+ I bought a new guitar and started teaching myself and can play over 40 chords and a few songs already! (Including The Cranberrie's "Linger", Joni Mitchell's "Big Taxi", Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn", David Bowie's "Space Oddity", etc.) So, right now Barre chords are kind of annoying to switch to (at this time) so I hide them under bigger vocals or play lazy versions of them haha. But I am getting there! And my guitar is a blue accoustic 6 string. He's called Leo and he's a beaut!
+ I got a new phone! And it's an MP3 player too, and my ringtone is Regina Spektor's "Fidelity".
+ If someone rings me, I get to do the "Shhhhooook it up!" thing.
+ My ear infection and temporary deafness have gone! Brilliant.
+ My thoughts and stuff have cleared.
+ I got new shoes, new cooool DC's to replace my current pair.
+ I beat my art teacher and got my three A's in Art!!!
+ I lost some weight, I know I didn't need to but on top of this, it feels greeeeat!


- I started getting a sun-tan.
- I botched up my Psychology.
- I'm so hungry! Haha. In contrast to the losing weight.

i'm alive

pretty sure, i'm dying

I can't think of anything.

I went to a wedding this weekend and my boyfriend kept asking me what I thought "our wedding" would look like
I'm reading "Franny and Zooey", and I'm in love with it
I received a present of a Video 30gb ipod on Wednesday, and it is fricking AWESOME
I came home after a weekend away in Ottawa, and I had the presence of mind to clean my house before I left, so I came home to a nice clean house!
I have the night free to myself, and so I'm going to watch "Iris", this movie with Kate Winslet that I've wanted to see for awhile

I have my period (aka cramps)
I just got home after being on the Greyhound bus for 9 hours
I have to do laundry tonight

Good thread!


- The Pipettes are making me so happy.
- I'm loving my timetable for my final year at school (except the problem with English, read below)
- I'm fascinated by Mrs Dalloway at present although the stream-of-consciousness style narrative is a bugger to follow.


- I got a C for my Higher English which I was initially gutted about but it was an upper C so I cheered up. I am desperately wanting to do Advanced Higher because the course is just far more intriguing and just more up my alley than Higher. The English teachers are having a 'departmental meeting' abotu it but my hopes are low now.

Got almost $2000 in spending money from my scholarship
my professors all seem nice so far
I'm content
I finished a really good book
I love my cool new zebra striped towels (lame, I know)
I'm feeling less shy now than I ever have in my whole entire life, maybe I'm finally coming out of my shell
My books cost less than $400
King of the Hill is on
My roommate and I are getting along well


It's still hot in my room
I can't cash my scholarship check until I get home, Friday of next week
I don't like my class schedule (it's too broken up)
The headphones that I'm using are crapping out on me and I've only had them a year
I miss my piano (keyboard just isn't the same)

I love that book! And make sure you get the film and really give it a chance, because Septimus in that is amazing and the film makes me cry everytime lol



If it makes you feel better kiddo, I got a C in English AS too. I was devestated. I was supposed to get my A, but oh well. And I got a D in Psychology...but I got my A in art!

How did your other results go?

Ouch! I spent a few months with just a stage keyboard and I almost died. I love my two pianos so much more than I love any people, as weird as that sounds/is. They're just...they communicate better. I love playing piano, and because you're a piano player too, I offically love you!

Do you play much Tori on piano? I own the Tales Of A Librarian sheet music book but aside a few of them, I don't play Tori that much on piano - I prefer now to play a few of hers on guitar, especially "Honey"!

I play a lot of Tori Songs on the piano. The books I have are: Anthology, from the choirgirl hotel, Scarlet's walk and the beekeeper. I also have some songs that I got off the internet (from figure it out--the yahoo group. Do you belong to that? You would probably like it, I think there are a few guitar songs on there, but it's mostly piano.) I especially love to Icicle, pretty good year, professional widow, original sinsuality, barons of suburbia, goodbye Pisces and toast. I play a lot more of them, but those I the ones I like to play the most. I also like to play the 2 Liz songs I've transcribed for piano (chopsticks and canary) and some Aimee mann songs. I currently working on transcribing "video" but I got stuck at the chorus. I also like to play songs by Natalie Merchant, but they're too easy. The right hand ALWAYS follows the vocal line, so I try to make up a real accompaniment as I'm playing. Hopefully I'll get around to transcribing a couple of hers, especially My skin, Beloved Wife and Thick as Thieves.

