Hi everyone! It's been an eternity since I've posted on here, so I figured I'd let everyone know what's going on in my life these days!
Where to start?
Well, I had the worst weekend ever two weeks ago. On Friday afternoon I was in my dance class doing the tango when I slipped and rolled my ankle. It was SUPER swollen, so I went to Urgent Care to make sure it wasn't broken. Luckily it wasn't but the nurse told me that I'd be on crutches for a week, and using an ankle brace for at least 6 weeks. That was terrible news, considering I was getting ready for a dance competition the following Wednesday, and I had a clarinet audition the following day! Oh well. The next morning, I hobbled to my clarinet audition the next morning. I got there 40 minutes early so I took some time to warm up and practice, and I thought I was playing really well. Then I went into my audition... and bombed it. They asked me to play 2 easy scales (Ab major and F# minor) but my fingers completely forgot what they were doing. The pieces I performed were okay. Maybe mediocre at best. They didn't even want to hear my sight reading. So, I hobbled home dejectedly.
Anyways, my ankle was doing a bit better, so one of my dance partners wrapped up my ankle and I got to dance at the dance lab on Wednesday. I danced 2 rounds of Paso Doble, and made it to the semi-finals for Tango. Sprained ankle and all. Woot woot!
Here are the two Paso Doble videos. Sorry they're not that great, I'm not the best at it.
And here's a Tango video:
So things continued to pick up a bit. My D&C teacher completely canceled our first exam, and gave us all 100% on it. Way better than I could have done!
Anyways... So last Monday I got an email from the School of Music, letting me know that I was not accepted into the Music program. (I've gotten three of these during the past three years.) So I kinda had a breakdown and started making plans to transfer schools. It sucked.
But, things have already been looking up a bit. I changed my major to Spanish on Thursday. I think it's time to hit up my back-up plan and become a Spanish Teacher. I have an appointment with an adviser to make sure it's a good idea and it's really what I want to do.
Anyways, that's where my life is at now. Still no concrete plan, but at least I have some prospects now. And, a car update: I successfully and without *too* much trouble managed to replace the nasty blown speakers and the cassette deck stereo in Esteban (the new ride). I'm so proud! And it sounds great.
I'll try to be a bit more consistent with my blog posts! Valentine's Day is completely superfluous and commercialized, but I hope you all have a great one anyways! :D
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
The Alphabet of Me!
This is a little som'n-som'n I posted on Facebook, so I figured I'd copy/paste it here for your enjoyment and wonderment. Hopefully it'll hold y'all over until I eventually feel like doing a legitimate post! :D
A
- Available: I'm not sure.
- Age: 20 1/2
- Annoyance: People walking, driving, or talking slowly. Get a freakin' move on!
- Animal: Puppy!
B
- Beer: No thanks. It's gross.
- Birthday/Birthplace: 18 August 1988. Bakersfield, CA
- Best Friends: Chris, Marcus, Jane, Julie. (Not in any particular order, haha)
- Body Part on opposite sex: I won't lie... I'm a sucker for pretty eyes.
- Best feeling in the world: Making someone's day. Or somebody making my day.
- Been on stage?: Countless times.
- Been beaten up?: A few times. But I can hold my own pretty well :)
- Believe in yourself? Most of the time.
- Believe in life on other planets: I'm not sure. It really doesn't affect my life, so I don't think about it too much.
- Believe in miracles: A resounding yes!
- Believe in magic: No. But the world of Harry Potter is amazing.
- Believe in God: Yes. We are sometimes not on good terms, but he's definitely there.
- Believe in Satan: Yes. He's a tricky little blighter.
- Believe in Santa: Not since I was 5 or 6.
- Believe in Ghosts/spirits: Not in the spooky Halloween sense. But yes.
- Believe in Evolution: Yes. I don' think that's the beginning though.
C
- Car: 2001 Chevrolet Blazer. His name is Esteban.
