A mishmash of things.

Sometimes, you just have to take a day for yourself. Possibly, if I did this more often, I wouldn't end up taking so many unplanned breaks -- to say that I can have attention span problems might be an understatement.

Watched The Emperor's New Groove. Seriously, people, how much do I love that movie? (The answer is "A LOT," for those playing along at home.)

I'm scaling back my extracurricular involvements next year, a bit. I think this will be good for my mental health, and for my marks in both of the degrees I'm pursuing.

It's probably a bad sign when one of your profs tells you that you need a hobby.

But! It is an excuse to get back into music again, because I miss music so bloody much sometimes. I miss music like I'd miss a limb. I went out and spent money I really shouldn't have on some solo and method books for the flute. I'm planning on joining one of the bands at school next year, assuming I don't end up with a Thursday afternoon lab.

They had oboes in the store. OBOES. I miss my oboe -- which, actually, wasn't mine; hence the fact that I no longer possess it. I own my own flute, but oboes are just a little out of my price range. They are, however, apartment-sized, unlike pianos. Also, I really bloody miss the oboe.



Somebody remind me that an oboe is not a good use of scholarship money?

Please?