7/3
Today Mom woke up early to take Esther to the airport. She's going out to California to visit my Mom's parents. Dad woke me up around 7 cause there were cleaning ladies coming. He sent me to Starbucks to get drinks for us. He always gets half iced tea, half lemonade. I always get an iced coffee. Then I brought the drinks back home and worked on my computer for a bit. I later ran to walmart to get more weed killer for him.
I am visiting two college this upcoming week. The first one is Christopher Newport. They have a strong business program and their music program is starting to be really good. I am also visiting Randolph-Macon University. I don't know much about it but they have an arts management degree and the school is really small like I want. Their are less then 2000 students there. My first choice is still University of the Arts. I really like the city of philly and the school looks like it is everything I am looking for. Hopefully I will have a list of 6 or 7 schools I want to apply to by the end of the summer so I can get started.
7/4
Today is the fourth of july. I woke up around 10 and went to go get groceries for dinner tonight. We grilled hamburgers and chicken thighs. Mom made a cucumber salad. I got some onion rings and cole slaw and baked beans. It was a very american dinner. Dad and I got a pack of fireworks to set off tonight too. We aren't planning to go see them at the country club this year. Esther's not here and to be honest, I am not really interested. I enjoy lighting them off myself anyways.
It has rained really hard pretty much every day so far this summer. It is starting to get annoying. It downpours for like 20 minutes a day then stops. It started raining while Dad and I went to got get fireworks. The people running the stand were desperately trying to get all the fireworks out of the way of the rain. It was kind of funny.
I have an ACT prep class tomorrow morning. I am not looking forward to it but it is at the same place I had my SAT prep and that really wasn't so bad. It is only one week and it is only about the one section I did worst on.
Saturday, July 4, 2015
Friday, July 3, 2015
7/1 and 7/2
7/1
Today I hung out with my friend. I hadn't seen her in a while cause she leaves a little ways from me. It's about a 20 minute drive each way. But she is leaving for college just a few days after I get back so I probably won't get a chance to see her before she leaves. Luckily we got to hang out today though. I got home around 6 that night so I didn't really do much else.
Esther leaves for California on Friday morning. I won't see her for almost a month starting Friday. I can't say I'm too sad about it though. She is going to visit my moms parents for the next two weeks and by the time she gets back I'll already be in Philly.
The power was out this morning when I woke up. Sandy woke my up because she was barking at the battery backups we have connected to the computers. They beep when the power goes out so I had to get up and turn them off so she would stop barking. There was work being done on some power lines up the street so they had to turn it off for a few hours. It came back on before noon though. There has been a surprising amount of construction going on around here the past few weeks.
7/2
Today I didn't really have any plans. I spent a lot of time working on a song. It's coming together really well. Its a very 1990's hip hop style beat, I'll probably end up rapping over it as well. I went to get coffee with one of my friends around 4. It was nice. Esther and mom finished packing for Esther today as well. Her plane leaves early tomorrow morning. Mom is going to take her and Dad and I are going to stay here. Dad got home around 7 tonight. He was in Colorado for work and got a chance to visit his brother and parents.
Once Esher leaves Mom is going to start stressing about me leaving I think. She always stresses out about this stuff. I'm not to worried about it however. I'm sure I'll have everything I need.
I am visiting some more colleges next week as well. I am visiting Christopher Newport and Randolph Macon. They are both in Virginia. I've heard good things about both schools. Especially Christopher Newport. I have an interview scheduled there when I visit too. I am nervous though because I don't think I'm ready to interview for colleges yet.
Today I hung out with my friend. I hadn't seen her in a while cause she leaves a little ways from me. It's about a 20 minute drive each way. But she is leaving for college just a few days after I get back so I probably won't get a chance to see her before she leaves. Luckily we got to hang out today though. I got home around 6 that night so I didn't really do much else.
Esther leaves for California on Friday morning. I won't see her for almost a month starting Friday. I can't say I'm too sad about it though. She is going to visit my moms parents for the next two weeks and by the time she gets back I'll already be in Philly.
The power was out this morning when I woke up. Sandy woke my up because she was barking at the battery backups we have connected to the computers. They beep when the power goes out so I had to get up and turn them off so she would stop barking. There was work being done on some power lines up the street so they had to turn it off for a few hours. It came back on before noon though. There has been a surprising amount of construction going on around here the past few weeks.
