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[Taylor]

Me too.

Man…life is not happy tonight. I was just denied admission to a particular music composition class. The prerequisite course is not available until next semester, so I asked the professor if I could take the higher-level class first, given my experience in composing.

And he said no.

So I won't be able to take the higher-level course for three years because I'm deferring for two years for an LDS mission. :/

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

oh no, that's terrible. i'm sorry, i hope it doesn't happen ahh. *crosses fingers*

[Saru (Queen of Bookland)]

Hiii I just got wi-fi

[Taylor]

That's a good thing.

Update on the music class: the professor emailed me and said I needed to be admitted to the music program in order to take any of these courses because of high demand.

Would you like me to tell you how high the demand is for this course I was trying to get into?

(view spoiler)[Spaces available: 12
Number enrolled: 4

I'm really fearful for them. Do you think they'll have a classroom they can fit in? They might have to all cram into the largest lecture hall. And the chances of me getting in even if I am in the program are verrrrrry slim. (hide spoiler)]

[Saru (Queen of Bookland)]

Aw now I can't read it Taylor.

[Taylor]

Lol…neither can I. Someone else want to blow the surprise for me?

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

Taylor [Relationship status: In love] wrote: "Me too.

Man…life is not happy tonight. I was just denied admission to a particular music composition class. The prerequisite course is not available until next semester, so I asked the professor ..."

i never saw this post for some reason.
ugh that stinks.
wait, you're deferring for two years now?

[Taylor]

@Sam

Many of the young men who graduated with me deferred admission for the coming two years. I decided to take classes for two semesters, which will allow me to get accustomed to living on my own, before I depart to serve the mission.

If I am admitted to the School of Music in the winter, is I will take Music Composition 1 (the prerequisite course that is not offered in the fall), then defer for the mission, and come back and take the class I would like to have taken this semester.

[Taylor]

Update on my friend and the Black Forest Fire:

I don't know Colorado's geography enough to tell if my friend is in danger yet. I texted her 25 minutes ago and still don't have a response, which either means she's preoccupied with being evacuated or sleeping after a long night of waiting--

Wait. She just texted me. I'll be back in a minute.

>.<

Things are still the same. Pre-evacuation status. The family ready to go when necessary.

At least that means things haven't gotten worse….

[Sevania]

That must be so stressful. My heart goes out to her and her family and anyone else in that situation. You should keep us updated, Taylor.

[Taylor]

@Sev

Will do. According to the local police, 360 homes have already been turned to Charcoal Toast Crunch.

Luckily, after doing some asking around and lots of Google Map stalking, I found that my friend is on the far end of the pre-evac zone, so if the fire changes, she will either have to evacuate last or she'll be the first to be declared safe.

Just from eyeballing it, she's maybe 8-10 miles from the fire right now. Praying for the wind to change.

[Taylor]

Random bit of encouragement for the overwhelmed writer:

Two common statistics you will hear often from authors:

1. It takes approximately 10 years of consistent writing in order to become as proficient as a professional.

2. Approximately 1,000,000 words of serious writing must be written in order to become as proficient as a professional.

With my writing group, I wanted to see what would happen if we combined the two statistics.

In other words, HOW MANY WORDS DO I NEED TO WRITE PER DAY TO HAVE WRITTEN 1,000,000 WORDS IN 10 YEARS?

Words/year = 1,000,000/10 = 100,000

SO YOU NEED TO WRITE 100,000 WORDS PER YEAR IN ORDER TO MEET THIS GOAL. A NANOWRIMO MASTER COULD DO THIS IN TWO MONTHS.

LET'S BREAK IT DOWN EVEN MORE.

Words/day = 100,000/365 = 273.973

IF THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT, LET ME SHOW YOU HOW MANY DOUBLE-SPACED PAGES THAT IS. LET US APPROXIMATE A PAGE TO BE ABOUT 250 WORDS.

Words/page = 273.972602739726/250 = 1.095890410958904

I'll let the numbers speak for themselves here. Then you should go write.

[Sevania]

Taylor [Relationship status: In love] wrote: "@Sev

Will do. According to the local police, 360 homes have already been turned to Charcoal Toast Crunch.

Luckily, after doing some asking around and lots of Google Map stalking, I found that my..."

8-10 miles. Wow. That's pretty close.

[Taylor]

@Sev

She can see it from her house, so yeah…pretty close. I'm gonna text her again in a few hours to see if anything's changed. Unfortunately, real-time map of the fire's spread has stopped working on my computer, so I'm out of the loop right now.

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

wow. that's so intense. thinking of her!

[Taylor]

She is officially on the edge of the evacuation zone. They are leaving right now. :|

[Sevania]

Oh, no. I really hope their house will be okay. So if they tell you to evacuate does that mean you're almost definitely going to lose something? Or what?

[Taylor]

Me too.

