Damn reeds.

Music: Nancy Ambrose King (Krommer Quintets)

So, my reeds have mounted a hideously effective mutiny. I'm not happy. I don't have time for this - how the hell am I supposed to practice when I don't even have properly functioning reeds? Grrr. Thank God for a lesson today.

I just completed my quintet arrangement of Pasculli's "La Favorita" concerto. It was quite a challenge, but a good one. Mainly just learning some more different functions in Finale, like how to create a cadenza. I just wish it would notate things a little more succinctly. Sometimes spacing and beaming are issues I can't fix for whatever reason. But, anyway, it should be fun - every instrument gets a good run of their range and a good technical exercise. But, I'm excited. I left most of the hard shit to the oboe part...hopefully, we can play it sometime in the near future (fuck. I have to learn all those notes...)

I've been talking to a guy from Kalamazoo online for a few weeks now. I'm curious to meet him. I wonder if/when we will. However, I'm very wary of getting into something even remotely romantically-hinted. With school, I think it'd be a terrible thing to do to myself. But everyone says you'll do it if it's right and works. How do you know? I need facts, not feelings. The last time I went on feelings for something like this, it ended up a disaster. BUT. I do need more friends. No denying that.

I'm getting excited about school. I hope to get more involved than I was @ CalArts. More on this later.