Kyle (really drunk after the dance competition, and really tired): "I love you so much... you know it's true since I say it when I'm drunk and when I'm sober... "

Yeah... it was pretty cute and hilarious at the same time. Kyle drunk in general was pretty fucking hilarious as well... just imagine how weird and stupid he can be sometimes ridiculously amplified. Let's just say that he did a lot of dancing (flailing around), and also wanted to walk back to my house at 1 in the morning from near Wayne State, thinking that it wasn't that far, and that it was a perfectly fine idea. Thankfully the people at the Trumbullplex were a bit less drunk than he was and didn't let him leave until I came and picked him up.

Ahh... fun times.

Holy shit, this is fucking amazing *shaking head in disbelief*:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T95avZoqlhE

Seriously, go and watch it- be amazed by how incredibly stupid people are.

You know what's really not cool? Eating a food for the first time (therefore, not knowing what to expect), and then realizing after you ate a good deal of it that it wasnt cooked properley.

My mom and I went to Slows for dinner (great restraunt, by the way), and I decided to be adventurous and try the catfish- hey, I like fish for the most part, what could be so bad about this? Anyways, I ordered it blackened (instead of fried- mistake), and when I got it and took a bite, it was pretty good- normal fish texture, flaky- the only thing I didnt like was the seasoning, it was too spicy and overwhelmed the flavor of the actual fish. Anyways I got two fillets, ate the first one- noticed it was a bit more chewy towards the center (where it was thicker), I figured it was just because there was more meat there, whatever. Started on the second fillet, same as the first, again, it was flaky like normal fish is where the fillet was thinner, although overall, it was a much thicker piece than the first. Then I offered some to my mom, who then attempted to cut the fillet in half with the side of her fork- normally pretty easy thing to do with fish, correct? No- it was like rubber, she couldnt get her fork through it- and when we (team effort!) got the fish apart with both our forks we realized it was partially translucent, and pretty damn obviously undercooked. Yep- pretty damn disgusting- especially noting that now I knew why parts of the first fillet were a bit more chewy than fish should be.

So, the waitress took it back (obviously), and took some money off the bill- it wasnt like the rest of the food was gross, just the really thick peice of fish that wasnt cooked through.

Anyways- does anyone know how much underdone fish someone need consume before having any negative effects? It wasnt like I ate the huge noticeably underdone part, just a small portion in the middle of the smaller fillet. I'm just wondering if my stomach is hurting simply because of the notion of eating underdone fish grosses me out, or if I am actually feeling the effects of the small portion that I did consume (note that I ate about 20-30 minutes ago).

Sorry to gross everyone out.

I haven't updated in a while, and since there has been enough information lately to make an entry, I decided to- yes, that's how boring my life usually is, hooray!

New thing no. 1: Kyle now works at Starbucks. Buahahahaha- yes, it's true, and hilarious. But hey, it's a job, and now he can start picking up the tab once in a while (or otherwise paying me back). Plus he gets a sweet Starbucks apron... buahahahaha. No one will ever convert me from Caribou though, dont worry.

New thing no. 2: Phone! Our contract has been up for a while, and my mother and I finally found time we were both free, so we went up to the verizon store. I convinced my mom to get us the chocolate phones, and they are lovely, especially considering I got a pink one. Yes, it's pink. No, I dont give a fuck, it's pretty, and I dont care if that makes me stereotypical. Plus, I can have actual music ringtones, which is pretty neat if you ask me.

New thing no. 3: Birth control! Hooray! Well, just a new kind, not the whole thing all together. It's the kind where you get shorter periods, which is kind of neat, and kind of freaks me out at the same time. We'll see... I didn't like the last kind I was on, it made me eat like a cow, break out, and want to do absolutely nothing for long periods during the month- not cool. Hopefully this will eliviate that issue, and if I get shorter periods as well, that's swell.

Oh, and I got my first sunburn of the summer. Damn me for not religiously wearing sunscreen like I should!

