Since then....

The cyclocross season ended well. We went to Jinglecross (mother was working, and I got to be a spectator for once) and the first day was just that. A day. A few minor highlights. The singlespeed race involved a dare to wear a speedo (singlespeedos... I think that sometimes the creativity of organizers ought to be checked. This was not one of those times). Several riders did... It was interesting. And amusing. I believe they were quite cold. The weather was actually quite good for cross, if a bit on the cold side (especially considering were were in the middle of Iowa on a flat bit of land and the only hills on the wrong side to block the wind). For Saturday, anyway. Sunday, on the other hand, was epic. It snowed a bit through Saturday night; I think it started about ten minutes after all of the officials finally cleared out for dinner. It then continued snowing all day. Where the snow managed to accumulate (and wasn't trampled to form a wet, slick, slippery, watery mud four inches deep as it was over much of the course and most spectator areas) it was several inches deep. I think it might have gotten as deep as six inches. It was quite a bit colder, too. And the snow was quite wet, so it soaked through several layers of clothes quite easily.

The spring semester has begun. I like school. Not that strange, but I actually enjoy it. I never realized I might actually enjoy school. But there's Music Theory. I freaking love Music Theory. And Ear Training. And Choir. And Music History is amazing. It's brilliant. I could go on about it for days. I love Music History. And voice lessons. And piano lessons. And clarinet lessons. It's all so much fun!!!


I can't imagine anything more fun that being a music major! You should do it too!!! Haha... But seriously, it's brilliant. I get to spend [almost] all of my time doing nothing but music! What could be more interesting?




So I still have this one request. I sang the Nation Anthem at several races this past season (several Superweek races, and then at the Men's National Pro Criterium Championship in Downer's Grove, which is the Sunday race). If there is anyone out there (this includes any aliens, if you couldn't tell) that has an audio, or audiovisual (which would be even better...), recording of me performing the anthem, I want it. Or a copy of it. But I need to know how I sounded, what I did, so I can build on that and improve it, or else I'll just keep doing it the same way over and over again, and no one wants to hear that. And if anyone hears about any performance or business gigs for a student musician in the Milwaukee area (especially the Whitefish Bay/Fox Point area) let me know! Poor artist here! Need money to feed my addiction of music books!