that i can get irrationally angry at stupid things...
but besides that, today was pretty damn good.
i went to walmart.
and i bought light up flip flops and pulp fiction.
for $9! boo-ya!
Until Later,
Sondra
Friday, September 30, 2005
Thursday, September 29, 2005
it's not just the demon barber of fleet street
oh manohmanohman.
...this is so wrong.
...all of a sudden i desperately want to go see a musical.
...perhaps worse... i want to perform in a musical.
...and one that doesn't involve psycho insane barbers who turns his customers into meat pies.
there must be something horribly wrong with me.
all those years...
hating andrew lloyd webber.
gone. just gone.
have all of these years hating cheesy songs and go-go boot dancing...
...just been a cover for my secret love of them?
the horror...
perhaps i'll just wake up and find that it's all just one big nightmare.
...yes, thats it...one big nightmare...
*shudder*
Until Later,
Sondra
p.s. anyone up for a little road trip on the 23rd of October to Buffalo? The Dresden Dolls are playing... should be lots of fun...
...this is so wrong.
...all of a sudden i desperately want to go see a musical.
...perhaps worse... i want to perform in a musical.
...and one that doesn't involve psycho insane barbers who turns his customers into meat pies.
there must be something horribly wrong with me.
all those years...
hating andrew lloyd webber.
gone. just gone.
have all of these years hating cheesy songs and go-go boot dancing...
...just been a cover for my secret love of them?
the horror...
perhaps i'll just wake up and find that it's all just one big nightmare.
...yes, thats it...one big nightmare...
*shudder*
Until Later,
Sondra
p.s. anyone up for a little road trip on the 23rd of October to Buffalo? The Dresden Dolls are playing... should be lots of fun...
Monday, September 26, 2005
it's rainy
today was a tiredblah day that is in desperate need for a little rufus wainwright...
cigarettes and chocolate milk these are just a couple of my cravings everything it seems i like's a little bit stronger, a little bit thicker, a little bit harmful for me...
oh dearest college, every day you lower my health standards a bit more each day...
today I drank water out of a mug. i finished half of the water before i realized the mug had white spore thing-ys growing inside of it.
ah well.
until later,
sondra
cigarettes and chocolate milk these are just a couple of my cravings everything it seems i like's a little bit stronger, a little bit thicker, a little bit harmful for me...
oh dearest college, every day you lower my health standards a bit more each day...
today I drank water out of a mug. i finished half of the water before i realized the mug had white spore thing-ys growing inside of it.
ah well.
until later,
sondra
Saturday, September 24, 2005
good start to a great weekend
My roommate is freaking awesome.
It's amazing how much of boy related troubles can be solved with the following:
1. "electro-folk" performance at Terra Cotta coffee house by a decently talented guy who said he's going to "Get off the stage soon because he's probably boring everyone now."
2. Food/Coffee
3. Gilmore Girls
4. Discussions of Disney Movies, especially The Emperor's New Groove.
5. Seeing glass blowing in the art studio
6. One slightly awkward conversation where I say "Boys are so frustrating, it'd be so much easier if I were a lesbian."
7. One SNL "Hyper Hypo" skit with Mike Meyers and Nicole Kidman. (I think "You're the Devil!" will become a constant saying around here...)
7. Knitting
8. Moxy Fruvous
Anyway, I had a really fun time, and my roommate is fantastic. I found out she listen to The Clash like the first or second day, so I knew she had to be pretty cool. This weekend has just confirmed it indefinitely.
Hurah!
Until Later,
Sondra
It's amazing how much of boy related troubles can be solved with the following:
1. "electro-folk" performance at Terra Cotta coffee house by a decently talented guy who said he's going to "Get off the stage soon because he's probably boring everyone now."
2. Food/Coffee
3. Gilmore Girls
4. Discussions of Disney Movies, especially The Emperor's New Groove.
5. Seeing glass blowing in the art studio
6. One slightly awkward conversation where I say "Boys are so frustrating, it'd be so much easier if I were a lesbian."
7. One SNL "Hyper Hypo" skit with Mike Meyers and Nicole Kidman. (I think "You're the Devil!" will become a constant saying around here...)
7. Knitting
8. Moxy Fruvous
Anyway, I had a really fun time, and my roommate is fantastic. I found out she listen to The Clash like the first or second day, so I knew she had to be pretty cool. This weekend has just confirmed it indefinitely.
