muziklprodigee @ 2008-08-28T12:16:00

2038-01-19T03:14:07Z

School has been fine so far. What I'm really trying to work on is eliminate my procrastination habits in all of my classes except for composition (which is tough to eliminate because of writer's block and the ebb and flow of creativity). But now, when I get an assignment, I mark it down immediately and I go to work once I get home. Typically, I don't stop until all of the easy things that CAN be done ARE done. I think I have a pretty good system. I put everything down on my whiteboard into a huge, gigantic mess, and then I prioritize everything on it by color-coded stars. Different stars mean that I CAN get the activity done on certain days...some things I have starred for today, others for tomorrow, others when the rest of my textbooks come in, etc. The goal is to always get today's stuff done, and at least most of tomorrow's. Soon, I'll have completed all of the things that have been piling up on "today" and "tomorrow," so I'll start working on things past that. And before I know it, I'll have a habit of working on things at least four or five days ahead of time. The trick is to not get too far ahead on everything, though, because there can be material relapses and then what you thought you learned gets shoved in the back of your brain and you can't recall it (or, in some cases, it gets shoved COMPLETELY OUT of your brain).

So anyways, I'm trying to do that. Hopefully, it should free up some more time to write music and hang out with friends as much as I can. I'm still working an awful lot, but it's about the same as last year, and I felt borderline overwhelmed last year. But the difference between last year and this year is my goal of not procrastinating. If I free up the time, I should just FEEL healthier. And that's what I want to do this year. Live HEALTHILY and content.

I had a huge problem with money yesterday, but today I got an unexpectedly bigger check from In-N-Out than what I've been accustomed to, and I have absolutely no idea why! I guess I've been working more? But yeah, thankfully, my rent is covered...and then after my other paychecks in early September, my mid-month bills will be covered and I can focus on paying off my speeding ticket and new tires for my car. Then my funds will be depleted again, but at least I'll be able to start buying food.

Conducting is BY FAR the best class I've had in a long time. I feel so at home when I conduct...I find myself agreeing with everything my professor says, and always anxious to try and to learn. Like a healthy student. I'm not afraid of failing, I just want to get better and better at it, constantly improving throughout my whole life. I want to be taught it forever. ... I wonder if it should be my major. Curse you, ASU, and your lack of conducting undergraduate programs.

All in all, I should be fine this semester. As long as everything gets done in its time, I should be fine. And maybe I can get a little deeper in exploring who I really am and what I really like to do. We can only hope.

Forever and Always,
-The Music Man