1.31.2011

What's up?

I think it's kind of funny that the two most common replies to "What's up?" seem to be "Nothing" and "What's up?"

1.27.2011

Priceless


I figured if I'm growing my hair out this year, I should post a picture while it's still January. Plus, I was enjoying this moment so much, kicking back in our new recliner, enjoying thursday night with the roommates, I thought it deserved a picture to capture the moment. And since I just mentioned the recliner, which was purchased last weekend at the ReStore for $14, I would also like to add that I am infatuated with the record player we got the same day for $15. And the bass guitar I got for $100. It was definitely a good weekend of buys. And this kind of sounds like a MasterCard commercial, so I'm done now.

1.15.2011

wasting time complaining

i do not understand how people live actual busy lives.
i have classes, a job where i can do my homework, a job once a week where i can't, and i find it hard to do anywhere near as much as i'd like to.
i've heard before that people tend to find more time for more things when they're busier, and i think that might be true. i feel like i was more productive last semester when i had more classes.
there are just so many things that can be done. spending time with friends, spending time with a girlfriend, exercising, reading, writing, homework, listening to music, trying to play music, eating, drinking, sleeping. and those are just the things i'd like to do every day, not to mention things to do on special occasions or every so often or weekly or whatnot.
i suppose it's better to make the best of time all the time instead of complaining though.

1.08.2011

less mixed than i though

i am not excited to start waking up early for classes
i am excited to start learning and working again
i just realized that the concept i was planning for this post has already failed, because i can't really think of anything else about school that i'm not excited about.
i am excited to live a short walk away from two libraries
i am excited to see my roommates
i am excited to see my friends
i am excited to live close to my girl
i am excited to see her every day
oh, i suppose i'm not super excited about writing papers
i am excited to actually use the wellness center this semester
i am excited to eat meals with friends
i am really excited to be going back to school.

1.04.2011

kind of a shame

I really enjoy listening to music.
Sometimes to an almost unhealthy extent.
And I really enjoy music metaphors.
In fact, 3 of the last 4 poems I've written involve them.
My "Recently Added" section of iTunes is currently 1.2 days long.
I'm capable of directing nearly any conversation to the subject of music.
My one tattoo is based off of a song title.
When asked about my interests, music is essentially an automatic response for me.
I really, really like music.
I think it's probably safe to say I love music.

And I have virtually no musical talent.
Ugh.

1.03.2011

A sort of beginning, I suppose.

Well, I've decided to join the blogging world. With sentences and punctuation and stuff. Instead of just my poems that don't make actual sense to other people, or even myself at time. Of course I'll keep doing that on my other blog, but I want to try actually blogging on this one. If that makes any sense. I don't know why really, to be honest.

Partly because I know other people who do.

Partly because poems are hard to write all the time.

Partly because it seems like it might be nice to just write about my life sometimes.

I guess it's kind of weird that I say I'm "joining" the realm of blogging when I've had two blogs for quite some time now. But I always used this one for my "theology" and the other one for my "poetry," so I guess I'm joining in a more abstract sense, maybe?

I don't really know if I've ever really understood blog form for sure. Who is the audience?
Is it the blog, like a diary?
Is it myself, like a sort of reflection?
Is it whoever might read this, like an open letter?
I'm not trying to ask a deep question here, I can honestly just never tell how a blog is supposed to be written. I don't think there are any rigid rules, but there always seems to be some set of unwritten rules for everything. I guess right now I'm kind of writing with a blog expert as my potential audience, since I'm asking all these questions and whatnot.