February 2011
194 posts
After a really great, relaxing weekend in Cape Cod with great friends, I think I have a better perspective on what to do with my life. I had a major freakout for a while about what to do with the rest of my time in college, and there really is no need. I can finish both of my majors on time, and maybe that means I won’t be able to study abroad twice, but it doesn’t mean I can’t travel later on. I don’t have to be here for an entire year in order to get an apartment my senior year, and spending one or two thousand dollars more on housing for the Fall 2011 semester won’t matter as much a few years down the line. I just need to appreciate everything I have going for me now, and the rest I can take care of as it happens.
I just went to the memorial of my Psychology of Personality professor, Dr. Richard Ely. After being in his class for just a couple of weeks I knew that I wanted him to be my academic (and life!) advisor. Regrettably I only ever met with him once before he passed away, but after attending his memorial, I know that he was the kind of person I want to be. He did so much in his short 63 years of life, including being a carpenter, nurse, researcher, professor, and those are only his occupations. He was a published poet, a cancer survivor, and so much more. One of the speakers ended her message with a saying about the immortality of being a teacher, and that really spoke to me. Another one of the speakers, incidentally a current professor of mine, spoke about how he had looked at some of the things Dr. Ely’s students had said about him, and one said that he was the kind of person that everyone should know. “What a great thing to say about someone,” my professor said, and that couldn’t be more true. I am writing this to express how distraught I am at this loss, but also because Dr. Ely will always inspire me to do more, regardless of what my current place in life.
P.S. This song always makes me cry. I listened to it when my sister got married, and I’m posting it here now.
Rest in peace, Dr. Richard Ely.
Very important news that all Deschanel fans should know!
Zooey and Emily Deschanel are the great graddaughters of Paul Deschanel, 11th President of France!!!!
I totally see the resemblance! Can you? ;)
I decided I’m going to be having more of my own posts now (time permitting), so here’s a song that’s been stuck in my head for the last few days.
Yes by Murder By Death
Lyrics:
Your mama’s singin’ with the angels
(Let her go, let her go)
You got no need to feel so guilty
(Let her go, let her go)
Yes, everyone comes and goes
White in the head before you know
Set things right before you go
Let the people you love know
You wake up feeling she’s still with you
(Let her go, let her go)
But all you see’s an empty room
(Let her go, let her go)
Yes, everyone comes and goes
White in the head before you know
Set things right before you go
Let the people you love know
You pressed your face against her headstone
Offered up a prayer for others like her
The trees were bare when mama left us
Now they bloom and fruit
On Sunday morning when the church bells ring
And the laundry’s flappin’ in the southern breeze
The choir’s howlin’ and your mama sings…
Don’t take it so hard
Don’t take it so bad
Think of the good times
That we had
And now you follow in her footsteps
Walk the same steps that she walked in
Begged of gods both low and mighty
That she might return
You offer up the words
But they just burn your tongue
Yes, everyone comes and goes
White in the head before you know
Set things right before you go
Let the people you love know
Yes, everyone comes and goes
White in the head before you know
Make amends before it gets worse
If the heartache don’t get you first
Also, sorry this is long, but I don’t know how to make a cut…
A normal thirty year old according to google:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt:
Happy Birthday, Jose!
Technically, it’s still the 16th from where I’m at but it’s already the 17th somewhere in the world.
