the soreness you feel after practicing is like the feeling after a good workout. it hurts, but you feel very satisfied at the same time.whoopsidaisies - i spilled some...
i started a new project today:however, i'm using this yarn:it requires a kind of crocheting to cast on, but i didn't bring a crochet hook with me to school, so i've learned how...
i've realised i really love octaves played successively. or maybe i just love this one song that has that...it's interesting that a 'can' always refers to a metal...
i just returned from my younger sister's school-wide christmas program where each grade performed a musical number and sang in different keys. it was incredibly cute...
before a few days ago i didn't even know this show existed. turns out it airs across the country - click here to watch - we played at the beginning and the end.ereka, by...
in the past two days, i have been outside at a kettle for 13 hours, and played my horn for 11 of those hours. oh, and i played indoors for a couple hours, too, and yeah, i...
the cool thing about rodrigo y gabriela is that they are two metalheads from mexico who made their way to dublin and became friends with damien rice. their music is not...
i just got a subwoofer through freecycle to complete my stereo system. i hooked it up, and it's now cranking out some funky and seventh poet... makes me wanna have a...
i pretty much think that all deep understanding, knowledge, and learning comes from the following simple question:what are the implications?think about it.
in seventh grade i had a language arts teacher who loved apples. she ate two of them every day, and each week she would try a different variety of apple. we all...
i find myself coming up with reasons to go to jewel just so i can say 'ahnyunghaseyo' to whoever happens to be kettling. today's morning ringer was so enthusiastic when i...
note - third post of the day.i've decided to make all of my christmas gifts this year. and lately i've been noticing web advertisements to "buy green" this christmas -...
Hitler wanted to control the world. But he couldn't even control his flatulence.By Tony PerrottetGuests at the Berghof, Hitler’s private chalet in the Bavarian Alps, must have...
a bottle of shampoo (champú) from argentina magically appeared in my shower today. i think one of the buenos aires kids left it here this summer. maybe there's an...
why is it always so much colder in my room than in the rest of the house? funny how the lack of heat has such negative connotations.i have a new appreciation for baklava...
i occasionally grade spanish papers at school. here's one (translated) entry:the importance knowing other countriesit is importance know other countries because the other...
The wheelchair and me a deep sigh ... Burning eyes, a silent sob ... Confused thoughts, impotence and shame. Cut off from the world, lonely and alone. Fly ... but where Darn ......
if you live at or around north park university, you should check out Al Khayyam at 4738 N. Kedzie. it's a lebanese grocery store, and they bake their pita bread fresh...