Vespers is taking over my life.

Seriously. All I dreamt about last night was Vespers. One dream consisted of Dr. Holmes dividing the choirs in half, and he gave one half "Dixit Maria" and the other half "Praise to the Lord." I was so happy I got Praise to the Lord I was like I FINALLY get to sing this. Then I opened the music up and it was hard as hell with like umpteen ledger lines.

The other dream I remember was a little longer. It was really late, like midnight, and we were still at rehearsal but we were still active. Me, Stephen Needham, and Eric Glawe stepped out for a sec, and when we went back in Chamber had moved and we had no idea where to. So we were running everywhere trying to find them; we ran across the stage while another group was singing. Then we found them, they were in the loges but the loges looked more like a balcony or an arena or something. Then there were people in animal costumes playing Christmas carols on instruments. I remember Jon Pessin (a percussionist in real life) was playing cello passionately on stage and Tim Weber was next to me but his animal head was off, and he was playing french horn, and Sarah Staudt was like not wanting to wear her bunny costume. And our group played Mannheim Steamroller's version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" which is weird in itself because WE ARE A CHOIR...

Well back to life, back to reality.

IT IS SNOWING AND STAYING ON THE GROUND!!!

Vespers is KILLING me

I have been so exhausted lately. I'm supposed to have a mandatory meeting with MVOP at 6 tonite, but I'm not going. I'm considering not being in MVOP next semester. I'm really thinking about it, and I love it, but it's just takes a lot of time up upon which I can be doing more important stuff. Plus it's not really good for my voice.

Anyways, the real reason I'm not going, and another reason I'm skipping my comp class (the first being we are just working on our compositions anyways) is that CHAMBER IS GOING TO BENNIGANS!!! I have never been to Bennigan's before, and I didn't realize Decatur had one. Green Bay doesn't even have one. So I'd rather go to that, naturally.

My voice is sore right now. I'm resting it, I'm going to try not to talk much and drink lots of water and stuff because I have a voice lesson tomorrow and I'm thinking he's going to make me sing. Plus, Vespers is in THREE DAYS. I want my voice better by the time that comes around. MAN I wish I hadn't lost my brita water bottle. That would make my life a whole lot easier right now.

And hell week begins

So begins another week of vespers rehearsals every night. And woo I am excited. No seriously I am exhausted right now. I have a big paper due tomorrow and this is the least amount of motivation I have EVER had on doing a paper. It's really important I do it but my mind is saying "no don't do it it's stupid you already presented on it". I heard it had to be 10 pages long. I already have a couple done but it is all incomplete and just ideas. I'm probably going to try and work on it for about another hour before I go to bed; I haven't really even unpacked from being home yet. But seriously I can't keep my eyes open right now. I am going to try and get at least one or 2 more pages done, and my source page, and be through for the night. I can finish it tomorrow afternoon.

OK so what did I do when I was home?

WEDNESDAY
Got home. Laid down and watched Aria's Friends DVD again (she has season 2 and that Smelly Cat episode is the best ever). Ate manicotti with Grandpa and Barb. Played Rook. Taught family Euchre.

THURSDAY
Did a lot of nothing. Helped prepare dinner with Uncle Mike and Great Grandma. Watched Packers humiliating loss. Ate turkey. Felt tryptophan flow through my body. Got over it. Played Shove-It.

FRIDAY
Worked. Made money. Did some of my homework at work so I could feel like I got something accomplished this weekend. In all actuality I got about a quarter of what I wanted to get done done this weekend. But I guess I am satisfied.

SATURDAY
Got the tree. Decorated it. Started my paper. Practiced.

To be frank I thought the weekend flowed by way too fast, and I didn't get enough sleep because my mother decided to wake me up every morning at 8:30 instead of letting me sleep in like she usually does. She's getting really scatterbrained lately but that's no excuse. Still I didn't lash out at her, because 8:30 is a kind of normal time to get up but it's like she woke me up and let Ari sleep in sometimes... I don't know I just wanted sleep and she's like "Spence do you want french toast for breakfast?" And I"m like "Sure" when I should have been like "Woman let me sleep"

Screw the paper one more page and I'm asleep

Tudor Concert

It went ok. I mean it wasn't the best. But we got through it all right. It was kind of nervewracking having all of those important Millikin people right next to us. Dr. Holmes right to the left, and Dr. Luxner right behind us. It was REALLY hard for me because I was on the end in the back row of guys, and we were tilted the other way so I couldn't hear ANYONE. I couldn't even see Prof. Carberg. So I had to judge it by ear. Now from the little I heard we were ok. But Jacob's dad recorded it so I'll hear it on Tuesday.

HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!

THANK YOU KAREN KLEIN!!!
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For those who don't know capstone is a really really useless class basically asking you what you are going to be doing in 5 years and telling you what may happen or something like that; I don't know because I DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE IT!!!!!!

Almost there.....

All I have is this concert tonite at 7:30 and pack and sleep and I can GO HOME!!!!!!

