last weekend was great. i got paid, friends traveled to manhattan, drinks with roommates, sneaking into a hotel to go hot-tubbing, good movies, crazy stories, 5 hours at a coffee shop, and a lot of fun.
the weekend ended by going over to my new friend's stephanie and bonnie's house for some hookah and stories. we ended up playing a game where we thought of different songs and let our minds take us back to a memory. steph told us about this song and how it made her think of riding her father's motorcycle in the summer. i almost felt like i was there with her as she described it. it was good.
'linger' by the cranberries - i remember being in the girl's room in oxford while 8 of us turned the lights out and listened to this song. i remember feeling very peaceful.
'i want you back' by nsync - i remember mowing my lawn listening to this song on repeat between 6th and 7th grade. i remember thinking how i'd made a horrible decision to break up with my girlfriend at the time. i later wrote this song into a note for her...and yes, i got her back.
'stars' by david crowder - i remember being on the side of marion county lake talking with josh tedder about his mom. changed my perspective about life.
'auto rock' by mogwai - if my life had a soundtrack, this song would be the top track. it makes me feel simple and inspired.
God bless music.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
reply to @jacobrstarkey.blogspot.com
last year i went on a safari in africa. we were watching a herd of hundreds and hundreds of wildebeests, zebras, gnus, and gazelles attempt to cross a river. with the mouths of 20+ crocodiles waiting for them, the herd got closer and closer to the water.
the flow that these animals took was phenomenal. in one motion they would go towards the water, the slow down, stop about 15 feet from the river, then go back where they came from without ever crossing. the animals knew they had to cross, but they were terrified to do it. this routine of rushing towards the water, getting scared, and rushing away again could continue for hours. we watched this dance with fate for a few hours.
the most interesting part, it only takes 1 animal to dare to cross. when one zebra finally decides that it's time to go, then they ALL will cross. hundreds and hundreds of animals are willing to cross once somebody else is the first to go.
if you want to watch the hand held video of it. jump it to 6:52 if you want to see it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4h_QqrklBg
the flow that these animals took was phenomenal. in one motion they would go towards the water, the slow down, stop about 15 feet from the river, then go back where they came from without ever crossing. the animals knew they had to cross, but they were terrified to do it. this routine of rushing towards the water, getting scared, and rushing away again could continue for hours. we watched this dance with fate for a few hours.
the most interesting part, it only takes 1 animal to dare to cross. when one zebra finally decides that it's time to go, then they ALL will cross. hundreds and hundreds of animals are willing to cross once somebody else is the first to go.
if you want to watch the hand held video of it. jump it to 6:52 if you want to see it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4h_QqrklBg
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