To lighten the mood a little, #blackforestfire is trending on Twitter. That has to mean something, right?

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

that is "lightening the mood"?!

[Taylor]

I thought it was funny, actually. Colorado Springs has never been much of a celebrity town. :P

Sorry…I find really strange things to be humorous when I'm stressed.

[Sevania]

I don't have a Twitter. But yeah, I guess it's good that people are aware.

[Taylor]

The account I'm using (or abusing, I guess) was made for my writing group. But I'm using it to ask and answer questions about a fire that is 500 miles from me! :P

#everythingisfunnierwhenyou'restressed

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

#nothingisfunnywhenyou'restressed

[Taylor]

#maybeyou'rerightbutI'mstressedandstuffisstillreallyfunny

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

#ifyousayso

[Taylor]

Watching briefing on Black Forest Fire.

Main points:

-Two found dead in heavily wooded area -- somehow, police want to carry out a criminal investigation

-Fire at 5% containment. :/

-Focus on north, because more grass is up there. (Why not west? The wind is blowing that way....)

-15,700 acres burned

I can't write with this going on. D:

[Taylor]

Those were all the main points posted on Twitter. Some people are reporting that the wind is picking up in some areas. And another fire started up nearby…3 fires in CoS area…ugh.

I'll post more news in a couple hours. I need to eat and go run or something.

[Taylor]

As for the rain…I dunno. My friend is telling me that she noticed it, but with rain comes lightning.

I believe things will improve tonight, though. Rain and cooler temperatures will help.

[Taylor]

BAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

That cheered me up a little. Thanks.

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

dudee. that's not a dance.
where's the dance part of it?

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

what kind of dance can you do?
i have no idea how to do the tango, but it sounds pretty.

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

Jude wrote: "oh. WHY MUST YOU RUIN MY SHINING MOMENT!!!!!?!?!?!?"

oh, don't worry.
i ruin everyone's shining moments, not just yours. ;)

[Taylor]

Anyone around?

[Amity☺Currently-Awesome☺]

me.

[Amity☺Currently-Awesome☺]

hoo r u in loove with?

[Taylor]

A girl named Hazel. Why?

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

Taylor [Relationship status: In love] wrote: "Anyone around?"

you guys are probably asleep by now but i'm heree.

[Taylor]

Me, asleeeeeep? My Internet is around for another 40 minutes, so I am totally here. :D

How are you?

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

haha and then i'll be the only one left.
i'm pretty good. pondering why life is so complicated. :/

[Taylor]

Share with me some of your ponderings?

My answer -- because there are 7 billion people on earth. :D

Also, because girls are in it.

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

it's just that i suck at saying no to people. so i'm not one hundred percent, like, firm about what i'm saying because i'm trying not to hurt people and whatever... and then some people just don't get it. or they just pretend not to get it, i'm not sure which. and it's just like, ughh why can't you just understand what i'm saying without making me feel like a beeyotch?!
sorry. life has been... interesting tonight.

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

Taylor [Relationship status: In love] wrote: "Also, because girls are in it."

and also, because boys are in it.
*sighs*

[Taylor]

Tell me about it.

#blackforestfire

Sorry, I've been drowning myself in the Twitterverse.

I totally understand the whole "yes-man complex." I can't say no either, which became a really bad thing when depression made it difficult to get things done.

If it's too interesting to post here, feel free to message me. :)

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

i feel like #blackforestfire is going to be your response to everything from now on.

nahh, i think just getting that off my chest helped. it's just so frustrating.

[Taylor]

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! It will be until the fire goes out, I think. :D

I'm mildly embarrassed about my sudden obsession for a problem that indirectly affects me, but whatever.

Yeah…feel free to get whatever you need off your chest whenever you need. I'm available pretty much whenever I'm not at work.

[Taylor]

Also, I wanna thank you again for recommending "World" (Five for Fighting). That really was 100% perfect. The more I listen to it, the more I realize that it's the exact sort of song I was looking for.

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

i wonder what your new obsession will be after this.
first hands, then zombies (i think? i don't remember), obviously hazel and savannah, and now this.
whatever it is, it can't be good!

thanks, i really appreciate that. :D

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

Taylor [Relationship status: In love] wrote: "Also, I wanna thank you again for recommending "World" (Five for Fighting). That really was 100% perfect. The more I listen to it, the more I realize that it's the exact sort of song I was looking ..."

yayy it's one of my favorite songs and that makes me really happy!

[Taylor]

Well, I don't know what was up with the hands. And I was obsessed with zombies BEFORE we met. And Hazel and Savannah are flipping awesome, and not being obsessed with flipping awesome people is nearly impossible. And the fire…well…let's just say I'm very interested in dangerous things. Fires, serial killers, girls…that sort of thing.

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

you're obsessed with serial killers too?
*slowly tiptoes away*