I think I'm just going to ramble...

Today I made cookies. I think I made about twelve dozen...at least, I did according to the recipe. I'm sure it was less than that, but it was still a lot. Is that a dozen dozen cookies? Oh well. :)

Engaged life is interesting. I have the strange urge to stop people I know to see if they know Chris and I are engaged yet, when I know the automatic response of "Congratulations." Some people, those I"m close to, whom I've been good friends with, and of course family, have more warm reactions, but others I almost feel as though I'm intruding on their lives by telling them of mine. I have become quite an introvert, haven't I? Oh well, I don't mind it, and I can still play the extrovert well enough. At least I think I can...

I'm sitting on my parents queen size bed with my computer next to me as I watch Law and Order: SVU. Those who know me know of my recent addiction to the L&O shows...SVU is my favorite. So much so that it's 12:30 am and I stayed up to watch it instead of sleeping at midnight after the L&O: CI got over. Oh well. I haven't been watching tv all day, whatever it may sound like. I was making cookies, remember? :)

There are so many things I could ramble on about right now, but I'm getting the same feeling of intrusiveness were I to share them. So if you're really curious, you can talk to me. But until then, I think I"m going to be done rambling.

delayed updates...

Hi all!
I'm sitting in Chris's apartment right now at Finals Fellowship for CSF. I should be studying, but it's nice to take a break for a bit. I just got through 51 flash cards for my test tomorrow night. I have 145 more to do. So I'm avoiding them. It's alright, they won't be bad...I"m just really tired and not up for it...

On another note, I wrote a song. It's for two pianos, and I found out today that it's too difficult for even the piano prof to play. So I have to rewrite it so it's easier, and possibly comprimise some of the sound, or I can rewrite it for other instruments, namely percussion...if it were any other instruments, it'd be too difficult...the convenience of marimba methods makes it playable there. Unfortunately, the program that I wrote this song in doesn't list the marimba as an instrument possible to write for... So yeah. I'm having difficulties. Hopefully that all made sense.

So, for my last post, I'm going to make an announcement. Chris and I are engaged!!! Yay! I'm officially going to call everyone and talk to them, preferrably in person when I get home, but I thought I should probably officially announce that here.

So yeah. That's it for now.

Surprise!!!

Guess what????
Well you'll have to guess, because I"m not telling unless you call me yourself. This means all of you! Big news though. Yup. Call me!

Delayed reactions.

Hello one and all who read my blog. I am currently sitting in U.Brew, sipping an apple-raspberry italian cream soda, trying my hardest to avoid homework. This is of course to no avail, since I have none. All I have to do tonight is practicing for my voice lesson tomorrow. What I really really should be doing is going over pronunciation of all my foreign language pieces. Of course that is the last thing I am doing. This requires me to put on headphones and speak aloud a language which no one else understands when I say it, even if they are native speakers. It's alright. Sometime tonight I shall confront my french, my german, and my italian, and I shall attempt to conquer them. If my tongue is sore in the morning, this shall be why. :)

What I would like to be doing, even more than blogging at the moment, is to go get my sketchbook out of my dorm room and head over to shakespeare's garden and draw all that I see there. Or perhaps I'd like to work on the third chapter of my story. I haven't worked on that in awhile, and I fear one of my characters is suspended in time walking home to dinner until I begin the next chapter! As I like this girl, I would prefer to keep her from being suspended long. (This is not a literal telling of what I am writing about. If you care to know what it really is, ask me.)

Well my cream soda is drawing near it's end, and I should too. I think I"ll leave you with this thought. Ask someone to answer a question you don't yet know to ask, and you may get one of three reactions. They may a) look at you strangely and shrug, b) say yes/no, sarcastically, or c) give you a very creative, fun answer to something that you really didn't know about them. Try it sometime. The risk of the first two answers are made worth it by the possibility of the third.

Complete rambling.

