Mein Raum

I promised pictures of my room later this week, but I got bored and decided to do them now. So, I begin with my doorway. The shadow on top is so dark it makes it look like a different color or material, but really it's all the same. The poster on the side wall is the academic calendar.

Next my closet area. Yes, that is a poster of the original Ocean's 11 with the Rat Pack. Gotta love it. The closet is pretty small, but it holds enough.

We come to my Psych poster and dresser. It's in a bit of a state right now, but I got my tide and my bathing supplies over there. The dresser has three drawers that actually hold a lot (but not enough for a dead body or drugs to sell*).

*Disclaimer: No, literalists, I do not sell drugs. Take a joke, please.

And we come to my bed. I took this picture along with the other below to show you the full scope of the area. The cityscape there is of London (they didn't have another option of cityscape, but I love cityscapes so I got that one. I've gotten the most compliments on that). The poster above, if you can't clearly make it out, is Help! by the Beatles.

Another view of the bed area. On the windowsill-thing behind me there are two pictures of myself and my friends. The pillowcases are custom from Etsy. There's my spouting whale and behind it is a radio. 

And last, but not least, my desk/bookshelf. Those are Buddhist prayer flags that I and my best friend both have. I brought some of my favorite books and next to those are my textbooks. My giant pile of printer paper along with my two notation books are right there, and my computer is in the bottom left-hand corner.

So there you have it! Nicole's living space. It's cozy, I like it. I was gonna put up a picture of my roommate's area, but I figured that was a breach of privacy and immediately threw that idea out the window. Not literally, of course, because our windows don't open. Or, if they do, it's not easy. I'm living in the nicest dorm on campus. I would say "arguably the nicest," but nobody argues that. Parkside is the nicest, quietest area. It's also the newest and one of the few that has AC, so I'm pretty happy to be here and not some of the other dorms/residential colleges.

So, adios! I'll update as updates come along.

I Guess I'll Try This Again

Hello world! It's been a while since I've posted on here (again), and I know I always say that I'll post more frequently, but I really will try. Especially seeing as I really need something to help me ease the transition right now.

You see, since I last saw all of you, I've gone away to college. My senior year breezed on by, my summer took even less time, and now I've been here since the 22nd of August. I don't really have any friends yet, which is fine with me seeing as I have friends. I know that sounds ridiculous, but really, it's true. I don't need any other friends. Everyone I've met I just don't like as much as my friends. So, I'll hang out with people, be cordial, get acquainted, but they're not my FRIENDS. I miss my friends a lot.

And I'll leave that there because I could go on for hours about that whole scenario. I'll just give everybody a summary of what's been going on. I'm taking 6 classes, including my individual instruction. All of them are music-related except for my general ed (obviously), and I think they'll go well. Aural Skills is going to kick my ass, but I'm trying, and that's all that matters. I'm not going to the football games, and all my suitemates are partying hardy. They were at the Row till 3am last night. I'll post pictures of my suite/room within the week.

I'm signed up to volunteer with this program called Visions and Voices, which is an arts and humanities initiative. They put on shows and lectures and the volunteers help organize and everything, but we also get to attend whatever we're volunteering at, so that should be really interesting. Besides that I'm not really involved with anything except my program, which is a full-time job in itself. The program is very small and close-knit, and unlike most majors here you really represent it wherever you go. There's a giant microscope on this program all over the country, because it's really the only thing like it at any regular 4-year university.

I think I've rambled enough. Everything is the same with me, and I mean everything if you check my previous posts. I did direct Eurydice last summer (summer of 2011, not the summer passed), and it went very well. A few bumps and hiccups, but that's to be expected. My recent project fell through the cracks, but that's okay, we were experimenting anyway. I'll keep you updated as much as I can, which hopefully will be a lot as this is a very hectic time.

Lates,
NIIIKKKIIII