How do you say that in English?

I've been browsing my blogs...

Not that I want to read them, because that would take too much effort.

[It's been a long weekend that felt more like a few Mondays in a row than anything else]

But if I see a picture or a phrase or a blog from that one kid who never blogs, I might stop and take a gander.

What I'm seeing just in the small tidbits on my bloglist makes me smile, though.

Why, you might ask?

I read a blog by a favorite pianist, in French.

I read a blog by this lovely, throaty alto who can sing 'Mack the Knife' like nobody's business, in Swedish.

I read a blog by this quirky foreign exchange I met in high school, in German.

I read a blog by an old friend who loves to write, in Shakespearean English.

I read a blog by a professor on my campus whom I haven't had the pleasure of having a class with yet, all concerning English grammar.

And I just noticed somebody writing in a little funky bit of Spanglish.

It takes all kinds to make a world, and sometimes I think, just from the comfort of my desk, I can speak to them all.

Though I wonder just how many different dictionaries I can fit in this drawer before I need to stop talking, haha...

Well, homework calls...and wouldn't you know, it's not in English? :)

Love you all, hope you're well...

On A Sunday Afternoon...

Though actually, it's only a quarter til, so I guess that's a lie?
Oops...

Anyway, so you may or may not be wondering what's new with myself in the new year?

First point of business...
I'm performing with the Rimrock Opera in their production of Robert Ward's The Crucible -- for those of you who know the play, this is basically the same thing, except it is the opera [and NOT the play!!] that won the Pulitzer prize. I have a part in the chorus, and am an understudy for Mercy Lewis, "a fat, sly girl of eighteen," who follows Abigail Williams about, declaring such and such persons performed witchcraft, etc, etc. I'm rather excited over it, and if you're in Billings the 28th and 29th of April, you should definitely come and see the performance.

Second point of business...
I'm taking violin, and though it's rough going, I find myself continually amazed and surprised at what I'm learning, and I get a little chill when the bow crosses the strings at just the right angle and I can feel the instrument vibrating against me...fanciful notions aside, it's a rather expensive instrument to keep up with, especially when you're starting with a second-hand piece that should maybe have been made into firewood years ago. But I've been assured it will be far cheaper to repair it than to buy a new one, so I'm okay with it.

Third point of business...
I have received a scholarship to cover part of the summer course fees -- since we all know I like taking classes year-round -- and I'm applying for another scholarship for the fall as well. There has been talk of me transferring to another school closer to my parents, but the only upside of that is that when my car breaks down, my father will fix it. Otherwise, all my hopes and dreams will pretty much be crushed if I go. So I'm taking out a few loans for next year as well, and staying in Montana for the long haul.

Fourth point of business...
I'm going to play a piano duet with my dear friend Travis, who is also a piano major. There is no set date for this performance, as we just decided on the music last week, but rest assured, all will be invited when the time comes.

Fifth point of business...
I asked out a boy I've been mooning over for the last who knows how long, and he turned me down flat. Therefore, I'm accepting offers of arranged marriages, because I simply don't care anymore. Also I don't really have the time for a relationship, which is probably what he was thinking as well, so, there we are.

I'm alive.
I'm healthy.
I still have nightmares, but I'm praying, and I'm eating right.
Thank you for your concern.
I love you all.
Etc.
Etc.
Etc.

And reading this back, I sound like a pompous ass, but again, there we are.
You have to love me anyway, so suck it up, will you?

Until next time, then...