7/2
Today I didn't really have any plans. I spent a lot of time working on a song. It's coming together really well. Its a very 1990's hip hop style beat, I'll probably end up rapping over it as well. I went to get coffee with one of my friends around 4. It was nice. Esther and mom finished packing for Esther today as well. Her plane leaves early tomorrow morning. Mom is going to take her and Dad and I are going to stay here. Dad got home around 7 tonight. He was in Colorado for work and got a chance to visit his brother and parents.
Once Esher leaves Mom is going to start stressing about me leaving I think. She always stresses out about this stuff. I'm not to worried about it however. I'm sure I'll have everything I need.
I am visiting some more colleges next week as well. I am visiting Christopher Newport and Randolph Macon. They are both in Virginia. I've heard good things about both schools. Especially Christopher Newport. I have an interview scheduled there when I visit too. I am nervous though because I don't think I'm ready to interview for colleges yet.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
6/29/15 and 6/30/15
6/29/15
I went to a concert Saturday night. It was in Baltimore and it didn't start till late so Mom and Esther came up to Baltimore with me and we rented a hotel room. The concert started at 8 and there were 5 or 6 openers. The group I went to see didn't even start till almost 11. Their set was about an hour and a half. So the show wasn't even over to 12:30. I stayed a little after as well to buy a shirt. I went to see the group Seshollowaterboyz. They are a group of hip hop artists from LA that do a lot of songs together. Most of the time during the set at least one or two of them aren't performing so it was interesting. They were really good performers too. The crowd was pretty intense too. I crowd surfed and danced as well so I was really sore the next day. We drove home the next morning. I didn't do much that day. Mostly just relaxed. I got dinner with a friend that night though. I've been trying to hang out with as many of my friends before I leave for philly. A lot of them will be leaving for college pretty soon after I get back. I figure they will be busy packing by the time I get back so it will be best to see them before I leave.
6/30/15
Today I woke up to Sandy barking. The power had went out because there was construction and Sandy was scared from the beeping on the battery backups. The power came back on around noon. I left to hang out with my friend soon after. We got lunch together and caught up because we hadn't seen each other in a while.
I've been working on some music now that I have things set up. I am planning to release some form of EP before I leave for philly. I have two tracks done right now. I want to do one or two more before I release it. Other than that I don't have many solid plans before leaving. I will still try to write my blog when I am in philly but I don't know how busy I will be. I think Dad is letting bring a laptop but I don't know which one I will be bringing. I'm sure I will find someway to keep everyone updated though. I leave a week from Saturday. I still need to go shopping for the rest of the stuff I need.
I went to a concert Saturday night. It was in Baltimore and it didn't start till late so Mom and Esther came up to Baltimore with me and we rented a hotel room. The concert started at 8 and there were 5 or 6 openers. The group I went to see didn't even start till almost 11. Their set was about an hour and a half. So the show wasn't even over to 12:30. I stayed a little after as well to buy a shirt. I went to see the group Seshollowaterboyz. They are a group of hip hop artists from LA that do a lot of songs together. Most of the time during the set at least one or two of them aren't performing so it was interesting. They were really good performers too. The crowd was pretty intense too. I crowd surfed and danced as well so I was really sore the next day. We drove home the next morning. I didn't do much that day. Mostly just relaxed. I got dinner with a friend that night though. I've been trying to hang out with as many of my friends before I leave for philly. A lot of them will be leaving for college pretty soon after I get back. I figure they will be busy packing by the time I get back so it will be best to see them before I leave.
6/30/15
Today I woke up to Sandy barking. The power had went out because there was construction and Sandy was scared from the beeping on the battery backups. The power came back on around noon. I left to hang out with my friend soon after. We got lunch together and caught up because we hadn't seen each other in a while.
I've been working on some music now that I have things set up. I am planning to release some form of EP before I leave for philly. I have two tracks done right now. I want to do one or two more before I release it. Other than that I don't have many solid plans before leaving. I will still try to write my blog when I am in philly but I don't know how busy I will be. I think Dad is letting bring a laptop but I don't know which one I will be bringing. I'm sure I will find someway to keep everyone updated though. I leave a week from Saturday. I still need to go shopping for the rest of the stuff I need.
