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Name: Sarah
Gender: Female
Interests: Music, music, music... writing, playing, singing, studying, listening to, dancing to... also psychology, photography, english (both writing and literature), people who make me laugh, and people who challenge me both academically and spiritually/emotionally, tattoos, makeup, coffee, mint chocolate chip ice cream, curling up with a good book or a good guy
Expertise: Underwater basketweaving, shelling craefish, checking my eyelids for holes, and the exact location of that ever-elusive Carmen Sandiego.
Occupation: Artist
Industry: Entertainment
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MSN: nfofy_2004@hotmail.com
Member Since:
11/13/2005
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| I'm gonna be keeping a travel journal on a separate site. It be:
http://sarah-in-italy.blogspot.com/
Holla!
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| Well I do declare... it's been a good millenium or three since I've written up in here. So much stuff has been going on... I've been dreading how long this thing would need to be and how much time it'd take to say everything I needs ta say. But I just decided to try and condense as much as possible, rather than have everyone think I fell off the face of the digital earth. So, what it is?? What it be like?? I've only got one more final left ( of six) before I'm done with my junior year... though it's nothin to be real excited about, cause it's theory... and it's at 8:30 in the morning. On a Saturday. And a sistah's tryin ta pack. The excitement will set in as soon as I finish that hell and crawl back into bed for a little siesta. Update - I didn't get that one scholarship that I interviewed for, but I'm going to Italy anyway!! Whoo!! I got two big scholarships, one from Rhodes and one from the Accademia in Arezzo, and then some other donations from friends and family. I'm so excited I could pee!! I'm gonna be doing musical theatre I believe, and taking advanced Italian. I'm also planning on taking some weekend trips of my own other than our group excursions, to Positano, Venice, and the like. I think I'm just gonna keep a travel journal on here, cause we're supposed to have access to the internet all the time on the grounds there. So, what else, what else. Well, I actually don't suck ass this semester. I've done really well in Watkins and Personality psychology and such. I got an A on one of my Watkins papers, and B+'s on the other two... this coming from the man who gives straight A students C's... so that's good I guess. I also got a perfect score on my final presentation in my psych class, and a 95.3 on the final group paper. We analyzed Elvis using the theories of Freud, Erikson, Jung and Costa & McCrae. That was fun. And I think I was one of only two in the whole class who got perfect scores. So woohoo!! I've also been talking to one of the counselors at the health center about all the stuff that's been bothering me since all the mess that happened two years ago... working through my depression and doing some trauma therapy and stuff. It really seems to have helped a lot. I'm beginning not to loathe myself as much. I also had a pretty good semester in voice too. That one huge aria, "Come scoglio", that I was working on turned out really really well. It's probably my favorite thing I've ever sung... and I actually do a pretty good job at it. I sang it for my final exam yesterday, and all four jurors gave me an A! Woot. The only thing I've really sucked at this semester is theory... but what else is new. At least I made an effort this time and showed up every once in a while, though. Worksheets and listening assignments are an entirely different story... but I honestly think there is too much work in that class for one person to do. Unless of course, the person never sleeps or lives for any other purpose but theory homework (which would still be impossible for me with Watkins homework and work from my other classes), or unless the person has shit else to do. But whatever. I made a B on my last test in there, and I'm just gonna do my best on my final in there tomorrow. I'm tired of worrying myself to death over it.
So hmmm... any other highlights of the semester. Rites of Spring was fun... we had Better than Ezra and Lil' Flip come and play, along with some other less-known bands. Better than Ezra was freaking awesome, except that all the Kappa Sigs decided to have a drunken orgy and Ian and I just happened to be right in the middle of it. I kept being kicked in the face by drunken a-holes trying to crowdsurf, and squished and smothered and sweat upon and cussed out. Finally I just had to start shoving and punching because they were all getting really violent. But I digress. Yeah... even with all of that going on, I still enjoyed the Better than Ezra concert. So that says somethin for ya right there.
Yesterday was one of those days that you have where you just sit around taking naked pictures of yourself. But everybody has those days, right? ...You don't?? O... neither do I. Kidding.
But yeah... here I sit at the house of Josachatthew... theory books in hand... meaning to study and catch up on about three weeks worth of worksheets... but alas, I haven't studied a damn thing yet. I wish I could express in words how much I effing hate theory. I'm pretty sure I'd rather punch myself in the face a couple hundred times than do another one of these cursed theory worksheets, nay, rather than even look at another one. Roar.
