This is just a quick update, but I recently had the idea of doing a "Reader's Retreat" where I put reading as my main focus for a weekend, and I did that this weekend, and honestly, I wish there were more hours in the day so I could read more. I am currently reading "The Solitude of Prime Numbers" by Paulo Giordano, which was highly recommended by People, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, etc. It's short chapters, but has a deep description behind the characters, which I love. The book is not heavy on description, rather the author gives many detailed traits behind the character and their personality so that the reader can fully get to know the character themselves.
Anyhow, point is, regardless of how crazy this week is (and it will be CRAZY, I already know), another Reader's Retreat will happen this upcoming weekend...and I can't wait. :)
Is anyone else reading something good? Please let me know! I always love hearing of good recommendations or trades for books. Have a great week!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Music makes the people.
Recently, I've been thinking about my past in music - piano lessons, band concerts, drum circles - and how this affected me as a person. Honestly, music makes me feel alive. It continues to be a huge aspect of my life, and lately, I've been dependent on it.
It's no secret that I listen to oldies radio on my way to school, and I thrive off of it. The 60's and 70's music mentality is so laid-back, and I think that helps me, especially during my spouts of road rage. Last night, I binged by listening to all music from the 70's including James Taylor, Simon and Garfunkel, the Beatles, etc. In my head, music is such an escape and relieves my tension from the day's stresses. I come alive to words and phrases in the musicality of the song. Don't ask me why, but music just helps me feel more connected to the world in general. Everything is better with music.
Sorry I've neglected my blog for so long - It's been a busy time, and I didn't make writing a priority (unless it was necessary in class assignments, of course).
On a completely other tangent, Barack Obama, I've got a bone to pick with you.
According to Obama, troops will be pulled out in 2011 from the infamous War on Terror, and yet, two of my friends are going overseas in the next year or two. One of them isn't being sent over until September 2011! What is up with that? I understand there has to be a military presence overseas, but one of my friends from the RESERVE is going to the front lines - This doesn't give me any hope for the end of our fighting anytime soon. My friend (an army wife) said it is hard to deal with the news that her husband will be sent to Afghanistan, but for him, it would be like a job incomplete unless he went to the Middle East and fought, and I had never thought of it that way. With all of that training, it makes sense that he would want to defend his country on foreign soil or else why be a member of the U.S. Army anyway?
It will be sad to hear when my friends do go over, and I have many other friends who are serving overseas now. I will personally never understand war, and that's okay with me. I don't want to understand it, when I had a friend of mine (a Marine) say, "You don't know what you're shooting at - you're just pulling a trigger." You know exactly what the consequence is for fighting in foreign lands; do not blame ignorance, when you know you've got to be shooting your gun at people. It's a complicated thing, war. I'll be happy when it's over.
Well, I thought this blog would be way better than what it is...but oh well. I'll improve it later. :)
It's no secret that I listen to oldies radio on my way to school, and I thrive off of it. The 60's and 70's music mentality is so laid-back, and I think that helps me, especially during my spouts of road rage. Last night, I binged by listening to all music from the 70's including James Taylor, Simon and Garfunkel, the Beatles, etc. In my head, music is such an escape and relieves my tension from the day's stresses. I come alive to words and phrases in the musicality of the song. Don't ask me why, but music just helps me feel more connected to the world in general. Everything is better with music.
Sorry I've neglected my blog for so long - It's been a busy time, and I didn't make writing a priority (unless it was necessary in class assignments, of course).
On a completely other tangent, Barack Obama, I've got a bone to pick with you.
According to Obama, troops will be pulled out in 2011 from the infamous War on Terror, and yet, two of my friends are going overseas in the next year or two. One of them isn't being sent over until September 2011! What is up with that? I understand there has to be a military presence overseas, but one of my friends from the RESERVE is going to the front lines - This doesn't give me any hope for the end of our fighting anytime soon. My friend (an army wife) said it is hard to deal with the news that her husband will be sent to Afghanistan, but for him, it would be like a job incomplete unless he went to the Middle East and fought, and I had never thought of it that way. With all of that training, it makes sense that he would want to defend his country on foreign soil or else why be a member of the U.S. Army anyway?
It will be sad to hear when my friends do go over, and I have many other friends who are serving overseas now. I will personally never understand war, and that's okay with me. I don't want to understand it, when I had a friend of mine (a Marine) say, "You don't know what you're shooting at - you're just pulling a trigger." You know exactly what the consequence is for fighting in foreign lands; do not blame ignorance, when you know you've got to be shooting your gun at people. It's a complicated thing, war. I'll be happy when it's over.
Well, I thought this blog would be way better than what it is...but oh well. I'll improve it later. :)
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