O me! O life!

So I'm beginning to wonder if inspiration only strikes me after midnight...it seems to be so, doesn't it? It's 1:13 AM on a Saturday night (or, technically, a Sunday morning) and I get the urge to blog. I don't need sleep, it's all good :)
Anywho! So much has happened since my last post, guys! So much, in fact, that I feel the need to numerically list...

1. I SAW LADY GAGA IN CONCERT. I DIED. Okay, I am now calm once more. In reality, that first sentence is all I really need to say about this. I love her, I was in the same room as her, I cried (for real). It was the best night of my life. Here are some pictures! 

2. I had my first show with Twisted Measure! And when I say "show," I mean that we sang three songs for a group of older people that probably didn't know any of them...but it's okay, I still had such a good time singing and really just having fun with the music, which is something I haven't done in a long long time!

3. Okay so that's really it, not that much has happened...I just feel like, with Gaga and everything, a lot has been going down :) Today was the Fall Festival back in my hometown of Duluth, and I experienced legitimate homesickness for the first time in a long time. It was one of those bittersweet things, where I went back and forth between knowing that I'm so lucky to be here and doing things and living my own life, and then wanting to be home with my friends and family and the familiar. It was weird, but. I sat here, turned off the lights, watched The Dead Poet's Society, and cried a lot. Which really helped, and it reminded my why I love that movie as much as I do!!

In fact, I do believe I shall end this post with a quote from the movie (well, actually it's a quote from Whitman, but it's in the film...anyway, just read, and I'll update whenever I can!)

"O ME! O life!... of the questions of these recurring;
Of the endless trains of the faithless—of cities fill’d with the foolish;
Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more faithless?)
Of eyes that vainly crave the light—of the objects mean—of the struggle ever renew’d;
Of the poor results of all—of the plodding and sordid crowds I see around me;	5
Of the empty and useless years of the rest—with the rest me intertwined;
The question, O me! so sad, recurring—What good amid these, O me, O life?
Answer. That you are here—that life exists, and identity;
That the powerful play goes on, and you will contribute a verse."

quick update

Hello to my millions of followers! Hope this post finds you in good health and good spirits and...well, in good life! Just to kind of keep everyone updated (if you don't ever talk to me), this is just a quick post before I have to go to rehearsal.
For what, you ask?
Why, thank you for asking! I found out on Sunday that I got into Elon's mixed a cappella group, called Twisted Measure! It was a pretty intense audition process, but I ultimately made the cut and I am so excited to be singing with a group that simply loves to sing--there's nothing better, I promise you.
So yeah, these past couple of days have been pretty hectic to say the least...a good friend of mine here at school was admitted to the hospital with a collapsed lung on Sunday, so I've been doing my best to be at the hospital with him as much as possible. It's great, I get to play doctor and bring stuff to him and...I feel very much like I'm helping, although I might just be annoying the heck out of him at this point.
I'll have to ask him about that.
School is going extremely well. My classes aren't too terribly upsetting or stressful, although I've discovered a trend: everyone in college loves to question you and your thinking. Which is amazing but terrifying at the same time. I love having a chance to explain what I'm thinking--that is, when I actually understand what that is. It seems like, more often than not, I'm asked to defend the thoughts I have that are least defendable (and yes, that's a word....now) and I sometimes just end up blubbering. But I guess that's good as well, because I have to stop and really evaluate why it is I do think the things I do.
I'm learning guys!
Also, I have to point out a new obsession of mine: a band called Mumford & Sons. I'm sure they're everyone's favorite by now (I'm a bit behind the bandwagon unfortunately) but I still just love their sound and their lyrics and the risks they take with their music. It's extremely refreshing.
Okay, well I'm going to go get presentable so I can sing my little heart out for the first time in a while--I can't wait! I'll let you guys know how it all goes!

"As the winter winds litter London with lonely hearts

Oh the warmth in your eyes swept me into your arms

Was it love or fear of the cold that led us through the night?

For every kiss your beauty trumped my doubt

And my head told my heart,

"Let love grow"

But my heart told my head,

"This time no

This time no"

We'll be washed and buried one day my girl

And the time we were given will be left for the world

The flesh that lived and loved will be eaten by plague

So let the memories be good for those who stay

And my head told my heart,

"Let love grow"

But my heart told my head,

"This time no"

Yes, my heart told my head,

"This time no

This time no"

Oh the shame that sent me off from the God that I once loved

Was the same that sent me into your arms

Oh and pestilence is won when you are lost and I am gone

And no hope, no hope will overcome

And if your strife strikes at your sleep

Remember spring swaps snow for leaves

You'll be happy and wholesome again

When the city clears and sun ascends

And my head told my heart,

"Let love grow"

But my heart told my head,

"This time no"

And my head told my heart,

"Let love grow"

But my heart told my head,

"This time no

This time no"