I definitely have become a history nerd. My three-hour long history seminar yesterday consisted almost entirely of a class of 12 talking about the lack of respect for the profession and major. And, despite my previous thought that music was my main major, I found that could relate to it much deeper than I thought. It almost seems in our society ( Read more... )

Greetings, my dear livejournal readers, "friends" if you will ( Read more... )

The war in Iraq. The push to bring troops back. I am a centrist. I won't deny it. Me, the communist pacifist. I am in agreement with Hillary Clinton 100%. Has the left side gone crazy?? We went into a country, destroyed the only type of government they knew and now are convinced we should just leave them with the government we forced upon them. A ( Read more... )

This weekend is finally over. I have a paper to write and a hundred table tents to make tonight. But at least my five performances are done and..... at least I'm alive. I got into a car accident friday night. No one was hurt, but today, driving by the exact spot with my parents, there sat a car in flames with people inside it. Apparently they died ( Read more... )

It snowed last night ( Read more... )

Temptations endless whispers ( Read more... )

Music is the silence between the notes.

I awoke this morning at 7am once again but this time in a different state. I was going home, back to my dorm, with my few belongings and my blankets. It was windy and cold but so worth it. Took my first shower this morning, put on clean pajamas, and crawled into bed. Felt utterly wonderful but at the same time completely guilty ( Read more... )

This week is Hunger and Homelessness week at Gustavus. My club, ASAP (Actions Supporting All People), sponsored this week with a series of events as well as a sleep out. Today is the last day and it's sort of bittersweet but at the same time a relief to have it end. It is currently below zero and the wind blowing the snow around up here is ( Read more... )

ok seriously, is the world ending ( Read more... )