Church ( Read more... )

I'm on the verge of finishing The Lucifer Effect which I started reading back in '07. 2/3 of the way through the book it got too intense. I've determined to get through it with only 50 or so pages to go, but this information is the reason I lost it in the first place. Believing these things could happen and being a music major in rural Minnesota ( Read more... )

It's not easy being unemployed, especially when you have zero income. It's becoming stressful. HOWEVER ( Read more... )

Cobra paperwork and payment have been sent off. Netflix is on hold. Membership to Richmond Heights RecPlex is paid and active. Choral festival is complete. Thanksgiving is complete. Grandpa sick, visited, died, visited, buried. Christmas festivities complete. New Years complete. Swearing In complete. Winter cold...nearing completion ( Read more... )

Leaving my job was the right move. My grandpa died early morning on Christmas Eve. His cat, Chatzy, is living with my parents right now. Meeting one of their old "Monday Night Club" friends, Rosalie Lovingwell, was a joy. These old folks are sharp with their wit, and they truly seem to remember like it was yesterday. I enjoyed watching her ( Read more... )

"You have to work really hard to find apathy around here." - current St. Olaf student interview online ( Read more... )

Monday I did something the world would consider really dumb, and I fear I'll forget the reasons for doing it, because it feels so right to be away from there. I gave notice to my job that I'd be leaving, asap. And Tuesday evening, I was done. There is no back up plan. It was a long five years. In some respects, a colossal waste of time. But, ( Read more... )

It's not that I stopped caring. That's not it at all. It wasn't my party and the host / guest of honor was saying angry things. My inside wanted to jump to defenses, but I felt it wasn't my place. He'd been drinking. I disagreed with and was hurt by what I thought I'd heard. Although he was loud in his anger, I heard the tone and was ( Read more... )

Last night I saw The Social Network. It was well done. Where were you in November '03? Where were you in February '04? Recommended ( Read more... )

I've been reading Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford off and on for a month or so and recommend it to everyone who's....well, to everyone. It's "An inquiry into the value of work", and that sums it up. But for me, and probably other creative types unhappy with paper pushing, it's enlightening and made me happy. Someone understands. ( Read more... )