The olde days

Man, sometimes I really miss highschool. Things were so much more simple then! But this isn't really a sad feeling, but more of a fond one...I need to give a recital off campus for my degree, so I figured I'd go to YPAS, my old HS, to do it. So I emailed Mr Rob. He took my email very affectionately! He was such a good teacher (he always loved the Ilers, i.e. me, my sis, and my mom) Mr Essig was my other teacher there, who was basically the father figure in my life. Well, Mr Rob said he would be honored to have me perform at YPAS! And then he signed the email "Your friend and fan, Dennis" Aww! I miss Mr Rob :(*barf* Leaving in 7 hrs...

Here we go...

Ok, I just had a really good practice, basically just running through what I will be playing in my audition tomorrow. It turns out I was more ready than I thought. I'm actually a little hyped! Well...except for that I will be getting up at 3 AM tonight to leave for Cleveland. yuk. But it's cool-I'll be wearing my lucky boxers :) These are Beavis and Butthead boxers my best friend, Megan, gave to me my freshman year of highschool. Ever since, I have worn them to every concert and audition and recital I've performed in! (and yes, I wash them) They are in tatters, so I have to wear another pair of boxers under them, but oh well. I'll still be wearing them when I perform with the Chicago Symphony in 10 years. Aw yeah. God I love music. Yesterday, I was having trouble in my lesson playing musically...GP just said "play the music" and I did, and I DID! Man, sometimes the most simple words do the trick for me. I think he is Jesus, as I accidentally (freudian slip) called him at lunch one day with Allison and Bjorn.So, more emails between me and Miss Dudziak (hehe) It turns out I was right, she is only a year older than me. It's probably nothing, whatsoever, but jeez it's fun :) The DnD group ate a lot of Skyline and watched this movie about gambling called Rounders. We even drank a bottle of Boone's Farm each. Ha! But that wasn't enough for drunken DnD. And dude! At Kroger, there is a vending machine for gold rings! It's a bling bling machine!!! I got a gold one with a money sign on it. But the one I want is not mine yet, so I will be feeding that machine with quarters till I get it! Then I'll be pimpin :) Ok, lecture work.

Rocky

I just watched Rocky for the first time and I just have to say that is a great movie. I got chills multiple times throughout the movie, and even tears welled up in my eyes in the final fight. I mean...I cry for movies more than the average person, but still, I never knew this was such a powerful movie. Heh...Even the love story in it is a good one. I give it 2 thumbs up. It makes me think of going to my grad school auditions the underdog, and coming out THE CHAMP! :)