Another survey? Who would have thought?

Ah, but it is a MUSIC survey so that's more like it.

1) Makes you wish you knew how to dance: "Move Your Feet" by Junior Senior (yeah Ryan I know it's the same but hey I feel that way too)
2] Makes you happy: "Don't Worry" by Rebecca St. James
3] Reminds you of an ex-lover: I never had a lover, but probably "Kiss the Rain" by Billie Myers.
4] Reminds you of an ex-friend: Same as #3
5] Makes you cry: "Why" by Annie Lennox
6] Makes you laugh: "The System is Down" by Strong Bad (off the CD - DANCING ROBOTS!!)
7] Makes you ponder life: "You're the Voice" by John Farnham or Rebecca St. James
8] You never want to hear again: "THE WHOLE WORLD" BY OUTKAST. I HATE THAT SONG FOREVER AND EVER.
9] You once loved but got sick of: "Blue" by Eiffel 65... yes I liked that song but they overplayed it so much now I pretty much hate it. I still love the color blue though.
10] You love by a band/artist you hate: "Work It" by Missy Elliott - it's like 1 of like 2 rap songs I like. I wouldn't say I love it though.
11] You sheepishly admit to liking: "Someday" by Sugar Ray; I don't like them that much anymore.
12] You'd do anything to see played live: "Subdivisions" by Rush. Then again, I'd do anything to see Rush live.
13] Reminds you of your childhood: "Jump" by The Pointer Sisters - Earliest song I remember hearing
14] Sums up your teenage years: "Jesus Freak" by DC Talk... They need another album soon.
15] Most people like but you hate: Anything by Matchbox 20. I HATE Matchbox 20. Although the guy sings better than he used to (he's not singing in his throat anymore...)
16] You love the lyrics of: "You Get What You Give" by New Radicals - I love that one about Marilyn Manson at the end because I hate Marilyn Manson. Either that or "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel
17] You used to hate but now love: "Hanging By A Moment" by Lifehouse... I didn't really get into it until after the song's popularity died down and now it's cool
18] Is best played in the car: "Clocks" by Coldplay.
19] You like to fall asleep to: Anything by Enya. She's so soothingly cool.
20] You like to wake up to: "Move Your Feet" by Junior Senior. OK yeah I've said this already but it's so upbeat I can't not dance when I listen to it even in the car
21] You love, and that you wouldn't know if it wasn't for someone: "Magic Power" by Triumph (thanks mom)
22] You love the video more than the tune: "Move Your Feet" by Junior Senior (that squirrel and yes Ryan same as #1)
23] Is good to listen to whilst holding hands: "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel (I don't know! I have never held hands with anyone because I HAVE NEVER HAD A GIRLFRIEND!!)
24] Makes you think of sex: "Work It" by Missy Elliott
25] You love to hear at clubs: I've only been to a club once, but one song I love to dance to is "Scatman" by Scatman John and that song is a little older for club style but it is SO AWESOME
26] Is not your "typical type" of style but you love anyway: "O Superman" by Laurie Anderson. I heard it in my 20th century music class when we talked about modern women composers... it's so weird but I love it (especially the ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah......).
27] Reminds you of your siblings: "The Memory (I Won't Worry)" by Jason Mraz. Aria is like obsessed with him so yeah. If not that then "Sunglasses at Night" by Corey Hart or "Two of Hearts" by Stacey Q.
28] Reminds you of the one you want but can't have: "Shattered Dreams" by Johnny Hates Jazz
29] You can sing really well: "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. OK yeah this is the song I ALWAYS sing at Karaoke, and when I sing it at Karaoke, it's the only time I can hit that really high Bb Freddie Mercury sings.

See I hate these things because they always assume you've had a girlfriend before... that's it I'm asking someone out before the school year is out... I would say before the semester but there's no time left

Decatur TV is once again stupid

OK, since WHEN do they show high school football instead of NFL football? They always show high school football on the public access station on cable, and usually in the afternoon, not on FOX at NOON on SUNDAYS! Except of course in Decatur. I guess I have to go to the holiday inn tomorrow...

Holy wah

This Strong Bad CD is absolutely awesome! Well worth the 12 bucks I paid for it. It's very fast paced and I'm going to listen to it again after I get some late lunch :)

Coca Cola nad Pepsi should learn from all natural sodas

OK I opened this bottle of Reed's all natural ginger ale (It's good but it's an aquired taste) on either Sunday or Monday. I left it in the fridge and forgot I had it in there until now. I thought it was flat, so I shook it a little and it remained so. So then I start walking down the hall to pour it down the drain, when it starts foaming at the top! I drank som AND IT IS STILL AS FIZZY AS BEFORE!! HOLY CRAP! Now the difference between this and coke or pepsi (besides the fact that it is all natrual and in a glass bottle) is that the bubbles are tiny like champagne bubbles, whereas coke bubbles are humongus.

That was my random thought and discovery.