I just wrote a poem for my friend Lucinda. She's an organist and for her composition class, she has to make a song using the lyrics of a poem. She wanted to write something practical for a church organist, something sacred, and we couldn't find any good poems that really fit. So I wrote one instead. That was sort of fun. It really flowed ( Read more... )

Okay, so most of you know I went on a trip out west a few weeks back, but have not heard any details. Here are your details! Thank Chris Ranieri for them, since he made me type them in email form to him, and my copy-paste skills are excellent ( Read more... )

Never have brownies looked so tasty ( Read more... )

I haven't posted in almost two months! In fact, I haven't even looked at LJ in almost two months. But fear not, I am now remedying that ( Read more... )

I feel successful! Not about work -- that was only standard. But I finally got around to writing something again, this evening. It's been a while since I've really gotten anything done. But every so often I get in the mood to write an essay, and today I did so ( Read more... )

Greetings ( Read more... )

This is why I love marching bands. And I'm jealous we never got to do this show ( Read more... )

Yes, it's been forever since I've posted.  But finally, I have something worth posting.  Here ( Read more... )

So, as I just suggested to Amanda and Jessica, I vote that we collect a bunch of people and have a water volleyball party, either at my place or theirs. (If we do it at mine, BBQ is also an option.) Then we can all pile into cars and head down to the "lake" for fireworks.

Sound good, anyone? Other suggestions?

Guys get testosterone and the ability to lift heavy boxes.
Girls get estrogen and the ability to feel miserable once a month.

As far as superpowers go, I think it's fair to say that we girls got the shaft.