- Color: Blue and green.
- Cried in school: Yeah, all the time!
- Chocolate/Vanilla: Chocolate, please. But vanilla is good too!
- Chinese/Mexican: Let's put it this way: I'd rather be Mexican than Chinese.
- Cake or pie: Depends on the flavor / quality. And my current mood.
- Country to visit: Spain. ¡Viva España!
- Comedian: Brian Regan or Dane Cook.
D
- Day or Night: Definitely day.
- Dream vehicle: A Beemer. (BMW)
- Dance: Yes!!! I love ballroom dance.
- Dance in the rain?: Yes, but only in warm tropical rain.
E
- Eggs: Yum. I like them.
- Eyes: Blue. I think they're my best feature :)
- Everyone has: a secret.
- Ever failed a class?: Heh. I could go on and on about it.
F
- First crush: I don't remember.
- Full name: Brian Robert Munn
- First thoughts waking up: Gross. I have to wake up.
- Food: I like orange chicken and ice cream. But not together. Eeeew.
G
- Greatest Fear: Being rejected. It's a legitimate fear, it happens all the time :(
- Goals: To be a better person every day. It takes me a while to get there.
- Gum: Only if I need a last-minute breath-neutralizer!
- Get along with your parents?: We get along, but I'm not very close with them these days.
- Good luck charm: Luck happens, you don't summon it with inanimate objects.
H
- Hair Color: Brown but with blond undertones. I'm getting that one fixed today. Darker brown, here I come! :D
- Height: 5'10". I wish I were 6', I've always thought that would be the perfect height. Oh well.
- Happy: Nearly always!
- Holiday: OMG, Christmas!!!
- How do you want to die: Well, I generally try to avoid it, but if it does happen I want it to be quick and moderately painless.
- Health Freak: Anybody that knows me knows the answer to this question. No way! I don't want to die with the guilt that I pushed away that plate of cookies!
- Hate: When people are intolerant in the name of the Church!
- Heart Broken/when/who?: Oh, it's so hard to narrow it down to one.
I
- Ice Cream: Mint chip.
- Instrument: Ready? Clarinet, piano, guitar, saxophone, oboe, and i'm working on flute, ukulele and violin. I also play some mean spoons. (Cue bluegrass music)
J
- Jewelry: I won't even wear a watch.
- Job: Recorstration. Best coworkers ever! :D
K
- Kids: Not sure. Probably not, given the circumstances.
- Kick boxing or karate: No, thanks.
- Keep a journal?: Not anymore.
L
- Longest Car Ride: California to Tennessee. But the stretch from Bakersfield to Little Rock was made without interruption. Ugh.
- Love: Friends, family, chocolate. A few others too.
- Laughed so hard you cried: All the time!
- Love at first sight: Heh. Sometimes I'm not even sure about love, period.
LAST PERSON WHO...
1.Slept in a bed beside you?: I have no idea. It's been forever.
2.Saw you cry?: Some random guy who was nice enough to help me down the stairs the day after I sprained my ankle and bombed my clarinet audition.
3.Went to the movies with you?: Chad, today.
4.You went to the mall with?: Chad.
5.You went to dinner with?: Chad.
6.You talked to on the phone?: Chad. Haha.
7.Made you laugh?: "He's Just Not That Into You"
8.Made you cry?: Myself.
9.Broke your heart?: You know who you are.
10.You vented to about a boy/girl?: Chris. As always, haha!
M
- Milk flavor: 1%, please.
- Movie: Juno.
- Mooned anyone?: I doubt it.
- Marriage?: I doubt that too.
- Motion sickness?: Generally no.
- McD's or BK: Eeeew. Neither!
- Memory: Soaking up the sun at Hapuna Beach in Hawaii.
N
- Number of Siblings: A brother, a sister-in-law, two sisters, and two nephews. Weird family situation, as most of you know.
- Number of Piercings: Never.
