the end of the semester is here and i have lost my motivation. for a lot of things. including this blog. so i apologize in a complacent sort of way for not posting in so long. i just finished my first final today, in piano pedagogy. this morning i slept two hours late and lost my piano ped book and nearly freaked out. thankfully heather brought a completed study guide and mr ajero also posted some useful tidbits online. the test ended up being way easy. i better get an A. or i will be Angry.

my beard is growing again, for those of you who don't see me on a regular basis and would actually be interested in knowing. i'm thinking of going for the jack sparrow look. maybe i should pretend to be a pirate for an entire semester.

tomorrow i have my piano jury. wed i have spanish and music history. then i'm done. DONE!!! FINISHED I TELL YE!!! of course i need to teach a piano lesson on thurs. but that's no biggie. and on thurs night i have guitar building. which i love. and can't wait to do without homework hanging over my head. and then christmas break. i shouldn't even say that too loud or i might explode. i'm going to start jogging and exercising again. as well as eating. i'm afraid finals is doing it to me again. my smallest pair of jeans were loose this morning.

my room is a mess.

i might get a prize tonight. i'll let you know more about that later.

ossify \AH-suh-fy\, intransitive verb:1. To change into bone; to become bony.2. To become hardened or set in a rigidly conventional pattern.
transitive verb:
1. To change into bone; to convert from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue.
2. To harden; to mold into a rigidly conventional pattern.

One is left with the image . . . of a lonely, aging dictator "still searching for something that is impossibly elusive," still haranguing his audiences, yet incapable of recognizing the flaws of the system he has created, and presiding over an increasingly ossified regime and society.-- Stanley Hoffmann, "Power Unshared and Total", New York Times, November 30, 1986

Vader

This is how I've been travelin' lately. Tonight we decided to go ride the parking garage elevator. Up and down. Over and over. On the fourth floor a girl started to get in, but when I turned around and looked at her, she immediately changed her mind. Heather and I nearly laughed our heads off before we could hold the door open and reassure her that we weren't after blood. Just converts to the dark side. Which you should do too. Come. 

I am your father

the race was great. the race was cold. and bryan ran bare-foot. what a crazy. i got 6th place overall (i honestly don't know how many people entered the race. less than 100 i think). i was first in my age category (19-24). for this distinctive placement i received a red jingle bell which they placed around my neck. i was proud to wear this chiming award of gloriousness. my "packet" also included a couple of tiny bells and a regions pen and a jingle bell run long-sleeve t-shirt. that made my day for sure. if i sound sarcastic its only because i'm tired. i'm actually quite sincere. that didn't sound sincere. oh well, can't be helped.

went to karen's apartment for a party, where we played games and ate tasty things and exchanged gifts. i was the proud recipient of a darth vader helmet and mask. it even has a microphone and speaker on it so you can talk like vader. tonight heather had a personal vader escort for protection on her way to the car. "he" was wearing a black shirt and trench coat, and breathing quite heavily. it was scary, let me tell you. i could hardly restrain myself from laughing. hopefully there will be pictures available soon. actually, there are some on facebook, but you don't get the full effect without the trench coat. i must have my bed now. goodnight.

Yep

so tomorrow i'm going to run in a little race downtown at 8:30 a.m. i have never actually entered a real race before. it's a 5k and i don't remember who it's for. you just get to have a t-shirt and a bag of goodies and your butt frozen off. oh my gosh i can't wait!