Well, as far as that bio test goes, I am pretty sure I passed, and that's about all I can say. It was horrible. I made it through it though, and supposedly that's the worst test of the year, and they're better after that. I hope so!
I should be over practicing for my voice lesson, since that's tomorrow, and I haven't really practiced all that much since last week, being sick and all, but I don't want to practice right now. I have class at three anyway, and I think I'm just going to hang out and relax until then. I should be writing some letters in my free time, which is also the reason why my stationary is sitting out on top of my dvd table, but I haven't gotten to it yet...I just can't seem to get started. Maybe I'll journal for myself. Not likely though...I usually do that at night, and I don't feel like it right now. Book it is! So I'm going to read something....not completely sure what yet.

Biology.

Tonight I have to study Biology. There will be a test over chapters 1-8 tomorrow. Fun fun. I aced my aural singing test! 100%! Yay! So that's good. Now I just have to increase my brain capacity by a lot to contain bio, and get better.

Cold. Busy. Cold.

Yup. I'm not actually shivering, I'm sick. On top of that, I had a test Monday, I have a test Thursday, and I have a quiz and a test on Friday. I just got out of my voice lesson, and I've got music theory and choir still today. I might also be going to a study session tonight from 8-9. If not tonight, then I'll go tomorrow 5:30-6:45. Or maybe both. Who knows. I guess I should grab some lunch right now, even though I'm not really hungry. Meds shouldn't be the only thing I eat today. :) Wish me luck on everything!

many wanderings.

Well, I've been able to access my blog for quite some time now, and I've done nothing about it. So I guess I should update.

I've started classes, obviously, and I had my first lessons last week. I really like both of my lessons teachers. I have a grad student for piano, and a new prof for voice, and they're both really nice. I practiced piano for two hours yesterday, and voice for about five minutes. Do you think that's a bit imbalanced? Well, in reality, I was told to pick and practice about four songs, practice Hanon, and learn all the sharp major scales this week, while in voice, I was given three warmups to practice, only two of which I can remember since she didn't write them down. That's ok though. I'm also supposed to be journalling about my practice time for voice, so she can keep track of it that way. I haven't started yet, and she expects five per week. I might be in trouble tomorrow at my lesson.

In other classes, well, they're all music too, except bio. So I guess bio is going well. The prof is interesting enough for me to stay awake through his class, for the most part, despite it being my first class in the morning. I've got lab for it with a grad student, so we'll see how that goes.

Back to music...in music Theory, I have a fun older guy who gave me the required software we had to buy for free when the bookstore ran out. Speaking of that, I forgot I have to load it onto my computer before class today, and class is at one. I also have homework for the rest of the class (today is just the lab), and I also have to catch up on reading for bio. I think I"m supposed to be to chapter seven for tomorrows lecture, and I'm on chapter three. Yeah....I better get going.

Back to school.

Well, I'm finally moved in to school, and classes started today. I can't guarentee the frequencies of my blogs now, because for some reason the USD firewall doesn't like to let me on this site. I can see other people's blogs, but not my own. So this is the first time in awhile that I"ve been on here.
Anyway, I actually have homework I have to do. I have to memorize a song and a half for an audition I have tomorrow. I just got the music about 2 today, so I have a lot to do. Love ya all!

Courtney Linn.

This is my friend Courtney Linn and me. She just sent me this picture, and I thought it was cool, so I'm posting it. She is one of my great friends from Northwestern, and she has aspirations toward photography. She's a sweetheart.

Packing.

Well, once again I'm multitasking, and really not doing the one thing I am supposed to be doing. I'm blogging (obviously), chatting with Chris and with my dear Sara, listening to music, and surfing the web. I should be packing, but dinners going to be ready soon, and I'll have to head down, so I figure I'm allowed a bit of mess around time.
I have to be packed by tonight, or at the very latest tomorrow morning, and I'll be back at school by Saturday.

By the way, Cody? If you're still checking out my blog, you should call me from whatever number you and Susan want me to call you at, and I'll stick it in my phone...otherwise I'll just be calling you one of these days...either way. :)

Multitasking is addicting.