How long have you been playing the piano? I've been playing for 11 years. Did/do you take lessons, or do/did you teach yourself? I took lessons for 9 years, and once I stopped I really missed taking them (I stopped when I went to college). I think I mostly missed my teacher. I've gotten to be really good at playing the piano. I'm really proud of how good I am, I've worked really hard to get that good. Honestly, I'm probably the best in my family. My mom tells me I'm better than her, and she's better than my aunt and my cousin. Last year I didn't get to play as much as I wanted to, and I was worried that I was "losing it". I can't imagine my life if I could no longer play the piano (or sing, for that matter). Truthfully, it's something I don't even want to imagine.

I've been trying to teach myself to play guitar, but it's going slowly, even slower now that I don't have it with me. I mostly want to learn the guitar so that I can play some Aimee Mann songs. I decided I wanted to learn the guitar after I discovered Aimee. Coincidence? I think not!

Yes, I'm on "Figure It Out", they really know how to overload your email inbox, don't they? Lol
I love playing Professional Widow on piano! As QP has witnessed! I also love playing "Parasol" which I learnt by ear completely by accident! Lol, sometimes I do that, listen to music a lot and then find myself playing bits of it. I also like to play "Crucify" but that is darn simple and I love "Northen Lad" and "Angels".



I began teaching myself 7 years ago, when I was 10. I'd been taking violin lessons for a few years before that and then I got a keyboard and started reading piano books and I worked it all out. Using my ear was also very important, this sounds crazy but I sometimes get put off by looking at the piano keys...I guess it's because I try and focus on the shape of a bar than I do on pressing every note to create that bar as if I was using some sort of machine. You know? Like when I type on a computer keyboard, I'm not conciously pressing each key, I'm using them to build the sentance. That sounds strange but I know what I mean. I just have a good knowledge of the piano's landscape. And I feel the same about losing piano and singing, they're such important communication devices for me and confides and compulsions and obsessesions. I think I'm pretty good at the piano, and I've been told I am and I am really proud of all the musical things I do and I do hope to etch a career out of them.



I only started guitar 14 days ago and I can already play over 30 songs! I'm so proud, it doesn't feel like the release and true drive of piano, but it feels really fun. And I get generally excited when I hear something like Alanis Morissette's "Ironic" because I think "Wow, I can play that on guitar and I'm a pianist!" Lol! It's more a hobby than compulsion.

- The last two days have seen me in a brilliant mood, I just feel really honest and clean and level headed and relaxed and non-demanding and settled (Which is strange because if you know me, you understand that I'm usually a rambling stressed worried illogical freak!) but I'm in such a good mind set right now and for once, my life doesn't feel very hectic at all.
- I'm geniunely excited over little things I get to do tomorrow. I've planned to go shopping by myself for a few things (I don't like shopping much so it'll have to be a quick job) and then order a Frescatto and sit down and read the metro because I'm taking advantage of this relaxed mood and I'm so glad that for once there is no big thing to worry about.
- I come up with the best thread names. "Ups and Downs, Smiles and Frowns"...Ah, genius.


- I understand this mood wont last. (But I'm not gonna let it die by me believing it will do! You know, not gonna jump off my cloud just because I'm sure it's about to fall apart anyway.)

I got through my first week of school without any major upsets
All my classes seem easy enough


I'm sick. I feel like shit. I have a sore throat, a gross old man sounding cough and a fever of 100.4 degrees AND I have cramps
It's the first time I've been really sick and away from home (I especially miss my mom. aren't mom's great at making you feel better when you're sick?)
I have to meet with my Lit group at 10 in the morning. There goes my plans for sleeping in
I'm completely wiped out. It's 10:30 and I'm seriously considering going to bed.

I'm feeling alright.


I can't find the thread I want.
This thread is dying, even though it was a brilliant display of my rhyming talents.

Aimee Mann is God.

i'm trying to play "You Could Make a Killing".. it's harder than i thought. despite my impeccable ear and everything. sad

i think i'm gonna go swimming now. i don't see things in highs and lows; everything is pretty much neutral.

