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Although I haven't had much time floating around lately, I acutually have more than usual this summer. Maybe I can do some things I don't normally get a chance to do. . . Major plans for this summer: -visit brother in Seattle (completed) -perform Vivaldi's "Spring" with Gaylord Chamber Orchestra (completed!) -teach lessons in Gaylord on the weekends, living in Kzoo otherwise -expand on some of the pieces I composed over the school year, especially for Composition classes -travel to the Italian Alps for the Schlern International Music Festival -with my boyfriend Jim, plan and teach a week-long workshop for beginning string players at th

Although many really good things happened this summer, I feel like most of it was one, big, gigantic waste of time. I have failed myself in many ways. I have accomplished almost nothing, and I'm not proud of myself for it. I have been super stressed out lately. I just moved in to my house in Kzoo, and I can't find anything and it's taking forever to unpack. I'm starting band camp Monday evening, and will probably get nothing done between now and then. (. . . Is today Saturday?) Hopefully, I'll find time to add some of my summer shots in the near future. I'll try not to kill myself in the process.

I'm don't really have time for a full update, so let's leave it at this: I LOVE COLLEGE.