| Stupid Survey thingy because I'm just that bored and lazy |
[12 Apr 2007|02:26pm] |
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So technically I did this survey before, but something tells me it'll be different now. Being I'm trying to procrastinate doing work right now, I figured I'd do it again.
1. Name: Jess
2. Location: Philly
3. School/mascot/colors: Temple/Owls/Cherry and White...that's right. Cherry, not red. lol
4. Zodiac sign: Taurus
5. Shoe size: 7 1/2
6. Height: 5'5
7. Eyes: Green or blue, depending on the day.
8. Pets: hopefully a kitten next year...
9. Siblings: 1 sister
10. Your mom and dads name: Donna and Bill
11. Hair: Reddish brown
12. Hair length: a bit longer than my shoulders
13. Ever dyed your hair? Yup
14. Are you good in school? Yup
19. Nicknames: Jess, Jessabear, Jessie
20. Do you play sports? Iceskating, snowboarding, ultimate frisbee, and I try to run 3-4 times a week too.
21. Are you a night or a morning person? night person
22. Are you ticklish? very much so
23. Do you believe in God? Yes
24. What's your screenname? jessbass18
25. Do you have braces? no, but I did in 6th grade
26. Do you have glasses? nope. 20/20 vision!
27. What do you want to be when you grow up? Some sort of writer...ideally a novelist, but a journalist is cool with me too.
28. What was the worst day of your life? hmm...the night I got mugged was pretty bad...
29. What are the best days of your life? 6 flags trip, my trip to philly with bri
31. Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? nope
32. What are you most scared of? Snakes and old fashioned hospitals. I know that sounds strange but it scares the shit out of me. lol
33. What do you usually think about before you go to bed? If I'm stressed, then I think about whatever I have to do. If not, then I think about how wonderful it is to be going to bed!
34. If you could be anything without consequences, what would it be? A novelist or a negotiator for all the shit going on in the middle east w/o getting shot.
