2002-09-29 - 4:26 p.m.
Talking- no one
Thinking- too much work to do!
Listening- Nore "Nothin"
Hey everybody. I really don't know what to say. I've been so tired this week that I feel I've been sleep-walking through life. I guess I'll just write what pops into my head first.
PARENTS WEEKEND CONCERTS
This weekend was parents weekend at Mercer, so the Mercer Singers had two concerts to entertain the folks who came. Our call time was at 3PM, so I didn't have to get up too early. I rolled out of bed at around 11AM only to roll straight onto the couch. Kristin brought her parents by and I got to me them while cleaning the bathroom...I know how to work the Chlorox mop now thank you very much!!! I hopped in the shower around 1PM and then rolled my hair at about 2PM. At that point, Stacie, my suitemate, started bringing people in to give tours of the room while I had these big rollers in my hair. She was very nice in not showing our side of the room while I was primping (note...pRimping, not pimping...those are two completely different things.) Somewhere in the process of getting dressed, I forgot to take the hideous roses off my dress, so when I got to the choir room Heather had to take them off. The only problem was that they were really sewn into my dress. They didn't want to go anywhere. Heather mauled my dress in the process of taking them off, so now my dress has pick marks all over it. The first concert was shaky. You could call it a dress rehearsal. It didn't help our nerves when we got no audience response to some things like the spiritual and the fight song. The second concert was much better, but the audience was kinda weird. When we came (I was one of the first to walk on) the audience would start clapping, then as we continued to get up on the risers stop clapping. A few second later they would start clapping again, then the clapping would taper off. This happened about three or four times. I could hardly contain myself. I had this overwhelming urge fall down on the risers laughing. I don't think I was alone in my sentiments. After the second concert there was a reception on the terrace. The sparkling grape juice punch was a big hit, because we ran out very quickly. At that point Dr. Turley, one of the voice teachers, pointed out to myself and Ashley (pres. of Mu Phi Epsilon) that there were extra bottles under the table. So, we leaned under the table and picked up a couple of bottles. I think there were a few shocked parents because they all thought we were drinking wine.
DE-STRESSING
I have been really stressed out and tired this week. It seems that I can't sleep through the night anymore. Honestly, if I wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom or get a drink of water, my mind just starts going, even though my body is still asleep. When this happens I end up spending the next two hours attempting to go back to sleep. Unfortunately, I tend to wake up at around 4:30 in the morning, so by the time I get back to sleep, I only have an hour left before I have to get up. This really affected me Friday. I honestly just didn't have any energy to sing in studio. I thought I did a pretty bad job with my song, but most of my comments from Dr. Malone were positive. She seemed very excited by my progress. I was sure based on my studio performance I would have a bad lesson, but somehow I pulled off a really good lesson. She even went so far to say that I could sing in concert practice on Thursday. I'm not going to the Bach there yet...just too hard. Another good thing is that she moved my lesson up to Wednesday this week, which means that I can run Fruhlingsmorgen with her before I sing in concert practice. Dr. Malone also gave me a bunch of exercises to help me unwind at night.
NOTE ABOUT MY SUMMER JOB
It seems things there have gone south. There's just a lot of shady stuff going on and I'm not going back at Christmas. I really didn't want to go back at Christmas. Once I started back to school, I realized how run down I was going to be when I got home, so at least I don't have to go back there. Mom still wants me to get a job, but I'm not sure how I'm feeling. I guess I'll apply for some seasonal jobs when I go home for Thanksgiving.
DIET UPDATE
Well, last week I managed to lose 5lbs, then started gaining it all back on Wednesday. I blame it all on eating tacos for dinner at Ashely's. I just went into a "screw it!" mentality and started eating stuff I shouldn't have. I think all in all, I have lost about 3lbs, but unless I keep up the whole diet thing, I will gain all the weight back. The dress was still too tight, but I guess it wasn't as bad as it was when I first tried it. I now have until the first weekend in December to get into the dress.
THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE ABOVE ME
I'm convinced one of them has to be gay. I mean I don't know any straight guy (besides Brent, who is a teeny bopper at heart) that listens to Britney Spears and Cher. The other thing that confuses me is this: I mean these guys don't go to bed until late(and by late I mean 12:30AM...when I go to bed), but they start playing the music pretty loud early in the morning...like 9AM on a saturday morning. I don't know any college student who get up before noon willingly. Strange, strange boys.
MESSAGE TO LAURA
I'm sorry about what happened to you. That really sucks. I think you have every right to be completely ticked off. Call if you need to vent.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA!
Lisa turns 20 on Thursday! Wahoo! Enjoy your time being the only 20 year-old in the group...I'm right behind you!
Hmm. What else do I have to say. I'm going home pretty soon for fall break. If the long range forecast turns out to be true, I may get to take home most of my summer clothes and trade them in for my fall clothes, which are free from tea, ketchup, or cigarette stains.
Onward and Upward!
-emily
