OhMyTrill

3/31/06

Things to Discuss

Good Night and Good Luck is a really amazing movie. Talk about just getting everything right. David Strathairn was outrageously good. Such a natural non-showy performance, which was at the same time a knockout showstopper. CRAZY. Personally my favorite performance of 2005 (sorry Heath + PSH). Can George Clooney please just keep doing more and more projects? Please? [sidenote: wasn't it hilarious seeing Ray Wise (aka Leland Palmer) in a semi-normal role?]
Its is extremely nice outside. I took a very nice walk (w/ iPod)...it was just starting to rain when I got back.
Everytime We Touch has become #2 on my iPod. Crazy.
I heart CCE and Haydn Quartets.
Sex and the City is back. And I need to watch it. And I have watched some of it. Season 3 is basically done. Season 4 starts soon. Brian has canceled his netflix queue so we can get SATC faster. So obsessed.
This Tuesday marks the release of P!ink's new album. Stupid Girls quickly ascended to the top of my iPod list (where it still remains) and I expect the album to be stupendous.
Grad school letters should be done soon. That means I have to decide. OMG.

3/30/06

The paper is done. About halfway through I stopped re-reading it cause I got bored. That can't be a good sign right? Its almost onto the 7th page, so I think things are an acceptable length. I'm just glad to be done. Good news: Netflix has shipped two Sex and the City discs that will be arriving tomorrow!

Finito.

The paper is done with a word count of 1,851. Its a bit short (almost onto the 7th page) and its really horrible. Now I have to go back and fix all of it so that it makes sense with itself. But lets take a break first. Maybe I'll start at 4:30 or so. Am I overblogging?

Grad School Update: NEC

To my great surprise I got in to New England Conservatory. Really...I thought there was no possible way I was getting in...since Paul Katz gave me attitude at the audition and then completely ignored me afterwards. To my greater surprise I'm on the waiting list for his studio. Weird...I know. Its a bit strange since I'm not assigned to anybody else's studio...so I guess if I went there and didn't get into his studio, I would just get somebody else? Seems a bit fishy. But whatever...$$$ wasn't so hot...as expected (its more than Eastman, but NEC's tuition is much higher). Two more to go!

Grad School Update: Mannes

Just got an email from Mannes College saying that my acceptance is in the mail! Of course, no detailed information was contained in the email, so I'll have to wait and see what kind of $$$ they are offering and which teacher I would be studying with etc...its good news no matter what! Two down...three to go (two of which are the schools I most want to hear from!)

First Time for Everything

Today marks the first time that I will attempt to finish a paper the day it is due. Normally I haven't attempted this before because the classes the papers were due for often started in the morning around 9:30 or so. Today's class doesn't happen until 6:30pm...and on top of that I already an onto the 5th page. So it seems like I don't have very much to worry about. We'll see how well I function today while working at the library...I usually can't do very much work. {insert Everytime We Touch here} I'm also going on the second day with no Sex and the City. If I have to go one more I might start to get strange withdrawal symptoms. If all goes according to plan the next two disc will be arriving tomorrow via netflix. I think I have been watching them too fast and they identified me as a frequent renter. Oops. Still haven't heard from any schools yet. Should be any day now. I hope.

'nuf said

3/29/06

I can't do anything.

It's time for procrastination blogging! Thats right...I have a paper due tomorrow and I now have deep set senioritis. I've had all day...since 1pm to do this...and now its 12:00 and I only have one page. It was such a triumph to finish that page, it feels like I'm done. The topic is 1950's Westerns...I'm writing about "Super Westerns and the role of women." {snooze} I'm setting the unrealistic goal of being done by 2am...wish me luck!

Celebration!

Congratulations are in order...this is blog entry number 300! Thats a whole lot of blogging. Now lets work on something...since I work so hard to keep you all informed (on tons of things that you could care less about) maybe you should read my blog? Readership is at an all time low! Tell all your friends about OhMyTrill. Or you can just buy me gifts. Anyways...I'll leave you with this image:

I know right? Thanks to My New Plaid Pants for the image!