Favorites
35. Movie: Matrix, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Confidence
36. Band/Group/Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers and Stone Temple Pilots!!!!
37. Store: Barnes and Noble, Waldenbooks, Target, New York and Company
38. Relative: Aren't I supposed to love them all equally? Though I am a bit biased towards my Nana...
39. Sport: snowboarding, hockey
40. Vacation spot: I'd love to go to australia, but if we're talking places I've actually been then Ocean City, NJ
41. Ice cream flavor: Choc. Chip cookie dough, cookies and cream, or mint choc. chip.
42. Fruit: Pineapples or strawberries.
43. Candy: Three Musketeers, twix, or anything with caramel
44. Car: One that gets from point A to point B, though we all know I prefer the subway or walking.
45. Class: Creative Writing, journalism
46. Holiday: Christmas and my birthday
47. Day of the week: Friday and Wednesday
48. Color: Green, black, or red
49. Magazine: I don't read magazines.
50. Name for a girl: Alyssa
51. Name for a boy: Ethan, Michael, Brian, Cameron, Luke
52. Sports team: Technically I wouldn't be classified as a sports fan, but I say I like The Phillys, Flyers, and Eagles
53: Month: April, August, or September
54. Animal: Tigers...I love White Siberian Tigers, and dogs
55. Saying: "There is no such thing as mistakes, only things you do and things you don't do."
56. Word: pentuflas (It means slippers in french, but isn't it just fun to say?) lol
57. Room in your house: my room
58. Concert you have been to: Red Hot Chili Peppers with Stone Temple Pilots
59. Meat: Steak
60. Pizza topping: Pineapple and ham (Hawaiian)
61. State: New York
62. City: New York or Philly
63. Feeling: Happiness and satisfaction
64. College: TEMPLE!!!!!!!!!
65. Number: 8, 13, 14, 18, or 22..haha, do I really have to pick one?
66. Book: The Harry Potter books, LOTRs, Sabriel, the Ninja, uh...too many good ones to mention them all.
67. Cereal: Lucky Charms and this flakey strawberry stuff my mom buys...forget what it's called
In the past 24 hours have you
68. Had a serious talk? yes
69. Hugged someone? yes
70. Fought with a friend? No
71. Cried? Nope
72. Laughed? yeah...I'm always laughing at something...or someone
73. Made someone laugh? yup
74. Bought something? nope
75. Flirted with someone? Only joke flirting with mike...which he does back, so that doesn't really count.
76. Felt stupid? As I took my Jour. and Soc. midterm...yeah, for parts of it.
77. Talked to someone you love? Yes
78. Missed someone? yes.....a lot....
Have you ever
79. Done drugs? no
80. Eaten an entire box of oreos? no, but I probably could if I'm hungry enough
81. Been dumped? Yes
82. Had someone be unfaithful to you? No
83. Stayed home on saturday night, just because?: Yeah...so much work to do and not enough time!
84. Been in love? Yes
85. Seen the white house? drove past it
86. Seen the eiffel tower? in epcot Florida! lol, never the real thing
87. Drank alcohol? What, me drink? Never!!! lol, jk.
88. Played monopoly? yeah
89. Kissed someone? yup
90. Tried a weight loss program? I tend to obsess over these things sometimes...
91. Jumped on a trampoline? I love trampolines!
92. Colored in a coloring book(and had fun)? Yeah! It's really therapeutic
93. Had a bubble bath? wow...not in years...but I could certainly use one!
94. Been on a plane? Florida and Boston.
95. Been on a boat? Not really.
96. Been on a train? Train to the airport, and also on my adventure through Maniunk...lol
97. Been in a car accident? Never a serious one
98. Ridden an elephant? No, but maybe one day when I got India...or the Philly zoo?
99. Made a web page? nope, but I will next semester, I'm sure.
100. Played with legos? In Hamilton! Don't you love the good ol days?
101. Stayed up all night? haha...that's the story of my life!
102. Shoved stuff under your bed to make your room look clean? Surprisingly I never really got into that, but I've tried it a few times
103. Broken a bone?: nope
104. Called a psychic or sex hotline? At Jenn's house late at night at a sleepover w/ her, Emily and Carrie...we were really bored haha, and it was funny.
105. Watched jerry springer? My roomate obsessively watched it every day last year...blah
106. Gotten in trouble for talking in class? on occasion
107. Been afraid of the dark? when I was younger...now I love it!
108. Been in the hospital(not visiting)? when I was born (duh) and once to get tubes in my ears so I could hear stuff lol. this was 1st grade, so I don't really remember anything...you know how I feel about hospitals...
109. Had stitches? nope
110. Dumped someone and regretted it? I don't regret it anymore, but at one point I did.
111. Went out with more than one person at a time? Yes, but neither of them ever found out...
112. Lied? haha
113. Been arrested? Almost...I wouldn't leave Presser one night when I was practicing and they brought in the cops to kick me and Charlie out.
114. Fallen asleep in class? That was more a highschool thing. Now I actually try to learn stuff in college.
115. Used food for something other than to eat? I made a macaroni necklace at jazz fest
116. Met a celebrity? No, but I might someday since I'm doing the whole journalism thing. Who knows where I'll end up?
117. Broken the law? Um...what? I'd never ever do that....!
118. Skipped class? yeah
119. Hated yourself? yeah
120. Been brokenhearted? yeah
121. Broken someone's heart? yeah
122. Wanted to kill someone? Nah, I'm a bit of a pacifist.
124. Lap danced? no
125. Been in a fist fight? no
126. Blow me? huh?
127. Like to give hugs? sure
128. Like to walk in the rain? I love downpours!
129. Sleep with or without clothes on? With
130. Prefer black or blue pens? depends on my mood
131. Dress up on halloween? You bet!!!! And I never dress up as a major slut like every other girl either!
132. Have a job? Bailey's Steakhouse and Grill
133. Like someone? duh!
134. Sleep on your side, tummy or back? I'm a roller...
135. Have a goldfish? I did a long time ago
136. Ever have the falling dream? nope
137. Have stuffed animals? My pig named Hamlet
138. Like to give anal sex to animals? What kind of a question is that??? Of course not!
139. Do you believe in the horoscopes: not really
140. Do you like your handwriting: Well, it drastically changes depending on my mood. Sometimes it's okay, but usually it's chickenscratch.
