On the rare occasion that I get the chance to visit DA, I always want to update just to say hello to all my friends here.

Basically, my life here at the music school, when not filled up with classes, lessons, masterclasses, and ensembles (which take up at least 60% of my day), consists mainly of practicing and homework. Mostly practicing. I'm working up to five hours of practice a day. A lot of people say that four hours of practice a day is all you can absorb, but I'm extremely skeptical of that. As long as you take breaks every hour or two, you can stay fresh for a long time. And I heard a really good musician say that you can't know your full potential until you've practiced seven hours a day on a regular basis - and there's no chance that I'm going to miss out on the chance of living up to my potential. I'm determined to squeeze out every last little scrap of talent I may posess here at music school. I want to be able to compete and say that I did my best, at the very least. I have a long way to go, but I'm not going to stop working for a moment.

Since I have all my general studies completed, next semester will be nothing but music classes for me. My parents let me drop my English Minor, contingent on the fact that I'm planning on going to grad school (of course I want to go to grad school!). I'm so glad.

OMG guess what!! I'm signing up for secondary voice lessons next semester! I'm going to study with an upperclassmen from the best studio in the school. I am sooo excited. I've wanted to take voice lessons since I was like twelve (ever since I started listening to opera). Next year I'm going to join the women's chorus here, and maybe by then I will be good enough to study with a faculty member. Eeee!!

Oh, I'm planning to dress up as a vampire for Halloween...I actually have fangs and everything. XD So maybe I'll put them on my LJ or something. I'll post a link if I do.

Homework break! I need to get my mind off of triads and the cultural geography of Othello...

How are all my friends on DA? Some of you I've been in touch with, but others I feel like I haven't talked to in forever! I miss you guys! College is really great, though. I feel so at home here. In fact, when my parents came to visit me yesterday and took me off campus, I actually felt homesick for college. Is that not insane? LOL

Anyway, that's my explination for never being on here. I'm in music school studying violin performance, which means 9+ classes and hours upon hours of practice (4 minimum). But I'm not gone forever! I can still have hobbies...I just might not have as much time as I used to.

And I can still do memes...once in a while. XD

Pick ten favorite bands/musicians. List the first song you ever heard of theirs, the song you fell in love with, and your current favorite song.

1 - Nightwish
- I think it was their cover of "Phantom of the Opera"
- "Nemo" <3
- omg. "Dead to the World." They sang it at the concert I went to. Marco was so amazing. I love him. omg.

2 - Bryn Terfel
- I heard him singing "la ci darem la mano" with Cecilia Bartoli, and it was instant love.
- "Madamina!" from Don Giovanni. Ahhhh. xD
- "Die frist ist um" from Hollander. I want to hear more Wagner!!

3 - Muse
- "Stockholm Syndrome," of course
- "Starlight"
- "Cave" or "Hysteria"...

4 - The Beatles
- Pshh, who knows? Prolly "I wanna hold your hand" XD
- "Happiness is a Warm Gun" is one I obsessed over for a long time.
- "Across the Universe" <3

5 - Andrew Bird
- "Measuring Cups"
- "Scythian Empire"
- "Lull"

6 - Weird Al
- "Why Does This Always Happen to Me?"
- "White & Nerdy"
- "Your Horoscope for the Day"

7 - Cecilia Bartoli
- "Lacia Chi'o Pianga"
- Either "Voi Che Sapete" or "Non so Piu" - of course, because it was my first time hearing either of those lovely songs; later, I decided that Frederica Von Stade had a better voice for them.
- Anything Baroque.

8 - The Mamas and the Papas
- "Make your own kind of music" (on LOST!)
- "Make your own kind of music!" XD
- I still like that song best, but I also love "Dancing Bear" and pretty much everything else they did.

9 - Stravinksy! xD
- Firebird Suite
- "Gently, Little Boat" and "Love, too Frequently Betrayed" from "Rake's Progress"
- "I go to him" (Cabaletta)...I LOVE this song SO much. Dawn Upshaw performs it amazingly, too.

10 - Enya
- "Orinoco Flow"
- "Orinoco Flow"
- "Only If" <3

XOXOXOXOX from Pheobe.





my friends!

How old will you be in 3 birthdays?
twenty-two.

Will you be married by then?
most definately not.

Who was the last person you hugged?
either shelly or courtney

If you could be anywhere, where would it be?
right here in the school of music studying violin performance.

What was the last thing you drank?
a cup of milk.

