My 9th graders are graduating in two days. In my very last assignment for them, I asked them how they feel about this. Not surprisingly, many of them are nervous about starting high school, and sad to leave their friends. One of my best students, Ben, had written a long and heartfelt note about how [...]
For someone who’s kept a blog, the most self-indulgent activity in this modern self-obsessed era, for years, I’ve always had problems expressing myself emotionally. There’s always going to be part of me that isn’t public domain. (Not those long-delayed questions, of course, I’ll get to those when I am done procrastinating. Sorry! Chae song hamnida!). [...]
As my joyride month of free music closes, I find myself rudely thrust back into the civilian life of having to pay full price for concerts again. Pfft. (Though I’m trying to keep the train going by applying to win Caribou tickets. Brief summaries of the concerts I won: Tegan and Sara: So I’d heard [...]
The instant I heard Beach House’s latest album, “Teen Dream”, I fell in love – particularly with the opening song “Zebra,” featuring diaphanous, ethereal vocals with a sweet tinge of melancholy. Naturally I was super excited to find that Beach House is coming to Lawrence to play, and set about getting my tickets months in [...]