141. What superhero would you be: A female version of Venem...he's pretty cool.
142. Do you have any piercings: Ears and eyebrow
143. Any tattoos: not yet...
144. Are you picky: With what? It depends...
145. What makes you mad: it takes a lot to truly make me mad. Usually I just keep it bottled up.
146. What do you think of Bush: Thank God he can't run for a 3rd term...he's terrible!
147. Who do you admire: There's lots of people, and not all of them are famous.
148. Do you like cartoons: Family Guy, South Park, Simpsons, Futurama, and classic Loonytunes
149. What did you do today: Got up, studied, took a midterm, dropped my bass off at presser, ate lunch, then came back home to do homework. Later tonight I'm going out
151. Do you own a miniskirt: who doesn't?
152. Do you floss: sometimes
153. What is the farthest your have traveled: I think Florida's farthest, but that was by plane and I drove to Tenessee which felt longer, so we'll go with that
154. Have you ever died: uh, hello? Obviously not!
155. What kind of shampoo do you use: Panteen ProV
156. Do you use big words to sound smart: I could, but I choose not to b/c you're more coherent if you keep it simple.
157. When you get mad, do you swear a lot? Usually
158. Ever worn black nail polish: Yeah, I've tried the whole goth thing before...not really my thing.
159. Do you do everything better then guch: who/what's guch?
160. How many sheets are on your bed: the fitted sheet, reg. sheet and my comforter
161. Whats under your bed: Boxes, my suitcase, shoes
162. Do you have your own tv and vcr: TV, yes. VCR, no. (Dvd player...the vcr of today, yes).
163. Do you see dead people: I've been to a few funerals before...?
164. Are you a good speller: Not nearly as good as I should be. I rely on spellcheck a lot.
165. Do you like little kids: Yes. They're so cute!
166. Are you talented: Everyone is talented in something. It's just a matter of what...
167. If so, how: Musically, and writing if it's on my terms
168. Do you watch the weather channel while getting ready in your hotel room on vacation: Sometimes
169. Ever seen a ghost: Nah, but I've sensed a presence a few times before.
170. Abortion: Pro-choice
171. Bill Clinton: he's not as bad as everyone thinks
172. Eating disorders: Great way to lose weight, but unfortunately it's unhealthy.
173. Rap: Only the good kind.
174. Suicide: There's always a better way out than that.
175. Piercings: obviously okay with it...
176. Make-up: I prefer all natural if you can pull it off
177. Drinking: everything in moderation
What do you think when you hear this name:
178. Jennifer: All my friends
179. Leah: Kristy
180. Megan: Shiley or Welsh
181. Brandon: Chaderton
182. Christina: Chris and Christian
183. Angela: Sultzer
184. Courtney: Cox
185. Lauren: ???
186. Lisa: Parlade
187. Jackie: Molan, my cousin
188. Kat: Katerina Gordieva
189. Patrick: Don't laugh, but I pictured the starfish in spongebob.
190. Erin: Borden
This or that
191. Pierced nose or tongue? Nose
192. Be serious or funny? Funny
193. Single or taken? Taken for me, Single for the one I'm after
194. Mtv or vh1? Neither...they both waste all their time on reality TV
195. 7th heaven or dawson's creek? Ugh...both are annoying, but I guess 7th Heaven
196. Sugar or salt? sugar
197. Silver or gold? silver
198. Tongue or belly button ring? belly button
199. Chocolate or flowers: Chocolate
200. Color or black-and-white photos? Color
201. Sunrise or sunset? Sunset
202. M&M's or skittles? M&M's
203. Rap or rock? Rock
204. Stay up late or sleep in? both, but since I ususally stay up late and can't sleep in we'll go with that
205. Tall members of the opposite sex or short? Tall
206. Sun or moon? Sun
207. What time is it? 3:11pm
208. Diamond or ruby? Ruby...I love red
209. Left or right? Left
210. Cat or dog? Dog
211. Mustard or ketchup? mustard...I don't like ketchup
222. Newspaper or magazine? Newspaper
223. Spring or fall? Fall
224. A year of hot sex or a lifetime of friendship? friendship
225. Happy or sad? Happy, who wants to be sad?
226. Sneakers or sandals? sandals
227. Blondes or brunettes? brunettes
228. Duct tape or scotch tape? Duct tape...it fixes everything!
229. Pepsi or coke? pepsi
230. Nike or adidas? adidas
Love life
231. If you could kiss anyone in the world, who would it be: My ex
232. If you could date anyone in the world, who would it be: Well, he's already taken, so why waste words on him right now.
