Blah blah blah

I have been writing so freaking much the past couple of days. There must be something on my mind. But people keep asking me what I'm writing about and what I'm writing for, and I don't really know how to answer....I mean, I don't think about what I write when I'm writing; on the contrary, I write what I'm thinking, and I don't always know what I've written until I go back and read it. And I'm not writing for anything...it's just what I need to do sometimes.

We have just spent a lot of time traveling in the cars over the past few days, and I've taken advantage of that time to write. The only problem is that when I begin writing, I don't like to stop until I am finished...like, until all my thoughts are on paper, and they begin to run themselves, or stop running themselves, in circles. Also, (and somewhat because of that), I always get in a really weird mood when I write. Like, I don't really want to be around anyone or for anybody to talk to me....I get pretty emo, haha.

But whatever. I finally finished writing tonight. Unfortunately though, I'm running myself into another place that I always hate to go but can never seem to avoid. Uhhhhhh! I'm just so frustrated right now. I just don't know what to do, and I don't even know about what. I mean I do, but my logic won't just take the reigns and say, "Give it up already!" because I know there is nothing to be done, and there shouldn't be.

Whatever.....I just need another change of scenery. Something else to occupy my mind. This should all be over in about a week, or at least the next couple of weeks. Plus, I've got my auditions that I need to focus on.


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Hawaii is AWESOME

I just want everyone to know that Hawaii is freaking amazing. The Gallagher and Larkin families have somewhat of a tradition of traveling somewhere together for the Christmas/New Year holidays, and this year we are in Hawaii! We've been having so much fun that I've not had the time (or interest) to blog (I can't fall asleep tonight!), but I just downloaded this blog app on my iPhone so I'm blogging now.

We have been here since December 20, and so far I have experienced so many new things! We have been shopping (of course), my mom, sister, Delaney, and I did henna tattoos, our families went diving together and saw some awesome new life (including sea urchins, ahhh!)...and of course we've been spending time on the beach (getting burned!!), and my personal favorite: bodysurfing!

Yesterday we went to the observatories at Mauna Kea which was cold but entirely beautiful. If you have never imagined the beauty of the mountains of Hawaii, you can't....the views, sunset, and star visibility was spectacular. Mr. Larkin, my mom, my sister, Josh, Delaney, and I even went to the summit: the highest point in the Pacific Ocean at 14,000 ft. It was indescribable.

But I've been taking tons of Twitpics! Check them out at twitter.com/cgallagher08






Hawaii is most def one of my new fave places! How could it not be? It is so fantastico!


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Finally Finals!!

Haha Josh, I stole your title.

Last Friday I took my final exam for Principles of Microeconomics, and I found out today that I got a B in the class, overall. I'm really excited about that cause I couldn't have cared less about that class and was sick of worrying I'd get a bad grade.

This morning, I took my final Calculus exam, and then my Business Law final exam.  It totally sucked! Last night, I stayed up until 2am studying Calculus.  I took every single question from every quiz and test from the entire semester, and I worked every single one out. Fortunately, since they were from  my quizzes and tests, I had all the answers, so I knew if I was doing them right.  The thing about Calculus, is that none of the material or math is hard.  It's just that there is sooo much algebra and so many steps and so much notation, that it's easy to screw up.  I thought I did extremely bad on my test last week, but it turns out I only did moderately bad. I got an 80, and my teacher was really excited about it cause she drew smiley faces all over it, haha. But my exam this morning went really well. I finished an hour early, and I only couldn't answer one question (same material that was on that test).

My Business Law exam, on the other hand...I for sure bombed that one. I studied and all, but I don't think my teacher has ever taken any education courses. He's a retired attorney from DC, so his knowledge of the material is very strong....he just doesn't know how to teach it at all.  But, I mean, I guess that's just how lectures are supposed to be.  My problems are that I am not an auditory learner AT ALL, and he only talks...he never writes anything. And also, I never bought the book for the class, so I could never read ahead, or go back and teach myself (which is how I learn 99% of things).  Whatever...he's not gonna let me fail, and it's not a required class for me.  The worst it could do (and it's pretty bad) is affect my GPA.  But I'm majoring in music, so my Business Law grade's not going to matter much to the people that matter to me. Ha.

