I AM SICK. AGAIN. My "sick like shit" tag is getting way too many uses... I nearly coughed in the middle of playing piano for "Who Will Love Me As I Am?" during last night's show, but I just held my breath and coughed my lungs out when people were applauding for the song.

We had a pretty decent audience yesterday for our musical theatre revue; hopefully tonight's show will be full(er). Then it'll be back to a cappella training and hopefully, composing. You know, what with me being a music composition major and all. Although I do have a new piano & violin song to learn for my studio lessons, so I should get cracking on that, too.

Since tomorrow is the start of the Lunar New Year and I haven't seen my parents in almost a month, they've decided to drop by and deliver Chinese new year to my dorm :) I'm so excited for boba and beef with rice and fried noodles and Calpis water, ZOMG ♥!

current mood: UGHHHH stupid cough go awayyyy
currently listening to: Come Back to Me - Utada Hikaru

There is just about a week until school starts up again. Though I'll be glad for something to do, I know my laidback and almost welcoming attitude towards work is going to flip 180 degrees and I'll be stressing out over a pile of stuff to do by the end of week 2, haha. I just signed up for a placement test in Chinese, but I don't think I'd be able to fit a class into my schedule this quarter. Hopefully the test results will carry over to later quarters so I can brush up on my continually atrophying Mandarin skills.

It's kind of hard to believe that two weeks have gone by already, though. Christmas week was a blur of running around at different malls trying to find last-minute gifts (which, essentially, were ALL the gifts) and then wrapping presents (at one point for nearly 4 hours straight with mom). The week before that was hanging out with friends after coming back from Seoul...and generally not sleeping at normal hours. Though I did get to see Straight No Chaser perform live in this tiny, really artsy little venue and got them to sign my copy of their holiday CD :D (Straight No Chaser is an a cappella group, so their sound in small arenas is AMAZING. Also, their ticket to fame - a comedic arrangement of "12 Days of Christmas," as viewable here. /end random artist promotion)

( A Pic and a Meme )

current mood: cold
currently listening to: 12 Days of Christmas - Straight No Chaser

I was all set to make a AGHHHH post about Summer 2009, but then I thought:

- I'm off today (Veterans' Day) and am going to get dim-sum
- Not going to NYC next year means I can save money...to go somewhere else
- I don't have any homework due within the next 24 hours or so
- I am making progress with my room's walls (progress being defined as slowly covering all reachable areas with Arashi and other interesting things)

I'm making a more conscious effort to not be angsty all the time, especially when I don't like hearing other people complain for the sake of complaining and sounding worse off than everyone else around them.

( For Those Interested in My Would-Have-Been Angst )

So, happy thoughts!
( Picture-Heavy Recap )

current mood: cold
currently listening to: Swing! - V6

To think that in a couple of hours all this campaigning will FINALLY BE OVER. \o/ Even though I'll probably be at the free screening of "Casino Royale" on campus when the results are announced, whoops. :D;

( Such a Neophyte )

I keep knocking out for a couple of hours when I mean to only nap for 30 minutes. That's...not good. That's also why I've been showering at like 5 AM the last couple of days. Ughhh, sleep, why are you so important?!

current mood: hungry
currently listening to: 僕が僕のすべて - 嵐

I think my left eye hates me. First the burst blood vessel, then pink eye, and now it's swollen again for goodness knows what reason. This is one vengeful organ, seriously.

...Or maybe Fleuf's been poking me in the eye while I was sleeping, I don't know.

( Weekend Roundup )

One midterm coming up on Wednesday, but it's on Spanish, so I'm not as worried as I should be. I do have to finish over 100 workbook activities before the midterm, though, so that might be a pain.

current mood: annoyed
currently listening to: No. 9 - Asian Kung-Fu Generation