What's your favorite ice cream?
chocolate, prolly. i'm not a big ice cream fan.

Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
i tend to go toward the wall because otherwise i'm facing the door and my roommate's friends tend to like to come in while i'm sleeping (including the guys) and i drool while i sleep which i'd rather them not see. xD

Ever stolen a street sign?
not yet

Do you know how to drive a stick?
yes, but i haven't in a while

Do you wear any jewelry 24/7?
four earrings

Who is the funniest person you know?
i don't know...lol, the entire violin studio here is damn funny.
david (our gay concertmaster, trying to get the attention of the principal second to change a bowing): asa! asa! hey, girlfriend!
asa (finally noticing him): hey, girl.
ROFL

What are you mad about right now?
i'm irritated at people who don't take responsibility for themselves and waste their time and effort on useless crap...and the drama that ensues, which i am forced to live with. *steams and boils* ...oh yeah, and people who aren't quiet during quiet hours. --;;

Are you a jealous person?
i admit that i get jealous feelings sometimes, but as a rule, i banish such thoughts as soon as they appear.

What song lyric, if any, is stuck in your head at the moment?
"another saturday night and i ain't got nobody" - cat stevens

Do you enjoy traveling in airplanes?
ick, noes.

How many siblings do you have?
four lovely siblings whom i adore.

Are your parents still together?
yes, and i feel insanely lucky for it.

Do you know what you are going to wear tomorrow?
eh, not really...it's the weekend. ^_^

What do you think of the last person you kissed?
rofl...i don't remember who i last kissed.

Is your current hair color your natural hair color?
yeah. i wanna get highlights! i need money for hair dye...lol.

Song playing right now?
"don't stop me now" - queen xD (my theme song in life)

What are you thinking about right now?
about how excited i am for my special expedition of d00m next weekend...mwahahah

What were you doing an hour ago?
ear-training homework

Where were you friday night?
in presser hall, practicing (it's great to practice on friday nights because everyone else is out partying and all the practice rooms are open and quiet)

Do you wear the seatbelt in the car?
yeah

What is something you really want right now, be honest?
well, i just started listening to "frank mills" and now i really want to just listen to the entire soundtrack of "hair"...and i kind of feel like drawing or dancing or something expressive.

Who did you last talk to on the phone for over 20 minutes?
my big sis. ^_^ i walked all around the borders of campus today and we talked for a long time. it was nice.

Where will you be in an hour?
either still listening to music/doing homework, or sleeping, or maybe watching anime if i decide to finally break down.

Do you ever turn your cell phone off?
no, i just put it on silent.

When was the last time you were in a car with someone besides family?
friday, going to wal-mart with asa. ^_^

Will you ever hug the last person you hugged again?
i'm sure i will.

Do you have a tan?
not currently. it's easy for me to get tan, but i never go out so i don't get any. i'm considering buying tanning lotion for my legs. LOL...yeah, my roommate is a bad influence. xD

Have you ever cheated while playing a game?
i don't play games.

Last restaurant you went to?
moe's. >.>

Are you an emotional person?
unfortunately yes

Did your parents spoil you as a child?
unless not being spanked counts as being spoiled, no. there were too many other kids to take care of.

Who can always cheer you up?
pompey.

What do you notice first about a guy/girl?
body type, then personality, then face once i start to converse with him.

What were you doing at 8:00 this morning?
sleeping! it's saturday!

Do you have any brothers?
two of them.

Name everyone that made you smile today?
courtney, zander, hannah, and hannah's boy friend type person whose name i have forgotten...lol

What's something you're scared of?
screwing things up/failing classes/losing my scholarship...oh and i had a nightmare my violin got destroyed. it was HORRIBLE; i woke up and went straight to Presser and brought it back to my dorm room. i wanted to sleep with it, but i was afraid my roommate would say something...

Friends:


Clubs:

I just wanted to make some sort of announcement-ish thing to my friends here on DA that I'm officially in college now, and will most likely be writing more about it on my livejournal than here. So go to this [link] if you happen to have the strange desire to read about my college life. LOL, okay, that's about it. Loff!

Friends:


Clubs:

I thought I should do a journal entry for today since it’s such a special date.

Prepare thyself.

OMG I finally have Microsoft Office on my computer! Which means I have Microsoft Word!!! Which means I can get back to working on my story projects with such comforts and reassurances as spellcheck and word count!!!!!!! <333 Ahhh, happiness.

