The Boston Pops kicked ass last night. Their theme was "Hooray for Hollywood," which included, among other things, selections from some of John Williams' movie music. My favorite piece was from Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which was absolutley beautiful and awe inspiring. I had been looking forward to the Star Wars music but found its ( Read more... )

I always used to avoid bringing my friends anywhere near my room. In fact, often I'd avoid bringing them to my house altogether but that's a different story. The problem with my room was that it was never (in my mind) even close to being presentable to even my best friends. After this weekend's project, my room now has freshly painted walls, a new ( Read more... )

I came to several conclusions today. Here's a list ( Read more... )

I was told recently that this journal is incredibly boring to the outside reader. Therefore, for the sake of a change, I present this entry in stream-of-consciousness style ( Read more... )

Playing the organ to accompany an old-people choir for 10 AM Sunday Mass is a joke, especially when you're not really an organist and the choir sounds like dying cats. But I'll do anything for $75/hr. After this morning's bullshit, I'm beginning to wonder if it's even worth it. I don't feel like explaining ( Read more... )

Moving out of college for the summer is such a pain in the arse. I managed to get it done on time though, despite distractions gallore. Right now, my entire dorm room is sitting outside in my car because I have no motivation to deal with it. I suppose I need to get my ass in gear about that since Brockton isn't exactly the greatest place to leave ( Read more... )

Well, I just read through my last bit of managerial accounting literature, so I think I'll take a break from studying. I've been preparing for my finals since 9:30 am yesterday morning, stopping only for a dinner break (circa 1.5 hrs) and a coffee/southpark break (another 1.5 hrs). Therefore, I've been studying for roughly 16 of the last 19 hours ( ( Read more... )

Though I get closer and closer to my big three-finals day, things are otherwise grand. Tonight was my last day of work at The Territory Ahead, meaning that my days of folding clothes, charming customers, and sign-language talking to the Spanish-speaking janitor are over. I can finally start studying for my exams and tonight will probably be an all- ( Read more... )

Today I dove out of a perfectly comfortable bed at 1 PM and headed to Brockton, only to find out that my church has betrayed me. Other than that, things are pretty normal around here...my parents are upstairs drinking beers, my sister is sleeping in the livingroom, and my brother is down cellar hiding from the people that want to kill him. I haven' ( Read more... )

Yesterday wasn't the greatest of days, especially because I broke up with Darcy. It wasn't pretty; tears were shed, things were thrown, and harsh words were exchanged - however, that was what I pretty much expected. You simply can't get away too easily when you break up with such a decent girl. I'd say more about the issue, but for her sake, I'd ( Read more... )