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| Well I figured I shouldn't let the month of June pass me by without making at least one Xanga entry. I was writing a very good friend of mine a letter the other day and I was recounting to her all the various exploits of my summer thus far. I re-read it and wanted to have that person's summer. Truth is, I am having a very good summer but I just feel like I'm in a state of limbo. I was really looking forward to school being over because I would have some time to step back and reassess a lot of different areas. Take a bit of a breather.
And it has been very good in some places so far. I finished a ridiculously long book that I did not even think would a be a possibility when I began it. And I actually liked a lot of it. I got to go to the beach con mi madre. I put Sun-In in my hair and try not to care when people say they don't like it. haha That's been kinda surprising. I just did it for fun but I have gotten some of the strangest reactions. I'm in this really cool thing called a MealGroup through my church with some really good friends and a few new ones. I am currently loving that. I decided to do it on a whim and it is turning out to be such an unsuspected blessing. I've seen some good concerts, some lackluster plays (and one awful musical... haha). I really wanna try to start a different blog with some review-ish writing but that is not as easy as I thought it would be. Work is still swell. We had our summer party the other day and played volleyball for like four hours. It was pretty nifty.
So all in all I'm doing all I wanted to this summer. But I was discussing with another pal today about how good it will feel to get back to school in August. I was back on campus today and it really felt like a mini homecoming. I miss seeing everybody all the time. I miss being out on my own. I even (gasp) miss some of the schoolwork. (Don't tell anyone about that last part...)
Anyway, there is still a good month and a half or so left of the summer and I plan to fill it with even more accomplishments. Including, but not limited to: learning to play tennis, starting a new blog, reading another *really* good book, making the perfect summer mix, and leaving teethmarks. Yup. | | |
| I really still can't get over the fact that I began this Xanga as a young kid halfway through his junior year of high school - doing just fine but still kinda fumbling to find his place. And now here I am, an older kid who has just completed his first year of college but is still kinda fumbling around to find his place. It truly is wonderful to track your growth. Writing can help one do that like no other. And I'm not necessarily talking about the specifically introspective type of writing that tries to look back on all that a given year has taught you (which this entry is hopelessly doomed to be), but rather any type of writing. I can look back at entries I made way back when or papers I wrote years ago and see how I have changed. I really hope this summer can carry on the tradition.
I must say my summer plans are not as overwhelming as some. I plan to work about 32 hours a week at a decidedly conservative bookstore. I plan to read a lot, think a lot, and relax a lot. Lord knows I need that last one a bit more than the others. I plan on getting my wisdom teeth removed. That ought to be fun. I plan to splurge on a few things. I plan to save a lot more. Summer seems to be a mixed bag for college kids. It's when everyone has to leave each other and be responsible and go work somewhere... is it wrong that I like that life a whole lot more than school?
Screw introspection. Let's talk about someone else for a second. So Jewel released what could be her final album in a very long time this past Tuesday and I really don't think people give her the time of day anymore. She did lose a few fans for her last outing, but anyone willing to even listen to that album would know that it was her smartest record to date. But now the scoffers have nothing to scoff at becuase she is back to her roots again producing harmless folk-pop with much more weight than anything being spinned on Top 40 this very second. You should do yourself a favor and go pick it up.
I really want a large piece of cheesecake right now... | | |
| Sad news in the life of my thriving dramatic career. So four theatrical productions have come and gone in my time here at Belmont, a few of which I have toyed with the possibility of trying out for. Theater is a really fun outlet for me but it's more like a pastime that I take seriously if and when I get cast in a show. For me, there's a whole lot of thought given before hand as to if I should try out, whether or not it would fit into my schedule, whether or not I want to stop working for the few months required, if the show would even be fun, etc. So auditions are next week for the next semester's first show and I was so pumped about it because it was gonna be "Much Ado About Nothing." And then they have to go and change it one me. What is it now? None other than Midsummer Freakin' Night's Dream. Just when I was sure I definitely wanted to try out for a show, they have to go and make my decision all the more difficuly by picking the last play I had any type of significant role in. That show was a big part of what made my senior year in high school such an absolute blast and it would be so weird to do it again. It almost feels kinda sacriligious. Ick. But I'll probably audition and just see what happens. I dunno. Let me know what you think I should do!
Easter weekend was in no way productive on the schoolwork end of things. It always cracks me up how I'll bring home my laptop, my notebooks, and about ten library books and not touch a single one of them. I guess it's just a combination of my extreme procrastination and my belief that a vacation from school should be just that - a vacation from school. Oh well. It will make for quite the full week these next few days, but I was kinda expecting that anyway.
How about my new obsession over break that in no way contributed to my productivity: "Arrested Development." So I've always appreciated that show since it premiered three years ago, but it was not until recently that I truly becaome addicted. Target had a sale on the Season One and Two DVDs last week for only $20 a pop. How could I pass up such an offer? Season One took me like two days. And I'm afraid to start Season Two (which I've already seen most of) for fear that I won't be able to stop. Such a shame it wasn't picked up for another go round.
