Discombobulated, Yet Organized

I have been ridiculously confused for the entire month. Ever since the election, I've had to ask myself what day it is because the election was on a Tuesday. Nothing happens on Tuesdays. Movies come out on DVDs on Tuesdays, and that's all that ever happens. So that threw me off. Then the following Tuesday was Veteran's Day, giving us a day off from school. Everyday feels like the day it's not. Today's Sunday, but it feels like a Monday. Tomorrow's Monday and it's probaby going to feel like a Thursday. The weather isn't helping, either. It was 65 yesterday. Sixty-five! In November! At least it was the right temperature today. As much as I would love it to stay warm so I could run outside, I would be unbelievably confused.

I can't wait for Thanksgiving. It's not like I need to get away, I just need to see some people. A lot of people actually. It sucks that I only have Wednesday through Sunday to do so. I have to see Bob, my life basically depends on it. And I'm only kidding a little bit. I miss Alex so much more than either of us ever thought possible. I saw him probably 350 out of 365 days a year for fifteen years. To go from that to never seeing someone is a lot harder than you would think. I can't wait to see my sister. Thank God I'll see Drew Friday. And Saturday. And Sunday. There are so many people I could list right now, but it would take days.

Aside from my confusion and heartaches, I'm really on top of my work. I still have 10 days before I go home, so I'll be 100% work free at the rate I'm going. I'm determined to be. It will happen. I have too much to do and not enough time to worry about Berklee.

A Wasted Day?

As I mentioned in my last post, I'm going to be uber-productive until Thanksgiving break. And I am, and I will continue to do so. I just had a minor setback today, but I still managed to accomplish a couple of things. I finished creating my ideal schedule for next semester, I joined the Tennis and Racquet Club, I finished the rough draft of my essay (which is terrible), I did my Ear Training homework, and I practiced--which is a bigger deal than it should be. All of this was completed between the hours of 12 PM and 8 PM, with the exception of my essay which I completed at 3 AM.

Despite all that, which really isn't all that much, I feel like I wasted today. I woke up late. Granted, I was up late, but still. It's annoying, but it's in the past. So now I'm just gonna keep chuggin' along, full speed ahead for fifteen days.

I'm still on my I-have-to-go-to-Manhattan kick. I won't get over that until I actually go to the city, which won't be until next semester. I have two free weekends from now until the end of the semester. One of which is next weekend, and that would conflict with my productivity kick--which is more important to me right now.

I haven't been productive creatively lately. I'm gonna fix that. Right now.

Seventeen

Seventeen is a magic number. In seventeen days I will be home for Thanksgiving, which means I have seventeen days to get as much done here as humanly possible. I plan on getting as much practice time in, as well as doing as much as I can in my College Writing and Ear Training classes (I have a syllabus in each class), and working out as much as possible. All while maintaining somewhat of a social life. I want to have a work-free Thanksgiving break. Or at least as work-free as possible. I also need to lose some weight I have recently gained. I don't care about my actual weight (muscle weighs more than fat anyway), I care about how I feel. Right now I don't feel as good as I could physically. Exercise is good for more than just fat-burning/muscle-gaining, too. It's a stress-reliever, and it helps you sleep better (and I'm sure I'm not the only one that could use a better night's sleep). If I may quote Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon in "Legally Blonde"), "Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't shoot their husbands." So true, Elle. So true.

That being said, I better get to work. There's a lot to do between now and November 26th.

But I Know Just What I'm Needing

And I don't want to waste more time. Oh, Billy Joel, why are you so good? Honestly, I can't take so much greatness. Words cannot express how much I love that man and his music. He could write the soundtrack to my life. Twice. I really am in a New York state of mind right now. I haven't been since February, and it's killing me. I used to think I could never live in New York, but I have changed my mind. The more I think about it, the more I can see myself there in the future. Either that, or I've been watching 'Seinfeld' and listening to Billy way too much these days. I do have to hit up the city soon, though. I miss it. A lot.

I have my schedule for next semester planned out. The only problem is, as of right now I have 17 credits, and you can only have 16 per semester. You can have more, but each additional credit is almost one grand extra. I can, however, do credit-by-exam for Arranging, and then I'll be able to take all the electives I want.

Speaking of school, I have to get some stuff done. Actually, I have a lot of stuff to get done.

Can vs. Should

There's always an ongoing battle between what one can do, and what one should do. I have several things I can do tonight, and I have several things I should do tonight. I can go to a party tonight, but I should get my work done. I can go out tonight, but I should play guitar. Well, tonight what I should do wins. I'm gonna get my work done, play my guitar, write some songs, and just lay low tonight. It's good to do that once in a while. I think I would be out of commission tomorrow if I were to go out tonight. So why not be productive tonight and tomorrow? Stay on top of things that should/need to be done and have more time to do things that can/you want to do. Sounds logical to me.