the beginning of the end. 4-5 weeks until i jet outa Georgia for summer.

Things are weird right now. I can’t explain. but i’ll keep livin my life in hopes that i can just grin and bear it. get through this. it hurts. but time won’t stop. it’ll pass.

good news: I’m doing fine in my math class
bad news: i’ll need to work hard in my physics class (really hard)

Oh man. Dude. Dude dude.

check this

tonight we did “Room Selection” for next semester. There being a large number of incoming sophomores, and a high demand for certain dormitories, we all chose rooms by lottery. Basically, everyone is randomly assigned a number, then has 2 weeks to decide who to room with and where they want to live. The lower the number, the better, since the numbers are then called in numerical order. it would be advantageous for a person with a high number, say, 362, to be rooming with someone with a lower number, say, 67.

Far and above, the best dorm to live in is Mercer Hall. It’s set up in 4-person suites, where each person has their own separate room and everyone shares a common living area. It also has a very small number of 2-person suites with the same setup.

By Chance, and Coincedince, and Fate, and unusual circumstance, Me and my friend Travis are rooming together next semester in one of the very rare 2-person rooms; in fact, the last room available.

Plus: i am scheduling my classes for next semester… by another fluke, tuesdays and thursdays, i might have no classes. and no, i won’t be killed on the rest of the days b/c i might only have to take 13 hours, since i’m ahead on my math track. or, i could take an elective for another 3 hours. how sweet is that.

Plus: looking to save money on food, by getting a 12-meal plan and not wasting those extra meals (the breakfasts) that i never use.

i’m tired of being a freshman.

here’s a short little update with nothing to say.

this weekend i jammed at my friend’s house and we played with his dad’s new Roland V-Drums, a top-choice set of electronic drums. man they are cool. i want some.

i tested my cheap-o mic’s too, and was very pleased to discover that the only differences between them and my SM58 was a slight presence boost and noticable handling noise… but since mic’s are stationary during recording, handling noise plays no role in quality. plus, they feel rock-solid. this is good news. 3 heavy-duty microphones for 20 bucks, even though i had to wait a month and a half to get them.

on saturday night, i went and played basketball and volleyball with the guys, and des came too. she didn’t play too much basketball. in fact, she was stationed 6 feet away from the basket and never moved the whole game. but it was fine because the games were too light-hearted to keep score for long. i, meanwhile, sprained my thumb and rolled my right ankle, and my calf muscle spasms every now and then. nothin like being beat up after sports. i guess thats why football is so popular. does this have anything to do with pent-up agression and the hunter instincts? i think so. did i just make up something i know nothing about? definitely.

today i am supposed to get lots of stuff done, but i’m updating my website instead.

later this week, we line up for “Housing Selection”. me and my buddies are number 67 in the line up. we hope we can squeeze in Mercer Hall, by far the nicest upper-class dorm. being number 67 is probably a little too high for our expectations.

my nasal passages have been blocked quite often this week.

unconsciously, on the first day of spring, i cleaned my room. and it sparkles *ding*.

music of the week: collective soul and beck.

week-end!
time to sling a guitar over my shoulder and make some noise and play with my microphones and go to the grocery store and sit back and relax and read and take in some Luscious Spring Sunshine!

Tonight, i’m jamming at my friend Matthew’s house here in Macon. However, if it weren’t for that, i would DEFINITELY be at the “Elements Quartet” concert on campus. I so wish i could do both. The quartet got raving reviews in new york and london.

desiree, on the other hand, is pretty busy with her job. she’s working 2 shifts today and i think a couple more on sunday. ouch.
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my life is ok right now… i think i did well on my physics test yesterday, i hope to do well on my math exam friday, my music technology presentation should be a breeze, and now that the UC is open, my buddy matt and me are going to start working out.

except for the fact that i popped a string on my electric and don’t have a replacement, i’m pretty happy.

Voila, the middle of march, on the last stretch of the school year, i’m starting a routine, with built-in times for school, exercise, and play. how perfect.

