Studio (Day #3)

So many amazing things happened/are happening today!

1.) One of my roommates knocked on my door around noon when I was practicing my violin. She told me that somebody wanted to come and see our room. (We are trying to move out...) Here's the deal. We wanted to move to a different place by the beginning of February, but because of our lease, we were "stuck" until the end of February. UNLESS...somebody decided they wanted to move in for February. And guess what? This lady came to see our room today and loved it! She layed down her deposit today!!! So, Anna and I get to move into the downstairs apartment of a house (or as I like to call it, a mansion) in just a couple weeks! How cool is that? (Other than all the crazy cleaning I had to do today, that was so exciting! I cleaned like a mad-woman!)

2.) I talked to my mother on the phone, and my parents are paying for me to get a fancy pickup (or pick up, or pick-up...or whatever it's called...) for my violin! Now, I won't have to play into my singing microphone when Anna and I perform. That'll make it easier. Plus, it will sound lots better! It's a pretty pricey thing, but so worth it! When I talked to Fred at the Violin Shop, he explained everything to me, and now I'm excited. I just have to figure out the details like: how long will it take? Could I please borrow a loaner violin? haha....When can I get it done? ...and exactly how much will it cost?

3.) When I went to the violin shop, Fred also gave me the number of a man who teaches at Vanderbilt. I called him up today, and we are going to meet sometime this week to figure out details. I might be able to take lessons from him! He's classically trained, and Fred said he plays all types of music. I am finally going to become a fiddler! Wahoo! That makes me happy.

4.) Anna and I are in the studio now. (Not Billy's....we went to Ken Lewis' house/studio to put in the drums and bass. It's wonderful! Matt Pierson is doing the bass. He's fantastic. Ken Lewis is doing the drums. He's fantastic too. What an experience.

What a day! I'm sure more wonderful things happened, but I can't quite remember.

Funny story...I made tea this morning and then forgot about it. Oops. By the time I remembered, it was cold. So, I went to heat it in the microwave. I continued to clean while it was heating up...Then, I forgot about it again. This happened a couple times. I made the mistake of microwaving it with the tea bag still in it. Apparently, that's a bad idea. By the third or fourth time microwaving it, the tea bad kinda opened and the tea looked discusting! So, I dumped it out and started all over again. This time, I stood by the microwave and waited until it was done. I didn't set it down until I drank the whole thing. Haha. All that work for a mug of tea! Yikes...But it was delicious!