I’ve been watching a lot of Spanish language movies lately (amores perros, next up volver, then y tu mama tambien, then pan’s labyrinth.)  It makes me want to pick the language up again.  Well, I guess learn it, as I only remember the questions words, and numbers and stuff.  I think I want to learn [...]

Remember when we were all in school, pursing studies, reading books, discussing ideas and all that?
I do, I miss it so much.  I feel so dumb sometimes.  Especially reading things I felt like I understood a year ago that I now scratch my head over.  And when I write.  I try to write in a [...]

Okay, number one I believe in absolute truth.  I believe it exists and is represented in nature.  While I am still in doubt (or faith, depending on your perspective) of whether or not we can actually know this truth or not, whether we can know “the thing itself” of Nietzsche would say, I believe it [...]

reality is only something that can be pointed to.  our words are only a representation of the reality we perceive which itself isn’t objective, but subjective.  our understanding of that subjective perception is limited by our finite knowledge of the world, creation, God…
how then can we even attempt to reach the otherwordly?  how truly impoverished [...]

I’m still learning so much about love and how complete is my inability to put into practice what I learn.

I just kind of realized last night interterm may be a bit crazy.  Yeah, hopefully ill have time to hang out but i may be a bit overcommitted:
Monday through Friday schedule:
7am-12pm: Work at the union
12pm-1pm: Gym
1pm-5pm? (time isn’t sure yet): Attend WWII class
5pm-8pm: Chill
8pm-2am: Studio
Then sleep till work the next day… I hope this isn’t [...]

1st semester senior year is over.  Which means that after interterm, I have one semester left in college.  That is crazy.

Final paper I wrote for Music History.
Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire Opus 21
With the turn of the twentieth century, modern musical composition began to stretch the boundaries of tonality as Wagner, Brahms and Strauss had defined it in the late 1800’s. Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) is one such composer who arose during the late Romantic period. [...]

Not only have I been worrying about my job situation this summer, I’ve been a little low on funds as of late. Tonight on the way back from practice just about all I could think of was “How am I gonna have enough money for my needs this summer? Where am I gonna work? [...]

A paper I wrote for Rock Music History about Converge.
Converge Paper for Rock Music History
Prof. Andrea Johnson
May 5th, 2005
Converge is arguable one of the most important hardcore bands since Black Flag, Minor Threat, Agnostic Front and Sick of It All.  Converge, along with a few other bands in the early nineties, pioneered the metalcore subgenre [...]