The apartment is still a bit of a mess...I came down with a sinus infection during my three-day weekend, which seriously interrupted our progress. However, the vast majority of our stuff is put away, our kitchen and bathroom are completely functional, and we now have cable and internet. I feel like our living room is doomed since right now my knitting and its coordinating supplies are scattered all over it, and yet it gives it a nice homey touch. Though, I think I'm going to make a goal to put all of my stash away so that it takes up less space than it is currently.
We tested the apartment out as a hang-out tonight. Ana, Sara and I all sat in one corner knitting our respective projects while James and Jordon played Super Smash Bros. on James' N64...which, by the way, has to be one of his more brilliant ideas for personal amusement when at my place :) Everything seems to have worked out well...it's not perfect, but how much in life is? This apartment pretty much rocks.
Living in Ballard is wonderful. I tested out the convenience last week on one of my days off and ran errands on foot all morning. I managed to go window shopping, drop off dry cleaning (Yes Mom, you were right, pleated wool skirts don't pack well :P ), get a haircut, and go browse the library. Basically, Ballard is all the convenience of a small town, with all the variety of a major city. I love it! We'll see how much I still like it when school starts and I'm commuting to SPU instead of downtown.
Speaking of which, I CANNOT wait until school starts up again. Working is great, the paychecks are nice, but I'm ready to get back to being a full-time student with only a part-time job. I'm ready to live my life in the practice rooms (and wherever else I practice) and attend classes, commute on the bus using a card rather than cash, see all of my friends, and go crazy with how many ensembles I have...this will be a great year, and I can't wait to start it (and hopefully on the right foot) :D
I added another ensemble to the list of ones I'm involved in at school...I didn't think 5 was enough, so I auditioned for Cascade Youth Symphony...and now I'm their psuedo-principal horn player :) I say psuedo because I won't always be playing first, but rather, they trade around the lead parts based on the difficulty of the piece compared to the experience of each player. Translation: the more challenging the piece and the solos in it, the more likely I'm on first. I really don't mind the idea of not always being lead, since I love having other people getting the chance to play some solos. Plus, in the big pieces that we can't play at SPU (like Jupiter from the Planets), I'll probably be playing the horn parts that I need the experience in.
Basically, my entire point in adding on CYSO is to bump up my contact with major orchestral works that I'll probably be building my career upon. I want to make sure I'm getting as much experience as is possible.
I also reached the 10% mark on my hexipuff quilt today...80 hexis down, and only 720 (or so) to go :P I enjoy seeing it come together bit by bit, and seeing my bag fill up. Life is good, and I'm excited to see it keep coming by day by day :)
~Allie
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