Ahh, I wish my thoughts were clear.. Music is my religion. I wouldn't mind incoporating a little spiritual meditation as well

I wanted to say, Kudos on the guitar! You definitely have a natural talent. It took me months to learn the chords.. I probably didn't work that hard at it.

Congrats on the songs you have learned already and.. I'd be happy to teach you "Invisible Ink," or even "Spark"(!), sometime. Yes, that's Tori's Spark

One of my classes is cancelled next week, so I get to sleep in an extra hour
Because that class is cancelled, I'm cutting out a day early and going home!


I have 3 papers to write
I have a behavioral statistics test this week
I'm questioning what I want to do with my life, whether I want to go to graduate school or not

I got the leak of Tori's "A Piano : The Collection", so I have all these lovely new Tori songs to listen to


I feel sick.
Amazon still haven't sent Stromata.
I have a lot of work to do.
I have no motiviation right now.
I want to skip my two lessons at college tomorrow but I can't.
I should be doing more work but am on here instead.
I feel quilty for actually having a break.
I decided to have a 5 days without making contact to a certain someone to see if they care.
I hate playing games.
I feel groggy, I can't get enough sleep at all these days. I've always had trouble sleeping but now any sleep I get isn't working.
My parents are talking about me like I'm not here!
I think I'm getting a headache.
The sight of so many downs makes me feel horrible.
I hate the way I come on this forum and just get annoyed at random people for nothing.
I hate hollyoaks for killing of Sophie and Mel.
I hate that Everwood isn't on anymore and my escape.
I hate that every room here has about 6 crane flies in.
I hate that R calls them Crane flies to make himself look intelligent.
I hate him.
I hate memories of a certain sort.
I hate not being told things.
I hate not being able to enjoy this time of year because of memories and because of other people.
I hate people who are like "Well, you should be able to do it 'cause I can do it.." GOOD FOR YOU YOU FUCKING MORON.
I hate ranting. Actually, that's a lie. I hate liking ranting - finger exercise.
I hate the way the more muddled my room is, the more muddled I am.
I hate too much.
I hate this psychology teacher who is still doing some of our covers.
I hate cover lessons.
I hate this feeling.
I hate people.
I hate you.

things left lying around...

blake hazard - little airplane YEY!!! BIG WOOP!
veruca salt - iv, probably getting it tomorrow


i cut my finger and now, i can't do some things properly, like wipe my ass.

LYS wrote:



Honeybuns, if you hate doing bothn these things why are you? Games suck - I know sometimes they seem necessary, but they aren't. I always blew people away by being a straight shooter - try it - you will like it.

I don't know why, I just kind of got stuck doing it and now it seems more stupid. When you play a game like this, you think you have the power but then you realise you've pretty much handed them control on a plate.

I can understand where you are coming from. My whole thing with games/lies is that it is too hard to remember what’s what, so it’s best just to be.
I didn’t play the drama and games at all with the ex and it hooked him like a large mouth bass.
Of course he cheated on me the entire time, lied, abused my credit and basically treated me like yesterdays cum rag, so….


As long as I am not bitter.

- Grey's Anatomy starts in three days
- My last class of the day is almost over
- I got some groceries yesterday after non having them for 3 weeks


- I lost my bus pass, and it will cost $45 to replace
- the bank machine ate my card for no damned reason, and it takes an hour to get back to the bank to get a new card tomorrow
- Ive felt tired for the past week, despite getting hours and hours of sleep
- I'm taking this class on Film Aesthetics to boost my mark in it after having taken it and bombed last year, and my new teacher can barely speak english. So frustrating.
- I'm hungry, but have no will to cook.

I can't stop listening to Kristin Hersh's Strange Angels.
I'm bizarrely loving Beyonce's latest also.
I love my English course.
I'm seeing the Pipettes in concert next Tuesday!


My brother is a pompous fucker.
My sleeping pattern is always erratic.
Angela Carter is a pervert.

I told someone I've been with a long time I don't love them.


It was easier than I thought it would be.
I'm going to be with someone I've had feelings about a long time.

LY & SMR dude i went to that planet that the cl;e guy talked about and bimbos were like carring tazers and they go upto shy guys and be like fuck me now

How wonderfully nice for you.

-Im going to the ladytron show today with my friends.
-Ive lost 50 pounds and i look fucking hot.
-I'm able to get my florida license back to drive again!.
-Im happy that im getting a fucking raise at my job!.