One last exam tomorrow evening: Public Speaking. My teacher is also the Dean of the college, and I'm on the Dean's List, and he "admires me much". We already went over our speeches last week, and mine was the only one he said was perfect.  I just have to present it tomorrow.  It'll be great....I'll miss that class for sure :(

Anyways, my mom just came home with dinner and is yelling for me to come downstairs.  Plus, I have to finish my last college application to send out TOMORROW.....And get READDDDDAAYY for my AUDITIONS!!! :)

OH! And Merry Christmas to me: my car is working again! :)

Peace.

Music and Gerry.

I finally finished all of my big projects for the rest of the semester, so I can....BREATHE.  Its a nice feeling. :)


Now, my biggest priority is learning my audition pieces for the FIVE schools I applied to, and making them perfect.  I CAN'T let this opportunity pass me by again.  I took it for granted once, and I'm afraid there are no second chances.  


Other than Music School auditions, I am still working as much as I can to pay off my car repairs. Ugh. For my un-repaired car.  Gerry is STILL giving me problems, and my mom is giving me problems about driving her car....among other things. (She got mad at me tonight.) But oh well....hopefully my brother was right about what's wrong with Gerry, and I can FINALLY get him fixed, and not have to worry about him anymore. Or spend big bucks anymore.


Well, I have to go to bed. I'm getting up bright and early to take my little brother to school, then off to my 8:00am Calculus class to turn in my biography on Sir Isaac Newton.

Happy Hollidays

I just realized that I only have one week left of classes before my exams begin. And that's a VERY GOOD thing!! My exams won't be hard at all, I am just SOO ready for this semester to be OVER!!

This past weekend I was in "Holiday in the Pines" with Moore OnStage and Taylor Dance Company, and it was FANTASTIC!! Well, not my singing because I was deathly ill, haha, but it was still so much fun. I so can't wait to do "Oklahoma!" in February. I'm also starting dance classes at Taylor Dance tonight, which I am absolutely stoked about, and I plan to be in their Spring show.

This Sunday I am going to be in a Student Showcase for the studio I am a student of, with KC Holliday. If my voice has improved...right now I'm still pretty sick :(  BUT, KC gave me four new pieces for all of my auditions in January and March for colleges and Schools of Music. And they are amazing pieces: "Angels Ever Bright and Fair", "Must the Winter Come So Soon?", "Laurie's Song" (from Copland's "The Tender Land"), and one other that I can't remember right now. They're tough, but they're beautiful.  I need to work out which ones (among these and my entire repertoire) I will use for my auditions.

Geez....the main reason for today's blog is to publicly announce that I have officially gone back to Plan A, a.k.a. Operation Achieve My Dreams :D  I am a double music major again, in Vocal Performance and Music Education, which is where I should have stayed all along.  I get excited just thinking about it, and I haven't even auditioned for any schools again, yet.

Right now, it's a toss-up between East Carolina University (again) and Appalachian State University.  Others on my list include Western Carolina University, UNC Chapel Hill, and NC State University. (But I can't go there because they don't even offer a music degree...I'm just awaiting the decision of the scholarship I applied for at NC State...but even if I get it, I'm not going to take it.)

Oh, and one other thing I'd like to clarify: When I switched my major from music to business, that was not my dad's decision, and he did not make me do it.  It was my decision because I couldn't afford ECU at the time, and I doubted whether I'd be successful enough in music to make a living.  I just meant that after I switched, with me not knowing WHAT to major in, he advised me to major in business.

But those worries are gone now anyways.  I will always be able to get a job with my education degree (if I need to), OR I could give voice lessons, like my voice teacher.  THAT'S actually where the money is. And some serious money, too. Plus performing, which is my main goal right now, and first objective after I graduate from college.

Anyhoo, I am supposed to be working right now. Or at least beginning my biography on Sir Isaac Newton that I've known about since the beginning of the semester, and that is due on Friday. You know, something of the sort.

Peace out, homies.