It's true. Hard to believe, but true. Today was the last day of class for this semester. Outside of my three exams, I'm done until the fall. Crazy. Seems like it was just Spring Break a few days ago. The semester always feels interminably long as it's going along, and then once it gets near the end, it feels like it was way too short. Or maybe I'm just weird.
So now I have about a week and a half of nothing, with about six hours worth of exams mixed in here and there. After that comes the long, relaxing drive back to Nashville, and then the summer. It's looking like I'll spend the first month to six weeks back home and then come back down here for the last part of the break. Should be alright. Summer break's kind of like the semester, during the break it just feels ridiculously long, and then once you get to the end, you feel like it just started. It will also be kind of odd getting back into the rhythm of doing things other than going to class every day. I mean, I spent a year and a half out of school, and by the time I decided to come back to school, I was really, really tired of the working-full-time routine. School has actually been more of a reprieve than a hassle. So I'm not looking forward to the summer as much as most people probably are. I am looking forward to Bonnaroo though. Best weekend of the year, every year. Without fail. OK, well clearly I really have nothing worthwhile to say today...
Oh wait, that's right, I went to the Girl Talk show last night. That was awesome. Great time. Good way to celebrate the end of classes. The opening acts...well, we'll just say they left something to be desired, but as always, Girl Talk brought it. The Rat's a weird place to see a concert, but it was definitely a good time. OK, now that's it.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wow
Ok, it's been kind of a crazy week. All sorts of stuff going on since I last posted. Last Thursday night, I went to see a band called Virginia Coalition playing on campus at the Rathskeller. It was definitely a good time, pretty good show, especially when you take into account the fact that it was free. Always helps. Then I kind of hung out on campus with friends that evening. Good times, mostly.
This past weekend, as I think I mentioned the last time I posted, my cousin visited. That was pretty cool, we had a good time. Went to Nobu Saturday night, which as always was just ridiculously fantastic. If I could afford to eat there once a week, I would quickly become...well if not fat, then less skin-and-bones than I currently am. Also just kind of chilled out walking by the beach that night. Sunday, we went bowling and had dinner at Versailles, which was also very good. Not Nobu good, but not Nobu expensive either. And they make quite a good margarita, which is always a plus. We watched The Darjeeling Limited, which I love. He left on Monday.
Last night, a friend and I took the drive up to Fort Lauderdale to catch the insane triple-bill of Spoon, The Walkmen, and White Rabbits. Just an absolutely ridiculous show. We only caught about half of White Rabbits' set, but they were quite good. The Walkmen proceeded to blow the roof off the place. They're always fun to see because they don't at all try to be especially crowd-pleasing. They play new stuff, open with slow songs, play around with time signatures...but as I said, for those of us who got it at all, it was awesome. Of course, no surprise that Spoon just killed it. Just an excellent set. Good mix of their best-known songs and more unknown ones, stuff from their last three records, and some of my very favorites. There really were only two songs I could think of that I really regretted not hearing. And the fact that they closed with The Clash's "Hateful" was pretty great. I think more bands (or even all) should incorporate Clash songs into their sets. I mean, they were The Only Band That Matters.
Well, I guess that's about it for this time. The semester's winding down, I actually only have six more days of class. That's crazy. I can't believe it's almost time for the summer.
This past weekend, as I think I mentioned the last time I posted, my cousin visited. That was pretty cool, we had a good time. Went to Nobu Saturday night, which as always was just ridiculously fantastic. If I could afford to eat there once a week, I would quickly become...well if not fat, then less skin-and-bones than I currently am. Also just kind of chilled out walking by the beach that night. Sunday, we went bowling and had dinner at Versailles, which was also very good. Not Nobu good, but not Nobu expensive either. And they make quite a good margarita, which is always a plus. We watched The Darjeeling Limited, which I love. He left on Monday.
Last night, a friend and I took the drive up to Fort Lauderdale to catch the insane triple-bill of Spoon, The Walkmen, and White Rabbits. Just an absolutely ridiculous show. We only caught about half of White Rabbits' set, but they were quite good. The Walkmen proceeded to blow the roof off the place. They're always fun to see because they don't at all try to be especially crowd-pleasing. They play new stuff, open with slow songs, play around with time signatures...but as I said, for those of us who got it at all, it was awesome. Of course, no surprise that Spoon just killed it. Just an excellent set. Good mix of their best-known songs and more unknown ones, stuff from their last three records, and some of my very favorites. There really were only two songs I could think of that I really regretted not hearing. And the fact that they closed with The Clash's "Hateful" was pretty great. I think more bands (or even all) should incorporate Clash songs into their sets. I mean, they were The Only Band That Matters.
