"British... everybody likes those Brits. You compare with U2 and other famous bands. You're music is very original and different from anything heard on the radio normally. Songs are laid back and relaxed, and you frequently make some pretty weird, er um, original music videos. "
Yay! I'm like U2!!! ^_^ ...but then, I am Bono, sooooo.... ;)
It's all good.
Visited SUNY Fredonia today, where I'm goin' to college (for the first year or two, anyway)...found out lotsa helpful stuff about the music and art programs.
And got some info on study abroad options.... :)

 
...so much I was gonna post about, and now I can't think of any of it!...hrm...
...two main things running around my mind lately, tho.....
For one thing, there was a guy in my school - my grade - who committed suicide over the weekend. And I never knew him at all, but... Heather was saying that it's nearly become a tradition now, each year the senior class loses at least one classmate... and they didn't know or wouldn't tell us at first whether it was suicide or not, but my brother knew it was, he saw the kid at a party a night or two before... and from what I've heard, he was on the football team, pretty well-liked... and about half the school was out today, at a service for him - or they just said they were going and skipped school (which pisses me off..but it's gonna happen, unfortunately..)... and they're planning a memorial service for him through the school, and there are posters around for people to write things on, in memory of him... I don't know what to think, really, cos he committed suicide - which I don't agree with at all.
...at the same time, I can understand, to a point...
...I don't know what his specific troubles were at all, but...
...what really struck me, tho...I mentioned this in an e-mail to a friend in England...and her response? "Surely your school is not that bad? *Kidding*, but why would they want to kill themselves?" ...and I was just...I dunno...kinda struck by the innocence? of it?...cos I mean, none of us even asked, we just...understood?...we could all think of possible reasons for someone to shoot themselves, and just *end* it...innocence isn't the word I want, I don't think, but...it's just...
...
...enough for tonight, I've gotta get up in the morning and go to SUNY Fredonia for this...I dunno, intro-y thing...which I really don't feel like wasting a Saturday on, but...ah well..can't be much worse'n staying home and cleaning...so long's I've got my sketchbook with me. ^_^

 
...yeah, I know, haven't posted much...mostly cos Rhonda's *still* sick...gah...hopefully she'll be better soon...basement's *cold*, dangit!
..also been psycho-busy last few days... Monday night, went to a dress rehearsal of La Boheme at Eastman for a music history field trip...didn't get back 'til like, 11.30pm! ...was interesting...but it *was* all in Italian..fortunately, we had Brandon there, who knows *every frickin' line* of the thng, to clue us in...sets were *gorgeous*, tho...and the way the lights fell on the falling "snow", it looked like stardust... ^_^
Yesterday..went to mom's, then to the mall...then spent like, two whole hours on stupidevil math homework... had jazz band today, then went to grandparent's, then had to play at the art show with my woodwind quintet, which was actually quite fun...
..but my throat is killing me now...was fine while I was playing, but now...gah...it's bad...so I'm gonna go get another nicely lemon-flavoured cough drop, an' go to bed...

 
Happy Easter, by the way...
..have U2's "Scarlet" running thru my head...the sole lyric of the song being: "Rejoice..."
..but in church this morning, one of the songs we sang..was one of the ones I'd heard/sung back at Niagara '98..and it took me right back...I remember, I think I was crying the one time we sang it...I remember me and Christina, holding hands as we went down front to pray...crying...such a powerful time...between the speakers there and the people and the music...it was, of course, the music that really got to me...but just the whole vibe of the thing, the people and *everything*...totally changed my life...
...
"Jesus, Lamb of God...You took the cross, You took my shame...You are my all in all..."

 

Take the The "What Teen Label Do You Fit Into Most?" Quiz!
by antiperfect
Hrm. Well, seeing as the choices were punk, prep, goth, ghetto, and emo...!
Went and saw Lord of the Rings a second time last night (grazie again, Laur, for inviting me along!)...man...*great* movie...love it dearly...
And I've come to the conclusion that Legolas looks rather like Larry Mullen.
^_^
..so I'm all elven today, sage green hippy-shirt, small braids in my hair.... -_^