Hurah!
Until Later,
Sondra
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
blankets
I just finished reading Craig Thompson's Blankets today. I got it at the library this morning, and devoured every beautiful page.
I had read Carnet de Voyage... had picked it up in a French bookstore (where they're really big on graphic novels). I loved what I could read, and later picked up a copy in English and loved it more.
I was inspired to go back to reading Thompson's works when Meg sent me this. Salamander Dream is good, and reminded me of why I love graphic novels or whatever they're called.
Blankets makes me happy to be human. Although his story is sad, especially at first, I didn't feel that way at all when I finished. It's so intensely beautiful, every page just as wonderful as the next.
Everyone should read it, and I think I'm gonna read it again tonight.
Craig Thompson has this special abillity... to draw/write things that connect with all human beings. There's something so universal. All sorts of different feelings we all know and experience. Opressive parents. Questioning thoughts. Love in all of it's many forms. Realizations. Growing up. We can relate to these all, sometimes I almost felt like he was writing more about my own life and feelings than his own.
God, it was a good book. I think I'm gonna start enjoying simple pleasures in life more. Books. Tea. Knitting. Silence.
I feel like I've been spending wayy too much time with computers lately, I need to start getting away from that. They can suck out your soooouuuuulllll!
I suppose I should eat now, all of that reading made me forget about food. However, the last thing I want right now is to wait in long lines for bad food. Hm.
Oh yes, and what is this about a paper due Friday? And French test tomorrow? Other writing paper due next wednesday? Might want to start on that as well.
Ha! That just made me think of something I heard the first day of college... "Do you guys really know what you're getting yourselves into? Four years of papers, tests, exams? "
haha....no i didn't.
Until Later,
Sondra
I had read Carnet de Voyage... had picked it up in a French bookstore (where they're really big on graphic novels). I loved what I could read, and later picked up a copy in English and loved it more.
I was inspired to go back to reading Thompson's works when Meg sent me this. Salamander Dream is good, and reminded me of why I love graphic novels or whatever they're called.
Blankets makes me happy to be human. Although his story is sad, especially at first, I didn't feel that way at all when I finished. It's so intensely beautiful, every page just as wonderful as the next.
Everyone should read it, and I think I'm gonna read it again tonight.
Craig Thompson has this special abillity... to draw/write things that connect with all human beings. There's something so universal. All sorts of different feelings we all know and experience. Opressive parents. Questioning thoughts. Love in all of it's many forms. Realizations. Growing up. We can relate to these all, sometimes I almost felt like he was writing more about my own life and feelings than his own.
God, it was a good book. I think I'm gonna start enjoying simple pleasures in life more. Books. Tea. Knitting. Silence.
I feel like I've been spending wayy too much time with computers lately, I need to start getting away from that. They can suck out your soooouuuuulllll!
I suppose I should eat now, all of that reading made me forget about food. However, the last thing I want right now is to wait in long lines for bad food. Hm.
Oh yes, and what is this about a paper due Friday? And French test tomorrow? Other writing paper due next wednesday? Might want to start on that as well.
Ha! That just made me think of something I heard the first day of college... "Do you guys really know what you're getting yourselves into? Four years of papers, tests, exams? "
haha....no i didn't.
Until Later,
Sondra
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
leave it to lloyd dobler
I have to agree with Tambo on this one. *sigh* Silly people... hopefully this article will set you right before the fashion police start knocking at your door.
Growing up as I did in the Midwest, I was completely unaccustomed to coastal fashion when I arrived in South Bend. After three years, though, I'm starting to notice a few trends on campus that I just don't get to see at home. Perhaps the most interesting of these is also the most irritating - the popped collar.
I just don't get it. Why do people do this to their shirts? Maybe they're blocking their necks from the sun, wind and rain. Maybe they're cold. Maybe they're hiding hickeys. Maybe I'm the only one who is missing out.
Thinking back, I should have seen it coming. Fashion trends recycle, right? And in the 1800s, fashionable men starched their collars in order to wear the cravats that served as ties. The collar's points framed their faces.
This fad simply never faded away on the East Coast, where prep-school etiquette required that young men sport starched collars even on the weekends. It also appeared on the West Coast in the early 90s when hip-hop artists like MC Hammer told us to "pop ya collar."
