thank you sir, may i have another?
well once again, timing has screwed me out of the deal. but, the upside is: i've found i can recover in so much less time. all the time and energy i wasted last year thinking things over and obsessing has made me never want to do that again. so, i'm actually fine with it all. joy to the world.
in other news, 'tis fall break time again (FB07 WOO.) i'm pumped. i love staying on campus and watching everyone migrate out for a few days, leaving this vast wasteland bare with only a few leftovers (me, liv, maggie being some of them). i'm excited to drink, to lounge, to maybe trip to the cities, to do some artwork and/or writing, and to just soak in campus for the last break. i am loving this year so far. seriously. minus a few blotches, everything has been going smoothly and it's wonderful.
particularly wonderful: seeing Arcade Fire a few weeks ago was the MOST AMAZING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. wowww. i'm still in awe. it was the #1 spiritual experience for me, i'm pretty sure. i love it. so much. still can't put it into words, actually. also wonderful: Beirut's new album, and a new Longwave album i came across. i've also soaked up the new Feist and this little artist named Meiko (the jury's still out on her, actually). but it's all so great. Fall is when i've discovered new music...especially last year, with brandon's help. ah, brandon. miss that guy.
so, everyone's been making "senior year goals." i wonder if i should keep a running list? i don't have allll the same goals as the other girls in my pod. so, let's see:
1. make out on old main hill (a certain bench. yep.)
2. write name in old main tower (been there, haven't done that yet)
3. confess true feelings to people, at the last moment.
4. pick apples at the orchard.
5. caf tray sledding
6. campus tour! (still have YET TO DO THIS, how is that possible?)
7. make dean's list! (a possibility this semester, boooooyah)
8. go to more campus events
9. get over grudges (well on my way with this one)
some are vague. some are specific. i think the old main makeout has been a goal since freshman year, when i first spent a starry night laying there with my new friends maggie and janine, talking about things and noticing the view. spectacular view. that was before the road, and before the giant boulder was cut in half. but we sat there and talked about what was ahead of us...college, relationships, life, and in no uncertain terms. i remember saying, "this would be the perfect place to make out or something." right away, on my list. a year later, i guess i came relatively close, during a certain midnight yoga session with a guitarist friend i was sort of seeing at the time. but the mosquitos munched my feet and it killed it for me. so, there it is. ridiculous, because it's wonderfully cliche for st. olaf, but definitely not as cliche as the "ring by spring" trend washing through here right now. ahem, excuse me, i mean "ring by end of september" trend. good lord. so many engagements. agh.
the encroaching "real world" is seriously screwing me up right now. senior year is mind blowingly difficult, if that counts as a word. well, anyway, it's been a great ride so far. hopefully i don't fall off. or get creamed in the face by a swan (fabio reference).
take care and good luck this week.
in other news, 'tis fall break time again (FB07 WOO.) i'm pumped. i love staying on campus and watching everyone migrate out for a few days, leaving this vast wasteland bare with only a few leftovers (me, liv, maggie being some of them). i'm excited to drink, to lounge, to maybe trip to the cities, to do some artwork and/or writing, and to just soak in campus for the last break. i am loving this year so far. seriously. minus a few blotches, everything has been going smoothly and it's wonderful.
particularly wonderful: seeing Arcade Fire a few weeks ago was the MOST AMAZING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. wowww. i'm still in awe. it was the #1 spiritual experience for me, i'm pretty sure. i love it. so much. still can't put it into words, actually. also wonderful: Beirut's new album, and a new Longwave album i came across. i've also soaked up the new Feist and this little artist named Meiko (the jury's still out on her, actually). but it's all so great. Fall is when i've discovered new music...especially last year, with brandon's help. ah, brandon. miss that guy.
so, everyone's been making "senior year goals." i wonder if i should keep a running list? i don't have allll the same goals as the other girls in my pod. so, let's see:
1. make out on old main hill (a certain bench. yep.)
2. write name in old main tower (been there, haven't done that yet)
3. confess true feelings to people, at the last moment.
4. pick apples at the orchard.
5. caf tray sledding
6. campus tour! (still have YET TO DO THIS, how is that possible?)
7. make dean's list! (a possibility this semester, boooooyah)
8. go to more campus events
9. get over grudges (well on my way with this one)
some are vague. some are specific. i think the old main makeout has been a goal since freshman year, when i first spent a starry night laying there with my new friends maggie and janine, talking about things and noticing the view. spectacular view. that was before the road, and before the giant boulder was cut in half. but we sat there and talked about what was ahead of us...college, relationships, life, and in no uncertain terms. i remember saying, "this would be the perfect place to make out or something." right away, on my list. a year later, i guess i came relatively close, during a certain midnight yoga session with a guitarist friend i was sort of seeing at the time. but the mosquitos munched my feet and it killed it for me. so, there it is. ridiculous, because it's wonderfully cliche for st. olaf, but definitely not as cliche as the "ring by spring" trend washing through here right now. ahem, excuse me, i mean "ring by end of september" trend. good lord. so many engagements. agh.
the encroaching "real world" is seriously screwing me up right now. senior year is mind blowingly difficult, if that counts as a word. well, anyway, it's been a great ride so far. hopefully i don't fall off. or get creamed in the face by a swan (fabio reference).
take care and good luck this week.