Stupid, stupid theory. Oh, how I loathe thee.
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| So, I got my computer back from Dell. Earlier than expected? Yes. Why? Because the mofo's didn't even fix that mess. So yesterday Ian just totally reformatted my hard drive, and I've spent the past day trying to completely rebuild my computer from the ground up. I've finally got the sound software working, itunes redownloaded and all my music reorganized. I've still got a few odd things to re-do, but I'll get around to those as I need them. Not that I'm in complete complaint mode... I am happy to have my laptop back so soon... I just wish the fools would have freakin fixed it themselves while they had it. Would've saved me about 8 hours of labor that I could've spent on stuff I needed to get done. Okay... not that I actually would have done the homework anyway... I would have found another excuse. But it's just the principle of the thing... I didn't have the choice to do it or not.
But on a lighter note, we got out of school for snow on Friday. I called my mom doing the twist around my room. It got me out of a Watkins test, a theory piano exam and an Italian quiz. Not that it ended up being good in the long run, because naturally I spent the whole long weekend slacking off and forgetting everything that I'd studied. So by Monday I was in worse shape than I originally was on Friday. But oh well... I needed the endorphin boost of missing class and actually not having to feel guilty for five minutes about skipping. I used most of the day to do a little pre-Spring cleaning and organizing. Friday night Ian and I went to eat at On the Border (yum) and then split a bottle of Spumanti Asti and watched an old James Bond movie. Then on Saturday we went over to Josachatthew's and played poker... my first time. I didn't really like it that much, which I'd pretty much already guessed. I just threw down chips and danced around to Fergie with Matty.
The only thing that sucked about the weekend was having to trek across campus in my snowsuit to the funbrary every time I needed to check or send an email. I never realized how much I depended on my computer until it was gone. No music, no pictures, no strongbad... no nothing. Oh, and I lost my meal plan card over the weekend too... which is a first since I've been at Rhodes. I think Marian loses hers about every two weeks or so... but anyway, I've been kind of starving. But 30 bucks to buy a new one?? I'll just go get some groceries, kids.
It's so dry here... my skin is actually in need of lotion. That never happens. But one really good thing about this semester so far... I haven't even gotten sick yet. I think my dad was right... I think Marian was like a carrier of diseases... cause now that she's gone I'm never sick or energy-less. I feel like I've been getting so much further in voice so far this semester. I'm working on some really cool stuff. There's this orchestra soloist competition at the end of the semester that I think I'm gonna go for, and I'm doing an aria from Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte" called "Come Scoglio". It's kind of the greatest freakin aria I've ever sung. The legend is that Mozart hated the woman who played Fiordiligi, and so he wrote her an impossible aria to make her look like a fool in front of her audience. It actually ended up becoming the most famous aria from the opera, which shows what a gift Mozart had - he couldn't write bad music even if he tried! It's got all these crazy 10th and 11th interval jumps, these really cool runs and the range is over 2 octaves - from the A below middle C to the C two octaves above middle C. Plus it's in Italian, so the pronunciation isn't giving me any grief. I'm so excited about it! We're working on this monstrous piece in Singers this semester, Mendelssohn's "Paulus". Good lord. That's a huge bitch. 176 pages of vocal and aural acrobatics. I do well to talk when I get out of rehearsal every day. So much work, lord. And only for one hour of credit. If we end up not doing anything big next year, I don't think I'm going to mess with being in Singers. It's so much work for one credit, and I've already taken it long enough to fulfill my ensemble requirements. Although... there are rumors afoot of a tour in Russia next fall... in which case, my ass will be there with love in my heart and a smile on my face.
I have an interview for my study abroad scholarship in the morning, which is a good sign because that means they're considering me. I don't think I've had a chance yet to write in-depth on here about what I'm trying to do. There's this study abroad program that Rhodes is part of, just new to the department this year. It's an 8 week study abroad program based at the Accademia dell'Arte in Arezzo, Italy (starts mid-mayish, ends mid-julyish). It mainly focuses on arts study, so in my case I'd get to study voice privately with a professor there, plus take advanced Italian and get rid of the rest of my language requirements, and some Italian renaissance history. The whole program accumulates to a town festival, where we will all perform a group project (TBA) that we will have been rehearsing the whole time. But the BEST part - other than being immersed into a non-tourist Italian town in the middle of Tuscany, which incidentally is the place where "Under the Tuscan Sun" was filmed - is that every weekend we go on three day excursions to places like Florence, Rome, Pisa, and Venice!! Oh if I get the scholarship and am able to go I think I will probably just pee on myself.
