Local finds and fun times

     Today has been a productive and fun day. I had an audition for a choral position at a church and it went rather well I think. I would be terribly excited to get the job simply because I miss being in a choir and they sing lots of early music. Yay Latin!
     After  my audition I walked two blocks down from the church to a small coffee shop. I think I shall start mentioning local finds here in Lincoln, and this cafe will be the first. It is called Mo Java Cafe. If you are in Lincoln and haven't been there, I suggest you go. Take 48th to St. Paul st. and turn east (away from Wesleyan University). There is even off the street parking right next to it. The atmosphere in the shop is lovely. The people are friendly and the coffee is divine. I got their German Chocolate drink - Mocha with coconut and hazelnut added. It tasted so much like a German chocolate cake I was afraid I would inhale coconut shavings. I sat in a really neat comfy chair by the window, stared at their books and games and was more relaxed than I have been in a long time. They also sell teas, deli foods and deserts, and work by local artists. Today I saw some nice jewelry, beautiful ceramic mugs and plants potted in Japanese tea pots. I think I will be returning to that place quite frequently.
     For my evening activity I will be going to a silversmithing class. This should fun... or painful if I do something stupid and burn myself. I'll let you know how it goes.

Snow

     I really do not have much to say at the moment. I never do when I actually have the time to blog. It has snowed a considerable amount here, classes have been canceled today and tomorrow, there are a few things I need to go out for but the snow is a lovely excuse to stay home and get things done. My biggest regret is that I don't have a sled with me... and that there are no real hills around, but other than that I am perfectly content to have a snow day. I wouldn't mind a snow week actually.
     Lately I have needed time to think and have found none. My current route of study has not been very satisfying. I feel none of the passion that others around me talk about. Instead I would much rather be at home, pouring over some ancient history book, or some mythology of a tiny country, or studying a language long dead. I cannot for the life of me figure out why I stayed away from studying such things in school, and why I am still not seeking those things out now. I know that philosophy is a terribly important thing, but only because it is the ducktape of studies. It holds the universe together. I have felt none of that cohesiveness lately though. I have decided that this semester I will throw myself into studying with reckless abandon, make connections and see if I can salvage things a bit. If I cannot, then I will try to find where it is I really should be right now and get there with all due haste.
     In the meantime I will endeavor to discuss happier topics here. Such as: On the dangers of being a wunderkind, or, How to be a writer, or perhaps, How not to be a boring writer, or better still, How to live life and get all of the answers... but seriously, I will try to keep this blog a bit happier. I make no promises though.

My dog smells like grape, and other things I never want to forget.

     Hello all. It has been awhile since I last posted here and while much has happened, very little is noteworthy. A few things that are: I won the baronial bardic championship (an SCA thing), I sort of learned how to make cups out of leather and they actually are leak proof,  I was chased home for Christmas by a snowstorm, I realized that starting a monopoly game with a Jewish accounting major late at night is not the wisest idea if one wants to sleep ever, I will never be sure why my dog smells like grape candy but I like it. I'm sure I've forgotten something but, oh well.
     Since it is a new year I'm sure I should have made some sort of new year's resolution - finish my book, finally get in shape, plan out my future, go to Albania... something like that, but no. I have decided not to have dozens of broken promises littering my mind in this new year. Instead I will begin this year by accomplishing small goals. I will do the things I always should anyway, I will become more disciplined without being ridiculous and getting burnt out. I think things will be better that way.
     So, one of my small steps is to get exercise equipment that I will actually want to use. In other words, I got games that make me more active. PS2 has some great games I'm looking into, Nintendo DS also has one in particular that I'm trying called "My Health Coach". I'll let you know if anything is particularly good or bad once I've had time to play around a bit.
     And now it is time for me to make my exit once again, because I should really sleep at some point this year.