Escuche la Música

Lately I have been trying some new music. The music it self is not new and I have heard it before so I guess a more correct phrase would be I have rediscovered some music. I found a jazz station that I am really loving. It is a nice break from the Christmas music on every other station. The jazz still sounds holiday-ish but I don't have to listen to the somewhat repetitive lyrics.

Next term I am taking Music Appreciation which should be pretty basic music stuff I already know but it sure beats other art credits that I could have taken. My book arrived yesterday and I became completely engrossed in a chapter about Frederic Chopin. If you don't know who he is, Google him. This book also came with a few CDs, so being the overachieving student I am (Ha!) I put it in and let my ears feast away. Chopin's piano playing ability rocked my socks off. That was some great stuff. So great that it is currently on repeat as I blog.

Long story short, music is an integral part of our every day lives and has the power infects us. So, take sometime to enjoy music. Don't just hear it, but truly listen.

Random Ramblings

Sometimes I just think and think and think. I get so lost in thought that I can loose track of well, everything. It is almost like an entire world that I get lost in for a long while sometimes. It almost reminds me of how Alice gets lost in Wonderland. What I think about varies greatly, but often is about my future and where life will go.

On Thanksgiving it was brought to my attention that I am not a very approachable person and often times come off as prude. I was not offended when a friend told me this. I had kind of knew this but no on else had ever pointed it out to me. So, since last month that is what I often think about. I have never intended to come off this way. While I am lost in thought, I find my self trying to find solutions on how to become less prude or unapproachable.

Well now that you have a nice little glimpse into the deep thinking's of my mind, let's change gears. Friday marks the last day of my first term of college! I am quite excited to be done. This break is much needed but I find myself filling up with quite a lengthy to-do list. I have also looked back on where I was a year ago and boy have I evolved as a person.

I have this job where I tutor 4 elementary aged girls. Sometimes I enjoy it and sometimes I dread it. The other day, I was helping one of the girls write a report about famous poet, Sara Teasdale. I came across this poem and really enjoyed it. So here I am passing it along to you (whoever 'you' is). Ha!
           

I went out at night alone;

 The young blood flowing beyond the sea

Seemed to have drenched my spirit’s wings—

 I bore my sorrow heavily.

But when I lifted up my head

 From shadows shaken on the snow,

I saw Orion in the east

 Burn steadily as long ago.

From windows in my father’s house,

 Dreaming my dreams on winter nights,

I watched Orion as a girl

 Above another city’s lights.

Years go, dreams go, and youth goes too,

 The world’s heart breaks beneath its wars,

All things are changed, save in the east

 The faithful beauty of the stars.

***Just to confirm that I think A LOT, I look a personality test that I was instructed to take for psychology and I scored 93% when it came to thinking! So there, it is in my DNA to think a lot.