22 november 2025
So right now it's 11:02 AM on November 22, 2025. School was out the whole preceeding week for deer season, and it'll be out again for the whole of next week for Thanksgiving Break.
My plan was to:
- finish writing a piece of music for a competition (needs done by Dec. 8)
- complete honors college admissions essay (needs done by Dec. 1)
- prepare for ACT (taking it again, test day is Dec. 13)
And time is going much faster than I thought. I think I'm halfway through with the essay, although I'm not as far with the other two.
The piece of music is going to be weird because I'm writing it for choir, and I've basically never written for voice before; it's supposed to be inspired by Renaissance experimental madrigalists like Nicola Vicentino and especially Carlo Gesualdo, but also by Giacinto Scelsi's "Tre Canti Sacri" which is a harder combination to deal with than I expected.
I'm not the most confident in the world about the ACT. You should know that where I'm at, I'm not trying to go for discounted college, I'm trying to go for free college, and my college gives guaranteed full rides to people who get a 36 (the highest possible score). My last score was a 34 so 36 is not entirely out of reach (which is why I'm testing again) but perfect is still a pretty high bar: That's probably teo or three mistakes MAXIMUM across the whole test.
Half of the reason I'm trying to scramble for free college is that (a) I'm of the caliber where such a thing is possible, (b) my older brother never bothered and is now borderline forced to drop out, and (c) need-based scholarships are a no-go since "your parents are too rich!!!!"
God, everything is coming faster than I expect. All while I'd just started distracting myself with Team Fortress 2 once again. Yummy. I suppose this isn't impossible.
Expect next post to be more interesting, although I can't guarantee anything.