Damn, I suck at this blogging thing.

Yep, didn't happen. Again. Oh well. I'll just say don't hold your breath for updates, and we'll see where things go from here.

I just got back from Savannah, where I have been for the past few days playing in the GMEA All-College ensemble. It was equal parts fun, awkwardness, gossip and slight boredom, but all in all a good trip. It was nice to get to know some of my fellow wind ensemblers better.

So I guess an update is in order about other things that are going on chez MK. I am taking a fifth year to finish a French major in order to do Teach for America after graduation. I thought I would be OK without an official French major because I am already fluent, but apparently I need the major for certification to teach high school French. I don't want to teach high school forever, but for the 2 years of TFA I would prefer high or maybe middle school to elementary. Thus, I had to switch from a music major with a minor in French to a French major with a minor in music. I still feel like I am class of '09 even though I am now officially graduating in '10 (that doesn't even look right -- no zero in front?!). If I get a class ring, it will definitely say '09. I just consider 2010 to be my victory lap.

It's weird to be a second-semester senior, even though I know I will be here for another year. All my friends are deciding where to go and what to do for the next chapter of their lives, and it's very strange to think about all of us being scattered across the country and potentially even internationally next year. It's the kind of thing that hits you in certain moments when you're least expecting it -- you forget about it until some little thing jars the thought, and WHAM. Finality. Of course, I know I will keep in touch with my close friends, but it's obviously going to be quite different than it has been. Forgive me for this little nostalgia trip, but I couldn't sleep last night and got to looking through photos on Facebook. College has had some majorly fun times, and I'm sure there are many fun times still to come.

To wrap up this post, I will show a photo of another thing that has happened since I last wrote: Mowgli the cat. I know, I know, it's really lame to post pictures of my cat, but A) I'm lame, so deal with it, and B) ... well, that's it, really. Just deal. He mostly looks like he's stoned all the time, but I have managed to catch him actually alert once or twice.

Stoned:



Marginally less stoned:



Somewhat alert: