I’m supposed to be working on a paper for my Arts Policy class….but you know when you just have those moments…
“GAAAHHHHASSDFIJELFJLFFFFIWILLBELIVINGIN
LONDONFORTWOMONTHSANDIWILLJUSTBEWALKING
DOWNTHESTREETLIKEANORMALLONDONPERSONAND
IWILLBESURROUNDEDBYBRITISHACCENTSGAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!111@$@#!%!!!!!11!!!!!ZOMG”
It was like that.
I feel I haven’t explained my London program very well to everyone...so here goes. It’s strictly an internship program. For 8 weeks, I will live and work (most likely, for free…WAH WAHHHHH) in London. When you apply to the program through Mason, you actually get to choose/pick out what organizations you may want to work for – then once you’re accepted to the program, the “sister company” to Mason, Anglo American, works to help match you up with the companies you specified. Then you go over and become best friends with Steven Merchant and make out with boys with british accents, and…what? Oh, that’s Laura’s Daydream Program. Sorry.
So after about a month of road blocks, I finally landed an internship yesterday! I will be working for the National Campaign for the Arts (NCA), which is like the British version of Americans for the Arts. I am very excited, as they were one of my original choices. They do a lot of lobbying for arts funding, as well as educational and cultural research for other organizations to use for advocacy. I had a phone interview with the NCA director yesterday afternoon, and she used a couple of slang terms here and there that I had NO CLUE what they meant, and it took all I had to keep from squealing with delight. Holy crap I can’t wait to be over there. I’ll probably be doing a lot of writing – press releases, fact sheets (for advocates), governmental briefings, etc. This will be really really helpful for me. Woo!
So now that the internship location is confirmed, I’m just waiting to hear about where I’ll be living. That is also set up through Anglo American, but they have a number of student apartments all across central London, so I’m not sure yet in which particular flat (yes, I said it) I’ll be calling home for June and July. I’ll most likely be living with other Mason students, none of whom I currently know.
In other news, Dana’s wedding weekend was tons of fun. Too many shenanigans to go into, but I will say that it was SO great to see my PSE loves. I met a lot of new, fun people too. At one point Saturday night, I was in a hotel room hanging out with Katie (she and I repped the VT/PSE dem), Mona and a couple more of Dana’s Saudi friends, and a few of Dana’s family members. It was a sampling of Dana’s life hanging out together in one room. So fun!
I don't have a good segue for this, but did anyone watch How I Met Your Mother on Monday?? HOLY CRAP that episode was good. I mean, they all are, but that ending had me squealing. ...Apparently I have been squealing a lot this week.
Finally, Elyse and Meghan: you’re welcome. :-)
PS: I added more songs to the Mix Tape – the new ones are at the beginning. Can I just say…I am obsessed with that new Jason Mraz song. It’s so sweet and summery and I love it. The end.
4.23.2008
4.09.2008
I’m in a good mood (which means, dear reader, that you get a list format!) for the following reasons:
* After months of searching, I finally bought these shoes for Dana/Jean’s wedding. I LOVE THEM. They manage to be kind of hot and classic all at the same time. AND I got them on sale. Expect to see me wearing them at all semi-formal and formal occasions from now until forever.
* I got my schedule ironed out for next semester, and I’m going to (hopefully) be taking a kick-ass English class on theory and practice of publishing printed materials, and writing/editing copy for said materials. I’m really looking forward to it, and I hope that come registration day next Monday, I actually get in. I will also be doing an independent study comparing London/UK arts management techniques with American ones. I really like that I’ll be able to design my own project! And really, I can start this summer if I want. But I’m probably gonna be busy working on my fake accent and landing me a British boyfriend. These are my real goals for the summer.
* Because I’ll only have my internship (and the aforementioned objectives) to concern myself with while I’m in London, I’m going to be able to finally read a bunch of books that I haven’t had the time to read. I’m way behind on my list. (This is not to say that I’m going to be a bookworm while in London. No, no, no. I will take advantage of every millisecond of my time there. But sometimes, you have to make time for reading and relaxing. I can just do it in Hyde Park.) Here are the books I plan on taking with me.
- 100 Years of Solitude – Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- god is not great – Christopher Hitchens
- Winter’s Tale – Mark Helprin
- Daughter of Fortune – Isabel Allende
These are only a small sample from my long list of books to read that AREN’T textbooks. God, reading for pleasure sounds SO nice right now.
You know, this post almost sums me up. It’s got my love of lists, reading, learning, wanting a british accent and/or a boyfriend with one, and shoes. Wait….we’re missing something:
* After months of searching, I finally bought these shoes for Dana/Jean’s wedding. I LOVE THEM. They manage to be kind of hot and classic all at the same time. AND I got them on sale. Expect to see me wearing them at all semi-formal and formal occasions from now until forever.
* I got my schedule ironed out for next semester, and I’m going to (hopefully) be taking a kick-ass English class on theory and practice of publishing printed materials, and writing/editing copy for said materials. I’m really looking forward to it, and I hope that come registration day next Monday, I actually get in. I will also be doing an independent study comparing London/UK arts management techniques with American ones. I really like that I’ll be able to design my own project! And really, I can start this summer if I want. But I’m probably gonna be busy working on my fake accent and landing me a British boyfriend. These are my real goals for the summer.
* Because I’ll only have my internship (and the aforementioned objectives) to concern myself with while I’m in London, I’m going to be able to finally read a bunch of books that I haven’t had the time to read. I’m way behind on my list. (This is not to say that I’m going to be a bookworm while in London. No, no, no. I will take advantage of every millisecond of my time there. But sometimes, you have to make time for reading and relaxing. I can just do it in Hyde Park.) Here are the books I plan on taking with me.
- 100 Years of Solitude – Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- god is not great – Christopher Hitchens
- Winter’s Tale – Mark Helprin
- Daughter of Fortune – Isabel Allende
These are only a small sample from my long list of books to read that AREN’T textbooks. God, reading for pleasure sounds SO nice right now.
You know, this post almost sums me up. It’s got my love of lists, reading, learning, wanting a british accent and/or a boyfriend with one, and shoes. Wait….we’re missing something:
Much better.
4.05.2008
Nostalgia at its weirdest and slightly embarrassing-est.
During my senior year in high school, I took Leadership. It was mostly a bullshit, easy A class, but it did provide me with a number of fun experiences. For our final assignment we had to write ourselves a letter that our teacher, Mr. Blakely, would send to us in 5 years. We could write anything we wanted. Apparently Mr. Blakely was a little late on holding up his end of the deal, but he did follow through. I got that letter today, almost 7 years later! Here is what I wrote, verbatim:
“6/6/01
Dear self (haha),
Have you forgotten already? This is your leadership final – written in 2001. I’ll graduate in 8 days, along with my greatest group of friends, the Angels (Jean, Tina, Ashley, Elyse, Kristin, Seana, and Jenny) I’ve had an amazing senior year, and learned a lot about myself. I have had times of struggle, friendship, and boredom. But the year was well-rounded and fun. I hope in 5 years I’ve graduated from Tech and at least had a couple boyfriends! I hope I’m a lot skinnier, too. Bobby Convey, I love him. He scored his first goal this season, I was there to see it! I finished Girl Scouts, and I have a lot to look forward to in the summer. Beach Week, Germany (with Ashley!) and Cancun. Then I start my new life in college!! Yeah, I have blond hair now…wonder what it’ll be in 5 years. This is my last year playing the clarinet, too.
If you haven’t read “Soldier of the Great War” recently, do it. And keep in touch with high school friends, the Angels, and see if Travis Pope and Adam Temple are still alive. :-) I’m not taking this very seriously. Since high school is almost over and it’s REALLY scary that I’m starting basically all over, try to keep some part of high school with you. Friends, memories, anything. It shaped me thus far and I think it deserves to be carried with me. Especially friends, they’ve been wonderful, don’t forget about them. This is weird…which reminds me,
“LIFE IS FAR TOO IMPORTANT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY”
Keep that in mind, don’t forget, you can make any situation amusing if you need to. I’m sure I’ll be more serious in 5 years but still, people w/o any laughter in their eyes are dull.
Most importantly, respect yourself and know that you’re a good person – the only person you can always count on is yourself. – What a smart 18 year old I am!!!
Love,
Me
- hopefully my nickname is still LB!! That’d be “tight”, I “sweat” that. That’s slang that Heather always makes fun of, I bet I will too in 5 years, oh and “emotional”. haha. “
A large portion of this is ridiculous; I think we can all agree on that. But I think for being almost 7 years ago, a lot of it still rings true. I like the “you can make any situation amusing if you need to”. Absolutely, Age18Laura. I also like that I completely admit to not taking it seriously. I would write about Bobby Convey in an assignment I’m supposed to be taking seriously. I do still love him though. I also enjoy that I’m generally all over the place…clearly that hasn’t changed.
So it’s obvious that I’m not any skinnier, I haven’t had any luck in the boyfriend department, and I’m really not any more serious than I was then…though that’s one I hope doesn’t ever change. The first two I’m finally getting around to working on, so I’m not really too disappointed. They will both come in time, and while I want both of them very much, I do understand that patience plays a big part.
I would be willing to say that I’m not the only person I can count on. Last night I had dinner and dessert with Sarah, Tina and her fiancé Ben, Seana, and Elyse and her boyfriend Brad. Looks like I kept in touch with those ladies like I’d hoped I would. (Last night was so much fun, by the way) I’m surprised I left out the College Crew in the letter, but I think my senior year was really about finding those friends that were still in high school with me. I didn’t know the friendship gold I struck in the College Crew until a year or two later. I’m extra lucky to have friends in the Angels and the CC. (yes, we name our groups of friends, what!?!??)
It seems like I was serious and caring where it mattered, but generally was just a doofus. I’d like to think that still applies.
Okay, now onto less absurdly emotional things. Or, just a different kind of emotion:
HOLY CRAP SDFSDFSDFIOSJDFOISJD@!!!!!111!!!!!! I BOUGHT MY TICKET TO LONDON YESTERDAY. I leave from Dulles on June 2nd at 9:41pm and arrive in London at 10am the next day. Then, after what I hope is the best time of my life, I leave at 4:20pm on July 29th, and arrive back home at Dulles at 7:34pm.
Visitors expected! :-)
“6/6/01
Dear self (haha),
Have you forgotten already? This is your leadership final – written in 2001. I’ll graduate in 8 days, along with my greatest group of friends, the Angels (Jean, Tina, Ashley, Elyse, Kristin, Seana, and Jenny) I’ve had an amazing senior year, and learned a lot about myself. I have had times of struggle, friendship, and boredom. But the year was well-rounded and fun. I hope in 5 years I’ve graduated from Tech and at least had a couple boyfriends! I hope I’m a lot skinnier, too. Bobby Convey, I love him. He scored his first goal this season, I was there to see it! I finished Girl Scouts, and I have a lot to look forward to in the summer. Beach Week, Germany (with Ashley!) and Cancun. Then I start my new life in college!! Yeah, I have blond hair now…wonder what it’ll be in 5 years. This is my last year playing the clarinet, too.
If you haven’t read “Soldier of the Great War” recently, do it. And keep in touch with high school friends, the Angels, and see if Travis Pope and Adam Temple are still alive. :-) I’m not taking this very seriously. Since high school is almost over and it’s REALLY scary that I’m starting basically all over, try to keep some part of high school with you. Friends, memories, anything. It shaped me thus far and I think it deserves to be carried with me. Especially friends, they’ve been wonderful, don’t forget about them. This is weird…which reminds me,
“LIFE IS FAR TOO IMPORTANT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY”
Keep that in mind, don’t forget, you can make any situation amusing if you need to. I’m sure I’ll be more serious in 5 years but still, people w/o any laughter in their eyes are dull.
