"I use a photograph of jazz legend Thelonius Monk!"

My exams are over! Or at least my regular written exams are over--not that there were very many of them, only two in fact. The Theory exam went okay. ( ... )

Speaking of theory: I noticed recently that the Mahler course is still around but it's under Theory instead of Musicology. Sadly, girl-whose-name-I-keep-forgetting really recommends against it because of the professor. She says he's incompetent in anything that incorporates history as well as theory and a Chopin course she took from him (not that I'd ever take such a course) was a complete waste of time. *sigh*

After finishing with the exam, I spent the rest of the day, wait for it... socializing! Bizarre, eh? It was all excessively geeky though. First, chatting with Dr. S after dropping off a letter and picking up my essay... ( ... )

Then, a lengthy gabfest in the lobby with four or five other students. "So You Want to Write a Fugue?" (occasioned by R finishing a fugue assignment) and P.D.Q. Bach were quoted/sung. Why is it that now that classes are over I'm discovering fourth-year (i.e. graduating) geeks left and right? (Or perhaps it's that they're discovering that I'm not so stultifyingly boring as they thought?) I was invited to dinner at Pizza Hut, where a good time was had by all.

We Pizza Hut survivors (i.e. those of us not returning home immediately to study) headed out for an "adventure" drive (and much random dorkiness) through the little towns/villages around Kingston. ( ... )

The one real downside to the afternoon: after carrying them around for a couple of weeks and encountering very little that was photo-worthy, this was the first day I did not have a camera on me! J brought her digital camera along and I'm hoping to get copies but I'm still annoyed at myself.

( The books I bought at Chapters )