2nd Semester, right now

Sorry I have not been posting that much. It's been kind of a busy semester, what with academics, choir, and other outdoor stuff that I've had to take care of. For example, I had my Alice paper Part One due yesterday at 2 PM, so I had been slaving most of this past week on it, mixed in with a couple driving trips on Thursday. I still have to look ahead to some other things, like getting my Financial Aid in order for next year, finding a summer job, applying for said job(s), summer residence at the school, finding a roommate for next year... stuff like that. And even though it's the weekend, when I finally don't have that much stuff going on, it's easy to forget how much better I would feel down the road if I just got my rear in gear and started taking care of those things that I need to.

I'll be going to New York City for spring break starting next Friday. We finally have a small group again, so it'll be easier to get to know everyone better. Tuesday we will find out exactly what we're doing, as opposed to [sort of] what we're doing. Not that uncertainty is bad, but I do like certainty as a concept.

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I have to say, real roller coasters (the ones you find in amusement parks) are a lot more fun than metaphorical ones. There is not really much to say on that topic, but it would be a lot easier to take if they weren't so steep sometimes.

The weekend was decent. I spent Friday evening having devotionals with a bunch of young adults I had never met before (only one was an Ole--he invited me to the devo), and we went out to pizza after that. It's still weird for me to utter the word "Alleluia" over Lent. I was with a bunch of non-denominational Christians, so apparently the only real religious structure they rely on is the Bible, and just praying in general.

Saturday I worked in Skoglund for four hours, selling programs and heat sheets. The NCAA Division III Indoor Track events were held here at Olaf over the weekend, so I got some time in (to help raise money for FCA). And I got another free T-shirt.

Today I have nothing going on. And by that I mean I have several extracurricular optional things that I'm not going to go to, so I can work on my Theory and Music History projects. It's going to be a fun week.

On a heartwarming note, I just watched this video of a HS varsity basketball coach who put an autistic waterboy in the game for the last 4 minutes of a blowout win. And he scored 20 points. The whole school went crazy every time he sank a shot. It is but another proof of the existence of God. :-)

One Year

Today is the one-year anniversary of this blog. Pretty sweet, eh?

147 posts a year ain't bad. But I hope to get 153 over the next year to get to 300 by a year from now.

I finished my first Alice test a little over three hours ago. For those of you who don't know what an "Alice test" is, it's a test in my Music History class that is taught by a prof named Alice, or more accurately, Dr. Hanson. And the stories are, "Alice class" is pretty tough. And it is. But it's not impossibly difficult. As a matter of fact, compared with Dr. Hoekstra's Music History course I had last semester, it's impossible to fall asleep in this one. I didn't actually fall asleep last fall either, but I know of several people who have. So there's some perspective.

Speaking of perspective, the countdown is now officially 40 days till I can drink whenever I want, wherever I want (provided, A: I don't have a car anywhere near me, and B: I'm not on the St. Olaf campus).

Speaking of countdowns, I have 78 days until my last final exam (May 22). Or, more accurately, until I don't have to live with my roommate anymore. We still get along, but more of my friends have expressed a pointed dislike for the guy.

Oh well. Life goes round and round and round...