I'm currently watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the movie) surfing the web, chatting on AIM, and sorting papers that I should have gone through two months ago. Well, actually, I just finished the stack of papers. What should I do now? The debate is between trying on jeans and studying music theory. Since the theory doesn't necessarily involve moving around a whole lot, and therefore not missing my movie, I think I'll opt for that. I'm such a geek. Oh well. Time to study, I suppose.

All night, All Day.

Ok, so I pulled an all-nighter. I didn't even do anything exciting. I cleaned the bathroom, and my room as well. How sad is that? I also wrote for a bit, but mainly I cleaned. Now church is in an hour, and I'm so tired! Oh well. I have the afternoon free, and I intend to use it! Naptime.....mmmmmm. I have a very large coffee sitting next to me. Somehow I think I"ll be making another before heading off.

I miss school.

Yes, Kit, I know, I've joined the league of conformity! I have rebelled against rebellion! Oh well. Don't worry, I'm sure it's only temporary. Anyway, let me explain why I miss school. I want to go practice. How sad is that? Ok, maybe not so sad since I have to do that to survive as a performance major. Still, is there something wrong with me? Who cares. I guess I'm stuck. I also miss the whole regular meal time/food intake levels/lower snacking levels. Summer really screws with my schedules. Maybe I'm more anal than I let on? Somehow that's really hard to imagine, especially for me. Oh well. It sounds like I have a nice roommate. I was kind of worried about that, it being USD, but somehow it's worked out. She's a peppy freshman, or at least that's what I've gathered from our one phone conversation. It should be fun. Hey, at least I don't have to learn a new roommate name! Her name is Mary Anderson, and my last roommate was Mary Elston. (For additional knowledge, our neighbor's name was Mary Hiemstra.) I know a lot of mary's. Ok, so now I think I'm going to work out and go to bed. By the way, if anyone has figured out how to fit in a workout at another point in the day when working a full time job, without! having to get up earlier, let me know. Thanks. :) Ok. time to go.

Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows.

Ok, everyone will understand the title once they go to bounceeverywhere.com and click on the "download the song" link in the bottom right corner. You don't actually have to download just to listen (I don't think...). Catchy, huh?
That's all for now.

Modelling.

Well, I'm happy to report that the day actually went very well, despite my working a 9 hour shift. (I didn't have to clean smoking rooms! Yay!) Michelle played the model tonight and I played makeup artist/photographer. Wanna see some pics? Well you have to, because here they are.

Work.

So I'm actually in the midst of getting ready for work today. I get to go and clean up after all the bikers, and then come home and clean up after my sister and me. Oh well. At least I'm getting paid to do one of those. How much you wanna bet I get stuck in the smoking rooms again? Sorry, I blame my slightly grumpy attitude on having just woken up from too little sleep. I really, really am looking forward to Wednesday. My day off!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!! Ok, back to getting ready for work. I have to leave in about 8 minutes.

Ok, so I really plan to be better about blogging in the future. Perhaps, when I get back to school, and have less, but more spread out, time, I shall blog more. What else will I have to do? (Besides practicing, homework, a job, a WONDERFUL boyfriend, and friends, of course.)
So anyway, I got to see my summit roomies, Sara and Hannah, for a few days, and we had a blast! Amanda, if you're reading this, I will call you....I'm sorry I haven't called sooner!!! I'm sure to the rest of you that was confusing. Don't worry. If you want to be more confused, please do ask and I shall elaborate. No. You know what? I'll just post a picture.

Ok, left to right is Amanda, Hannah, me, and Sara. My roomies from summit, and some of my close friends. Congrats Amanda on your soon to be new last name! I wish you the absolute best with your Love.
Well, that's about all I can handle for now. Perhaps I shall write a few letters before bed. Who knows? I can be productive when I choose to be.

Ages and ages have past...ok maybe a week or two.