- Number: I like 7. Or 27. Not sure why.
O
- Overused Phrases: "Shut up!" when used as an interjection of amazement or surprise.
- Odd phobia: Asphyxiation. Although, it's not so much a phobia as a desire to live! Haha.
P
- Place you'd like to live: The beach. Probably in California.
- Pizza: Sausage and olive. Or Brick Oven's garlic chicken pizza. Yum!
- Pepsi/Coke: Mountain Dew.
- Person you miss: Julie!
Q
- Quail: California's state bird.
- Quiet music or loud: Whatever is appropriate to the situation...
R
- Reason to cry: Frustration.
- Reality TV: God, I hope nobody's reality is like that! So fake.
- Radio Station: Whatever station I create in Pandora. Love it!
- Roll your tongue in a circle?: Yes. Thanks Mom and Dad for that completely superfluous genetic trait.
S
- Song: Seasons of Love
- Shoe size: 9 1/2 or 10.
- Salad Dressing: Honey mustard.
- Sushi: Never tried.
- Scent: Coconut Lime Verbena. Delicious!
- Skipped class: Like nobody's business!
- Seen a dead body?: Yeah. Doesn't really phase me. So long as said body does not become reanimated.
- Smoke?: Hell-to-the-no! Biggest turn-off ever.
- Skinny dipped?: Admittedly, yes.
- Shower daily?: Yes. Daily showering should be mandatory.
- Sing well?: Depends on the day. I think I can hold my own though.
- In the shower?: Yes. What could be more fun than belting out Michael Buble's latest and greatest while wet and naked?!
- Swear?: Like a sailor. Some days I think it's a bad habit. But most of the time, when used tastefully it can greatly enrich my lexicon.
- Stuffed Animals?: Nope. But there is a huge collection of Beanie Babies somewhere back home that is clearly wishing to be shot at.
- Single/Group dates: The whole dating thing is overrated anyways.
- Strawberries/Blueberries: Blueberries. Yum!
-Sport: Blah. I have better things to do.
T
- Time for bed: SUPPOSED to be 11:30. Hardly ever works out that way though, haha.
- Thunderstorms: Nasty.
- TV: The Office.
- Touch your tongue to your nose?: Yes! I'll show you some day.
- Tattoos?: Nope. My body is a temple, no graffiti allowed.
U
- Unpredictable: Nope. Anyone that knows me well enough can predict my every move. I'm working on being more spontaneous.
- Used to play: Soccer and baseball.
V
- Vegetable you hate: Lima beans. Icky poo-crap.
- Vegetable you love: I don't actively love any vegetables, haha.
- Vacation spot: Last one? Hawaii. Eventually, Spain!
W
- Weakness: I have horrible sweet teeth!
- When you grow up: I want to be British.
- Which one of your friends knows the most about you: Probably Chris. Then maybe Jane.
- Who makes you laugh the most: I laugh a lot anyways, so it's hard to tell.
- Worst feeling: Knowing that I F*d up something really badly.
- Want to be a model?: I'll take the body, but hold the arrogance.
X
- X-Rays: A few times.
Y
-Year it is now: 2009
-Yellow: Aurora!
Z
- Zoo animal: Panda! I love you!
- Zodiac sign: Leo. Rawr.
A
- Available: I'm not sure.
- Age: 20 1/2
- Annoyance: People walking, driving, or talking slowly. Get a freakin' move on!
- Animal: Puppy!
B
- Beer: No thanks. It's gross.
- Birthday/Birthplace: 18 August 1988. Bakersfield, CA
- Best Friends: Chris, Marcus, Jane, Julie. (Not in any particular order, haha)
- Body Part on opposite sex: I won't lie... I'm a sucker for pretty eyes.
- Best feeling in the world: Making someone's day. Or somebody making my day.
- Been on stage?: Countless times.
- Been beaten up?: A few times. But I can hold my own pretty well :)
- Believe in yourself? Most of the time.