Most importantly, respect yourself and know that you’re a good person – the only person you can always count on is yourself. – What a smart 18 year old I am!!!
Love,
Me
- hopefully my nickname is still LB!! That’d be “tight”, I “sweat” that. That’s slang that Heather always makes fun of, I bet I will too in 5 years, oh and “emotional”. haha. “
A large portion of this is ridiculous; I think we can all agree on that. But I think for being almost 7 years ago, a lot of it still rings true. I like the “you can make any situation amusing if you need to”. Absolutely, Age18Laura. I also like that I completely admit to not taking it seriously. I would write about Bobby Convey in an assignment I’m supposed to be taking seriously. I do still love him though. I also enjoy that I’m generally all over the place…clearly that hasn’t changed.
So it’s obvious that I’m not any skinnier, I haven’t had any luck in the boyfriend department, and I’m really not any more serious than I was then…though that’s one I hope doesn’t ever change. The first two I’m finally getting around to working on, so I’m not really too disappointed. They will both come in time, and while I want both of them very much, I do understand that patience plays a big part.
I would be willing to say that I’m not the only person I can count on. Last night I had dinner and dessert with Sarah, Tina and her fiancé Ben, Seana, and Elyse and her boyfriend Brad. Looks like I kept in touch with those ladies like I’d hoped I would. (Last night was so much fun, by the way) I’m surprised I left out the College Crew in the letter, but I think my senior year was really about finding those friends that were still in high school with me. I didn’t know the friendship gold I struck in the College Crew until a year or two later. I’m extra lucky to have friends in the Angels and the CC. (yes, we name our groups of friends, what!?!??)
It seems like I was serious and caring where it mattered, but generally was just a doofus. I’d like to think that still applies.
Okay, now onto less absurdly emotional things. Or, just a different kind of emotion:
HOLY CRAP SDFSDFSDFIOSJDFOISJD@!!!!!111!!!!!! I BOUGHT MY TICKET TO LONDON YESTERDAY. I leave from Dulles on June 2nd at 9:41pm and arrive in London at 10am the next day. Then, after what I hope is the best time of my life, I leave at 4:20pm on July 29th, and arrive back home at Dulles at 7:34pm.
Visitors expected! :-)
3.28.2008
Mix Tape
Many thanks to Elyse for finding this! How fun!!!! These are just a few songs that make me happy for one reason or another. Also, there is more pressure involved in making a mix tape than I thought.
PS - I like how the tape inside actually moves to the other side like it's really playing. Heh.
3.27.2008
I'm all over the place on this one.
Frivolous additions to the previous post:
1. I had a dream last night, and in the dream I woke up to a total of 5 comments on the previous post. One of them was from DreamKK saying that her post about the CC was meant to be something nice, but the fact that it spurred all of these overly-emo CC posts was getting a little annoying and it needed to stop. Though it was a dream, and I only posted that one thing, and I don’t think RealLifeKK or anyone would object to a little CC cheesiness, I’ll try and keep the drama posts to a minimum. After all, that’s what I didn’t like about my last blog, right!? Haha and RealLifeKK, I am not actually accusing you fake-dream-blog-commenting. Your dream-self is probably my subconscious (errr or something) telling me I should have more fun/goofy/not pointless things on here.
…Apparently my subconscious has nothing better to do with its time than critique my blog. That is just a bit sad. (By “just a bit”, I mean “incredibly”.)
(Did You Know?!: I have a family friend that is somewhat of a dream expert, and she says that if you’re in a dream and you want it to last longer, rub your palms together in the dream. Ponder on.)