Today is my day off. It is the first I've had in four days, and the last I'll have for five. That doesn't sound bad, except that I'm used to it being broken up a bit more. Oh well. Anyway, a lot has sort of happened. My iPod broke. Again. I have to call apple to see if I can talk them into trading this month old broken one for a brand new 60 GB model. If I do get it, it will be my fourth iPod. I got a 20 GB B&W screen when I left for college. Within a month, I had it nearly filled, so I sold that to Chris, and I bought a 40 GB. About a month and a half ago, that broke down, and I sent it in for repairs, and they sent back a brand new iPod. That brand new iPod is the one that has just broke. Confusing enough for you? I'm hoping for a 60 GB color screen.

Other than that in my life, I'm really really looking forward to having my dear friends from Summit, my roomies, come visit me. We're going to spend four days in the Hills, and I'll show them around, and we're just going to hang out and have fun. Yay! Ok, now I need to run errands, so I should probably shoot off to do those. And for the record, I still haven't called apple, because I'm a little afraid to do it on my own. Chris has much more knowledge in this and I'm afraid I'm going to screw something up and screw myself over. We'll see what happens.

I'm like a duck.

My mom and I are going swimming. It's 5:56 am. Sorry it's been a few days since I updated this. Oh well. I will more maybe tonight? We'll see. I'll let you all know how it goes. Bye!

I went swimming...way early.

Ok, as my title says, I made it swimming. It was so much fun! I was the only one in the pool for like half an hour, but that was great too, cause then I didn't feel like anyone was watching me (except the lifeguard, but he's just a kid :D )
So I"m going back tomorrow, and it's late, so I'd better sleep now.

Swimming way early.

Hey all.
I decided to go swimming really early tomorrow before work. I'm going to get a bag ready tonight with all my hair stuff and work clothes so I can just head off from the Y. I will let you know how it goes.

Working on the 4th.

Today I worked from 9ish to 5:30. The great thing about this is that I worked on time and a half. It was a great day. I even got tipped! For all of you that don't know, I work at Holiday Inn Express, as a maid. We don't get tipped often, though you'd think we would. Oh well. It's not a bad job.

I need to do homework now. There usually is a study session at this time of the week, but since it is after all the 4th of July, being a holiday, there is no session. Which means I'm all by my lonesome in trying to figure out my homework. Oh well. At least I have the day off tomorrow to work on it more. I want to do some other stuff too, but I haven't even looked at the homework, so who knows how long it'll take me to do. Hopefully not long!

On one off note, I listened to The Phantom of the Opera soundtrack at work today, and I have to say, there is a LOT of screaming in that. You don't notice it, how frequent it is, once the songs are flowing, but really, people scream all the time. Just so you know. In case you were curious. Yeah.

Jenna's all grown up!

Ok, Susan and Cody are visiting this weekend, and they brought Jenna. She's a doll, but she's no longer little! I had to post an update picture. (She's the dog in the witch hat further down the page.)

A poll.

I'm currently conducting a poll. Please post your votes in the comments section.

If you were to pick a superpower, which would you choose? (Please choose from the provided list.)

A. Sneeze fire. Unexpectedly.
B. Sprout wings and randomly fan oneself to cool off.
C. Abnormally fast ability to groom dogs.
D. Fly. Superfly.
E. the power to tickle the unticklish.
F. Perfect memory for prices on ceiling fans and rubber ducks.
G. The ability to read backwards, and comprehend almost everything.

Please vote now, vote often, I don't care.

iPod.

My iPod's back and so am I. I just got back from registering for USD classes, and it wasn't really stressful until I got away from my advisor and realized what I'd done. You see, I'd registered for a class that I want to be in, that sounds great for my major, and sounds wonderful to me, only I have to pay a whole lot extra to be in it. $3000 to be exact. That is the cost of the European tour that the choir I signed up to be in is going on. And it's required for all members. So yeah. I am in the class I really really wanted, but the price tag is way too much. Wow, it's a dilemna. One to sleep on.

A cute dog, a dumb dog, three cool dawgs, (ok, that is a stretch,) and a worm....on my sister's head.

Back to the grind...mmm....coffee.

Well, my day off is officially over and I didn't read, but I did shuffle some books around a bit in my room...ok, a lot. They're all over my bed and my floor. I need to go organize them so I can sleep tonight before working tomorrow. Yeah. That sounds good.