234. What is the biggest turn off: when they don't treat you right or try to pressure you into stuff you don't want to do
235. What is the biggest turn on: Physically: hair, eyes and smile, Personality: sense of humor, respectful, and if they're easy to talk to
236. Do you think there is a person for everyone: yes
237. If yes, do you know who yours is: Yes
238. Do you believe in love at first sight: I didn't used to but now I do.
239. Have you ever been in love: Yes
240. What do you think love is: It's not really something you can describe. It's just this overwhelming emotion that you can't contain. Everyone can see it in you when you're in love.
241. Do you think it lasts forever: only true love
242. Do you want to get married: yes
243. How many times: once
244. When was your first kiss?: summer after 10th grade
245. First grade teacher's name: Mrs. Christman...yuck, she was mean!
246. Last word you said: Bye!
246. Last song you sang: One of my self compositions...
247. Last meal you ate: Lunch
248. Favorite childhood cartoon: Rugrats
249. What did you hate most about school: basically everything (But I love everything about college)
250. Last person you flipped off: I don't usually flip the bird, I'll just tell them to fuck off.
251. Last song stuck in your head: Bole Chudiyan
252. Last time you were burned: Everytime I make stirfry, I always burn myself with the oil by accident.
253. Last time you bled: I cut my knee shaving...
254. What's in your cd player: Phantom of the Opera, but that's at home, so it doesn't really count?
255. What color socks are you wearing: white with a gray heel and toe.
256. What's under your bed: Boxes, my suitcase, shoes...didn't they already ask this question?
257. What's the weather like: gray and drizzly
258. What time did you wake up today: 8:00
259. Who do you want to marry: Who I want to marry, and who I actually will marry are two different people...
260. Are you going to college: yes
261. If so, how long do you want to go: 2 years down, 3 more to go, + 2 for Grad school.
262. How many kids do you want: 2 or 3
263. Kids names girls: Elizabeth, Alyssa, Kira
264. Kids names boys: Ethan, Mark, or Cameron
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| World Peace |
[11 Apr 2007|04:05pm] |
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In another attempt to procrastinate productivity, I've decided to post in my blog for once. I think it's been close to a year since I have and all.
I guess I'll just start by updating everything that's happened in the last year. The biggest thing...I've changed my major to journalism and it's really a lot better for me. I feel like now I can finally make a difference in the world and I don't have to be locked in a tiny room all day to do it.
Also, it's forced me to become current with the world. As a result, I've made a decision. No matter what I decide to actually do as a career once I graduate, I want to help clean up all the scum in the world. I suppose I'll start in Philly, since there's plenty to do here, but I'd really like to travel to third world countries. Basically everyone I've told this to so far said that I should join the peace cor. and I might just do that. You know how awesome it would be to go to India and help out there? However, I'm not sure if I actually want to join or just do my own thing. I'd really like to go to the middle east. Crazy, I know, but that's what I'm interested in at the moment. My parents and sister think I'm completely crazy and just have a death wish or something, but every little bit helps. First I'd have to learn the language, but once that's done, I feel I can connect with them and talk to them to really make a difference. Shooting at people only causes more death...it never solves anything. If there's one thing I've learned from dating Brian last year, it's that communication is everything and you can't solve a thing without it. Really, America shouldn't be involved over there in the first place. But since we've made ourselves involved, we need to stop killing people and start talking to work things out. We need to study each other's culture and everyday society to really understand each other and then figure out a solution.
So if my whole attempt at world peace fails, I think I'll just become a hippie and hobo across the country instead.
