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Music appreciation and the latest American Idol results
I think I am one to speak. I was in the high school symphony orchestra but I listened to awesome things like NU 107, but before that, I was into conflicting things like Hip Hop and R&B. My first musical influences belonged to the cluster where The Sound of Music belongs to, plus a lot of Disney. In the seventh grade, I didn't just learn that music ( Read more... ) -
Edgardo Crisol, my angel of perseverance and spunk, rest in peace
We had a run through of my recital at his house in early April. Other people involved in my recital were there as well, allowing a reunion of sorts ( Read more... ) -
A subtle but not so subtle hard hitting gospel (A review)
Did Joss Whedon just write a show ( Read more... ) -
The Lent Thing, Part Two: Giving up Cheetos was surprising
This year, I decided to make a conscious decision about Lent. I should give something up ( Read more... ) -
The Lent thing part 1: My personal need for ritual
Ever since I started listening to Mars Hill podcasts, I began having yearnings for some semblance of a tradition. They were doing Lent for what I think was the first time when I downloaded my first Mars Hill podcast. I wanted in. I’m (no longer) Catholic, but there are things in the Catholic tradition that I absolutely love, some of which are Lent ( Read more... ) -
The Busy Business Busies Made Me Not Do It!
I can't believe that I let February pass me by without posting anything. I feel shocked and horrified. I feel shocked and horrified, first and foremost, that I haven't written anything when more than half of what happened to me in February was worth writing down. Secondly, I am shocked and horrified because February was like a WHOLE year ( Read more... ) -
I seriously have to stop
It's not Book Sale's fault to set up branches near my home and near my mom's salon. It isn't Starbucks' fault that I feel obligated to fill up my promo card with stickers, thus making it a fundamental requirement to stop at every Book Sale branch in Festival Mall (there are two ( Read more... ) -
Last Monday, I was the most responsible person in the world
Last Monday, I was the most responsible person in the world ( Read more... ) -
The happy new year made me do it
A few things that I have to admit, before the rest of the year unfolds and carries on.
1) I did a little soul searching before Christmas, and I wondered if I wasted the last 5 years of my life. It's a legitimate thing to think about, but considering that I am not the only person who thinks this way, I will have to rethink this. Sometimes, it's the ( Read more... ) -
Wrong on a Multi-level of Wrongness
I love dogs. I love the 5 dogs we already have, the dogs owned by relatives and those owned by friends. Most of the "clan," as I collectively refer to ourselves, live in a subdivision that is surrounded by other subdivisions and this division isn't really the problem ( Read more... )