My best friend got married today.

So, needless to say, it's been a LONG day.  But it was so much fun!  Me and my other best friend went down to the temple to see her as soon as she came out.  She was so happy.  And so was her husband, who I suppose is also my friend now.

Not your mom's Christmas music!

To start off the magical month of December, I thought I'd show you a couple relatively new Christmas songs that aren't covers.  Oh yeah.

A Tribute to Natalie

Thanksgiving was awesome.  My brain was getting severely damaged from all the pressure school's been handing me lately, and the break couldn't have come at a better time.  However, not everyone's Thanksgiving went as well as mine.

My 14-year-old sister Rachel found out on Friday that her friend Natalie had committed suicide on Thursday night.  I can only imagine what it would feel like to lose a friend like that.  Rachel is much more musically talented than I am (which, I would hope, is saying something), and she was working on a song for the rest of the break.

mmmm...tuuurkaaaaaaay...

Thanksgiving break, baby!  And my fingernails are bright purple.  I feel like I'm 17 again.

A Weekend in Cali

An all-expenses-paid road trip to California AND resume/application-worthy experience?  I think yes.

Why Must We Fall?

The leaves were falling from the great oak at the meadow’s edge. They were falling from all the trees. One branch of the oak reached high above the others and stretched far out over the meadow. Two leaves clung to its very tip.

Crunchy...

Autumn is the only season that causes me to smile every time I look out the window.  Can you blame me?

Influences

Someday I'll be a world-renowned poet and crowds of creative minds will (literally or figuratively) come to my door and ask me to please tell them what influences and inspires me.  Since it's a very long list, I thought I might as well get started on it now.

Wang Wei et. al.

I may complain about my classes at times, but nonwestern poetry is a fascinating subject that, in my opinion, should be studied by anyone who considers him/herself a poet.

We're just finishing the Chinese unit, and I've read some things that I just have to share with you.

Dusting off the old soapbox...

There's a funny little pattern that we all seem to follow (at least in Utah's education system) from the time we start kindergarten to the time we graduate from college--the progression of student-teacher relationships.