Life is busy and intense!

2 more days to finish my song cycle. I will get it done on time. I have the two poems entered into the computer and they are put together, right now I am fixing them so that a)they make sense with each other and 2) they flow seamlessly from one into the other. I was at a block where they were both almost finished, but I couldn't quite seal the deal - now that they are together, the problems that they each faced are finding solutions in their new surroundings. The process is quite exciting, but I wish I had reached this place a little earlier.
In conclusion, I'm excited for Friday when I will send this piece to the singer and percussionist and be done with it, barring any problems.

One week and 2 days until I need to have my Piano Trio finished. I will get it done on time. I was feeling very frustrated about the process as I felt I had no idea of the direction in which to head. I thought I was going to need my prof to help me decide on what material to use and tell me what to do. Apparently I had almost everything in place. He helped me to see the architecture which I had already sculpted, without being blatantly aware of it. He only made one truly creative suggestion which I will take and then, in the interest of time running short, he recommended the order in which I should work on the tasks which remain. In other words, this weekend, I will be working a)to the deadline and 2)to my own personal limits and beyond.
Deadlines are such a different thing between piano and composition. I like it better in comp, because the deadline is hard and tangible, whereas, with learning music for a performance, the work has to be done more beforehand.

The rumour has not been hardcore verified, but the word on the street is that Ontario is covering pumps up to the age of 25. Therefore, I should be able to get a pump covered! That's the big thing, the thousands of dollars that they cost. The monthly costs of insulin and the needles for that will be covered by university insurance, and I know that they are covered in Manitoba so if the rumour proves true, I feel confident in that decision!
Nevertheless, I won't get excited yet. I need to get through the next week and a half!