Meghan, any cool information on dreams?! Though I guess I would expect that dreams fall into the realm of psychology as much as astrology is considered scientific…
2. I added some links on the right there. Cute Overload is appropriately titled. Go Fug Yourself is hilariously wonderful, and “Things I’ve Bought That I Love” is written by Mindy Kaling, the actress that plays Kelly Kapoor on “The Office”. Fun, girly web site about buying things. Yes!
In other news, if anyone has any suggestions for eating healthy in London while not having to barter my first born, your feedback is appreciated. I mostly want to eat/cook my own food, but I don’t want to spend my life savings…and yes, I am aware that will probably happen anyway given London’s prices (no matter what the item) and the current abysmal value of the dollar.
PS – Does anyone else ever act on things that happen in their dreams? I had a dream about a year ago in which I was taking a bikram yoga class, and ever since I’ve wanted to do one. Apparently I am very easily influenced by DreamLaura. And DreamKK.
PPS - It occurs to me that my blog as a whole is random as hell and not that interesting. (Like this particular posting...you can think so freely, knowing that I think it too!) I'm not fishing for compliments here.... It's because we all know I have nothing of substance/value to write about until I get to London. I've accepted it, it's okay. It's as much as a distraction from boredom/doing work for you as it is for me, right? :-)
1. I had a dream last night, and in the dream I woke up to a total of 5 comments on the previous post. One of them was from DreamKK saying that her post about the CC was meant to be something nice, but the fact that it spurred all of these overly-emo CC posts was getting a little annoying and it needed to stop. Though it was a dream, and I only posted that one thing, and I don’t think RealLifeKK or anyone would object to a little CC cheesiness, I’ll try and keep the drama posts to a minimum. After all, that’s what I didn’t like about my last blog, right!? Haha and RealLifeKK, I am not actually accusing you fake-dream-blog-commenting. Your dream-self is probably my subconscious (errr or something) telling me I should have more fun/goofy/not pointless things on here.
…Apparently my subconscious has nothing better to do with its time than critique my blog. That is just a bit sad. (By “just a bit”, I mean “incredibly”.)
(Did You Know?!: I have a family friend that is somewhat of a dream expert, and she says that if you’re in a dream and you want it to last longer, rub your palms together in the dream. Ponder on.)
Meghan, any cool information on dreams?! Though I guess I would expect that dreams fall into the realm of psychology as much as astrology is considered scientific…
2. I added some links on the right there. Cute Overload is appropriately titled. Go Fug Yourself is hilariously wonderful, and “Things I’ve Bought That I Love” is written by Mindy Kaling, the actress that plays Kelly Kapoor on “The Office”. Fun, girly web site about buying things. Yes!
In other news, if anyone has any suggestions for eating healthy in London while not having to barter my first born, your feedback is appreciated. I mostly want to eat/cook my own food, but I don’t want to spend my life savings…and yes, I am aware that will probably happen anyway given London’s prices (no matter what the item) and the current abysmal value of the dollar.
PS – Does anyone else ever act on things that happen in their dreams? I had a dream about a year ago in which I was taking a bikram yoga class, and ever since I’ve wanted to do one. Apparently I am very easily influenced by DreamLaura. And DreamKK.
PPS - It occurs to me that my blog as a whole is random as hell and not that interesting. (Like this particular posting...you can think so freely, knowing that I think it too!) I'm not fishing for compliments here.... It's because we all know I have nothing of substance/value to write about until I get to London. I've accepted it, it's okay. It's as much as a distraction from boredom/doing work for you as it is for me, right? :-)
3.23.2008
New Jersey, bragging.
My good friend Iliana and I went to New Jersey this weekend for a Bridal Shower/Bachelorette party for our friend Dana. Item #1: We went to Atlantic City last night, and there are hoochies as far as thee eye can see. Item #2: I won $29 dollars! I was playing 25 cent slots (yes, I AM a high roller, thank you for asking) and on my 2nd bet I won 29 big ones. I cashed out immediately and didn’t play anything else - I learned my lesson from Vegas last year…”JUST ONE MORE, I’LL GET IT BACK I KNOW IT” isn’t a winning philosophy. And no, my bragging is not being served to you with a side of sarcasm. I’m actually really excited!! I have terrible luck with gambling or any game involving chance so this is big time stuff.
