of time on the internet.
The summer has had some really high highs, and otherwise has been completely brutal, in terms of getting things done. I've had little spurts of efficiency, followed by several weeks of lethargy. I didn't get a real job, and while I made some money and kept somewhat busy busking and doing gigs, it hasn't been enough. At the same time, I'm all set up now for both busking and gigs, and I've started teaching one student, with another starting mid-September and a couple of prospective others. I have a lead on a potential semi-professional orchestra, auditions are in late September.
I've gotten into some really bad habits in terms of work habits. I'm purposefully making myself busy for next year to force myself out of it: I found a dance studio for adults, and I'm going to sign up for one or two classes a week. These classes are not in the late evenings since they're not intended for schoolkids, so I should be able to make myself go. My quartet members all want to rehearse more and get through more repertoire. I have my students which occupies more time. I got a second TA position on top of my existing Chamber Music one: Music Library. So that's an extra four hours a week of real work. Plus I'm challenging myself even more with my grad recital repertoire so I have a lot to work on.
This summer I've also gone to the beach, and to a lake. The lake was especially lovely and made me somewhat nostalgic for summer camp.
I've read several new books: Kushiel's Justice by Jacqueline Carey, the second book of that trilogy, and Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch, the second book of that sequence. I've been slowly making my way through the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett, and Orson Scott Card's Ender series. I read the newest book by Guy Kay, Ysabel, and I was very pleasantly surprised by it.
I was successful at running more regularly than I have before, but after a few weeks my knees started to bother me quite a bit, and got worse the more I did, so I stopped. It seemed I needed more than a week to recover, so I eventually gave up, though I'm still trying to walk a lot.
I miss having people around with whom I have a history. Right now everything is all music, all the time. The people I hang out with are all musicians and we all know each other from music school. I would really like to explore other interests. I'm going to try to not miss the campus clubs week this year, and see what's out there.
One of these days I'll get around to writing about my trip to New York, my cousin's wedding, and The Drowsy Chaperone. But not tonight.