| I never thought it could be April 25, 2004 So it's been quite some time since I last wrote. A week ago I was confirmed into the Episcopal church, which was really cool. I enjoyed the ceremony and I feel like I did the right thing. I really love my church, and for a time before I started going there, I didn't think I would ever say something like that. In fact I don't think I've ever said that about any church except this one. All the conservative drudgery that I've faced all my life has gotten to be so consistent, sometimes you think that that's all that's out there. Christ Episcopal Church is a breath of fresh air. It's sort of like...a world-class hamburger. No, I'm kidding, but that's a reference to what President Lu Hardin said about the Concert Choir at the reception the Univeristy held in our honor. That's some pretty deep stuff mind you. Anyway! You know, I'm not afraid of this church. I'm not afraid of it because I can walk through those doors and know that prying, judging eyes aren't hooked on my every move. Because I won't be accosted by someone telling me how to live when they have no idea what my life is like. Because this church gives me the chance to see God through my own eyes and not through that of an arrogant and prideful congregation who already has God and the future mapped out with every detail in full view. Does that make sense? I never thought it could be April 15, 2004 Happy Earth Day! That's right, today is the day we're all suppose to recycle and be nice to the place we live on. Anyway! Italy was great and we sang incredibly and all. We had the most incredible guide who was there with us through the entire thing. She was awesome. Her name was Ilaria and she was a pure bred Roman-Italian. Or something like that. My parents were here in Arkansas while I was gone and they left before I came home, which is a total bummer. My dad got a totally new job in New Orleans with a friend of his and they moved down there. I really hope it works out for them. It's been really beautiful here in Arkansas for the past couple of days, which is sort of odd. I thought for sure we'd come home to humidity and heat. By the way, the comment at the top of the index page is a reference to what several people from the Irish choir said about us in Riva del Garda. I never thought it could be March 29, 2004 Today is my mom's birthday, and even though she doesn't even know about this site, I'd like to say Happy Birthday to her. The trip to Italy is coming up fast. You know, I think the executive branch of our government has too much power and too much priviledge. That's what I've decided. I don't have much else to say. Zippity!! I never thought it could be March 25, 2004 I came home and there was a half-eaten zebracake on the kitchen floor, which was more amusing than anything else. Today I went and visited Teresa in Dandanelle. I have to finish a report on Gerald Finzi before Monday. My mother's birthday is on the 29th and she's going to be 50. That's weird. Life has really been passing me by this semester. It always seems the more I have to do the faster time goes, whether I'm having fun or not. But I feel good about it. The choir is about to go to Italy and I have to admit I'm excited. I think I've finally realized the advantages out-weigh the disadvantages. And that's cool. It seems lately everytime I go to a news site or I look at the news bulletins on Yahoo! there's always bad news about the things I really care about. The world is getting more and more overpopulated, the environment sucks and our government is doing nothing about it, blah blah blah. I often sit and wonder how many more partial-springtimes I'm going to be able to experience. Someday I would like to have children, but I simply can't fathom bringing children into a world that just doesn't seem to care about anything. I think it would be very hard teaching children how to be kind and courteous, to care about other people, and telling them that what they do does matter whether it be a negative or positive effect, when so many people I run into now these days don't seem to be doing the same thing. Most parents let the public schools teach their children how to be decent human beings, and those are usually parents who don't need to be having children. And the more people there are, the more contempt we seem to hold for whoever. I don't usually let it get me down, though I am writing abou it. So I've learned that for every negative story I see, there are usually a lot of positive stories that don't get reported. This is a cliche, but I really want to make a difference someday, whether it's reported or not. Because, you're not suppose to do something good just to get acknowledged right? Or something like that; to each his/her own. I never thought it could be March 13, 2004 So we sang at ACDA and we did well. It wasn't our best performance, but we were very well received by the audience. It was nice and sort of euphoric. For most of the day I had this feeling that I had done something pretty awesome. It's been a while since that's happened in choir and I really enjoy that. I went and saw some more choral concerts at ACDA later that day we sang and last night as well. Concordia sang on the 11th and was no where near what I was expecting or hoping for. They had one dynamic for most of the concert, were horribly unexpressive, and there was one soprano who seemed to have a wobbily solo in every song. Inadvertently that is. They had a very powerful sound and were basically a good choir, but it seemed as though their talents would be put to better use in an opera, where you can just sing, sing, sing. The UCA Concert Choir has nothing to worry about. I never thought it could be March 10, 2004 The choir is going to sing at ACDA tomorrow and I think it's going to be good. I recently watched Lost in Translation and Secondhand Lions which were both good movies. Elections for Phi Mu Alpha are tonight. Karen and Shaleah's recitials are coming up, both of which will be stupendous. My mother's birthday is two and a half weeks away. My brother is getting a roommate at our old stomping grounds. John Kerry is probably going to win the Democratic nomination to run for president. And it's March 10th. |
| March & April 2004 |