- Believe in life on other planets: I'm not sure. It really doesn't affect my life, so I don't think about it too much.
- Believe in miracles: A resounding yes!
- Believe in magic: No. But the world of Harry Potter is amazing.
- Believe in God: Yes. We are sometimes not on good terms, but he's definitely there.
- Believe in Satan: Yes. He's a tricky little blighter.
- Believe in Santa: Not since I was 5 or 6.
- Believe in Ghosts/spirits: Not in the spooky Halloween sense. But yes.
- Believe in Evolution: Yes. I don' think that's the beginning though.
C
- Car: 2001 Chevrolet Blazer. His name is Esteban.
- Color: Blue and green.
- Cried in school: Yeah, all the time!
- Chocolate/Vanilla: Chocolate, please. But vanilla is good too!
- Chinese/Mexican: Let's put it this way: I'd rather be Mexican than Chinese.
- Cake or pie: Depends on the flavor / quality. And my current mood.
- Country to visit: Spain. ¡Viva España!
- Comedian: Brian Regan or Dane Cook.
D
- Day or Night: Definitely day.
- Dream vehicle: A Beemer. (BMW)
- Dance: Yes!!! I love ballroom dance.
- Dance in the rain?: Yes, but only in warm tropical rain.
E
- Eggs: Yum. I like them.
- Eyes: Blue. I think they're my best feature :)
- Everyone has: a secret.
- Ever failed a class?: Heh. I could go on and on about it.
F
- First crush: I don't remember.
- Full name: Brian Robert Munn
- First thoughts waking up: Gross. I have to wake up.
- Food: I like orange chicken and ice cream. But not together. Eeeew.
G
- Greatest Fear: Being rejected. It's a legitimate fear, it happens all the time :(
- Goals: To be a better person every day. It takes me a while to get there.
- Gum: Only if I need a last-minute breath-neutralizer!
- Get along with your parents?: We get along, but I'm not very close with them these days.
- Good luck charm: Luck happens, you don't summon it with inanimate objects.
H
- Hair Color: Brown but with blond undertones. I'm getting that one fixed today. Darker brown, here I come! :D
- Height: 5'10". I wish I were 6', I've always thought that would be the perfect height. Oh well.
- Happy: Nearly always!
- Holiday: OMG, Christmas!!!
- How do you want to die: Well, I generally try to avoid it, but if it does happen I want it to be quick and moderately painless.
- Health Freak: Anybody that knows me knows the answer to this question. No way! I don't want to die with the guilt that I pushed away that plate of cookies!
- Hate: When people are intolerant in the name of the Church!
- Heart Broken/when/who?: Oh, it's so hard to narrow it down to one.
I
- Ice Cream: Mint chip.
- Instrument: Ready? Clarinet, piano, guitar, saxophone, oboe, and i'm working on flute, ukulele and violin. I also play some mean spoons. (Cue bluegrass music)
J
- Jewelry: I won't even wear a watch.
- Job: Recorstration. Best coworkers ever! :D
K
- Kids: Not sure. Probably not, given the circumstances.
- Kick boxing or karate: No, thanks.
- Keep a journal?: Not anymore.
L
- Longest Car Ride: California to Tennessee. But the stretch from Bakersfield to Little Rock was made without interruption. Ugh.
- Love: Friends, family, chocolate. A few others too.
- Laughed so hard you cried: All the time!
- Love at first sight: Heh. Sometimes I'm not even sure about love, period.
LAST PERSON WHO...
1.Slept in a bed beside you?: I have no idea. It's been forever.
2.Saw you cry?: Some random guy who was nice enough to help me down the stairs the day after I sprained my ankle and bombed my clarinet audition.
3.Went to the movies with you?: Chad, today.
4.You went to the mall with?: Chad.
5.You went to dinner with?: Chad.
6.You talked to on the phone?: Chad. Haha.