The popped collar is obviously a craze of the past. Why, then, is the J. Crew U. look so prevalent here, now?
Fellow Observer staffer Kelly Meehan and I tried out the popped collar and asked our fellow students what they thought about it. While most agreed that it was fashionable, many said that the majority of collar-poppers are merely imitating those who have the right to pop. And when questioned, the general consensus was that this group consisted of upper-crust East Coasters who have been popping their whole lives.
I won't go so far as to say that the only people who should wear the popped collar are preppy or wealthy. I don't necessarily believe that. Some of the coolest people in entertainment history flipped up their collars - think John Lennon, Lloyd Dobler in "Say Anything," Elvis, the Fonz, Michael Jackson in the "Bad" era, and even Alex P. Keaton. These were men who bravely popped where no men had popped before. They were the truly cool fashion trendsetters among the masses.
But if you think about it, the stiff collar has been sported by many who should have avoided it. Dracula, for one, is a prime example. Star Trek characters, the Bride of Frankenstein, even dogs who have had surgery all get a chance to flip their collars.
My point to you is this: The more liberal American style seems to get, the more and more the trendy attempt to reach back to steal fashions from the past. You cannot reinvent something as classic as the polo shirt, nor is it always appropriate to try. How you dress should be a reflection of who you really are. Don't let a fashion trend designate how you present yourself to the world. And most importantly, pop your collar responsibly.
-writen by nicole zook of the observer-
---> Quoi? This model thinks he is hot, but he is just creepy. Awesome pants though.
Say Anything is a cinematic classic in which Lloyd Dobler can pop his collar. However, if Cusack was to pop his collar today, it would just look stupid.<---
Until Later,
Sondra
Growing up as I did in the Midwest, I was completely unaccustomed to coastal fashion when I arrived in South Bend. After three years, though, I'm starting to notice a few trends on campus that I just don't get to see at home. Perhaps the most interesting of these is also the most irritating - the popped collar.
I just don't get it. Why do people do this to their shirts? Maybe they're blocking their necks from the sun, wind and rain. Maybe they're cold. Maybe they're hiding hickeys. Maybe I'm the only one who is missing out.
Thinking back, I should have seen it coming. Fashion trends recycle, right? And in the 1800s, fashionable men starched their collars in order to wear the cravats that served as ties. The collar's points framed their faces.
This fad simply never faded away on the East Coast, where prep-school etiquette required that young men sport starched collars even on the weekends. It also appeared on the West Coast in the early 90s when hip-hop artists like MC Hammer told us to "pop ya collar."
The popped collar is obviously a craze of the past. Why, then, is the J. Crew U. look so prevalent here, now?
Fellow Observer staffer Kelly Meehan and I tried out the popped collar and asked our fellow students what they thought about it. While most agreed that it was fashionable, many said that the majority of collar-poppers are merely imitating those who have the right to pop. And when questioned, the general consensus was that this group consisted of upper-crust East Coasters who have been popping their whole lives.
I won't go so far as to say that the only people who should wear the popped collar are preppy or wealthy. I don't necessarily believe that. Some of the coolest people in entertainment history flipped up their collars - think John Lennon, Lloyd Dobler in "Say Anything," Elvis, the Fonz, Michael Jackson in the "Bad" era, and even Alex P. Keaton. These were men who bravely popped where no men had popped before. They were the truly cool fashion trendsetters among the masses.
But if you think about it, the stiff collar has been sported by many who should have avoided it. Dracula, for one, is a prime example. Star Trek characters, the Bride of Frankenstein, even dogs who have had surgery all get a chance to flip their collars.
My point to you is this: The more liberal American style seems to get, the more and more the trendy attempt to reach back to steal fashions from the past. You cannot reinvent something as classic as the polo shirt, nor is it always appropriate to try. How you dress should be a reflection of who you really are. Don't let a fashion trend designate how you present yourself to the world. And most importantly, pop your collar responsibly.
-writen by nicole zook of the observer-
---> Quoi? This model thinks he is hot, but he is just creepy. Awesome pants though.