And if that fails, I'll move to Australia and become a writer there. I hear it's truly lovely...
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| Fuck this shit! |
[26 Mar 2006|11:44pm] |
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I decided I'm quiting school.
That's right...quitting school. It's a bunch of bull shit for a bunch of pussies. Seriously, why do I really need to know theory anyway? Instead I'm just gonna practice all day and concentrate on getting into the Philly Orchestra!
Lol...I wish I could do that. As much as I kinda enjoy taking classes here, I feel like it's wasting my time and distracting me from what I really need to be doing.
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| Free your soul from the devil we call Television! |
[19 Mar 2006|03:13pm] |
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I didn't bring my TV back with me after spring break. To be honest, it's a relief. I'm free! And to think there are still millions of Americans who waste so much of thier time being sucked into the tube... TV sucks nowadays anyway...so much reality tv. The thing I hate most about reality tv is how it's so obviously scripted and it's not even close to being reality. It should be called drama tv...that's closer to the truth. Oh well, enough about this.
So with all my free time I've been enjoying life more instead. It's the little things that really matter...how the trees are starting to bud again, or how the sky looks when the sun goes down, etc. Life is truly beautiful if you turn off the tv and take the time to notice.
Okay, I'm done ranting and raving...I'm just really bored right now and have nothing better to do. I think I'm gonna go practice now.
Peace out homies! Lata...
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| Classical Weekend |
[27 Feb 2006|03:13pm] |
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So Thursday was the Temple Symphony Orchestra concert.
Friday was the Curtis concert.
Saturday was Presser all day.
Sunday was the Philly Orchestra and more practicing.
Very classical weekend...
Anyway, Beethoven is the shit. No arguing...he's the shit. Simple as that!
Enough said about that.
Spring break is coming up...can't wait. It'll be skiing and mud wrestling and baking and training to get me in shape...can't wait!
Get ready for the new me!
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| Awesomeness!!! |
[13 Feb 2006|01:35pm] |
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Today's been a happy day! Just one of those days where everything seems to be really good for no reason and it all just works well.
For example, I managed to wake up today without too much trouble (once I got past my room being FREEZING outside of the covers) and had enough time to look somewhat decent AND make tea. My piano lesson wasn't too catasrophic today and I got a new piece, which is good. I finally had my real IH teacher (only after what, 3 substitutes until he got back into the country) and he's really cool. Aurals and theory are okay too...I like doing form and modal mixture SO MUCH BETTER than 4 part voice leading!!! And now I just got back from lunch, am thinking of a quick nap and then some heavy duty practicing since I got one of the bass books I ordered the other day.
Overall, pretty good day! Maybe it's making up for how crappy tomorrow might be, or maybe it's foreshadowing how awesome it could be. One never knows until it comes, though, right? We'll just have to wait and see!
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| SNOW!!!! |
[12 Feb 2006|11:32pm] |
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OMG, we got soooooooo much snow...as in a foot! This is amazing!!! I hope school is cancled tomorrow...I need a snow day!
And even better yet...I went ice skating on Saturday which was awesome!!!
Overall...great weekend!
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| Fantastic Wednesday!!! |
[08 Feb 2006|01:29pm] |
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So today's been fantastic (as you can see from the subject, duh!) lol. Last night I tried sooooooo hard to pull an all nighter (since I was up till 4 doing my paper anyway) but it didn't exactly work out. I finally crashed around 5:30. However, I took Dahni's advice and made sure I was sleeping in an increment of 3 hours. Igot exactly 3 hours of sleep last night and I feel great today! More energetic than I've been for a long while. lol. Who'd've thought...I guess Dahni's just as all knowing as everyone says. lol.
So my weekend is already stuffed and it's not even here yet. Friday Jess and I are possibly going to center city for awhile, then the string quartet masterclass? recital?...not sure exactly what it is but sounds awesome. Then I might be going to hear Conjunto 23 at Mokkah's (if they are in fact playing and I can find a way to weasle myself in.) Saturday I'm going iceskating with a bunch of people. Then that night I promised this band I'd hear them play at the underground, so I'll go there if I can find someone to go with. Sunday's the orchestra concert and I"m thinking my parents will most likely take me out to dinner after that. So yeah, this week's packed.
