Yesterday
love was such an easy game to play
now i need a place to hide away
oh i believe in yesterday

i love these days in music theory when we sit around and watch movies about The Beatles. i get to lounge in the choir room and listen to good music. whether my day be good or bad, it makes my day better. i'll try not to think about all of the tests and quizes i have this week...

now that the weekend has passed and just about everyone has seen me, i can talk about the haircut i got. i really like it. it's something new and different.. "i'm all for change."- as Jean would say in Rhinoceros. good play. jen and i did well on our project. it was really fun. our t-shirts are freaking awesome! right jen? we had a great time making them.
the guy that gave me my haircut at Penny's, Chris, is one of the coolest guys i've ever met! he's a young, black, gay guy (at least so i think since it seemed quite obvious) that i had sooo much fun talking to as he washed, cut, and styled my hair. he even suckered me into making another appointment with him and buying some great smelling crap to put in my hair to make it look nice. i didn't mind getting pulled into the money trap since i didn't pay for any of it. besides, the stuff he sold me is really great stuff.
Chris told me about his family, his hair, my hair, the holidays, his childhood.. life in general... i think i know him better than i know some of my friends. sad? perhaps. that doesn't, however, mean that i didn't enjoy it!

friday was generally good. i saw Ocean's 12. good movie! i definately enjoyed it. it wasn't as good as the first one, but as far as sequels go, i thought it was great. if you liked Ocean's 11, i would recommend it.
saturday i got my hairs cut and went shopping with my parents, then proceeded to spend the night alone watching movies and doing homework. it was a very slow night, and i didn't get much work done, but i had to stay in. at least i got more done than if i would have waited to do everything on sunday.
sunday afternoon i had my rediculous recital at the academy. it was pointless. i watched the kids, sang, and went home. at least i'm done and marianne will give me a good report. then i went straight to jen's house and we worked on our project for 8 hours. that's a really long time, in case you didn't know. we had to make a run to Michael's since we bought the wrong kind of transfer paper, and on the way home, this basketball just appeared out of the bottom of the car in front of us! all of a sudden, it was just there. jen ran over it, and we heard it bouncing underneath the car. it was weird. keep track of your sports equipment, stupid car!!!

that being said, i had a good day. i'm going to have another incredibly busy week, but i'm doing a pretty good job of not thinking or stressing about it. i've got tons to do, but my senior slide is in effect, and i'm definately not very dedicated to my work. nothing other than music. i've been practicing random things like a freak. i don't even know what i practice. i just take out my horn and play sometimes... which doesn't qualify as practicing really, but it's fun.

music, homework, band concert, procrastinating... doesn't get much better than this. ? . well, at least not on a school night. i would have liked having jazz band tonight, but it's hard to have a rehersal with a concert going on.
for tonight, i'll just accept being yelled at by my parents for not being neat or responsible enough for their liking, and put off doing big review packets that will most likely keep me up all night. sounds like a plan! how can anyone expect me to stay focused with things like music and friends to keep me occupied?

Why am I so shy when I'm beside you?
It's only love and that is all,
Why should I feel the way I do?
It's only love, and that is all,
But it's so hard loving you.

good song.

in the words of vinnie, 'lata.'