-I was suppose to get hooked up with a guy at the ladytron show but his not going anymore.
-Everyone is saying that ive lost too much weight.
-I have to pay thousands just to drive again.
-I wont be getting the raise for another 3 or 4 months ( I NEED THE MONEY NOW!)


and

-Im still single.

Grey's Anatomy Premiere is TONIGHT!!!
Im skipping my night class to watch it


I am frigign cold today
Which means winter's coming
and I am broke beyond broke beyond BROKE (Does anyone here need to hire me to do anything for them?)

the sky's gonna catch on fire.

I am as goofy as a goose


I am having troubles breathing for some reason
I think I swallowed too much helium too fast at the school carnival, even though it was just one balloon.


I feel like shredding something to pieces.
I've been making myself angry and throwing things.
Something is really wrong with me today.

I got next Monday and Tuesday off (Fall Break)
I bought the songbook for "Boys for Pele" off of eBay for $10
I got an 82% on my Geography test (that's not very good, but it's still better than I thought I would do)
I've made some friends this semester
I just declared my minor: I'm women's studies minor, and my advisor is really nice
Nip/Tuck was on tonight
LOST is on tomorrow


Everytime I turn my music on and start singing along my roommate comes back into the room
I'm feeling very stressed right now: I have 2 tests tomorrow, 1 on Thursday and a paper due on Friday
I've signed up for 2 writing intensive classes next semester
I'm having a hard time putting together my schedule for next semester
I haven't talked to my best friend in ages and I'm fighting this feeling that maybe she's avoiding me
I have a hard time admitting it to myself, but sometimes I really wish I had a boyfriend (now being one of those times)

I finally feel like I'm caught up with all my school work
My mom is coming to visit me this weekend
I only have 1 class tomorrow
I only have 1 class on Friday
I'm feeling really happy and content (hence the reason I have only 2 frowny faces)




I signed up as a guide at the psych fair tomorrow. I'm working for 2.5 hours and it's supposed to be raining tomorrow morning
My roommate's friends annoy the crap out of me

leaving hongkong
in vietnam
music
stalking around
traveling



no

remember I'm Sagttarius

Ive had the past couple days without the threat of school work
I was given some Magic Bags to heat up for my sore shoulders
Grey's Anatomy is on tonight
America's Next Top Model was on last night, and FABIO was on it.


- I've felt utterly boring and uninteresting for te past couple days
- Ive been exhausted for the past week
- I realized that if I didnt have my boyfriend, I wouldnt ever hang out with anyone, because he, my mother, and blockbuster are the only ones that call me, ever, and that's pretty depressing
- I have ZERO money.

Going out of town with friends this weekend to visit other friends.
Will be drinking and eating heavily.

Have to ride there with two stinky smokers.
Will get fat from eating and drinking heavilily.

It wasn't raining during the psychology fair and I kind of almost had fun



Now I have to go to geography, one of the most boring classes I've ever taken

Oh, I don’t care for Geography either and I am terrible at it.

Coincidence? I think not!

What.. learning about land masses and water mains doesnt rock your casbah?

Not in the least. I don’t know where anything is at on a map either. There is this website out there that you have to identify where each state is and I finally gave up. LOL! Those little ones in the east totally hose me every time.

oh man.. that reminds me of this Canadian Geography course I took last year... do you know that all those tiny islands above Canada are individually named? And do you know how many rivers and rivulets run through Canada? HUNDREDS. It was a nightmare to have to memorize all of them.

I totally rocked my behavioral statistics test that I just got back from taking
Only one more week until Thanksgiving break!
I don't have any more tests coming up for a while, so the rest of the week will be a breeze


I still have 2 more tests to take today, both of which I have only minimally studied for

I had a Spanish Exam Monday, a Biology Exam and an Archaeology exam today.

Do you know what it is like to recognize and understand 50+ ancient cultures?

Mistifying.
and Hard.

That sucks. I can't imagine studying archeology. Biology's not exactly my forte, either.

Don't get me wrong, I love it, but this test was so much more comprehensive; it was alot of information.

just how you like it. right?

I'm going to the zoo tomorrow.


The last month.
You know who.

Exactly.

Just how I've had it recently.

veggies
my sister's nice
she has dvds i wanna ask her about


weird pains in lower left abdomen