Writing

I remember when I started writing emotionally.  It was in 8th grade and things were happening and I wrote a bunch of random poems.  I can still write some pretty good ones, but they're a whole lot less self-centered now.  Anyway, so I was talking to one of my friends about things that she wrote and it was really interesting.  It was kind of raw and about how everyone is so worried about what other people think and that they are unwilling to form their own opinions.  I don't feel like reacting to this right now.  But I just think we put a bit too much stock in what other people think.

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Playing A Fugue...Badly

This is a group at a summer music camp I attended.  Unfortunately, I am playing in this recording as well.  Notice the horns and tuba were actually not that bad.  Sort of.  It was very hard to play this piece with the quality of trumpet players that we had.  Some people just can't count.  Anyway, enjoy the nice pictures I provided!

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Beauty

So I was singing with my choir and just had to step back for a second and say, "Wow." These songs are just so beautiful.  At times like these I feel so thankful to live a life where there is music.  Music so wonderful.  So wonderful.  It is amazing.  I think my favorite kind of phrase is the ones that yearn and pull for the next phrase, on and on to the end of all.  This is a lot shorter than I thought it would be.  Oh well.  You know what?  I'll put a video here!

There.

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Olhado

Been wanting to write about this quite a bit recently.  So there is a character in the older Ender series named Olhado Ribeira.  His family is disfunctional (aren't we all) and he has metal eyes.  Or metal eye.  His other eye had a port that can connect to the computer so he can upload "his" "memories."  Sort of cool.  But he becomes a bit of an outcast as a result.  Not that he isn't already for being a Ribeira.  Time passes and the rest of his family goes on to become great intellectuals and scientists.  He doesn't.  He just got a wife and had kids.  Card shows this pattern in the Bean sub-series (dare I call it that) with Anton, who discovered the key the subsequently caused Bean to be genetically modified with more mental capacity and shorter life span.  And both characters have an interesting withdrawn interest in the world around them, Anton trying to find the key to life, which he finds is love, and Olhado trying to keep his love in his beautiful wife and children.  The reappearence of this trait in seperate episodes leads me to believe that Card has this "big picture" type of belief where beyond where everything matters is love.  And love only.  Which Bean discovers everyone has.  Even Achilles.  And Ender discovers holds everyone and everything together.  So that is my analysis of a anomaly-seeming thing.

~another musing of the ill-informed~

I don't have any good quotes for today...

Sorry.  Geez.  Tests annoy me.  Soooo loooong!  And my head hurts after...just a drag.  Yeah.  Don't feel like putting too much on here right now.  Sorry, rather uncharacteristic.  I think I'll put a picture up...

That's obsure enough, right?

And found out how to put these up!!! Yaya!

~another musing of the ill-informed~

Seven Deadly Sins?

I believe there are a whole lot more than that.  And they're all deadly.  All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.  That's pretty deadly to me.  All sins are REALLY bad.  And they ALL make God mad.  So it is great that he has been able to accept us sinners through our Lord and Saviour, Jesus.  Not sure why I went on this one today.  Just decided to say that the seven deadly sins were dumb.  So there you go.

~another musing of the ill-informed~
Layla is so awesome, she can jazz run backwards

Sports

Wow.  Wouldn't it just be weird if the Rays, Yankees, and Phillies didn't advance to the next round of the playoffs?  I hope it doesn't happen, but wouldn't it just be weird?  Other than the Rays, who are pretty good, the most dominant teams of MLB not making the CS?  Of course the Phillies should win.  It would be really disappointing if they didn't.  Best player on the Phillies?  Ruiz.  He's clutch, a great catcher and he has a bunch of walk-offs.  He's great.  So I hope the Phillies win.  I think if they get past NLDS, NLCS in 4 games, plus world series champs.  Hope your teams all lose! (If they haven't already...)

~another musing of the ill-informed~

did you know...

My last post was #100?  I did, but forgot to say anything about it.  Not that it matters, though I am seeing some spikes in my pageview count...anyway.  It's Wednesday.

“Man in Black: If you're in such a hurry, you could lower a rope, or a tree branch, or find something useful to do. Inigo: I could do that. I have got some rope up here. But I do not think that you would accept my help, since I am only waiting around to kill you. Man in Black: That does put a damper on our relationship.”

I just had to put Princess Bride on here to ease me pain.  I hope I shan't be slain.

~another musing of the ill-informed~

People

People are just weird.  They come in all shapes and sizes.  But that isn't what I wanted to talk about.  I was talking to a friend today.  She was really depressed about the things she puts herself through and the people that she has to deal with while doing these things.  She was just really upset and it was making her feel like she couldn't escape the overpowering fog.  And I don't think anyone should ever feel that way.  Trapped.  By other people.  Of course, that's what happens in the world anyway.  But no one should feel that way if they don't have to.  I basically told her that she should try to make the best out of her situation.  And try to have a positive attitude about it.  But I feel like I didn't get through to her.  She's still depressed.  And now there's nothing I can do about it.  I feel like she's done talking to me.  I try to help people.  It just doesn't work out...

~another musing of the ill-informed~