A day off.

Tomorrow I have a day off from work. What shall I do? I am ready to sleep in, but how pathetic is it that I've reached the point where I want to, but I still feel I'm wasting the morning that way? I feel so silly. Anyway. I think I'll read a book...I don't know which, but a book. And I'll organize my bookshelves. I have too many books to fit in my room. I love them all too! It's just not fair. Oh well. So I'm a bookworm. I like being one! I think I'm going to go now, and maybe read or study something. I have a couple subjects I must 'master' over the summer.

Math....enough said.

I am watching She's All That on tv and doing math on the computer and in my notebook. Chris is sitting next to me. We're going to do something tonight, but I don't know what. We'll see later. Right now I'm going to do homework while he takes a nap.

Pier 347

Here I am. I have finally brought my awesomely Apple laptop down to Pier 347. I sit here sipping on a very cool Strawberry Blast smoothie, and I am enjoying myself. I only wish they were open past four. I'm going to have to leave in about fifteen minutes! :( Oh well. I'm going to surf the web some more, and then head home so I can do some more homework. I have it sitting next to me, and I'd do some here if I had more time, but I got stuck in construction and I have to 'conserve' my time. I don't often get free time to just sit and hang out here. And I love to. So here I am. Time to surf!

Sweltering temps and a full schedule out of doors...fun.

Today, it is HOT out. I'm considering picking up my paycheck, maybe doing some homework...ok I should do that first, and then heading over to the bank and to Pier 347, maybe work on Elythra a bit. For any of you that don't know, I'm currently writing a sci-fi/fantasy book. I won't call it a novel, it's not published, I'm not a writer...yet. But who knows how this will turn out. Right now, it's just kind of fun. I really have more characters right now than a story anyway. Oh well. Anyway, so I have a busy day, and a lot to finish before 4:30, when I'm getting picked up to hang out with Chris. :D Yay!

My new discovery...posting pictures.

I hope all can or have enjoyed that first joy of seeing something you just figured out all on your own work perfectly...or almost at least. That is what I am experiencing. I just posted pictures! Yay! These are some of my favorites of me and my boyfriend. Someday you all will see other pictures that I love, but first I have to learn to use a digital camera. Yes, I was born in the electronical stone age. Actually, not really. I just don't play with this stuff very much. I am only 19, after all. Oh well. I still have plenty of time to learn!

Haircuts and photos.

Hello again.
I'm trying to figure out this whole blogging thing. I would like to be able to post pictures on my corner of the web. That may come later though, when Chris figures out how to do it. I think I'll leave that to him. He's currently sitting in my kitchen, getting his hair cut. By my lil' sis. She's awesome at cutting hair. So, if anyone is in our neck of the woods, stop by for a trim!

Do I really know what I'm doing?

Ok, so I am still up. I'm playing around with all the settings on this blog, and really, truly, it's comforting to know that if I screw up in this, it will not ruin my chance to access the internet, play my guitar, (which I can't do anyway), fly ( another thing I can't do, at least without the assistance of a heavily gassed airplane), or in general live my quirky life. I can continue on, if I ruin this blog beyond repair, as if nothing had ever happened. This is fun, actually. I think I'll be playing with this at some point on the Pier 347 wireless connection...perhaps tomorrow....hmm....are you up for it Chris?

I am Random.

Hello all of you who got lost in Blogland. Somehow you managed to find my little blog in this little corner of the web. Don't you love how everything is free if you're willing to be hit with spam every once in a while? Personally, I can take as much spam as my computer stores. I'm not worried about getting a virus, or some sort of computer wrecker from any e-mails I get. You see, I have a Mac. And they are simply cool like that. Well, I am going on a lunch date with my simply fabulously wonderful boyfriend Chris tomorrow, and it is currently 1:04 am...so I should sleep so I wake up in time for lunch. (Tomorrow...today...is my day off from work. Yay!)

Ok, enough blogging for tonight.

Love ya, lost ones.