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The door's closed. My roomie did it. I cannot be accused of hiding, but gosh-darn it's nice to know that people will not wander in here just because the door's open. I don't even want to answer the door when people knock anymore... it's a really sad state of affairs. But that's not the point of this update. I was just randomly musing on things, so I figured I'd write it down for posterity, so I don't have to worry about re-thinking it all over again. Hehehe. Hmm... I wonder why playing a CD is so noisy on my computer. Must be because all those little laptop parts are so close together... crammed into this little (well, not so little as most) laptop case...
So, in general I've come up with my theory on why people here can be so into their respective vices on the weekends and such... Naturally, the UofC is a time-consuming place. People here have about half the free time of normal people, so though under normal circumstances they wouldn't always go out and drink on the weekends and such, the whole lack of free time thing forces everyone to boil their guilty pleasures down to a simple, potent mix. People who use substances as a form of escape go to it. People who don't, go to other things... like ridiculous fantasy/sci-fi and RPG obsessions that they used to like to ignore... certain people I could name... Not talking about myself at all here... hehehe. It's all about quick bits of saturated escapism in whatever way floats your boat. Goshdarnit, the UofC is such a gateway drug!
Yeah... that's a very simple and obvious theory. I came up with it in a few minutes, mm'kay? Heh... I was sort of irritated today when one of the notes on my Hum paper was "get away from ideas used in class, then you don't have to worry about being unoriginal"... the problem being in class our discussions usually go rather in-depth so it's hard to say anything worthwhile without referencing class discussions. Maybe if I just didn't come to class.... but really, this is just an issue I have with my TA... I don't really like the way she grades my papers. So hopefully next paper the actual professor will grade them, and I can figure out how he grades. At least I actually got a B this time. I think I might've gotten as high as a B+ last quarter, but I'm happy with a B. What I really need to do is come up with some sort of idea that I actually care about for one of the essay topics. This total apathy towards Media Aesthetics has got to stop. Just like my malignant procrastination has got to stop.
What doesn't need to stop, however, is this song. Mmmm, I love it so. The lyrics aren't all that awesome, but the music is just lovely. The whole beginning's just a big instrumental thing that reminds me of the forest temple in Zelda (which normally freaks me out thoroughly. That temple gives me the creeps). Mmmm. I could just listen to it over and over again. Hooray for the Postal Service. Hooray for Natural Anthem. I've got to make myself another mix CD with all the newer songs that I just love. Like Aluminum. Oh dear goodness BNL, you needed to make that song longer. Too good... not long enough. I need to listen to my music more often. I neglect it so much while I'm here at school, it's sort of sad. If my CD player wasn't so bulky-ish I'd carry it around with me everywhere.. that might help a bit. What I really need is an MP3 player with a memory large enough to hold most of my CDs. Oh dear, here I go on the iPods again... let's hope I can manage to make it through third quarter without going completely bankrupt, and then maybe I can buy myself one. It seems like while I'm here I just listen to a lot of random sometimes-techno remixes of video game music... which is good for writing, because it has no lyrics, but there's only so far that can go, ya know? Though... I'm currently debating whether I should post some requests, because I really want to hear remixes of the Forest and Spirit temples from Zelda, and Id's Theme, Solaris and the Thames, and Krelian's Theme from Xenogears. All lovely bits of music there. All pretty much along the same lines, too... save for the Solaris and Thames themes... they're just fun. Music is so great. I realized how fun it was when I was making my mini-score for Antigone, and randomly taking breaks to read the scenes with the music playing in the background. Awesomeness! But that could just be me... there's something infinitely amusing in finding the perfectly random-yet-fitting piece of music for something. Especially when it's old and Greek and Attic Tragedy.
I think I'm at that point where I realize that no matter what, I'm going to be up until about one tonight, but that's OK because I'm not doing anything horribly stressing. I'll sacrifice some sleep for more musical enjoyment. Hey, what do you know... this is one of those longer entries again! Hehe.
I want so badly to believe that "there is truth, that love is real!"... and I want life in every word to the point that it's absurd
(There, a fourth song referenced from the same CD to further confuse you! Give Up!)
So, in general I've come up with my theory on why people here can be so into their respective vices on the weekends and such... Naturally, the UofC is a time-consuming place. People here have about half the free time of normal people, so though under normal circumstances they wouldn't always go out and drink on the weekends and such, the whole lack of free time thing forces everyone to boil their guilty pleasures down to a simple, potent mix. People who use substances as a form of escape go to it. People who don't, go to other things... like ridiculous fantasy/sci-fi and RPG obsessions that they used to like to ignore... certain people I could name... Not talking about myself at all here... hehehe. It's all about quick bits of saturated escapism in whatever way floats your boat. Goshdarnit, the UofC is such a gateway drug!
Yeah... that's a very simple and obvious theory. I came up with it in a few minutes, mm'kay? Heh... I was sort of irritated today when one of the notes on my Hum paper was "get away from ideas used in class, then you don't have to worry about being unoriginal"... the problem being in class our discussions usually go rather in-depth so it's hard to say anything worthwhile without referencing class discussions. Maybe if I just didn't come to class.... but really, this is just an issue I have with my TA... I don't really like the way she grades my papers. So hopefully next paper the actual professor will grade them, and I can figure out how he grades. At least I actually got a B this time. I think I might've gotten as high as a B+ last quarter, but I'm happy with a B. What I really need to do is come up with some sort of idea that I actually care about for one of the essay topics. This total apathy towards Media Aesthetics has got to stop. Just like my malignant procrastination has got to stop.
What doesn't need to stop, however, is this song. Mmmm, I love it so. The lyrics aren't all that awesome, but the music is just lovely. The whole beginning's just a big instrumental thing that reminds me of the forest temple in Zelda (which normally freaks me out thoroughly. That temple gives me the creeps). Mmmm. I could just listen to it over and over again. Hooray for the Postal Service. Hooray for Natural Anthem. I've got to make myself another mix CD with all the newer songs that I just love. Like Aluminum. Oh dear goodness BNL, you needed to make that song longer. Too good... not long enough. I need to listen to my music more often. I neglect it so much while I'm here at school, it's sort of sad. If my CD player wasn't so bulky-ish I'd carry it around with me everywhere.. that might help a bit. What I really need is an MP3 player with a memory large enough to hold most of my CDs. Oh dear, here I go on the iPods again... let's hope I can manage to make it through third quarter without going completely bankrupt, and then maybe I can buy myself one. It seems like while I'm here I just listen to a lot of random sometimes-techno remixes of video game music... which is good for writing, because it has no lyrics, but there's only so far that can go, ya know? Though... I'm currently debating whether I should post some requests, because I really want to hear remixes of the Forest and Spirit temples from Zelda, and Id's Theme, Solaris and the Thames, and Krelian's Theme from Xenogears. All lovely bits of music there. All pretty much along the same lines, too... save for the Solaris and Thames themes... they're just fun. Music is so great. I realized how fun it was when I was making my mini-score for Antigone, and randomly taking breaks to read the scenes with the music playing in the background. Awesomeness! But that could just be me... there's something infinitely amusing in finding the perfectly random-yet-fitting piece of music for something. Especially when it's old and Greek and Attic Tragedy.
I think I'm at that point where I realize that no matter what, I'm going to be up until about one tonight, but that's OK because I'm not doing anything horribly stressing. I'll sacrifice some sleep for more musical enjoyment. Hey, what do you know... this is one of those longer entries again! Hehe.
I want so badly to believe that "there is truth, that love is real!"... and I want life in every word to the point that it's absurd
(There, a fourth song referenced from the same CD to further confuse you! Give Up!)
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