I've decided to try to get my harp by the end of October. I just discovered that I have about $600 left before I reach my goal amount. I won't get into all the details or my speculations, but my mom told me that it's very probable that I'll make at least that much during the initial 4 months I'm renting my harp, due to this new babysitting job.
This Saturday, I'm going to Highland Games with my parents! I'm very excited! I went last year and had a lot of fun and enjoyed spending time with my parents, even though I was little disappointed that there was only one harp performance/discussion. But that was because we went on a Friday last year. This time, we are going on a Saturday, which means I'll be able to participate in four harp workshops and see a concert that my future harp teacher is performing in later that evening, after all the Games are finished. My teacher(-to-be), Bill, is a very friendly, well-spoken-of man and I can't wait to start working with him towards my goal of becoming a bona fide harpist! (As opposed to being an obsessive harp fanatic, haha.)
I've been trying to pick a name for my harp. (Because that's what harp players DO, apparently...) Everyone I talk to has inevitably asked me "you are going to name it, right?" And finally I decided I should, so I can tell people that "yes, of course I named my inanimate object that has no brain and really doesn't care whether or not it has a name..."
So, from a crazy harpist's point of view, tell what you think about these names:
- Gwyneth
- Chloe
- Varya [var-ee-uh] (The name comes from a character in a story that I'm writing)
- Lyra (because the lyre was an ancient form of the harp and I'd like to be clever :p)
- Serenity/Serena
Well, that's it for now! Hopefully, I'll have much more exciting things to write about very soon!
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
~Shelby