Say Anything is a cinematic classic in which Lloyd Dobler can pop his collar. However, if Cusack was to pop his collar today, it would just look stupid.<---
Until Later,
Sondra
dreidles, yarn and happiness
Today was a very good day. I found out what I needed to do, and I did it. It was not screaming on mountain tops, but I feel so much better now. I do not deal with uncertainty well.
Oh yes, and I'm possibly turning to Judaism? Dinner time is a good time for learning about dreidles.
I've already gotten the kosher thing down. Been kosher for 2 years!
Ooh, and I totally joined the campus Stitch n' Bitch! What now?!
I am working on gloves. They are beautiful. Unfortunately, the yarn is all tangled, and I've already spent 3 hours trying to untangle it but there's still more work to be done.
La La La, it is late.
Goodnight.
Until Later,
Sondra
Oh yes, and I'm possibly turning to Judaism? Dinner time is a good time for learning about dreidles.
I've already gotten the kosher thing down. Been kosher for 2 years!
Ooh, and I totally joined the campus Stitch n' Bitch! What now?!
I am working on gloves. They are beautiful. Unfortunately, the yarn is all tangled, and I've already spent 3 hours trying to untangle it but there's still more work to be done.
La La La, it is late.
Goodnight.
Until Later,
Sondra
Sunday, September 18, 2005
like newborn shrimps
confirming that i am in luuurve with (s)dp's s.m.--
Belly buttons are kissing. This is the art of dying. Four cups of coffee in the morning while she plays piano naked.
...it is not my fault that song got stuck in my head all weekend!
---
a billion things searing through my brain:
#740- should i cry?
#8945- am i over-reacting?
#23458-do i not react enough?
#9844353- what did he do?
#546- what is going through his head?
#345- am i doomed to repeat these mistakes (if i made them)?
#12- do i move on?
#892- how long will things be like this?
fuckfuckfuck. i think i might stay home tonight. school/knitting/shower sounds good now.
i was doing so well... i had forgotten until now.
Until Later,
Sondra
Belly buttons are kissing. This is the art of dying. Four cups of coffee in the morning while she plays piano naked.
...it is not my fault that song got stuck in my head all weekend!
---
a billion things searing through my brain:
#740- should i cry?
#8945- am i over-reacting?
#23458-do i not react enough?
#9844353- what did he do?
#546- what is going through his head?
#345- am i doomed to repeat these mistakes (if i made them)?
#12- do i move on?
#892- how long will things be like this?
fuckfuckfuck. i think i might stay home tonight. school/knitting/shower sounds good now.
i was doing so well... i had forgotten until now.
Until Later,
Sondra
Saturday, September 17, 2005
same imaginary place
So, I'm here. Home, I guess. Doesn't feel quite like home anymore though.
I thought I'd return and things would feel normal, but I've realized how much Alfred has become home already. Woah. Garden State moment...
I thought I'd return and things would feel normal, but I've realized how much Alfred has become home already. Woah. Garden State moment...
You'll see when you move out it just sort of happens one day one day and it's just gone. And you can never get it back. It's like you get homesick for a place that doesn't exist. I mean it's like this rite of passage, you know. You won't have this feeling again until you create a new idea of home for yourself, you know, for you kids, for the family you start, it's like a cycle or something. I miss the idea of it. Maybe that's all family really is. A group of people who miss the same imaginary place...
I haven't had a chance to see anyone yet except parental units that keep on exclaiming "My baby is back!!!". Tomorrow I go for breakfast with Nicole, then I need to call up Meg, Jessie, Margaret and Ryan and find out what the deal is. I'm afraid you won't be able to escape me visiting. Buahah! Quick Bob, get the kids in the minivan!
Goodnight.
Until Later,
Sondra
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
It's true!
WES ANDERSON SAYS:
"I CAN KICK YOUR ASS AT WEARING CORDUROY, BiTChEz!!!"
Until Later,Sondra
p.s. coffee + free time = good times
Happy Girl
Today was a very good day. I knew I'd have one eventually.
I finally moved into my new dorm room with my new roommate (My old roommate left school because she was unhappy here). So far so good! She knits, watches Amelie and is obsessed with Gilmore Girls too! Most importantly, she doesn't bitch about how much she hates things here! YAY!
