GAH Montreal was listed on 31 Places to Go This Summer in the New York Times! This means many people will be making summer plans and BOOKING THE $87 UNION STATION TRAIN UP TO MONTREAL and I may possibly get stuck with the $172 train which just. can't. happen.
Also, this stupid media CD isn't burning and I'm almost taking that as a sign that International Action is a sketchy fake non-profit/NGO.
What am I doing. I NEED TO PACK. Train leaves in 8 hours and I might not get any sleep until then...
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Overhaul
This Kyle guy hasn't emailed me back about renting the room yet and it's been 5 days! GAH! It seems like I can't get started on anything until I have a place to stay and have purchased a train ticket.
I'm worried because I think my friend who was planning on coming to Montreal with me and be my concert buddy/fellow documenter/friend/moral support is slowly backing out. With New York next week and then a trip to DC already planned for August 13th, I can see how it wouldn't work out too well if she's still planning on earning some money this summer. 2 weeks is a long time... to be alone...
I guess it also doesn't help much when I haven't told my parents about it yet and her parents already know and are in disagreement (in the early stages) on whether or not to let her go (the dad says yes, the mom says no).
+ Emailed McGill professors and Professor Charity's contacts
- Need to nail down which artists, curators, festival organizers, recording producers, radio station people to contact
Prioritize reading
1. Ethnomusicology (1 book)
2. Articles online specific to Music & Quebec/Canada
3. Encyclopedia of Music in Canada
4. Musicians and the Law in Canada
5. Nationalism/Culture of Quebec/Canada (4 books)
6. Linguistic Anthropology (2 books)
ILL's pending.
I need to remind myself to not spend hoursandhours on background not specific to Quebec/Canada... teaching myself musicology and anthropology would be like taking 6 credits of class, and I really don't have that kind of time. FOCUS, DISTILL! Time management.
In choosing artists to study, consider:
- age of artist
- genre
- indie vs. popular
- "agenda" or approach political? artsy experimentation?
- origins (originally from quebec? canada? u.s.? europe? 2nd generation?)
I'm worried because I think my friend who was planning on coming to Montreal with me and be my concert buddy/fellow documenter/friend/moral support is slowly backing out. With New York next week and then a trip to DC already planned for August 13th, I can see how it wouldn't work out too well if she's still planning on earning some money this summer. 2 weeks is a long time... to be alone...
I guess it also doesn't help much when I haven't told my parents about it yet and her parents already know and are in disagreement (in the early stages) on whether or not to let her go (the dad says yes, the mom says no).
+ Emailed McGill professors and Professor Charity's contacts
- Need to nail down which artists, curators, festival organizers, recording producers, radio station people to contact
Prioritize reading
1. Ethnomusicology (1 book)
2. Articles online specific to Music & Quebec/Canada
3. Encyclopedia of Music in Canada
4. Musicians and the Law in Canada
5. Nationalism/Culture of Quebec/Canada (4 books)
6. Linguistic Anthropology (2 books)
ILL's pending.
I need to remind myself to not spend hoursandhours on background not specific to Quebec/Canada... teaching myself musicology and anthropology would be like taking 6 credits of class, and I really don't have that kind of time. FOCUS, DISTILL! Time management.
In choosing artists to study, consider:
- age of artist
- genre
- indie vs. popular
- "agenda" or approach political? artsy experimentation?
- origins (originally from quebec? canada? u.s.? europe? 2nd generation?)
Monday, May 26, 2008
This is the changeover.
It's weird, the last time I posted a blog entry was March 22. What was I doing on March 22? How odd and surreal to think of where I was and who I was just two months ago. Dang.
A lot can change in 2 months.
Anyway, I stopped writing in my blog for a few reasons... I got busy, I was preoccupied, I didn't have the brain room or time to be introspective, I lost some faith, I just didn't give it time. Now, I don't want to leave this hanging on March 22.
I wrote my self-evaluation after I moved out and came back here:
"As I write this I am back home in Centreville, completed cut off from my life at the College and the people that I love and am surrounded by every day. I thought it would be easy to write this here and now—distilled from the college atmosphere I might be able to better focus on my personal achievements in the class. But now everything feels detached and I’m beginning to feel (or realize) how much the College and the class was a part of me, personally..."
I'll be using this blog address to blog about my summer research project about music in Quebec (La Musique au Quebec) so I can structure and record and talk about my efforts and because I never seem to remember or get things done without writing it out. So, before I start posting about that I wanted to say some last things:
- Thank you to EVERYONE for making SEAPs such a valuable and memorable experience. To all those who I've met, made eye contact with, talked to, worked with--you have had a personal impact on my life, and I thank you for making it so much richer. I feel so fortunate to have shared a class with so many AMAZING people.
- Thank you to Francis and Sravya for giving their all and inspiring us everyday, even outside of class.
- Best of luck to the seniors!! I will miss you all, and just being able to have you there on campus, but now the rest of the world will get to have you, too :O)
- BEST CLASS EVER! What a challenging and lovely experience.
GO SEAPs!
Fin.
A lot can change in 2 months.
Anyway, I stopped writing in my blog for a few reasons... I got busy, I was preoccupied, I didn't have the brain room or time to be introspective, I lost some faith, I just didn't give it time. Now, I don't want to leave this hanging on March 22.
I wrote my self-evaluation after I moved out and came back here:
"As I write this I am back home in Centreville, completed cut off from my life at the College and the people that I love and am surrounded by every day. I thought it would be easy to write this here and now—distilled from the college atmosphere I might be able to better focus on my personal achievements in the class. But now everything feels detached and I’m beginning to feel (or realize) how much the College and the class was a part of me, personally..."
I'll be using this blog address to blog about my summer research project about music in Quebec (La Musique au Quebec) so I can structure and record and talk about my efforts and because I never seem to remember or get things done without writing it out. So, before I start posting about that I wanted to say some last things:
- Thank you to EVERYONE for making SEAPs such a valuable and memorable experience. To all those who I've met, made eye contact with, talked to, worked with--you have had a personal impact on my life, and I thank you for making it so much richer. I feel so fortunate to have shared a class with so many AMAZING people.
- Thank you to Francis and Sravya for giving their all and inspiring us everyday, even outside of class.
- Best of luck to the seniors!! I will miss you all, and just being able to have you there on campus, but now the rest of the world will get to have you, too :O)
- BEST CLASS EVER! What a challenging and lovely experience.
GO SEAPs!
Fin.
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