I feel as if my life is imploding- I actually like a carbonated beverage. Arrrrrgh!

First it was those flavored sodas from the Honey Bee- and now it's black cherry soda from Trader Joe's. What is wrong with me!? At least I havent reduced myself to drinking out of cans- ugh.


Anyways- Kyle and I got back from Delaware yesterday afternoon, after leaving at 5:30 in the morning. It was a good trip- my dad's wedding was really, really nice, and very non-traditional- which is a good thing. The drive back was much better than the drive there- mainly because we got so much beef jerky and philly cheese steak flavored potato chips- mmmm- fatness. I'm so glad to be back in Detroit though... everyone on the east coast is so uppity. People are mean in Detroit in the sense that they dont know you- people are mean on the east coast in the sense of they think they are better than you. Plus everyone is blonde and tan- the lady who did my hair was so excited to be dying someones hair red instead of blonde, it was pretty sad.

Other than that, not much else has been going on, I'm taking summer classes, and whatnot, hopefully moving out with Kyle and Lauren (singer in The Universe Will Get You Back). Fun times.

Yay for kicking some ass on my chamber concert! (and being noted by department chair as a highlight of the concert!)

Yay for kicking some major ass on my solo at the band concert!

Yay for being able to take theory/ear training 2 this summer!

Yay for my dad's wedding in may!

Yay for my dad coming to visit next week!



Boo for having finals/juries/civic audition/civic concert next week/end.

Boo for stupid civic quintet that cant get their shit together especially since we have a concert in 2 weeks.

Boo for having civic audition scheduled on the day my dad leaves and the day before my jury.


But hey- the Yay's outnumber the boo's, so it's all good.

I'm really excited for the summer. Really, alot, alot.

-Kyle's tour with The Universe Will Get You Back
-My dad's wedding
-Summer classes
-Job (hopefully- haha)
-Moving out (again- depends on the whole job situation)

Yeah, so, regardless of what actually happens- it's going to be sweet no matter what. And the whole moving out would just be an amazing way to top things off.

It's also slightly terrifying that this is all coming really soon- school is done in what... 3 weeks? And then Kyle leaves for 2 weeks or so, then the wedding on may 20th.

And I'm excited. That's all. Yay :)

So I am getting ready to go to bed after my Civic concert tonight. Holy fucking crap am I exhausted- but in such a satisfying way. We played Don Juan, the Bruch Violin Concerto and Bolero- and oh, did I mention it was with Neeme Jarvi and Midori... yeah, holy fucking crap... amazing. I really dont know what else to say besides that it was so so so wonderful, and that Neeme Jarvi is really funny and delightful. The Bruch was just... mindblowing. Seriously, I really cannot put into words how good it was- I think the only thing restricting me from bursting out into some kind of emotive fit was the fact that I was playing and would have fucked it up if I lost control. But yeah... amazing.

In other news, I am looking forward to spring break because I will be able to sleep in. Despite me getting enough sleep this past week, I have been continuously tired... boo. I'll get my car fixed to (probably) which is good, and makes me happy. And I really dont know what else will be going on- besides me not going to mexico to get drunk and flash my tits. Oh well... maybe next year I'll get to degrade myself.

Annnnyways. I should have gone to bed an hour ago, but oh well- I'll just have coffee in the morning and hope I can function enough for my theory quiz.

So, as many of you might know, I got into a car accident on friday- which although it wasnt that bad, still sucks. This was also after thursday, when I knocked off my right side mirror.

And so for those who are curious- here are some pictures of my pitiful car:

These were taken right after the accident happened- note the hood and slightly skewed lights. The housing for both lights is broken, and there really isnt anything holding the corner one in.



My missing side mirror:



A whole view of all the damage:



This was taken today after I took my corner light out, since there really wasnt anything holding it in place, and I didnt want it falling out into oblivion.



