In the game, you need certain items to continue training your puppy, and one of the levels requires a plastic chicken for whatever reason. I needed like 8 of them, too! RIDIC'LUS.
Anywho.
So this past weekend was the MVC Men's Basketball tournament in St. Louis, which I went to for pep band, and it was kind of awesome. Despite the last person who subbed for me having lost half the tunes in my folder, which put me off immensely for a while, I had a ton of fun with Caryn, Gretchen, Stash, Megan the GA, and lots of others. Here's some cool/not-so-cool stuff that happened!
Good:
~They showed the saxes and clarinets on the TV camera a lot
~What what, in the butt!
~Late night heart-to-heart with Stash and Caryn <3
~Jon Mallak attempting to eat a burger aptly named the Tower of Doom, which combined 12 one-pound beef patties, a pound of fries, and a bunch of other crap. Yum.
~Crepes
~The views from our room and Megan's room - GORGEOUS!!
~The Arch, which we never actually went up in but got to see lit up at night :)
~All the awesome architecture downtown...why can't we have buildings like that in IA???
Poop:
~It rained pretty much the whole time. Euuuwhhh.
~We lost the first game...eh. Whatevs.
~Might not have gotten to do everything we wanted to do, but hey.
~Drunk people EVERYWHERE in the hotel!!
So yeah. That was fun!
This week is midterms week, which sucks. Everyone's so stressed out, causing them to either be bipolar or outwardly PO'ed 24/7. I'm an internal wreck, so I'm just trying to stay as positive as I can..we won't get into any of my problems here, you probably don't want to hear them. Some of my friends have really been worried about Theory/AT/SS, and I don't know what to say to them without sounding stuck up, other than "You can do this, it's not as bad as you think it is! I believe in you!" or "Try not to worry about it so much..the more you worry about it, the less you'll be able to concentrate."
I don't think I've ever mentioned it on here, purely because I don't really talk about it, but I have what's called Aural Recall, aka. Perfect Pitch. I can identify any pitch, tell how sharp or flat it is, and sing any pitch, without a reference. I can hear tones in percussive sounds, like the ticking of a clock or a pen tapping on a desk. When notes are out of tune, it causes me physical pain. It's especially useful for AT and Sightsinging...at the same time, however, I don't like to talk about it because I don't want anyone to make a huge deal out of it. I can't relate to my friends' problems in those classes, and I can't help anyone with ear training because I don't know how to explain it. Sometimes I feel like I'm judged for it, disliked for it..but there really isn't anything I can do, other than not talk about it. If I've ever caused anyone grief because of it, I'm sorry...the last thing I want is to be a bitch.
HEALTH UPDATE:
I haven't been to the gym since Wednesday, because of the whole pep band trip, and because it was closed yesterday when I woke up. I've really been misbehaving on this whole diet/exercise thing for the past 5 days or so...time to get my ass in gear.
I'm a bit upset with myself for how out-of-control my language has been lately. Overuse of "fuck", "shit", "tits", "balls", etc. I remember resolving to cut that out, but it hasn't really happened as much as I'd like it to. Maybe it's just from stress, but it just feels like everyone's extra pissed off lately, and I've realized my profanity isn't really helping it right now. So that's gonna change.
Totally random, but I feel like I should share my thoughts on a movie I watched this weekend.
Film: The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers
Plot: As the hobbits Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee make their way to Mordor to destroy the Ring of Power and keep it from Sauron, they run into this UGLY person named Gollum. Well he's not a person but still. He says he can take them to Mordor, and that's all they really need to hear. They make their way through a nasty swamp of dead people, and finally reach the gate. Meanwhile, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli are chasing the group of Orcs that kidnapped Pippin and Merry. Gandalf comes back to life as Gandalf the White, and shit gets real!!! Then a tree man shows up, and a bunch of battles occur at Rohan, where the king's son dies. Eowyn falls in love with Aragorn, who's already got it bad for Arwen, that one elf from Rivendell who's crazy enough to pledge her life to him and become mortal...stoop.
Favorite part:
First watch this one...
Then watch this.
Ahahahahahahah.
LEGEND UPDATE:
We've been talking a bit more, hanging out more, stuff like that...I've decided just to stay friends with him. I've just got that vibe like it isn't gonna happen, yk?
GAH I just wish everyone would calm themselves and see the light at the end of this demanding, malicious tunnel..I realize everyone goes through periods of being whacked-out, that it's a natural part of life, but I hate watching it happen to people I care about.
I think I'm seeing a theme with my life here...
Unconditional love is one of the most beautiful things...When you like being around someone just..because. When that person makes you happy by simply spending time with you. When you want nothing more for that person than to see them as happy as they make you. When you wouldn't dream of hurting them. When no matter what they may say or do to you out of frustration or anger, all you want to do is help alleviate their pain, so they can be at peace. When even after they've tried the deepest depths of your patience, you don't have the heart to give up on them.
At the same time, unconditional love can be one of the most painful, bittersweet things. When not returned, it may not make you love them any less, but it can take its toll on your heart.
Fin
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