The fact that i’m starting all this so late isn’t surprising when you consider i was working from september-february. Going to school and holding a job is really like working 2 jobs. my big sis michelle goes to school and has 3 jobs. so that’s like 4 jobs. Like. Whoa.

if i can get a good job for the summer, the school life next semester will be a breeze.

it’s gonna be May like *that*.

dude

after finishing my math homework, i showed up at the grand opening of the new University Center, the brand-new mammoth $250 million building that houses basketball courts, swimming pool, workout centers, indoor track for laps, coffee shop, sports arena, and fast-food co-op areas, among other things…. its quite a feat. Mercer suddenly feels 10 times bigger than it really is. Now, it’s not Red’s, but still, it looms larger and more ambitious than any other building on campus.

first i ate some lasagna which was pretty durn good, then i went for a little dip in the pool (swimming is so fun), then i got a smoothie, then i listened to some guitar guy strumming in the coffee shop, and it was all totally fun. the place was packed, since it was opening night, and EVERYONE was checking it out. its a happening place. i can’t wait for next semester when i’ll have a dorm that’s right next to the UC.

desiree works there, and she said she liked the atmosphere.

i’m going back soon to study in the coffee shop with desiree after she gets off work, and i’m bringing my laptop because they have wireless internet!! rok on!!!!

digital photos, courtesy of my friend Matthew, will be up soon!

i was just reading a great blog by a guy named danny gregory who is an artist, and his most recent post is about how strange it is that inspiration tends to strike people while they are in the shower or submerged in water [the source of the famous Eureka! story. Ed. Note]

then i started thinking about how i feel almost inevitably during various phases of the day. which got me to thinking, “gee, i always feel the same way at the same times of day.”

this is a thought i have oft reflected upon.

Par example:

I am a morning person, and so i always feel my best in the hours between 5 and 9 am. there is no exception to this rule. if i didn’t sleep well, my day is certainly not going to get better the longer i am awake, and if i did sleep well, then in the early morn’ i am fired up and ready to go.
but…..i have also noticed that any small disruption in my morning can have drastic effects.
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what was i thinking? was i actually imagining that over spring break, i would have little to do, and therefore, actually find time to accomplish things and meet personal goals?

yeah. hmmm…

i dont have time tonight to elaborate on that. in fact, i probably don’t have time this WEEK to elaborate on that.

i’m back in Georgia, feels good to be back, the weather is paradise, thought i’d take it easy tonight, said hello to the ol’ electric guitar and 30 minutes later left it alone, still smouldering hot from wicked strum-pick. fixed up dad’s website with those cool extended entry magic tricks, unpacked, checked my mail, ate dinner.

and then i looked at my calendar.
whoopsies.

This week, every single class decided to have a little project or exam or something due. Dude this is it. 6 weeks of class left. Grade reports are being sent out. Get on the ball, david!

time for a power-sleep because tomorrow i have to (this paragraph has been edited. several phrases and sentences were deleted. imagine that i whine whine whine about all the work that i have to do.)

don’t be alarmed if i don’t update often. this too shall pass.

an excercise in minimal communication:

its wednesday. 4 days behind me, 4 days ahead of me.

yesterday i ate lunch with grandmere PLUS des and i went to LSU campus and saw *almost* everyone. it was quite a day.

saw jon on saturday, very cool. we jammed and jived. miss him.

today i wash my clothes, eat sandwiches and yogurt, and chill out while realizing that i still have many things left to accomplish during the break.

oh yes it is.
7 days of nothing! i can’t wait to get started.

the car is packed, the oil is fine, the tires are pumped, and i’m eating my final bowl of cereal before des gets back from class and we HIT THE ROAD!

i had no classes today, both were cancelled. c’est la vie college.

who knows whats in store for us. all of our friends are still in school, because their spring break is during easter. good ol’ catholic Louisiana. i suppose we’ll be bummin around with whomever dosen’t have homework or exams.
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