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Alex went back to New Hampshire yesterday morning and now it’s back to classes, nap, dinner, practice, hw-repeat. I haven’t been sleeping well, but luckily I hadn’t had too much work to do besides reading until I got my assignment for English this morning. We are to write a 16 page research paper having something to do with food consumption and processing. We have to spend 2-4 hours in the library doing research and go see the people in the writing center and get a signature saying we’ve been there. I HAVE NO TIME TO DO THAT! I have to stay on top of practicing because I need to keep getting better in Piano, Voice, and Bassoon. I can’t skip meals and I can’t ignore my other classes (especially the music ones).

I’m not sure how I’m going to pull this off. Tomorrow I don’t get out of class until 5 (usually it’s 4) and I’m going to eat dinner then go to the library with my friend Justin. Hopefully I’ll get what I need done, but that means I wont have time to practice or do other hw until late. Another all nighter… awesome.

I’m so tired and annoyed and exhausted. It’s not all because I stayed up late this weekend but also because I HAVE A FREAKIN’ CRAZY MAJOR. Whatever. I guess I’ll get to finally breath and sleep in about 3 years… maybe.

On that note, my voice teacher (and vocal diction teacher) is having a lot of trouble because her sister is extremely sick and probably going to die. Everyone is stressed in the music dept. and I just need a vacation. I don’t think a long weekend is going to fix this one, but only 2 months left right?

Then I am just working a bunch and taking 2 classes online…

It never ends!

Wednesday night we all had some fun with photobooth with Alex.
The pictures are so funny. It’s been great having Alex here because I practice AND I get to practice teaching him. Since he’s a musician and all, but he doesn’t know Too much theory, I’ve been teaching him that and a little of how to sing more efficiently haha. Then I do hw and he plays guitar and Tommy plays his djembe and Jess plays guitar and we sing together. It’s so much fun.
And Alex got accepted to Queens!!! Anyways.
That is about all thats going on. I got a 37/32 on a MUS250 test… not sure how. :p And a B+ on my BIB midterm!

Yesterday I was so tired. I had been up reading and studying the night before and then just couldn’t fall asleep. I had been looking forward to an hours nap after choir at 4. When I got back to the room Jessica asked me to go with her to TOmmy’s when visitation started so we could look at her D.R. pictures. I really just wanted to sleep, but I could see how much it meant to her.
We walked over to Tommy’s room and I walked in to Hodge making some sly comment so I started calling Hodge rude. As I rounded the corner Alex was sitting on Tommy’s couch. It took a second or two to register and I guess I looked scared. Haha.
So that was my surprise! Alex came down to visit me (also Tommy) and hes staying for about 5 days. Tommy and Alex had so much fun with this surprise and they have already had a bunch of fun playing music together and getting to know each other. All in all this should be a good week/weekend. I don’t have too much work and the work that I do have I will make sure to get done.

YAY

I’m sure there will be crazy pictures up soon on Facebook or something.

I am currently in the Manchester airport waiting to get on a plane to take me back to Philly. I’m kind of indifferent about going back. I’m not incredibly sad about leaving because I’ll be back in less than 2 weeks and I’m not incredibly excited to go back. I miss my friends, but not the work. School is just constant stress about the next exam or paper and when am I going to have time to practice, read, study and hopefully sleep.
It will all be over in a few months though and I’ll be just doing 2 classes over the summer while sitting at the beach, working, and hanging out with friends and family.

This was a fun break. I got to spend a lot of time with Alex and his family and he got to come over some. I got to see the boys (minus Ben). I didnt get to spend as much time as I would like with them but thats ok. I didnt really get much time with Chels or Kent either, but I’ll see them soon enough in May.
Johnny and I recorded a new song while I was home. It’s ok.
www.myspace.com/gallagherpetruzzelli

Not very good yet, but Johnny wants Gallazzelli to play in the Kingswood Battle of the Bands “Kingswoodstock”. I’m not sure how I feel about it. I wouldnt mind doing it, but we definetly need to practice more before I’ll feel comfortable. I know we wont win, we arent that good, but it will be fun to perform together. If anything Johnny and Alex’s band The Elevator District will win. They are really good.
http://www.myspace.com/theelevatordistrict

Sunday night I went over to Johnny’s to hang out with him and Steve. They were playing country licks on the guitar most of the night. Then they made me play some 007 shooting video game that I was terrible at. After Steve left Johnny and I were swing dancing and I taught him how to lindy hop! He actually picked it up quickly!