So yeah... hopefully my deductible is less than what it will cost to fix everything. I should also note that the accident was NOT my fault. The other car was turning right on red behind a bus- I didnt see them untill the bus moved out of the way, and then (due to the just fallen snow) I slid into them (on my green light).

I finally add that I have pretty much lost my love of driving. I am so paranoid of something else happening (which I know isnt the best of mindsets) that I dont really like driving at all anymore.

So, because Wayne State apparentley never cancels classes, I had to trek/drive through the treacherous streets to get to school this morning at 8:30. Thankfully my professor showed up, so me and the six other people who bothered coming to class got credit.

This is after last night, when my hood wouldnt latch shut- so Kyle drove us back to my house so I could take my car to the dealer today. As I suspected, they just poured a bunch of WD-40 on the latch, shoved a screwdriver in it, and it worked fine. But at least I got new clips for my grill, which was falling off.

And now, I still have to go to band, where there will probably be no one there- but I have to go because Bianchi wont bitch me out on friday. Oh well. I didnt have to go to orchestra, so I shouldnt complain.

So, I've realized I haven't really updated in a while- mostly because I have been excessively busy, and too lazy.

School has started again, and this semester is going to be a bitch. Sure I only have 12 credits- but considering they are all music classes- that means I'm going to be in hell until may. Oh well... I'll deal with it- I'm just worried that I am stressing out the 3rd week. At least I like all of my classes (that have started- lest I not forget lessons, gen/lecs and chamber music)- except piano because the teacher is fucking horrible. Meh.

In other news- I was offered pot (as in, I could have smoked it at the time) for the first time ever a week or so ago. Seriously- dont you think it's a bit odd (considering the fact that I attended AAW/ my mother) that this had not happened earlier. It's not like I'm complaining- I just find it humorous that it hadnt happened until recently. And in case you are wondering- no, I didnt partake, due to timing and the whole situation- not what I would have wanted as my first experience. Haha- arent you so proud dad?

Ooh- also, went and got my yearly 'womanly' check-up, which was good to get done with. And I got cool new birth control that's not generic, and has a cool circle/clicky dispenser. Yes- I get excited over stuff like this. And while we're on that subject- in case you didnt know- I got a Diva Cup and it's super amazing. Seriously- I'm never going back to tampons/pads, the cup is so much better- I would highly recommend it to everyone (who menstruates).

Finally- if I havent told you, or whatever- my dad is getting married! The wedding is in may, and I'm really happy and excited for them.

So- I am out in Delaware, visting my dad for the holidays. Hooray!

Big news: my dad is getting married! Yay! His fiance's name is Jeanne, and she is really nice, and weird like him- so it's good. She has two kids (Stephanie, who is a year older than me- and in art school, and Ken, who graduated from college last year)- and oddly enough, a good relationship with her ex-husband (fate?). Their wedding date is May 20th or sometime around then- so yes- super exciting (really!).

Other big news: I played on a Wii! And it was super amazing and fun! Yay for the Japanese and them making fun games for everyone. I totally kicked some ass on bowling. I kind of wish the two Japanese guys from the commercial would have come and played with us- it definetley would have enhanced the experience.

Umm... other than that, nothing else really exciting has been happening. Kyle gave me earrings and Clerks II Special 2 Disc Edition- which is wonderful. I gave him Trader Joe's cereal, the kind that he keeps trying to steal from my house. I'm excited fror christmas- it should be really nice to see everyone, even though I feel bad because I only got gifts for my dad and grandparents... oh well, I'm a college student.

Oh yeah- DUH. Kyle's band The Universe Will Get You Back had a show on friday night at The Bellmont in Hamtramck- and it was amazing. There werent a ton of people there, but the booking guy from the Magic Stick was- so hopefully they will get to play there soon. I know that this isnt the best endorsement since I am the cello players girlfriend- but they seriously are amazing. It is (truly) really different than most of the "indie" music that is coming out right now- and they are all amazing musicians. I'm really excited for them because I can definetley see them going places in the music business.

