The Circle of Life.

I don't really have much to talk about, or, I can't think of anything in particular. To summarize my day: In the morning, I felt tired, sick, and reluctant to do any work. I had a Math re-test, but I think I did just as poorly as the first time. In History, I knew all of the Communist questions, but when I took Communist quizzes online, they said I was a moderate Bush-lover! By lunchtime, I was feeling a little better, and, I finally officially joined ωe!

In Band, we did listening lessons on "Chorale and Alleluia" and "Shadows of Eternity." For "Chorale and Alleluia," I pictured a king informing his subjects that the country has to go to war. After many years of fighting, peace returns to the kingdom, which is followed by reconstruction and rebirth.

For "Shadows of Eternity," I imagined a funeral being held inside a large monastery, and everyone is crying. Then, there's a flashback to the day of the man's death. He gets into his car, and the angel of death follows him. The middle of the song is in a 6/8 time signature and has a march-like feel to it. I think this symbolizes the man's march towards death. Most marches have a destination in mind, and death is a destination shared by all life. Then, the song returns to the same feel as the beginning, and the scene switches back to the funeral, where everyone is lighting candles. Guided by light of the candles, the man's spirit finds its way to the monastery, just in time to see his friends and family for the last time. To me, the song is all about the cycle of life. When life ends in one place, life begins to flourish in another. It's interesting how both pieces were in a slow-fast-slow format, which made for similar themes.

In Bio, I faked another test, and I'm hoping for anything in the 40% range. In Spanish, we spent the whole period writing five sentences. Exciting. Anyway, I think I'll end this off now. My sinuses are burning, my nose hurts when I touch it, and I need to rest my brain for SAT's tomorrow.