No Such Thing As Playing By Ear

I'm so absorbed in school right now that I actually have to concentrate on what day it is. I am living out of a schedule based on hourly entries. The concept of specific days is not entirely gone, but the concept of daily time is. I am so focused on each individual hour of every day that I no longer concentrate on what day it is. I know what I will be doing everyday starting at about 7am until 5-10pmish every single day. Rehearsals, exams, studying for exams, juries, practicing.

I am doing a piss-poor job of explaining this. It is much more in depth than I am able to describe... It's a neat feeling though. I have never once felt so engrossed by anything ever to lose the concept of the day. I have been busy as hell before, but this is the most intensely occupied I have ever been.

I have written one final so far, Improvisational Theory, and it went well. I have 4 more to go; 2 tomorrow. I am also playing in/for 14 other juries, plus my own. On top of this, I have been trying to hang out with a new friend who moves away in one week. I actually schedule her into my day(s) a few days ahead of time. I have to though, right now there is no such thing as playing by ear. I am also helping out friends with their chart writing, which is a lot of work too. Oh, plus my own charts - Shit! I need to start those....Hah!

I have such little time to study for finals, I love this though. Life should be this way.

I like the idea of knowing what is going on, but never being incredibly concerned with your sense of daily time, just hourly. It's much more productive.