Moving was really fun. I expected it to be alot of trudging around and cleaning up my messy room. It was that, but lots of people chipped in and made things awesome. I kept my door open, even after I had finished moving. We're not technically supposed to keep our doors open for long periods of time (being a fire harzard or something), but it's amazing how many people just come by and start talking to you. One girl came in after seeing my Guster poster and she started talking about how she got to meet them once. I need to keep on reminding myself that people are fun and pleasant things to be around.
Then we watched the season premier of Gilmore Girls. What was with that sweater with excesive amounts of bows on it?! That show is so addicting. Sometimes I'll be so dissatisfied with an episode that I will vow to never watch it again... but come Tuesday at 8:00 I'm on the couch in front of the TV with everyone else.
Anyway. This roommate thing will be good for me.
Now to do some last minute 1 AM homework! However, I don't regret putting it off until later AT ALL. At the moment, enjoying new friends is much more important.
:)
Until Later,
Sondra
I finally moved into my new dorm room with my new roommate (My old roommate left school because she was unhappy here). So far so good! She knits, watches Amelie and is obsessed with Gilmore Girls too! Most importantly, she doesn't bitch about how much she hates things here! YAY!
Moving was really fun. I expected it to be alot of trudging around and cleaning up my messy room. It was that, but lots of people chipped in and made things awesome. I kept my door open, even after I had finished moving. We're not technically supposed to keep our doors open for long periods of time (being a fire harzard or something), but it's amazing how many people just come by and start talking to you. One girl came in after seeing my Guster poster and she started talking about how she got to meet them once. I need to keep on reminding myself that people are fun and pleasant things to be around.
Then we watched the season premier of Gilmore Girls. What was with that sweater with excesive amounts of bows on it?! That show is so addicting. Sometimes I'll be so dissatisfied with an episode that I will vow to never watch it again... but come Tuesday at 8:00 I'm on the couch in front of the TV with everyone else.
Anyway. This roommate thing will be good for me.
Now to do some last minute 1 AM homework! However, I don't regret putting it off until later AT ALL. At the moment, enjoying new friends is much more important.
:)
Until Later,
Sondra
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
50th post
this is my 50th post...
I guess that's special enough to say something, but not really.
I give you five random thoughts of the day...
::Random Thought One::
Our dear friend Roger/Patrick is a dirty emo kid. He got his lip pierced. This is terrible news.
It doesn't even look very nice on him. Some boys it kinda does, but not him. The lip ring is too shiny. It just looks like he was eating tin foil and there is still a little left over on his mouth.
Who gets a shiny lip ring?! Seriously!
Ah well, his face makes up for the unfortunate piercing.
And dude, he's able to wear boxers underneath girl pants! What's with that?
*Sigh*
i have been reading too many 'dinosaur comics' lately. you can tell with all of the "seriously!"'s and "what's with that?"'s.
::Random Thought Two::
Muffins™...
I do not believe muffins will ever be replaced. He simply just has it all- brains, good looks, sense of humor...
...that and he has been built up in all our minds as The Boy Deity.
Now I really actually want to get the word "Muffins" trademarked for real... except that it is impossible. Besides it just being stupid to go to all of that trouble, you can't trademark common everyday words like that. But we shall know the word is ours.
::Random Thought Three::
In other news, I believe today might be moving day! I am finally moving to a different room, a room that does not swallow people up with loneliness (I am the second person that I know of for it to do so). My future roommate seems really cool and I think we shall get along. She has the film Amelie anyway, so she can't be all bad. Plus she watches Gilmore Girls, and hopefully we will watch the season premier tonight. It is a silly show, but I am a silly girl (sometimes).
Plus, it is the TV equivelent of a crack addiction.
Anyway, it will be good to be around people again.
::Random Thought Four and a half::
I think I need to get back to reading Anna Karenina. I had stopped a few days ago, but I think it's definitely worth reading.
And I really do need to read some Sylvia Plath soon...
Oh, and has anyone ever seen the Baz Luhrman's Strictly Ballroom? I think I remember someone talking about that... probably Margaret. Margaret, (or anyone else who has seen it) did you like that movie? It is at our library and I am debating whether I should rent it or not.
The Royal Tenebaums is a GREAT movie. Go rent it. It's fantastic. I now have a girl crush on Gweneth Paltrow. I think I will watch it again today.
::Random Thought Five::
Franckhauser is a kickass last name.
::announcement::
I am coming home this weekend, so all prepare for visiting!