Mi familia is coming to visit me this weekend, and they're staying in my room since I have all the free floor space, the extra bed and the private bathroom. I'm pretty excited about it actually. It'll be kind of like having them over to my own place for the first time. A little sleepover at Sarah's pad. Awww. Plus, I think I've talked them into going to the Hibachi Grill while they're here. I went for the first time the other day. What a fun experience that was. A little show while you watch someone cook your food... having food thrown at you and catching it in your mouth. Good times. 'Twill be an interesting weekend... though I am considering playing a little game of "hide the Bacardi". But on second thought, I am 21, and it's not like I'm an alcoholic or something. I drink like once every 2 weeks, and even then I don't even get drunk. I think they'll be ok with it. As long as they're assured that I'm responsible about it.
Anyway, I guess I'm gonna get off here now. I need to be in bed, like, 15 minutes ago. But let's be real, that ain't a happenin'. What else is new.
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| Well oh my word, it's been a minute. So yeah... updates. I had a really good weekend. Friday was Ian's 24th birthday, so he and I went out to Molly's La Casita with Josachatthew, and then came back here to have chocolate ice cream cake. Then on Saturday Ian and I got all dressed up and went to the Burns' Night Formal out in Cordova, and we had a really nice time. I wore my red dress from Banana and he wore his Prince Charlie kilt tux... and I must say we were the reason the night was beautiful. Then Sunday was I can safely say the laziest, most non-productive day I've ever had. Ian and I both slept in till 11, sat and watched some crap about national parks for a few hours, went and got pizzas and a few groceries, came back to the room and ate and watched Comedy Central until 10 at night, put in a movie, then went to bed around 1am and talked till 4. The end. Good lord. But it was actually a really good day, and it prepared me for the shitty week to come. Sunday night my computer crashed. So I've been on the phone for the past three days for three hours a sitting trying to get it fixed, only to find out today that I have to send it in to the depot at Dell. Also, I'm trying to get into a study abroad program this summer in Arezzo, and that mess is due tomorrow, and it's just been a nightmare trying to get all that done with my computer lying in it's grave.
Anyway, blah, I don't feel like typing. Idol comes on in 30 minutes anyway, and then I've got reading and a reaction paper to do for psych tomorrow. Praying for snow... enough to cancel class tomorrow. Not that I'd ever know. Cause my computer's down so I'd never get the email.
Peace.
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| So I'm back in the Land of Justin, all settled in at school, and just finished my second day of classes. And it looks like the coast is clear - I have the room all to myself!! Wooooooooot!! I'm so freaking excited that I could pee. I've already taken over Marian's closet just to make more moving space in mine. But I think just not having to work around someone else's schedule is really going to help me do better this semester. All my classes are looking good - I had my personality psych class today, and I think that's going to be my favorite. Lots of work, but since I love the subject so much it won't feel like it. Plus I have lots of friends in the class... *music takes a dark turn* and one major foe... dun dun Daaaaaaahh!! The rest of it is basically just dusting away old cobwebs and learning new material on top of it, i.e. Italian, which is coming back quickly. Theory and Lit are going to be a bitch as usual, especially since it's been a year since I've tried to mess with any of it - but ah well. I'm gonna hafta suck it up and bust my ass this semester if I'm going to keep up my GPA and keep my scholarships for next year. Watkins kind of pissed me off in class yesterday - the guy who wouldn't let me stay in his class last spring. He was going on this whole tirade about his attendance policy and late work and class participation, and he was all "If you miss class and then I hear from your doctor that you are on your death bed, that you are under his care, and that there is some chance that you may recover in the near future, I MIGHT possibly consider letting you stay. But that will be up to my own discretion on the matter." And then he gives me this smart-ass look like, yeah, that's right. I was like, H no sir. Yoouuuuu glaaaass bitch. You glaaaass bastard. My blood was boiling, but I tried to keep up the positive attitude. Cause if I let myself get pissed about him, I'm just gonna give up on the work like I did in Econ last semester. I want to just kick this course in its ass for the simple purpose of being able to rub it in his face that he didn't think I could handle it the first time after only missing three freaking days to be in the hospital. And even when I did all the work. What a slutface.
Anyway. Now ees zee time on Shprrrocket's ven ve dahnce!! ... and do dishes. And Italian homework. Peace.
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