So.

Remember that war I waged against a certain furry bastard?

I won the battle! About 4 nights after I left, one of the traps I had purchased for my Mom which we had set, had a furry creature in it. Muwahahaha. I laugh evilly in a good sorta way.

What else?

So I'm back in Boston. I definitely have a love hate relationship with this city. And I'm scared because I know it's going back into "hate season." Ugh. I miss my sunny and warm winters. :-( That and I think I finally see what they mean about the fast pace east coast life style. I just don't feel really connected here. I love the school (now that I'm finally not doing ear training or guitar proficiencies and I am actually taking my songwriting classes) but I miss having really close friends. :-/ And I think I started to notice the "growth/distance" in between me and people back home. I miss family. I miss my peeps. I also quit starbucks. Had my last shift labor day weekend. And then I proceeded to get sick. I still have a nasty cough. :-(

I bought a mini-portable keyboard today. It doubles as a midi controller. I've been needing something so I could write assignments on at home and not always have to be in the piano rooms. And like with swine flu coming, I know the practice rooms at Berklee AREN'T the most hygienic places on campus. :-/

i'm waging war on a mouse.

it's been in my mom's house way too long. and i was up late last night and it tried to get in my guinea pig's cage TWICE....

i'm a little jumpy come evening. probably b/c i've set up 6-10 traps on the first floor of my mom's house.





officially one of my favorite new songs.

 long time no blog.

i've been busy. yay school!?

and now.. now i'm in LA...so yay vacation!!!!

will right more sometime.... 

a change could be coming.

keep your fingers crossed for me. i know i could use this specific change.  

This just may be the beginning of my 'quarter-life' crisis.

Yes, folks. I'm officially 25 years old! Holy cow!!! Where did the time go?

but seriously...I'm questioning whether or not I may be a masochist. Haha.. yeah, I know. I feel like I set myself up for disappointment way too much... especially when it comes to matters of the heart.

Or I could just read a little too much into everything.

Which makes me wonder if that's why I've got a quasi-writer's block. Like I can get so far in a song and then it all sounds like cheese to me. 

On a happier note..

Birthday was great. Hung out with friends here in Boston. I need to do that more often. I suck at initiating stuff...but I'm glad I did this past week. 

I am feeling a whole heck of a lot better these days. Still coughing. But I don't go "ouch" after each cough.

Alright. To Bed I go.

11 days til Jenny comes to visit. :-D

So I've been told by several people I need to change the way I think.

And they're probably right. I mean everytime I get sick, I go "I hate my life." Granted, Monday I was in hell. I don't know. i think I've been just too much of a negative nelly these past few months. Maybe days. Like I said..I don't know.. I think a reason why I got the upper respiratory infection thingy is because I did too much too soon. I know I was having troubles sleeping last week. Just too much on my mind. Like I worked myself up into a frenzy about my health issues...which probably caused me to get this deepy throat coughing this producing absolutely nothing except a moan or an "owe..." I've pulled something in my chest AND my back. Boy, when i get sick. Do I know how to get sick. Vicious cycle... vicious cycle!!

Other than being sick, not a lot of things are going on. School started yesterday. I'm taking 4 classes this summer. Which is the equivalent of 7 units....

So yep. That's where things are at the moment.  

I stole this from my friend, Andrew Seely. I'm modifying it at the moment to be the 15 albums that you will have with you the rest of your life that knocked your socks off.  At some point in time, I'll do the 15 books...but for now as my life pretty much is music...so you get where I'm going.  

The instructions were as follows: 15 books albums you will have with you the rest of your life that knocked your socks off.
Try not to think about it too much.
This list should take less than 15 minutes to do.

1.) Ryan Adams 'Gold' (if I could include all of his discography, I would) 
2.) Matchbox 20 'Yourself or Someone Like You'
3.) Jimmy Eat World 'Clarity'
4.) Sara Bareilles 'Little Voice' 
5.) Nickel Creek 'Why Should the Fire Die?'
6.) Sara Watkins 'Sara Watkins' 
7.) The Goo Goo Dolls 'Dizzy Up The Girl'
8.) Lori McKenna 'Bittertown'
9.) Deb Talan 'A Bird Flies Out'
10.) Jack's Mannequin 'Everything In Transit'
11.) Nada Surf 'The Weight Is A Gift'
12.) Ellis Paul 'Essentials'
13.) Antje Duvekot 'Big Dream Boulevard'
14.) Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers 'Glassjaw Boxer'
15.) Matt Nathanson - 'Some Mad Hope' (P.S. If I could include all of his discography, I SO would)

Ugh.

So I think my cold that I had before finals has come back...and decided to settle in my throat. This has happened to me once before. And I lost my voice as a result.