Ok, sorry, I'll stop bragging and all that shit. Anyways- I hope everyone has a good holiday and new year!

So indeed, a lot of stuff has been going on- at least in the past weekend.

Firstly- The Nutcracker with Civic went pretty well, and now I have chops of steel. Seriously- the thrid performance, I was barely tired at the end- amazing! But besides that- it was really neat- despite how catchy and over-done it is, some parts are in fact, really, really cool. Oh yes- and the pit- the small, small pit, with the big, big orchestra- not so fun, but they got the kinks worked out eventually.

Second- Noel Night. Fun, cold, and thankfully not too eventful. I just went to the choral and concertante orchestra concert at Old Main, and then went to the Library to get my mom's christmas present (a Detroit architecture photography book- signed by the authors). I also went in the Detroit Historical Museum for the first time- although briefly- and it was pretty neat. After everything, we went to La Pita- which was very good, even though they were out of hommus.

Thirdly- gingerbread houses! Sunday night, Kyle, his sister and I all made gingerbread houses at his house, which was incredibly cheesy, and really fun. I spent a crap-load of time on mine, and it looks amazing:





Lastly- I am fed up with Peter. He insists on acting like a complete douchbag all of the time now. This includes, and is not limited to:

-only talking about how he hates Detroit to Kyle- not to me,
-complaining about gen. lecs. and concerts- saying that he couldnt change his work schedule around it, even though he has had the complete list of concerts since the beginning of the semester,
-being an idiot to Kypros Markou in orchestra for no reason,
-lying to Kypros Markou about having to see a concert in order to get out of playing the concertante performance- then NOT even going to the performance he said he NEEDED to go to- and then, when asked by Kypros Markou why he wasnt there- LIES to his face about having another concert.

Apparently, Peter thinks that Kypros Markou is an idiot (probably because he has an accent), and wont, or cannot catch on to all the lies Peter is spewing. In the first place- Peter has absolutley no right to be an asshole to him- Kypros Markou has been nothing less than kind and generous to Peter (and I dont think it is possible for him to be anything but nice)- even getting Peter a scholarship a week into the semester because he knew Peter was having a hard time paying for school. And what has Peter done in return? Be a complete and utter asshole to him. Nice job. That being said, I am distancing myself from Peter, since I dont want Kypros Markou (who, if you couldnt tell, I have a great deal of respect for) to think that I am like Peter in any way. Also, I dont want to have to yell at Peter ever time I see him, or continue to put up with all of his bullshit.

And with that last not-so-happy note, I'm done.

It makes me really happy that my grandfather Al still sends me an advent calandar, despite me being 18 and not a christian. I know he sends it because he gives them to the rest of his grandchildren, but still- it's really nice. Plus, they always tend to be really neat looking- although not filled with chocolate like they used to be.

Even though it's not my favorite holiday, you cant escape the joy of christmas- and I'm not complaining :)

So... I hate seeming materialistic so soon, but I have decided the two main things I want for xmas:

Good Eat's Box set (the $24 or $29 ones- not the rediculous $85 or $250 ones):
http://store.foodnetwork.com/shop/thumbnail.asp?department_code=7&category_code=72&subcategory_code=99&search_type=subcategory

and this lovely hoodie from stuffonmycat.com:
http://www.stuffonmycat.com/images/merch/RAIN_LARGE.jpg

And all for $30 or less! Yay!

I kind of feel bad about not making a "what I'm thankful for" post... but not really. Thanksgiving this year wasnt horrible- but stress overrules anything positive, so... yeah : /

We went to the parade this morning, after a horrible ordeal of my mom locking her keys in her car while she was up at Cranbrook. This meant that I had to drive to our house from Kyle's, get her spare keys, drive back up to Cranbrook, and then drive back home again. I got to sleep at about 1:30. Meh. Anyways, the parade was nice enough- the suburban marching bands sucked ass because they were scared shitless to be in the city- it's not like it was that cold, so they couldnt have been that exhausted- they were just terrified. I saw Kwame on the Detroit float- which was entirely accurate I must say: the People Mover wasnt working. Unfortunatley, at one point the parade stopped for about 10 minutes for some reason, and we were stuck with the Wizard of Oz float in front of us, which was playing the music- only sung in horrendously high voices- it was not too enjoyable. But other than that I suppose, the parade was nice- the weather was perfect, not too hot or cold, and not windy, so they could have the balloons.

