We're Gonna See If This Bad Boy Can Fly...

First post here in a long time. Basically, this is for those of you who haven't been checking dakotafloyd.com. If you really want to keep up to date with what I'm doing, check that. That url is way easier to remember than this stupid one. Anyway, here ya go.

For the first time in years, I think I can say I'm genuinely happy. Sure, I may have some bad days, and I dislike some of my professors, but for the most part I'm happy. I'm happy to be around friends. I'm happy to be helping in the Rome community. Maybe most of all though, I'm happy to be away from the drama of high school.

How are our classes going, you ask? Well, here's a quick rundown:
Piano - We're going a bit fast, but I'm keeping up fairly well. Decent class.
Music Theory - My second favorite of the music classes I'm taking, but that's not saying much. I like the teacher and most of the stuff we're doing now is review.
History Since 1550 - I like this class pretty well. The material is interesting, but the professor is kind of boring. Our first test is Friday.
Symphonic Band - The one music class I actually enjoy. The director is really cool. He just wants people to play, even if they hit wrong notes.
Principles of Economics I - Boring subject, monotone teacher. First test is Tuesday.
Freshman Seminar - This is a class that all freshman are required to take. It's basically about getting used to college. This is my favorite "class." It ends in about a month, though.
Rhetoric & Writing - Cool professor, but he doesn't explain things very well. Getting our first essays back Tuesday.
Brass Ensemble - Just as the name implies, a brass ensemble. Led by Dr. Pethel. We basically just play church music.
Euphonium Lessons - These are what make me regret even accepting my music scholarship. I think I would rather pay 1,000 more dollars than listen to Dr. Pethel, the head of the music department, not only insult me, but lie to me about my scholarship requirements.

With all that being said, I'm changing majors. Why? Well, for one, I never signed up to be a "Music Business" major. That's a stupid major anyway. I don't see music as a business, I see it as something that's fun to make. For two, I've been going through musical burnout for awhile now, and this isn't helping. Third and most importantly, it's not where my heart is. I think I have finally figured out what I want to do with my life. What is that, you ask? I want to communicate and help people. I'm changing my major to something in the Communication field. Either Public Relations, Visual Communication, or both. So there's part one of what I want to do -- communicate. Now where's part two? I'm in Bonner. I help people. That's what we do. With being a Bonner scholar, jobs in the helping-people department are more easily attained. So woohoo! I'm really excited to switch. I walked into the Communication building the other day, and it just felt right, as weird as that may sound.

So, with all of this stuff going on, what do I do for fun? Well, this coming Friday I'm opening for some band that's playing here. And this Saturday I'm playing in a battle of the bands with some friends. Tonight I got together with some friends and we watched a movie. Last night I went and watched my English professor's band play at a local restaurant. Meditate. Make movies. Ride my bike. And I sleep. But not as much as I'd like to.

Moral of the story: Travel. Get out of your comfort zone. Don't be afraid to explore new things. I'm not necessarily saying go to college. College isn't right for everyone. All I'm saying is learn some stuff about the world. Find yourself. I'm working on that part right now. Live life while you can.