Well, I guess that's about it for this time. The semester's winding down, I actually only have six more days of class. That's crazy. I can't believe it's almost time for the summer.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Fall
Well, it's official, I've registered for my Fall 2008 classes. I still think it's kind of crazy that I'm already having to think that far ahead, but whatever, I guess. Registration was even easier this semester than last, as I was able to register online between classes today. I got all five classes I wanted.
Let's see...I'm taking the 400-Early Shakespeare Plays course, a course on Literature of Imperialism, a European History 1914-1945 course, a 101-Spanish course and an Evolution of Rock Music course. So in other words...three classes that I need to graduate, and then a couple of lightweight but interesting courses to round it out. All in all my schedule should really be just about as difficult as it was this semester, so it won't be too bad.
What else is going on? I guess the best answer to that question would be absolutely nothing that comes to mind. For whatever reason I'm really tired today...I didn't sleep all that well last night. No good reason for it, it just happens de temps en temps. Fortunately I don't really have anything going on the rest of the week, so I can just recharge a little bit. My cousin comes into town this weekend, so that should be at the least a break from the monotony. And a chance to eat a bit better than I do on a day-to-day basis.
Well, that's really all I can think of today...I'll try to be involved in something shockingly interesting in the next few days so I have something more interesting to write about next time.
Let's see...I'm taking the 400-Early Shakespeare Plays course, a course on Literature of Imperialism, a European History 1914-1945 course, a 101-Spanish course and an Evolution of Rock Music course. So in other words...three classes that I need to graduate, and then a couple of lightweight but interesting courses to round it out. All in all my schedule should really be just about as difficult as it was this semester, so it won't be too bad.
What else is going on? I guess the best answer to that question would be absolutely nothing that comes to mind. For whatever reason I'm really tired today...I didn't sleep all that well last night. No good reason for it, it just happens de temps en temps. Fortunately I don't really have anything going on the rest of the week, so I can just recharge a little bit. My cousin comes into town this weekend, so that should be at the least a break from the monotony. And a chance to eat a bit better than I do on a day-to-day basis.
Well, that's really all I can think of today...I'll try to be involved in something shockingly interesting in the next few days so I have something more interesting to write about next time.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Already?
It's hard to believe that it's already time to register for fall classes. Tuesday. Seriously. I met with my advisor today to try to figure out what I'm going to take. Still not entirely sure, but have a better idea. I'm definitely going to try to take the 400-level Shakespeare class and a class on European Imperialist literature. And I'm definitely going to take a history class, though I haven't picked one yet. Beyond that...not so sure. I've already completed all of the requirements outside of my major and minor (assuming I don't fail any classes this semester which is a pretty fair assumption) so I can pretty much take whatever I want. Sounds great, right? Well, I'd almost rather have classes I have to take. That way I would have an easier decision to make. Right now, I'm thinking about maybe taking a 101-level Spanish course. I really think I've gone as far in French as I plan to at the university level, and living in Miami it would be nice to have that third language. For a fifth class, your guess is as good as mine. I'm thinking maybe an acting class, but who knows. Wish me luck; I'll let you know what happens Tuesday afternoon.
Not much else going on right now. Watching a lot of baseball...Braves finally got their first win last night...My cousin is coming to visit not this weekend but the next one, and that should be fun. I'm having my apartment cleaned today, so it should be neater than usual when I get home this afternoon...Yes, my life is amazingly exciting. Thrilling. I still have no plans for the summer, and I'm open to suggestions. I'm definitely starting to run out of time. Hoping to spend about a third of the summer at home and about two thirds down here, but that's as far as I've planned at this point. We shall see. Maybe something really cool will fall out of the sky and present itself. Maybe I'll join the circus for a couple of months. Or become a vigilante and fight crime by nightfall. Or I could always start a cult. And there's the old standby of becoming a reclusive wise-man living in the Himalayas. We'll see. I'll keep you posted on that too.
Not much else going on right now. Watching a lot of baseball...Braves finally got their first win last night...My cousin is coming to visit not this weekend but the next one, and that should be fun. I'm having my apartment cleaned today, so it should be neater than usual when I get home this afternoon...Yes, my life is amazingly exciting. Thrilling. I still have no plans for the summer, and I'm open to suggestions. I'm definitely starting to run out of time. Hoping to spend about a third of the summer at home and about two thirds down here, but that's as far as I've planned at this point. We shall see. Maybe something really cool will fall out of the sky and present itself. Maybe I'll join the circus for a couple of months. Or become a vigilante and fight crime by nightfall. Or I could always start a cult. And there's the old standby of becoming a reclusive wise-man living in the Himalayas. We'll see. I'll keep you posted on that too.
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