Yesterday Alex was going to take me sledding at the nick but it was raining so we ended up staying inside and watching National Geographic (Nat Geo) all day. It was fun. I’m kind of jealous because I don’t think I get that channel… hang on I’ll look now. Ok yes we do. I’m excited. Anyways. Alex came over for dinner and then we played with the wii for awhile. I beat him in bowling and golf. He got me in baseball and boxing… and tennis. But I have a way better serve in tennis. In baseball he got 3 home runs in a row!

TOday I have to go get a cavity filled :’(
Then get my hair cut.

Thats about it. Tomorrow is Alex’s birthday.

I got home at about 1am yesterday. Woke up at 9 to snow and then drove in the snow at 11 to go see Alex. We helped move some baskets to Brewster for a teacher appreciation banquet and then we grabbed some lunch at Huck’s. After that we went back to his house with his brother and his friends and watched American Gangster… well we tried to watch it. But ended up stopping it early because it’s 3 hours long and I needed to get home!

Anyways. Today mom and dad and I went to Jake’s for lunch and the three of us are about to take a nap. Later I am hopfully going to Johnny’s to see all the guys

It’s so good to be home.

Yesterday I had my Musicianship lab Mid-term. He said he wanted to give me an A because my process is right and I’m on the right track but because I had to restart a few times he gave me a C+. I know I’m getting better though. I still get a little nervous but its usually just with sightsinging and things I’m not completely sure of that I get shaky on.
Today is an easy day, but still busy. I had English earlier and turned in my final analysis paper of Ender’s Game. I think it’s a really good paper. Then I have work from 11-12:45 then Math from 1-2:20 then choir from 2:30-3:50. I don’t really have anymore homework besides a few minor scales (which I can do in my sleep) and studying notes for my Bible mid-term.
I GET TO COME HOME TOMORROW TO ALL THE SNOW!

I’m just praying that my flight isn’t delayed because it’s supposed to snow tomorrow :-/

Had my English conference about my analysis paper. She said it is definetly an A paper. Had my vocal diction German test and I’m pretty sure I did well on that. Then I worked. Then wanted to shoot myself in Math. Then had choir. Then my Musicianship retake test which I’m pretty sure I did very well on. I am now doing ear training which is the most tedious, annoying thing in the world.

That’s about it.
I have a Music in Wolrd Cultures and a Bible quiz tomorrow as always and I also might have a Musicianship quiz and I have my sightsinging Mid-term. No woodwinds til after break!

3 days!

I had a pretty regular Monday. A quiz in Music in World Cultures and a quiz in Bible and an Oboe Proficiency (which I got an A on!)
Besides that I had voice lessons, which went well and Musicianship.

I’m hoping to get some hw done early so I can paint a little and get to bed pretty early.

Tomorrow I have a Vocal Diction test and a make up Musicianship melodic dictation test. I really need to ear train tonight to get ready for the melodic dictation. That stuff is hard!

That’s about all that’s going on. Just study study study.

Today was pretty relaxed. I didn’t get to go check out that church with Jessica because she forgot to wake me up… I should have set an alarm, but I thought I had asked her to wake me up. Anyways. I went out to lunch with Carrie since we both didn’t make it to lunch on time. We got some good food and both brought back left overs.
At 9 I went to a Swing council meeting. They are picking new council members since many are graduating. They are looking for Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and some PR people. Tommy and I went along with a few of our other friends and I was the first to want to be VP. I really think there is a good chance of me getting the position and I think it would be so much fun. Dan Welding (the graduating president of the club) said that I “have good leadership qualities” and I am “a good dancer”. haha

That’s the end of my weekend. Now this week is mid-terms week. Got my Oboe proficiency tomorrow and my reed is too soft :-/