To Create Art

So, it's been awhile since I've posted. An entire semester to be exact.  After reading my post "New Semester...New Chances", I am in shock of how many goals I did not attain this semester.  At the same time though, I really went through A LOT of learning about myself this semester, which is much more important I guess than memorising the entire Glazounov Concerto or going skiing.  I am happy that I did actually complete my goals of  expanding my friend circle and of going on a road trip.  These two things mean the most to me and have really contributed to my "reawakening".  I use this term because I do feel like there was a long time where I lost touch with who I really was.  I think I have found that person again, the old Andy of yore.  

I now know that I have an entire month and a half ahead of me where I will be in class for one hour a day...and that's it.  This is scary seeing as I don't have any job to supplement the down-time, and also seeing as I could really use the money or just something to keep me occupied.  This is also really liberating too though.  I know I will have a job once I get back home after my summer course.  It will pay me pretty decently too, although any extra cash would be great - but who's going to hire me for a month? 

I've decided that with all of the downtime, I will actively try to accomplish all of those remaining goals that I didn't get to this semester.  My main goal is this: to create art. I don't care what kind of art (music, visual art, literature, even culinary), I just want to create it and not care what I create.  I do intend to write at least one cohesive work of music though.  It would be sweet to see if I could write something of epic proportions that one day winds up earning me lots of money, but that's not really the goal of this.  I'm doing it for me, myself, and I; to express myself and reflect on life.  I have a lot to be thankful for, and I think this will be a good way to focus on that.

Finals are almost done here - just two more days left.  It shouldn't be too bad, and hopefully I'll do decently well this semester.  I feel like I should maintain my average, but who knows, sometimes professors decide to pull grades out of a hat.  Two more days...then liberation.

"No Surprises" by Radiohead