7.Made you laugh?: "He's Just Not That Into You"
8.Made you cry?: Myself.
9.Broke your heart?: You know who you are.
10.You vented to about a boy/girl?: Chris. As always, haha!
M
- Milk flavor: 1%, please.
- Movie: Juno.
- Mooned anyone?: I doubt it.
- Marriage?: I doubt that too.
- Motion sickness?: Generally no.
- McD's or BK: Eeeew. Neither!
- Memory: Soaking up the sun at Hapuna Beach in Hawaii.
N
- Number of Siblings: A brother, a sister-in-law, two sisters, and two nephews. Weird family situation, as most of you know.
- Number of Piercings: Never.
- Number: I like 7. Or 27. Not sure why.
O
- Overused Phrases: "Shut up!" when used as an interjection of amazement or surprise.
- Odd phobia: Asphyxiation. Although, it's not so much a phobia as a desire to live! Haha.
P
- Place you'd like to live: The beach. Probably in California.
- Pizza: Sausage and olive. Or Brick Oven's garlic chicken pizza. Yum!
- Pepsi/Coke: Mountain Dew.
- Person you miss: Julie!
Q
- Quail: California's state bird.
- Quiet music or loud: Whatever is appropriate to the situation...
R
- Reason to cry: Frustration.
- Reality TV: God, I hope nobody's reality is like that! So fake.
- Radio Station: Whatever station I create in Pandora. Love it!
- Roll your tongue in a circle?: Yes. Thanks Mom and Dad for that completely superfluous genetic trait.
S
- Song: Seasons of Love
- Shoe size: 9 1/2 or 10.
- Salad Dressing: Honey mustard.
- Sushi: Never tried.
- Scent: Coconut Lime Verbena. Delicious!
- Skipped class: Like nobody's business!
- Seen a dead body?: Yeah. Doesn't really phase me. So long as said body does not become reanimated.
- Smoke?: Hell-to-the-no! Biggest turn-off ever.
- Skinny dipped?: Admittedly, yes.
- Shower daily?: Yes. Daily showering should be mandatory.
- Sing well?: Depends on the day. I think I can hold my own though.
- In the shower?: Yes. What could be more fun than belting out Michael Buble's latest and greatest while wet and naked?!
- Swear?: Like a sailor. Some days I think it's a bad habit. But most of the time, when used tastefully it can greatly enrich my lexicon.
- Stuffed Animals?: Nope. But there is a huge collection of Beanie Babies somewhere back home that is clearly wishing to be shot at.
- Single/Group dates: The whole dating thing is overrated anyways.
- Strawberries/Blueberries: Blueberries. Yum!
-Sport: Blah. I have better things to do.
T
- Time for bed: SUPPOSED to be 11:30. Hardly ever works out that way though, haha.
- Thunderstorms: Nasty.
- TV: The Office.
- Touch your tongue to your nose?: Yes! I'll show you some day.
- Tattoos?: Nope. My body is a temple, no graffiti allowed.
U
- Unpredictable: Nope. Anyone that knows me well enough can predict my every move. I'm working on being more spontaneous.
- Used to play: Soccer and baseball.
V
- Vegetable you hate: Lima beans. Icky poo-crap.
- Vegetable you love: I don't actively love any vegetables, haha.
- Vacation spot: Last one? Hawaii. Eventually, Spain!
W
- Weakness: I have horrible sweet teeth!
- When you grow up: I want to be British.
- Which one of your friends knows the most about you: Probably Chris. Then maybe Jane.
- Who makes you laugh the most: I laugh a lot anyways, so it's hard to tell.
- Worst feeling: Knowing that I F*d up something really badly.
- Want to be a model?: I'll take the body, but hold the arrogance.
X
- X-Rays: A few times.
Y
-Year it is now: 2009
-Yellow: Aurora!
Z
- Zoo animal: Panda! I love you!
- Zodiac sign: Leo. Rawr.
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