Not much else going on. Been working at the 'bux every day this past week. I'm covering someobody's shift tomorrow night and I kind of wish I wasn't right now... it is in the late afternoon/early evening and there are no sox games, so it shouldn't be toooooooo bad.

Alright... it's my day off. I should be doing something...productive.. I was outside earlier and I got caught in a rain storm. I forgot about New England summers. It lightened up enough for me to run home (I was marooned at Border's)  but walking home, I ended up in a couple of puddles..and I had flip flops on. Just one word comes to mind:




EWWWW!!!!! 

And the serial pooper hit the ladies restroom @ Starbucks on Friday. Fortunately I was not there... but seriously...who in their right mind would spread poop EVERYWHERE. 

So I'm back on the westside..... it's good to be in LA...even if I have to go to the obligatory doctor's appointments. I had 2 yesterday and then 1 more today. Then I'm done. Then it's off to the valley to hang out with my lovely ladies for a night of 'Twilight' awesomeness. 

Last week was kind of hell. Because of on going health issues, I can't take anything with pseudophdrine in it. So I suffered through most, if not all of my finals.  Airplane ride home on Saturday wasn't bad...I thought I'd be in tears from all the sinus pressure, but it didn't happen.

 I'm kind of excited to go back to Boston though. Probably because I'll finally get to see the endocrinologist and finally get some answers about my thyroid issues. You have no idea how much of a relief that will be to finally know what is going on. I also know I need to make some changes to my health. I definitely need to go to the gym a whole lot more. I'm also looking into getting a job on campus, so I could work on getting out of starbucks. I think that is part of my problem. I'm more prone to fatigue with my current issues, so if I eliminate sbux, I think I'll have a little more energy at the end of the day. 

Not much else. I'm going to a concert Thursday night. Off to see Sara Watkins again..this time with my Mom and cousin. Should be a fun night. Also am trying to figure out what to do for my 25th birthday in Boston. And I'm ukulele shopping while I'm in town....I also am playing my mandolin. I didn't bring my guitar with me this trip. Decided to pack on the lighter side and brought my mandolin instead. 

I think that's about it? 

i got sick.

not swine flu (knocks on wood that it won't turn into it)...but still. finals week.

FML! 

 it's hot.

final projects and finals and proficency all in the next two weeks...

and i'm slightly nervous about flying? mostly because of the swine flu.... 

 i can't believe it's easter and i had to pull out my winter jacket...

this just doesn't seem right. 

and I'll be in LA.

This week is the longest and quickest week EVER.

Got great news yesterday- I've got inflammation of the thyroid. No cancer!!

I should go back to studying for midterms tomorrow....  

waiting and snow both suck.

grrr!!! 

 Jay Nash played in Boston tonight. I use to see him a lot in LA. 

i've got a multinodular goiter on my neck.

i had 5 different needles poked into my neck today...i'll know the results monday...

i think i'm freaked. 


 

So today hasn't been bad

I came to the conclusion that Boston is slowly growing on me.

Especially since my boss got all excited that I'm staying here this summer. Her words "YAY!!! I seriously thought you'd be going to LA but I'm glad you'll be here!"

I'm seeing Paul Simon next week. Yes, the Paul Simon of Simon and Garfunkel. 

And I'm seeing Jay Nash on Friday. By myself. I tried to get people to come with me, but it was sort of an epic fail on my part. Probably because nobody knows who he is out here. The venue is right by my apartment, so it's all good. :-)

I don't really want to deal with tomorrow- but it's coming. :-/ HOpefully all GOOD NEWS. 

And boys suck. Especially artsy introspective musician types. It's nice to have a crush... but I'll get into all that drama at a different time.  

Must finish homework and laundry!

i wanted to punch my fist into a wall today.

i hate being this pissed. all because of this stupid waiting game.  i have to go back to the hospital on thursday at 8 am- only problem is my midterm for ear training is at 10 am. the receptionist said i should be out by 9 am depending on what they decide to do. and i can't schedule it for any other day because well, thursday is the only day that they schedule appointments for the specific department. occasionally they'll schedule stuff on wednesdays- but it's rare.

so i went and talked to my ear training teacher and john (my teacher) said not to worry. i need to take care of my health first and if i miss the test, he'll record it and i can make it up during an office hour.

but still.

it's hard not to be stressed.

jars of clay music has been extremely comforting the past couple of hours....


 

 i already have lunch plans for the 13th- the day i get into LA. I <3 my friends.

It was a snow day today.

Between the weather and the health stuff, I miss California. BIg time. If I can make it thru midterms, I'll be happy. 

stoopid pretty snow.

ugh.

over a foot by tuesday morning is predicted.

is it spring break yet?