Until Later,
Sondra
I guess that's special enough to say something, but not really.
I give you five random thoughts of the day...
::Random Thought One::
Our dear friend Roger/Patrick is a dirty emo kid. He got his lip pierced. This is terrible news.
It doesn't even look very nice on him. Some boys it kinda does, but not him. The lip ring is too shiny. It just looks like he was eating tin foil and there is still a little left over on his mouth.
Who gets a shiny lip ring?! Seriously!
Ah well, his face makes up for the unfortunate piercing.
And dude, he's able to wear boxers underneath girl pants! What's with that?
*Sigh*
i have been reading too many 'dinosaur comics' lately. you can tell with all of the "seriously!"'s and "what's with that?"'s.
::Random Thought Two::
Muffins™...
I do not believe muffins will ever be replaced. He simply just has it all- brains, good looks, sense of humor...
...that and he has been built up in all our minds as The Boy Deity.
Now I really actually want to get the word "Muffins" trademarked for real... except that it is impossible. Besides it just being stupid to go to all of that trouble, you can't trademark common everyday words like that. But we shall know the word is ours.
::Random Thought Three::
In other news, I believe today might be moving day! I am finally moving to a different room, a room that does not swallow people up with loneliness (I am the second person that I know of for it to do so). My future roommate seems really cool and I think we shall get along. She has the film Amelie anyway, so she can't be all bad. Plus she watches Gilmore Girls, and hopefully we will watch the season premier tonight. It is a silly show, but I am a silly girl (sometimes).
Plus, it is the TV equivelent of a crack addiction.
Anyway, it will be good to be around people again.
::Random Thought Four and a half::
I think I need to get back to reading Anna Karenina. I had stopped a few days ago, but I think it's definitely worth reading.
And I really do need to read some Sylvia Plath soon...
Oh, and has anyone ever seen the Baz Luhrman's Strictly Ballroom? I think I remember someone talking about that... probably Margaret. Margaret, (or anyone else who has seen it) did you like that movie? It is at our library and I am debating whether I should rent it or not.
The Royal Tenebaums is a GREAT movie. Go rent it. It's fantastic. I now have a girl crush on Gweneth Paltrow. I think I will watch it again today.
::Random Thought Five::
Franckhauser is a kickass last name.
::announcement::
I am coming home this weekend, so all prepare for visiting!
Until Later,
Sondra
Monday, September 12, 2005
Today
...was better.
A song a friend gave me made me feel better. It was so horrible I just had to smile.
I think dinner sounds nice now. Then sleep. Then tomorrow.
Hopefully I should be getting a new roommate soon. I think that will help. I won't have a scary dorm room any more.
Until Later,
Sondra
A song a friend gave me made me feel better. It was so horrible I just had to smile.
I think dinner sounds nice now. Then sleep. Then tomorrow.
Hopefully I should be getting a new roommate soon. I think that will help. I won't have a scary dorm room any more.
Until Later,
Sondra
it's been nice knowing you
fuck.
i just realized that sticky chocolate ice cream cones and pirates was our last goodbye...
...i cherish that bit of irony right before in the library.
even though it hurts, i can still appreciated life's strange sense of humor.
goddamnit today sucked...
time for bed, music and heating pads but no tears.
S.
i just realized that sticky chocolate ice cream cones and pirates was our last goodbye...
...i cherish that bit of irony right before in the library.
even though it hurts, i can still appreciated life's strange sense of humor.
goddamnit today sucked...
time for bed, music and heating pads but no tears.
S.
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Slightly Bitter And Homesick
It's a lazy saturday afternoon and there's nothing much to do.
I'm sitting in my dorm, slowly sipping an excessively large cup of coffee, trying not to burn my toungue. If I were not hopelessly addicted to coffee, I would be discusted at what American have the nerve to call a 'medium'.
Etas-Unis. Pah. D'accord, Je vais manger croissants et boire vin rouge en paix parce-que les autres sont stupide.
I'm playing "Dry The Rain" by The Beta Band. Christ, I love this song.
My lights are turned off. I've been in my room for hours, it's only just occured to me to turn on room lights.