And the tragedy of the year pretty much has to be the fact that my iPod headphones were mysteriously lost. If you have an extra pair somewhere or know who stole them, I'll have an 800 number set up shortly to help with the recovery effort. I wouldn't be so depressed if you could just buy an extra pair, but I'm pretty sure the only way I can get another pair is by buying something else Apple-ish to go along with it. Suck. Of well. I guess I'll just use my totally un-cool over-the-head headphones that don't sound as good and kinda hurt. (turns up nose at the prospect) | | |
| So the weather conditions in Middle Tennessee never fail to make me scratch my head in confusion. You could be going down the interstate on a cold Saturday morning and have your car do a complete 360 because the roads are not properly salted nor are the weathermen warning of such dangers. But then it starts to rain a little with a few hail predictions and the city slips into a state of cautionary hysteria, prompting campus officials to solemnly reccomend an extended stay on the lowest floor of one's residence hall. I just find it funny... that's all.
Anyway, this past week started out stressful but has been very relaxing toward the end. Tuesday night gave me an ulcer in my stomach (well, probably not...) because of all the stress due to picking campus housing for next year. Apparently our school officials didn't plan ahead very well and it sure looks like some freshmen will be without on-campus housing for next year. I didn't get my first choice of apartments, but I did get my second choice so that's good. Plus, I have some pretty awesome neighbors so I'm actually very excited about next year. The way things are going it sounds like I'm lucky to have any type of apartment at all. Tuesday night's stress was not unaided by a Wednesday morning test which turned out to be a rapist. An actual one. I felt violated an defeated afterward. But at least it's over!
And now the end of the week has been pretty lax. I took two, count 'em, TWO naps yesterday because I stayed up late on Wednesday doing laundry. I kept dozing off in my 8:00 class so I figured it was time to give myself a bit more rest. It turned out to make me very groggy for the rest of the day but I guess I needed it.
Summer is so close it's not even funny. After three more days will be Easter Break. After Easter Break, there will only be two and half weeks of actual classes and then exams and then eternal freedom! And when I say eternal I mean more like three months or so. But still, I can't wait.
Not much new here. No amazing stories to tell. No exotic vacations in the work (unless you count South Carolina as exotic... haha). Yeah I just thought I would update since I haven't done so in a while. | | |
| There's nothing like one week back in reality to make you forget what the words "spring" and "break" really mean. Seriosuly, I wish I were back in London because this last week has been absolutely ridiculous in the amount of work I have had assigned. Of course, that just means it's all the more fun to find the bright spots to dodge all that no-fun crap. Mid-week laser tag breaks, molten choclate cakes after work with Kimbo, and late night conversations about some of the tougher issues of our faith. Isn't it weird how a week can be so bad but so good at the same time?
I suppose I'm all contemplative because I just had to write two really pointless, introspective essays that I had absolutely no desire to write. Every time I try to describe myself to other people (especially strangers), I feel that the more I write the further I get from a description of the real me. It's not that I'm just so awesome I'm indescribable (well... that's up for debate... haha), it's just that I don't understand myself enough to have others understand me.
My writing did lead me to a conclusion. I don't know if I will ever find a group of friends as good as the ones I left behind when I came to college. If any of my other pals are reading this, fear not. I still love you guys. But every time I get to hang out with my high school buds even if it's just a trip to the park or a few hours one night, we fall into the exact same familiar, fun, and carefree place that we were in before we all went our separate ways. But it's not so sad to leave each other anymore. Which is nice. It just make me really look forward to this summer.
So it's safe to say that my weekend was consumed by work. And not that of the school variety. Heck no. Work of the Lifeway variety. Annual inventory means lots of long hours and I was there on Saturday from 8:30 am (Sat.) until 1:30 am (Sun.). Craziness. It was actually really fun as long as I'm being blatantly honest. I got to stay in the back the whole time the store was open and precount a bunch of spinning tower fixtures. Then, once the store closed, it was like a big family reunion. I'm definitely stealing that phrase from Evan's Xanga, but it is oh-so-true. All the associates are there under one roof (even the ones we miss who have gone to the dark side a.k.a. Murfreesboro!). And even though I scanned almost every single bible within that store and even though the work was tedious and even though I felt like my knees were going to spontaneously combust from so much standing, sitting, and crouching, it was all totally worth it. After a lot of people left, there were only like 10 of us left for the last few hours and it reminded me of a youth group lock-in. Everyone just standing around with nothing to do but enjoy each other. (I won't name names but a few people enjoyed themselves a bit too much... haha) Anyway, safe to say that I really love my job and the people I work with. Heck, I even went back today for four more hours to help put the store back together. I definitely don't want to work there forever, but weekends like this make me really ready to be done with college and just start working full-time. It suits me better.
Funny closer for the evening. Mary Berger has started the most amusing thing on Facebook since the addition of photos. She made her profile that of none other than everyone's favorite leering econ teacher - Donk! It has since started a chain reaction of former Cougars adopting other teachers' pics and spreading the creepy albeit hilarious chain. It makes me chuckle. | | |
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