Browsing "mouseandhat"

It's been a tough week and a half. I am no longer an OU student, I am now an OU graduate. I don't feel any different, but that's not so strange. It's not as if I suddenly changed as a person after the graduation ceremony a few weekends ago; the process took about four years. To be honest, I kind of wish it weren't over already. I wish I had more time to hang out with my friends, more time to learn new things. Granted, I can still spend time with friends and hobbies, but now that we have all gone on to our own homes and new jobs (or hopes for new jobs), it's tougher. I also wonder about those friendships that never fully blossomed, those people whom I would not likely see again. That said, here's a rundown of the 10 best moments of senior year. I may be missing some, and others might be a bit of a stretch. Part of the reason some of them were chosen was because I had photo evidence of them occurring. My memory isn't the best, and I don't always think to take pictures.

A few months ago, I was considering the intricacies of Pastafarianism when I found myself lost in The Void. The feeling was utterly immersive. Every color had meaning, every sound caught my ear and yanked my head in search of danger. I could tell that, in The Void, I had entered a unique world with an ecology and anatomy all its own, one removed from reality but at the same time touching on the same foundation.

Over the past year or so, I have learned how to dance a handful of different swing styles, including East Coast, Charleston and the Lindy Hop. Given today's topic, I thought I might try to provide some instruction on how to perform some basic Lindy Hop steps. All information comes from sessions with the Ohio University Jitterbug Club, under the instruction of Alicia Gooding and Ben Ashman.

I am slowly but surely getting on track with these posts. I had my list midterm today, so perhaps now my schedule will return to normal - whatever that means. Today's submission comes from my friend Marc-André Chambers, who has introduced me to some of the bands that I have covered on this blog before. Apart from enjoying good music, however, Marc-André is also an avid sports fan, which is why it came as no surprise that he submitted "Jackie Robinson".

I would just like to draw your attention to a new gimmick feature I have added to this blog: mouseandhat, also known as Hatblog Wednesdays. [mouseandhat] I have set an upturned hat outside the door to my room, with a pile of scraps of paper next to it. I told my housemates to write down ideas for blog articles on the scraps of paper and put them in the hat. Every Wednesday, I will randomly draw one scrap of paper from the hat, and by the following Wednesday, I will write a blog article based on what the paper says.