Highlights from yesterday, and really all you need to know: Obama was re-elected, two more states passed gay marriage, and the first lesbian senator was elected. I hereby dub this election The Time America Grew Up A Little Bit. And yes, I did vote for Obama. I think it's important to have a president who is willing to prioritize something other than money, and as more young people are able to vote and more old mean conservative people die off, it's becoming a much more common opinion. There's a huge generation gap here, and now that the baby boomers (people born just after WWII) are starting to die, we're leaning in a more progressive direction. Finally.
My state and one other also passed legalizing marijuana, but it's still illegal on a federal level so all that means is the states can go to the national supreme court and fight it out there. That one doesn't affect me all that much, though.
Oh man have I been busy. Working a lot on both school and my job, it's been crazy. But the worst is over- one more week of classes and then I have my long winter break until January, when I won't be taking as many classes. I should be able to get a car by May, which will be great becauuussssee I will be moving in with Jenny and John, probably in a small house near a big park in the city!
I'm super excited. For Thanksgiving, which is in 2 weeks, Jenny and I are cat-sitting for John while he visits family back in Georgia, and in return we get to use his much bigger kitchen and grill to make an awesome Thanksgiving dinner. Nom nom nom. Also, my parents decided that for Christmas this year, instead of doing the usual presents under the tree thing, we're all going for 3 days to a 5 star spa resort on the coast. heeeee it'll be so great. And Jenny's birthday is next week and I got us tickets to Cirque du Soleil, which will be great too.
I've been writing 2 full orchestra pieces, and one of them (a very short one for orchestration class) is finally done, so that was pretty exciting to have finished my first full orchestra piece. They're so time consuming it's crazy. Also! Last spring I wrote a gay rights piece for solo double bass, and I couldn't find anybody to perform it because it's pretty hard and no one wants to spend that much time and effort on it. So my professors banded together and got me the email addresses of several professional bassists they know, with permission to pull any and all strings necessary to get this thing performed. The principal bassist of the Colorado Symphony has said that he'll look it over and get back to me about playing it. Fingers crossed! He's one of the best bassists in the country. :3
How's life in Ye Olde Sweden? I'm sorry you don't get to see your friends, but hopefully you're making new ones! What are you working on? How's driving? Do try not to die.