College
January 11: Leaving Austin and heading to New York City. I’ll get to see my little sister perform in Carnegie Hall, and have some awesome times with friends and siblings. January 16: Flying back to Texas. Our flight arrives at 4pm. Factor in a one-hour drive home, some time to pack the car, and a [...]
Well, I’ve officially survived my first semester at college. And what do I have to show for it? Allow me to make a list. 10. When professors show you the rubrik by which they will grade your work, they will indeed grade your work by this rubrik. Sounds easy, right? It took two lousy grades [...]
I’m sitting at Monks, a fabulous hole-in-the-wall coffee shop in downtown Abilene. It’s open mic night, so there’s acoustic guitar playing in the background and friends on either side of me. So far, I’ve finished a major paper due tomorrow and started work studying for a Bible exam. I feel like raspberry white chocolate mochas [...]
1. Painting experiments to warm up the brain. I played with bright colors and stencils, with a great degree of failure but much enjoyment nonetheless. 2. A live performance of the play “Private Eyes” on campus. All those plot twists are bound to wake up your thinking faculties. 3. The ever-loyal Macbook Pro. ‘Nuff said. [...]
This weekend, ACU is hurting. My 1:00 class ended on Friday, and I headed across campus for orchestra practice. As I was walking through the parking lot, I saw one of my professors loading luggage into a big white bus—apparently he was going on a weekend trip. I didn’t think anything of it, and kept [...]
