Quick update for fun, as the last couple have just been me trying to get my schedule for the next couple weeks straight. I ran across this animal personality test (http://www.animalinyou.com) earlier today - I remember that a bunch of my friends took this waaaay back in first term s'more year, and I figured I'd take it again and see if I'd changed. I came up with this: "You are either a Penguin or a Otter personality.
But you may also be a Fox personality."

Hmm. Last year, I was convinced I was a penguin... -shrugs- So, I'm either a penguin (http://www.animalinyou.com/Penguin.htm) or an otter (http://www.animalinyou.com/Otter.htm) or a fox (http://www.animalinyou.com/Fox.htm)... I'm guessing the otter and fox come from the fact that I'm definitely more outgoing than I was first term s'more year, for sure. Not being under loads of academic and emotional stress will certainly do that... but I still think I'm closer to penguin than otter by a fair amount. Meh. Take it if you like, let me know what you ended up as, 'cause I'm curious (Andrea S, I know you're still an Otter ;). The site even suggests having friends fill out those blanks for you and decide who you are... you're welcome to do that too, if you've got the time and inclination, and let me know who I am. Anyway, have fun. :)
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Orchestra reading rehearsal was fun - we read through Beethoven's Eroica Symphony and Dvorak's New World Symphony. Both are gorgeous... I played first flute on the Eroica, and second to Angela on the New World. -sigh- I may sound silly, but I wish I knew why Allen's switching me out to second flute. I figure it's to give the other two a chance to develop before I leave, but in that case, shouldn't Harlan be playing first? Angela is playing in the principal position in another community orchestra, and it seems like Harlan should have exposure time as well. I just wish Allen would explain this, and say something along those lines, because I keep thinking that maybe I'm not playing as well this year, that perhaps I'm slipping a little even though I'm taking from Woodward, and it scares me. I want to play as principal for the next two years; I think I'm a damn sight better than I was freshman year, and I can finally do justice to the pieces (god, I think back to the Brahms first term freshman year and wince... I had so, so many difficulties with that piece, but it was so gorgeous. Can't believe how much I learned on it).

Ah well. And hovering at the back of everything is my concern for that Mozart concerto and the cadenzas I haven't learned yet... argh. Competition's this Saturday, I'm playing at 10:30 over at Oxy. I've never done anything like this before... All-Region, All-Area, and All-State tryouts can't really compare. Hopefully the nerves won't kick in.

Anyway, gotta write that core paper, then go practice those cadenzas. Night all.