We're In For The Long Haul...

The next six weeks' worth of classes is going to be a bitch. Papers, speeches, exams... It's maddening knowing that the end of this school year is so close, and yet there's still so much work left to do. Summer is going to be an awesome break from all of this.

I really have nothing to complain about, though. Schoolwork is a necessary evil in the college world, and everything else is going splendidly. I have amazing friends and have been having a lot of great times with them. My songwriting is going better than ever. I've finally gotten a chance to dig my teeth into Dragon Quest VIII (which is amazing and totally worth the buy, for any hardcore RPG fans out there). And warmer weather is just around the corner.

Life is good.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

There is a time for everything,
and a season for every purpose under heaven:

a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,

a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,

a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,

a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,

a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,

a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.

Back from SPRING BREAK!!!

People that I hung out with over spring break, in chronological order:

Danielle Horn
John Hall
Dan Noll
Nick Simmons
Sean Barry
Dustin Meadows!
Jarod Baker
Emily Berens
Jenny Huelsman
Marie Linn
Max Eberle
Daniel Crooke
Michael Berens
Yuki Ujima
Neko Case

Are all of these people amazing? Of course.

I had the chance to talk to and hang out with a lot of my friends that I haven't seen in quite a long time, which was a great pleasure. And of course, going to see Belle & Sebastian and The New Pornographers in Louisville, KY with Emily was definitely the highlight of the year so far. I also snagged a copy of B&S's new album, The Life Pursuit, which has brought me a great deal of happiness.

Not the ideal venue, but still an amazing time.

Also, please ignore any comments from Ms. Emily Berens concerning fajitas. Good day.

SPRING BREAK!!!

Home for the next week... and for the last time. We're moving out soon for a wonderful, shining beacon known only to us as Springfield. It's been a great six years here, but I'm excited for the family to be moving to a new place, even if I won't even be living there the vast majority of the time.

This week is devoted to writing and formulating ideas for SMF, reading the four books I've been wanting to get to ever since the beginning of the semester, playing some video games, watching TV/movies, and occasionally geeking out with Lisa. Nothing quite like kicking back for a week.

Oh, next Thursday I'm going to see The New Pornographers and Belle & Sebastian in concert with Emily in Louisville. It's going to be the hottest thing ever. Me and Neko Case are going to have sex on-stage right in the middle of a song. And then we're going to have a shotgun wedding and get wasted off three-dollar bottles of Chardonnay. It's going to be great times.

On an ending note, last night was amazing.

Chilling at the table after the party thinned out.

Chuck x Erica x Matt OT3!!!11

Dustin thinks I look like a creepy child in this picture.