Even before the weekend, it's stuffed. Today, I still have a bit of homework, and lots of practicing to do. Then Jordan wants me to go to Blunt night with him...still not sure about that one yet, we'll see. Tomorrow I have the luxury of having World Music (definite sarcasm right there) and then Orchestra and then AMANDA'S MEAT PARTY!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait...it should be pretty fun. My only concern is how the meat to cheese ratio is about 5:2...we'll see what happens. lol. Oh yeah, and Friday I get to get up at the buttcrack of dawn for my lesson at 8:15. Jeez, what was I thinking?
Well, that's all for now.
Peace!
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| Snowboarding! |
[12 Jan 2006|04:28pm] |
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For the first time since 11th grade (when I worked at Camelback, actually) I'm going snowboarding! I'm going tomorrow and saturday, I totally can't wait! Joey wanted me to teach him, but Uncle Joe suggested he learn how to ski first. lol...I was relieved...I don't think I could teach anyone how to snowboard since no one really taught me. I just kinda figured it out. Me, Laura and Stevo kinda rolled down the mountain until we could stand up on our own. lol. Still, I'm excited.
So, the whole diet thing lasted about two days. Then I went to visit my nana, and she had to pull the icecream and goochies out of the freezer. lol. Anyway, because I broke it, I said to myself, I might as well just wait till I get back to school. But I've changed my mind again, b/c I feel so gross after I eat a cookie now. I am going to go on a super-diet once I get to school...become a vegetarian. And until I get to school, I'm gonna stop eating cookies so I don't feel like crap anymore. lol, sounds like a plan, right?
Well, I really don't have anything to write about...I'm just rambling on and on to take up some time so then I'l be that much closer to going back to school. I'd like to know why the heck my dad had to take a day off of work to take me back to school on Monday, rather than Sunday? Oh well...as long as I go back sometime or another!
Well, i guess that's all for now... Peace out!
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| Christmas break just fucking end!!! |
[11 Jan 2006|04:25pm] |
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OMG, I'm sooooooooo bored! What the heck did I used to do with my time during breaks and stuff? I never used to be home ever. I'm bored as hell right now...there's nothing to do in this town! haha
But, I go back to school on Monday. My dad took a day off of work so he could bring me back on monday, even though I told him that's dumb and to just bring me back on Sunday instead. haha.
I guess that's about all...I'm gonna try to find something to do now!
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| New Year |
[03 Jan 2006|01:55am] |
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My New Year's Resolution:
1. lose 20 pounds
a. eat healthier
b. work out everyday (crunches, pushups, running...whether permiting)
2. Practice every day
3. Stop being a bitch
Yeah...that about sums it up!
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| Home |
[16 Dec 2005|11:35pm] |
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Okay, so I'm home again, and already I miss temple so much! Actually, last week was pretty awesome, if you ask me. Most people would think I'm crazy, but come on...you get up and take one final, then go back to bed (if it was early) and practice awhile, then eat, then practice some more, than go back to bed. And in an even sicker way, the best part of this week was my jury. I don't have any doubt in my mind now that I'm a born performer b/c my jury was actually fun! I wanna do it again! Is that crazy or what?
But anyway, now I'm sitting in my room, cursing at my sister in my head for wanting to sleep for whatever unknown reason, being it's only 11:38, thus preventing me from practicing. Maybe I'll lock myself in the basement for a few hours and fool around with some music...it's just such an ordeal to move my bass and all my stuff down there...maybe tomorrow, who knows?
Tonight, to celebrate my mom's birthday, we went to see Rent again. The movie was just as good as last time, but at the same time, it kinda sucked b/c we saw it at the stroud theater. Regal is sooooooo much better, and stroud really didn't do it justice at all. It was still really good though. And as unrealistic as Danielle may say it is, I'm still convinced that'll be me in a few years...living in a crappy apartment in NY or Philly with no heat or food and just praying I can get by enough to make the rent next month. I'm almost, in a sick weird kind of way, looking foward to it. I feel like when musicians are starving like that to make their music, that's where the real passion is. Once they make it big, it's still possible to have good music, but it loses somehting...it changes more into what'll sell better, rather than what sounds best. That really annoys me. But if things go my way, once I get out of my poor phase, I'll still have enough passion to make good quality music, rather than whatever crap is hip. And hopefully I won't turn into Benny...all money hungry and shit. That would piss me off so much.