We had "dinner" at Kyle's house with his family (mom, dad, sister) and it was really, really nice. It is so refreshing to have Thanksgiving dinner with such a small group of people- so much stress is removed. Plus, the food was pretty darn good. I took a mini-nap when Kyles dad was watching football afterwards. Then, Kyle and I went up and made an appearance at Cranbrook (where my mom was having dinner) and it was kind of akward... I dont know why, just was. Then we went back to Kyles and watched Survivor and Grey's Anatomy (which stressed me out even more- too much drama!). I went home very tired, and that's where I am now, writing this.

Tomorrow my mom and I are going to get things ready for the "fence party". It should most likley prove to be very stressful, but I can always hope that my mom doesnt have one of her anal-retentive cleaning fits, and doesnt freak out at me.

And I dont even want to talk about saturday, because that would just take too much energy. Maybe later.

Yay holidays and stress!

So after Civic today (saturday) Kyle, his mom and I went to IKEA to get some stuff for his room and for their house in general. I got a new shower curtain, placemats, alarm clock (which is amazing!) and some really neat stickers that you put on your wall.

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So... Kyle's dog Angus was put down on wednesday night. He was old, sick and going senile- so it was time, but that doesnt really make it any easier. I was really happy I was not there when it happened (the vet came to their house to just put him to sleep, and then take him away) because I could not have handled it at all. I was crying my eyes out this morning talking to Kyle on the phone- it was bad. It just seemed so abrupt, even though it was the right time to do it- I saw Angus on tuesday night, and then I go over thursday and he is just not there, not waiting at the door when you walk up on the porch, not wanting to go outside or getting really excited when you got any food out that might fall on the floor. Everything was gone, his bed, his food, his leash.

It's just really hard. I've lost pet's before, but either I was too young, or when we moved away from memphis, I at least knew that they were still there, not totally gone- and I didnt have anything to remind me of them everyday. I just need lot's of distractions so I wont think about it, and it has worked pretty well so far today- but I almost feel bad trying not to remember him. The worst part is that I am not sure if they are going to get another dog- Kyle's mom doesnt want one, even though everyone else does, but her word usually goes... so, I dont know what is going to happen. We cant get a dog at my house because we dont have a fence around our yard, and my mom wont let me get a rat. I dont know how long I can handle not having any sort of animal companionship or comfort, especially with all the other stress going on in my life. Damnit.

Ahahahah! Yes!



This is a billboard near my house- how wonderful and amazing!

Oh- and this just made my day a million times better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4NviwZ1lns&eurl=

Hmm... so I found this: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061013/FEATURES01/610130375/1026/FEATURES , in the Life section of todays newspaper.

Shame!!! Why must people continue to promote this trend that people seem to think is fashion??? At least they mention that leggings should never be worn as pants, because apparentley some people dont seem to get that concept. Not once, not twice, but three times I have seen otherwise semi-decent outfits ruined by the wearers refusal to wear actual pants or a skirt, and instead choose to think that leggings count as a suitable covering.

Let me say this: leggings are suitable in a few scarce situations, which are listed as followed:

-in a dance studio, by dancers and dancers only.
-in a theatre production where costume calls for such garb (i.e. Shakespeare, Peter Pan).
-in the comfort and confines of your home, only when there is no one else around, or when worn as pajamas.

Abide by these rules! For the sake of your own dignity- or to stop me from laughing at you, please, please, please... it's not really that hard. Just say no.


Thus ends Laurel's rant on fashion.