writer's block

week roundup #3

Time Started: 8:21 AM
Mood: Energized
Weather: Very cold (which I expect will be a theme going forward)

Another Monday, another blog post. It is at this point I feel I must give a sincere apology to all of my followers, for I have come to the conclusion that my life is simply not interesting enough to write about on a weekly basis. However, I have made a commitment, and to it I will stick.

Another job related update: my orientation for my new serving job was last Monday, and my first shift is Wednesday of this week. I have no idea whether or not I will enjoy the work, since I have no experience with it, but I am looking forward to a new challenge. The main manager seems like he will be a good boss, which is nice, because any job becomes a thousand percent more bearable when the management is actually decent.

In other news- I finally received scans of my film, and I am pretty happy with the results. Here are a few highlights: Film photography is such a beautiful medium, I feel. It allows you to capture the world in such an elegant way.

Other than that, not much has happened. I went on a lovely walk with one of my closest friends on Saturday, which was very nice, and I plan on using this week to actually focus on my studies (which I have been avoiding for quite some time now.) My college applications have already been sent, so that is a weight off of my shoulders academically, but I am still trying to keep up my GPA and such.

Quite honestly, I'm not even sure why I've been procrastinating so much, since I rather enjoy my assignments for all of the classes I've been taking. I get to write an essay on the themes present in Hamlet, for example, which is my favorite Shakespeare play as well as one of my favorite works of literature in general. I've been wanting an excuse to talk about it since I read it, but now that my grade hangs on it, I find it much harder to actually write the thing. Who's to say why.

That wraps up my updates for now. The album recommendation for this week is Schmaltz by pop punk emo band Spanish Love Songs. Not as highbrow as my usual recommendations, but there is an unflinching sadness to this record that I respect a lot. It doesn't comfort you with fake platitudes, and it doesn't try to make you feel better. It acknowledges that sometimes your life is just miserable and awful and there's nothing you can do about it. In a strange way, I find that outlook comforting in and of itself. You can find this album here.

As always, if you like my blog or my music choice, let me know on my guestbook. I greatly enjoy getting messages there.

Back next week,

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