Monday, August 31, 2009

First Day. Again.

[tunes]: Michael Bublé

Before I talk of my first day of classes, I want to mention that, just within the past few days, I’ve been on a Michael Bublé kick. I mean, I’ve always appreciated his music and I think he’s quite talented, but I never really listened to him much. I only have two of his CDs on my computer because I happened to pick them up at the library. Since I’ve gotten here, though, I’ve been listening to him more than usual, and I really like it. There’s just something so soulful about his music that draws me in. He has a way of taking old songs and making them his own. He does a good job at it, too. (Except for Mack The Knife… In my opinion, a jazzy, upbeat version of that song is just weird, no matter who does it.) I guess his music is just something I really connect to at this moment in time.


Today was my first day of classes, and I can proudly say I didn’t get lost once! There wasn’t anything too eventful about the classes, since it was, basically, an overview of what the class would be like and an explanation of the syllabus. My teachers seem nice enough. My Psych teacher seems pretty cool and I’m interested to see how Health and Wellness goes. I’m not sure how I feel about my History teacher, mostly because she reminds me of my psychotic 12th grade English teacher, Mrs. Buccarelli. (BUCC!) That lady was nuts, let me tell you, but at least the class was easy. Hopefully, this class will be similar in that respect, if she does turn out to be as weird as Buccs was.

Well, it’s a relatively short post today, since there isn’t too much to expound on. Perhaps, once classes get going, I’ll have more to say. I think now I’m going to face my irrational fear of initiating conversation with strangers and go find out about Choral auditions as well as Opera and Music Theatre workshop. Let me see what music I have to possibly use, first.


Pee.Ess:

[newtunes]: Ryan Kelly via Bebo.com (Good stuff, in my opinion.)

I didn't end up signing up for Opera or Musical Theatre workshop this year. This was partly due to the fact that I could not find the sign up sheets, (I may have been too late,) and partly because I didn't have anything I could have used without feeling like an unprepared douchebag. While I am quite sad I won't be able to do a show, (it's been far too long since my last one,) I think I will be okay. Perhaps it's for the best since I probably have enough on my plate as it is. (Speaking of plates, they had Beef Stroganoff at the dining hall today. Haven't had that in foreverrr.)

I did, however, sign up for Choral auditions, and I will be doing that tomorrow at 2:20. I haven't been in a chorus in quite a long time and a part of me really misses it. Especially a chorus with good guys in it, since I haven't been in one of those often. I love me some manly singing voices. :) Speaking of manly singing voices, I suggest checking out Ryan Kelly. http://www.blogger.com/www.bebo.com/ryankellymoy1 As of now he doesn't have a solo CD out, but he is a part of a group of five Irish singers called Celtic Thunder, which are also quite talented. There's a link for the group's site somewhere on his page I believe.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Every college student loves Free Food.

[tunes]: Vaccuum man vaccuuming. Yeahhh.



So, I figure I should probably start off this post by explaining exactly why I hear a vaccuum. That is because, as a poor college student who currently has no job and only 40 dollars to her name, I can't afford interwebs. Also, the crappy dorm I'm staying in isn't one of the technical school dorms, so I don't get the school internet there. So, yeah. I'm kind of bum out of luck until I get a job. Hopefully, that will be soon. Until then, don't expect particularly frequent updates, although I'll try my best to keep up.

A lot of yesterday consisted of applying for jobs, a task which I dubbed "The Great Job Hunt" in order to make it more entertaining for myself. I ended up hitting five different places, so, hopefully, I'll get a call from at least one of them. I'm hoping for Family Video, since the people there seemed like a lot of fun, but a job is a job at this point.

On my way back from the job hunt, a most amusing situation occured. As I was walking up the street back to my place, I heard someone calling from across the street. Assuming it they were trying to get someone else's attention, I ignored him and continued talking to my mom on the phone. He called a few more times, so I turned to see who it was and he waved at me. Being polite, I waved back, then he proceeded to shout, "I haven't seen you in ages!" I had never seen this guy before in my life. "I don't know you!" I yelled back across the street. His response: "You're not Jackie?" Laughing, I told him I wasn't. I must say, though, from far away, he looked rather cute. Maybe I'll see him around. I certainly wouldn't mind.


While yesterday was pretty laid back, aside from the Job Hunt, today I was all over the place. From church with my cousin, Erin, and her family to various campus meetings, I wasn't in my room for more than 20 minutes once my day started. On the plus side, all my meals were FREE, which, as a college student, is a huge bonus. There was Free Food at the "Welcome Back" picnic after church, ice cream at the Ice Cream Social/College of Fine Arts Informational Meeting I had no idea about, and even more Free Food after the Freshman Convocation. I was definately fed well today! I also got a four-leaf clover from Ryan and the kids that morning. Hopefully, they're as lucky as everyone says because I can always use some luck. I don't think I have my own! (I won a pair of tickets later in the day, so perhaps it is lucky!)

Another good thing about all that is that I actually got to meet some people! Erin introduced me to a lot of people at church and told me about choir practices on Thursday, which I am going to try real hard to remember to go to. I also met a girl named Chelsea and her roommate, Jenny, through the Informational meeting and the Freshman Convocation. They're both Fine Arts majors, so I hope to see them around.


Well, classes start tomorrow and it's getting late, so I think that's all for tonight. I am so not ready to start, but, hopefully, it won't be so bad. I just hope I don't get lost! That four-leaf clover might really come in handy...

Saturday, August 29, 2009

College: Take 2

[tunes]: P.S. I Love You Soundtrack



I never quite know how to start these things, (nor apparently how to keep them going since I generally abandon them after the first month or two, but I’m going to try to be better about that one…) I guess I should probably start by explaining what exactly this blog is going to be about, since you might want to have some idea of what you (and I) are getting into.
Right now, you’ve got a girl with rather smudgy glasses sitting at her computer in a half decorated, dingy dorm room who’s about to take her second stab at college, or first, if you could count those two years at AMDA college. This is real college. AMDA…not quite. Don’t get me wrong, though. As a music theatre conservatory of sorts, I learned a good deal at AMDA, and living in New York City for two years was definitely a great experience, but I wasn’t quite prepared to make the full leap of living on my own and supporting myself. I still think I have a lot of things to learn, which is why I’m doing the whole real college thing.

To make a long story short, this is going to be about my years at college. You’re going to be reading about all the things I’ll learn and experience while I’m here, and I don’t just mean in my classes. You’ll hear about the good times, the bad times, and all the crazy times in between. My joys and fears will be privy to you. (Sound a little crazy and intimidating? Good, because it does to me, too. It’s a little frightening thinking about it myself, but I’m going to try to put it all out there and not chicken out.)


This is the life of a 20 year old about to start college with 40 dollars to her name and no back pack. I don’t know how I’m going to do it either, but I think I may need to start with finding a job…