November 30

       Oops, Shakespeare put me to sleep early again last night and set me back on my blogs! Darn Twelfth Night.

       So, Monday was a good day altogether. In the morning, I worked on learning some music for my voice lesson that day. Because I had gone to sleep early the night before, I somehow woke up earlier than usual and managed to have a very productive practice session. My lesson was very interesting and enjoyable, as usual, and then I spent the afternoon in my room doing homework and taking a nap (of course). As I was reading through some music articles in preparation for an essay I have to write, I found some really interesting stuff, more interesting than most literary articles I come across. Like I said before, I think I'm having an English major mid-college crisis. To quote Zoolander, "Who am I?" I found myself actually wanting to read parts of these articles for my own benefit, not just as sources for my paper. Radical. After my research session, I had a very pleasant surprise when I received a care package from my family! What a treat! Especially the gloves which came at just the right time. (Read on to Tuesday's section).
      Monday night was The Evening Dish radio show which was really fun this week! I got to perform again, and I sang "Near To You" by A Fine Frenzy which went better than I expected. The girls and I had a great time together, just laughing and chatting away the 2 hours in the studio. I registered for classes at CSUS on the radio show's computer and got to explain a little bit about how Sac State works to my friends. Throughout the day, there had been rumors of snow flying around, and we kept out eyes out for it as we left the studio around 10:15. Not yet, but we were still waiting.
       Then, Tuesday morning . . . SNOW!!! The first thing I did was take a picture out my window:

      You know what that means . . . LAYERS. I bundled up by wearing my workout spandex capris under my jeans, plus my green wool hat, a scarf, a blouse and a sweater, my raincoat, and the GLOVES my family sent me! Those gloves were a life saver (well, a "finger" saver, actually).
       Class was still being held as usual, and e-music was particularly interesting that day. Basically, we talked about how to use sound effects to make music and play with people's minds. It was inspirational, and I'm a little more excited about my assignment for that class now. When class was over, I trudged through the snow (that was only about 1 inch thick) on my way to my room. Marta and I had decided earlier that morning (once we had seen the snow) that it would be a perfect day for a movie and some hot chocolate. The flick for the day? -  The Way We Were. In case you haven't noticed, we are kind of both on a Barbra Streisand kick, and we're totally giving into it. The movie was great, but sad, yet beautiful. Funny Girl is next on our list. Marta is my movie hook-up girl :)
       After a relaxing afternoon, I hit up a practice room and worked through some more music until it was time for choir. Our usual director was out for the day due to the snow, so rehearsal was interesting. It went pretty well, actually. Singers ensemble was cancelled after that, so I got to make myself an early dinner. Mmmm, spaghetti with butter and parmesan cheese - yum! My neighbors were having a cute community dinner in the kitchen when I went in there to cook, and we coaxed my neighbor Alayna (who heads up the radio show) into showing us one of her many talents. Apparently she had nose surgery years ago that removed a lot of the cartilege in her nose and left a "bat cave" area. Don't freak out too much - you can't see it, but she showed us how she can thread a piece of floss into one nostril and out the other. What talent! If not appetizing, it was entertaining anyway. After dinner and a short break, I worked on some music stuff for about 2.5 hours and then read Shakespeare until I fell asleep. Thank you for your prayers for my motivation with my studies. I got a lot done these past 2 days! But still, I have to do a lot of catch-up in 2.5 hours' time, so I will leave you with,

Prayer Request of the Day: That I would remember God and His love even  in the middle of all the work I have to do.