I'm feeling a bit homesick, regreting that I decided not to come home to go to my cousin's wedding. I have a paper to write, but it will only take me a couple of hours to finish. The rest is an empty whole of boredom. I know if I decided to go to the wedding, the paper would never get done. I wouldn't even be home. I wouldn't get to see friends. I wouldn't even know anyone at the wedding except for a few family members. I'd probably kick myself for going, but fuck I'm homesick.
Things here aren't even that bad. I just miss home.
Everyone seems to be gone. There will be things to go to at night, movies, dance performances and school clubs. But the afternoon is dead.
---
If I had a super power, it wouldn't be anything of use.
It would be terribly selfish in fact.
Forget x-ray vision or flight.
I would have the power to change the weather according to my mood.
Sunny days are so shallow.
Brooding must be inflicted on it.
It doesn't realize how stupid it looks.
All sunny and bright, who the fuck does it think it is?
Deep wounds bleeding grey clouds on a blue sky.
Veins of lightning, veils of rain.
Washing away the heat of the sun.
The skys would growl doom.
People running, cowering under sheets of newspapers.
Mud sucking at shoes, leaves shivering with fear.
In my mind the image is fantastic.
Beautiful in a sort of way.
Yet reality is all annoyingly indifferent.
My moods do not control the weather.
But they should.
The blue just smiles and tells me there is no point in this.
That life goes on without me, so shut the fuck up.
My moods do not control the weather.
But they should.
Until Later,
Sondra
I'm sitting in my dorm, slowly sipping an excessively large cup of coffee, trying not to burn my toungue. If I were not hopelessly addicted to coffee, I would be discusted at what American have the nerve to call a 'medium'.
Etas-Unis. Pah. D'accord, Je vais manger croissants et boire vin rouge en paix parce-que les autres sont stupide.
I'm playing "Dry The Rain" by The Beta Band. Christ, I love this song.
My lights are turned off. I've been in my room for hours, it's only just occured to me to turn on room lights.
I'm feeling a bit homesick, regreting that I decided not to come home to go to my cousin's wedding. I have a paper to write, but it will only take me a couple of hours to finish. The rest is an empty whole of boredom. I know if I decided to go to the wedding, the paper would never get done. I wouldn't even be home. I wouldn't get to see friends. I wouldn't even know anyone at the wedding except for a few family members. I'd probably kick myself for going, but fuck I'm homesick.
Things here aren't even that bad. I just miss home.
Everyone seems to be gone. There will be things to go to at night, movies, dance performances and school clubs. But the afternoon is dead.
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If I had a super power, it wouldn't be anything of use.
It would be terribly selfish in fact.
Forget x-ray vision or flight.
I would have the power to change the weather according to my mood.
Sunny days are so shallow.
Brooding must be inflicted on it.
It doesn't realize how stupid it looks.
All sunny and bright, who the fuck does it think it is?
Deep wounds bleeding grey clouds on a blue sky.
Veins of lightning, veils of rain.
Washing away the heat of the sun.
The skys would growl doom.
People running, cowering under sheets of newspapers.
Mud sucking at shoes, leaves shivering with fear.
In my mind the image is fantastic.
Beautiful in a sort of way.
Yet reality is all annoyingly indifferent.
My moods do not control the weather.
But they should.
The blue just smiles and tells me there is no point in this.
That life goes on without me, so shut the fuck up.
My moods do not control the weather.
But they should.
Until Later,
Sondra
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Here lies David St. Hubbins... and why not?
Lately I've become a Christopher Guest addict.
Two days ago I saw Waiting For Guffman, today Best In Show.
I was kinda disapointed with Best in Show, I had heard it was really funny. It was, but I liked Waiting For Guffman a little bit better.
I desperately need to get Mom to send my copy of This Is Spinal Tap to me, and I'd like to watch A Mighty Wind again.
I don't know why, all of a sudden I desperately need to see all of his movies. Perhaps I just associate them with home or something.
And what's with this? Christopher Guest in The Princess Bride? Whaaah?
Until Later,
Sondra
Two days ago I saw Waiting For Guffman, today Best In Show.
I was kinda disapointed with Best in Show, I had heard it was really funny. It was, but I liked Waiting For Guffman a little bit better.
I desperately need to get Mom to send my copy of This Is Spinal Tap to me, and I'd like to watch A Mighty Wind again.
I don't know why, all of a sudden I desperately need to see all of his movies. Perhaps I just associate them with home or something.