We stayed with Dana and her mom in her aunt’s house, and her aunt couldn't have been nicer and more fun – in fact, Dana’s whole family that we met were all so warm, welcoming, and funny as hell. I enjoyed myself thoroughly.
On the drive home today Iliana and I were commenting on how much fun Dana's family has, and how close they all are. We got to talking about our friends and families from home (i.e., Northern Virginia friends)…I told her something about us, and I think she found it a bit odd. So I just have to brag for a second.
I have a very small family. My parents (and Parker!) are my only immediate family, and my dad is the only one left on his side. On my mom’s side I have some cousins and uncles and an Aunt, but we don’t see them very often. As much as I love them – and I do, dearly – and I love having them as family, I don’t always have that natural, relaxed, “I can be myself” feeling around them. This is probably only the natural result of not spending a lot of time with them, but it still feels a little strange that I have that inhibition around family. I love the tight-knit dynamic of my parents and I, but I’ve always wanted to have closer relationships with extended family.
…this isn’t the part I’m bragging about.
On my way home a few Tuesday nights ago, I made the spontaneous decision to finally pay the Thomas family a visit! I kept meaning to for the past few months but never find the time. So I hung out with Mrs. Thomas and Julie for a little while, caught up on family things, etc. and then stopped by the Parnham’s casa since I was in the area. They were watching American Idol so I ended up watching it with them. About a week later, I went by the Thomas family house again to hang out with the whole gang for a few hours. You may think it’s slightly weird that I just showed up unannounced (to my credit, I was invited that second time on Sunday) to people’s houses, but….that’s what I love about where I live. I could do that because all of our friends are so close, it really includes their families too. Any one of my friends could stop by here and say hello to Frank and Blue, even if I’m not there; they can and they have, and I hope they continue to do so. And it would be totally normal. Jean and Rosa hang out at the Greenspan’s sometimes. I can’t count the number of times we’ve all been over to Missy’s Dad’s place. The list like this goes on and on…
I lost both of my grandmothers last year - they were the only two semi-extended family that I was close with. I don't notice that it has affected me until I interact with a family like Dana's and a part of me is envious of their closeness...but it subsides fairly quickly as I'm reminded of what I have now. I know we only have one biological family and mine is pretty small, but because of my friends and their families I really feel like I have a HUGE family with about a billion people in it. I feel so lucky that we can all just go over and be one of the gang, no questions asked, because it’s a totally normal thing. Coming from someone who is sometimes envious of big family dynamics and close relationships like that, I really am so grateful for our friends and families because it makes me feel like I have that too.
I told Iliana about this, in particular my visit on that Tuesday and Sunday, and she said that it must be a Reston thing. I like to think we could narrow it down further. It might just be a College Crew thing. Just another thing that makes us so wonderfully special.
We stayed with Dana and her mom in her aunt’s house, and her aunt couldn't have been nicer and more fun – in fact, Dana’s whole family that we met were all so warm, welcoming, and funny as hell. I enjoyed myself thoroughly.
On the drive home today Iliana and I were commenting on how much fun Dana's family has, and how close they all are. We got to talking about our friends and families from home (i.e., Northern Virginia friends)…I told her something about us, and I think she found it a bit odd. So I just have to brag for a second.
I have a very small family. My parents (and Parker!) are my only immediate family, and my dad is the only one left on his side. On my mom’s side I have some cousins and uncles and an Aunt, but we don’t see them very often. As much as I love them – and I do, dearly – and I love having them as family, I don’t always have that natural, relaxed, “I can be myself” feeling around them. This is probably only the natural result of not spending a lot of time with them, but it still feels a little strange that I have that inhibition around family. I love the tight-knit dynamic of my parents and I, but I’ve always wanted to have closer relationships with extended family.
