February 2012
What I should be doing:
Reading 5 articles
Writing a response journal to a movie
Writing a first draft of my paper on mood disorders
Writing a response journal to an article about gayness
Memorizing music
Taking a quiz that I missed in class
Learning how to pronounce/spell in IPA French vowels
Part writing exercises
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Reading 100 pages of some book
Reading 30 pages of some other book
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Dear everyone who has
loved me, cared about me, known me well, known me hardly, talked to me, met me, passed me on the street, and/or inhabited the same planet as me in any given cross-section of space and time:
WHY THE HELL HAVE YOU LET ME GO THIS LONG WITHOUT PARTAKING IN THE GLORY THAT IS A CHICAGO STYLE HOT DOG?!?!??????!!
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Things said [to me] about me today:
“It all makes sense….My heart smiled.”
“I knew from first meeting Sophia Maria Andricopulos that she would go into music education…I knew that she would become a leader….I watched Sophia Maria grow from a shy tenor sax player to an active member in the choirs, bands, and leadership team within the music department….she earned and took advantage of every...
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transitmonkey replied to your post: Swamped.
Do you need me to send you a care package of booze and candy?
YES. My stress level is at code fucking black.
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Swamped.
I am taking ten classes this semester. TEN. I don’t know why I thought this was a good idea, but it’s how it worked out. Normally, I’m all over how insanely busy this is keeping me, but…
This week, I was sick with a sinus infection. A pretty bad sinus infection. I cannot recall ever being this ill or this miserable from being ill. I was essentially in bed for 2 days. I...
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Beth Holmes: And of course we have to give the women what they love most (*gestures towards the men)
Me: (*gags)
Trying to decide what to have for dinner.
And of course I’m on tumblr and of course I scroll past pizza and chicken nuggets. Both of which I have in my freezer.
WHY IS MY LIFE SO FULL OF HARD DECISIONS
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jessohsaurus:
Impossible to have a bad day that starts with chocolate chip pancakes.
I would just like everyone to know that this morning I made pancakes successfully for the first time ever!
Stop thinking for a second.
Welcome to the moment.
I hate telling people where I'm from. This is why. →
I knew this kid in high school, mostly through his girlfriend and mutual acquaintances. I mean, everyone who went to East knew him or of him to some degree. I remember when this car crash happened almost 3 years ago. That’s all I have to say about that.
I am a horrible, terrible person.
I know that’s not true, but it’s how I feel right now.
How could I wake up loving myself so much and now be here?
Headphones Fixed = Life Upgraded
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We Were Promised Jetpacks
Friday, 23 March in Chicago Tuesday, 27 March in Bloomington, IN
File under: things that will be happening in my life.
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How much do I do?: I am so tempted to quantify...
At some point late last semester, I went through and determined how many man-hours and hours per person it took a choir to prepare for a concert. I don’t have those calculations on me, but I will definitely share them here later.
The point is, I’ve been thinking a lot about time and work in relation to music and just how much music goes into a semester of my life here. Let alone a...
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Everything that is wrong with the world
sophiamaria:
as summaraized by selected quotes from chapter 2 of my ED 120 (Introduction to American Education) textbook:
Education is a process of human growth by which one gains greater understanding and control over oneself and one’s world….Education is also characterized by continuous development and change. The end product of the process of education is learning….Education knows few...
Crying is catharsis
But damn, I haven’t cried this hard in a very long time.
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All of my thought processes start with 'why?'
Why do I cling so hard to organization? Calendars, color coding, lists, syllabi, due dates, and more. Why? They make me less anxious about what I have to do, sure. Where did I learn this? Not from my parents, certainly. Not from any teacher. I guess it sort of started in high school out of…necessity? But it couldn’t have been necessity, because I floated through weeks not knowing what...
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elliemayday:
oh fuck Groundhog’s day.
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I don’t have anywhere to live.
I don’t have anywhere to live.
I don’t have anywhere to live.
I don’t have anywhere to live.
I don’t have anywhere to live.
I don’t have anywhere to live.
I don’t have anywhere to live.
I don’t have anywhere to live.
I don’t have anywhere to live.
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January 2012
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Words cannot describe how much I hate my roommates...
Me: I really liked that piece!
Patra: The last five minutes just dragged on for me.
Patra: But I did not know Draco Malfoy played trumpet!
Me: *scans trumpet section* HOLY SHIT HE'S HERE
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Questionnaire for class. I amuse myself.
What things do you want me to know about you so I can help you be successful in class? I’m not a freshman, which I don’t say because age or maturity is any kind of issue, but because I had class last semester with most of the people in this class now and I just generally don’t fit with their mentality. I’ve done the freshman thing already, the stress and the identity crisis and I’m not interested...
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I'm not here for your amusement.
Him: Can you speak Greek?
Me: Yes.
Him: Say something!
Me: No.
aaaaaaaaaaand I've tuned out.
Why do I try to be around people? Not that I don’t like them, but this is complete torture and I kind of want to run away and cry.
I do like these people and I like spending time with them. So why can’t I just sit and talk with them without feeling completely overwhelmed? I’d liken it to feeling like I’m drowning, but in all the conversation going on around me instead of...
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This is. The best. Semester. Ever.
I cannot even….ah!
The super messy in a gross way girl who lived with us left semester moved out and I’m moving into her old room and this apartment isn’t tense as all get-out anymore
I have awesome classes and an awesome schedule (percussion methods, broadside publishing, and diction II in addition to my normal courseload of ED, music theory, ear training, piano, CWRR, choir,...
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Currently blogging to you from
a dog party
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“I don’t work out on Sunday…that’s the day of the Lord! Jesus...”
– Emma
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Break plans
sophiamaria:
Go see Moneyball with Dad
Move in with Patra!
Drive Leah to school in the mornings
Decorate the Christmas tree
Christmas brunch here!
Find a Christmas present for Mom
Achievements in Aviation
Benefit show
Puzzle time with Christina and Michelle
Tea with the Wild Ladies of Afternoon Tea
Downtown. At least once.
Basic Skills test!!!!
Work after the new year is rung in.
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WHY? — Fatalist Palmistry
I sleep on my back...
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on leaving
I never look back I can’t I don’t know how and besides, I don’t want to
But I always always watch them leave.
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“What is that? I hope it’s nautical!”
– Jess Black
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The only problem with gummy vitamins is
now I just want to eat this whole bottle of my D-3 supplement…