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January282011

In his five short weeks of life, Orbit hasn’t met many other owls.
So he isn’t at all worried that his new best friend doesn’t hoot back.
The orphaned chick is perfectly content in the company of the stuffed bird perched next to him and is never far from his side.
Orbit, a common barn owl, was given the toy by Lyndsey Wood, his carer at Folly Farm, near Narberth in West Wales.
She said: ‘A friend suggested that I find something like a toy owl to stop Orbit feeling lonely.
‘I thought he might try to eat it, but he just cuddles up to it and goes to sleep.’

In his five short weeks of life, Orbit hasn’t met many other owls.

So he isn’t at all worried that his new best friend doesn’t hoot back.

The orphaned chick is perfectly content in the company of the stuffed bird perched next to him and is never far from his side.

Orbit, a common barn owl, was given the toy by Lyndsey Wood, his carer at Folly Farm, near Narberth in West Wales.

She said: ‘A friend suggested that I find something like a toy owl to stop Orbit feeling lonely.

‘I thought he might try to eat it, but he just cuddles up to it and goes to sleep.’

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5AM

lickystickypickyme:

You can swim with pigs in the Bahamas!

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January212011

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January92011

mcarpen3:

thedailywhat:

Bors.

Haha. This is great!

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January42011

martaah:

happy birthday doodle!

December12010

Survived Tuesday…

…my busiest day of the week! I was especially nervous for this Tuesday, as I was stoked for/nervous about conducting in Col. Gabriel’s masterclass. If you don’t know who he is, you should look him up. What an honor! In any case, I survived and learned a ton from his golden advice. You can watch below if you like. My non-musician friends and family commented on how graciously I took tough criticism. My musician friends said that it looked good (although I looked nervous), and it was a great opportunity for me. Sometimes I forget that the rest of the world doesn’t spend every single day of their undergrad receiving constructive criticism (and ultimately using it to improve). I wonder what going to school for liberal arts is like? I used to be so sensitive, but now I love the feedback and feed on it to get better and better. Maybe one day I’ll be good. For the mean time, I’ll keep on pluggin’ away.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owZ3S4Y_Pe4

November272010

“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.”

4PM

“Write about something you did today.”

OK, thanks for the prompt, Mr. Tumblr. Today I had an argument with myself (not aloud, but it wasn’t far off) regarding my lack of motivation to do ANYTHING. All I had to do was run a fine-tooth comb through my Form and Analysis paper on Mozart’s “Dissonance” string quartet. Nope, not willing. How about I do some score study? Nope. Run through my Wind Instrument Pedagogy rehearsal plan? Sorry. Horn? Hahahaha, nice try.

Alas, the paper is ready for a final proofing from my sister, and I can surely do those other things later on. I have this fantastic habit of trying to do everything at once, or at least convince myself that everything needs to be done at once. Really, I can do those things later. Soooo, I will do just that. NYC Ramen, dress shopping, and Christmas window-viewing? I can do that, says my alter-ego.

In all seriousness though, maybe a slightly rebellious/more social Dana wouldn’t hurt. 2011 resolution? Sounds good.