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Dec. 8th, 2005 07:01 amYeesh, I forgot to update yesterday, and I actually had things to talk about! Lets go in chronological order, shall we?
I took my Physics Lab test on Tuesday, and lucked out by getting one that I knew how to do very easily. Specific heats and temperature, measuring the heat lost by water and an aluminum cup, measuring how much heat was gained by the ice. I did well, with a ten percent percent difference, most of which probably came from the ice not being at exactly 0 degrees Celsius. So that's done. I still need to talk with my Physics teacher about what we're doing with me and the class, but that's on the agenda for today.
Later, there was the Holiday Pops Concert. It actually went suprisingly well, considering my normal stage fright. I didn't like how the choirs went on stage though, as the curtains were up. Our teacher just told us to go to our seats and be there when the concert started. That meant that we ended up sitting down randomly, with some people there for practically twenty minutes before the others, and some people scooting in two minutes before we were ready to start. It felt very disorganized.
The music part itself went beautifully. The Orchestra started out by playing the Waltz from Sleeping Beauty, by Tchaikovsky, and then the little kids from the violin school showed up and played. They were just cute. Then the Orchestra returned and did "The Wind Says Goodnight", a long piece based off of a children's picturebook. It was very pretty and dreamy. Then it was our turn. Everyone joined in and did "We Wish You a Merry Christmas". Then the Ladies in Pink, a women's vocal group came up and sang two songs. After that came the men's chorus, and they sang, "The First Nowell", "Coventry Carol", and "I Saw Three Ships". I loved their songs, and I also have a true appreciation for good male voices, so those pieces were lovely to hear. Then it was our turn, as the women's chorus stood up and sang "Two Wasails". Honestly, I can't tell you much about how we did, because I was too busy concentrating on my part to really tell how we did as a group. Our director seemed pleased though, which means we probably did just fine. When we were through, it was time for the University Choir to sing. Here's the thing, University Choir is the audition-only group on campus. That means they tend to be very good. And they proved their reputation on Tuesday. They sang "Resonet in Laudibus", and "Ding Dong Merrily on High", and wow. Just wow.
When all of the individual choirs were done, we all joined in and did carols together. And that was pure fun, gaining momentum and joy in singing. By the end of the first carol, I was grinning as I sang. This is why I love music, it pulls you into it and carries you beyond yourself. It is sheer joy to really sing.
Afterwards, as my ride and I were driving back to school, she asked if I'd had any formal training. She thought that I personally had enough talent to audition for University Choir and make it in. Please note, I probably will never be doing this, as the mere thought of standing up to do an audition by myself scares me witless, but at the same time, it was so wonderful to be told that someone thought I had that kind of talent. Then she had me sing a few things on the way back to my dorm, including "The Rainbow Connection", from the Muppet Movie, one of my all-time favorite songs.
So that was my Tuesday.
Wednesday was a lot calmer. It was reading-study day on campus, which meant no classes and no tests. I spent the morning reading. Then in the afternoon, I walked down to Ben Franklin's and bought some more Christmas presents. Elizabeth's wall dragon is now officially a birthday present, mainly because I found something that I want to give to her for Christmas and I won't be home for her birthday anyway. I also picked out a present for a friend, and something my Aunt will enjoy playing with.
In the evening, I went down to help clean out the Room of Requirement with other members of the Quidditch club. We spent a while cleaning off the floor, which was a complete disaster area, and then ended up huddled around Lierin's laptop, looking at pictures and vids of the Yule Ball. We actually caught our President's attempt at breakdancing on video! Poor guy, first we force him to do it, then we tape it and giggle over it later. I also found out that a thrown CD to the neck really does hurt. Some of my fellow club members were playing frisbee with a dead CD, and I ended up a civilan casualty.
And that catches you up to the present.
I took my Physics Lab test on Tuesday, and lucked out by getting one that I knew how to do very easily. Specific heats and temperature, measuring the heat lost by water and an aluminum cup, measuring how much heat was gained by the ice. I did well, with a ten percent percent difference, most of which probably came from the ice not being at exactly 0 degrees Celsius. So that's done. I still need to talk with my Physics teacher about what we're doing with me and the class, but that's on the agenda for today.
Later, there was the Holiday Pops Concert. It actually went suprisingly well, considering my normal stage fright. I didn't like how the choirs went on stage though, as the curtains were up. Our teacher just told us to go to our seats and be there when the concert started. That meant that we ended up sitting down randomly, with some people there for practically twenty minutes before the others, and some people scooting in two minutes before we were ready to start. It felt very disorganized.
The music part itself went beautifully. The Orchestra started out by playing the Waltz from Sleeping Beauty, by Tchaikovsky, and then the little kids from the violin school showed up and played. They were just cute. Then the Orchestra returned and did "The Wind Says Goodnight", a long piece based off of a children's picturebook. It was very pretty and dreamy. Then it was our turn. Everyone joined in and did "We Wish You a Merry Christmas". Then the Ladies in Pink, a women's vocal group came up and sang two songs. After that came the men's chorus, and they sang, "The First Nowell", "Coventry Carol", and "I Saw Three Ships". I loved their songs, and I also have a true appreciation for good male voices, so those pieces were lovely to hear. Then it was our turn, as the women's chorus stood up and sang "Two Wasails". Honestly, I can't tell you much about how we did, because I was too busy concentrating on my part to really tell how we did as a group. Our director seemed pleased though, which means we probably did just fine. When we were through, it was time for the University Choir to sing. Here's the thing, University Choir is the audition-only group on campus. That means they tend to be very good. And they proved their reputation on Tuesday. They sang "Resonet in Laudibus", and "Ding Dong Merrily on High", and wow. Just wow.
When all of the individual choirs were done, we all joined in and did carols together. And that was pure fun, gaining momentum and joy in singing. By the end of the first carol, I was grinning as I sang. This is why I love music, it pulls you into it and carries you beyond yourself. It is sheer joy to really sing.
Afterwards, as my ride and I were driving back to school, she asked if I'd had any formal training. She thought that I personally had enough talent to audition for University Choir and make it in. Please note, I probably will never be doing this, as the mere thought of standing up to do an audition by myself scares me witless, but at the same time, it was so wonderful to be told that someone thought I had that kind of talent. Then she had me sing a few things on the way back to my dorm, including "The Rainbow Connection", from the Muppet Movie, one of my all-time favorite songs.
So that was my Tuesday.
Wednesday was a lot calmer. It was reading-study day on campus, which meant no classes and no tests. I spent the morning reading. Then in the afternoon, I walked down to Ben Franklin's and bought some more Christmas presents. Elizabeth's wall dragon is now officially a birthday present, mainly because I found something that I want to give to her for Christmas and I won't be home for her birthday anyway. I also picked out a present for a friend, and something my Aunt will enjoy playing with.
In the evening, I went down to help clean out the Room of Requirement with other members of the Quidditch club. We spent a while cleaning off the floor, which was a complete disaster area, and then ended up huddled around Lierin's laptop, looking at pictures and vids of the Yule Ball. We actually caught our President's attempt at breakdancing on video! Poor guy, first we force him to do it, then we tape it and giggle over it later. I also found out that a thrown CD to the neck really does hurt. Some of my fellow club members were playing frisbee with a dead CD, and I ended up a civilan casualty.
And that catches you up to the present.