I’m leaving for college in eight days. The night before last, I didn’t sleep at all. I think I tried to make myself not sleep because whenever I sleep these days, I dream about college. >.<; So I read all night and listened to Muse. By the time the sun was rising, I realized I was tired, so I tried to nap and couldn’t so I had a ton of caffeine and then practiced for three hours and then left for work. And I didn’t sleep again until at least 3 o’clock last night. But I feel better now, somehow. At least I didn’t dream.

I hate Praise and Worship music. My sister was playing it on the piano this afternoon while I was reading “Watchmen” and it sucked because I was really into the book, but I just can’t concentrate on reading when I’m hearing songs I know the words to, particularly when they are songs I don’t like. So I got here and put on my earphones and I’m listening to Muse really loud to block it out. That’s why I’m journaling…because there’s nothing else to do while listening to music, except draw, and I don’t feel like drawing.

5 Random things today that you did:

-Plotted out Baby Gopher Kickoff Week with my siblings (don’t ask…
-Watched some female Olympic fencers online with my brothers. My gosh, have you ever seen really good female fencers? They’re horrifically vicious! And they scream really freakily! The guys are different, I hear; they throw off their masks and growl constantly…rofl
-Read another third of The Once and Future King, and a lot of Watchmen. Good books, both. ^_^
-Listened to Stockholm Syndrome about 5 zillion times and tried to convince my brother that the screaming in it is totally Beatles-style (he doesn’t appreciate oldies at all >.<;.
-Um…ate scrambled eggs? XD

you are planning to do:

-Practice violin
-Read more! <3
-Call people…
-Possibly finish watching one of my animes
-Possibly write

you are actually gonna do:

-Ummm…lol…bother my brother, prolly. It’s rare that we have similar tastes in a band, so I’ll go and obsess with him.
-Eat some sort of dinner
-Take a shower
-Definitely read Watchmen some more
-Practicing at least my audition music…

you are thinkin':

-I love the rhythm of this song (Starlight). *bounce* And omgosh I love the piano parts.
-Black holes are freaky.
-I hope I don’t dream tonight.
-Ugh I hate job searching and I’m not looking forward to it next summer.
-“Goddam money. It always ends up making you depressed.” – Holden <3

you are hearing/seeing/tasting/touching/smell ing right now (while doing this):

-“Assassin” by Muse
-Beyond my laptop: the wallpaper, a mermaid picture Stephanie drew for me, a picture of Trogdor Sean drew on the back of my algebra study guide like three years ago, my Youth Symphony lapel pins from each season, and a print-out of something from Megatokyo.
-Nothing.
-The keyboard. I love how a keyboard feels under your fingers.
-Ummm…my room? You never notice what your room smells like until you walk into it. It usually smells like my candles when I do, though, and they’re cherry-scented, so it’s nice.

you are thinking about who? (fictional):
-Kyon from Haruhi! I LOVE him. I want him to be my friend. :]
-Nite Owl from Watchmen. He’s so awesome.
-Merlin…I wish I could time travel like that, and get it all mixed up in my head. I kind of feel like I do, sometimes, at least with past events. Teehee.
-Kaname from Vampire Knight (he’s always on my mind…LOL)
-Pagliacci from the opera, for some reason…I think I read a reference to him in Watchmen and I keep thinking about him because his story is so sad.

you want to say and do but cant:
-Read all the time without having to be distracted by everything
-I’m scared about college life
-I really wanna hug Adam. dammit why do the friends who give the best hugs have to live on the other side of the country??
-I hate all the people who tell you that you are certain not to get a job in your field, while at the same time encouraging your passion. F****** double standards.
-::Why is it always what will I do? "What will he do", "What will he do," "Oh, my god what will he do", Do, do, do, do, do. Why isn't the issue here who I am?:: - Maxwell from ATU


you are feeling:
-Edgy
-Musical
-Lonesome
-Frustrated
-Boring


you are planning to dram for DA:
-Catwoman
-Aeli and Ryshael
-Alan-a-Dale
-Batman
-Maybe a self-portrait or something

you are saving money for:
-College (Since one of my scholarships only covers two years)
-Summer classes (since none of my scholarships cover summer classes and I need to take some for my double major probably)
-Summer music camp/music festivals…LOL as though I’d ever have the money for something that wonderful. >.<;;
-And I’m anticipating needing money for auditioning to grad school in four years...
-Maybe I should sell my car?...Not that I’d get much for it; I bought it for $6000…