3/28/06

Post Recital Updates

Sex and the City is progressing nicely. I am now officially completely obsessed. Its a good thing my recital is over, because now I actually have time to be obsessed. It makes me wish I got like 8 movies at a time from netflix...I could go through it much faster. But, then I wouldn't get to enjoy it as much would I? Favorite moment that I saw today? Miranda and her brief obsession with the street sandwich. OMG.
CCE pulled off Penderecki. Weird thing? I wasn't worried about it. People liked it and I think we were happy with it. Drinking Red Bull right before was a big help. I wish more people could have been there...it must have been an all time low attendance record. I'm not sure if even half of the Ossia Board showed up...and it was an Ossia concert. Hmmm...My parents really liked it a lot! Good for them!
Paper season starts tomorrow. I will begin the season with a paper on 50's Westerns. God...I really want that paper to be over. You all know that I LOVE Westerns (except not at all)
This blog will be celebrating entry number 300 very soon (maybe even tomorrow!). Check out my wishlist to reward me.
Am I the only person who can't stand John Corbett in Sex and the City. Every time he comes onscreen I want to smash his face in with a sledge hammer.

3/27/06

Desperate

Can we all agree that Desperate Housewives is dead? I ate up the first season (in about a week...watching 8 episodes a day helps) but the second is flopping around trying to be what the first was. Plot lines are messy and disappear and never develop. Everyone is kind of annoying. NOTHING EVER HAPPENS. And if it wasn't enough, they are going back to stolen baby stories (hello...that is so first season). At least Felicity Huffman is in it (although she gets barely any screen time these days). Shes needs to either get a TV show of her own, or star in another movie (perhaps one where she isn't playing a man...or woman...or whatever). {sigh} I wish the show was still good...(many believe it never was)...but now I'm just stuck in it. I have to keep watching to find out what happens, and nothing ever does. I say it dies VERY SOON. The writers don't know what to do with it anymore.

Time

Now that I'm done with my recital, I suddenly have time to do so many things! But am I doing anything that I need to be doing? I should write a paper for film...but I have some time tomorrow morning before class to do that. And I could do listening for Music History, but I have a two hour break in the middle of that day for that. So instead I watched disc one of season 3 of Sex and the City. At this rate I'll finish the series in two weeks! (well, maybe a bit more) I think Brian and I have several TV show projects coming: Queer as Folk and Twin Peaks among them. And don't forget about Desperate Housewives, which I will be watching very shortly. Tomorrow CCE will perform Penderecki's String Quartet No. 2 on an Ossia concert at 8:00pm in Christ Church. Be there. And check out photos from last night's recital (in my flickr at the top of the page) courtesy of my parents and Gerry! Thanks to everyone for coming!

Recital Complete

Thank you to everyone who came to my recital last night! I'll post some pictures later (there will probably be tons since Gerry was there snapping away!). I was happy with how it went! And now I'm done!!! Yay!!!

3/26/06

Schedule of Events

~~10:30...run spots with Tania~~

~~11:30-12ish...Wegmans/lunch with parentals~~

~~2:00...warm-up time~~

3:00...the composition recital of Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon: Kilbourn Hall...featuring the talents of Heather Braun, Arthur Williford, Hilary Abigana, Kara Bancks, Oliver Hagan, Scott Perkins, Melanie and Steve, and others...lots of fun pieces to be heard (and super crazy-ass cello parts)

~~4:30...time and food with parentals~~

~~7:30...warm-up~~

~~9:00pm...my senior degree recital in Kilbourn Hall featuring Tatiana Vassilieva on piano. works by Debussy, Jairo Duarte Lopez, Ligeti, and Rochberg.~~

~~10:15ish...COMPLETELY DONE!!~~

Wish me luck!