But enough ranting for now. The main point of this entry was to praise music, and instead I shot down the music industry...guess that's a sign for me to go.
Peace
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| Last night and finals...*wink wink |
[11 Dec 2005|11:58am] |
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So yeah...my jury is on Wed. and I'm finally starting to feel okay about that. I've kinda been freaking out, but I think I'm gonna be ready. It's not even noon yet and I already put in an hour of practicing today. I sounded pretty good. I just can't slack off between now and my jury.
I think my other finals will be okay too....it's just math that I'm not sure about but to be frank, I really don't care too much about that right now. It's the last math class I have to take for the rest of my life. I never ever have to factor or graph anything again! (Unless I fail, but I don't think I will) So this semester's been pretty good, I suppose.
So last night...my practice session was crap. I put it off all day until about 8:30 and tried to practice, but Jordan was there so he kept coming in my room and talking to me and stuff. Before I even realized it, I was quizzing him on arpegios and stuff for his jury. So finally I kinda gave up and just sat with him in the lounge...I knew it was a lost cause by that point. We got to talkng about how we have no money and stuff, and he said how he spent the last of his on weed and I mentioned how I never smoked before. So yeah...he was basically like, "What? You've NEVER smoked before? That's it! I'm calling @&$ right now. He'll hook you up.I can tell you really want to too!" So he called *$&# and *#$) came to presser, then we found a nice spot outside and smoked, and it was an interesting experience. A lot different than I expected it to be. It wasn't bad or anything, but it wasn't really great either. I was just kinda there...I really don't think I got high, but that's normal for your first time.
So yeah...I'm still a good person, right? lol. I'm not suddenly a druggie, slacker going nowhere in life, right? To be honest, I really think I needed something like that b/c like I mentioned before...today was the best practice session I've had in awhile...I could finally focus again. I'd just been overkilling it the last couple weeks and needed something to break things up a bit. So we'll see where things go from here...
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| Bass Day!!! |
[04 Dec 2005|10:55pm] |
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So yesterday was the second anual Bass Day! It went really well, I'd say. I was really disappointed with my performance, but everyone else did well. See, what happened is my bass kept slipping the entire time, so I didn't even focus on being musical or even playing perfectly in tune....I just concentrated on not having my bass go flying out to the front row of the audience. lol. But I still played all the notes, and it wasn't too horrible, given the circumstances. Plus Josh sounded fine, so he covered me up a bit. My parents told me later that after we finished the duet and left the stage, Rob mentioned how my bass was slipping the whole time but I still didn't even lose a beat. He was impressed.
After Bass day he took us (Me, Josh, Amanda, Tim, and Charlie) out for Chinese food. Charlie and Rob drove together, and the rest rode with Amanda, who had to stop at her apartment first, so we got there a little late. Actually, at one point, Tim kinda hopped outta the car and walked to the restaurant, so the three of them got there before us. When I did get there, the food was already on the table...what I like to see! lol. It was a really nice time though and I was happy Rob took us out...that was really nice.
After that, we all went back to Amanda's for a party! It was fun getting drunk with my fellow bassists! lol. That was a blast!
And to top off a super night, IT SNOWED!!!!! The first snowfall of the year! (Except for when it snowed over thanksgiving break back at home! lol)
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| RENT!!!! |
[27 Nov 2005|10:33pm] |
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I saw RENT this weekend...amazing!!! I haven't decided if the play or the movie was better yet. THere were certain things about the movie, such as the scenery, the tango maureen, and things like that that were so neat, but I missed all the singing dialogue and some of the songs that were cut from the play in the movie.
