I have been playing with my brother's band, Analog Society, for a few weeks now and I am really pleased with the way we rearranged a song today. Plus, I am playing synth-bass in that song and I've always wanted to play synth in a band ( Read more... )

Christmas was good. I am so anxious to get my new car stereo installed!!!

I have decided to take a concerted effort to eat better. I am not sure if today has met my own criteria, but I am working on it. I have a philosophical belief that one should not eat artificial and processed foods, given the opportunity. Sadly, eating such foods has been my modus operandi for many, many years and I feel it is important to practice ( Read more... )

Still trying to get over this mini-cold I got from Connor. I don't have any major symptoms, just a slight headache and throat drainage. I want to work on the house and the yard but I know I should take it easy to get over this faster.

Today Connor and I drove up to North Phoenix (43rd Ave & Pinnacle Peak) to ride the free trains. They have these 1/8 size model trains and a fairly long track that people can ride, in addition to an indoor model train area. Connor loved it and we had fun ( Read more... )

I am discovering for the first time the amazing essence of Oscar Wilde's writing. I am going to preliminarily put him up there with Keats, Coleridge, and... Swift? He writes with such passion and I find his arguments persuading ( Read more... )

It was nice to have the long weekend and (mostly) catch up on my readings. It has definitely been difficult to transition back to school for everyone, but things seem to be evening out. I gave a presentation on Romanticism for my Modern Aesthetics class, which was a bit stressful being the first to present and having only a week to put it together ( Read more... )

Oh man. I am taking three classes this semester and I looked at my full book list tonight and I am afeared. I am going to be reading and writing so much this semester... Nothing like hitting the ground running, eh? All of the books and classes seem very interesting though, which is great. So I am sure I will love the whole experience but I am sure ( Read more... )

I can't believe school starts in three weeks. I have told my employer I am going back to school and want to drop down to part time and they are mulling their options. Hopefully I will know of their decision soon ( Read more... )

So we signed the paperwork to buy our house today!!! It is surreal. Salvadore Dali was there and everything ( Read more... )