…this isn’t the part I’m bragging about.
On my way home a few Tuesday nights ago, I made the spontaneous decision to finally pay the Thomas family a visit! I kept meaning to for the past few months but never find the time. So I hung out with Mrs. Thomas and Julie for a little while, caught up on family things, etc. and then stopped by the Parnham’s casa since I was in the area. They were watching American Idol so I ended up watching it with them. About a week later, I went by the Thomas family house again to hang out with the whole gang for a few hours. You may think it’s slightly weird that I just showed up unannounced (to my credit, I was invited that second time on Sunday) to people’s houses, but….that’s what I love about where I live. I could do that because all of our friends are so close, it really includes their families too. Any one of my friends could stop by here and say hello to Frank and Blue, even if I’m not there; they can and they have, and I hope they continue to do so. And it would be totally normal. Jean and Rosa hang out at the Greenspan’s sometimes. I can’t count the number of times we’ve all been over to Missy’s Dad’s place. The list like this goes on and on…
I lost both of my grandmothers last year - they were the only two semi-extended family that I was close with. I don't notice that it has affected me until I interact with a family like Dana's and a part of me is envious of their closeness...but it subsides fairly quickly as I'm reminded of what I have now. I know we only have one biological family and mine is pretty small, but because of my friends and their families I really feel like I have a HUGE family with about a billion people in it. I feel so lucky that we can all just go over and be one of the gang, no questions asked, because it’s a totally normal thing. Coming from someone who is sometimes envious of big family dynamics and close relationships like that, I really am so grateful for our friends and families because it makes me feel like I have that too.
I told Iliana about this, in particular my visit on that Tuesday and Sunday, and she said that it must be a Reston thing. I like to think we could narrow it down further. It might just be a College Crew thing. Just another thing that makes us so wonderfully special.
3.13.2008
Tales from my bed, Part Deux
Maybe one day, if I write something while slightly inebriated, that title will live up to its connotations. But not today, friends.
When my head hits the pillow, it takes a fairly long time for me to get to sleep – at least 30 minutes, sometimes an hour depending on the day I had, or the days ahead. My mind just races – thinking about what I didn't get done, what I have lined up the next day, or that damn sudoku puzzle on my phone that I approached with such sudoku-bravado because the “Evil” level on websudoku is child’s play for me, so why wouldn't this be the same but ohhhh when my phone says “Diabolical” it really means it and I still haven’t solved it despite multiple atte - what was I saying? Um, so you can see how my mind wanders and it’s hard to reel it in sometimes. Stupid puzzle thinks it’s so smart. ANYWAY.
The other day I was searching on iTunes for sleep aid music, and in a twist that everyone saw coming, I got really tired after listening to 20some preview clips. I guess that’s a good sign that they work? But I happened to come across some subliminal mind music…here is my question to you: Do you think it really works? I think it’s proven that our brains have functions that are stimulated outside the realm of our immediate consciousnesses (it’s an S party up in that word that might not be a real word), but I find it hard to believe that these tracks follow the same principles laid out in a Saved by the Bell episode. These particular tracks - the iTunes ones, not the SBTB one - were designed for Weight Loss, Positive Thinking, Finding Love, Stress Free Forever (please don’t patronize me, iTunes), and a few others. There are no words, being that the tracks are about subliminal messaging, so part of me wants to call bullshit on this one. What if your thinking is changed by the act of buying the tapes and listening to them a few times, thinking you’re getting these messages? It’s like an iTunes placebo. The subliminal messages aren't actually there, but because you think they are, it kind of works anyway. But it doesn't take away from the fact that the tracks are BS.
The other part of me likes all that brain junk and wants to believe in it…that same part of me bought two of them. (no, not the Finding Love one…it hasn't come to that yet) DAMN IT. Also, since the only way placebos work is if you aren't aware of them, I might be out of luck. Well, even if I’m right, the music is still relaxing. And if I’m lucky, Zack Morris and I will be heading to that dance.
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