Musings of a Musician

The Hungry Years

2009-02-08T18:57:00.000-08:00

I'm a college freshman. I think these are the beginning of my hungry years. I'm always hungry, but never seem to be able to afford food.

I eat sunflower seeds a lot.

I know it will be worth it in the end, though.

I had a nice day!

2009-02-06T21:05:00.001-08:00

Today was a good day.

I went to a music theory colloquium. It was actually very interesting. We learned about how the brain processes music.

My best friend, Levi, came and picked me up at school. We went out for lunch, and I had the best salad.

Tonight my sister and I went to dad's house. He made us dinner, and we watched movies. It was very fun. : )

Oh, and the theory exam went well today.

All in all, a very nice day.

5 Random Briony Facts

2009-01-31T08:57:00.000-08:00

Some more random Briony facts:

1. My favourite food is watermelon.
2. I'm very shy, but I'm making some friends at uni now, and I'm really excited about it.
3. On that some note, sometimes people think I'm stuck-up, because I'm so shy.
4. I should be practising piano right now. : )
5. I love listening to the Beatles.

5 Random Briony Facts

2009-01-19T12:45:00.000-08:00

1. I'm lactose-intolerant.
2. I hate winter, but I will probably never live anywhere warm. I would love to visit Boston.
3. I Capture the Castle might just be my favourite book, for now...
4. I want to have two daughters and name them Rori and Hermione.
5. I have problems saying no, but I'm working on it. (It's one of my New Year's Resolutions.)

The Hours

2009-01-18T20:07:00.000-08:00

I finished The Hours yesterday, and I absolutely loved it. I waited so long to read this novel, but the wait was so worth it.

I read Mrs. Dalloway last summer, and it was interesting to see how much Michael Cunningham drew from Mrs. Dalloway. I really liked how Cunningham had the three-part structure.

The language was very, very beautiful. Cunningham captures Virginia Woolf's stream-of-consciousness style very effectively.

The way he wove all three stories together at the end was brilliant.

The Hours won the Pulitzer in 1999, and it's easy to see why. I strongly recommend this novel.

5/5 stars

Back at school

2009-01-18T20:04:00.000-08:00

I moved back to school today. It's really good to be back. We start classes on Tuesday.

This semester I'm taking Intro to Biology I. I'm not really sure what to expect, but hopefully it will go well. : )

"Do These Books Make My Butt Look Big?"

2009-01-16T14:39:00.000-08:00

This is the other reading challenge I'm doing this year; it will overlap with the TBR Lite challenge.

My books for this challenge are:
1. The Time Traveler's Wife
2. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
3. A Fraction of the Whole

More to come, maybe...

Update: I'm past page 100 of The Hours. : ) One goal completed.

Goals for Today

2009-01-16T08:37:00.000-08:00

If I write these goals down, I have to do them. : )

1. Practise that Chopin etude.
2. Read to page 100 of The Hours.
3. E-mail Hannah.

First Reading Challenge

2009-01-15T22:40:00.000-08:00

This is my first reading challenge (lots of firsts), and I am so excited. I'm doing option 2 of the TBR Lite Challenge. (I know, I know--making things easy on myself.) : )

Here's my list--for now:
1. The Hours
2. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
3. The Book Thief
4. Norwegian Wood
5. The Time Traveler's Wife
6. A Fraction of the Whole

My Very First Post!

2009-01-15T21:39:00.000-08:00

Hi, everyone. This is my first attempt at blogging, so let's see how this goes...

I am a piano performance major, but I'm currently taking the premed requirements. I'm still not very sure about it, but I'm trying to keep my options open.

I love to read; currently I'm reading The Hours (I'm a sucker for Pulitzer Prize winners...) I've been waiting to read it for SO long, so if I don't love it, I will be absolutely devastated.

I'm very excited to go back to school in about a week.