And what's with this? Christopher Guest in The Princess Bride? Whaaah?
Until Later,
Sondra
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Getting Better All The Time
I apologize for not writing in so long. I wanted to get things set up at school first, and I really wanted to make a point to be social for the first week or so. No computers or TV or the like. Things are going well here, but alot has happened in the first week. My last two entires have been terrible, so I'm gonna try and generate a little intelligent conversation now.
I'm really enjoying my Ethics class now. Things are seriously looking like a philosophy major at this point. Then, because you can't do anything with a philosophy major, on the more school. Law school? Who knows...
I just finished reading a chapter on Cultural Relativism. It's really interesting. Basically, Moral Relativism says that morals change from culture to culture, that there really is no unifying 'moral code'. It's easy to blow off, but there's alot to be taken in consideration. It gave examples or different cultures, and how some will perform such things such as infantcide in ancient Eskimo culture. It's a horrifying concept to most western civilization, but there are lots of things to consider. The infantcide isn't being done by Eskimo's because they hate babies, it's done because when you yourself can barely get by, there's no way you could possibly provide for ten children. It's a matter of survival, not lack of morals. Just because the Eskimos were not able to keep their children around, does not mean that they loved them any less than any other person.
It's interesting to think of though. If a person in a diffferent culture does something that is normally accepted otherwise, but not accepted in other places, is it still wrong?
Cultural Relativism is a very complex issue, you can't really be all for it or all against it. It's hard to compare cultures. Sometimes it's difficult to know when something should be an accepted part of culture, and when things have become immoral. Perhaps there is merit in Eskimos disposing of individuals where there is no way to care for them, resulting in only a long drawn out death that damages the community as well. But one must be careful where the line is drawn. Sometimes things can be a slipery slope, that same argument can be used to promote very immoral things such as genecide.
This is not to say that there is no right or wrong, because I believe there is. There are many ideas of right and wrong that are shared by most all cultures. Most are simply just general rules that allow society to continue. If you kill everyone, you're not going to be able to continue your society.
Ethics is such a great class, it really makes you think and question yourself. There is right and wrong, but you simply can't make general statements. You cannot simply say things like "Abortion is right/wrong" There are always acceptions to the rule. The idea is to look at the individual issues, and find what best serves that individual case.
Hm, let's hope I get some interesting comments on this one!
Until Later,
Sondra
I'm really enjoying my Ethics class now. Things are seriously looking like a philosophy major at this point. Then, because you can't do anything with a philosophy major, on the more school. Law school? Who knows...
I just finished reading a chapter on Cultural Relativism. It's really interesting. Basically, Moral Relativism says that morals change from culture to culture, that there really is no unifying 'moral code'. It's easy to blow off, but there's alot to be taken in consideration. It gave examples or different cultures, and how some will perform such things such as infantcide in ancient Eskimo culture. It's a horrifying concept to most western civilization, but there are lots of things to consider. The infantcide isn't being done by Eskimo's because they hate babies, it's done because when you yourself can barely get by, there's no way you could possibly provide for ten children. It's a matter of survival, not lack of morals. Just because the Eskimos were not able to keep their children around, does not mean that they loved them any less than any other person.
It's interesting to think of though. If a person in a diffferent culture does something that is normally accepted otherwise, but not accepted in other places, is it still wrong?
Cultural Relativism is a very complex issue, you can't really be all for it or all against it. It's hard to compare cultures. Sometimes it's difficult to know when something should be an accepted part of culture, and when things have become immoral. Perhaps there is merit in Eskimos disposing of individuals where there is no way to care for them, resulting in only a long drawn out death that damages the community as well. But one must be careful where the line is drawn. Sometimes things can be a slipery slope, that same argument can be used to promote very immoral things such as genecide.
This is not to say that there is no right or wrong, because I believe there is. There are many ideas of right and wrong that are shared by most all cultures. Most are simply just general rules that allow society to continue. If you kill everyone, you're not going to be able to continue your society.
Ethics is such a great class, it really makes you think and question yourself. There is right and wrong, but you simply can't make general statements. You cannot simply say things like "Abortion is right/wrong" There are always acceptions to the rule. The idea is to look at the individual issues, and find what best serves that individual case.
Hm, let's hope I get some interesting comments on this one!
Until Later,
Sondra
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