3/25/06

Last Minute Panic

So now that it's gotten to the point where I can't really do anything more to prepare for my recital, I'm a bit scared. I knew this would kind of happen. Whatever. It should be fine. Right? I'm most worried about the Ligeti, which I have been practicing slow...a lot...so I hope I will be able to play it fast tomorrow, without falling on my face. Duh. Rochberg will have mistakes. I need to accept this. Moving on... Lets be honest...Ricardo's dress (which just finished) was bad. We aren't talking shaky...we are talking shaky and sounding like crap...especially the solo cello movement. Shit. Its really scary. Other people seem to think it sounds good...but I know it doesn't. I'm just going to not worry about stuff...maybe everything will turn out just right? OMG...calm down freak.

Shameless Concert Plug

TWO RECITALS TOMORROW! Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, composer 3:00pm Kilbourn Hall Candelabra (Me, cello...Arthur Williford, piano) Piano Trio (Heather Braun, violin...Me, cello...Arthur Williford, piano) Flores del Viento (lots of people...Me, cello)=crazy ass cello part other pieces played by other people... David Gerstein, cello (Degree Recital!) 9:00pm Kilbourn Hall Tatiana Vassilieva, piano Debussy: Sonata Jairo Duarte Lopez: Movimiento for Solo Cello Ligeti: Solo Sonata Rochberg: Sonata-Aria Be There!

3/24/06

First Real Letter

I finally got my first official acceptance today...although it was no surprise at all (since I already knew about it). I got a real letter today from Eastman telling me that I got in! (for those of you who don't know, I already go to Eastman...so...duh). What was a surprise was the miniscule amount of money I got. That really sucks. If go to Eastman I can get the huge stipend of $672...a year. Whoa...thats a whole lot of spending money. That doesn't even pay two months of rent. (yes I know, in some places that doesn't even cover half a month of rent). Here's hoping that I get a much better offer from another school (or that I at least get accepted to another school...) Let's just say that accept/reject season hasn't gotten off to the greatest start. In other news:

Recital in two days (thats on Sunday at 9pm for those who have been living under a rock. Things are going ok...not amazing. I'm a bit more worried about it, but it really should be fine. I think.
Ricardo recital in two days (thats on Sunday at 3pm for those who have been living under a rock). The music is really hard...and it really sounds like that when I/we play it. Thats not so good. Come and see the insanity.
Sex and the City Season 2 is complete. Most memorable line? "Who are you...Goldicocks?" Season 2 begins tomorrow. New converts: Megan + Kitty.
I have finally found a tagging system that I really like. I know...blog nerd.
I'm going on a cruise...see previous entry.
Worried about grad school...oh wait...already said that.
And I have to play in the Sea Symphony in Philharmonia. I walked by the orchestra board today and saw my name on the list and was like, "what the hell?"...Kimberly and I have decided to go to Salinger's after every rehearsal. Simple solution.

THIS JUST IN

My parents and I have officially been book on a Mediterranean Cruise. Right after graduation we will have to sprint back to Chicago and then fly to Paris, then Venice. A few days in Venice, and then the cruise travels around Italy, ending in Monte Carlo. I think this is pretty exciting. I have never been to Europe...now I will! The cruise sounds very fancy (Tuxes after 6pm...hmmm) and it is a food and wine theme...with a celebrity chef and everything. OMG. Read more about it here. Guess I will only be back in Chicago for about a week this summer...whoa.

3/23/06

Life Update

Recital prep is going ok...although I haven't been doing very much of it. Tomorrow I will have my first to to actually practice my sonatas rather than rehearse them with piano. I'm still not very worried though, I think everything should be fine!
I will be in Kilbourn Hall tomorrow for a large number of hours. My dress plus several of Ricardo's. It should be fun.
I can kind of play Ricardo's crazy cello thing. Its not amazing, buts it MUCH better than I expected to be able to play it. And it looks really crazy, so people think I'm playing it well. That helps a lot.
Stupid Girls (by P!nk...duh) recently became the first thing on my iPod to get over 100 plays. Thats pretty crazy. I really need the album (release date: April 4)
My mom is now planning a Mediterranean cruise. Destinations include: Rome, Venice, Sicily, and Monte Carlo. It sounds amazing to me...I've never been anywhere outside of North America (except Japan and China). And after 6pm the ship becomes formal...which means the guys have to wear Tuxes...interesting.