But either way, it made me realize how selfish I am and how much I rely on other people for the things I have... so, I've decided, I want to get an apartment I can call my own...even if it is a shit hole b/c that's all I can afford, so I can't eat every day and never have the heat on...it'll be the true bohemian lifestyle...it'll be great!
Then while I'm in my shithole appartment, I'll randomly break out into broadway showtunes and pretend I'm in rent...what could possibly be better?
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[20 Nov 2005|12:23am] |
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Mike was supposed to call me to go out about an hour ago, but he still isn't back yet, so I'm just trying to kill some time. All I know is I really really wanna go out tonight and it better not be a waste of my time! lol. I really don't have anything to write about...
Oh, okay...I can write about how I got kicked out of presser by a philly cop last night... Yeah, it was as messed up as it sounds. Charlie and I were both there practicing and he stopped in my room to tell me that a security guard just told him to pack it up b/c they're closing the building, but it's crap and I shouldn't listen to her if she comes by me too. Probably about 15-30 minutes later she comes to my room with a Philly cop...not a Temple cop, but a Philly cop. She's like, "The building's closing, you have to leave." And I was like, "It's open till 11" and she's like, "Well not tonight...it's closing at 10" This was 10:30, mind you, so right from the start she was contradicting herself. So they left and I put my bass down and stepped into the hallway to see what charlie was gonna do. Well, I stepped out just in time to see charlie and the cop go at it. To make it easier to type...
Cop: Open the door!
Charlie: (who locked himself in and was still practicing) No!
Cop: OPEN UP THE DOOR NOW!
Charlie: No...I have the right to be here until 11
Cop: This lady here is on duty tonight and she says it's closing at 10:30, so pack up!
Charlie: I have a legal document here saying Presser is open from 7am-11pm. I need to practice!
Cop: Look, you can either do this my way, or the hard way, which I don't recomend...
Charlie: This is fucking bullshit!!!
That was about the point when I went back to my room and started packing up b/c I was afraid we'd both get arrested. I was torn between sticking up for myself and for charlie b/c that's what us fellow bassists and what friends do for each other. But at the end of the day, I'm just a wuss...
Anyway, as I was packing up the cop came back to my room and banged on my door, yelling, "You have to leave. Get out!" and I snapped back, "I'm packing up my stuff." Well, we both wound up leaving w/o getting arrested...but we deffinitely didn't get to stay until 11:00. I was really pissed b/c it was Thursday night and I really wanted to get a good chunk of time in b/c I had a lesson Friday. It turned out okay, but still...I should be able to practice till 11. I planned my schedule around it and they totally fucked me over...I got in maybe 20 minutes that night. Bad...very bad. Especially with my jury coming up in 3 weeks.
If this happens again, I'm gonna give them a piece of my mind...this is a cause I'd be willing to get arrested for...and next time I won't crap out and be stupid about it. If Charlie can stand up to them, so can I.
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| Harry Potter! |
[19 Nov 2005|02:24pm] |
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I saw Harry Potter last night and it was SOooooooooooooooo good! I think that's all I really need to say about that...
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| Funky ass Jess bass... |
[16 Nov 2005|10:20pm] |
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Okay, so today I had the greatest practice session ever. It was one of those where I was so focused and concentrating on what I needed to and a lot of stuff was getting so much better. Then I looked at my watch and was like, "Wow...it's been two hours already!" I love days like this.
I really don't have anything exciting to say, but I thought I'd blog something b/c I don't have anything better to do right now. lol.
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| As I ramble on... |
[14 Nov 2005|06:23pm] |
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Yeah...today was strange...last night was even stranger...
At least I'm back in Philly (thank God!) and I don't have to go home for another week and a half or so... Things are getting back to normal again.
But it's annoying how while I was at home, I could sleep and now I come back here and stay up all night for no reason again... I'm such an insomniac...lol
That's all for now. The only real exciting thing to report is that my mom made me cookies! Yum...but they're all gone now. haha. And Dan's birthday is thursday!!! WOOOO...I love birthdays. It's so exciting. (Actually, I think I'm more excited than he is, but oh well...maybe I'll get him in the spirit.)
Okay, that's really all for now...I'm serious this time! Peace
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