Saturday, June 27, 2015
6/27/15
I didn't do much today. I woke up around 10 then worked on some music in my room for a while. I got a rough draft of a song done. Then I got lunch from a deli down the street. Its a Korean deli. I usually get the bulgogi sub. Bulgogi is a Korean beef dish. I think it is really good. I went over to my friends a little later. We worked on writing some more music. Mom made burritos for dinner. They were good too. I don't have many plans for next week either. I am going to make sure I work on more music and hang out with some more friends before I leave for Philly. I think I will need to start packing early next week too. I will be gone for 3 weeks which is a pretty long time to be away from home. A few of my friends will have left for college already by the time I get back so I need to find time to see them before I leave. I have enjoyed this summer so far and am looking forward to relaxing even more next week. I will make sure to upload some music next week as well. I have started setting a studio up in my room. Hopefully by the end of the summer I will have everything I need to have a real nice studio all set up.
Friday, June 26, 2015
6/26/15
Yesterday I decided to spend the night at my friends. We worked on some music and watched some movies and had a chance to catch up a little. I hadn't seen him in about a week because he is a lifeguard at one of the pools so he works a lot in the summer. I am going to start looking for a job once I get back from Philly I think. Quite a few local places are hiring right now so I am pretty optimistic about getting one. I have a few things I am still saving up for. I am probably going get a new microphone next. I am still deciding between a few but I have narrowed it down to 3. I also am going to get a pair of monitors to mix on. Other than that I should be all set to make all the music I want at home. It is exciting to be able to do it all at home instead of having to go somewhere else. Once I start making music I will start including it in my blogs.
I leave for Philly in two weeks. I think Mom and I are going to the mall or something tomorrow to get the rest of the things I will need for the trip.
I am going to a concert in baltimore on Sunday. I am see Seshollowaterboyz. They are a rap group from LA that I am a fan of.
I leave for Philly in two weeks. I think Mom and I are going to the mall or something tomorrow to get the rest of the things I will need for the trip.
I am going to a concert in baltimore on Sunday. I am see Seshollowaterboyz. They are a rap group from LA that I am a fan of.
Thursday, June 25, 2015
6/25/15
Today mom, Esther and I all woke up early and went to First Watch for breakfast. I got some breakfast tacos. They were okay but they needed more egg and more salsa in my opinion. There was a lot of chicken and not enough of the other stuff. Then we headed back home to pick up Sandy and take her for a bath. She was starting to get pretty dirty. I decided to stay home however. Dad was still at home because he decided to go into work late.
I've finally started getting bored of the summer. My key for protools should come today as well. I am excited to finally get back to work on some music. I have plans for a big album this summer. I am going to write hip-hop/jazz inspired instrumentals and have my favorite local artists and friends featured on it. Hopefully I'll be able to finish it up before the end of the summer.
I am starting to think about packing for Uarts now. I leave in two weeks. I am mostly excited but a little nervous to be on my own for so long for the first time. I think I'll be okay. After the first few days I'll get used to it.
I've finally started getting bored of the summer. My key for protools should come today as well. I am excited to finally get back to work on some music. I have plans for a big album this summer. I am going to write hip-hop/jazz inspired instrumentals and have my favorite local artists and friends featured on it. Hopefully I'll be able to finish it up before the end of the summer.
I am starting to think about packing for Uarts now. I leave in two weeks. I am mostly excited but a little nervous to be on my own for so long for the first time. I think I'll be okay. After the first few days I'll get used to it.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
6/24/15
Today I woke up around 11 and made myself breakfast. Mom had already left to run some errands. I went to get some coffee with my friend once I woke myself up a little bit. We hung out for a while before I headed back home for my piano lesson. I am working on a rhapsody by Brahms right now. If I decide to apply to a school that had an audition component, it will be one of my audition pieces. The pieces is cool but it is also pretty difficult. I am about halfway through the piece right now and am hoping to finish it before the end of the summer. I am planning to practice a lot this summer since I have more time. I don't know if I will apply to any audition schools though because I am more interested the business side of music. It is stressful trying to figure out the next step in my life after high school but it is also exciting. Mostly it is stressful not knowing what's next. I think once I commit to a college I won't be so stressed anymore. Mom wants me to visit more colleges this summer. She has a bunch picked out, but most of them I'm not really interested in. There are a lot of specific things I am looking for in a college.
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