It's been quite a hectic month already (only a week old), and I've been going through a list of things I have to complete between now and the day I get to hop on a plane to Chicago.
First off was Christmas Fest. A dress rehearsal, and 4 concerts. Check.
Next, was finishing my Passacaglia and Old MacDonald variations for the composition assignment in Music Theory. Check, but not before staying up till 3:30 to finish it and getting up at 7. Check. (yawn)
Next was finishing my final project for my composition class. For the most part I am done. I have the final score, and I have given the violin and viola parts out to those who will play them. The only thing I have to do now is refine the score to make it "professional," and add an introductory page. Of course I didn't already accomplish what I did without going through only 3 hours of sleep for the second night in a row. Check, and soon-to-be check. (forcefully open eyes after they repeatedly keep closing)
Next was getting requests from four other people to play their variations. So for most of them, I didn't have their variations until 8:00 last night (today we had to perform our variations in class). And so I spent learning their variations and mine at the same time, which stretched my bedtime once again. 5 hours of sleep last night. Check, except three of the other people's variations that I was to play will have to wait until Tuesday. Check nonetheless. (doze off)
Next was to meet with people I am accompanying for their juries. Check, check, check, and check (for also preparing for my jury). No sleep commentary needed, as I didn't stay up late for this kind of work.
Remaining on the checklist: studying for final exams, studying for my Ear Training proficiency exam for tomorrow, French homework, preparing for Christmas break in which I will go home for the first time since early September, playing the remaining variations that I didn't get to do today, playing in my piano juries, playing in other people's juries, finishing up my score for composition class, practicing the piano part for the piece, meeting with the dance choreographer to go over the piece for finalizing correspondence of dance moves and musical phrases, actually performing the piece at the "concert" next Friday...
...print out my e-Ticket, come up with $50 so I can get a ride to the airport, pack, close up the room (my roommate is leaving first), uh... sleep...
Speaking of checklists, the Cubs crossed off another couple needs from their offseason checklist by acquiring Juan Pierre. Not only can he play CF (and thereby supplant Corey Patterson the bust), but he can lead off. Of course I bet Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry didn't get a lot more sleep than I did, as he was busy over the weekend at the General Managers winter meetings. Sleep is for the weak. Now that's what I'm talkin' about.
For the first time in my life, I feel like a hard-core music major. I never knew what it would be like, as I never really hung around hard-core musicians of my generation. At the same time, I'm ready to take a break from being in the music building all day, every day, surrounded by the same old people. (insert smiley face to indicate that it was a joke)
So anyways, I have:
1 day until my Ear Training exam
5 days until I finish playing other people's variations
6 days until I start performing at people's juries (and indirectly getting paid for it)
7 days until my jury and my first final
8 days until the dance/composition concert
12 days until my last final
13 days until I stuff my bags and hop a plane to celebrate Christmas at home
Again with that unlucky number, and again I cannot wait for the day this semester ends (for me) to arrive. (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)
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